Kate Murphy Knihy

V práci nás nabádajú, aby sme viedli diskusiu. Na sociálnych sieťach rozprávame svoj vlastný príbeh. Na večierkoch sa navzájom prekrikujeme, podobne ako to robia naši politici. Vieme si však spomenúť, kedy sme naposledy niekoho zaujato počúvali? A kedy naposledy niekto naozaj počúval nás? Kniha Nepočúvaš ma, ktorá sa v USA stala bestsellerom, veľmi pútavo a často aj s humorom a na praktických príkladoch vysvetľuje, prečo je dôležité počúvať (a ako sa to naučiť). Približuje najnovšie poznatky z tejto oblasti a zároveň predstavuje ľudí, ktorí sú mimoriadnymi poslucháčmi (vrátane agenta CIA, moderátorky fokusových skupín, barmana, rozhlasovej novinárky a úspešného predajcu nábytku) – a preto dosahujú mimoriadne výsledky v práci a majú skvelé vzťahy v súkromí. Je najvyšší čas prestať hovoriť a začať konečne počúvať!

Žijeme ve světě, kde technologie umožňují neustálou digitální komunikaci a nabízí stale nové možnosti, jak navazovat a rozvíjet vztahy. Přesto se zdá, že nikdo dopravdy nenaslouchá, nebo dokonce ani neví, jak na to. Díky tomu se cítíme více osamělí, izolovaní a méně tolerantní než kdykoli předtím. Novinářka New York Times Kate Murphy chce vědět, co se stalo. Murphy v této fascinující a často vtipné knize vysvětluje, proč nenasloucháme, co to s námi dělá a jak můžeme tento trend zvrátit. Lidsky podává psychologickou, neurovědeckou a sociologickou diskuzi na téma naslouchání a zároveň nás seznamuje se skutečnými odborníky (včetně agenta CIA, moderátorky diskuzní skupiny, barmana, rozhlasového producenta a špičkového prodavače nábytku). Její práce je stejnou měrou kulturní kritikou, vědeckou studií zkoumání i vzrušující výzvou ke změně, která je plná praktických rad a příběhů ze života. Je čas přestat mluvit a začít naslouchat.

A desolate wasteland. A mission gone wrong. An impossible goal. A gripping new series of Ancient Rome.Roman scout Silus is deep behind enemy lines in Caledonia. As he spies on a raiding party, he is abruptly discovered by an enemy chief and his son.Mounting a one man ambush, everything quickly goes wrong. Silus must run for his life, the head of the enemy leader in his hands. Little does he know the price he will pay...As Silus is inducted into the Arcani, an elite faction of assassins and spies, he must return to Caledonia, back into the wilderness, and risk everything in the service of his Caesar. The odds don’t look good.Failure is not an option.

"On the Empire's Northern border trouble is stirring. For decades the barbarians have been at the gates. Now, facing threats from within as well as outside, the Emperor is provoking war. When his friend Atius goes missing in Germania, Imperial Assassin Silus is sent into the heart of the battle-torn region. Plunged into a deadly intrigue and a brutal conflict, can Silus find out who is betraying Rome? Or will the legions start falling, one by bloody one?"--Publisher

"A single death could plunge the Empire into chaos. Silus, member of Emperor Caracalla's elite assassins, the Arcani, is dispatched to Numidia. Rumours of assassination plots against Marcellus, the Emperor's closest aide, are rife. Silus must stop them. But the forces arrayed against the Arcani are now as powerful as they are clandestine. Inducted into the Emperor's bodyguard, his Lions, Silus soon discovers secrets that should have stayed hidden. And as the Emperor becomes ever more reckless in battle, Silus unearths a conspiracy that runs deeper than his worst nightmares. It's not clear who is a friend, and who an enemy. Yet come what may Silus must keep the Emperor alive or - yet again - watch the ones he loves die."--Publisher

"Emperor Severus is on his deathbed. His sons Geta and Caracalla, feuding in Britannia, are readying for a devastating power struggle. Silus, now a centurion in the Arcani, the secretive network of spies and killers, is thrown into the maelstrom. Back in Rome, plots breed in the stinking alleys. Everyone might be an enemy. Everyone a traitor. As an Imperial Assassin, Silus' loyalty will be tested to breaking point. And with the Empire starting to buckle under the strain, Silus must ask what matters: Rome or his own damned soul?"--Publisher

"After murdering his brother, and taking the position of Emperor for himself, Caracalla orders a brutal purge of the supporters of Geta. Meanwhile, Caracalla's ally Marcellus has his son suddenly kidnapped. But why? Silus is ordered to track down and rescue the boy, rumoured to be Caracalla's child. As Rome buckles beneath the weight of slaughter, Silus will travel to the city of Alexandria. There he will need to risk everything to save the boy, the Empire and his own life..."--Publisher

Carbo returns in an unputdownable novel of murder and mystery in ancient RomeAfter years of captivity and torture by German barbarians, former legionary Cicurinus' ordeal should be over.Hearing of the legendary Carbo, he returns to Rome to seek out this hero who might help to bring him balance. Instead he finds Carbo descending into alcoholism and gambling, a broken man who brutally rebuffs him.Devastated and disgusted by the immoral city around him, Cicurinus, embarks on a rampage of slaughter through Rome's poor and downtrodden. And to hide his tracks, he frames Carbo for the crimes.With everything at stake, can Carbo master his demons, clear his name, and stop the Killer of RomeThis latest from Alex Gough, a master of the genre, is a Roman thriller that you won't be able to put down. Perfect for readers of Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden and Ben Kane.