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Eric Weiner

    Eric Weiner je autor, ktorého diela skúmajú hlbšie otázky ľudskej existencie a hľadanie zmyslu. Jeho štýl sa vyznačuje zvedavosťou a humanizmom, s ktorými preniká do rôznych kultúr a myšlienkových prúdov. Prostredníctvom svojich prác podnecuje čitateľov k zamysleniu sa nad svetom okolo seba a nad vlastným miestom v ňom. Jeho reportérske skúsenosti z celého sveta obohacujú jeho písanie o jedinečnú perspektívu.

    Eric Weiner
    Princesse Dora
    Dora's Fairy-Tale Adventure
    The geography of bliss
    Famously Funny Parrott
    The Socrates Express
    The Geography of Genius
    • Famously Funny Parrott

      • 144 stránok
      • 6 hodin čítania

      From the co-creator of the hit children’s show, Dora the Explorer, comes a hilarious and timeless collection of stories about the friendship between Freddie Parrott and his loyal butler, Peccary. Ride through Rubberwick in your Rolly Royce with Freddie and Peccary! This story collection is full of whimsical illustrations and laugh-out-loud adventures. From solving problems like the mysterious knock-knocking door, to saving the day with a fresh batch of waffle batter, Freddie Parrott knows that he can always count on his loyal butler and best friend, Peccary. "The Wind in the Willows meets Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster in these short stories."--Kirkus Reviews

      Famously Funny Parrott2022
      3,8
    • The Socrates Express

      • 352 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Following in the footsteps of history's greatest thinkers and showing us how each-from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir-offers practical and spiritual lessons for today's unsettled times.

      The Socrates Express2020
      4,1
    • The Geography of Genius

      • 368 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Travel the world with Eric Weiner, the New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss, as he journeys from Athens to Silicon Valley-and throughout history, too-to show how creative genius flourishes in specific places at specific times. In The Geography of Genius, acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas. He explores the history of places, like Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, Song Dynasty Hangzhou, and Silicon Valley, to show how certain urban settings are conducive to ingenuity. And, with his trademark insightful humour, he walks the same paths as the geniuses who flourished in these settings to see if the spirit of what inspired figures like Socrates, Michelangelo, and Leonardo remains. In these places, Weiner asks, What was in the air, and can we bottle it? This link can be traced back through history: Darwin's theory of evolution gelled while he was riding in a carriage. Freud did his best thinking at this favourite coffee house. Beethoven, like many geniuses, preferred long walks in the woods. Sharp and provocative, The Geography of Genius redefines the argument about how genius came to be. His evaluation of the importance of culture in nurturing creativity is an informed romp through history

      The Geography of Genius2016
      4,0
    • The geography of bliss

      • 448 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      В продължение на десет години Ерик Уайнър е чуждестранен кореспондент на Националното обществено радио на САЩ. Работил е в Ню Делхи, Йерусалим и Токио, правил е репортажи в повече от 40 страни. Бил е кореспондент за НОР в Ню Йорк, Маями, във Вашингтон, окръг Колумбия, бил е репортер на "Ню Йорк Таймс". Автор е на книгите "География на блаженството: Един мърморко търси най-щастливите места на света" и "Човекът търси Бог: Моят флирт с божественото". Дали швейцарците са по-щастливи, защото живеят в най-демократичната страна на света? Дали жителите на Катар, потънали в петродолари, намират радост в това изобилие? Дали кралят на Бутан е визионер, щом е въвел Брутното Национално Щастие като национален приоритет? Защо жителите на Ашвил, Северна Каролина, са толкова доволни от живота? Къде живеят най-щастливите хора на света? Преведеният ня 19 езика бестселър на Ню Йорк Таймс "География на блаженството" е увлекателен разказ, изтъкан от психология, геополитика, наука, пътешествия и хумор, един провокативен и забавен анализ на това какво е щастието, какво не е и къде можем да го открием.

      The geography of bliss2008
      3,9
    • Princesse Dora

      • 24 stránok
      • 1 hodina čítania

      Dora et Babouche jouent au Pays des Contes de Fées. Une méchante sorcière plonge Babouche dans un profond sommeil. Dora arrivera-t-elle à devenir une véritable princesse pour réveiller Babouche ?

      Princesse Dora2006