Random House A Brief History Of Time. From Big Bang To Black Holes Hawking Stephen

Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? • These are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory. To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders • This new edition includes recent updates from Stephen Hawking with his latest thoughts about the No Boundary Proposal and offers new information about dark energy, the information paradox, eternal inflation, the microwave background radiation observations, and the discovery of gravitational waves

Актуальные предложения интернет-магазинов

Учитель Evolution. From Big Bang to Nanorobots

The present volume is the fourth issue of the Yearbook series entitled 'Evolution'. The title of the present volume is 'From Big Bang to Nanorobots'. In this way we demonstrate that all phases of evolution and Big History are covered in the articles of the present Yearbook. Several articles also present the forecasts about future development. The main objective of our Yearbook as well as of the previous issues is the creation of a unified interdisciplinary field of research in which the scientists specializing in different disciplines could work within the framework of unified or similar paradigms, using the common terminology and searching for common rules, tendencies and regularities. At the same time for the formation of such an integrated field one should use all available opportunities: theories, laws and methods

My-shop.ru г. Москва

276 руб.

Arcturus A Short History of Philosophy. From Ancient Greece to the Post-Modernist Era Gibson Peter

The world's great philosophers have always wrestled with the crucial questions about human nature and the world we live in: How should we live our lives? What is knowledge? How should society be organized? Over the centuries, philosophers have come up with an array of compelling answers to these questions • A Short History of Philosophy takes you on an entertaining and informative journey through the landscape of western philosophy from Plato to Jean-Paul Sartre. Whether discussing the origins of metaphysics, the merits of idealism, or the questions raised by existentialism, Peter Gibson brings to life the ideas of these great thinkers and carefully explains their reasoning in straightforward, easy-to-understand language • This lively, accessible guide provides the perfect starting point for anyone interested in philosophy

My-shop.ru г. Москва

2 603 руб.

Dorling Kindersley How Everything Works. From Brain Cells to Black Holes

Discover an all-in-one encyclopedia that takes you on an explanatory tour of the world from your own body to outer space • Have you ever wondered how an email gets to someone on the other side of the world in just a few seconds or why it's a bad idea to stand under a tree during a thunderstorm? Discover the answers to all these questions and more with this mind-boggling how things work books for children! • Each page of this mind-blowingly detailed and ambitious encyclopedia will guide you through the natural world and the technology that surrounds you. Giant, page-filling illustrations take objects apart - or take the roofs and walls off buildings - to show you how they work, explaining both basic principles, such as photosynthesis, as well as broader concepts, like how all the living things in a rainforest interact

My-shop.ru г. Москва

3 999 руб.

BBC books Doctor Who. A Brief History of Time Lords Tribe Steve

Повелители времени - чрезвычайно цивилизованная и чрезвычайно могущественная раса. Тем не менее, мы знаем о них очень мало, за исключением того, что они могут жить вечно (если не считать несчастных случаев) и владеют секретами путешествий в пространстве и во времени. Их история была окутана мифами и тайнами. До сих пор • Краткая история Повелителей времени раскрывает секреты этой древней, легендарной инопланетной расы - цивилизации, которая напустила на Вселенную самых отъявленных ренегатов и преступников, но также была доброжелательной силой, избавившей космос от его самых страшных врагов. Взятая из древних записей Галлифрея и передаваемая из поколения в поколение, эта замечательная книга раскрывает Повелителей времени во всех их обличьях: первопроходцев и помешанных на власти заговорщиков, путешественников во времени и тиранов, созидателей и разрушителей

My-shop.ru г. Москва

2 914 руб.

Random House The Death of the Gods. The New Global Power Grab Miller Carl

DYING • Giant corporations collapse overnight. Newspapers are being swallowed. Stock prices plummet with a tweet • NEW IDOLS ARE RISING IN THEIR PLACE • More crime now happens online than offline. Facebook has grown bigger than any state, bots battle elections, coders write policy, and algorithms shape our lives in more ways than we can imagine • The Death of the Gods is an exploration of power in the digital age, and a journey in search of the new centres of control. From a cyber-crime raid in British suburbia to the engine rooms of Silicon Valley, pioneering technology researcher Carl Miller traces how power is being transformed, fought over, lost and won

My-shop.ru г. Москва

2 004 руб.

Random House The City of Mirrors (Passage Trilogy Book 3) Кронин Джастин

#1 New York Times Bestseller • - "A thrilling finale to a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction."-Stephen King • You followed The Passage. You faced The Twelve. Now enter The City of Mirrors for the final reckoning. As the bestselling epic races to its breathtaking finale, Justin Cronin's band of hardened survivors await the second coming of unspeakable darkness • The world we knew is gone. What world will rise in its place? • The Twelve have been destroyed and the terrifying hundred-year reign of darkness that descended upon the world has ended. The survivors are stepping outside their walls, determined to build society anew-and daring to dream of a hopeful future • But far from them, in a dead metropolis, he waits: Zero

My-shop.ru г. Москва

871 руб.

Random House A Blink of the Screen. Collected Short Fiction Пратчетт Терри

"Мгновение на экране" - сборник коротких рассказов Терри Пратчетта, охватывающий всю его писательскую карьеру от школьных лет до Плоского мира и наших дней • За четыре десятилетия, прошедшие с тех пор, как его первая книга появилась в печати, Терри Пратчетт стал одним из самых продаваемых и любимых авторов в мире. Здесь впервые представлены его рассказы и другая художественная литература в короткой форме, собранные в один том • Книга на английском языке • A collection of shorter fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from schooldays to Discworld and the present day • In the four decades since his first book appeared in print, Terry Pratchett has become one of the world's best-selling and best-loved authors. Here for the first time are his short stories and other short form fiction collected into one volume

My-shop.ru г. Москва

1 897 руб.

Random House Business High Performance. Lessons from the Best on Becoming Your Best Humphrey Jake, Hughes Damian

How do Olympic medal-winning athletes turbo-charge their motivation? • How do multi-millionaire founders develop the habits of champions? • And how do Premier League football coaches lead their teams to victory? • High Performance reveals the methods the world's most remarkable athletes, coaches and entrepreneurs use to excel • From taking responsibility for your situation to finding your 'trademark behaviours', thinking flexibly to crafting a high performance culture, Jake Humphrey and Professor Damian Hughes identify the eight crucial steps to becoming the best 'you' possible • Along the way, they draw on cutting-edge research to explain why these methods work - and how we can all use them. Anyone can learn the secrets of high performance • Drawing on conversations with

My-shop.ru г. Москва

4 012 руб.

Random House The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Твен Марк

Huck Finn spits, swears, smokes a pipe and never goes to school. With his too-big clothes and battered straw hat, Huck is in need of 'civilising', and the Widow Douglas is determined to take him in hand. And wouldn't you know, Huck's no-good Pap is also after him and he locks Huck up in his cabin in the woods. But Huck won't stand too much of this, and after a daring escape, he takes off down the Mississippi on a raft with a runaway slave called Jim. But plenty of dangers wait for them along the river - will they survive and win their freedom?

My-shop.ru г. Москва

550 руб.

Random House The Power of Habit. Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change Duhigg Charles

В книге "Сила привычки. Почему мы делаем то, что делаем, и как это изменить" журналист Чарльз Дахигг, удостоенный множества наград, вводит нас в захватывающий и удивительный мир научного изучения привычек • Он исследует, почему некоторые люди и компании изо всех сил пытаются измениться, несмотря на годы попыток, в то время как другие переделывают себя за одну ночь. Он посещает лаборатории, где нейробиологи исследуют, как работают привычки и какая часть мозга отвечает за них. И он рассказывает, как правильные привычки сыграли решающую роль в успехе олимпийского чемпиона по плаванию Майкла Фелпса, генерального директора Starbucks Говарда Шульца и борца за гражданские права Мартина Лютера Кинга-младшего • Книга на английском языке • An award-winning journalist reveals the secrets of why you do what you do - and how to change • There's never been a better time to set new habits

My-shop.ru г. Москва

1 355 руб.

Random House A Sackful of Limericks Palin Michael

If you've ever wondered what happened to the young fellow from Malta who bought his grandfather an altar… • If you're concerned about the camper called Jack who found a huge snake in his pack… • And if you suspect that an eccentric landowner called Grey spent Christmas a very strange way but aren't sure precisely what that entailed… • Then a dip into Michael Palin's Sackful of Limericks will provide all the answers - and a lot of fun besides

My-shop.ru г. Москва

1 603 руб.

Random House The Hound of the Baskervilles Дойл Артур Конан

The Baskerville family curse tells of how a terrifying, supernatural hound roams the moors around Baskerville Hall and preys on members of the family in revenge for a terrible crime committed by one of their ancestors. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in his grounds, with a large animal footprint near his lifeless body, the locals are convinced that the hound is back. It is up to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to uncover the truth

My-shop.ru г. Москва

567 руб.