wyszukanych pozycji: 50
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Plutarch: Demosthenes and Cicero
ISBN: 9780199699728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Plutarch's Lives have been popular reading from antiquity to the present day, combining engaging biographical detail with a strong underlying moral purpose. The Lives of Demosthenes and Cicero are an unusual pair in that they are about unmilitary men who, while superb technically as orators, were both in the end political failures, crushed by the military power which dominated their world.
In these two Lives, Plutarch is not so much interested in Demosthenes' and Cicero's rhetorical technique as in their ability to persuade an audience to vote for the right course of action, even if that... Plutarch's Lives have been popular reading from antiquity to the present day, combining engaging biographical detail with a strong underlying moral pu...
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198,04 |
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The Crowd and the Cosmos: Adventures in the Zooniverse
ISBN: 9780198842224 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Astronomer and TV presenter Chris Lintott tells the story of the Zooniverse, the platform which enables hundreds of thousands of ordinary people to contribute to scientific research. He describes the discoveries they are making, and shows how, in the world of Big Data and smart machines, humans play a unique part in adding to scientific knowledge.
Astronomer and TV presenter Chris Lintott tells the story of the Zooniverse, the platform which enables hundreds of thousands of ordinary people to co...
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112,32 |
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Aristotle's Political Philosophy in Its Historical Context: A New Translation and Commentary on Politics Books 5 and 6
ISBN: 9780367593612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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227,08 |
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Antique to Heirloom Jelly Roll Quilts: Stunning Ways to Make Modern Vintage Patchwork Quilts
ISBN: 9781446301821 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 12 modern quilt patterns from vintage patchwork quilt designs. Bestselling quilt making authors Pam and Nicky Lintott take inspiration from their collection of antique English and American heirloom quilt designs some of which are over 100 years old and recreate them using pre-cut Jelly Roll fabrics. Each of the 12 quilt patterns comes with full colour styled photographs, comprehensive making instructions and quilting diagrams, and requires just one Jelly Roll to make. Antique to Heirloom Jelly Roll Quilts also includes all the basic quilting techniques you will need to know... 12 modern quilt patterns from vintage patchwork quilt designs. Bestselling quilt making authors Pam and Nicky Lintott take inspiratio... |
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88,31 |
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Plutarch: Demosthenes and Cicero
ISBN: 9780199699711 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Plutarch's Lives have been popular reading from antiquity to the present day, combining engaging biographical detail with a strong underlying moral purpose. The Lives of Demosthenes and Cicero are an unusual pair in that they are about unmilitary men who, while superb technically as orators, were both in the end political failures, crushed by the military power which dominated their world.
In these two Lives, Plutarch is not so much interested in Demosthenes' and Cicero's rhetorical technique as in their ability to persuade an audience to vote for the right course of action, even if that... Plutarch's Lives have been popular reading from antiquity to the present day, combining engaging biographical detail with a strong underlying moral pu...
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532,55 |
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Imperium Romanum: Politics and Administration
ISBN: 9781138144323 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Roman Empire at its height encompassed the majority of the world known to the Romans. This important synthesis of recent findings and scholarship demonstrates how the Romans acquired, kept and controlled their Empire. Lintott goes beyond the preconceptions formed in the period of British Imperial rule and provides a contemporary post-imperial approach to the Roman exercise of power.
The Roman Empire at its height encompassed the majority of the world known to the Romans. This important synthesis of recent findings and scholarship ...
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765,33 |
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Layer Cake, Jelly Roll & Charm Quilts
ISBN: 9780715332085 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Discover how to make clever quilts with layer cakes, jelly rolls and charm packs that are a million miles from simple strip quilts or scrap charm quilts. Simple step-by-step instructions and illustrations make creating the 17 project quilts accessible to quilters of all abilities.
Discover how to make clever quilts with layer cakes, jelly rolls and charm packs that are a million miles from simple strip quilts or scrap charm quil...
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86,11 |
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The Mediterranean Double-Cross System, 1941-45
ISBN: 9780367585280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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227,08 |
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Philosophical Inquiries Into Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Mothering: Maternal Subjects
ISBN: 9780415891875 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Philosophical inquiry into pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering is a growing area of interest to academic philosophers. This volume brings together a diverse group of philosophers to speak about topics in this reemerging area of philosophical inquiry, taking up new themes, such as maternal aesthetics.
Philosophical inquiry into pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering is a growing area of interest to academic philosophers. This volume brings together a ...
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839,40 |
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Accidental Astronomy: How Random Discoveries Shape the Science of Space
ISBN: 9781541605411 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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116,24 |
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Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City (Routledge Revivals): 750-330 BC
ISBN: 9781138019751 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Violent conflict between individuals and groups was as common in the ancient world as it has been in more recent history. Detested in theory, it nevertheless became as frequent as war between sovereign states. The importance of such "stasis" was recognised by political thinkers of the time, especially Thucydides and Aristotle, both of whom tried to analyse its causes. " Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City," first published in 1982, gives a conspectus of "stasis" in the societies of Greek antiquity, and traces the development of civil strife as city-states grew in... Violent conflict between individuals and groups was as common in the ancient world as it has been in more recent history. Detested in theory, it ne... |
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271,52 |
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The Constitution of the Roman Republic
ISBN: 9780199261086 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. There is no other published book in English studying the constitution of the Roman Republic as a whole. Yet the Greek historian Polybius believed that the constitution was a fundamental cause of the exponential growth of Rome's empire. Knowledge of Rome's political institutions is essential both for ancient historians and for those who study the contribution of Rome to the republican tradition of political thought from the Middle Ages to the revolutions inspired by the Enlightenment.
There is no other published book in English studying the constitution of the Roman Republic as a whole. Yet the Greek historian Polybius believed that...
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333,74 |
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Jelly Roll Quilts in a Weekend: 15 Quick and Easy Quilt Patterns
ISBN: 9781446306574 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Jelly roll experts Pam and Nicky Lintott have designed a brand new collection of stunning quilt patterns that come together in super-fast time.
This jelly roll quilt collection includes 15 contemporary quilt designs that are quick and easy enough to piece in a weekend. Jelly roll experts Pam and Nicky Lintott have designed a brand new collection of stunning quilt patterns that come together in super-fast time.
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cena:
81,04 |
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Jelly Roll Quilts: the Classic Collection: Create Classic Quilts Fast with 12 Jelly Roll Quilt Patterns
ISBN: 9781446308097 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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88,31 |
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Cicero as Evidence: A Historian's Companion
ISBN: 9780199216444 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Cicero, one of the greatest orators of all time and an important politician at the time of the downfall of the Roman Republic, has left in his writings a first-hand view of the age of Caesar and Pompey. However, readers need to learn how to interpret these writings and, as with any politician or orator, not to believe too easily what he says. This book is a guide to reading Cicero and a companion to anyone who is prepared to take the long but rewarding journey through his works. It is not in itself a biography, but may help readers to construct their own biographies of Cicero or histories of...
Cicero, one of the greatest orators of all time and an important politician at the time of the downfall of the Roman Republic, has left in his writing...
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684,58 |
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Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City (Routledge Revivals): 750-330 BC
ISBN: 9781138019737 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Violent conflict between individuals and groups was as common in the ancient world as it has been in more recent history. Detested in theory, it nevertheless became as frequent as war between sovereign states. The importance of such "stasis" was recognised by political thinkers of the time, especially Thucydides and Aristotle, both of whom tried to analyse its causes. " Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City," first published in 1982, gives a conspectus of "stasis" in the societies of Greek antiquity, and traces the development of civil strife as city-states grew in... Violent conflict between individuals and groups was as common in the ancient world as it has been in more recent history. Detested in theory, it ne... |
cena:
938,15 |
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Philosophical Inquiries Into Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Mothering: Maternal Subjects
ISBN: 9781138902480 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Philosophical inquiry into pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering is a growing area of interest to academic philosophers. This volume brings together a diverse group of philosophers to speak about topics in this reemerging area of philosophical inquiry, taking up new themes, such as maternal aesthetics, and pursuing old ones in new ways, such as investigating stepmothering as it might inform and ground an ethics of care. The theoretical foci of the book include feminist, existential, ethical, aesthetic, phenomenological, social and political theories. These perspectives are then employed to... Philosophical inquiry into pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering is a growing area of interest to academic philosophers. This volume brings together... |
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296,21 |
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Violence in Republican Rome
ISBN: 9780198152828 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book examines the roots of violence in Roman Republican law and society and the growth of violence in city war and the power of armies. It discusses political conflict, violence, military insurrection, and authoritarian government of the Republic.
This book examines the roots of violence in Roman Republican law and society and the growth of violence in city war and the power of armies. It discus...
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329,07 |
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Cicero as Evidence: A Historian's Companion
ISBN: 9780199599721 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Cicero, one of the greatest orators of all time and an important politician at the time of the downfall of the Roman Republic, has left in his writings a first-hand view of the age of Caesar and Pompey. However, readers need to learn how to interpret these writings and, as with any politician or orator, not to believe too easily what he says. This book is a guide to reading Cicero and a companion to anyone who is prepared to take the long but rewarding journey through his works. It is not in itself a biography, but may help readers to construct their own biographies of Cicero or histories of...
Cicero, one of the greatest orators of all time and an important politician at the time of the downfall of the Roman Republic, has left in his writing...
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cena:
286,97 |
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Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts: 10 Stunning Sampler Quilts to Make from 50 Patchwork Blocks
ISBN: 9780715338445 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Pam and Nicky Lintott's "Jelly Roll" quilting books have sold over 250,000 copies world wide--and here they bring you a brand new collection of ideas for 10 stunning sampler quilts
Pam and Nicky Lintott's "Jelly Roll" quilting books have sold over 250,000 copies world wide--and here they bring you a brand new collection of ide... |
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86,11 |