wyszukanych pozycji: 37
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Huxley's Brave New World: Essays
ISBN: 9780786436835 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Aldous Huxley's prophetic novel of ideas warned of a terrible future then 600 years away. Though Brave New World was published less than a century ago in 1932, many elements of the novel's dystopic future now seem an eerily familiar part of life in the 21st century. These essays analyze the influence of Brave New World as a literary and philosophical document and describe how Huxley forecast the problems of late capitalism. Topics include the anti-utopian ideals represented by the rigid caste system depicted, the novel's influence on the philosophy of "culture industry"...
Aldous Huxley's prophetic novel of ideas warned of a terrible future then 600 years away. Though Brave New World was published less than a cent...
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168,32 |
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The Dog I Didn't Want: Memoirs and a Biblical Look at the Death of Our Pets
ISBN: 9781440118555 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. UNTIL ABBEE CAME INTO MY LIFE, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE COULD LOVE OUR ANIMALS SO MUCH; THAT IN FACT, THEY BECOME PART OF OUR FAMILY.
THE FIRST PART OF THIS BOOK IS DEVOTED TO RELIVING OUR FAMILY'S LIFE WITH ABBEE... AND HOW A DOG THAT I INITIALLY WANTED NO PART OF, SOON WORKED HER WAY INTO MY HEART AND BECAME FOR ME, AS THOUGH SHE WERE MY FOUR-LEGGED DAUGHTER. ABBEE'S DEATH BROUGHT US GREAT SORROW. IT ALSO REMINDED ME ABOUT A MOST PERPLEXING BIBLICAL QUESTION-SOMETHING WHICH PROVED TO BE EVEN MORE UNSETTLING THAN HER DEATH. ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN MY ATTEMPT TO FIND SOME MEASURE OF... UNTIL ABBEE CAME INTO MY LIFE, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE COULD LOVE OUR ANIMALS SO MUCH; THAT IN FACT, THEY BECOME PART OF OUR FAMILY.
THE FIRST P... |
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96,41 |
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W.H. Auden Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9780786449132 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Those new to Auden and his writing will find in this book a comprehensive introduction, whilst for Auden scholars the book offers quick access to the details of all his writings, along with entries on the people and events in his life.
Those new to Auden and his writing will find in this book a comprehensive introduction, whilst for Auden scholars the book offers quick access to the ...
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412,02 |
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Christopher Isherwood: His Era, His Gang, and the Legacy of the Truly Strong Man
ISBN: 9781570034039 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In a Comprehensive Critical Study of the literary artist, mystic, and gay-activist icon Christopher Isherwood, David Garrett Izzo draws on previously unavailable material to offer a fresh appraisal of the writer's literary milieu and his influence on twentieth-century literature and culture. The first thorough examination of Isherwood's work and life in twenty years, Izzo's analysis brings into play the Mortmere stories, by Isherwood and Edward Upward (dating from the 1920s but published only in 1994), and the Diaries, 1939-1960, published in 1996, to reposition Isherwood within a circle of...
In a Comprehensive Critical Study of the literary artist, mystic, and gay-activist icon Christopher Isherwood, David Garrett Izzo draws on previously ...
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158,00 |
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Charles Chesnutt Reappraised: Essays on the First Major African American Fiction Writer
ISBN: 9780786441112 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Though he was the first African-American writer of fiction to win major acclaim, recent history has largely ignored the writings of Charles Chesnutt. This collection of essays seeks to confirm and reevaluate the stature of this great American novelist. With essays on his stories and novels, as well as his non-fiction works, this volume looks at topics as diverse as phenomenology, race relations, American historical memory, the Wilmington Race Riots, and the presence of women in Chesnutt's writings, and all with the intent of reaffirming the power of this too easily forgotten chronicler of the...
Though he was the first African-American writer of fiction to win major acclaim, recent history has largely ignored the writings of Charles Chesnutt. ...
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222,41 |
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Brave Anna and the Star Compass
ISBN: 9781948256360 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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121,66 |
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After Dinner Conversation Magazine
ISBN: 9798223073710 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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56,04 |
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Herding Chickens: Innovative Techniques for Project Management
ISBN: 9780782143836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Get The Straight Scoop On Project Management—Ingenious Strategies That Work!
Have you studied the traditional processes of project management, only to discover that in reality they fall short? Are you done with the idealistic theories of how things should function and eager to apply some street-smart tactics that tackle the real problems like egos, cliques, and squabbles? Welcome to the fine art of Herding Chickens—unconventional, innovative techniques for successful project... Get The Straight Scoop On Project Management—Ingenious Strategies That Work!
Have you studied the traditional processes of proje... |
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108,19 |
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Journalistic Corruption in Portugal: How to Attempt to Destroy a Jewish Community
ISBN: 9798332095627 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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37,00 |
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Cultural Mapping as Cultural Inquiry
ISBN: 9780367599003 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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222,15 |
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Movies in the Age of Obama: The Era of Post-Racial and Neo-Racist Cinema
ISBN: 9780810895348 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This collection of essays looks at how films in the last few years have reflected and juxtaposed the ascent of Barack Obama and his administration. The films examined here include The Help, Django Unchained, Lincoln, The Mist, Invictus, Black Dynamite, and The Great Gatsby.
This collection of essays looks at how films in the last few years have reflected and juxtaposed the ascent of Barack Obama and his administration. Th...
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157,95 |
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Silver: Everything You Need to Know to Buy and Sell Today
ISBN: 9780794849597 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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65,50 |
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The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr., 1950-2015: Volume Three
ISBN: 9781532607356 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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139,10 |
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The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr., 1950-2015: Volume Three
ISBN: 9781532607370 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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216,38 |
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Snakes: Biology, Diversity, and Behavior
ISBN: 9781501773532 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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84,82 |
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The Philosophy of War Films
ISBN: 9780813176222 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 538 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Presents essays by prominent scholars that examine the impact of representing war in film and the influence that cinematic images of battle have on human consciousness, belief, and action. The contributors explore a variety of topics, including the aesthetics of war, the effect war has on personal identity, and ethical problems presented by war.
Presents essays by prominent scholars that examine the impact of representing war in film and the influence that cinematic images of battle have on hu...
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133,32 |
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Cultural Mapping as Cultural Inquiry
ISBN: 9781138821866 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This edited collection provides an introduction to the emerging interdisciplinary field of cultural mapping, offering a range of perspectives that are international in scope. Cultural mapping is a mode of inquiry and a methodological tool in urban planning, cultural sustainability, and community development that makes visible the ways local stories, practices, relationships, memories, and rituals constitute places as meaningful locations. The chapters address themes, processes, approaches, and research methodologies drawn from examples in Australia, Canada, Estonia, the United Kingdom,... This edited collection provides an introduction to the emerging interdisciplinary field of cultural mapping, offering a range of perspectives that ... |
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839,40 |