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Deep in the desolate steppe, Captain Khabarov waits out his service at a camp where the news arrives in bundles of last year’s papers and rations turn up rotting in their trucks. The captain hopes for nothing more from life than a meagre pension and a state-owned flat. Until, one Spring, he decides to plant a field of potatoes to feed his half-starved men... This blackly comic novel shows the unsettling...

The Gambler - a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a Russian novelist, philosopher and short story writer. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychological novelists in world literature. The first-person narrative is told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family living in a suite at a German hotel. The patriarch of the family, The General,...

Using over 40 simple lessons, How to Lead Smart People shows you how to manage a team of equals with intelligence and diplomacy. Traditional skills are re-evaluated for the leader of a smart team. Split into three sections: leading yourself, leading your team and leading your organisation, the book offers advice for 360-degree management. How to Lead Smart People teaches core skills such as decision-making...

W 1975 roku, w ruinach niewielkiej świątyni na zachodnim krańcu Palmyry, polscy archeolodzy odnaleźli świetnie zachowany posąg Ateny, którą w tym regionie identyfikowano z boginią imieniem Allat. Bogini ta, mimo że nie zajmowała czołowego miejsca w palmyreńskim Panteonie, była otaczana wielką czcią przez okoliczne plemiona arabskie. Książka autorstwa samego odkrywcy, Michała Gawlikowskiego – profesora...