'You can live on a shilling a day in Paris if you know how. But it is a complicated business' As a struggling writer in his twenties, Orwell lived as a down-and-out among the poorest members of society. In this, his early memoir... Zobraziť viac
As a young man struggling to find his voice as a writer, George Orwell left the comfort of home to live in the impoverished working districts of Paris and London. He would document both the chaos and boredom of destitution... Zobraziť viac
'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing. 'Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy, Socrates' Defence details the final plea of Plato's beloved mentor. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for... Zobraziť viac
Vydavatel: Dover Publications Inc. Počet strán: 90 Rozmery: 20.6 x 13 x 0.8 cm Dátum vydania: 01/07/1993 ISBN: 0486275639 Formát Zobraziť viac
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Münchhausen (1720 – 1797) byl německý voják a cestovatel. Nejdříve se stal pážetem vévody Antona Ulricha II, se kterým v době rusko-turecké války (1735 – 1739), někdy označované jako čtvrté, odjel do Ruska... Zobraziť viac
The story of the great and mad Cambyses, King of Persia, told by part-historian, part-mythmaker Herodotus of Halicarnassus. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range ... Zobraziť viac
Over 175 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French nobleman and an astute political scientist, came to the United States to evaluate the meaning and actual functioning of democracy. His brilliant discussion of majority rule is still vitally ... Zobraziť viac
Despite dating from the 4th century BC, The Art of Rhetoric continues to be regarded by many as the single most important work on the art of persuasion. As democracy began emerging in 5th-century Athens, ... Zobraziť viac
Since its appearance in Zuccotti Park, New York, in September 2011, the Occupy movement has spread to hundreds of towns and cities across the world... Zobraziť viac
In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. In Homage to Catalonia, first published just before the outbreak of World War II, Orwell documents the chaos and bloodshed of that moment in history... Zobraziť viac
The discourses of the great Stoic philosopher Epictetus are regarded as some of the most influential teachings of the ancient world. Born into slavery and sent into exile before setting up a school of philosophy, Epictetus delivered a series of... Zobraziť viac
Séria interaktívnych knižiek pre najmenších, vďaka ktorým si deti precvičia základnú slovnú zásobu, naučia sa nové pojmy, a to všetko s pomocou rodičov zvládnu aj v angličtine... Zobraziť viac
U příležitosti 90. výročí založení Masarykovy univerzity uspořádal Ústav jazykovědy a baltistiky ve spolupráci se Střediskem pro interdisciplinární výzkum jazyků starých... Zobraziť viac
Druhé aktualizované vydání přehledu staršího i nejnovějšího archeologického bádání na světoznámé lokalitě v Předmostí u... Zobraziť viac
This book is the second final output of the grant project Electoral Reforms and Party Systems: the Czech Republic in international comparative context... Zobraziť viac
The English version of the new Insolvency Act being presented to the public is not a self-serving enterprise... Zobraziť viac
Most of the people in the world are not white. The enslavement of non-whites by non-whites cannot be compared with European history... Zobraziť viac
Dover Publications Inc.: Classic guide to acquiring and maintaining political power is refreshing in its directness, yet... Zobraziť viac
The Merlin Press: A new publication of the Communist Manifesto - the foundation document of the Marxist movement - this... Zobraziť viac
Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu′s THE ART OF WAR is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy... Zobraziť viac
