Zbiór esejów dotyczących historii XIX i XX wieku przede wszystkim Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej oraz Bliskiego Wschodu. Autor osnuwa swoją refleksję wokół napięcia między pojęc...
From Hannah Arendt, the author of The Origins of Totalitarianism, her influential essay examining the relationship between violence, power, war and politics'Violence can destroy power; ...
Zbiór esejów Carla Ginzburga Czytać między wierszami zawiera teksty poświęcone wielkim pisarzom europejskim, od Montaigne’a i Woltera do Prousta i Tomasiego di Lampedusy.
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Zbiór esejów, w których autor dowodzi, że wiele spośród najbardziej znanych dzieł kultury można opisać kategoriami dziwaczności lub osobliwości. Pojęcia te, choć bardzo ...
'China's first iconic modern intellectual. His lucid and prolific writings, touching on all major concerns in his own time and anticipating many in the future, inspired several generations of think...
From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life - Alain de Botton sets out to unders...
Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, spe...
Today, domestic cats live harmoniously with devoted owners all over the world. But how did the wildcats of old creep into our homes and our hearts, convincing us to keep them warm, fed, and pampere...
In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that governments across the world could not adequately protect their citizens. Millions of people suffered and died in just two years, whil...
Our world is losing its humanity.Too many developers care more about their shareholders than society. Too many politicians care more about power than the people who vote for them. And t...
Pierwszy tom trzytomowego wydania tekstów Michała Pawła Markowskiego, które nie weszły do książek autorskich, zawiera rozprawy, recenzje, eseje, polemiki i glosy poświęcone teorii i p...
Told from the inside out, this is a harrowing, humorous and hard-hitting tale of life behind bars by a prison doctor who has seen it all. Literally.Dr Shahed Yousaf spends his time runn...
In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, a...
Throughout history, the concept of command -- as both a way to achieve objectives and as an assertion of authority -- has been essential to military action and leadership. But, as Sir Lawrence Free...
On 24 February 2022, the lives of Ukrainians were devastatingly altered. Since that day, many of Ukraine's writers have attempted to fathom what is happening to them and to their country. This anth...
Zbiór artykułów i esejów poświęconych najnowszej historii teatru w Polsce. Autor – jako performatyk – zgodnie ze swoimi zainteresowaniami opisuje przedstawienia i z...
Knowledge is power. Which is why the rich and powerful don't want you to have it.The Playbook is an exposé of the extraordinary lengths that corporations will go to in order to d...
WINNER OF THE 2023 LOCUS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION'Always readable, illuminating and honest. It made me mis...
First published over sixty years ago, Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl has reached millions of young people throughout the world. In July 1942, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family, fleein...