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Al-Ğāhiz, an Arabic scientist of the 9th century, belongs to the thinkers whose participation in and contribution to the development of the world science has not been recognized and appreciated. The great erudite and author of numerous works in various areas formulated, among others, the theory of social communication which may be compared to the late 20th century Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of...

The Innocents Abroad is one of the most prominent and influential travel books ever written about Europe and the Holy Land. When you dive into Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad, you have to be ready to learn more about the unadorned, ungilded reality of 19th century „touring” than you might think you want to learn. This is a tough, literary journey. It was tough for Twain and his fellow „pilgrims”,...

Sleeping Beauty has enchanted generations of readers, young and old alike. The king and queen have a fervent wish; to bear a son or daughter. Their wish is answered when a beautiful princess is born. Unfortunately, at the banquet to celebrate the daughter’s birth, an evil fairy places a curse on the child, when she is fifteen she will be pricked by a spinning wheel and fall into a deep slumber....

Bestseller „New York Timesa” Kiedy w 2005 roku został dyrektorem zarządzającym The Walt Disney Company, firma przeżywała trudny okres. Rywalizacja była zacięta bardziej niż kiedykolwiek wcześniej, a technika jeszcze nigdy nie rozwijała się tak szybko. Wystarczyło jednak, że postawił na trzy filary: jakość, pogodzenie się z nowinkami technicznymi oraz umocnienie pozycji firmy na rynkach...