Czy można na 80 stronach albumu fotograficznego dokonać prezentacji 38-milionowego kraju bogatego w zabytki swojej tysiącletniej historii, geograficznie i przyrodniczo zróżnicowanego, z dostępem do morza, mającego góry, obfitującego w jeziora i duże kompleksy leśne, z licznymi ośrodkami przemysłowymi i tradycyjną jeszcze wsią? Autorzy albumu podjęli się tego zadania, przedstawiając to, co w...

The first of three notebooks belonging to Barry Loser perfect for reluctant readers, this silly series will be enjoyed by fans of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" "I've never minded that my name's Barry Loser because my coolness has always cancelled it out, but ever since Darren Darrenofski joined school with his horrible little crocodile face he's been completely ruining my life about...

This striking and innovative collection of jazz covers presents the designs that defined a sound. Containing record covers from the 1940s through to the early 1990s, each reproduction is accompanied with essential background information. Spanning photographic and illustrative works, these album artworks are a marriage of music and design and a remarkable history of jazz.

Przygotowany z okazji kanonizacji Jana Pawła II, pierwszy modlitewnik, w którym zamieszczono modlitwy za wstawiennictwem nowego Świętego. Modlitewnik wstępem opatrzył kard. Stanisław Dziwisz. Do ich napisania zaproszono wiele znakomitych osobistości, m.in.: ks bpa Grzegorza Rysia, ks. bpa Józefa Zawitkowskiego, ks. Henryka Romanika, ks. Leszka Smolińskiego i innych. W modlitewniku znalazły...

Jean... Qu est-ce que tu dirais si j avais fait quelque chose de grave ? » J avoue que cette question ne m avait pas alarmé. Peut-etre a cause du ton détaché qu elle avait pris, comme on cite les paroles d une chanson ou les vers d un poeme. Et a cause de ce : « Jean... Qu est-ce que tu dirais... » c était justement un vers qui m était revenu a la mémoire : « ... Dis, Blaise, sommes-nous bien...

START level 1, opowiada historię zwykłego człowieka, który nagle budzi się w innym świecie. Henry, początkowo wycofany ze społeczeństwa ma na celu jedynie przeżycie. Okazuje się, że nowy świat jest spełnieniem jego marzeń. Obowiązuje tam system gier, rozwijanie się poprzez zdobywanie doświadczenia. Cała książka opiera się na tzw. „boskiej grze”, według której kolejni bogowie przyzywają do...

Anatomy texts just don’t get any better than Gray's Anatomy for Students! Now in its 3rd edition, this completely revised medical textbook continues its focus on just the core information you need for your anatomy courses, presenting everything in an easy-to-read, visually appealing format that facilitates study. Key Features Obtain reliable, accessible coverage...

Cognitive Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies traces 14 ground-breaking studies by researchers such as Chomsky, Tulving, and Stroop to re-examine and reflect on their findings and engage in a lively discussion of the subsequent work that they have inspired. Revisiting the Classic Studies is a series of texts that introduces readers to the studies in psychology that...

Szósty tom serii „From Queen Anne to Queen Victoria” zawiera artykuły dotyczące kwestii związanych ze sztukami wizualnymi i muzyką, religią, problematyką gender oraz zagadnieniami społeczno-politycznymi, pojawiających się w Wielkiej Brytanii w XVIII i XIX w. Autorzy podejmują nowe wątki w dyskusji lub kontynuują tematy poruszane w poprzednich tomach, często w szerszym kontekście naukowym,...

Don't just think deep, think wide. From pandemics to populism, AI to ISIS, wealth inequity to climate change, humanity faces unprecedented challenges that threaten our very existence. But how we see them affects how we respond and lets us uncover hidden options that expand our thinking. In this bold, optimistic book, the authors of the bestselling Big Data show how humans have a unique...

This book has been designed as a guide for foreigners studying in Poland. The preparation of such a book for this particular kind of recipient represents a much-needed and valuable initiative, as there are considered to be far too few publications of this kind. For this book offers in an understandable and digestible form basic information on the past and present of Poland, with particular...

A los pies de los Carpatos, a la orilla del rio Vistula, se encuentra una ciudad que ocupa un lugar muy especial en los corazones de los Polacos. Esta ciudad es Cracovia. <br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial,...

In business, it’s not enough for people to like you, they need to love you! Learn how building loyalty and modeling great customer service behavior to develop frontline teams is the key to building raving fans. To thrive in today’s economy, it’s not enough for customers to merely like you. They have to love you. Win their hearts and they will not only purchase...

From Apple to Youtube, Google Play to Spotify, the music industry has seen monumental changes in past decades. Record labels have had to adapt to the demand for instantly accessible, low-cost music whilst coping with significant increases in music piracy. But what do these changes mean for aspiring and established artists? Donald Passman is one of the most trusted music...

Polska jest krajem dość jednolitym kulturowo, niemniej jednak zauważalny jest pewien regionalizm, odrębności w obyczajach ludzi, w budownictwie, w sztuce. W niniejszym albumie dokonano podziału na regiony: sielskie Mazowsze, pełne jezior Mazury i Podlasie, nadmorskie Pomorze, historyczna Wielkopolska i Kujawy, skomplikowany dziejowo Śląsk, bogata w zabytki Małopolska.

The Details identifies the authentic classics amongst men's accessories and explains how each item has developed. The book tells the stories of their design; the brand, company, or iconic figure that started it all; and how each item has shaped the way men dress today. The leather biker boot, as we know it today, takes its stylistic cues from the toughened boots worn by the loggers and...

Kama signifies sensual or sexual pleasure, and sutra literally means a thread or rule that holds things together, or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. The book of Kama Sutra is not just an exclusive sex manual however, it features a complete guide to a virtuous and gracious living that discusses the nature of love, family life and other aspects pertaining to pleasure...

George Orwell's masterwork, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World' 'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith...

This book is about reading. Throughout the book, the author explains the complexity of the dual-language involvement of FL/L2 reading by showing how L1 and FL/L2 factors interplay in FL/L2 reading. The main aim of the book is to explore reading in English in the foreign/second language context as a cross-linguistic phenomenon and to present the results of a think-aloud study which...

Some forty years after his death Le Corbusier remains one of the most influential of architects, the most famous of the Modernists whose name is familiar all over the world. This introduction for children of ten and over - but one that will fascinate architecture-minded adults too - brings to life the man, the architect, his work and the world in which he lived. The words are his own and...