Zvuči grozno, ali rat je zapravo najbolje što mi se ikada dogodilo. U suton svojega života Helena Dumont prisjeća se svijeta u kojemu je živjela: djetinjstva, Europe finih manira i jasnih granica, bezbrižnih ljeta na ladanju, a potom praska 1914., velike eksplozije rata i ljubavi koja je promijenila sve. Osim nje i njezine marokanske njegovateljice ondje više nema nikoga. Dobrodušni otac i nepopustljiva majka, mladi engleski fotograf koji će joj postati suprugom i njezin zlatokosi brat koji je u njega bio zaljubljen, Helenina kći… Svi koji su živjeli u njezinim pričama sada su mrtvi, a nema ničeg lakšeg nego govoriti o mrtvima. Ali kako oživiti život, za žive?
Prevela Zaina Mehmedbašić
How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, Jared Diamond’s Collapse uncovers the secret behind why some societies flourish, while others founder – and what this means for our future. What happened to the people who made the forlorn long-abandoned statues of Easter Island? What happened to the architects of the crumbling Maya pyramids? Will we go the same way, our skyscrapers one day standing derelict and overgrown like the temples at Angkor Wat? Bringing together new evidence from a startling range of sources and piecing together the myriad influences, from climate to culture, that make societies self-destruct, Jared Diamond’s Collapse also shows how – unlike our ancestors – we can benefit from our knowledge of the past and learn to be survivors.
Luxury and Indulgence in the Roman World Empire of Pleasures presents an evocative survey of the sensory culture of the Roman Empire, showing how the Romans themselves depicted their food, wine and entertainments in literature and in art. This fascinating journey envelops the reader in a world devoted to the titillation and fulfilment of the senses, allowing them to recapture the Empire as it was sensed and imagined by those who lived in it. It will fascinate and entrance anyone with a love of the classical world
Think of your to-do list at work. Chances are the most important tasks require you to work with others—and the success of those endeavors depends on the effectiveness of your collaboration. According to management expert Leigh Thompson, collaboration that is conscious, planned, and focused on generating new ideas builds excitement and produces what she calls a “creative conspiracy.” Teams that conspire to organize themselves, motivate one another, and combine their talents to meet creative challenges are the hallmark of the most successful organizations. In this book, Thompson reveals the keys to the kind of collaboration that allows teams to reach their full creative potential and maximize their results. She also reveals a host of surprising findings; for example: • Left to their own devices, teams are less creative than individuals • Providing “rules” to teams actually increases inventiveness • Striving for quality results in less creativity than striving for quantity • Fluctuating membership enhances a team’s innovation • Most leaders cannot articulate the four basic rules of brainstorming Thompson combines broad-ranging research with real-life examples to offer strategies and practices designed to help teams and their leaders capitalize on what actually works when it comes to creative collaboration. Creative Conspiracy challenges managers to adopt an unconventional approach to leading teams that, done right, will lead to the creative success of every team—and every organization.
Jedne ljetne večeri Lilly Blackwood kroz prozor svoje sobe ugledala je svjetla putujućeg cirkusa. Nije joj bilo dopušteno šetati livadama koje okružuju imanje, a majka ju je uvjerila da je boravak u sobi nužan zbog sigurnosti. Jedne noći sve se promijenilo, Lilly izlazi iz kuće i biva prodana cirkusu. Dva desetljeća kasnije Julia Blackwood naslijedila je roditeljsko imanje i nakon povratka želi izbrisati bolna sjećanja na djetinjstvo. Ubrzo će postati zaokupljena tajnom skrivene tavanske sobe i fotografijama prekrasne djevojke u cirkusu.
Kako ostvariti vezu iz snova. Pravila se obično ne povezuju s nečim tako delikatnim kao što je ljubav. Uspješan ljubavni odnos nije rezultat puke sreće. Naprotiv, za ostvarenje dugotrajnog i trajno ispunjavajućega partnerstva, potrebno je mnogo truda, ali i poznavanje jasnih zakonitosti ljubavnih odnosa. Autor »Pravila ljubavi«, Chris Prentiss, otkriva nam o kojim je zakonitostima riječ te nas upoznaje sa 14 mudrih, praktičnih i moćnih pravila koje je potrebno slijediti želimo li stvoriti ljubavni odnos iz najljepših snova. Riječ je o tisućljetnim, drevnim načelima koja su oduševila čitatelje svojom praktičnošću i učinkovitošću. Knjiga sadrži primijenjive alate putem kojih možemo otvoriti vrata privlačnosti, iscijeliti traume i bolna sjećanja iz prošlosti te stvoriti postojano prijateljstvo s partnerom koje će izdržati najveće kušnje i izazove suvremenoga života.
Ostali autori: Amy Batchelor Opis: Entrepreneurs are always on the go, looking for the next startup challenge. And while they lead very intensely rewarding lives, time is always short and relationships are often long-distant and stressed because of extended periods apart. Coping with these, and other obstacles, are critical if an entrepreneur and their partner intend on staying together—and staying happy. In Startup Life, Brad Feld—a Boulder, Colorado-based entrepreneur turned-venture capitalist—shares his own personal experiences with his wife Amy, offering a series of rich insights into successfully leading a balanced life as a human being who wants to play as hard as he works and who wants to be as fulfilled in life and in work. With this book, Feld distills his twenty years of experience in this field to addresses how the village of startup people can put aside their workaholic ways and lead rewarding lives in all respects.
Fat Charlie Nancy’s normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn’t know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider is on his doorstep—about to make Fat Charlie’s life more interesting . . . and a lot more dangerous.
George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. Travelling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin was the first white man to depict Plains Indians in their native territory.George Catlin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. As a child growing up in Pennsylvania, Catlin had spent many hours hunting, fishing, and looking for American Indian artifacts. His fascination with Native Americans was kindled by his mother, who told him stories of the western frontier and how she was captured by a tribe when she was a young girl. Years later, a group of Native Americans came through Philadelphia dressed in their colorful outfits and made quite an impression on Catlin.His early work included engravings, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State.
This is not a biography, and not a popular science account of relativity, but partakes of both: Bolles’ interest is in explaining why one of the greatest modern physicists (Einstein) was so vehemently opposed to one of the greatest modern theories of physics (quantum mechanics). Following this design, he gives a detailed (but nonmathematical) description of relativity, in order to contrast it with quantum physics, and a fair amount of biographical information on Einstein, in order to give psychological insight to his recalcitrance. References and an index are provided, but the publisher provides scanty information on the author himself.
Award-winning author Alexander Stille has been called one of the best English-language writers on Italy by the New York Times Book Review, and in The Sack of Rome he sets out to answer the question: What happens when vast wealth, a virtual media monopoly, and acute shamelessness combine in one man? Many are the crimes of Silvio Berlusconi, Stille argues, and, with deft analysis, he weaves them into a single mesmerizing chronicle—an epic saga of rank criminality, cronyism, and self-dealing at the highest levels of power.
The Radiocarbon Revolution and Prehistoric Europe Before Civilization The refinement of radiocarbon dating using the information form tree-ring counts has raised serious doubts about the accepted theoretical framework of European prehistory. This work shows how the baffling monuments of prehistoric Europe, like Stonehenge, could have been built without recourse to help from the ‘more civilized’ Near East. Full description
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Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. The Lean Startup approach fosters companies that are both more capital efficient and that leverage human creativity more effectively. Inspired by lessons from lean manufacturing, it relies on “validated learning,” rapid scientific experimentation, as well as a number of counter-intuitive practices that shorten product development cycles, measure actual progress without resorting to vanity metrics, and learn what customers really want. It enables a company to shift directions with agility, altering plans inch by inch, minute by minute. Rather than wasting time creating elaborate business plans, The Lean Startup offers entrepreneurs—in companies of all sizes—a way to test their vision continuously, to adapt and adjust before it’s too late. Ries provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups in a age when companies need to innovate more than ever.
