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1. 1. The Earth Transformed. An Untold History wer. angielska, Peter Frankopan

   THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT AND FINANCIAL TIMESA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK | AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Humanity has transformed the Earth: Frankopan transforms our understanding of history' Financial Times'Vast, learned and timely work' Sunday Times From the international bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes a major history of how a changing climate ha...

2. 2. The Extraordinary Life of Anne Frank. Penguin Readers Level 2 wer. angielska, Scott Kate

   With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.The Extraordinary Life of Anne Frank, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present...

3. 3. Butter wer. angielska, Asako Yuzuki

   THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SENSATION WINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025 A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK `A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat` THE SUNDAY TIMES `A cult phenomenon` iNEWS `Took the literary world by storm` BBC `A killer Japanese novel` THE TIMES 'I have been glued to Butter` NIGEL SLATER The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist in...

4. 4. Hiszpański. Kryminał z ćwiczeniami. Arsenico en la tinta. Arszenik w farbie drukarskiej. Poziom A2-B1, Carlos Solanillos

   Czytasz wciągającą historię i ćwiczysz hiszpański! Arsénico en la tinta to wyjątkowa książka do nauki języka hiszpańskiego. Dzięki lekturze wciągającej historii poznasz współczesne hiszpańskie słownictwo w kontekście, utrwalisz poprawne konstrukcje leksykalno-gramatyczne i przekonasz się, że nauka języka obcego może być przyjemnością! Opis fabuły: W niewielkim miasteczku w Guadalajarze w dziwnych okolicznościach umiera znany pisarz fantasy Andres R. Martin. Przypadkowo uwikłana...

5. 5. Heaven Official`s Blessing. Tian Guan Ci Fu. Volume 4. Deluxe Hardcover Edition, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

   The Reverend of Empty Words, a monster that feeds off the fears of the fortunate, is hunting Xie Lian’s friend, the Wind Master Shi Qingxuan. Knowing that his abysmal luck inoculates him from the creature’s power, Xie Lian doesn’t hesitate to throw himself into harm’s way—to Hua Cheng’s horror and panic. But another one of the Four Calamities may be closer than anyone knows, and even a ghost as powerful as Hua Cheng can lose control under the right circu...

6. 6. Mies van der Rohe wer. angielska, Claire Zimmerman

   Famed for his motto “less is more,” Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture and a hotly-debated tastemaker of twentieth-century aesthetics and urban experience.Mies van der Rohe`s philosophy was one of underlying truth in pure forms and proportions. With the help of contemporary technological and material developments, he sought a stripped-down purity to architecture, showcased by the likes of the Seagram Building and Farns...

7. 7. Hokusai wer. angielska, Dafaux Marini

   Meet the artist whose majestic breaking wave sent ripples across the world. Hokusai (1760–1849) is not only one of the giants of Japanese art and a legend of the Edo period, but also significantly influenced Western modernism, whose prolific gamut of prints, illustrations, paintings, and beyond forms one of the most comprehensive oeuvres of ukiyo-e art and a benchmark of japonisme. His influence spread through Impressionism, Art Nouveau, and beyond, enrapturing the likes of Claude Monet...

8. 8. Klimt, Dafaux Marini

   Anglojęzyczna monografia austriackiego malarza Gustawa Klimta, jednego z czołowych przedstawicieli secesji. "Klimt" przybliża nam jego życie, twórczość, źródła inspiracji oraz wpływ na współczesność. Autorem publikacji jest francuski historyk sztuki Gilles Neret. W książce znajdziemy bogaty zbiór ilustracji prezentujących najbardziej znane prace Gustawa Klimta. Opatrzone są one merytorycznym komentarzem, którego walory poznawcze wzmacnia z pewnością fakt, że ich autor miał dostęp do a...

9. 9. Gustav Klimt. The Complete paintings wer. angielska, Dafaux Marini

   A century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. In this neat, dependable monograph, we gather all of Klimt's major works alongside authoritative art historical commentary and privileged archival material from Klimt`s own archive to trace the evolution of his astonishing oeuvre. With top-quality illustration, including new photography of the celebrated Stoclet Frieze, the bo...

10. 10. The Stanley Kubrick Archives wer. angielska

    In 1968, when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, he replied: “It`s not a message I ever intended to convey in words. 2001 is a nonverbal experience… I tried to create a visual experience, one that directly penetrates the subconscious with an emotional and philosophic content.” Now available as part of our Bibliotheca Universalis series, The Stanley Kubrick Archives borrows from the director`s philosophy. From the ...

11. 11. Dream Trips of Europe. Lonely Planet

    Uncover 100 of the most incredible journeys across Europe with this definitive bucket list travel guide to inspire the trip you've always dreamed of. From island hopping in the Cyclades and wine tasting in Burgundy to driving Iceland's epic Ring Road and cycling along the idyllic Danube, let your travel dreams to Europe take flight with this beautifully curated collection of destinations and experiences, and start planning your next big adventure… Inside Dream Trips ...

12. 12. The Return of the 90s. A Cultural History of the Present, Madeline Lane-McKinley

    The 1990s were a cultural watershed, marking a turning point in popular music, television, cinema, literature and fashion. Nestled between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 9/11 attacks, the decade witnessed the 'end of history' and the birth of the internet, the consolidation of neoliberalism, and a political urgency embodied by the anti-globalisation movement. Now in the rearview mirror, this pivotal decade appears as a time to be reckoned with, its history yet to be written, and we have ...

13. 13. Megan Hess. The World of Fashion Colouring Book, Megan Hess

    Step into Megan Hess's luxurious world of fashion with this sophisticated colouring book, perfect for fashion enthusiasts, Megan Hess fans and anyone with a flair for style.Featuring more than 40 beautifully detailed illustrations, this book invites you to bring the world of fashion and design to life. From glamorous outfits to dazzling accessories and stylish designer settings, every page offers a chance to express your creativity and celebrate the art of fashion.

14. 14. Look At Me, Anita Brookner

    'Once a thing is known it can never be unknown'By day Frances Hinton works in a medical library, passing the time by studying her colleagues and taking notes for the novel she might write one day. Each night she returns to a vast mansion flat, which has felt bigger and emptier since her mother`s recent death.Then Frances meets charming Nick and his dazzling wife Alix, and finds herself drawn into their tight circle of friends, her diary suddenly full of engagements and excitement. So taken is...

15. 15. The Secret of Secrets, Dan Brown

    Accompanying celebrated academic, Katherine Solomon, to a lecture she`s been invited to give in Prague, Robert Langdon`s world spirals out of control when she disappears without trace from their hotel room. Far from home and well out of his comfort zone, Langdon must pit his wits against forces unknown to recover the woman he loves.But Prague is an old and dangerous city, steeped in folklore and mystery. For over two thousand years, the tides of history have washed back and forth over it, lea...

16. 16. Кафе на краю світу, John Strelecky

    Зупиніться. Поставте на паузу щоденну метушню, вирвіться з її тенет і зазирніть до
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17. 17. Around the World in 80 Days / Five Weeks in a Balloon. Wordsworth Classics wer. angielska, Juliusz Verne

    With an Introduction and Notes by Professor Roger Cardinal. University of Kent at Canterbury. Translationsare by Paul Desages (Around the World in Eighty Days) and Arthur Chambers (Five Weeks in a Balloon). JULES VERNE (1828-1905) POSSESSED that rare storyteller's gift of being able to present the far-fetched and the downright unbelievable in such a way as effortlessly to inspire his reader's allegiance and trust. This volume contains two of his best-loved yarns, chosen from among the sixty-f...

18. 18. Wuthering Heights / Wichrowe Wzgórza. Czytamy w oryginale, Emily Brontë

    Zanurz się w świecie namiętności, obsesji i zemsty, który od lat fascynuje czytelników na całym świecie. "Wichrowe Wzgórza" Emily Brontë to nie tylko klasyka literatury angielskiej, ale przede wszystkim ponadczasowa opowieść o miłości, która przekracza wszelkie granice, oraz o siłach, które potrafią zarówno budować, jak i niszczyć ludzkie życie. Ta wyjątkowa edycja dwujęzyczna to zaproszenie do podwójnej podróży - w głąb wciągającej historii oraz w świat niuansów języka angielskiego.Powieść z...

19. 19. American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis

    I like to dissect girls. Did you know I’m utterly insane? Patrick Bateman has it all: good looks, youth, charm, a job on Wall Street, and reservations at every new restaurant in town. He is also a psychopath. A man addicted to his superficial, perfect life, he pulls us into a dark underworld where the American Dream becomes a nightmare . . . With an introduction by Irvine Welsh, Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho is one of the most controversial and talked-about novel...

20. 20. Through the looking glass and what Alice found there wer. angielska, Lewis Carroll

    Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There.When Alice steps through the looking-glass, she enters a very strange world of chess pieces and nursery rhyme characters such as Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledum and Tweedledee and the angry Red Queen. Nothing is what it seems and, in fact, through the looking-glass, everything is distorted.