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Karl Sabbagh Knihy
Karl Sabbagh je autorom, ktorého diela pokrývajú širokú škálu tém, od architektúry a psychológie po históriu a Blízky východ. Jeho písanie často vychádza z jeho rozsiahlych skúseností s produkciou a réžiou televíznych dokumentov, ale zahŕňa aj pôvodnú neskutočnú tvorbu pre širšie publikum. Prostredníctvom svojej publikačnej činnosti sa Sabbagh zameriava na rôznorodé témy a prináša čitateľom originálne pohľady na svet.
Palestine
- 366 stránok
- 13 hodin čítania
Karl Sabbagh's Palestinian father became famous throughout the Arab world by broadcasting for the BBC Arabic Service during the Second World War. When the war ended, Isa Khalil Sabbagh covered the fateful events of 1947-8 and later became an adviser in the American State Department. In Palestine, Sabbagh delves back centuries in an attempt to come to terms with his family's - and his people's - turbulent past. It is a panoramic survey of the political and religious barriers that have undermined the pursuit of lasting peace.
Skyscraper
- 400 stránok
- 14 hodin čítania
Skyscraper provides an intriguing "through-the-fence" look at the creation of a real skyscraper, Worldwide Plaza in New York City. Covering every aspect of the process, this fascinating book demonstrates the intricate interplay of science and technology, art and craftsmanship, finance and politics that results in a skyscraper. 16 pages of full-color photography.
Karl Sabbagh's Palestinian father became famous throughout the Arab world by broadcasting for the BBC Arabic Service during the Second World War. When the war ended, Isa Khalil Sabbagh covered the fateful events of 1947-8 and later became an adviser in the American State Department. In Palestine, Sabbagh delves back centuries in an attempt to come to terms with his family's - and his people's - turbulent past. It is a panoramic survey of the political and religious barriers that have undermined the pursuit of lasting peace.
This explains everything : deep, beautiful, and elegant theories of how the world woks
- 432 stránok
- 16 hodin čítania
In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences. Why do we recognize patterns? Is there such a thing as positive stress? Are we genetically programmed to be in conflict with each other? Those are just some of the 150 questions that the world's best scientific minds answer with elegant simplicity. With contributions from Jared Diamond, Richard Dawkins, Nassim Taleb, Brian Eno, Steven Pinker, and more, everything is explained in fun, uncomplicated terms that make the most complex concepts easy to comprehend.