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Swedish Armor 1920-1989 – ebook
Krzysztof Kubiak
Almost all lovers of armor will recognize the Strv 103 tank without hesitation and many would know the prewar Landsverk L-60, but Swedish armored vehicles are not only these two. Swedish armor history is much richer and more complex. It is not possible to examine that subject matter, even in terms of equipment, without discussing the general assumptions of the specific Swedish defense doctrine, which...Data dostępności:
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Typee – ebook
Herman Melville
Basically, it turns out that the Typee tribe untouched by civilization is children of nature, surrounded by the care and warmth of their native land, spending their easy days in the shade of a palm tree, eating the fruits of breadfruit, bananas and coconuts. Here, Melville begins to compare civilized countries with a clearly backward society and concludes that the former are at a lower stage of development....Data dostępności:
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Rule-Following – ebook
Bartosz Brożek
In this book, Bartosz Brożek attempts to decipher the practice of rule-following with the use of the tools offered both by contemporary philosophy and neuroscience. The Author claims – in the Wittgensteinian spirit – that rule-following cannot be thought of in terms of individual mental states only: in order to explain what rules are, one needs to consider rule-following to be a communal practice....Data dostępności:
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Autodestrukcja – ebook
Ewa Rudnicka Halszka Witkowska
Zbiór artykułów poświęconych zjawisku autodestrukcji w kulturze. Autorzy proponują spojrzenie na akty samobójcze z punktu widzenia kulturoznawczego, biorąc pod uwagę obszary współczesnej kultury, w których destrukcja (ściślej, zachowania samobójcze) staje się przedmiotem refleksji (literaturę, prasę, film). Książka ma oryginalną strukturę: każda część składa się z dwóch artykułów, których autorzy przyglądają...Data dostępności:
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Polska terminologia unijna i brukselizmy – ebook
Anna Ciostek
Książka zawiera oryginalną próbę systematyzacji terminologii używanej w oficjalnych dokumentach wydawanych w języku polskim przez instytucje Unii Europejskiej oraz tworzących się równolegle do tej terminologii "brukselizmów" – odpowiedników terminów unijnych powstających w polszczyźnie ogólnej. Zebrany przez Autorkę korpus terminów unijnych posłużył do analizy relacji strukturalno-semantycznych...Data dostępności:
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Mrs. Warren's Profession – ebook
George Bernard Shaw
“Mrs. Warren's Profession” is a play by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright who became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The play is about a former prostitute, now a madam (brothel proprietor), who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter. This is one of three plays Shaw published as Plays Unpleasant in 1898....Data dostępności:
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Emily’s Quest – ebook
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Emily Starr and Teddy Kent have been friends since childhood, and as Teddy is about to leave to further his education as an artist, Emily believes that their friendship is blossoming into something more. But when Teddy leaves home to pursue his goal in Montreal, Emily’s world collapses. With Teddy gone, Emily agrees to marry a man she doesn’t love... as she tries to banish all thoughts of Teddy. In...Data dostępności:
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As a Man Lives – ebook
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us. The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anamic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn. The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon. Many others had come in their train,...Data dostępności:
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Four-Square Jane – ebook
Edgar Wallace
Four-Square Jane is a daring and successful crook, created by the pen of Edgar Wallace, a famous British author of mystery genre. Her resourcefulness is boundless and she employs outstanding cunning to get away with a series of risky crimes performed with admirable cleverness, which cannot but evoke admiration. „Four-Square Jane” is not even a typical love story though there is a marriage in it. Often...Data dostępności:
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The Worst Man in the Word – ebook
Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace was a prolific author of crime, adventure and humorous stories, whose best known creations include „The Four Just Men”, „Sanders of the River”, and „J. G. Reeder”. Although Wallace wrote many „stand alone” novels it is, perhaps, for his series based material always popular with readers that he remains best known. „The Worst Man in the World” is an entertaining tale of mystery and intrigue,...Data dostępności:
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