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The woman's place of power within each of us is neither white nor surface; it is dark, it is ancient, and it is deep
The revolutionary writings of Audre Lorde gave voice to those 'outside the circ
Umberto Eco was an international cultural superstar. A celebrated essayist as well as novelist, in this, his last collection, he explores many aspects of the modern world with irrepressible curiosity
The five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world.
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Women, especially feminists and lesbians, have long been accused of hating men. Our instinct is to deny it at all costs. (After all, women have been burnt at the stake for admitting to less.)
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Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored i
The CEO of Disney, one of Time’s most influential people of 2019, shares the ideas and values he embraced to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world and inspire the people who bring t
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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 a
Sometimes history seems like a laundry list of malevolent monarchs, pompous presidents and dastardly dictators. But are they really the ones in the driving seat? Sapiens: A Graphic History – The Mast
„Zmierzch Zachodu” (1918–1922) należy do „kultowych” współczesnych traktatów z dziedziny filozofii kultury. Autor Oswald Spengler (1880–1936), niemiecki polihistor i wizjoner, przeciwnik demokracji,
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The book presents the history of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition narrated from the anthropological-cultural perspective and based on extensive source material, which enabled the a
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A deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from #1 bestselling author John Green, adapted from his critically acclaimed podcast.
The Anthropocene is the current geological age, i
W 2017 roku dziennikarka Shiori Ito publicznie wyznała, że dwa lata wcześniej została zgwałcona przez uznanego dziennikarza, Noriyukiego Yamaguchiego. Czarna skrzynka to szczery zapis zmagań z system
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The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with obje
W poruszającym i błyskotliwym eseju, pisanym ze środka doświadczenia osoby z niepełnosprawnością, Sunaura Taylor analizuje, dlaczego i na jakich zasadach kultura Zachodu odbiera osobom niepasującym d
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Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe?
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