W tej strefie proponujemy bardzo szeroką ofertę z dziedziny psychologii oraz dziedzin powiązanych: astronomii i astrofizyki, ekologii, filozofii, kultury, podróżnictwa, religii, socjologii, sztuki. Szczególnie polecamy z tej kategorii bestseller pt. Księga Urantii. Księga Urantii podaje jasną i zwięzłą integracją nauki, filozofii i religii. Ci, którzy ją czytali i zgłębiali, wierzą, że Księga Urantii może wnieść bardzo wiele wartości do religijnej i filozoficznej myśli ludzi tego świata.
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'An Orwell for today's poor' - The Times
'The standout, authentic voice of a generation' Herald
'McGarvey is a rarity: a working-class writer who has fought to make the middle-class world hear what he has to say' Nick Cohen, Guardian
Why are the rich getting richer while the poor only get poorer? How is it possible that in a wealthy, civilised democracy cruelty and inequality are perpetuated by our own public services? And how come, if all the best people are in all the top jobs, Britain is such an unmitigated bin fire?
Join Darren McGarvey on a journey through a divided Britain in search of answers. Here, our latter-day Orwell exposes the true scale of Britain's social ills and reveals why our current political class, those tasked with bringing solutions, are so distanced from our lived experience that they are the last people you'd want fighting your corner.
Praise for Darren McGarvey:
'Utterly compelling' Ian Rankin, New Statesman
'Brilliant' Russell Brand
'An absolutely fascinating individual' Owen Jones
'Offer[s] an antidote to populist anger that transcends left and right… articulate and emotional' Financial Times
These Japanese inventions, used around the world by billions, are simple, playful gateways into the essential elements of Japanese living.
Cherry blossom, autumn leaves, love hotel, manner mode, kimono, lantern, the star festival, moon viewing, mount fuji, bullet train, the tokyo tower, noh theater, anime, hanafuda, panda, snow monkey, chopsticks, ramen, sushi, bento, sake and green tea - they are all on your phone and explained inside this book...
Covers: weather and seasons, getting around, attire, relationships, etiquette, traditions, festivities, national icons, sports, leisure, fauna, eating and drinking.
In this beautifully written and lavishly illustrated book Liza Dalby traces the history of the kimono - its designs, uses, aesthetics and social significance.
The colourful and stylised kimono, the national garment of Japan, expresses not only Japanese fashion and design taste but also reveals something of the soul of Japan, and is seen by many as a symbol for all that is Japanese - simplicity, elegance and beauty. Amazingly beautiful, the kimono has gone through many changes in the centuries since it was first imported from China, changes that reflect the way that Japanese society has also developed over the ages.
Another rhythmic read-aloud for machine and building site enthusiasts from the team behind Roadworks and Demolition. Thonk! Clonk! Clap! The team behind Roadworks and Demolition returns to the building site with another winner for pre-school fans of machines and building sites! Describing all the heaving and hammering involved in building a new library, this book is full of action-packed illustrations, irresistible sound words, and includes a pictorial glossary of all the machines in the book, too.
Sometimes it is expected, as with the diabetic Cezanne, who wrote "I am old, sick, and I swore to die while painting". But often, researching a painter's death is an easier task than determining which of their works is truly their 'last'. Paintings tend to be dated by year and not month, inciting much debate among art historians. This book embraces this ambiguity, studying 100 examples of works that lay completed for several years, or were left unfinished on the easel, or were finished post-mortem by a friend's grieving hand. The Last Painting collects 100 terminal paintings from 100 artists, including Dali, Manet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Goya, Pollock, Rembrandt, Dix, Bonnard, Titien, and many more. Each picture gives us a glimpse into the painter's mind. Did they know death was coming? Did they paint with denial, or acceptance? Did they return to a favourite subject, or decide to embark on a new, original project while they still had time? A poetic and thought-provoking book, The Last Painting is a sensitive exploration of the relationship between art and death.
Avec l'ère Meiji (1868-1912), le Japon met fin à une longue période d'isolement et s'ouvre à l'Occident, exportant massivement sa production artistique. Lassés du modèle antique et sensibles au raffinement de l'art japonais, les peintres occidentaux découvrent avec enthousiasme une nouvelle esthétique.
Les estampes - caractérisées par la vivacité des couleurs, l'absence de modelé des formes traitées en aplats, ainsi que l'originalité de compositions fondées sur l'asymétrie et l'ignorance délibérée de la perspective - séduisent les artistes les plus novateurs, parmi lesquels Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh et Paul Signac, qui entament alors une véritable révolution plastique. Le japonisme est un phénomène si vaste qu'il paraît aujourd'hui plus pertinent d'évoquer ses manifestations au pluriel, comme il est question d'impressionnismes.
A travers l'exposition "Japonismes / Impressionnismes" et son catalogue, le musée des impressionnismes Giverny et l'Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck de Remagen souhaitent mettre en lumière l'influence de l'art japonais sur l'oeuvre des peintres impressionnistes et postimpressionnistes, des années 1860 à l'aube du XXe siècle.
Still Life Drawing is a creative drawing activity book filled with quick, achievable and fun exercises from graphic artist and designer Alice Oehr. It takes inspiration from the traditions of still life drawing, helping you to create artworks with what you have on hand.
Since the dawn of time, humans have drawn the items that surround them. Ancient Roman paintings of fruits and flowers kicked off a tradition adopted by artists from Caravaggio to Van Gogh. Still life requires us to slow down and pay attention to often-overlooked details - an art in itself. Colours, patterns and textures are everywhere, and noticing the shape of the coffee cup on our desk or the orange of a pumpkin at the market can spark all kinds of ideas.
By their sheer size and ambition, murals can pose difficult and unique challenges for the artist. This practical book guides you through the process, from first choosing a design to applying the paint to the wall. Written by a leading artist, it covers the principles of artistic practice before explaining how to approach a large-scale project.
Throughout, it shares the tips and tricks behind this most impressive of art forms. It covers in detail materials and equipment; colour theory and building a palette; planning a design; translating a sketch onto a large wall or canvas and it gives specific techniques including the use of stencils and trompe l'oeil. Beautifully illustrated, it is an essential and impressive guide and reference for all artists and designers.
In June 1969, police raided New York gay bar the Stonewall Inn. Pride charts the events of that night, the days and nights of rioting that followed, the ensuing organization of local members of the community - and the 50 years since in which activists and ordinary people have dedicated their lives to reversing the global position.
Pride documents the milestones in the fight for LGBTQ equality, from the victories of early activists to the passing of legislation barring discrimination, and the gradual acceptance of the LGBTQ community in politics, sport, culture and the media. Rare images and documents cover the seminal moments, events and breakthroughs of the movement, while personal testimonies share the voices of key figures on a broad range of topics. Pride is a unique celebration of LGBTQ culture, an account of the ongoing challenges facing the community, and a testament to the equal rights that have been won for many as a result of the passion and determination of this mass movement.
A fully updated edition of Matthew Todd's essential 2019 book, Pride is a celebration and a clarion call.
Celebrating 25 years of Green Day, from renowned photographer Bob Gruen
It’s been 25 years since the breakthrough album Dookie put punk rock pioneers Green Day on the musical map, and renowned photographer Bob Gruen has been taking photos of the band ever since. Green Day includes behind-the-scenes photos as well as concert images from their international tours, many of which are previously unpublished—along with photos from their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2015 and the band’s 2009 hit Broadway play American Idiot (the soundtrack of which won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album). The book has the full support of the band, with quotes and commentary from Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre´ Cool, and Mike Dirnt throughout.
TTT: Tattoo is a visually stunning, high quality art book which explores contemporary tattoo culture across the world. The book features the work of over 300 of the world's best studios and individuals, including Rock of Ages, Saved Tattoo, Into You, the Leu family, Scott Campbell, Duncan X, Maud Dardeau, Stephanie Tamez, Tomas Tomas and Kenji Alucky. Exploring the connections between tattoo culture today and seminal developments in the recent past, TTT examines how the historical styles of this most enduring art form blend into new ones. With features on Chicano-style tattooing, Russian and contemporary Asian tattooing as well as a selection of essays, contact information and a worldwide directory of the best studios and artists, this is the ultimate gift for anyone with an interest in the art form.
Fashion designer Loris Azzaro embodied an era. His fashion house, founded in Paris in 1967, was known for visionary silhouettes, slinky silk jerseys, daring cut-outs, and ornate beading and embroidery. Starting with his wife and muse Michelle, Azzaro (b.
Tunisia, 1933; d. Paris, 2003) created clothes for beautiful women- among them Sophia Loren, Raquel Welch, Marisa Berenson, Isabelle Adjani, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, and Nicole Kidman. His style was seductive and modern, imbued with audacity and Parisian elegance.
He created both mens' and womens' collections, and became well known for his perfumes. Filled with interviews with people who knew and worked with Azzaro, this sumptuous new book focuses on themes important to the designer: style, inspiration, contemporaneity, perfumes, and family. The stunning illustrations include photographs from the Azzaro archives by Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and other well-known fashion photographers, as well as magazine covers from Vogue, Elle, and more.
Stephen Jones & the Accent of Fashion is the first monograph on the work of designer Stephen Jones. It is illustrated throughout with incredible photographs from his illustrious career - among them are Jones' famous collaborations with Boy George, along with pictures from private collections and museums. The text focuses on varying aspects of his work such as his collaborations with John Galliano and with Thierry Mugler. The book also examines his work with photographers such as Bruce Weber and Nick Knight.
Recent collections include: Marc Jacobs, L'Wren Scott, Giles Deacon, Gareth Pugh, Loewe, Christian Dior Haute Couture, Prêt-à -porter, Ski & Baby collections, John Galliano, Comme des Garcons. His recent commissions include: Dita von Teese/Crazy Horse, Bryan Adams, Immodesty Blaize, Take That, Sex and the City 2, Perrier Jouet, Printemps, Ascot, Disneyland, Kylie Minogue, Kate Moss/Met Ball.
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds.
With the advent of the internet, any topic we want to know about is instantly available with the touch of a smartphone button. With so much knowledge at our fingertips, what is there left for our brains to do? At a time when we seem to be stripping all value from the idea of knowing things – no need for maths, no need for map reading, no need for memorisation – are we risking our ability to think? As we empty our minds, will we one day be incapable of thoughtfulness?
Addressing these questions, Simon Winchester explores how humans have attained, stored and disseminated knowledge. Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, he looks at a whole range of knowledge diffusion – from the cuneiform writings of Babylon to the machine-made genius of artificial intelligence, by way of Gutenberg, Google and Wikipedia to the huge Victorian assemblage of the Mundaneum, the collection of everything ever known, currently stored in a damp basement in northern Belgium.
Studded with strange and fascinating details, Knowing What We Know is a deep dive into learning and the human mind. Throughout this fascinating tour, Winchester forces us to ponder what rational humans are becoming. What good is all this knowledge if it leads to lack of thought? What is information without wisdom? Does René Descartes’ ‘Cogito, ergo sum’—'I think, therefore I am’, the foundation for human knowledge widely accepted since the Enlightenment—still hold?
And what will the world be like if no one in it is wise?
A love letter to the beautiful city of Lviv, by the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees.
Strange things are afoot in the cosmopolitan city of Lviv, western Ukraine. Seagulls are circling and the air smells salty, though Lviv is a long way from the sea . . .
A ragtag group gathers round a mysterious grave in Lychakiv Cemetery – among them an ex-KGB officer and an ageing hippy he used to spy on. Before long, Captain Ryabtsev and Alik Olisevych are teaming up to discover the source of the “anomalies”.
Meanwhile, Taras - who makes a living driving kidney-stone patients over cobblestones in his ancient Opel Vectra – is courting Darka, who works nights at a bureau de change despite being allergic to money.
The young lovers don’t know it, but their fate depends on two lonely old men, relics of another era, who will stop at nothing to save their city.
Shot through with Kurkov’s unique brand of black humour and vodka-fuelled magic realism, Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv is an affectionate portrait one the world’s most intriguing cities.
Translated from the Russian by Reuben Woolley
Nowenna jako akt wiernego trwania przed Bogiem na codziennej modlitwie skupionej na jakiejś konkretnej sprawie czy trosce pomaga wyciszyć się i otworzyć na działanie Bożej łaski i na Jego natchnienia, aby móc w konkretnej sytuacji życiowej usłyszeć Jego głos w sobie, Jego odpowiedź, jakiej udziela On na zanoszone do Niego modlitwy.
W dzisiejszym świecie jest wielu „Herodów”, którzy czyhają na życie naszych dzieci i chcą zniszczyć ich dusze. Na nas, dorosłych, spoczywa obowiązek troski o nasze dzieci, chronienia ich przed niebezpieczeństwami i złem, ale jakże często zadanie to przekracza nasze siły. Przychodzimy więc po pomoc do Jezusa. Prosimy o uchronienie naszych dzieci przed niebezpieczeństwami i wszelkim złem, moralnym i fizycznym i udzielenie nam mądrości i łaski właściwego rozeznania tego, co powinniśmy robić, jak je chronić i jak wskazywać im właściwą drogę. Prosimy o wsparcie naszych słabych ludzkich sił, także o to, byśmy sami mogli być dla naszych dzieci przykładem i autorytetem.
W swojej najnowszej książce Josh McDowell przedstawia narzędzia, dzięki którym możemy wzmocnić fundamenty wiary naszych dzieci tak, aby miała ona widoczny wpływ na ich życie. Proponuje rodzinom i wspólnotom kościelnym apologetykę opartą o więzi, czyli poświadczoną dowodami obronę wiary i biblijne wskazówki, jak wiara powinna wpływać na nasze więzi z innymi.
Ile trzeba mieć lat, aby zostać świętą?
Intrygujące, ale źle postawione pytanie, łaska bowiem nie ogląda się ani na wiek, ani na nasze teologiczne przygotowanie - Bóg obdarza nią kogo chce, kiedy chce, jak chce.
Seria "Kocham Polskę" to propozycja dla rodziców i dziadków, którzy swoim pociechom chcą przekazać wiedzę o Polsce, jej historii, tradycji, bohaterach i wielkich postaciach Tym razem zebraliśmy wiedzę o polskich zwyczajach, tradycjach i obrzędach, które podobnie jak historia oraz ojczysty język stanowią nasze przymioty narodowe, określając też tożsamość każdego Polaka. Książka ta w przystępny sposób opowiada o szczegółach wielu obrzędów, o miejscach, w których są one wyjątkowo mocno obecne, oraz o tym, skąd wzięły się na polskiej ziemi. Wiele zwyczajów, w których wyrastamy, jak choćby strojenie palm wielkanocnych czy malowanie pisanek, znamy dobrze z naszych domów, bo stanowią wciąż żywą tradycję. Ale są obrzędy powoli zanikające, a wraz z ich utratą każde następne pokolenie będzie uboższe. Wspólne czytanie i oglądanie barwnych, żywych ilustracji może być doskonałym sposobem rodzinnego spędzania wolnego czasu. Może też być inspiracją do odtworzenia w gronie najbliższych zamierających tradycji, co oprócz walorów edukacyjnych będzie stanowiło koloryt i tło radosnego dzieciństwa naszych pociech.
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