Nico Groen Książki

Brytyjski dokumentalista przybliża historyczny wzrost, polityczny rozmach i upadek nazistowskiej III Rzeszy. Zawiera narodziny nazistowskiej ideologii, powstanie i znaczenie ruchu nazistowskiego w niemieckim społeczeństwie, mianowanie Hitlera kanclerzem, konstytucję reżimu nazistowskiego, ekspansywną politykę zagraniczną nazistów oraz drugą wojnę światową. Rees nie koncentruje się jednak na historii konfliktu zbrojnego, lecz stara się uchwycić istotę nazizmu - celem jest odkrycie korzeni działań nazistów i ich sojuszników. Popularyzatorski wykład reżysera programów telewizyjnych BBC.

From the acclaimed author of The Old Ways and Landmarks -- an essay on the beauty and joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a book Every book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves both participants the richer. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt. From one of the most lyrical writers of our time comes a perfectly formed gem, a lyrical celebration of the power and preciousness of the given book.

Dawne szlaki rzadko znikają, chyba że pochłonie je morze lub przykryje asfalt. Trwają pod postacią ledwo dostrzegalnych elementów krajobrazu, widocznych dla tych, którzy wiedzą, na co zwracać uwagę. Autor odkrywa zapomniany świat: trakty, drogi, szlaki handlowe i trasy, którymi podążali pielgrzymi. Pieszo i na rowerze, w upale i mrozie, przemierza południowo-wschodnią Anglię, północno-zachodnią Szkocję, Hiszpanię, Sichuan i Palestynę. Duchowym przewodnikiem w tej opowieści jest Edward Thomas, dwudziestowieczny pisarz i poeta. To prawdziwe „tour de force” jednego z najznakomitszych współczesnych brytyjskich pisarzy, łączące myśl filozoficzną z historią oraz bogatą wiedzą geograficzną. Macfarlane to mistrz brytyjskiej literatury podróżniczej, a jego proza urzeka urodą i innowacyjnym językiem. Jego teksty, pełne zmysłowych opisów, sprawiają, że żaden spacer nie wydaje się banalny. To misterna, fascynująca lektura, która przywołuje ducha miejsc zarówno znajomych, jak i nieznanych. Autor zręcznie łączy różnorodne dziedziny wiedzy, odkrywając zaskakujące okruchy informacji na każdym kroku. Jego pisarstwo jest niezwykle sugestywne i pięknie napisane, co czyni tę książkę wyjątkowym doświadczeniem literackim.

This illustrated dictionary containing 70,000-plus A-Z entries, locates elusive words through their definitions.

" Adventures in Human Being , with its deft mix of the clinical and the lyrical, is a triumph of the eloquent brain and the compassionate heart." -- Wall Street Journal We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory, an enigma of bone and muscle, neurons and synapses. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to well-being, or the why the foot holds the key to our humanity? In Adventures in Human Being , award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the human body, offering a guide to its inner workings and a celebration of its marvels. Drawing on his experiences as a surgeon, ER specialist, and family physician, Francis blends stories from the clinic with episodes from medical history, philosophy, and literature to describe the body in sickness and in health, in living and in dying. At its heart, Adventures in Human Being is a meditation on what it means to be human. Poetic, eloquent, and profoundly perceptive, this book will transform the way you view your body.

Molotov - ruthless apparatchik, participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purge - was also an ardent bibliophile. Molotov's library and his magic lantern became the prisms through which Rachel Polonsky renewed her vision of Russia.

No subject is too fringe or too mainstream for Zadie Smith's insatiable curiosity. From social media to the environment, Tarantino to Jay-Z to Knausgaard, she has endless fascination and the boundless wit, insight and wisdom to match. In Feel Free, pop culture, high culture, social change and political debate all get the Zadie Smith treatment- dissected with razor-sharp intellect, set brilliantly against the context of the utterly contemporary, and considered with a deep humanity and compassion. This electrifying new collection showcases its author as a true literary powerhouse, demonstrating once again her credentials as an essential voice of her generation.

In Birds and Us, award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling journey through this mutual history with birds, from the ibises mummified and deified by Ancient Egyptians to Renaissance experiments on woodpecker anatomy, from Victorian obsessions with egg collecting to the present fight to save endangered species and restore their habitats. Weaving in stories from his own life as a scientist, including far-flung expeditions to wondrous Neolithic caves in Spain and the bustling guillemot colonies of the Faroe Islands, this rich and fascinating book is the culmination of a lifetime's research and unforgettably shows how birds shaped us, and how we have shaped them.

Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2014.

Romulus Gaita fled his home in his native Yugoslavia at the age of thirteen, and came to Australia with his young wife Christina and their infant son Raimond soon after the end of World War II. Tragic events were to overtake the boy’s life, but Raimond Gaita has an extraordinary story to tell about growing up with his father amid the stony paddocks and flowing grasses of country Australia. Written simply and movingly, Romulus, My Father is about how a compassionate and honest man taught his son the meaning of living a decent life. It is about passion, betrayal and madness, about friendship and the joy and dignity of work, about character and fate, affliction and spirituality.

Overzicht van allerlei zaken betreffende reizen en vervoer. Met quiz en gekleurde foto's en tekeningen. Vanaf ca. 14 jaar.

Overzicht van allerlei zaken betreffende sport, cultuur en ontspanning.

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Verklarend woordenboek van filosofen, filosofische stromingen en filosofische begrippen.

Geschiedenis van de filosofie van 636 v. Chr. tot en met de twintigste eeuw.