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From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, the powerful story of a precarious United States as it expands across a contested continent

Describes the earliest years of human colonization of the American continent and environs with the Siberian migrations across the Bering Strait. This book conveys the story of competing interests - Spanish, French, English, Native, Russian - that over the centuries shaped both the continent and its 'suburbs' in the Caribbean and the Pacific. schovat popis

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a brilliant, absorbing study of Jefferson and his campaign to save Virginia through education. číst celé

Deníky Alana Rickmana jsou jedinečnou pozvánkou do mysli autora – jednoho z nejoblíbenějších herců dnešní doby. Alan Rickman i po své smrti zanechal odkaz herce světové úrovně a jeho důstojnost, profesionalita i zvučný hlas nepřestávají diváci obdivovat ani dnes. Rickmanovy deníky popisují neobyčejně i obyčejné věci, vypráví světsky, vtipně i s lehkou jízlivostí, přičemž zůstávají naprosto upřímné. Autor nás bere do svého domova, na výlety s přáteli po celém světě, k přípravě divadelních her i a na natáčení filmů od Rozumu a citu, k průlomové roli ve Smrtonosné pasti, přes Robina Hooda až po filmy o Harrym Potterovi a Královu zahradnici, kterou režíroval. Deníky začínají v roce 1993 a kočí s hercovou smrtí v roce 2016 a nabízejí příležitost seznámit se s Alanem Rickmanem nejen jako hercem, ale jako přítelem, cestovatelem, fanouškem, režisérem i obyčejným mužem.

A unique, personal reflection on Edinburgh by one Scotland's best-known journalists

The book offers a vibrant exploration of Edinburgh's history, capturing the city's essence through the perspectives of both notable figures and everyday citizens. It highlights the contributions of ordinary people who, while not historically prominent, have played a vital role in shaping the rich and diverse narrative of the city. This eclectic collection of testimonies creates a multifaceted portrait of Edinburgh, celebrating its unique cultural tapestry.

Focusing on the interplay between technology and healthcare, this book explores how telehealth services influence medical practices and how human agency shapes these technologies in return. Drawing from extensive field research conducted in Australia and Brazil, it uncovers insightful conclusions about the collective power of individuals to impact societal structures and healthcare delivery.

Fully illustrated description of Folkestone's well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years.

The fascinating story of Dorset's oil industry. This is an essential book for those interested in Dorset's industrial history.

Aimed at lay, student, and academic readers alike, this book concerns the imagination, and specifically imagination in music. It opens with a discussion of the invalidity of the idea of the creative genius and the connected view that ideas originate just in the individual mind.