“By far the best book on investing ever written.” – Warren Buffett The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham’s philosophy of “value investing”—which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies—has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. Over the years, market developments have proven the wisdom of Graham’s strategies. While preserving the integrity of Graham’s original text, this revised edition includes updated commentary by noted financial journalist Jason Zweig, whose perspective incorporates the realities of today’s market, draws parallels between Graham’s examples and today’s financial headlines, and gives readers a more thorough understanding of how to apply Graham’s principles. Vital and indispensable, The Intelligent Investor is the most important book you will ever read on how to reach your financial goals.
Over 60 billion online messages are sent on digital platforms every day, and only a select few succeed in the mad scramble for customer attention. This means that the question for anyone who wants to gain mass exposure for their transformative content, business, or brand or connect with audiences around the globe is no longer if they should use social media but how to best take advantage of the numerous different platforms. How can you make a significant impact in the digital world and stand out among all the noise? Digital strategist and “growth hacker” Brendan Kane has the answer and will show you how—in 30 days or less. A wizard of the social media sphere, Kane has built online platforms for A-listers including Taylor Swift and Rihanna. He’s advised brands such as MTV, Skechers, Vice and IKEA on how to establish and grow their digital audience and engagement. Kane has spent his career discovering the best tools to turn any no-name into a top influencer simply by speaking into a camera or publishing a popular blog—and now he’ll share his secrets with you. In One Million Followers, Kane will teach you how to gain an authentic, dedicated, and diverse online following from scratch; create personal, unique, and valuable content that will engage your core audience; and build a multi-media brand through platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn.
President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of the 42nd U.S. president, a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House—a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested itself at every stage of his life: in college, working as an intern for Senator William Fulbright; at Oxford, becoming part of the Vietnam War protest movement; at Yale Law School, campaigning on the grassroots level for Democratic candidates; back in Arkansas, running for Congress, attorney general, and governor. We see his career shaped by his resolute determination to improve the life of his fellow citizens, an unfaltering commitment to civil rights, and an exceptional understanding of the practicalities of political life. We come to understand the emotional pressures of his youth—born after his father’s death; caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive stepfather, whom he never ceased to love and whose name he took; drawn to the brilliant, compelling Hillary Rodham, whom he was determined to marry; passionately devoted, from her infancy, to their daughter, Chelsea, and to the entire experience of fatherhood; slowly and painfully beginning to comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times into damaging patterns of behavior. President Clinton’s book is also the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written—encompassing not only the high points and crises but the way the presidency actually works: the day-to-day bombardment of problems, personalities, conflicts, setbacks, achievements. It is a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals. It is the gripping account of a president under concerted and unrelenting assault orchestrated by his enemies on the Far Right, and how he survived and prevailed.
A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest
A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. Most of what has been written on the medieval Balkans—the area that now encompasses Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, and Albania— has been little more than a footnote to Byzantine history or has been limited to narrow national histories. The Early Medieval Balkans is the first comprehensive examination of the events of early medieval Balkan history—events that were as important as they are fascinating. The period that John Fine examines was an era of significant demographic, political, and religious change in the region. During this time, native populations were supplemented or replaced by the Bulgars and various Slavic tribes, who were to become the Bulgarians, Serbs, and Croats—ethnic identities that exist to this day. They formed their first states and fought both militarily and politically, and with varying degrees of success, for protection from the domination of Constantinople and each other. Equally important, most of the people of the Balkans were converted to Christianity during this period and came under the religious jurisdiction of either Rome or Constantinople, thus determined which people would be Roman Catholic and which Eastern Orthodox at the time of the Great Schism. This polarity of religious loyalty has persisted into the twentieth century. This thorough and detailed study cuts through many of the myths and assumptions that have pervaded previous histories of the Balkans. It is an important source for those who wish to expand their knowledge of this turbulent period and who wish to broaden their understanding of the region.
Priče iz davnine sadržavaju priče: Sunce Djever i Neva Nevičica, Bratac Jaglenac i sestrica Rutvica, Šuma Striborova, Kako je Potjeh tražio istinu, Ribar Polunko i njegova žena, Lutonjica Toporko i devet župančića, Jagor i Regoč – prevedenesu na sve važnije svjetske jezike. Lektira za 4. razred osnovne škole predgovor Sunčana Škrinjarić metodička obrada Sanja Božić ilustracije u boji Nevenka Macolić .
Sve je na toj Hedlovoj adresi Donjodravska obala 11 baš onako kako očekujemo od jedne srednjoeuropske kasabe nasukane na obale Drave početkom pedesetih godina dvadesetog stoljeća. U tom dvorištu, nad kojim Drago Hedl lebdi precizno i nježno, poput wendersovskog anđela, živjet će ili kroz njega prolaziti u nepovrat, kolone malih ljudi željnih nebitne svakodnevice. Željnih najobičnijih iluzija. Spremnih da se i u novom dobu prošvercaju sa što manje ožiljaka na pjeskovitim dušama. Ali, umjesto da ih blagoslovi tom jednostavnom ljudskom žudnjom, život ih je ubacio u neočekivane miksere. Na dnu tih drobilica oni zadobivaju neočekivane uloge. Počevši od dječaka Dade kroz čije se nevino grlo kotrljaju sve oporije jagode odrastanja, ili iskonskih individualaca, poput Dadinog oca kraljevskog prezimena, što još vjeruju da se kruh i pravda mogu ostvariti s vlastitih deset prstiju, pa do oficira na repu hijerarhijskog lanca ili sitnih birtijaških žbira, jeftinog pogonskog goriva svake nadolazeće ideologije iza ugla. Prečesto je tim Hedlovim antijunacima prošlost naturena kao jedini aršin po kojem se ukopava sadašnjost, a još više maglena budućnost. Zato i ne čudi da jedan po jedan samo nestaju s uklete i nostalgične adrese. Da se, kao u filmskom snu, iz De Sicina dvorišta odjednom probude iskošeni – na Wagnerovoj pozornici ništavila. – DAVOR ŠPIŠIĆ
Eva Meijer i ovim romanom ostaje vjerna prirodi kao jednoj od središnjih tema svog rada, ispisavši fikcionalnu biografiju Gwendolen Howard, ekscentrične, misteriozne Engleskinje, koja je veći dio svog života provela u suživotu s pticama. Život ove glazbenice i naturalistice zagonetka je i pedeset godina nakon njezine smrti, intrigirajući čitatelje odlukom da prkosi društvenim očekivanjima crpeći radost iz svojeg nesvakidašnjeg odnosa prema svijetu prirode. Violinistica Gwendolen Len Howard (1894. – 1973.) imala je 40 godina kad je odlučila napustiti svoj život u Londonu, preseliti se na englesko ladanje i posvetiti ostatak života jedinoj istinskoj strasti: pticama. Preselila se u malu ladanjsku kuću u Sussexu i ondje napisala dvije knjige o pticama koje su postale bestseleri. Romansirana biografija Kuća za ptice nominirana je za nagrade BNG, Libris, ECI Literatuurprijs. Godine 2017. Eva Meijer dobila je nagradu Halewijnprijs za cjelokupni stvaralački opus.
‘The Sheltering Sky is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone’ Michael Hoffman. Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other. Endeavouring to escape this predicament, they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria – uncertain of exactly where they are heading, but determined to leave the modern world behind. The results of this casually taken decision are both tragic and compelling.
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Ostali autori: Lahorija Bistričić
Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt’s sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the soul of pampered self-absorption; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this true-crime book has become a modern classic.
In the fourteenth century Geoffrey Chaucer, who served three kings as a customs official and special envoy, virtually invented English poetry. He did so by wedding the language of common speech to metrical verse, creating a medium that could accommodate tales of courtly romance, bawdy fabliaux, astute psychological portraiture, dramatic monologues, moral allegories, and its author’s astonishing learning in fields from philosophy to medicine and astrology. Chaucer’s accomplishment is unequalled by any poet before Shakespeare and—in The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Cressida—ranks with that of the great English novelists. Both The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Cressida are presented complete in this anthology, in fresh modern translations by Theodore Morrison that convey both the gravity and gaiety of the Middle English originals. The Portable Chaucer also contains selections from The Book of Duchess, The House of Fame, The Bird’s Parliament, and The Legend of Good Women, together with short poems. Morrison’s introduction is vital for its insights into Chaucer as man and artist, and as a product of the Middle Ages whose shrewdness, humor, and compassion have a wonderfully contemporary ring. Edited and Translated by Theodore Morrison.
Bio vrt – Povrtnjak, voćnjak, cvijetnjak, biološko, organsko, prirodno. Priručnik za biološki uzgoj povrća, voća i cvijeća izašao je već u osamnaest izdanja, a od posljednje veće prerade prošlo je osam godina. Ovo novo izdanje osuvremenjeno je kako sadržajno tako i vizualno, te na pregledan način nudi aktualno znanje. Sva su poglavlja u potpunosti prerađena i djelomično proširena. To se posebice odnosi na podatke o zaštiti bilja, preporuke o alatkama i upute o uzoju. Uz osnove detaljno je prikazana i praksa: kompost, malčiranje i kompostiranje površine, gnojidba, plodored i mješovite kulture, gredice na humcima. Knjiga je dobila nagradu Njemačkog vrtlarskog udruženja.
Rhonda Byrne, omiljena autorica bestselera, objavljivanjem knjige Tajna 2006. godine pokrenula je globalni fenomen. To djelo koje mijenja živote pomoglo je čitateljima da shvate netaknute moći koje nose u sebi. No, Rhondino putovanje time ni u kojem slučaju nije bilo završeno – nešto u vlastitoj unutrašnjosti poticalo ju je na potragu za novim mudrostima. Tragala je četrnaest godina, sve dok nije otkrila univerzalnu istinu sadržanu na ovim stranicama. Najveća tajna kvantni je skok koji će čitatelja povesti s onu stranu materijalnog svijeta, u duhovno carstvo, u kojem prebivaju sve mogućnosti. Pouke ove knjige obuhvaćaju jednostavne metode koje odmah možete početi primjenjivati, kao i dubinska otkrića koja će vam raspršiti strahove i nesigurnost, tjeskobu i patnju. Ispunjena mudrim riječima duhovnih učitelja iz cijeloga svijeta, iz prošlosti i sadašnjosti, Najveća tajna dalekosežno je majstorsko djelo i čitateljima izlaže izravan put koji vodi okončanju patnje te životu punom duboke radosti.
Introduction by Isaac Asimov. The ultimate book of Mensa-crafted puzzles, brainteasers, word games, number conundrums, and logical mysteries to test your intelligence. Puzzle fans have bought more than 650,000 copies of the Mensa Genius Quiz series-the only books that let readers match wits with Mensa, comparing how well they do against members of the famous high-IQ society. Here, in a giant omnibus edition, are four best-selling titles: The Mensa Genius Quiz Books 1 & 2, The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book, and The Mensa Genius ABC Book. Here are more than 800 fun mindbenders to exercise every part of your brain-word games, trivia, logic riddles, number challenges, visual puzzles-plus tips on how to improve your thinking skills. All the puzzles have been tested by members of American Mensa, Ltd., and include the percentage of Mensa testers who could solve each one, so that you can score yourself against some of the nation’s fittest mental athletes.
The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. Paperback. An instant bestseller that has now become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer’s yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top mental athletes. He draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of remembering, and venerable tricks of the mentalist’s trade to transform our understanding of human memory. From the United States Memory Championship to deep within the author’s own mind, this is an electrifying work of journalism that reminds us that, in every way that matters, we are the sum of our memories.
Wordsworth Literary Lives. Paperback
Ova knjiga provest će vas kroz mentalni maraton. Taj maraton neće biti tako naporan i fizički bolan kao fizički maraton, ali će ipak zahtijevati golemu količinu truda. Količina truda kojeg ćete uložiti u to odredit će rezultate koje ćete dobiti iz toga. Ako slijedite ta dokazana i praktična načela, izvučena iz života i ponašanja najuspješnijih ljudi današnjice, i znanstveno dokazana brojnim istraživanjima i iskustvom, možete razviti samopouzdanje koje želite kako biste ostvarili sve što vam je zaista namjera ostvariti. Ova knjiga provest će vac kroz mentalni maraton. Taj maraton neće biti tako naporan i fizički bolan kao fizički maraton, ali će ipak zahtijevati golemu količinu truda. Količina truda kojeg ćete uložiti u to odredit će rezultate koje ćete dobiti iz toga. Ako slijedite ta dokazana i praktična načela, izvučena iz života i ponašanja najuspješnijih ljudi današnjice, i znanstveno dokazana brojnim istraživanjima i iskustvom, možete razviti samopouzdanje koje želite kako biste ostvarili sve što vam je zaista namjera ostvariti.
