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„Moje piosenki. To po prostu mój świat” to śpiewnik-książka Wiktora Okroja. Artysty, którego niewątpliwie określić można jako człowieka-orkiestrę – autora tekstów, muzyki i książek poetyckich, społecznika aktywnie udzielającego się w środowisku (nie tylko artystycznym) rodzinnego Krakowa.„To po prostu mój świat” to Książka mężczyzny z dziecięcym porażeniem mózgowym, który wychodzi poza ramy ograniczeń – podróżuje, nagrywa autorską muzykę, jako samouk wciąż rozwija swoje ...

Opowiadanie o sześćdziesięcioletniej kobiecie, Pani C., która na skutek towarzyskiego skandalu, spowodowanego ucieczką zamężnej kobiety z młodym mężczyzną, przypomina sobie historię sprzed 20 lat. Postanawia opowiedzieć o 24 godzinach ze swojego życia, które na zawsze ją zmieniły.Dwadzieścia lat wcześniej, tuż po śmierci swojego męża, poznała w kasynie młodego Polaka, nałogowego hazardzistę. Spędziła z nim noc, właściwie nic o nim nie wiedząc. Mężczyzna wyznał jej tylko, że p...

“War of the Classes” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.War of the Classes is a series of essays by Jack London. The collection consists of these titles: The Class Struggle, The Tramp, The Scab, The Question of the Maximum,A Review, Wanted: A New Land of Development, How I Became a Socialist.

“When God Laughs & Other Stories” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.When God Laughs & Other Stories is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of twelve moving and thrilling stories such as: When God Laughs, A Wicked Woman, Make Westing or The Curious Fragment.

“The Turtles of Tasman” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Turtles of Tasman is a series of short stories and plays by Jack London. It consists of eight moving and thrilling stories such as: By the Turtles of the Tasman, The Hobo and the Fairy or The First Poet.

“The Valley of the Moon” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The novel The Valley of the Moon is a story of a working-class couple, Billy and Saxon Roberts, struggling laborers in Oakland at the Turn-of-the-Century, who leave city life behind and search Central and Northern California for suitable farmland to own. The book is notable for its scenes in whi...

“Theft” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Theft is a political piece set in Washington, DC. A Congressman, Howard Knox, is ready to reveal the corrupt practices of Anthony Starkweather, a wealthy industrialist. To complicate matters, Starkweather's daughter is helping Knox. The play's underlying anti-capitalist theme is also found in some of London's ot...

“The Star Rover” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Star Rover is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack London. A framing story is told in the first person by Darrell Standing, a university professor serving life imprisonment in San Quentin State Prison for murder. Prison officials try to break his spirit by means of a torture device called...

“Tales of the Fish Patrol” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Tales of the Fish Patrol is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of seven moving and thrilling stories such as: White and Yellow, The King of the Greeks or The Siege of the "Lancashire Queen".

“The Strength of the Strong” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Strength of the Strong is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of seven moving and thrilling stories such as: The Strength of the Strong, The Enemy of All the World or The Sea-Farmer.

„Stwierdzenie, że uczeni (najczęściej historycy) odgrywający rolę publicznych intelektualistów wpływają na politykę pamięci albo politykę historyczną, jest truizmem […]. Zachodzące we współczesnym świecie zmiany komunikacyjne z jednej strony pozbawiły zawodowych historyków monopolu na kreowanie społecznego rozumienia historii, z drugiej zaś umożliwiły niektórym spośród nich w większym aniżeli kiedykolwiek wcześniej stopniu odgrywania roli publicznych intelektualistów za...

“The Son of the Wolf” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Son of the Wolf is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of nine moving and thrilling stories such as: The Son of the Wolf, In a Far Country, The Wisdom of the Trail or The Wife of a King.

“A Son of the Sun” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.A Son of the Sun is a novel by Jack London. It is set in the South Pacific at the beginning of the 20th century and consists of eight separate stories. David Grief is a forty-year-old English adventurer who came to the South seas years ago and became rich. As a businessman he owns offices in Sydney, b...

Sprawiedliwość i polityka. Te dwa słowa tworzą rdzeń tytułu książki Łukasza Jasińskiego „Sprawiedliwość i polityka. Działalność Głównej Komisji Badania Zbrodni Niemieckich/Hitlerowskich w Polsce 1945-1989”. Autor pokazuje uwikłanie w politykę zarówno Głównej Komisji Badania Zbrodni Niemieckich/Hitlerowskich w Polsce, jak i całego procesu powojennych rozliczeń. W przypadku Głównej Komisji przykładów jest bez liku. Poczynając od zmiany nazwy instytucji w 1949 r. po powsta...

“South Sea Tales” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.South Sea Tales is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of eight moving and thrilling stories such as: The Whale Tooth, The Terrible Solomons or The Seed of McCoy.

Opowieść wigilijna należy do wąskiego kanonu najsłynniejszych bajek świata, a równocześnie do kanonu lektur szkolnych. Bajka została przetłumaczona i oddana po polsku pięknym, a zarazem pełnym życia językiem. Będzie brzmiała przyjaźnie przy czytaniu najmłodszym, a równocześnie z powodzeniem stanie się pierwszą lekturą dzieci zaczynających czytać.Książka została bogato zilustrowana przez uwielbianego w Polsce i za granicą polskiego artystę, Artura Piątka. Jego praca wyróżnia s...

Michał Beczek, autor świetnie przyjętej książki „Wikingowie na Rusi”, kontynuuje podróż przez ogromne obszary położone między Bugiem a Wołgą, Morzem Białym a Morzem Czarnym. Tym razem prezentuje nam klejnot ruskiej państwowości – armię. Zanim nawałnica mongolska na długie lata starła ambicje potomków Ruryka, ich wojska budziły postrach na dalekich stepach i w przesławnym Konstantynopolu.Kiedy skandynawscy „Rusowie” stali się słowiańskimi „Rusinami”? Jak prezentował się ekwipu...

“Smoke Bellew” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Smoke Bellew Jack London's adventure novel, set in Alaska, during the "gold rush". The title character, Christopher Bellew, is a young man from a good home, educated, resident of a big city, working in the editorial office of one of the newspapers. When, during a meeting with his uncle, he learns about a ...

Młoda aktorka, Klara, ma szansę zagrać rolę życia w wysokobudżetowej produkcji. Aby przygotować się do tego zadania, wstępuje do wojska, do służby przygotowawczej. Dziewczyna zmienia całkowicie swój sposób bycia, chociaż nie jest jej łatwo. Poznaje nowych ludzi, a także nieustannie walczy z własnymi słabościami. Nie jest prosto przystosować się do zimnego, zdyscyplinowanego środowiska, zwłaszcza że dowódca, pułkownik Zieniewicz, nie pała do niej zbyt wielką sympatią. Jedynie ...

“The Scarlet Plague” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel written by Jack London.. The book was noted in 2020 as having been very similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially given London wrote it at a time when the world was not as quickly connected by travel as it is today.

“The Road” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Road is an autobiographical memoir by Jack London. It is London's account of his experiences as a hobo in the 1890s, during the worst economic depression the United States had experienced up to that time. He describes his experiences hopping freight trains, "holding down" a train when the crew is trying t...

“The Red One” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The Red One is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of four moving and thrilling stories such as: The Red One, The Hussy, Like Argus of the Ancient Times and The Princess.

“Revolution and Other Essays” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.Revolution and Other Essays is a series of essays by Jack London. The collection consists of these titles: Revolution, The Somnambulists, The Dignity of Dollars, Goliah, The Golden Poppy, The Shrinkage of the Planet, The House Beautiful, The Gold Hunters of the North, Fomá Gordyéeff, These ...

“The People of the Abyss” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.The People of the Abyss (1903) is a book by Jack London made up of his firsthand account of life in the East End of London. George Orwell was inspired by The People of the Abyss, which he had read in his teens. In the 1930s, he began disguising himself as a derelict and made tramping expedition...