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Ktoś mądry powiedział: „Śmierć kończy wszystko, lecz nim do niej dojdzie, dokonać można dzieł wartościowych” – w jakim stopniu mi się to udaje, pozostawiam ocenie drogich Czytelników, którzy niewątpliwie spostrzegli, że uprawiam narcyzm; robię to z rozmysłem, dla utrzymywania doskonałego samopoczucia programującego podświadomość, gdyż to daje znakomite zdrowie – jakie mi dopisuje, w kierunku 100 + VAT – lat życia.
Doktor Jerzy Alojzy Sikora urodził się w 1930 roku w Cieszynie. Jest absolwentem Wydziału Prawa Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach. Ma szeroki wachlarz zainteresowań, szczególnie fascynuje go wiedza z pogranicza nauk empirycznych; uważa, że dla dobra ludzkości trzeba bezustannie przesuwać granice poznania. Jego program komputerowy – służący do sporządzenia wydruku rocznego biodiagramu, z wyprzedzeniem sygnalizujący dni, w które szczególnie grozi niepowodzenie, oraz wahania kondycji fizycznej, psychicznej i intelektualnej, a ponadto umożliwia ustalenie biopowinowactwa z partnerem – jest do ściągnięcia bezpłatnie z internetu.
June 1, 1943, Eastern Poland. Within just a few hours, the village of Sochy had ceased to exist. Buildings were burned. Residents shot. Among the survivors was nine-year-old Teresa Ferenc, who saw her family murdered by German soldiers, and would never forget what she witnessed the day she became an orphan. The horror of that event was etched into her very being and passed on to her daughter, author Anna Janko. A Little Annihilation bears witness to both the crime and its aftershocks—the trauma visited on the next generation—as revealed in a beautifully scripted and deeply personal mother-daughter dialogue. As she fathoms the full dimension of the tragedy, Janko reflects on memory and loss, the ethics of helplessness, and the lingering effects of war.
This new edition of the wildly popular cocktail book features revised and updated texts and a bold new cover.
Sixty of the world’s coolest and most influential women are the inspiration for this refreshing and fun collection of drink recipes that are sure to bring extra zest to your cocktail shaker. Free the Tipple pays tribute to a brilliant range of diverse women from the 20th century to today who have made waves in entertainment, the arts, politics, fashion, literature, sports, and science, including Frida Kahlo, Rihanna, Serena Williams, Virginia Woolf, Yoko Ono, Zaha Hadid, Marlene Dietrich, Zadie Smith, and more. Each double-page spread features a recipe crafted to reflect its namesake’s personality, style, or legacy. This ranges from The Gloria Steinem, which uses a complex liquor with a radical twist, to The Beyoncé, made, of course, with lemonade. The cocktails are simple to make, kitchen-tested, and incorporate easy-to find ingredients. Snappy, informative biographies, illustrated with vibrant portraits, offer revealing insights into the women's lives. This highly original guide to delicious beverages is a perfect gift for those in your life who encourage and inspire you.
Portraiture is one of the oldest and most studied genres of art. While most scholars will look at a painting's composition, style, and themes, often questions remain unanswered-who were these people and why were they painted? This entertaining book reveals the identities and lives of some of the most famous characters that populate art history-from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Readers will learn how the fifteen-year-old subject of da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine nearly destroyed a marriage; that van Dyck's depiction of Prudence in wild clothes is actually one of the most controversial aristocrats of the seventeenth century; and that Francis Bacon's character George Dyer was a man he met in a Soho nightclub.
These and other stories behind works by Picasso, Klimt, Rubens, Warhol, and dozens of other artists show how portraiture remains one of the most enthralling genres. Based on art scholarship and conveyed in an accessible tone, these fascinating tales of power, lust, intrigue, jealousy, vengeance, and romance will help readers understand masterpieces of art history in an entirely new light
A modernist work of profound wisdom that continues to enthral readers with its subtle blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf is revised by Walter Sorell from the original translation by Basil Creighton.
At first sight Harry Haller seems a respectable, educated man. In reality he is the Steppenwolf: wild, strange, alienated from society and repulsed by the modern age. But as he is drawn into a series of dreamlike and sometimes savage encounters - accompanied by, among others, Mozart, Goethe and the bewitching Hermione - the misanthropic Haller discovers a higher truth, and the possibility of happiness.
This blistering portrayal of a man who feels himself to be half-human and half-wolf was the bible of the 1960s counterculture, capturing the mood of a disaffected generation, and remains a haunting story of estrangement and redemption.
The definitive biography of the late Leonard Cohen - singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist. The genius behind such classic songs as Suzanne, So Long, Marianne, Bird on the Wire and Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a man of spirituality, emotion, and intelligence whose work has explored the definitive issues of human life - sex, religion, power, meaning, love. I'm Your Man explores the facets of Cohen's life.
Renowned music journalist Sylvie Simmons draws on Cohen's private archives and a wealth of interviews with many of his closest associates, colleagues, and other artists whose work he has inspired. Containing exclusive material and interviews, this is the biography to buy on Leonard Cohen.
The renowned social scientist, professor, and bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delivers his most urgent and compelling book: an eye-opening exploration of the human side of the misinformation crisis, examining what drives otherwise rational people to adopt deeply irrational beliefs.
Misinformation affects us daily, from social media to politics and even personal relationships. Policing social media alone cannot solve the complex problem shaped by partisan politics and subjective interpretations of truth.
In Misbelief social scientist Dan Ariely explores the behaviour of 'misbelief' that leads people to distrust accepted truths and embrace conspiracy theories. Misinformation taps into something innate in all of us, regardless of political affiliation. By understanding this psychology, we can mitigate its effects. Grounded in research and Ariely's personal experience as a target of disinformation, the book analyses the psychological drivers behind adopting irrational beliefs. Ariely reveals the emotional, cognitive, personality, and social elements that drive people towards false information and mistrust.
Despite advanced AI generating convincing fake news, Ariely offers hope. Awareness of the forces fuelling misbelief makes individuals and society more resilient. Combating misbelief requires empathy, not conflict. Recognising misbelief as a human problem allows us to be part of the solution.
Dive into wonderful world of Diana - trendsetter, People's princess and international fashion legend.
Through stunning photographs that capture the looks as she wore them alongside expert insights, Icons of Style pays homage to the woman who continues to inspire designers and fashion lovers across the globe. Explore wardrobe af the woman who became the epitome of eighties and nineties fashion, making headlines with her famous wedding dress, high-glamour gowns and off-duty denim.
The former Prince of Wales has lived his whole life in the public eye, yet he remains an enigma. He was born to be king, but he aims much higher. A landmark publication, Charles: The Heart of a King reveals Charles in all his complexity: the passionate views that mean he will never be as remote and impartial as his mother; the compulsion to make a difference and the many and startling ways in which the Prince and now King of the United Kingdom and fifteen other realms has already made his mark.
The book offers fresh and fascinating insights into the first marriage that did so much to define him and an assessment of his relationship with the woman he calls, with unintended accuracy, his 'dearest wife': Camilla, now Queen Consort. We see Charles as a father and a friend, a serious figure and a joker. Life at court turns out to be full of hidden dangers and unexpected comedy.
Now, updated and revised with a new preface and two new chapters - covering details of Harry and Meghan's exit and its implications, the cash-for-honours scandal, Prince Andrew, and more - this significant study reveals a monarchy threatened and a man in sight of happiness yet still driven by anguish and a remarkable belief system, a charitable entrepreneur, activist, agitator and avatar of the Establishment who just as often tilts against it.
Based on multiple interviews with his friends and courtiers, palace insiders and critics, and rare access to Charles himself, before his kingship, this biography explores his philanthropy and his compulsive interventionism, his faith, his significant impact on politics and the philosophy that means when he seeks harmony he sometimes creates controversy.
Gripping, at times astonishing, often laugh-out-loud, this is a royal biography unlike any other.
'A must-read ... this important book is nothing short of a manual to our future King's world-view' GQ
'A sustained piece of higher journalism' Independent
This is the definitive account of one of the most extraordinary stories of our time. Gyles Brandreth, acclaimed biographer of the Queen and Prince Philip, presents a unique portrait of their son, Charles, Prince of Wales, and of the one 'non-negotiable' love of his life, Camilla Shand, now Duchess of Cornwall.
What are Charles and Camilla really like? What is their heritage? What has made them the way they are? This is both a revealing portrait of two unusual individuals and a family saga like no other, told with unrivalled authority and insight - and humour - by a best-selling writer who has met all the key characters in the drama: Charles, Camilla, Diana, their children, their families and their friends.
The authoritative and illuminating biography of T. E. Lawrence - the man who inspired the iconic film Lawrence of Arabia - from "The World's Greatest Living Explorer" Ranulph Fiennes.
Thomas Edward Lawrence first set foot on the hot sands of Arabia in 1909.
By 1918 there was a £20,000 price on his head.
His journey to this point has long been legend. From his first postings as archaeologist, liaison and map officer, to fighting alongside guerrilla forces during the Arab Revolt. Journeying more than 300 miles through blistering heat to capture Aqaba, to his involvement in peace conferences that decided the future of the Middle East. Lawrence gave over his life the Middle East and its people.
A legend in his own lifetime, Lawrence's epic story has always been ripe for the retelling - but Ranulph Fiennes is no ordinary biographer . . . Having led Arab troops into battle on the Arabian peninsula in a war fought only fifty years later. Fiennes too discovered the wonders of these far-flung lands and the people who live there, and is one of very few who can claim a true insight into the kind of life that Lawrence lived - bold and adventurous to the end.
With detailed access to records and an in-depth knowledge, Lawrence of Arabia is at long last a true and full account of this mysterious adventurer who captivated the world.
His destiny was to become King. But for 70 years, he was a Prince.
From his declared heirdom aged three to his years spent fulfilling royal duty in support of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles has spent his entire life serving the nation. But there is still so much we don't know.
In this fascinating exploration of his public and private lives, Sally Bedell Smith - the acclaimed, bestselling biographer of Elizabeth the Queen - has drawn extensively on her access to the Royal Family's inner circle to reveal a portrait of a misunderstood prince.
Beginning with his lonely childhood, Smith details his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial pursuits, and his love affairs, from the tragedy of his marriage to Diana to his eventual reunion with Camilla, as well as his relationship with the next generation of royals, including Will, Kate, Harry, and his beloved grandchildren.
As this sweeping and definitive biography shows, Prince Charles is more than a king - he is a son, father, husband, servant, prince - who spent his life preparing to follow in his mother's footsteps.
Elżbieta Dudkowska, absolwentka filologii polskiej na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim w Krakowie, mieszkała w Chicago od 1981 do 2018 roku. Po opanowaniu języka angielskiego i ukończeniu w college'u kursu twórczego pisania beletrystyki należała do grupy pisarzy amerykańskich działających w Schaumburgu, przedmieście Chicago. Korzystając z sugestii kolegów pisarzy, wydała na emigracji książkę "Starting Over in a New Country". Ostatnio przetłumaczyła tę książkę na język polski, wprowadziła nieco zmian w tekście i zmieniła tytuł na "Dwie ojczyzny".Polscy małżonkowie Joanna i Michał przybywają do Chicago w 1988 roku i jako imigranci podejmują wiele wyzwań - szukanie pracy, mieszkania, uczenie się języka, zmagania z chorobą i ze studiami. Z biegiem czasu asymilują się z amerykańskim społeczeństwem, ale nie odwracają od polskiego dziedzictwa. Znajdują przyjaciół i ustalają najważniejsze wartości w życiu człowieka, z których jedną z ważniejszych jest miłość, to najwspanialsze uczucie. Powieść jest pochwałą rodziny.Polscy imigranci, którzy przybyli w fali solidarnościowej po 1981 roku, i ci, którzy są tu dłużej, kochają dwie Ojczyzny. Kultywują polskie tradycje narodowe i chrześcijańskie.Książka "Dwie ojczyzny" to skarbiec wiedzy o polskiej historii oraz teraźniejszości w Krakowie i w Ameryce.
Sykonium. Nieznane losy lekarzy zwierząt to już 25 książka dr. Włodzimierza A. Gibasiewicza, opowiadająca o losach niewielkiej grupy zawodowej lekarzy weterynarii
w latach drugiej wojny światowej oraz o ich udziale w walkach o przywrócenie Ojczyzny na mapy świata. Tym razem autor pokazuje nieznaną historię „marszu śmierci” we wrześniu 1939, uściśla i uzupełnia losy wielu swoich kolegów, a liczne bohaterskie zachowania
stara się utrwalić ku pamięci nie tylko społeczności weterynaryjnej.
Włodzimierz A. Gibasiewicz, autor, dr n. wet., urodził się w Sulmierzycach, mieszkał w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim. Szkoła średnia to Technikum Weterynaryjne we Wrześni, roczny staż pracy w Ostrzeszowie, studia wyższe na Wydziale Medycyny Weterynaryjnej dzisiejszego Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu i tam obrona
pracy doktorskiej. Od czterdziestu pięciu lat zajmuje się profilaktyką i leczeniem
dużych i małych zwierząt w Dusznikach (Wielkopolska).
Był taki świat... ukazuje życie polskich ziemian w Prusach Wschodnich, odciętych w 1920 roku kordonem od Polski. Świat dworów i dworków będących ostoją polskości, zasłużonych dla kraju rodów, działających w tyglu zawiłych relacji polsko-niemieckich. Taka była kraina dzieciństwa Haliny Donimirskiej-Szyrmerowej, która przywołuje w swoich wspomnieniach obrazy tamtych czasów i miejsc. Dalsza część opowieści to lata okupacji hitlerowskiej, kiedy polskie ziemiaństwo poddano planowanemu zniszczeniu, to pełne nadziei dni walki w Powstaniu Warszawskim, sowieckie „wyzwolenie” i wreszcie powojenne czasy powrotu do „małej ojczyzny”. Historia bowiem zatoczyła koło i po wojnie autorka wróciła do byłych Prus Wschodnich – na Warmię, by z ocalałymi ziomkami zacząć wszystko od nowa. I choć wkrótce nastała szara epoka PRL-u, jej życie płynęło zgodnie z rodzinnymi tradycjami. Wraz z innymi zaangażowała się w odbudowę Pomorza, Warmii i Mazur, o których wolność i polskość walczyli przodkowie. Autorka, odtwarzając swój rodzinny świat, ukazuje zarazem szerszą perspektywę. W mnogości okresów XX stulecia i różnorodności regionów, w których spędziła swoje życie, tkwi źródło bogactwa jej przeżyć, obserwacji i wspomnień. Moja książka jest hołdem dla tych wszystkich, których dane mi było spotkać na mojej drodze, a którzy poświęcili czas, mienie, zdrowie, a często i życie, Polsce, zwłaszcza dla polskości mej rodzinnej Ziemi Malborskiej. Autorka
"LeoPolka" jest tomem wspomnieniowym Marii Woś (z domu Cząstka) urodzonej w marcu 1934 roku we Lwowie, z którego w czerwcu roku 1946 ekspatriowano ją do zrujnowanego Wrocławia, gdzie w roku 1955, po czteroletnich studiach na tamtejszym uniwersytecie, ukończyła polonistykę. Ogromnie zasłużona dziennikarka Radia Wrocław dopiero teraz ujawnia skalę swego talentu. Ta autobiografia jest książką literacko wyjątkową, a historycznie bezcennym źródłem wiedzy o przeszłości. Jej lektura wywołuje wzruszenie i trwogę.
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