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Beatrix – ebook
Honoré de Balzac
This novel opens in the old town of Guerande which still enclosed by mighty walls and possesses moats still full of water. The houses have not changed and the streets are as they were one hundred years in the past. It is the family seat of the de Guenics. The old society of the town gather here to play cards and gossip, often about the younger generations. The son of the house, Calyste, is going to...Data dostępności:
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The Aspern Papers – ebook
Henry James
”The Aspern Papers” is one of the masterpieces of the writer’s „small” prose, the plots of which are based on the collision of European and American cultural consciousness, the „point of view” of an individual and social stereotypes, the „book” perception of the world and individual experience. The tragicomic search by the hapless biographer of the lost letters of the great poet is the conflict of...Data dostępności:
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The Causal Universe – ebook
A collection of essays dealing with causality, a core issue for both science and philosophy. The Reader will learn about different types of causality in complex systems and about new perspectives on this issue based on physical and cosmological considerations. In addition, the collection includes essays pertaining to the problem of causality in ancient Greek philosophy, and to the problem of God’s...Data dostępności:
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Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 24/1 – eprasa
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The first fascicle of the annual journal on Polish excavations carried out in the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East chronicles Polish archaeological presence in the region, from Cyprus to Sudan and from Egypt to Armenia, in the seasons of 2012 and 2013. The excavated data is presented in the form of general reports and detailed studies encompassing different fields of research, from art history...Data dostępności:
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The last secret - The beginnings of the end – ebook
Shirman Stoone
It is a story, full of dialogue and based on the Bible, about the birth and early life of Jesus from Nazareth. Was Jesus from Nazareth really born on Monday, September 4th 6 B.C.? Just like the subtitle suggests (The Beginning of the End); the birth of Jesus from Nazareth is the beginning of the end – the end of the world. It should be mentioned here, that according to the Bible, these events are always...Data dostępności:
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Ursula – ebook
Honoré de Balzac
„Ursula” novel is one of the pillars of the „Scenes of Provincial Life” section of Honoré de Balzac’s story cycle „The Human Comedy”. Through a series of tragedies and coincidences, a kind and pious teenager named Ursula has been taken in by an octogenarian wealthy doctor, Denis Minoret. Inspired by Ursula’s goodness, Minoret decides to make her his chief heir. This incites the ire of his other relatives,...Data dostępności:
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The Emergence of Normative Orders – ebook
Key points addresses philosophical and scientific issues connected with the origins of morality, rationality, justice and other normative orders brings together contributions by philosophers and psychologists Description A collection of essays assessing the origins of various rule-based systems including, but not limited to, morality, rationality and justice from the perspectives of both philosophy...Data dostępności:
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New Testament (Easy Navigation) – ebook
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A reliable translation of the New Testament based on the Majority Text. Key features: The World English Bible translation - update of the famous American Standard Version. Fairly literal translation in informal, spoken English, designed to sound good and be accurate when read aloud. Helpful translation notes covering multiple possible readings, original wording and significant variants. A...Data dostępności:
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Better Dead – ebook
J.M. Barrie
Scottish-born author and playwright Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) first established himself in the public eye as a writer of children’s books and humorous plays. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys. According to historians of Barrie’s life and work, „Better Dead”...Data dostępności:
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The House of the Dead – ebook
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Aleksandr Petrovich lives through a spiritual re-awakening that culminates with his release from the prison camp. The narrator has been sentenced to penalty deportation to Siberia and ten years of hard labor for murdering his wife. Published in 1861, „House of the Dead” is a semi-autobiographical work based upon Dostoevsky’s exile to Siberia where he was punished with „hard labor” after he was initially...Data dostępności:
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