Thoreau's account of his solitary and self-sufficient home in the New England woods remains an inspiration to the environmental movement - a call to his fellow men to abandon their striving, materi...więcej »
This collection of speeches from one of the great modern orators includes Churchill's famous words on the declaration of war with Germany, as well as his rousing call to the British in June 1940 af...więcej »
Mary Wollstonecraft's passionate declaration of female independence shattered the stereotype of docile, decorative womanhood, anticipated a new era of equality and established her as the founder of...więcej »
Visionary English Socialist and pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris argued that all work should be a source of pride and satisfaction, and that everyone should be entitled to be...więcej »
One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeate...więcej »
In this collection of wise, witty and fascinating essays, Borges discusses the existence (or non-existence) of Hell, the flaws in English literary detectives, the philosophy of contradictions, and ...więcej »
John Ruskin overturned Victorian society's ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for their deep, mystical links with the past and that creative design i...więcej »
Rozmowa z Joachimem Trenknerem – znanym niemieckim dziennikarzem i publicystą, od kilkunastu lat korespondentem i członkiem redakcji „Tygodnika Powszechnego” – to obraz sto...więcej »
W piwnicy - areszcie MBP siedziałem do 24 grudnia 1946 roku, kiedy to osadzono mnie w celi w X oddziale więzienia na Rakowieckiej. Przez dwa dni byłem sam. Bez rozmów, bez przesłuchań. Zupa i...więcej »
Książka zabiera czytelników w podróż po międzywojennej Polsce, w której ważnym zmianom politycznym i gospodarczym towarzyszyły przeobrażenia w formach życia towarzyskiego i kulturze jedzenia.więcej »
Ujęte w formie długiego eseju rozważania, które koncentrują się wokół nowych przejawów gniewu kierowanego przeciwko mniejszościom - narodowym, etnicznym i religijnym - w warunkach globalizacji. ...więcej »
Czy można zrozumieć terrorystę? W kinie taka akcja rozgrywa się zwykle w ciągu dwóch godzin, podczas gdy w rzeczywistości na wniknięcie w zorganizowane struktury terrorystyczne Antonio...więcej »
Jak przeżyć kryzys czterdziestolatka i nie zwariować!To NIE jest kolejny poradnik w stylu "pomóż sobie sam". To autoironiczna i pełna humoru opowieść zagubionego, wypalonego i duchowo zru...więcej »
The first rock-star writer'GuardianWith ‘long hair in the wind, beards and bandanas flapping, earrings, chain whips … and Harleys flashing chrome’, the Hell&rsq...więcej »
In 1929 Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. This is his superb account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood a...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 »
Travels with Herodotus records how Kapuscinski set out on his first forays – to India, China and Africa – with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket. He sees Louis Armstron...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 »
'His first novel is a revelation ... the writing is vivid, serious and extraordinary ... wonderful' The TimesThe Sea is My Brother is Jack Kerouac's very first novel, begun shortly afte...więcej »
A chemist by training, Primo Levi became one of the supreme witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In these haunting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, he ranges from you...więcej »
