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...
Machiavelli is one of the most famous strategists of all time. In this collection he discusses the dangers of conspiracies, and the component parts of an army, vital for gaining and holding power i...
John Ruskin's insights into the need for individual artistic freedom, and his disdain for the mass-production art. of the Victorian era, radically altered society's perception of creative design a...
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...
Anyone who wants to understand the twentieth century will still have to read Orwell' Timothy Garton Ash, New York Review of BooksWhether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittil...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Rozmowa z Joachimem Trenknerem – znanym niemieckim dziennikarzem i publicystą, od kilkunastu lat korespondentem i członkiem redakcji „Tygodnika Powszechnego” – to obraz sto...
Słownik zawiera ponad 1000 zwięzłych haseł, pojęć i terminów bogato ilustrowanych i powiązanych ze sobą systemem odsyłaczy. Omawia:kulturoznawstwo,epoki i kierunki...
Słownik zawiera ponad 1000 zwięzłych haseł, pojęć i terminów bogato ilustrowanych i powiązanych ze sobą systemem odsyłaczy. Omawia:dziedziny sztuki,epoki, style i ...
Słownik zawiera ponad 2000 zwięzłych haseł, pojęć i terminów biologicznych uzupełnionych zdjęciami, schematami i rysunkami z następujących dziedzin:ewolucjonizm,an...
Słownik zawiera prawie 2000 zwięzłych haseł, pojęć i terminów biologicznych uzupełnionych zdjęciami, schematami i rysunkami z następujących dziedzin:biologia molekularna,
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...
Słownik zawiera ponad 1000 pojęć i terminów, bogato ilustrowanych i powiązanych ze sobą systemem odsyłaczy, z zakresu historii politycznej, społecznej i gospodarczej. Omawia m.in.:...