wyszukanych pozycji: 22
Motivating Forces: A Short Story Collection
ISBN: 9781490755472 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Aristotle first wrote about it over twenty-three hundred years ago and his words still ring true today: desire is a motivating force in our lives that, when all-consuming, can even define our reason for existence. In this volume of short stories, Tan Kheng Yeang explores the many faces of desire through the thoughts and actions of his characters. A young man struggles to find the meaning of life. A bored woman risks all to run away with a stranger for the possibility of a more exciting life. By fulfilling one simple wish, an impoverished beggar strives to gain dignity and equality in the eyes...
Aristotle first wrote about it over twenty-three hundred years ago and his words still ring true today: desire is a motivating force in our lives that...
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67,36 zł |
Sauce of Life
ISBN: 9781426974038 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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119,22 zł |
Struggle Towards Extinction
ISBN: 9781490767185 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Chye Hoon was in her office at the hotel. She appeared to be extremely busy, fiddling with the papers on her desk. But her mind was not wholly preoccupied with her work...her thoughts came to rest on Boo Hong. She found him intriguing. But in what way he was different from other men she found hard to tell. She only sensed he was different and unique. She left it at that. She thought of her marriage. Hitherto she had found it satisfactory-not exciting perhaps, save at the very beginning, but tolerable. She had never been particularly romantic in her outlook. She had decided to marry Gin Tek...
Chye Hoon was in her office at the hotel. She appeared to be extremely busy, fiddling with the papers on her desk. But her mind was not wholly preoccu...
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111,74 zł |
Motivating Forces: A Short Story Collection
ISBN: 9781490755465 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Aristotle first wrote about it over twenty-three hundred years ago and his words still ring true today: desire is a motivating force in our lives that, when all-consuming, can even define our reason for existence. In this volume of short stories, Tan Kheng Yeang explores the many faces of desire through the thoughts and actions of his characters. A young man struggles to find the meaning of life. A bored woman risks all to run away with a stranger for the possibility of a more exciting life. By fulfilling one simple wish, an impoverished beggar strives to gain dignity and equality in the eyes...
Aristotle first wrote about it over twenty-three hundred years ago and his words still ring true today: desire is a motivating force in our lives that...
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119,22 zł |
Sauce of Life
ISBN: 9781426974021 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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67,36 zł |
Dark Days: Reminiscences of the War in Hong Kong and Life in China, 1941-1945
ISBN: 9781426950902 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 139 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 1941, Tan Kheng Yeang is a student at the University of Hong Kong as the maelstrom of war engulfs the Pacific Theatre. In December, after many days of brave resistance, the colony of Hong Kong finally falls to the Japanese, and Yeang is unwittingly caught up in that horror that ensues. In this personal memoir, Yeang shares the hardships suffered by the people of China during World War II as the result of Japanese militarism. With a poignant narrative style, Yeang details the brutality of invading forces that seemed to know no bounds as they massacre, rape, and loot-turning a splendid city...
In 1941, Tan Kheng Yeang is a student at the University of Hong Kong as the maelstrom of war engulfs the Pacific Theatre. In December, after many days...
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122,84 zł |
Struggle Towards Extinction
ISBN: 9781490767178 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Chye Hoon was in her office at the hotel. She appeared to be extremely busy, fiddling with the papers on her desk. But her mind was not wholly preoccupied with her work...her thoughts came to rest on Boo Hong. She found him intriguing. But in what way he was different from other men she found hard to tell. She only sensed he was different and unique. She left it at that. She thought of her marriage. Hitherto she had found it satisfactory-not exciting perhaps, save at the very beginning, but tolerable. She had never been particularly romantic in her outlook. She had decided to marry Gin Tek...
Chye Hoon was in her office at the hotel. She appeared to be extremely busy, fiddling with the papers on her desk. But her mind was not wholly preoccu...
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163,60 zł |
Dark Days: Reminiscences of the War in Hong Kong and Life in China, 1941-1945
ISBN: 9781426950896 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 1941, Tan Kheng Yeang is a student at the University of Hong Kong as the maelstrom of war engulfs the Pacific Theatre. In December, after many days of brave resistance, the colony of Hong Kong finally falls to the Japanese, and Yeang is unwittingly caught up in that horror that ensues. In this personal memoir, Yeang shares the hardships suffered by the people of China during World War II as the result of Japanese militarism. With a poignant narrative style, Yeang details the brutality of invading forces that seemed to know no bounds as they massacre, rape, and loot-turning a splendid city...
In 1941, Tan Kheng Yeang is a student at the University of Hong Kong as the maelstrom of war engulfs the Pacific Theatre. In December, after many days...
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70,99 zł |
Luif Dictionaries
ISBN: 9781466964983 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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176,25 zł |
Reduced Reflections
ISBN: 9781426954207 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The human experience is not a sum total. It is an ever-growing compendium of knowledge, forever changed by the contributions of each person's life, and as humans we are tasked with sharing what we know. "Reduced Reflections, " by author, philosopher, and engineer Tan Kheng Yeang, is the ultimate expression of Yeang's rich, original perception of humanity and the world. Yeang had a long engineering career involving extensive civil construction projects in China and what is now known as Malaysia; upon retirement he returned to his first loves of literature and philosophy and is now widely...
The human experience is not a sum total. It is an ever-growing compendium of knowledge, forever changed by the contributions of each person's life, an...
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69,11 zł |
The Material Structure
ISBN: 9781466999879 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The conflict between the material side of human existence and that of our spiritual and philosophical beliefs is as old as humanity itself...but one side of the equation is as important as the other and no society can hope to sustain its existence without an equitable balance between the two. In this thoughtful and thought-provoking volume, the author offers a unique perspective on the system of concrete, tangible products produced by humankind that form the physical foundation of society. He calls this system the material structure. However, this book is not intended as a scientific study of...
The conflict between the material side of human existence and that of our spiritual and philosophical beliefs is as old as humanity itself...but one s...
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118,59 zł |
Poems: Sun and Rain/The Flowery Country/Grains of Sand
ISBN: 9781426992698 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. By the author of Diverse Modes and Reduced Reflections, this volume consists of three anthologies spanning a range of poetic styles. Sun and Rain follows the style and philosophy of the great Romantic poets, extolling the wonders and terrors of nature and the exploring the depths of human emotion. The author paints vivid and moving pictures that are swept along by the lyrical meter and rhyme of traditional verse. The Flowery Country is an exploration of the currents of history that shaped the venerable Chinese culture. However, unlike traditional history, which is dry and dispassionate, this...
By the author of Diverse Modes and Reduced Reflections, this volume consists of three anthologies spanning a range of poetic styles. Sun and Rain foll...
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110,19 zł |
Intrinsic to Universe
ISBN: 9781426955747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Civilization is a uniquely human creation that has been fraught with war, strife, and iniquity. Unfortunately, past mistakes have been repeated over and over again, hindering progress and eventually sweeping civilization away in the course of evolution. Civilization is impossible without refinement. In his latest well-researched treatise Intrinsic to Universe, Tan Kheng Yeang proposes a new socio-political philosophy that, unlike the idealized societies of Plato, More, Rousseau, and Locke, recognizes humanity's innate foibles and offers an innovative presentation for the creation of a...
Civilization is a uniquely human creation that has been fraught with war, strife, and iniquity. Unfortunately, past mistakes have been repeated over a...
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113,87 zł |
Conflict in the Home
ISBN: 9781426949418 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In pre-World War II Hong Kong, twenty-seven-year-old Yuen bachelor Siu Kam cherishes the truth and an easy existence. Despite achieving much success in the world of business, Kam still lives with his staunchly traditional parents, who are anxious that he marry. As per tradition, they consider themselves responsible for finding a suitable bride for him. But fate is about to intervene. While dining out one evening, Kam locks eyes with the lovely Wai Hing and is immediately smitten. Determined to make her his wife, Kam is finally introduced to her through friends and is soon fascinated by Hing's...
In pre-World War II Hong Kong, twenty-seven-year-old Yuen bachelor Siu Kam cherishes the truth and an easy existence. Despite achieving much success i...
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82,24 zł |
Diverse Modes
ISBN: 9781466910812 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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110,03 zł |
Luif Dictionaries
ISBN: 9781466965003 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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124,39 zł |
Poems: Sun and Rain/The Flowery Country/Grains of Sand
ISBN: 9781426992681 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. By the author of Diverse Modes and Reduced Reflections, this volume consists of three anthologies spanning a range of poetic styles. Sun and Rain follows the style and philosophy of the great Romantic poets, extolling the wonders and terrors of nature and the exploring the depths of human emotion. The author paints vivid and moving pictures that are swept along by the lyrical meter and rhyme of traditional verse. The Flowery Country is an exploration of the currents of history that shaped the venerable Chinese culture. However, unlike traditional history, which is dry and dispassionate, this...
By the author of Diverse Modes and Reduced Reflections, this volume consists of three anthologies spanning a range of poetic styles. Sun and Rain foll...
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58,34 zł |
Reduced Reflections
ISBN: 9781426954214 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The human experience is not a sum total. It is an ever-growing compendium of knowledge, forever changed by the contributions of each person's life, and as humans we are tasked with sharing what we know. "Reduced Reflections, " by author, philosopher, and engineer Tan Kheng Yeang, is the ultimate expression of Yeang's rich, original perception of humanity and the world. Yeang had a long engineering career involving extensive civil construction projects in China and what is now known as Malaysia; upon retirement he returned to his first loves of literature and philosophy and is now widely...
The human experience is not a sum total. It is an ever-growing compendium of knowledge, forever changed by the contributions of each person's life, an...
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cena:
112,69 zł |
Conflict in the Home
ISBN: 9781426949425 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In pre-World War II Hong Kong, twenty-seven-year-old Yuen bachelor Siu Kam cherishes the truth and an easy existence. Despite achieving much success in the world of business, Kam still lives with his staunchly traditional parents, who are anxious that he marry. As per tradition, they consider themselves responsible for finding a suitable bride for him. But fate is about to intervene. While dining out one evening, Kam locks eyes with the lovely Wai Hing and is immediately smitten. Determined to make her his wife, Kam is finally introduced to her through friends and is soon fascinated by Hing's...
In pre-World War II Hong Kong, twenty-seven-year-old Yuen bachelor Siu Kam cherishes the truth and an easy existence. Despite achieving much success i...
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134,10 zł |
The Material Structure
ISBN: 9781466999893 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The conflict between the material side of human existence and that of our spiritual and philosophical beliefs is as old as humanity itself...but one side of the equation is as important as the other and no society can hope to sustain its existence without an equitable balance between the two. In this thoughtful and thought-provoking volume, the author offers a unique perspective on the system of concrete, tangible products produced by humankind that form the physical foundation of society. He calls this system the material structure. However, this book is not intended as a scientific study of...
The conflict between the material side of human existence and that of our spiritual and philosophical beliefs is as old as humanity itself...but one s...
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cena:
66,74 zł |