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A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions
ISBN: 9780241267738 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. For something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas. We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means "Go away, Christ." Nor do we know that Christmas was first celebrated in 243 AD on March 28--and only moved to December 25 in 354 AD. We're oblivious to the fact that the advent calendar was actually invented by a Munich housewife to stop her children pestering her for a Christmas countdown. And we would never have guessed that the invention of Christmas crackers was merely a way of... For something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas. We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen ... |
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66,14 zł |
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Ein Rätsel für den König
ISBN: 9783957289599 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 2025 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Ein turbulente Fantasyabenteuer voller Magie und merkwürdiger Rätsel Philos Onkel und seine Tante haben eine stattliche Uhrensammlung. Alle Uhren ticken auf die Sekunde gleich. Einzig die große Pendeluhr tanzt aus der Reihe und schlägt ab und an auch mal 13. Eines Tages purzelt aus der Pendeluhr ein kleiner Kobold, der auf der Suche nach dem König ausgerechnet in Philos Flur landet. Philo folgt ihm in ein merkwürdiges Land voller kniffliger Rätsel und Paradoxen, ein Ort, an dem wirklich nichts einen Sinn ergibt. Nur einer kann Ordnung in das Chaos bringen... Ein turbulente Fantasyabenteuer voller Magie und merkwürdiger Rätsel Philos Onkel und seine Tante haben eine stattliche... |
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81,46 zł |
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Krótka historia pijaństwa
ISBN: 9788327162458 / Polski / twarda / 2022 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. Lekki styl, barwne anegdoty, zaskakujące fakty i całkiem spore procenty angielskiego humoru.Jak pili starożytni? Czy Wikingowie walczyli na trzeźwo? Czy największe polityczne decyzje były podejmowane przez pijanych? Tego i wielu innych rzeczy dowiemy się z tej książki.Brytyjski autor w zabawny i lekki sposób snuje opowieść o romansie ludzkości z alkoholem od czasów najwcześniejszych aż po współczesność. Ludzkość, przekonuje, nie zaszłaby tak daleko, gdyby nie piła.Alkohol towarzyszy nam od początku. Był rozweselaczem, oznaką statusu, ważnym elementem wielu religii,...
Lekki styl, barwne anegdoty, zaskakujące fakty i całkiem spore procenty angielskiego humoru.Jak pili starożytni? Czy Wikingowie walczyli na trzeźw...
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49,90 zł |
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A Riddle for a King (Times Children’s Book of the Week, from the bestselling author of the Etymologicon)
ISBN: 9781788453165 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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40,69 zł |
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The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
ISBN: 9780425264379 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized.
Find yourself pretending to work? That's fudgelling. And this could lead to rizzling, if you feel sleepy after lunch. Though you are sure to become a sparkling deipnosopbist by dinner. Just don't get too vinomadefied; a drunk dinner companion is never appreciated. The Horologicon (or book of hours) contains the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to what hour of the day you might need them. From Mark Forsyth, the author of the #1... Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized.
Find yourself pretending to work? That's fudgelling. And this coul... |
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92,48 zł |
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Rhyme and Reason: A Short History of British Poetry from the #1 bestselling author of The Etymologicon
ISBN: 9781805465287 / Angielski / Twarda / 2025 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. 'Enchanting' Stephen FryDid you know:- Lord Byron sold more books in a day than Jane Austen did in her lifetime- During the First World War there were more women poets published than soldier poets- A kitchen-maid became one of the most popular poets of the 18th centurySome people worry that they don't appreciate poetry; but English poetry wasn't written to be appreciated, it was written to be enjoyed. For six centuries people have been reading poetry for enjoyment - for fun, romance, religion and entertainment - and this is a book about those people. Rhyme & Reason... 'Enchanting' Stephen FryDid you know:- Lord Byron sold more books in a day than Jane Austen did in her lifetime- During the First World W... |
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76,32 zł |
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
ISBN: 9780425260791 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Do you know why
a mortgage is literally a death pledge? why guns have girls names? why salt is related to soldier? You re about to find out The Etymologicon (e-t?- ma-la-ji-kan) is: *Witty (wi-te): Full of clever humor *Erudite (er-?-dit): Showing knowledge *Ribald (ri-b?ld): Crude, offensive Do you know why
a mortgage is literally a death pledge? why guns have girls names? why salt is related to soldier? You re about to find out <... |
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77,07 zł |
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The Unknown Unknown: Bookshops and the delight of not getting what you wanted
ISBN: 9781848317840 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. A brilliantly funny and clever exploration of why it's only in a bookshop that you'll find something you never knew you wanted to read, from the author of The Etymologicon, The Horologicon and The Elements of Eloquence
A brilliantly funny and clever exploration of why it's only in a bookshop that you'll find something you never knew you wanted to read, from the autho...
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15,24 zł |
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A Short History of Drunkenness
ISBN: 9780241359242 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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55,97 zł |
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Eine kurze Geschichte der Trunkenheit
ISBN: 9783608964837 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2021 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Kenntnisreich und berauschend witzig beschreibt Mark Forsyth in seiner feuchtfröhlichen Kulturgeschichte des Betrunkenseins, warum wir evolutionär danach streben, dem Alkohol zuzusprechen. Seriös und voller Enthusiasmus berichtet er von alten Ägyptern mit Schlagseite, Weintrinkern im antiken Griechenland und sternhagelvollen Wikingern, die wie uns ihre Liebe zum Alkohol einte. Kenntnisreich und berauschend witzig beschreibt Mark Forsyth in seiner feuchtfröhlichen Kulturgeschichte des Betrunkenseins, warum wir evolutionä... |
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63,36 zł |
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The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
ISBN: 9780425276181 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase such as O Captain My Captain or To be or not to be memorable.
In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, he takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you re aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don t need to have anything important to say you simply... From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a ...
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77,07 zł |
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The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
ISBN: 9781785781711 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON Mark Forsyth presents a delightfully eccentric day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words. From uhtceare in the hours before dawn through to dream drumbles at bedtime, The Horologicon gives you the extraordinary lost words you never knew you needed. Wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Pretending to work? That's fudgelling (which may lead to rizzling if you feel sleepy after lunch). A Radio 4 Book of the Week, The Horologicon is an eye-opening, page-turning celebration of the...
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON Mark Forsyth presents a delightfully eccentric day in the life of unusual, ...
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55,97 zł |
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A Short History of Drunkenness: How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry from the Stone Age to the Present
ISBN: 9780525575375 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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73,22 zł |
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The Elements of Eloquence: How To Turn the Perfect English Phrase
ISBN: 9781785781728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON Mark Forsyth presents the secret of writing unforgettable phrases, uncovering the techniques that have made immortal such lines as 'To be or not to be' and 'Bond. James Bond.' In his inimitably entertaining and witty style, he takes apart famous quotations and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde or John Lennon. Crammed with tricks to make the most humdrum sentiments seem poetic or wise, The Elements of Eloquence reveals how writers through the ages have turned humble words into literary gold - and...
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON Mark Forsyth presents the secret of writing unforgettable phrases, uncoveri...
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55,97 zł |
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
ISBN: 9781785781704 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Witty and erudite ...stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' Nick Duerden, Independent 'Particularly good ...Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky history' William Leith, Evening Standard The Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language. What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised...
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Witty and erudite ...stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which...
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55,97 zł |
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The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
ISBN: 9781785787850 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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101,83 zł |
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Strategy: Context and Adaptation from Archidamus to Airpower
ISBN: 9781682475645 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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127,87 zł |
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