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- In this sprawling novel, American writer Mary E. Wilkins Freeman moves from the light subject of much of her early work to a larger issue: the impact of poverty. With the help of the character Jerome Freeman skillfully shows how impoverishment can affect several generations of families.
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- The action takes place in Virginia five years before the Civil War. The story shows the impact of slavery on Saphira Colbert, a woman of spirit and common sense who is frighteningly capricious in dealing with the people she „owns”. The heroine Sapphira lacks moral qualities, she does not cause sympathy. However, the book was critically acclaimed and was a commercial success.
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- Jacob Abbott gave us the opportunity to plunge past. To step back in time a read about a man who had such an impact of the world. The author takes you into the tent of Alexander and you can see with his eyes that very way to the top. The author in detail show chronological events of Alexander, right from his birth to his death.
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- The singing of the swords was a deathly clamor in the brain of Godric de Villehard. Blood and sweat veiled his eyes and in the instant of blindness he felt a keen point pierce a joint of his hauberk and sting deep into his ribs. Smiting blindly, he felt the jarring impact that meant his sword had gone home, and snatching an instant’s grace, he flung back his vizor and wiped the redness from his ey...
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- The Deerslayer is an exciting story about the adventures of the woodsman known as Deerslayer and his Delaware Indian friend, Chingachgook. The novel presents the violence and unpredictability of life in a place where only a few white hunters and hunting parties of Indians have ever set foot. The interface between the wilderness and civilization, the pristine life of nature and the impact being made...
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- Embark on a profound exploration of societal responsibility and the power of wealth with "The Gospel of Wealth" by Andrew Carnegie. In this seminal work, Carnegie, the pioneering industrialist and philanthropist, articulates a visionary perspective on the ethical obligations of the affluent towards the betterment of society. Through eloquent prose and persuasive argumentation, Carnegie advocates for...
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- The 5th Heritage Forum of Central Europe, organised in September 2019, was dedicated to the links between cultural heritage and environment , as well as their mutual engagement. In recent years, and especially very recently, we have become increasingly aware that the environmental context is of paramount importance to the complete understanding of values and the very meaning of cultural heritage, which...
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- Jane Austen is an authoress whose work had a tangible impact on the development of English prose.Jane Austen always has a happy ending and wedding bells. At the same time, there is no place for sweetness and illusions – the author always keeps in reserve ironic means and a parody layer. And most importantly: the heroes of Austen are not only people with their multifaceted characters, but also their...
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- The fifth volume in the chronicles of Craig Kennedy, scientific detective, takes up the familiar and successful formula for a new round of adventures. Craig Kennedy continues to amaze with his usual sorts of crimes – jewel theft, missing persons, wrongly accused suspects, fixed horse races, arson, murder, and blackmail – but he uses scientific procedures to analyze the evidence, sometimes involving...
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- Romantic mystery novel first published in New York by Clode in 1905. Matthew Phipps Shiel (1865–1947) was a prolific British writer of West Indian descent. Shiel was more than just a writer of sensational tales of magic and mystery. There is an undercurrent of philosophic seriousness running beneath the finely textured prose of all his fiction. Like his contemporaries George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)...
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- „Killer Kay” is one of the mystery story from collection which includes the following short stories by Edgar Wallace, a famous British author of mystery genre: „The Business-Woman”, „Blue Suit”, „Battle Level”, „The Air Taxi”, „The Convenient Sea”, „The Vamp and the Librarian”, „Thieves Make Thieves”. Fast-paced, with good twists and turns, an unusual mystery scheme and a little romance. Edgar Wallace...
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- Słownik zawiera około 500 aktualnych haseł wraz z przykładami ilustrującymi ich użycie. Obejmuje wszystkie aspekty nauk o filmie, zawiera najważniejsze terminy teoretyczne i techniczne związane z filmem, przegląd gatunków filmowych i filmowych adaptacji literatury, słownictwo przemysłu filmowego oraz uwzględnia wpływ technologii cyfrowych na kino. Publikacja przeznaczona dla studentów anglistyki, kulturoznawstwa,...
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- "Once the were people... short stories of people with mental disorders” is a collection of moving stories that portray the lives of people struggling with various mental disorders. The book not only introduces readers to their daily struggles but also reveals their dreams, hopes, and relationships with loved ones. I am trying to break societal stereotypes about mental illnesses by presenting the...
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- The book "Eating Disorders - Wolf Hunger, Orthorexia, Bigorexia, Hyperphagia" explores various eating disorders, their characteristics, causes, and the impact on the lives of those who struggle with them. Each of the discussed disorders, such as: 1. Binge Hunger - An obsessive desire to eat, often triggered by emotions or stress, leading to compulsive overeating. 2. Orthorexia - An extreme fixation...
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- "World of Diets” is an extensive mini encyclopedia that contains rich information on various types of diets used around the world. The first part of the book is dedicated to introducing the topic of diet, discussing its importance for health and its impact on the human body. You can learn why diet is important and what benefits changing eating habits can bring. The book also presents various methods...
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- The terms „eco" or "green" have become vastly used worldwide. Both of them are often treated as buzzwords. However, they are significant buzzwords. The ecological orientation is perceived as the overriding goal of advanced economies to alleviate negative climate changes, but not only. Each city is changing, even if climate changes do not have a direct impact on this yet. By changing the city strives...
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- Financial market is the core of the economy. It has a profound impact on many of its sectors and allows it to fiinction properly. It is due to various financial instruments which are created to fulfiH needs of its participants. They are morę and morę complex and thus better and better tailored to their users' necessities. The book presents some of these products, especially those which are not well...
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- Is there Jewish life in Poland after the Shoah? Should there be? How do present-day Polish Jews, children and grand-children of survivors, relate both to the wartime horrors and to the glorious history of Polish Jewry which preceded them? Do they feel comfortable living as a tiny minority in an overwhelmingly Catholic country? How do their Polish and Jewish identities interact? How did living for forty...
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- This book takes us from the early childhood to the last days of George Lemaîitre, the man behind the theory of the primeval atom, now better known as Big Bang theory. But who was George Lemaître? A clergyman, a genius astronomer, an audacious cosmologist, a computer enthusiast ahead of his time, a professor with his head in the clouds, a bon vivant mathematician and gourmand? Dominique Lambert's book...
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- This book addresses workplace bullying from the perspective of an HR leader. Workplace bullying is a complex issue that primarily affects individuals, yet it has a detrimental impact on the entire organisation, creating a highly toxic environment. The nature of corporate work demands clear and effective communication, whereas bullying severely disrupts it. The resulting harm extends beyond human resources...
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