Róbert Hrebíček Boeken

Explore the long and rich history of China's great dynasties. From the clans and legends of prehistory to the last Qing emperor, this book brings China's imperial history to life through its pivotal events, political forces, and powerful people, in a stunning collaboration between British and Chinese publishing houses. Covering more than 5,000 years of history and featuring images of artefacts not previously seen outside of China, this definitive visual guide will captivate readers with the key events that shaped Chinese history and laid the foundations of the modern nation. Starting with prehistory and early humans, Imperial China sets the scene for the arrival of China's first dynasty, and reveals how the warring states of early China gave birth to the emperor-led dynasties - and China's long imperial age. With illuminating features on important historical figures, cultural achievements, and philosophy - such as the rise of Confucianism and the silk and tea trades - Imperial China explores how the Chinese empire flourished and declined over the course of two millennia - from the unifying "first emperor" of the Qin and the golden ages of Tang and Song, to the final fall of the Manchu Qing dynasty. With stunning photography of art and artefacts to bring key events to life, this exquisite and comprehensive history is ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about China's extraordinary heritage.

Dr Richard Shepherd is the UK's foremost forensic pathologist. At medical school, while performing his first autopsy, he held the heart of the patient in his hand and thought of his late mother, taken too early by heart disease. He became driven by the challenge of finding the truth, of seeing justice, and by compassion: sometimes for the dead, but always for those they have left behind

From the author of How Emotions Are Made, a myth-busting primer on the brain in the tradition of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.

Starí známi a nevinné klamstvo, ktoré im skomplikuje život Jedno malé klamstvo a jedno veľké vianočné kúzlo Megan neteší predstava, že vianočné sviatky strávi s rodičmi. Na dedine ju považujú za potvoru, ktorá pred štyrmi rokmi nechala pre oltárom miestneho miláčika Isaaca a utiekla do veľkomesta. Nie že by na tom záležalo, keďže je znovu zasnúbený a ona tento rok dostala už štvrté kopačky. Vďaka náhode sa v dublinskej krčme stretne s Christianom, ktorý má už dosť toho, že je každé Vianoce sám. Síce mu to vyhovuje, no ďalšie ľútostivé pohľady svojej rodiny za sviatočným stolom neznesie. Preto spolu vymyslia dokonalý plán, ako prežiť sviatky. Stanú sa tým najlepším falošným párom, aký existuje. Koniec koncov, bude to len na pár týždňov, kým nebudú oslobodení od svojich každoročných povinností. Čo zlé by sa mohlo stať? Ale keď sú všetci na sviatky doma, Megan a Christian sa musia popasovať nielen so svojimi veľkými rodinami a priateľmi, ale aj so starými citmi. A keď sa k tomu pridá zasnežená chata a trochu vianočného kúzla, môže sa stať čokoľvek...