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Tym czasom / For the Time Being – ebook
W. H. Auden
Morze i zwierciadło oraz Tym czasom uznaje się za najwybitniejsze utwory angielskiego poety. Pierwszy z nich, pisany w czasie osobistego kryzysu, to poetycki komentarz do Burzy Szekspira, a zarazem artystyczny popis Audena, który pragnie „pokazać w dziele sztuki ograniczenia sztuki”. Drugi poemat to rozpisane na głosy oratorium (w pierwotnym zamyśle miało stanowić tekst do muzyki Benjamina...Data dostępności:
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The Importance of Being Earnest – ebook
Oscar Wilde
Once they started a new interesting game in pseudonyms, which led to funny and curious consequences. Each time he came to London, he was convicted of only marrying a man named Ernest. Upon learning of an advanced friend, Algerie decides to play him, for which he goes to Jack’s country estate, where he impersonates his brother Ernest, who immediately falls in love with charming Cecilia. Only friends...Data dostępności:
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Being and Duty – ebook
Jacek Jadacki
The book is comprised of three components. The first component analyses the creative contribution to the theory of imperatives and norms provided by 20th-century Polish researchers. The second component summarizes their reflections and considerations. The third component is an anthology of the classic writings of Polish authors of the time; it constitutes an illustration of the first part and indicates...Data dostępności:
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Przemysł szczęścia. Jak politycy i biznesmeni sprzedali nam well-being – ebook
William Davies
Książka Daviesa mówi o tym, jak pojęcie szczęścia stało się obiektem współczesnego marketingu – przedmiotem, który można sprzedać jak każdy inny produkt. Ważnym jej wątkiem jest krytyka wniosków wyciąganych z tzw. neuronauk. Autor sprzeciwia się biologizacji szczęścia – traktowaniu go jako odpowiedniego stężenia neuroprzekaźników czy aktywności określonych partii mózgu. To książka filozoficzna, ale...Data dostępności:
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The Man Who Couldn't Die. The Tale of an Authentic Human Being – audiobook
Olga Slavnikova
In the chaos of early-1990s Russia, the wife and stepdaughter of a paralyzed veteran conceal the Soviet Union’s collapse from him in order to keep him - and his pension - alive until it turns out the tough old man has other plans. Olga Slavnikova’s The Man Who Couldn’t Die tells the story of how two women try to prolong a life - and the means and meaning of their own lives - by creating a world that...Data dostępności:
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The Wonder Book of Soldiers – ebook
Edgar Wallace
When Ferdie van Wyk was arrested for being found in the barracks of the Larkshire Regiment under suspicious circumstances, he very naturally objected to being marched through the one little street of Simon’s Town by a military escort.Data dostępności:
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Pilgrim’s Progress – ebook
John Bunyan
John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most recognizable books on the Christian bookshelf. Sort of „must read” or rather worth of being read and ponder.Data dostępności:
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The Thief in the Night – ebook
Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a publishing phenomenon in his day, his name being synonymous with the word „thriller,” a genre some would credit him with inventing. His popularity at the time was comparable to that of Charles Dickens – one of Wallace’s publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. „The Thief in the Night” is an enjoyable easy going, fast moving...Data dostępności:
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Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island – ebook
Herbert George Wells
Often called the father of science fiction, British author Herbert George Wells literary works are notable for being some of the first titles of the science fiction genre. „Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island” is a 1928 novel by H. G. Wells. It tells the story of a young Englishman Arnold Blettsworthy who, after being betrayed by a business partner, is advised to go travelling in an attempt to recover...Data dostępności:
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A Daughter of To-day – ebook
Sara Jeannette Duncan
This is a short novel about Elfrida, a young girl who gets her art education before being forced to realize that her talents may lie elsewhere instead. She runs away to Europe hoping to find a career in journalism. She read in many magazines.Data dostępności:
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