Since its birth as a city, Prague's appearance, character, and life have been shaped by the River Vltava. The flow of the river enabled the settlement of the Prague basin, the creation of the capital of the Bohemian Kingdom, and, later,...

One of the world's leading social theorists provides a monumental synthesis of Japanese history, religion, culture, and social organization. Equipped with a thorough command of the subject, S. N. Eisenstadt focuses on the non-ideological...

"By now, it should be clear: in the face of disinformation and disaster, we cannot hot take, life hack, or meme our way to a better future. But how should we respond instead? In How to Think like a Philosopher, Julian Baggini turns to...

"Skip the iPhone, iPod, and the Macintosh. If we want to understand how Apple Computer became an industry behemoth, we have to look elsewhere: at the 1977 Apple II. Designed by the prodigious engineer Steve Wozniak, and hustled into the...

"Planet of Viruses" von Carl Zimmer bietet eine faszinierende und zugängliche Einführung in die Welt der Viren. Das Buch beleuchtet die erstaunliche Vielfalt und das immense Vorkommen von Viren auf unserem Planeten, ihre Rolle in der...

"The Idea of Communism" von Tariq Ali ist eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der Geschichte und den Konzepten des Kommunismus. Ali untersucht die Ursprünge und die Entwicklung kommunistischer Ideen, beginnend bei Marx und Engels bis...