wyszukanych pozycji: 53
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Chess Secrets: Great Attackers
ISBN: 9781857445794 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Colin Crouch studies his favorite attacking players, and highlights all the important themes of one of the most crucial elements of the game.
Colin Crouch studies his favorite attacking players, and highlights all the important themes of one of the most crucial elements of the game.
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102,44 |
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Analyse Your Chess
ISBN: 9781857446708 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Leading chess author Colin Crouch believes that the key to sustained chess improvement lies in the critical analysis and assessment of your own games. Each and every game you play provides a significant learning opportunity, and this opportunity should never be squandered.In this sequel to his highly acclaimed Why We Lose at Chess, Crouch examines what we should do to maximize our chess results and ratings, how to turn losses into draws, and draws into wins. Here he focuses on major issues such as improving decision making, how to plan after the opening, how to maintain objectivity, improving...
Leading chess author Colin Crouch believes that the key to sustained chess improvement lies in the critical analysis and assessment of your own games....
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80,28 |
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Great Games by Chess Legends, Volume 2
ISBN: 9781781944660 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Two books from the Chess Secrets series brought together in one volume
Two books from the Chess Secrets series brought together in one volume
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113,84 |
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Magnus Force: How Carlsen Beat Kasparov's Record
ISBN: 9781781941331 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In December 2012 Magnus Carlsen won the prestigious London Chess Classic and in doing so he became the highest-rated chess player in the history of the game, beating Garry Kasparov's 13-year-old record. Carlsen followed up this performance with another phenomenal tournament win at Wijk aan Zee, pushing his peak rating to an astronomical 2872. He didn't lose a single game in either tournament.What is Carlsen's secret? How did an already world-class player succeed in reaching this unprecedented level where he was regularly beating the world's strongest grandmasters? In this book, International...
In December 2012 Magnus Carlsen won the prestigious London Chess Classic and in doing so he became the highest-rated chess player in the history of th...
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106,24 |
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Why We Lose at Chess
ISBN: 9781857446364 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 187 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The main reason why we lose at chess is no big secret: we all make unnecessary mistakes But simply acknowledging this fact isn t enough to help us improve. The big question is, how can we eliminate these mistakes from our game, or at least keep them to an absolute minimum?Colin Crouch tackles this vital subject face-to-face. Drawing upon his considerable experience, he looks back at critical moments within games where mistakes are made, and examines how we can recognise the danger signs and avoid making impulsive decisions. The reader is constantly challenged by exercises, which provide...
The main reason why we lose at chess is no big secret: we all make unnecessary mistakes But simply acknowledging this fact isn t enough to help us im...
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80,28 |
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Great Games by Chess Legends
ISBN: 9781781944646 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Two books from the Chess Secrets series brought together in one volume.
Two books from the Chess Secrets series brought together in one volume.
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100,37 |
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Fighting Chess: Move by Move
ISBN: 9781857449938 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) What separates the best chess players from the rest? What gives them the edge over their rivals? Chess legend Vladimir Kramnik believes it's their fighting skills and the ability to continuously find ways to keep a game alive. Colin Crouch agrees, and is fascinated that the world's strongest players seem almost unbeatable, even when games appear sharp and double-edged. In this book Crouch examines the tremendous fighting qualities of today's top grandmasters. Analysing key games from 2012, Crouch demonstrates how they give nothing away to opponents but are always alert to punish any slight...
What separates the best chess players from the rest? What gives them the edge over their rivals? Chess legend Vladimir Kramnik believes it's their fig...
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95,35 |
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Modern Chess: Move by Move
ISBN: 9781857445992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Leading chess author Colin Crouch selects and explains over 30 sensational games, all from the new millennium. By studying battles between the world s best players, Crouch examines in detail all the key areas of modern chess. Powerful attacking and resourceful defending, bloodthirsty tactical battles, profound positional mastery, deep opening preparation and superb endgame play are all in evidence here, while Crouch also explores the ever-increasing role of computers and the way human imagination can work in harness with them. There is something for everyone in this book: aspiring players...
Leading chess author Colin Crouch selects and explains over 30 sensational games, all from the new millennium. By studying battles between the world s...
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119,53 |
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Can Neoliberalism Be Saved from Itself?
ISBN: 9781999715113 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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47,85 |
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The Strange Non-Death of Neo-Liberalism
ISBN: 9780745651200 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Winner of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung prize
The financial crisis seemed to present a fundamental challenge to neo-liberalism, the body of ideas that have constituted the political orthodoxy of most advanced economies in recent decades. Colin Crouch argues in this book that it will shrug off this challenge. The reason is that while neo-liberalism seems to be about free markets, in practice it is concerned with the dominance over public life of the giant corporation. This has been intensified, not checked, by the recent financial crisis and acceptance that certain financial... Winner of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung prize
The financial crisis seemed to present a fundamental challenge to neo-liberalism, the bo... |
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255,15 |
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Changing Governance of Local Economies: Responses of European Local Production Systems
ISBN: 9780199259403 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This book examines patterns of economic governance in three specific, contrasting, contexts: machinery-producing districts; declining steel cities; and clusters of high-technology activities. Building on the work of their previous book (Local Production Systems in Europe: Rise or Demise? OUP 2001), which charted the recent development of local clusters of specialized manufacturing among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, the authors find patterns of economic governance far more complex and dynamic that usually described in a literature...
This book examines patterns of economic governance in three specific, contrasting, contexts: machinery-producing districts; declining steel cities; an...
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332,38 |
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Will the Gig Economy Prevail?
ISBN: 9781509532438 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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178,61 |
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Gig Economy : Prekäre Arbeit im Zeitalter von Uber, Minijobs & Co.
ISBN: 9783518127421 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2019 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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62,48 |
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The Globalization Backlash
ISBN: 9781509533763 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Globalization, heralded for decades as a harbinger of prosperity, faces a huge backlash. Derided by right-wing nationalists as a globalist plot to undermine traditional communities, and by left-wing critics as the rule of rampaging corporations, it s become a political punching bag around the world.
Globalization, heralded for decades as a harbinger of prosperity, faces a huge backlash. Derided by right-wing nationalists as a globalist plot ...
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229,64 |
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Social Change in Western Europe
ISBN: 9780198780687 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This book looks at European societies at the end of a turbulent millennium which saw western Europe slowly rise to global domination, and then rapidly decline to its present position, one that is prosperous but behind the USA in world influence. It is the only book by a single sociologist to make a systematic comparison of virtually all west European countries in relation to Japan and the USA, and across a wide range of social institutions.
This book looks at European societies at the end of a turbulent millennium which saw western Europe slowly rise to global domination, and then rapidly...
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304,78 |
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Post-Democracy: Coversations with Benedetto Vecchi
ISBN: 9780745633145 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Post-Democracy is a polemical work that goes beyond current complaints about the failings of our democracy and explores the deeper social and economic forces that account for the current malaise.
Colin Crouch argues that the decline of those social classes which had made possible an active and critical mass politics has combined with the rise of global capitalism to produce a self-referential political class more concerned with forging links with wealthy business interests than with pursuing political programmes which meet the concerns of ordinary... Post-Democracy is a polemical work that goes beyond current complaints about the failings of our democracy and explores the deeper social and economic...
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323,27 |
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Political Economy of Modern Capitalism: Mapping Convergence and Diversity
ISBN: 9780761956525 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Neoliberalism and deregulation have come to dominate national and international political economy. This major book addresses this convergence and analyzes the implications for the future of capitalist diversity. It provides a practical and informed analysis of the public policy choices facing governments and business around the world.
Neoliberalism and deregulation have come to dominate national and international political economy. This major book addresses this convergence and anal...
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872,61 |
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Social Europe - A Manifesto
ISBN: 9783948314125 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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75,78 |
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Diversity of Democracy
ISBN: 9781845426132 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) At a time when democratization and the state of democracy are at the forefront of attention in many parts of the world, this book examines the state-of-the-art on this vital political issue. Revisiting the now classical literature on neo-corporatism in light of current research and theory, the contributors illustrate the enormous influence of the 'neo-corporatist debate' on modern political science, political sociology, and political economy. Reflecting on a major part of the recent history of social science, they shed light on some of its current core concepts, such as governance, policy...
At a time when democratization and the state of democracy are at the forefront of attention in many parts of the world, this book examines the state-o...
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542,96 |
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Rethinking Political Identity: Citizens and Parties in Europe
ISBN: 9781800881549 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In this precisely argued book, Colin Crouch questions the current meaning of political parties for citizens in Western Europe given that the identities on which they are based were the product of past conflicts over industrialization and religion. Crouch asks whether the issues confronting post and ex-industrial societies can develop their own political identities among citizens? And, if so, how far do these identities relate to the inheritance of the past? Applying a theory of political identity, Crouch analyses voting behaviour across Europe and presents an in-depth historical analysis of...
In this precisely argued book, Colin Crouch questions the current meaning of political parties for citizens in Western Europe given that the identitie...
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178,35 |