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From exoskeletons to neural implants, biomedical devices are no less than life-changing. Compact and constant power sources are necessary to keep these devices running efficiently. Edwar Romero's P...
Słownik zawiera ponad 100 tysięcy polskich terminów wyjściowych z niemieckimi odpowiednikami, terminy z wszystkich dziedzin techniki, przemysłu i nauk podstawowych. Stanowi cenną pomoc dla t...
The artistic stagnation of Vienna at the end of the 19th century was rudely shaken by the artists of the Vienna Secession. Their work shocked a conservative public, but their successive exhibitions...
Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living planet to the brink of collapse, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend it. Their w...
Vogue Paris has always been so much more than a fashion magazine. It has assumed a central and vital role on the international cultural stage, with a history that spans the most inventive decades i...
This cult classic delves into mysteries such as whether the Loch Ness monster exists, and tells stories of dragons and monsters from around the world. It also looks at some of the most frightening ...
Across the whole of Nazi-ruled Europe the experience of occupation was sharply varied. Some countries - such as Denmark - were allowed to run themselves within tight limits. Others - such as France...
Richard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War and its origins and aftermath. He argues that this was the 'great imperial war', a violent end to a...
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Publikacja jest nowym wydaniem - gruntownie przejrzanym, poprawionym i uzupełnionym.Zawiera około 117 000 terminów i skrótów, wystepujących w fachowej literaturze p...
Often neglected in the study of far right organisations, post-communist Europe recently witnessed the rise and fall of a number of populist radical right parties. The Populist Radical Right in Cent...
How can international aid professionals manage to deal with the daily dilemmas of working for the wellbeing of people in countries other than their own? A scholar-activist and lifelong development ...
Strings of colorful glass beads were a popular commodity traded throughout ancient Nubia in the earlier half of the first millennium AD. Combining macroscopic examination with laboratory analyses, ...
Located at the intersection of Asia and the Middle East, Afghanistan has been strategically important for thousands of years. Its ancient trade routes and strategic position between India, Inner As...
Tłumaczenie form, tyleż nieuniknione, co i oczywiste, jawi się jako efekt uboczny tłumaczenia poezji, jak gdyby te dwie wartości były rozdzielne. Oczywistość tłumaczenia formy podlega jednak polary...
Die Universitätsbibliothek Lodz, unmittelbar nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg gegründet, verfügt über eine beachtliche Sammlung von Frühdrucken, die einst den Grundstock ihrer Be...
Are e-cigarettes less harmful than traditional ones? Thanks to professor Andrzej Sobczak, we know the answer to this question, and this answer is positive. In his book, ‘1500 times less. Elec...