This is a story about the coming terror. George Griffiths tells the story of the Great War that never happened. Airship squadrons and steam fleets clash over the world’s great kingdoms, leavi...więcej »
Smooth reading, very pretty, with graceful irony personifying superstition and fears in the unknown. The Apple Tree Table is a cool little ghost story where rationalistic skeptics were right, and i...więcej »
European Union financial legislation has evolved from liberalization and deregulation to the harmonization of law, uniform rulebooks and supervisory practices, the establishment of new regulatory a...więcej »
What starts out as a tale of peaceful domesticity takes a sudden turn when the protagonists are lured from Connecticut to California by the promise of striking it rich. This fascinating novella fro...więcej »
Events unfolding in Marseille. George secretly gets the forbidden goods, and this makes money. He falls in love with Rita da Lastiola, a young woman with a certain wealth and mystery that supports ...więcej »
Balkan conflicts that took place at the end of the 20th century are closelyconnected with numerous disputes that occurred after the end of cold war in Europe.The aspirations to gain ind...więcej »
Tom poświęcony kulturom pozaeuropejskim, przygotowany przez historyków sztuki i specjalistów z pokrewnych dyscyplin z Polski i Tajwanu. Dotyczy badań nad sztuką Orientu oraz innych ku...więcej »
”The Aspern Papers” is one of the masterpieces of the writer’s „small” prose, the plots of which are based on the collision of European and American cultural conscious...więcej »
This book takes us from the early childhood to the last days of George Lemaîitre, the man behind the theory of the primeval atom, now better known as Big Bang theory. But who was George Lema&...więcej »
Lorelei Knight’s parents want to get rich on her beauty. They send her to New York to be on a „girl show”. Bob Wharton, the dissolute son of a millionaire, falls in love with a gi...więcej »
In this story, a mother allows her only child, a seven-year-old boy, to die of diphtheria only so that he will never be subjected to the corrupting influence of the books written by his father, whi...więcej »
For all value investors and Charlie Munger enthusiasts, don't miss out on "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin." This book was a favorite of Munger's, and it's packed with practical wi...więcej »
Mr. Parham is a university academic of the traditional, classical sort, very much a snob and unhappy with many of the social trends of the time. Sir Bussy Woodcock is a self-made millionaire of sha...więcej »
Yet another collection of linked short stories from Oppenheim. By chance a young man and woman meet and set up an agency to aid Scotland Yard, but is romance in the air? This story deals with a you...więcej »
Over a period of time, men disappear, and later their heads are found. Meanwhile a young actress in a small part in a film on location, is disturbed by the actions of the owner of the place where t...więcej »
Awakening is one of the greatest works in American literature. Brilliant beauty Edna Pontellier, together with her husband and two wonderful kids, spend the summer in the resort town of Grand Isle....więcej »
The Aawkward age nonetheless analyzes the English character with great subtlety. The Awkward Age, which is highly praised for its natural dialogue and the subtlety of the sensation that it conveys,...więcej »
This book owes a great deal to a great many people. To Dr. John Kearns, I am greatly indebted for untiring proofreading, expert editorial guidance and supporting the book from its inception. I am d...więcej »
The story „Babe, B. A.” contains a large amount of wit, brightness and a sharp charm. All characters have a strong family resemblance to each other. Although the story seems so easy and...więcej »
One of the greatest western authors of all time, superstar pulpsmith Max Brand, the pen name of Frederick Faust, was an incredibly proficient author who wrote many books, stories, and even poetry. ...więcej »