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.
W książce zanalizowano wybrane zdarzenia dźwiękowe będące elementami codziennej, gęstej tkanki sonicznej Warszawy przełomu XIX i XX wieku. Studia przypadków zaprezentowane w pracy dotyczą dźwięków: katarynki, fortepianu, na którym gra młoda kobieta, protestu, nawoływań ulicznych sprzedawców, wreszcie – dźwięków ciszy w mieszkaniu i poszukiwania ciszy w mieście. Każdy z tych elementów ukazuje wielopoziomowe splątania rozumienia dźwięku i reagowania na niego, które przecinają się na poziomie klasy, płci kulturowej czy tożsamości narodowej. Nasłuchiwane historyczne zdarzenia dźwiękowe to przestrzenie spotkania i konfliktu grup społecznych o różnych (rozbieżnych) sonicznych potrzebach i tożsamościach; zbadano zatem rolę wyżej wymienionych dźwięków w przestrzeni miasta oraz sposoby reagowania na te same dźwięki przez mieszkańców i mieszkanki Warszawy. Innymi słowy, w książce zanalizowano, jak dźwięki były wykorzystywane, by kształtować, definiować, przetwarzać i podważać społeczne i kulturowe konteksty codziennego życia w mieście.
Istotnym elementem pracy są także rozważania metodologiczne wokół historycznych studiów nad dźwiękiem, orbitujące wokół pytania „co to znaczy słuchać historii?”. Autorka zastanawia się nad pojęciami, analizą źródeł tekstowych i wizualnych w kontekście badania dźwięku oraz rolą badacza i badaczki w procesie poznawania dźwiękowej przeszłości. Głównymi narzędziami metody są: definicja dźwięku jako zdarzenia dźwiękowego, pojęcie akustemologii, akustycznej epistemologii, czyli poznawania i porządkowania świata za pomocą dźwięku, także praca z dźwiękową wyobraźnią.
This revised edition of design-world darling Jessica Hische's career-spanning art book offers a fascinating inside look at her work in progress, featuring highlights from her most exciting recent projects and new tips for lettering with digital tools.
In Progress is an inspiring and informative book that showcases the creative prowess and technical expertise behind artist, author, and type designer Jessica Hische's distinctive lettering and typography styles. In explanatory captions throughout these pages, Hische guides readers through the phases of each hand-lettered project—for major clients such as Wes Anderson, NPR, Nike, and more—from gathering inspiration and sketching out rough ideas to revising and refining final designs.
With this new edition, readers have the chance to:
Revisit the beloved artist’s sketchbook.
Follow the evolution of her process over the arc of her career.
Learn more about how Hische has integrated digital tools into her practice.
Discover more ways to be creative and improve one’s own work.
Imagine your favorite movies as vintage books! This clever collection features iconic films, cult classics, and box office hits brilliantly designed to look like original book covers—a delight for film fanatics and bibliophiles alike.
A good book cover is evocative, emotional, and revealing. It lures readers in and invites them to begin a journey with just a hint of the story that is about to unfold. They are true works of art.
Though many great movies are based on books, many more have a different creative beginning. Good Movies as Old Books features more than 200 beloved films reimagined as book covers, giving readers the distinct pleasure of seeing a favorite film transformed into cover art. Through masterful design, art, and typography, graphic designer Matt Stevens has created original vintage-style covers across film genres and eras of book design. From Braveheart to Parasite, Do the Right Thing to Top Gun, this page-turning assortment of box office hits, acclaimed indies, golden era gems, and cult classics will inspire you to discover new favorites or rethink the films you've seen a thousand times. A whole new way to celebrate the movies we love, this is the perfect gift for bibliophiles and cinephiles.
The first major publication of Salgado’s Kuwaiti oil wells series
“We must remember that in the brutality of battle another such apocalypse is always just around the corner.” —Sebastião Salgado
In January and February 1991, as the United States-led coalition drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein’s troops retaliated with an inferno. At some 700 oil wells and an unspecified number of oil-filled low-lying areas they ignited vast, raging fires, creating one of the worst environmental disasters in living memory.
As the desperate efforts to contain and extinguish the conflagration progressed, Sebastião Salgado traveled to Kuwait to witness the crisis firsthand. The conditions were excruciating. The heat was so vicious that Salgado’s smallest lens warped. A journalist and another photographer were killed when a slick ignited as they crossed it. Sticking close to the firefighters, and with characteristic sensitivity to both human and environmental impact, Salgado captured the terrifying scale of this “huge theater the size of the planet”: the ravaged landscape; the sweltering temperatures; the air choking on charred sand and soot; the blistered remains of camels; the sand still littered with cluster bombs; and the flames and smoke soaring to the skies, blocking out the sunlight, dwarfing the oil-coated firefighters.
Salgado’s epic pictures first appeared in the New York Times Magazine in June 1991 and were subsequently awarded the Oskar Barnack Award, recognizing outstanding images on the relationship between man and the environment. Kuwait: A Desert on Fire is the first monograph of this astonishing series. Like Genesis, Exodus, and The Children, it is as much a major document of modern history as an extraordinary body of photographic work.
Caravaggio’s Portrait of a Gentleman with a Ruff, which is a recent arrival in the Klesch Collection, has a short critical history. It also has a very limited history as regards the associated bibliography and media coverage, perhaps because the painting came to the fore prior to the social media explosion characteristic of recent years and, above all, at a time when today’s almost obsessive interest in Caravaggio was certainly not so developed. This interest has since expanded to incorporate all levels of communication, even the most widely popular. The Portrait first came to people’s attention in 1992 and despite the fact that the artist already exerted an appeal that few other painters could boast at the time, Caravaggio’s following was far removed from what it is today.
Monografia zespołu autorskiego (...) dotycząca wybranych problemów opiekuńczych
i aktywizacyjnych podejmowanych przez i dla seniorów jest bardzo wartościowa, dotychczas bowiem nie powstało w polskim piśmiennictwie naukowym (i popularno-naukowym) całościowe opracowanie odnoszące się do tradycji, współczesności oraz perspektyw działań w tym zakresie. Tak więc książka ta ma szansę wypełnić zauważalną na rynku polskim lukę informacyjną/wydawniczą.
dr hab. Tomasz Maliszewski, prof. AMW
Discover every corner of Venice in this remarkable collection of spectacular colour photography that showcases Venice’s magical beauty and hidden gems, from the Piazzo San Marco to the island of Giudecca, the banks of the Grand Canal to the Arsenal district.
Venice is the ultimate showcase of the city’s bustling streets and canals. Every fascinating detail of the sprawling streets is revealed, from the splendor of its palaces, the beauty of its piazzettas, the romanticism of its bridges and canals, the delights of its gastronomy, the charm of its sestieri—the districts that make up the city of the Doges— and the wealth of its museums and its arts and crafts.
Presented in a pocket-sized landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind each photo, Venice is a stunning collection of images bringing to life the wonder of this historic European city.
The wooden structures of the 21st century
Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits, wood has seen a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction.
This book explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. Featuring follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes, it celebrates the diverse deployment of wood by architects around the world. We see how wood can at once transform urban spaces, as in the Metropol Parasol in Seville by Jürgen Mayer H., and allow for sensitive interventions in natural environments, such as at the Termas Geométricas Hot Springs Complex in Pucón, Chile, by Germán del Sol.
True to all TASCHEN architecture titles, the book pays tribute to many emerging international talents as well as to such renowned figures as Tadao Ando and Renzo Piano. It celebrates each architect’s vision and innovation, as well as investigating the techniques, trends, and principles that have informed their work with wood. It examines the computer-guided milling that has allowed for novel new forms, the responsible harvesting that allows wood to align with our environmental concerns, and, above all, wood’s enduring appeal to our senses and psyche, comforting hectic modern lives with a sense of Arcadian simplicity.
Climate change is having an enormous impact on the world around us - it has become a Climate Crisis. This book uses simple language and vivid illustrations to explain complex questions clearly. How does the climate work? What are we doing to change it? What can we do differently to avoid the worst outcomes? Why do we all find change so hard? The Climate Crisis is a troubling and sensitive topic, especially for children, so the book includes vital tips on how to set realistic goals and not get overwhelmed by bad news.
This book is the perfect answer to the question "What is Ecology, and why should I care?"
Explore the basics of Ecology by following a wide variety of real-world examples about how living things cope in all sorts of environments. Learn how ecosystems work, explore how these complicated systems go wrong, and discover what we can do to protect our planet in the future.
An ideal book to explain to curious minds what ecology is all about, and what questions ecologists are trying to find answers to, from how to save dying species, to fixing ecosystems through rewilding.
Independent photojournalism and documentary photography are indispensable tools of political education for a democratic society and an essential part of shaping public opinion—especially in our so-called 'post-factual' times. In recognition of this, the independent non-profit organization World Press Photo Foundation, based in Amsterdam, has been presenting the World Press Photo Award for the best photo, the best story, the best longterm project of the year for more than six decades. The winning images in the various categories tell bold stories and provide invaluable insights into the state of our world. The award-winning photos will be announced at the same time as the book launch and presented in a traveling exhibition. So it is and remains extremely exciting to see which works will be selected from thousands of submissions—and of course which photo will be the actual cover illustration! Furthermore, 2025 marks the 70th anniversary of the foundation. This will be celebrated in the book by presenting many well-know historical winning photos.
Liczne dary, które posiadał ojciec Pio, takie jak zdolność bilokacji, cudowny zapach, przepowiadanie zdarzeń przyszłych, czytanie w sercach, uzdrawianie ludzi chorych na ciele lub na duszy, rozumienie języków obcych, jak i liczne inne charyzmaty plasują go pośród najbardziej niezwykłych świętych w liczącej dwa tysiące lat historii Kościoła.
Czy wiesz, że Vincent van Gogh za życia sprzedał tylko jedno swoje dzieło, choć przed śmiercią kończył średnio jeden obraz dziennie? Czy wiesz, że rzeźba Dawid Michała Anioła jest pokryta warstwą ludzkiej skóry? A Caravaggio, znany z cudownych obrazów biblijnych, które zdobią liczne kościoły, ,,przy okazji" zamordował kilka osób i nie raz siedział w więzieniu? Czy zastanawiałeś się kiedyś, jak Vermeer tworzył swoje ultradetaliczne, malowane światłem obrazy w czasach, gdy o fotografii nikt jeszcze nie słyszał? Artystów zwykło się oceniać na podstawie ich dzieła. Okazuje się jednak, że droga, jaką pokonali w procesie twórczym, bywa równie ciekawa jak efekt końcowy ich pracy. Światło pożyczone to zaproszenie do odkrycia (na nowo) dziewięciorga wybitnych twórców i podejrzenia ich warsztatu i procesu twórczego. Wszyscy korzystamy z dorobku żyjących wcześniej - posługujemy się ,,pożyczonym światłem". Każdy ma swoją historię. Niektóre są napiętnowane samotnością lub wypełnione ciągłą walką, inne kończą się triumfem. Wszystkie ukazują różne oblicza ludzkiej tęsknoty i uczą nas kochać i dostrzegać piękno, prawdę i dobro. Wszystkie przypominają, że tak naprawdę wszelkie światło jest pożyczone od Boga.
Polskie drewniane synagogi oraz amerykańska sztuka współczesna – wydawałoby się, że trudno o dwa bardziej odległe światy. Jednak to właśnie architektura nieistniejących już bóżnic z terenów dawnej Rzeczpospolitej zainspirowała abstrakcjonistę Franka Stellę do stworzenia słynnej serii reliefów „Polskie miasteczka”.
Publikacja "Frank Stella i synagogi dawnej Polski" pokazuje, jak do tego doszło. We wznowionej publikacji towarzyszącej wystawie z 2016 roku znajdują się m.in.: wywiad z architektką i badaczką drewnianych synagog Marią Piechotkową, artykuły ekspertów, w tym słynnego historyka sztuki współczesnej prof. Andrzeja Turowskiego oraz kuratora wystawy dr Artura Tanikowskiego. Znajdziemy tu również reprodukcje prac Franka Stelli, a także zdjęcia i rysunki przedwojennych drewnianych synagog.
The rollicking autobiography of the iconic guitarist who took thrash metal behemoths Megadeth from the edge of collapse to their highest peak before departing to Japan for the joy of J-Pop.
“The story of how he got where he is is fascinating. The Megadeth years have been well documented, but there’s so much more to Marty Friedman’s story and it’s well worth reading about in Dreaming Japanese.” —Decibel Magazine
Marty Friedman’s upbringing was as atypical as his career. Growing up in a Jewish household in Maryland, the son of an NSA executive, he lacked motivation until he accidentally discovered the guitar and immediately found his calling. Enjoying a hazy adolescence overflowing with partying, music, and teen antics, he achieved local stardom in Deuce, then burst onto the national scene by pioneering a radically new style of playing, bringing attention to the guitar aficionado label, Shrapnel Records. Acclaim didn’t breed success or money, but undeterred, Friedman moved to California, and after attempts to join Madonna, KISS, and Ozzy Osbourne, finally scored a gig in Megadeth at a time when the band members were just recovering from the verge of self-destruction, and Marty was in and out of homelessness.
Friedman is the most revered guitarist to play in any Megadeth lineup. During his ten years, his exotic, innovating style helped define the sound of their biggest albums, and while it elevated him to guitar hero status with all the accompanying perks, it came at a significant cost. As the only clean and sober member, Friedman vividly recalls the triumphs and trials of each album cycle and more, bringing to light previously undisclosed personal feelings surrounding the circumstances that forced the band into hiding in the midst of the Countdown to Extinction Tour and the brutal effort it took to get the band back up and running. His profound and complicated relationship with frontman Dave Mustaine was symbolic of the band’s insane dynamic, and Marty poignantly and generously shares his experiences within the band’s inner sanctum during the highs, lows, and daily routines.
But Dreaming Japanese is far more than a memoir about Friedman’s multi-Platinum years in Megadeth. The riveting narrative captures his relentless perseverance as he struggles to start again from nothing. Spontaneously leaving his home in the US and feeling lost in the middle of Tokyo, with few connections or concrete plans, the story traces his journey to acclimate and assimilate into the inner core of an alien society, language and culture, almost like a double agent spy. In fascinating detail and clarity, Marty shares how he gradually made inroads into the Japanese entertainment industry, becoming a household name and fixture on mainstream television and earning respect as a highly influential solo artist. Dreaming Japanese follows the wildly entertaining, inspiring, and above all, unprecedented path of a rock and roll guitar player who took the biggest risk, leaving worldwide success to start over from scratch in a country, culture and society far from his own, ultimately becoming an official ambassador of Japan.
Munch’s Missing: This playful book invites the reader to spot Edvard Munch hidden in 12 hide-and-seek illustrations, which are inspired by the artist’s life and art.
Munch’s Missing! Find the artist hidden in 12 vibrant illustrated scenes which are inspired by the artist’s life, and the themes in his art. Spot him on the hill where he famously heard that resounding scream; find him hidden on stage amongst actors performing an Ibsen play, and search him out in the forest near his home in Ekely. Every scene is jammed with artists and creatives who have been influenced by Munch.
While the magical illustrations by Celyn Brazier offer a playful introduction to the artist, they are a unique piece of art in themselves. Accompanying text opens up the stories behind the illustrations, and explores further Munch’s life and art, and the influence he had.
This raucous art journey celebrates the startling relevance of Munch who brought us the selfie and liberated us to scream out!
Eucharystia to więcej niż pamiątka – to żywa obecność Chrystusa.
Kard. Müller wprowadza nas w samo serce liturgii: Golgotę, Ostatnią Wieczerzę i zwycięstwo Zmartwychwstania. Pokazuje, że Msza Święta to źródło jedności Kościoła i osobistego spotkania z Bogiem – niezmienne w istocie mimo zmieniających się form.
"Msza święta" to idealna lektura na Rok Jubileuszowy – dla każdego, kto chce głębiej przeżywać i rozumieć Eucharystię.
Discover the treasures of the Musée d'Orsay in this richly illustrated volume. Housed in a former railway station, the museum boasts an exceptional collection of 19th- and early 20th-century art, featuring masterpieces by artists such as Monet, Degas, Van Gogh, and Rodin. The book delves into the museum's history, its architectural transformation, and the cultural significance of its holdings, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of this iconic institution.
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