With an Introduction by Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University. In The Descent of Man Darwin addresses many of the issues raised by his notorious Origin of Species: finding in the traits and instincts of animals the origins of the mental abilities of humans, of language, of our social structures and our moral capacities, he attempts to show that there...

Intimidated by her father, the rector of Knype Hill, Dorothy performs her submissive roles of dutiful daughter and bullied housekeeper. Her thoughts are taken up with the costumes she is making for the church school play, by the hopelessness of preaching to the poor and by debts she cannot pay in 1930s Depression England. Suddenly her routine shatters and Dorothy finds herself down and out...

From the bestselling author of DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGOTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Thank you Taylor Jenkins Reid for the escapism we all need- a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book' PANDORA SYKES'I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so fun' DOLLY ALDERTON'It's 365 pages of pure exhilaration'...

Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the...

Explore the history of the world in unprecedented detail with this ultimate guide to history throughout the ages. Maps don't just show us where to go, but also where we've been. If you're interested in finding out more about the biggest events in world history, then this book all about history of the world is perfect for you! This stunning history book for adults starts with...

‘Wendy Wood is the world’s foremost expert in the field, and this book is essential’ – Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit. What if you could harness the extraordinary power of your unconscious mind, which already determines so much of what you do, to achieve your goals? Shockingly, we spend nearly half our day repeating things we've done in the past without thinking...

This edition features new content for 2021 from Dr Mary Dobson: Plagues, Pandemics and Planetary Health. Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Or what it takes to put humans on the moon? Do you know what happens in the microscopic world of a life-saving vaccine? What would you do if you could travel through space and time? "A glorious scientific gaze at our world, and the universe...

Auschwitz and Birkenau were separate from each other,by about a 45 minute walk. Auschwitz was adapted to hold political prisoners in 1940 and evolved into a killing machine in 1941. Later that year a new site called Birkenau was found to extend the Auschwitz complex. Here a vast complex of buildings were constructed to hold initially Russian POWs and later Jews as a labour...

Publikacja zawiera tekst jednolity ustaw: Kodeks wykroczeń, Kodeks postępowania w sprawach o wykroczenia wraz z przepisami wprowadzającymi. W Kodeksie postępowania w sprawach o wykroczenia uwzględniono ostatnie zmiany uchwalone u schyłku 2017 r. Zaletą książki jest jej praktyczny, poręczny format, przejrzysty układ graficzny i niska cena. Łatwą orientację w materiale umożliwia obszerny...

Children's Classic Stories is a timeless collection of fairytales, fables and folktales. Many you will know by heart, others you will be familiar with and some will be new to you. Charming illustrations by renowned children's artists bring to life much-loved characters such as Dick Whittington and Snow White--and introduce many new ones-- to keep you entertained time and time again. This...

Przemoc, której dopuszczają się kobiety, stanowi tabu społeczne i historyczne. Panuje przekonanie, że brutalna kobieta to rzadkość – jest bardzo męska, jędzowata, okrutna, a jej zachowania są patologiczne. Wykracza poza role posłusznej żony, dobrej matki czy ofiary, które społeczeństwo od pokoleń stara się jej przypisać. Tymczasem przemoc nie jest związana z płcią, jak mogłoby się...

Katherine Mansfield is widely regarded as a writer who helped create the modern short story. Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1888, she came to London in 1903 to attend Queen's College and returned permanently in 1908. her first book of stories, 'In a German Pension', appeared in 1911, and she went on to write and publish an extraordinary body of work. This edition of The...

Literatura popularna w języku francuskim.

Throughout his life George Orwell aimed, in his words, to make 'political writing into an art'. This collection brings together the best of his matchless political essays and journalism with his timeless satire on totalitarianism, Animal Farm. It includes articles on subjects from the corruption of language to the oppressive British Empire; his masterly wartime Socialist polemic, 'The Lion...

To zbiór prawie wszystkich wierszy Jeremiego Przybory. Teksty znane i pamiętane z kolejnych wieczorów Kabaretu Starszych Panów, teksty z kolejnych Divertiment, ale także z Balladyny '68, z Piotrusia Pana, wiersze częściowo rozproszone... Choć większość z nich żyje dla nas, czytelników, z muzyką Jerzego Wasowskiego, to przecież są to nie tylko piosenki! To zachwycająca poezja, liryka w...

With this intensely moving short novel, Edith Wharton set out ‘to draw life as it really was’ in the lonely villages and desolate farms of the harsh New England mountains. Through the eyes of a visitor from the city, trapped for a winter in snowbound Starkfield, readers glimpse the hidden histories of this austere and beautiful land. Piecing together the story of monosyllabic Ethan Frome,...

One of the great classics of western literature, Les Misérables is a magisterial work which is rich in both character portrayal and meticulous historical description. Characters such as the absurdly criminalised Valjean, the street urchin Gavroche, the rascal Thenardier, the implacable detective Javert, and the pitiful figure of the prostitute Fantine and her daughter Cosette, have entered...

Krew, pot, łzy i dwadzieścia lat historii. „Selekcja” to nie tylko legendarna impreza, która przez dwadzieścia lat otwierała finalistom drzwi do polskich jednostek specjalnych. To granicząca z szaleństwem determinacja i poświęcenie ale i charyzma i starania Majora Kupsa. Jednak „Selekcja” to przede wszystkim ludzie – ich dążenia, marzenia i emocje. To niemal nieludzki wysiłek w trakcie...

Kurz dominuje nad Kabulem, nad stertami plastikowych śmieci, nad opium i haszyszem. Nad bogami wojny i nad biedotą. Góruje nad Panem Prezydentem Karzajem, jego dworem i dzielnymi amerykańskimi żołnierzami i międzynarodową koalicją NATO ISAF. Kurz, który uzależnił tysiące ćpunów wojennych. Nikomu nie jest darowane. Nigdy jeszcze w historii tego kraju nikt tak dokładnie nie wymieszał kurzu,...

Autorzy na samym początku zapowiadają, że chodzi im o nową analizę bitwy o Monte Cassino oraz marsz na Rzym, którego była częścią "przez pryzmat osobowości dowódców". I ci dowódcy nie wszyscy są u nich bohaterami. Niewątpliwą zaletą jest przedstawienie drugiej strony, szczególnie znowu dowódców, nie jako krwawych i fanatycznych zbrodniarzy, tylko jako ludzi na swój sposób rozsądnie...