George Orwell's first published work, Down and Out in Paris and London, is a vivid, sensitive account of the time he lived as one of the poor in the late twenties. In a bug-infested hotel, survivin...
Describing bizarrely popular Victorian street slang, the madness of crowds, stock market mania (from the South Sea Bubble to Tulip fever), popular fashions, fads, crazes, schemes and scams, this br...
Shakespeare’s place in culture can only be captured by many relocations and recreations of his works in/via old and new media. From Shakespeare to Sh(Web)speare provides analysis of Shakespea...
Maciej Billewicz, artysta fotografik, fotoreporter, dziennikarz. Autor ponad 40 wystaw indywidualnych w kraju i za granicą. Fotografował Jana Pawła II, Czesława Miłosza, Lecha Wałęsę, Richarda Nixo...
Leopardi, poet and philosopher, explores in humorous but savage dialogue the power of fashion and its strange irrationality. He also imagines conversations between Hercules and Atlas, Nature and an...
Anglojęzyczna publikacja na temat wpływu Matki Elżbiety Róży Czackiej na model edukacji niewidomych. Założycielka ośrodka dla niewidomych w Laskach, należała do Zgromadzenia Sióstr Fr...
“This book is a cognitively valuable scientific elaboration. It fits perfectly into the theoretical and methodological research trend, whose common denominator is the analysis of auto/biograp...
Tom z serii Henryk Wieniawski complete Works B seriesPublikacja stanowi pokłosie kolejnej, trzeciej międzynarodowej konferencji muzykologicznej zorganizowanej w Poznaniu przez Towarzystwo Muz...
Paperback edition of the examination of modern manhood and how it has hit crisis point. From the creator of the famous Stanford Prison Experiment, it shows how symptoms include excessive gaming and...
G. K. Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He went to St Paul's School and then on to the Slade School of Art. In 1900, he was asked to write a few magazine articles on art criticism, and from th...
This edition is twofold, for there exists an illuminating commentary on the text of the poem by the translator himself, in the written form of a series of lectures given at Oxford in the 1930s; and...
G. K. Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He went to St Paul's School and then on to the Slade School of Art. In 1900, he was asked to write a few magazine articles on art criticism, and from th...
The Wisdom of Compassion offers rare insights into the Dalai Lama’s life as he interacts with remarkable people from all walks of life. In these deeply engaging behind-the-scenes stories we s...
What does it take to lead a team to world-class success over a sustained period of time?Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the few leaders who truly knows. In his 38 years in management, Sir A...
John Paul II, Islam and the Middle East will certainly evoke numerous discussions on John Paul II's attitude towards Islam and the Middle Eastern predicament and inspire new reflections, critical r...
In the natural sequel to her international bestseller French Women Don't Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano tackles the delicate subject of aging - showing how women of forty and beyond can 'attack' the up...
A study of a prominent figure on both Jewish and Polish political landscapes in the historical period which lasted from the beginning of the final years of the nineteenth century to the late 1930s,...
Fryderyk Chopin – człowiek i jego muzyka jest niezwykłą książką - albumem, składającą się z pięciu bogato ilustrowanych esejów, z których każdy poświęcony został innemu aspektow...