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This is the comedy of the ancient Greek comedian Aristophanes, the earliest of his plays that have survived to this day. Together with „Mir” and „Lysistrata” refers to the „anti-war” comedies of the author. It refers to a citizen who was so tormented by the constant wars waged by his state that he made peace on his own behalf with all his neighbors, and while the rest fought and endured hardships and poverty, he lived calmly, profitably traded – in general, everything to envy...

This is a comedy of the ancient Greek comedian Aristophanes. First introduced in 408 BC e., was later redesigned and put on the scene in 388 BC. e. in a contest with four more poets. Competition results are unknown. Put on stage for the second time, in a complete rework. This was the last play staged on the stage by Aristophanes himself.

An elderly wine grower Trigay, tired of the war and strife between the Greek cities, on a giant dung beetle goes to heaven to talk with Zeus. Arriving there, Trigay learns from Hermes that Zeus and the other gods are away, and instead of them, Polemos settled in the house of the gods. Polemos threw the goddess of peace Eiren into the cave and stoned him; together with the Horror that is serving him, he is going to „powder” the Greek cities in a huge mortar depicting a war....

A woman named Lysistrata, determined to stop the senseless war, gathers women from all over Greece in the square in front of the Acropolis of Athens. She offers them „until the men make peace – do not sleep with them, do not give them, do not touch them! „. With difficulty and after much debate and bickering, women agree. They take refuge in the Acropolis and do not admit anyone to themselves. The entire civilian population is divided into two camps: women and the elderly...

Doctor Kildare approached just in time to hear Meg say to the officer, „"I heard a shot outside my apartment, then a crash. When I ran out, this man was lying on the landing... „” „"Whiskey Sour"” (1938) is a Doctor Kildare story that continues the depiction of a „"gangster"” atmosphere surrounding the young doctor as he cared for East Side streets toughs and local political bosses while defying his hospital superiors. Max Brand (1892-1944) is the best-known pen name of widel...

You don’t get a much more evocative opening than that for a Western novella called „Werewolf”, and the story lives up to both its title and that opening in ways you won’t expect from Max Brand who did write some fantastic fiction. On that bitter night Chris Royal walks into Yates Saloon to escape the storm where Cliff Main, gun happy brother of killer Harry Main, is looking for trouble over a girl both like. Words are exchanged, and there is the smell of cordite in the air. C...

Les Burchard owned the local gambling palace, half the town, and most of the surrounding territory, and Walt Devon’s thousand-acre ranch would make him king of the land. The trouble was, Devon didn’t want to sell. In a ruthless bid to claim the spread, Burchard tried everything from poker to murder. But Walt Devon was a betting man by nature, even when the stakes were his life. The way Devon figured, the odds were stacked against him. So he could either die alone... or takes ...

If you like classic animal stories you will like this one for sure. Tucker Crosden bred his dogs to be champions. Yet even by frontiersman’s brutal standards, bull terrier White Wolf was special. Tucker had great plans for the dog until it gave in to the blood-hungry laws of nature. He never thought that his prize animal would run at the head of a wolf pack one day and to be a leader among wolves in the San Jacinto Mountains or that a trick of fate would throw them together i...

Staying alive is worth a thousand dollars a day to Oliver Wilton. That’s what he’s paying Lew Sherry and Pete Long as hired guns to keep him healthy. And after riding the range, the money looks more than just a little inviting. But before Sherry and Long can pocket their first wages, Wilton is murdered. And town men were never so sad to see their boss take a bullet in the brain as Sherry and Long. Soon the pair are riding a vengeance trail – out to catch the low-down killer w...

An exciting saga of danger, adventure, and romance on the Western frontier. Bill Lancaster was a dangerous man that no one dared mess with. He was fast with a gun, deadly with his fists, and a bully who never let you forget who was tougher. Young Dan Cadigan however refused to be pushed. Mistaken for a quiet weakling, no one expected him to stand up to Bill Lancaster. Fighting him with his fists he made Lancaster realize that someone was tougher than he was. Desperate he used...

He was smiling continually, with such an air of removal above the concerns of ordinary mortals, with such an upward lifting of the head, that his fellows in the boat had called him, from the first day of labor and thirst, „The Saint.” This novelette filled with excitement, suspense, good guys and bad, and plot twists aplenty! Brand is a masterful story teller, slowly revealing his main characters’ unique idiosyncrasies, strengths and weaknesses that make them both human and a...

Kontynuacja Folwarku zwierzęcego Georga Orwella napisana przez Johna Reeda. Historia zaczyna się od śmierci Napoleona. Niepokojące się o swą przyszłość zwierzęta dowiadują się, że wygnany niegdyś Snowball żyje i ma się dobrze. Gotów jest też wrócić na farmę. Wraz z nim pojawia się kapitalizm i indywidualizm. Książka z humorem ukazuje zadziwiające perypetie kolejnych zmian w małej zwierzęcej społeczności, w której pojawiają się i rozwijają nowe idee.

Historia 41 Samodzielnej Kompani Czołgów, pancernego pododdziału rozpoznawczego Wojska Polskiego w czasie walk z Niemcami we wrześniu 1939 roku. Kompania została sformowana w sierpniu 1939 roku w Zgierzu wchodziła w skład 30 dywizji Piechoty Armii "Łódź". Na wyposażeniu posiadała 13 TK-3, polskich tankietek, które obok czołgu 7TP była podstawową bronią polskich sił pancernych. Po zaciętych walkach 41 kompania tak jak i inne rozdziały rozpoznawcze straciła zdolność bojową, j...

W wyniku eksperymentu Griffin staje się niewidzialny. Chcąc ukryć swój stan, szalony naukowiec owija się bandażem, lecz wywołuje tym niepokój mieszkańców wioski, do której przybywa, aby pracować nad odwróceniem procesu. Pragnie znów stać się normalnym człowiekiem, a zarazem wykorzystać swój wynalazek i zdobyć fortunę. Niestety kolejne próby nic nie dają, a sfrustrowany Griffin zaczyna terroryzować mieszkańców...

Na malowniczej Gotlandii, podczas sezonu turystycznego, zostaje zamordowana młoda dziewczyna. Podejrzenie pada na jej męża, jako że poprzedniego wieczora widziano, jak doszło między nimi do burzliwej kłótni. Inspektor Anders Knutas, po zapoznaniu się ze sprawą, rozpoczyna rutynowe dochodzenie. Parę dni później zostaje odnalezione ciało innej młodej kobiety zamordowanej w podobny sposób. Śledztwo zaczyna się komplikować, a inspektor musi pogodzić się z faktem, iż przyjdzie mu ...

Czas słuchania słowa Bożego jest niewątpliwie szczególnym czasem wpatrywania się w Jezusa. W adhortacji Amoris leatitia Ojciec św. przypomina, że "jest [ono] dla rodziny źródłem życia i duchowości. Całe duszpasterstwo rodzinne musi być kształtowane wewnętrznie i formować członków Kościoła domowego prze modlitewną i kościelną lekturę Pisma Świętego. Słowo Boże jest nie tylko dobrą nowiną dla życia prywatnego osób, ale również kryterium oceny i światłem, by rozeznać r...

Prawdziwe bohaterki codziennego życia często nie są świadome własnej siły. Tonia ma w życiu pod górkę. Niezbyt urodziwa i przeciętnie zdolna dziewczyna pochopnie wychodzi za mąż i szybko wpada w rolę Matki-Polki. Jej najmłodszy syn rodzi się z niepełnosprawnością i to na nią spada ciężar wymagającej opieki i terapii. Mąż Roman nie pomaga, a dodatkowo swoją postawą jeszcze utrudnia kobiecie działanie. Czy jest wyjście z tak podbramkowej sytuacji? Przejmująca opowieść ...

Accused, tried, and convicted of robbery and murder that he did not commit, Jim Seton rotted in jail for five long years. Although the townspeople said he was lucky not to hang, that wasn’t how Jim saw it. He didn’t take kindly to being railroaded. Now he was free and ready. He was an innocent man who’d been sent to hell, and he was ready, willing, and able to return the favor. „The Return of the Rancher „ is a classical western excitement at its very best by a master of the ...

Young Larry Lynmouth had been the most fabulous outlaw of them all. Now he was determined to go straight. But going straight wasn’t that easy-not with ugly leeches like Jay Cress around, who couldn’t believe any man was fool enough to be honest. Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable novel „The Outlaw”. Packed with enough action, twists and turns to please even the most die-hard fans of the genre, the novel also addresses a wide range of im...

A good classic western by Max Brand (Frederick Faust) about the famous outlaw King Bird. The King Bird, a young, reckless and mystery bandit, whose definition of happiness is freedom, the best horse, a wonderful girl, faces difficult choices when he attempts to save an old friend’s runaway daughter from a dangerous gang of robbers. „The King Bird Rides” is a fast moving, exciting, plenty of gun play and adventure. Max Brand’s action-filled stories of adventure and heroism in ...

One of the most prolific writers of all time, he wrote more than 500 novels and nearly 15 million words under the pen name of Max Brand and seventeen others. Alongside Zane Grey, the western section of any bookstore is usually packed with Max Brand titles. „The Jackson Trail” is another outstanding western that demands your attention. In it, Jesse Jackson is riding where the law feared to go... Packed with enough action and interesting twists to please even the most die-hard ...

Superstar pulpsmith Max Brand was best known for his Westerns, but his historical adventures rank among the best stories he ever wrote. He wrote somewhere around 12 or 13 historical swashbucklers not including the seven Tizzo stories. The complete tales of Tizzo the Firebrand contains the 7 stories. „The Great Betrayal” is one of it. The series is set in early 16th Century Italy. Luigi Falcone had taken in red haired street urchin Tizzo outside of the city of Perugia. Raised ...

His name was Jim Silver, but they called him Silvertip. Jim Silver, the man with tufts of silver hair over each temple, the man who sometimes looked like a horned devil in the moonlight, hungered for action as most men hunger for food. And he found plenty when bank robber Jim Lovell sought his protection – because, unknown to Silvertip, Lovell was packing a half-million dollars in stolen cash along with his Winchester. And the men he’d double-crossed had shot their way out of...

„The Face and the Doctor” is another short story by Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) who was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary westerns under the pen name Max Brand. This story filled with excitement, suspense, good guys and bad, and plot twists aplenty! Orphaned at an early age, Faust studied at the University of California, Berkeley. He became one of the most prolific writers of our time but abandoned writing at age fifty-one to become a...