From its very first frame, the Star Wars series created a compelling universe, with complex characters and engaging storytelling. In advance of the highly anticipated new movie, Star Wars: Episode ...
The characters of "The Walking Dead" live in a desolate postapocalyptic world, filled with relentless violence and death. In reality, how would such neverending trauma affect the psyche? ...
The next entry in Sterling's pop-culture psychology series features 20 essays and an exclusive interview with Rod Roddenberry, son of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry. In a fun and ac...
Now available in a new pocket edition, "Cocktails of the Movies" serves up the 64 greatest cocktails to have featured on film.Take a journey through Hollywood's lifelong love ...
Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, its legacy and the accompanying Russian-American tension continues to loom large. Russia's access to detailed information on the United States and...
In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task...
For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religi...
A political, social, and cultural battle is currently raging in the Middle East. On one side are the Islamists, those who believe Islam should be the region's primary identity. In opposition are na...
In December 2013, David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. The Moscow Times said it was not surprising he was expelled, "it was surprisi...
Słownik medyczny to publikacja powstała z myślą o odbiorcach pragnących zgłębić angielską terminologię medyczną, szczególnie zaś lekarzach, pielęgniarkach i innych pracownikach służby zdrowi...
Lektura książki to intelektualna podróż przez historię myśli pedagogicznej, dla której punktem odniesienia była z jednej strony specyfika ludzkiej natury oraz procesu osiągania przez ...
Spis treści:PREFACE / 7INTRODUCTION. THE CONSTITUENTS OF MEMORIAL CULTURE / 111. Memory and the question of the "production of space" / 112. Collective...
The present work focuses on lexical borrowings from Russian into Middle and Lower Chulym as well as Küärik. The first part of the book is a comprehensive catalogue of currently identifiab...
Książka powstała na podstawie badań terenowych Anny Cieślewskiej przeprowadzonych w latach 2014-2015 w Dolinie Fergańskiej w Tadżykistanie i Kirgistanie. W książce autorka zajmuje się społecz...
One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.' BILL GATES*BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week*'Hans Rosling tells the...
A richer, more kaleidoscopic account of the history of photography Incorporating the latest research and international uses of photography, Photography: A Cultural History, 4/e surveys the history ...
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Denne avhandlingen er skrevet i fagfeltet andrespraklaring og kaster lys over problematikken knyttet til tilegnelse og riktig distribusjon av pastedspreposisjoner i og pa hos polske norskinnlarere....
The story of Catholicism in Britain from the Reformation to the present day, from a master of popular history - 'A first-class storyteller' The TimesThroughout the three hundred years t...