Mówimy tak, jakbyśmy rozumieli znaczenie tego słowa. Mówi się o pozostawaniu na czyjejś łasce. Podejrzani politycy z kolei popadają w niełaskę. Możemy nazwać kogoś łaskawcą – zarówno w dobrej, jak i złej wierze. Można wrócić do łask lub wypaść z łask; łaska może także na nas spłynąć. Używamy słowa „łaska” tak, jakbyśmy wiedzieli, co ono oznacza.Ale czy naprawdę rozumiemy, czym jest łaska? Czy zadowoliliśmy się słabiutką łaską, która grzecznie wpasowuje się w wersy hymnu ...

Kontynuacja fascynującej biografii Napoleona, po mistrzowsku napisana przez Maxa Gallo. Druga część zbeletryzowanej biografii Napoleona, obejmuje lata 1806–1821. Cesarz pokonuje największych władców: pod Jeną, pod Frydlandem, pod Wagram. Jego podboje nie ograniczają się do bitewnych pół, z nie mniejszą energią zdobywa kobiety: Polkę Marię Walewską i Austriaczkę Marię Ludwikę, wnuczkę Marii Antoniny. W 1812 roku na czele Wielkiej Armii wkracza do Rosji. Odtąd powoli jego g...

System edukacji zapadł się pod ciężarem własnych, nierealnych założeń i z tej zapaści długo się nie podniesie. A twoje dziecko spędzi dwanaście lat w szkole, która nie stwarza dla niego wystarczających warunków do pełnego, wartościowego rozwoju. Co powinieneś, rodzicu, zrobić w tej sytuacji? Uciekać czy walczyć? Ani jedno, ani drugie. Po prostu udziel swemu dziecku mądrego, adekwatnego wsparcia, które poprawi jego dobrostan, a nie jeszcze bardziej go naruszy. Twoim główny...

Jedna z najlepszych książek o wojnie w Korei, jakie kiedykolwiek napisano „Wyśmienita opowieść pióra mistrza tego gatunku” – „Daily Mail” „Wnikliwa i godna podziwu” – „The New York Times” Inwazja komunistycznej Korei Północnej na Koreę Południową w czerwcu 1950 roku rozpoczęła jedną z najkrwawszych odsłon powojennej historii świata. Konflikt skutkował poważnymi zmianami geopolitycznymi: podziałem na dwa państwa koreańskie, zwiększeniem roli Stanów Zjednoczonych jako lid...

Tajemnice, morderstwa, terror.Cała prawda o sektach i technikach manipulacji stosowanych przez ich przywódców.  Kim był przywódca sekty narkosatanistów, która owijała drutem ciała swoich ofiar, aby potem móc z ich kręgosłupów robić magiczne naszyjniki?Jak Keith Raniere sprawił, że uczestniczki warsztatów samorozwoju zamieniły się w grupę seksualnych niewolnic, którym wypalano na ciele jego inicjały?W jaki sposób Jim Jones doprowadził ponad 900 swoich wyznawców do najwięk...

Arcyważny i niemający precedensu na polskim rynku wydawniczym tom dzieł zebranych Maxa Blechera – artysty, który dzięki intensywności tego, co stworzył w trakcie niespełna trzydziestoletniego życia zapisał się jako jeden z najwybitniejszych pisarzy rumuńskich XX w. i jeden z najważniejszych twórców literatury europejskiej swoich czasów.Niebywałe połączenie surrealnej wyobraźni, wyrafinowanego, poetyckiego języka i okrutnej precyzji w opisie doświadczenia choroby i ciele...

Another great Max Brand western, first written in 1921. The story follows a cousin who was taken in by his uncle and his two sons. They make fun of him, and use his size and strength to do the hard chores they can’t do. The huge, lumbering outlaw Bull Hunter intends to hunt down and kill the men responsible for his uncle’s death. When he finds out that the ringleader is already behind bars, he devises a clever plot to spring his nemesis in order to dispense his comeuppance,...

Max Brand’s action-filled stories of adventure and heroism in the American West continue to entertain readers throughout the world. „"Chip Traps A Sheriff"” is one of his work. Neatly plotted and briskly told, it illustrates Brand’s remarkable gift for storytelling. One of the greatest western authors of all time. Max Brand leads the reader on a very authentic tale of the old west the way it was. Brand penned over 200 full-length Westerns in his career, including „"Destry R...

An exciting Western tale of a honorable thief who steals from crooks and ends up saving a family from the ruthless and conniving hands of a cousin who is trying to insert himself into their fortunes. There’s lots of action with good characterizations and even some political and philosophical insights that gives the story a depth of being more than just an action yarn. There’s a hired investigator, who saves him repeatedly, at risk to himself, and there is a lovely girl who ...

Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author best known for his thoughtful Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres, he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. This is one of his work. Three men, each traveling alone, head for the town of Loomis, where they will meet in a violent confrontation that will leave one of them dead by morning. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary cha...

Carrick Dunmore seemed to be nothing more than a happy-go-lucky cowboy whose main pastimes were drinking and sleeping. He wasn’t the kind of man who could challenge Jim Tankerton, the outlaw chief whose cruel violence terrorized the countryside. But Dunmore had a few tricks to outwit old Jim... One of many recommended westerns by this prolific author. Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literar...

Max Brand (1892-1944) is the best-known pen name of widely acclaimed author Frederick Faust, creator of Destry, Dr. Kildare, and other beloved fictional characters. 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 war correspondent in World War II, where he was killed while serving in Italy. This is one of his work. The plot is well con...

This fast-paced story is about a tough rebel named Destry who is sent to prison for years, serving time for a crime he did not commit. Once out, he aims to seek revenge on the 12 jury members who sent him to prison and voted for his incarceration. However, his mission isn’t to kill but to find other unique ways as punishment and to make their lives miserable. Neatly plotted and briskly told, it illustrates Brand’s remarkable gift for storytelling. One of the greatest wester...

At 30, Bill Naylor had spent half his life behind bars. Free again, and while looking for a new job, he saves a man from drowning. For Bill Naylor, there are all the others in the world, when it comes to being an outlaw, and there is Barry Christian. For Bill, Christian is the best, and the two wind up together, so Bill is all too ready to do the toughest thing that Christian has to throw his way. It involves killing Silvertip. It is Naylor’s chance to prove himself, and he...

In his last evil plan, the dying Steve Wycombe wills his land, stock, and cash to his three worst enemies, Morris Delgas, Harry Rutherford, and Jim Silver, with the knowledge that sooner or later there would be violence over the inheritance. He actually dictates his will while dying from being shot in the stomach. He makes them, one honest man and two crooked, run his ranch. He knows that it is only a matter of time before they come to blows, but that is exactly what he wan...

Rodeo Ranch has earned its name from the rodeo that the wealthy, aged Ramon Alvarez sponsors there. An attempt has been made on Alvarez’s life, and Alvarez believes his would-be killer is a member of a secret league bent on his destruction. He approaches Duds Kobbe, winner of the rodeo’s shooting competition, and offers him a job as a personal bodyguard, promising a fabulous reward for doing the job. The only catch is that, while employed, Kobbe cannot leave the Alvarez est...

Riders of the Silences was written under the pseudonym of John Frederick. The story is a Western saga based in part on Arthurian legends. Pierre le Rouge, the bastard child of Martin Ryder and his red-haired mistress, was sent off as an infant to be raised by Canadian friars. When his father sends for him after being wounded by the legendary gunman McGurk, Pierre races eight hundred miles to Martin’s side, determined to avenge his father’s attack. This Western from prolific...

A Novel of Adventure. A quest for a fabulous treasure. The ordeal of Sam Culver. He gets mugged and shanghaied aboard the ship Spindrift. A race for exquisite pearls belonging to a man who is about to die. Prolific in many genres Max Brand wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. "The Luck of the Spindrift" is not the usual Max Brand Western - it’s a South Seas treasure hunt adventure. The plot is well constructed with well drawn sub...

No writer captured the excitement, humanity, or adventure of the American West better than Max Brand. ""Silvertip’s Roundup"" is and Old Western tale of adventure told by Max Brand, one of America’s favorite Western writers. Brand tells the story of the legendary Arizona Jim ""Silvertip"" Silver, who shoots fast, stays cook, and brings to justice killers and thieves who make a habit of taking the law into their own hands. No criminal was safe from Silvertip’s brilliant mind...

Raw frontier action is epitomized in Lee Porfilo. With a penchant for settling his problems with his fists, a penniless fighter constantly in trouble, he finds himself framed for murder by wealthy and powerful ranchers. Now he has an enemy for life. In a desperate bid to prove his innocence, flees into the wilderness, with the law and bounty hunters in hot pursuit. An interesting story written in the older style of language usage that you’ll find in other Max Brand western ...

If you enjoy a fast moving Western dealing with vengeance and well-deserved payback, you’ll like "The Rangeland Avenger" by Max Brand. When Riley Sinclair heads into the town of Sour Creek to seek vengeance for the death of his brother, he doesn’t expect any trouble given his reputation and his skills with a gun. He is not prepared for Cold Feet, however, a man locally known for his abject lack of courage and his non existent fighting skills. A soft spoken but ruthless gunm...

The story of young, hardworking rancher John Saxon who suffers abuse from the mean-spirited Bob Witherell. With a great show of self-discipline and character, Saxon gains skill as a gunsman, and takes down Witherell in a duel ... but Witherell is not ordinary bully, he is also the brother of the notorious outlaw, The Solitaire, of national repute and a "list of dead men ... long and crowded with important names. One of many recommended Westerns by this prolific author. Fred...

Ponad dwa miliony sprzedanych egzemplarzy pierwszego wydania!Dwadzieścia pięć lat temu John C. Maxwell opublikował książkę Bądź liderem! (tytuł oryginału Developing the Leader Within You), która zmieniła sposób myślenia o przywództwie i pomogła milionom czytelników rozwijać u siebie cechy skutecznego lidera. Teraz Maxwell odświeżył tę rewolucyjną książkę i zawarł w niej spostrzeżenia i praktyki, których nauczył się od czasu, jaki upłynął od pierwszego wydania. W nowym wydaniu...

Hawks and Eagles is the author’s classic. The brand is a great storyteller who shows his enthusiasm for humans and animals, such characters as a professor, a small dog, and Mole. Joe Good, the protagonist, he’s twenty years old. His father was killed by the richest man in the city, because he wants a good ranch not to be. A good, lazy, prickly guy who lacks a sense of respect and respect for everyone in the city. The only thing he can do is to handle a whip with such skill ...