basic books mai 2019 (7 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, a concise and comprehensive history of the fighting forces that created the Roman Empire. "Goldsworthy is a superb historian and talented writer." Washington Times In Roman Warfare, celebrated historian Adrian Goldsworthy leads readers through more than a thousand years of Roman military history, tracing both the Roman Empire's dramatic rise and its eventual fall. Roman warfare was relentless in its pursuit of victory, creating an empire that eventually included much of Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. What distinguished the Roman army from its opponents was the uncompromising and total destruction of its enemies. Yet this ferocity was combined with a genius for absorbing conquered peoples, creating one of the most enduring empires ever known. Concise yet comprehensive, Roman Warfare is the indispensable history of the most professional fighting force in ancient history, an army that forged an empire and changed the world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Secret for a new generation, Imagination Transforms Everything helps readers to harness the transformative power of our imaginations. Using a voice-driven personal narrative, scientific research, and practical exercises, debut author Andrea Kasprzak introduces the concept of 'intentionally imagining,' which entails taking time to disconnect and daydream, using journaling to track those daydreams, and turning them into intentions to fulfill our goals.The author draws on her own experiences, the law of attraction theory, and intention research to give practical steps for stopping limiting self-talk, unfulfilling narratives, and the endless digital cycle sucking up our attention. Ultimately, 'intentional imagining' promises to result in greater clarity about who we are and what we want, so that we can act in ways that align with that clarity.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, the definitive history of Rome's most devastating defeat. "Goldsworthy is the preeminent military historian of Rome." History Today In Cannae, celebrated historian Adrian Goldsworthy offers a concise and enthralling account of one of history's bloodiest, and most famous, battles. On August 2, 216 BC, across a narrow plain near the Souther Italian town of Cannae, a massive Roman army met the heterogeneous forces of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who had spectacularly crossed the Alps into Italy two years earlier. Despite outnumbering their opponents almost two to one, the Romans were crushed. The scale of the losses at Cannae50,000 Roman men killedwas unrivaled until the industrialized slaughter of the First World War. Although the Romans eventually recovered and Carthage lost the war, the Battle of Cannae became Romans' point of reference for all later military catastrophes. Ever since, military commanders confronting a superior force have attempted, and usually failed, to reproduce Hannibal's tactics and their overwhelming success. A gripping read for historians, strategists, and anyone curious about warfare in antiquity and Rome's rise to power, Cannae is the definitive history of Rome's most devastating defeat.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The third volume in the bestselling physics series cracks open Einstein's special relativity and field theory. "This is physics the wayit'sreally done, in all its glory, nothing swept under the rug."?Sean Carroll,?author ofThe Biggest Ideas in the Universe Physicist Leonard Susskind and data engineer Art Friedman are back. This time, they introduce readers to Einstein's special relativity and Maxwell's classical field theory. Using their typical brand of real math, enlightening drawings, and humor, Susskind and Friedman walk us through the complexities of waves, forces, and particles by exploring special relativity and electromagnetism.It'sa must-read for both devotees of the series and any armchair physicist who wants to improve their knowledge of physics' deepest truths.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Energy is humanity's single most important resource. In fact, as energy expert Michael E. Webber argues in Power Trip, the story of how societies rise can be told largely as the story of how they manage energy sources through time. In 2019, as we face down growing demand for and accumulating environmental impacts from energy, we are at a crossroads and the stakes are high. But history shows us that energy's great value is that it allows societies to reinvent themselves. Power Trip explores how energy has transformed societies of the past and offers wisdom for today's looming energy crisis. There no magic bullet; energy advances always come with costs. Scientific innovation needs public support. Energy initiatives need to be tailored to individual societies. We must look for long-term solutions. Our current energy crisis is real, but it is solvable. We have the power'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Originally published: United Kingdom: The Bodley Head, 2019.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An eminent psychologist offers a major new theory of human cognition: movement, not language, is the foundation of thought.