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Strhující příběh z tichomořského bojiště. Marsh, Mick a Tommy. Tři nerozluční kamarádi z US námořní akademie. A samozřejmě Glory, krásná a nedosažitelná žena, o kterou usilují všichni tři. Jeden z nich ji nakonec získá, ovšem do jejich osudů krutě zasáhne válka. Píše se totiž rok 1941 a Japonci právě zaútočili na Pearl Harbor... Tato kniha bohatě odmění všechny čtenáře milující pulsující akci v takřka filmových kulisách, neohrožené hrdiny, ale i lásku a romantiku.

"The essential, comprehensive guide to Rogue One- A Star Wars Story. Star Wars Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guideis an exciting reference format that accompanies the eagerly anticipated, first-ever standalone Star Wars movie- Rogue One. This beautifully detailed Star Warsbook features in-depth character profiles, plus 6 newly commissioned and fully annotated cross-sections of vehicles and mapped-out locations. With clear and authoritative text, Star Wars Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guideis packed with essential information - and presented alongside stunning stills from the movie. & TM 2016 LUCASFILM LTD."

Zadziwiająco szczegółowy obraz szpiegostwa w latach 80., napisany z dziennikarską werwą i niepokojącą współczesnością. Historia odwagi, profesjonalizmu i zdrady w tajnym świecie. W styczniu 1977 roku, gdy szef stacji CIA w Moskwie tankuje samochód, nieznajomy wrzuca do niego notatkę. W kolejnych latach ten nieznajomy, Adolf Tolkaczew, stał się jednym z najcenniejszych szpiegów Zachodu. Narażając życie, Tolkaczew i jego przełożeni prowadzili tajne spotkania w Moskwie, wykorzystując kamery szpiegowskie, rekwizyty i prywatne kody, aby uniknąć KGB na jego własnym terenie - aż do momentu szokującej zdrady, która zagroziła wszystkim. Opierając się na wcześniej utajnionych dokumentach CIA oraz wywiadach z uczestnikami, "Szpieg za miliard dolarów" to znakomite dzieło reporterskie i wciągająca prawdziwa historia z ostatnich lat zimnej wojny.

A riveting and revealing account of the CIA's interrogation of Saddam Hussein, written by the agent who conducted the questioning. In December 2003, following an extensive manhunt, US military forces captured Iraqi president Saddam Hussein near Tikrit. Amid rumors and false alarms, the Bush administration required positive identification of the prisoner before announcing his capture. John Nixon, a senior CIA analyst with years of experience studying Hussein, was tasked with making the official ID. He examined telltale scars and tribal tattoos and asked questions only Hussein could answer. While confirming the identity, Nixon discovered that both he and America had fundamentally misunderstood who Saddam Hussein truly was. This account presents a candid portrait of one of the era's most notorious leaders. As the first to conduct a prolonged interrogation of Hussein post-capture, Nixon offers expert insights into the history and psyche of a complex adversary. He recounts his debriefing sessions, stripping away the mythology surrounding a brutal figure. This narrative is not an apology but a sobering examination of how preconceived notions misled Washington policymakers and their allies. Unflinching and unprecedented, it highlights a fundamental misreading of a central figure in modern history, presenting a bold counter-narrative to the established account.

In Mind Change, Susan Greenfield discusses the all-pervading technologies that now surround us, and from which we derive instant information, connected identity, diminished privacy and exceptionally vivid here-and-now experiences. In her view they are creating a new environment, with vast implications, because our minds are physically adapting: being rewired. What could this mean, and how can we harness, rather than be harnessed by, our new technological milieu to create better alternatives and more meaningful lives? Using the very latest research, Mind Change is intended to incite debate as well as yield the way forward. There is no better person to explain the situation in a way we can understand, and to offer new insights on how to improve our mental capacities and well being.