Diese Reihe führt Leser auf humorvolle und unbeschwerte Weise in eine Vielzahl von Themen ein, von Geschichte bis Wissenschaft. Jeder Band zielt darauf ab, komplexe Informationen auf die einfachste und zugänglichste Weise zu präsentieren. Es ist die ideale Lektüre für neugierige Menschen, die die Grundlagen schnell verstehen möchten, ohne sich in übermäßigen Details zu verlieren. Die Publikationen bieten eine erfrischende und unterhaltsame Perspektive auf die Welt um uns herum.
Part of the "Bluffer's Guides" series, this book explains how to bluff your way in theatre. These guides are designed to help the reader achieve instant expertise and become a successful bluffer. Other "Bluffer's Guides" look at accountancy, golf, music and world affairs.
Ta seria jest dla ciebie – dla dowolnej płci hipstera, yuppie czy scuppie, dla metro- i drwaloseksualnych, a także dla wszystkich niezrzeszonych. Jeśli chcesz zabłysnąć w towarzystwie (a przynajmniej nie pozostać w cieniu) – ta seria jest dla ciebie. Nic nie wiesz o Hollywood? Nie szkodzi. Nauczymy cię blefu w tej dziedzinie, pozwolimy kompetentnie konwersować. Uważaj jednak, to pułapka: po lekturze będziesz wiedzieć więcej w tej materii niż 99% ludzkości. Nigdy więcej nie pomylisz preprodukcji z postprodukcją ani D-girl z gwiazdą, dowiesz się, gdzie można spotkać Nicholsona czy DiCaprio i ile by to kosztowało, jak dotrzeć na plan filmowy, po co jechać do Ojai i czy warto się pofatygować do Malibu – nawet jeśli jedyne, co masz w planach, to wyprawa w niedzielę do multipleksu.
Také vás už nebaví sedět s přáteli u večeře a muset poslouchat jejich konverzaci o jídle, jehož příprava se v současnosti tak změnila, že máte pocit, že vám ujel vlak? V tom případě se naučte blafovat! Získejte základní znalosti o skutečném původu dnes již dobře známých jídel. Zorientujte se v Michelinském průvodci a jeho systému hodnocení restaurací. Přečtěte si o světoznámých restauracích, které nabízejí mimořádný kulinářský zážitek a které mají na volný stůl pořadník. Poznejte nejlepší kuchaře světa a seznamte se s novou koncepcí rychlého občerstvení a molekulární kuchyně. Po přečtení této knihy vás už žádná debata o jídle nezaskočí. Dobrou chuť!
Know what to say, what not to say, what to do on a court should you make the mistake of being seen on one, and what excuses to make if you can’t lay a racquet head on a ball. Never again confuse topspin with a slice, or a squash shot with a tweener. Bask in the admiration of your fellow tennis players as you pronounce confidently on the merits of the windshield wiper, the reverse forehand and the run-around. Above all, know exactly how to hold your own against the sort of tennis nerd who probably emerged from the womb reading a copy of Inner Tennis. And never wear a headband. DO SAY "I was trying out an extreme version of the extreme Hawaiian and something just went 'ping' in my wrist. Never been the same since." DON’T SAY "You CANNOT be serious...you guys are the absolute pits of the world!"
Written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.
Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of rugby. Know what to say and what to do in the company of rugby fans, and what excuses to make when the drinking games start.
Written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.
Humorné postřehy a příměry o škole, pedagogice, kantorech a žácích z pohledu učitelstva.
A snappy little book containing facts, jargon, and inside information--all that readers need to know to hold their own among the experts.
Written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.
Never again confuse SMERSH with SPECTRE, Oddjob with Onatopp, or Plenty O’Toole with Pussy Galore. A quick read of The Bluffer’s Guide to Bond and you will be able to pronounce confidently on the finer points of the books, the films, and the character of the deadly assassin himself.
Gives a few easy-to-learn hints and techniques which allow the bluffer to be accepted as a skier of rare ability and experience without anyone discovering they can't ski to save their life.
Never again confuse your tails with your rails, your SUPs with your ASPs, your shapers with your sprayers, or localism with a friendly welcome. Bask in the admiration of your fellow enthusiasts as you reminisce joyfully about those moments watching friends "going over the falls," and pronounce confidently about the exact location of the Ampullae of Lorenzini. (That particular morsel of knowledge could save you from becoming shark food). DON’T SHOUT when surfing. No one likes a shouter. Surfing is being at one with Nature; it is like riding on God’s soul. The only sound should be that of breaking surf. On the other hand, no one likes a hippy either. DON’T SAY "I’m not kidding, dude. I once rode a Great White most of the way down the Pororoca."
The essence of bluffing is to retain control of a situation, or at least your position in it, without enough data, assets, or power to justify that retention...also the essence of management.
Written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.
Written by an author who was at the forefront of developments in multi-variable spectral theory during the seventies and the eighties, this guide sets out to describe in detail the spectral mapping theorem in one, several and many variables. The basic algebraic systems – semigroups, rings and linear algebras – are summarised, and then topological-algebraic systems, including Banach algebras, to set up the basic language of algebra and analysis. Spectral Mapping Theorems is written in an easy-to-read and engaging manner and will be useful for both the beginner and expert. It will be of great importance to researchers and postgraduates studying spectral theory.
nstantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of poetry and verse (bluffers might be surprised to discover that there is a difference). Never again confuse an anapest with a distich, a panegyric with a polemical, or a haiku with someone clearing their throat.
This will tell musical ingenues what to say, what not to say, and how to hold their own in any conversation about seven decades of the so-called rock 'canon'.
Written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.
Written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.
In most areas of human endeavor, bluffing is an easy way of getting by -- a method of artificially appearing knowledgeable. The Bluffer's Guides are a three million-copy best-selling series of snappy little books containing facts, jargon, and inside information -- all that readers need to know to hold their own among the experts.
This book is for those who know nothing about accountancy, but feel they ought to, and those around the fringes. It offers a basic grounding which will enable you to mingle with accountants and finance staff without being spurned as a rank outsider.
Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to prosper in the frothy world of beer appreciation. Never again confuse your grist with your gruit, your wort with your yeast, or your butt with your firkin (108 gallons versus nine gallons, since you ask).
Written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.
Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of law. Know the difference between civil and criminal lawyers, jurisprudence and judicial imprudence, tort and illegal coercion (which is usually very painful).
Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of cats.
Written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.
Soubor nejdůležitějších znalostí, které potřebujete znát, abyste se mohli tvářit jako expert na vše, co se týká psů. Už nikdy se vám nestane, že si spletete krysaříka s Danielem Landou, stanete se znalcem na všechny blechy a typy kousnutí. Pes je odedávna nejlepším přítelem člověka. Po přečtení této knihy už vás nezaskočí diskuse na téma: je vhodné dávat psovi pivo, který večerníčkový pes je nejoblíbenější nebo jestli byl dřív per nebo hovínko.
Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of football.
Never again confuse LEJOG with JOGLE, a Munro with a molehill, or a Corbett with a cairn. Bask in the admiration of your fellow enthusiasts as you pronounce confidently on the comparative merits of an Active Explorer and a Wainwright, and effortlessly learn how to solve any imponderable problem in the Great Outdoors by quoting a key Latin phrase beloved by hikers (and which also happens to be the answer to life, the universe and everything). DO SAY: "There’s a fine line between permissiveness and flirtation, and a ‘permissive path’ may cross this line on a regular basis. Such paths are not legal rights of way. They merely tease the hiker into thinking they are. One day you can walk along one, the next day it may be closed. One minute it’s your best pal, the next, it just doesn’t want to know you." DON’T SAY: "If out on the hills without a fleece, just catch a couple of sheep – strap one across your chest, and another across your back, and you’ll enjoy the same benefits. Sheep have a nervous habit of urinating when hikers pass by, so strap them head upwards and feet outwards. There’s only so much work your wicking base layer can do."
Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of sex, seduction, and the sensual arts with Bluffer's Guide to Sex. Never again confuse a Flying Wallenda with an Inverted Wheelbarrow, food sex with vanilla sex, or a banjo string with a cupid stunt. Bask in the admiration of your fellow enthusiasts as you pronounce confidently on the comparative pleasures of identifying and arousing ‘P-spots’, ‘E-spots’ and ‘G-spots’, and effortlessly learn how to hold your own (figuratively speaking) against keen devotees of ‘frottage’. DO SAY: ‘A cursory look at the design and anatomical positioning of the male and female sexual organs shows that when God designed Homo sapiens, aestheticism and ease of access were not high on the job description. The human genitalia are not exactly user-friendly.’ DON’T SAY: ‘I feel that it’s time for our sex life to move on to the next stage. You don’t have a fear of rodents, do you?’
Instantly distinguish between a schuss and a snowplough, a stem turn and a slalom, a sidecut and a side-slip. Bask in the admiration of your fellow skiers as you pronounce confidently on what to do and where to do it.
Someday, somewhere, someone will hurl a name at you that you don't recognize, a balladeer of whom you know nothing. This book teaches you when to smile gently and bluff.
"úžasné množství faktů sdělených jen tak mimochodem" The Sunday Telegraph "Během okamžiku okouzlíte okolí svými znalostmi, aniž byste je skutečně měli a aniž byste museli cokoli studovat." The Daily Mail
Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of quantum physics. Never again confuse a boson with a hadron, a fermion with a meson, or a photon with a lepton or an electron. If in doubt, always fall back on a bluffon.
Written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.
In most areas of human endeavor, bluffing is an easy way of getting by -- a method of artificially appearing knowledgeable. The Bluffer's Guides are a three million-copy best-selling series of snappy little books containing facts, jargon, and inside information -- all that readers need to know to hold their own among the experts.
Everything you need to know to bluff your way in social media.
Offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.
Instantly acquire all the inside information and shortcuts you need to survive in the most venal and treacherous town on Earth.
Blufování o literatuře je do značné míry usnadněno tím, že o ní blufuje v podstatě každý, i ten sebevzdělanější, protože nic jiného se s ní v podstatě dělat nedá. Literatura je prostě obor příliš rozsáhlý na to, aby jej dokázal jediný člověk obsáhnout, a každým týdnem se rozšiřuje o nové knihy, které v nekonečném proudu následují staré. Po získání jisté praxe zjistíte, že právě mlhavost, která znechucuje literární kritiku prostým čtenářům, je vaším největším pokladem. Tato vrozená nejasnost umožňuje snadné a rychlé předefinování pojmů a přesouvání těžišť, které vás vytáhne z každé bryndy.
Conducts the bluffer through circumstances in which the bluffer will encounter wine and the wine expert and equips the bluffer with vocabulary and evasive techniques to avoid being found out.
Written by experts and offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.