From 1979 to 1989 Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed thousands of casualties on both sides. While the Soviet Union talked about a 'peace-keeping' mission, the de...więcej »
„Poniemieckie” to błyskotliwa opowieść o losach domów, cmentarzy i rzeczy, od szaf po oleodruki. Karolina Kuszyk – sama „wychowana na poniemieckim” – tropi ślady, wczytuje się we wspomnienia osadni...więcej »
Lata PRL-u nie były łaskawe dla twórców filmowych. Reżyserzy, niczym członkowie sekcji gimnastycznej, musieli nauczyć się wielu akrobatycznych figur, by uniknąć starcia z władzą. Jednocześnie to wł...więcej »
Duma, porządek, oszczędność, stabilizacja, szacunek dla regulaminów – to poznaniak, Wielkopolanin. Jak jest naprawdę? Poznań według Kąckiego to miasto świetnie zaprojektowane, otwarte ...więcej »
O Boko Haram wiadomo mniej niż o reżimie Północnej Korei, choć to jedna z najbardziej okrutnych organizacji terrorystycznych na świecie, a na jej czele stoi znany z fanatyzmu Abubakar Shekau...więcej »
Urodzony w 1917 roku Adam Humer do partii komunistycznej wstąpił jeszcze przed II wojną światową. W latach stalinizmu był wicedyrektorem Departamentu Śledczego Ministerstwa Bezpieczeństwa Publiczne...więcej »
John Locke was one of the greatest figures of the Enlightenment, whose assertion that reason is the key to knowledge changed the face of philosophy. These writings on thought, ideas, perception, tr...więcej »
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened...więcej »
How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever.Susan...więcej »
George Orwell's first published work, Down and Out in Paris and London, is a vivid, sensitive account of the time he lived as one of the poor in the late twenties. In a bug-infested hotel, survivin...więcej »
This is a very personal book, about being alone and lost'.In 1975 Kapuscinski's employers sent him to Angola to cover the civil war that had broken out after independence. For months he...więcej »
In 1960, when he was almost sixty years old, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover his native land. He felt that he might have lost touch with its sights, sounds and the essence of its people....więcej »
The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poet...więcej »
A seminal text in the history of modern art, from one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century‘Art is the language that speaks to the soul’Why do we m...więcej »
What if we have completely misunderstood who the Neanderthals truly were?For over a century we saw them as inferior to Homo Sapiens. Today, Neanderthals are seen as fully human, differe...więcej »
This humbling and revelatory book shows how infectious disease has shaped humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Ro...więcej »
How might we see ourselves more clearly? Consult Rembrandt.Who can encourage us to see more intimately? Tracey Emin is the expert.What about helping us see through pain? Loo...więcej »
A marvelous book . . . I just loved it all, and have a permanently marked-up, dog-eared copy on my shelf for the next generation.Tom Hanks Simply, a masterpiece. Here, An...więcej »
A radical new account of how the idea of the West has shaped our history, told through the stories of fourteen fascinating lives.We tend to imagine Western Civilisation as a golden thre...więcej »
Iron and Blood is a startlingly ambitious and absorbing book, encompassing five centuries of political, military, technological and economic change to tell the story of the German-speaking lands, f...więcej »