Composta alla fine dell’Ottocento e pubblicata solo anni dopo per le polemiche suscitate, questa celebre opera teatrale di Arthur Schnitzler – tra i maggiori autori della Vienna fin de siècle – è costruita come una catena di dieci dialoghi tra coppie di amanti. Ogni personaggio passa da un incontro al successivo, in un “girotondo” che attraversa diverse classi sociali, mettendo a nudo desideri, ipocrisie e convenzioni morali. Con uno stile essenziale e penetrante, Schnitzler esplora l’eros, il potere e la fragilità dei rapporti umani, offrendo un ritratto lucido e ancora attuale della società. Un testo breve ma intenso, che unisce eleganza formale e provocazione intellettuale.
Moonraker, prvi nuklearni balistički projektil Velike Britanije, presudno je važan za sigurnost zemlje u osvit atomske ere. Samo, pri njegovoj izradi dogodilo se ubojstvo. Prije nego što će sebi oduzeti život, mladi je inženjer nastrijelio časnika za osiguranje uz zagonetan povik: Ja volim Galu Brand!…
Poznavanje religija jest potreba suvremene kulture. Jer nema poznavanja čovjeka bez poznavanja njegove religije. Religije se naime ne iscrpljuju tek u kultu i moralu, one su duboko povezane s umjetnošću, književnošću pa i s organizacijom društvenoga života. Znanost o religiji s jedne strane utvrđuje da je povijesno čovjek religiozno biće, a s druge strane služi kao katalizator u suvremenom životu religija u smislu sve manje njihove isključivosti. Iz toga procesa nastala je i ova knjiga. Ova bogato ilustrirana knjiga na više od 400 stranica prikazuje razvoj religije, antičke, prvobitne drevne religije te najveće i najraširenije religije današnjice. Napisi o glavnim istočnim i svjetskim religijama daju iscrpne obavijesti o povijesti, svetim knjigama, štovanjima, vjerovanjima i obredima različitih vjera. Nisu svi odgovori svjetskih religija na pitanja današnjeg čovjeka jednako suglasni, ali svi zaslužuju našu pozornost i poštovanje. Jer su mnogi od njih stoljećima pružali i ne prestaju pružati ni danas mnoštvu ljudi snagu za življenje, djelovanje i umiranje.
Zamislite da sjedite na visokoj hridi koja se uzdiže nad morem što se prostire ispod nje… čujete grmljavinu dok ocean juriša i udara o hrid… mirišete slani zrak… slušate brbljanje morskih galebova… primjećujete tragove na obali… spuštate se niz tu stazu… skidate cipele i ulazite bosonogi u topli pijesak pred morem… namačete nožne prste u mlako more… saginjete se i pišete po pijesku: Volim te, pišete imena nekih posebnih ljudi u vašem životu… promatrate kako valovi odnose vašu poruku u more. Znate da je vaša poruka poslana. To je samo jedna od mnogih tehnika vizualizacije koju ćete naučiti u ovoj impresivnoj knjizi. Smirujući svoj um i učeći da izazovete stanje hipnoze, moći ćete vizualizirati sebi ono o čemu ste uvijek sanjali – a sada ćete moći to i ostvariti. Hipnoza je više nego samo zbirka riječi u procesu relaksacije. To je put da se uživa život do kraja – to je tehnika za stvaranje stvarnosti koju želite za sebe sada i u budućnosti. Hipnoza za početnike je hrana za vašu dušu. Ona vas neće nahraniti samo za jedan dan, ona će vas za cijeli život naučiti kako da tražite bisere.
Cornwall, 1972. – tri čuvara nestala su sa svjetionika udaljenog miljama od obale. Ulazna vrata svjetionika zaključana su iznutra. Dva sata u tornju stala su u isto vrijeme, u osam i četrdeset pet. Obrok je ostao na stolu, netaknut. Iz pomorskog dnevnika glavnog čuvara vidi se da je oko tornja divljala oluja – ali nebo je, koliko je svima poznato, cijeli taj tjedan bilo vedro. Gdje su svjetioničari, kakav li ih je to čudan usud snašao? Dvadeset godina poslije, žene koje su ostale iza njih i dalje se bore tražeći istinu. A onda im prilazi pisac koji želi napisati knjigu o tom zloslutnom nestanku. Njihove priče i rekonstrukcija događaja zadnjeg tjedna na svjetioniku razotkrivaju duboko zakopane tajne, a istine postaju laži i obrnuto… Svjetioničari – roman misterija i začudne atmosfere prožete nesputanom snagom mora i prirode stjenovite obale Cornwalla. Posvećen je svim onim svjetioničarima koji su utkali svoju usamljenost i tugu u zidine dalekih svjetionika. Priča je to o ljubavi i boli, ali ponajprije o strahovima i demonima što nas progone i zamagljuju tanku liniju između onog zamišljenog i onog mogućeg.
Roman norveškog pisca Trygvea Gulbranssena, najpoznatijeg po svojoj popularnoj trilogiji o Bjørndalovima, donosi snažnu i emotivnu priču o ljudskoj ustrajnosti, moralnim izborima i suočavanju s neizbježnim životnim okolnostima. Smješten u surovi skandinavski krajolik, tekst istražuje odnose među ljudima obilježene ponosom, šutnjom i dubokim unutarnjim sukobima, kao i borbu pojedinca protiv sudbine i vlastitih slabosti. Gulbranssen je poznat po jednostavnom, ali sugestivnom stilu i snažnoj atmosferi, kojom dočarava težinu života u tradicionalnim zajednicama. Ovo je djelo privlačno čitateljima koji vole psihološki produbljene likove, dramske zaplete i romane u kojima priroda i karakteri podjednako oblikuju sudbinu.
Napomena : knjiga je otpis iz javne knjižnice. Uredna.
4. izdanje Svjetski klasik, Menadžment komercijalnih banaka, po prvi puta je preveden s engleskog jezika u izdanju MATE d.o.o. Knjiga je napisana isključivo za poboljšanje poslovanja kako velikih banaka, tako i njihovih poslovnica. Knjiga ujedno služi za edukaciju višeg i nižeg menadžmenta, a unutar 841 stranice ove impresivne knjige raspravlja se o svemu što je potrebno znati za vođenje i planiranje budućnosti jedne banke! Kratki sadržaj: Uvod u bankovno poslovanje Tehnike upravljanja aktivom i pasivom te zaštita od kreditnog rizika i rizika kamatne stope Upravljanje investicijskim portfeljem i pozicijom likvidnosti banke Upravljanje izvorima sredstava banke Ponuda kredita poslovnim subjektima i potrošačima Organizacijska struktura banaka i mogućnost izbora bankovnih usluga Rječnik bankovnih izraza Slučajevi
Questa antologia raccoglie una selezione significativa della produzione poetica di Giacomo Scotti, scrittore e giornalista italiano a lungo attivo tra Italia e Croazia. Le sue poesie attraversano i temi dell’identita, della memoria, dell’esilio e del confine, riflettendo un’esperienza personale e storica segnata dall’incontro tra culture dell’Adriatico orientale. La parola poetica si fa testimonianza civile e insieme meditazione intima, capace di unire impegno e lirismo. Una raccolta che offre uno sguardo intenso e consapevole sul Novecento e sulle sue ferite, adatta a lettori interessati alla poesia contemporanea e alle vicende storiche dell’Europa di confine.
Ova knjiga pruža sveobuhvatan i praktičan vodič kroz proces dubinske analize (due diligence) u kontekstu spajanja i preuzimanja poduzeća. Peter Howson, stručnjak za korporativne financije i M&A transakcije, sustavno objašnjava kako procijeniti financijske, pravne, operativne i komercijalne aspekte poslovanja ciljne tvrtke te kako prepoznati rizike koji mogu utjecati na vrijednost i uspješnost akvizicije. Autor se oslanja na bogato iskustvo iz prakse, nudeći konkretne savjete i jasan okvir za planiranje i provedbu analize. Knjiga je namijenjena menadžerima, investitorima, financijskim stručnjacima i svima koji sudjeluju u kupoprodaji poduzeća ili žele bolje razumjeti taj složen proces.
In this influential study, anthropologist and legal scholar Sally Engle Merry examines how Western legal systems reshaped Hawaiian society in the nineteenth century. Focusing on the period of increasing American influence, she explores how law functioned not merely as a set of rules but as a powerful cultural force that transformed concepts of land, family, gender, and authority. Drawing on archival research and court records, Merry shows how Hawaiians engaged with, adapted to, and at times resisted the imposed legal order. Blending legal history and cultural anthropology, this book offers a nuanced account of colonialism’s everyday workings and will interest readers of legal studies, Pacific history, and postcolonial scholarship.
This comprehensive volume offers an in‑depth examination of the risks faced by modern banking institutions and the tools used to measure and manage them. Morton Glantz, a finance scholar known for his work in credit analysis and emerging market risk, brings both academic rigor and practical insight to topics such as credit risk, market risk, interest rate exposure, liquidity management, derivatives, and regulatory capital. Blending theory with real-world applications, the book explores how banks identify vulnerabilities, price risk, structure portfolios, and respond to changing economic and regulatory environments. Case material and quantitative frameworks make it especially useful for finance professionals, advanced students, and anyone interested in the mechanics of financial stability. Readers seeking a detailed, methodical guide to bank risk management will find this a substantial and informative resource.
This book is intended to lay out, in a clear and intuitive as well as comprehensive way, what we know – or think we know – about mergers and acquisitions in the financial services sector. It evaluates their underlying drivers, factual evidence as to whether or not the basic economic concepts and strategic precepts are correct. It looks closely at the managerial dimensions in terms of the efficacy of merger implementation, notably the merger integration process. The focus is on enhancing shareholder value creation and the execution of strategies for the successful management of mergers. It also has a strong public-policy component in this special industry where successes can pay dividends and failures can cause serious problems that reach well beyond the financial services industry itself. The financial services sector is about halfway through one of the most dramatic periods of restructuring ever undergone by a major global industry. The impact of the restructuring has carried well beyond shareholders of the firms and involved into the domain of regulation and public policy as well as global competitive performance and economic growth. Financial services are a center of gravity of economic restructuring activity. MandA transactions in the financial sector comprise a surprisingly large share of the value of merger activity worldwide — including only deals valued in excess of $100 million, during the period 1985-2000 there were approximately 233,700 MandA transactions worldwide in all industries, for a total volume of $15.8 trillion. Of this total, there were 166,200 mergers in the financial services industry (49.7%), valued at $8.5 trillion (54%). In all of restructuring frenzy, the financial sector has probably had far more than its share of strategic transactions that have failed or performed far below potential because of mistakes in basic strategy or mistakes in post-merger integration. It has also had its share of rousing successes. This book considers the key managerial issues, focusing on MandA transactions as a key tool of business strategy – doing the right thing to augment shareholder value. But in addition, the degree of integration required and the historic development of integration capabilities on the part of the acquiring firm, disruptions in human resources and firm leadership, cultural issues, timeliness of decision-making and interface management have co-equal importance – doing it right.
Newly arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister, eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku lives on the ninth floor of a block of flats on a London housing estate. The second best runner in the whole of Year 7, Harri races through his new life in his personalised trainers – the Adidas stripes drawn on with marker pen – blissfully unaware of the very real threat all around him. With equal fascination for the local gang – the Dell Farm Crew – and the pigeon who visits his balcony, Harri absorbs the many strange elements of his new life in England: watching, listening, and learning the tricks of inner-city survival. But when a boy is knifed to death on the high street and a police appeal for witnesses draws only silence, Harri decides to start a murder investigation of his own. In doing so, he unwittingly endangers the fragile web his mother has spun around her family to try and keep them safe. A story of innocence and experience, hope and harsh reality, Pigeon English is a spellbinding portrayal of a boy balancing on the edge of manhood and of the forces around him that try to shape the way he falls.
This gripping work of narrative history recounts the 1972 World Chess Championship in Reykjavik, where American grandmaster Bobby Fischer challenged Soviet champion Boris Spassky in a match that became a symbolic battle of the Cold War. More than a story about chess, it explores the political tensions, psychological drama, and cultural stakes that turned a board game into a global spectacle. David Edmonds, a philosopher and journalist known for making complex ideas accessible to general readers, brings clarity and momentum to the story, drawing on interviews and historical research to illuminate the personalities involved and the wider geopolitical context. The book examines genius and obsession, ideology and propaganda, and the strange pressures placed on two men asked to embody rival superpowers. Accessible to chess enthusiasts and general readers alike, it offers a compelling portrait of a singular historical moment when sport, politics, and personality collided. EX-LIBRARY COPY
A comprehensive travel guide to Italy from the mid-1990s, this volume offers practical advice and cultural insight for independent travelers. Covering major cities such as Rome, Florence, and Venice as well as lesser-known regions, it provides historical background, architectural highlights, museum guidance, transportation tips, accommodations, and dining recommendations. The book reflects Lonely Planet’s hallmark focus on budget-conscious and adventurous travel, encouraging readers to explore beyond the standard tourist routes. Helen Gillman, a travel writer with a strong interest in Italy’s history and culture, brings clarity and enthusiasm to the country’s art, landscapes, and regional diversity. An engaging snapshot of Italy and of travel writing in the pre-digital era, it remains a useful and evocative companion for those interested in the country’s rich heritage.
A concise, accessible guide to the use of color in magical practice, this book explores how different hues can influence mood, intention, and ritual work. Raymond Buckland—an influential figure in modern Wicca and the author of numerous foundational works on witchcraft—explains the traditional associations of colors and how to apply them in spells, candle work, altar tools, clothing, and daily life. Drawing on practical experience rather than theory alone, he offers straightforward instruction suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of symbolic correspondences. Clear and compact, this volume serves as a handy introduction to the subtle yet powerful role color can play in personal spiritual practice.
Set in Kerala, this luminous and unsettling novel traces the lives of fraternal twins Estha and Rahel against the backdrop of 1960s India and the lasting consequences of a single, shattering event. Moving between past and present, the narrative explores family, memory, forbidden love, and the rigid social hierarchies of caste and class that shape — and distort — individual destinies. Arundhati Roy’s richly textured prose and daring structure capture the intensity of childhood perception while exposing the quiet violences embedded in society. Winner of the Booker Prize, this is a deeply affecting, politically aware work that rewards attentive readers with its emotional depth and intricate design.
In a world where the sun has not risen in decades and vampires rule the night, the last of a holy order of silversaints recounts his life’s bloody work to a chronicler. Gabriel de León, once a devout warrior of the Silver Order, tells a tale of faith, betrayal, lost love, and relentless war against the creatures that destroyed his world. This dark, adult fantasy blends gothic horror with epic quest, exploring themes of belief, vengeance, and moral compromise. Jay Kristoff, known for the Nevernight Chronicle and co‑author of the Illuminae Files, delivers a grim, richly imagined saga that will appeal to readers who enjoy brutal action, layered world‑building, and morally complex heroes.
The highly anticipated sequel to the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE ‘Bloody brilliant’ V.E. Schwab ‘A ripping read’ Joe Abercrombie Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. After turning his back on his silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel and the Grail set out to learn the truth of how Daysdeath might finally be undone. But the last silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by children of the Forever King, drawn into wars and webs centuries in the weaving, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the truth of the Grail revealed. A truth that may be too awful for any to imagine.
A hallucinatory road trip through the American Dream, this cult classic follows a journalist and his attorney as they descend on Las Vegas in the early 1970s, ostensibly to cover a motorcycle race. What unfolds is a surreal, drug-fueled odyssey that doubles as a biting satire of politics, media, and counterculture at the end of the 1960s. Blending reportage with wild subjectivity, the book is a landmark of “Gonzo” journalism, pioneered by its author, and captures a generation’s disillusionment with dark humor and manic energy. Readers drawn to countercultural history, experimental narrative, and sharp social critique will find it both outrageous and strangely prophetic.
Romanzo di fantascienza che esplora il confine tra umano e artificiale, nasce dall’immaginario di uno dei grandi maestri britannici del genere. Al centro della storia c’è un bambino androide programmato per amare, inserito in una famiglia umana in un futuro segnato da crisi climatiche e avanzamenti tecnologici radicali. Il suo desiderio di essere ricambiato e riconosciuto come “vero” dà avvio a una vicenda intensa e malinconica, che riflette su identità, coscienza, solitudine e bisogno d’affetto. Con sensibilità e rigore speculativo, l’autore indaga le implicazioni etiche dell’intelligenza artificiale, offrendo una lettura toccante e ancora attuale per chi ama la fantascienza capace di interrogare il presente.
