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Crete. Wonders of a glorious land Independently Published

Książki / Literatura obcojęzyczna

You want to discover the natural and cultural treasures of one of the most extraordinary Greek islands from an expert? This is the book for you! (This is the black and white edition of the first part, on West Crete. There is also a colour edition and the second part on East Crete, along with an edition on the entire island and other books in the series). This book describes the largest island of Greece, a land of great natural beauty, but also of many cultural wonders and at the same time land of great contradictions: enormous mountain chains, the mythological birthplace of Zeus, the supreme god of ancient Greeks, covered with snow and at the same time overlooking some of the finest beaches in Greece; spectacular gorges, olive groves, traditional villages, Venetian historical centres. This is the landscape of Crete, what the eye sees.But beyond what the eye sees, this is also one of the most glorious lands that can be. Homeland of the Minoan civilisation, the most ancient great civilization in Europe, which has left owe-striking palaces, revealing an amazingly high life standard in Prehistory; godmother of Europe itself since Zeus, after taking the form of a bull and abducting the Phoenician princess Europa, brought her to Crete, part of the continent that was named after her; homeland of the artists of the Cretan school, the greatest expression of post-Byzantine painting; homeland of El Greco, the greatest painter in the history of Greece, a direct offspring of this school, who, even in Spain, the country that became his second home and assured him eternal fame, never ceased signing his paintings as 'Domenikos Theotokopoulos, Cretan'; homeland of Vincenzos Cornaros, author of Erotokritos, the greatest Greek epic poem of modern times, at the same time the greatest monument of the modern Greek language and the Cretan dialect; homeland of Nikos Kazantzakis, for many the greatest author of modern Greece; homeland of Eleftherios Venizelos, the greatest politician of modern Greece (the airport of Athens bears his name); homeland of Nikos Xylouris, one of the greatest and most popular Greek singers and composers of our time.Along with all that, Crete is the land of ferocious resistance to whoever tried to subjugate these proud people, for whom freedom is the highest value: Venetians and Ottomans had a very hard time conquering and keeping this island; in more recent history, the resistance to the Nazis has written one of the most illustrious pages of World War II, while a great number of Cretan villages have paid very dearly their refusal to submit. This love for freedom goes with the love for this island's intense cultural identity, forged by its distance from the mainland and its autarchy, sustained by its fertile soil (which produces the ingredients of the famous Cretan diet); and, consequently, with a very marked desire to preserve tradition in language, music, poetry, dance, clothing, food. I doubt there is another place in Greece where tradition is an affair of such a high percentage of the population, especially young people. If I reveal to you that part of my roots is to be discovered in Crete, you will say I am biased. But I bet that a visit will change your mind. I guarantee you, you will not regret it... The author of this book holds a Ph.D. in Architectural History from the National Technical University of Athens and a master's in heritage preservation from the Ecole de Chaillot of Paris. He is a professor at the University of the Peloponnese, where he teaches these subjects. He is also a fervent cultural hiker. His travel books (mostly about Greece) are addressed to you, the reader with a special interest in cultural sites. In order to help you better understand and remember these sites, they are written as a guided tour.

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Great Facade Gracewing

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In this second edition of The Great Façade, co-author Christopher A. Ferrara brings the original work up to date with six new chapters addressing what Bishop Athanasius Schneider has called "the fourth great crisis" in the history of the Catholic Church. The additional chapters chronicle the attempts at ecclesial restoration by Benedict XVI and the "Francis revolution" following Benedict's mysterious resignation--including Francis's tumultuous Synod on the Family and his radical reform of the process for determining matrimonial nullity, leading to what some call "Catholic divorce" and a threat of schism on the magnitude of the Lutheran revolt of the 16th century. This new look at the 50 years following the Second Vatican Council is sure to provoke discussion and debate among Catholics concerned about the state of their Church. "There is no doubt in my mind that The Great Façade has been prophetic in the broader scriptural sense of the term. Its authors saw that Catholicism was under obvious assault, that the consequences of its rout would be dreadful, and that their failure to take up arms against a sea of enemies would be a punishable dereliction of duty. Those new to the crisis in the Church as well as old soldiers seeking to recharge intellectual batteries can make use of the book's succinct outline of the modernist positions in matters of faith and morality that so swiftly rode to dominance on the back of the Second Vatican Council."--JOHN RAO, author of Black Legends and the Light of the World "One of the most important books of the post-conciliar era, The Great Façade has earned the right to share the top shelf with such masterworks as the trilogy of Michael Davies, Romano Amerio's Iota Unum and von Hildebrand's The Devastated Vineyard. As the original publisher of this magnum opus, I am delighted that Angelico Press has brought out a new edition in which Mr. Ferrara provides six additional chapters documenting the rapid advances of 'the regime of novelty' following what he calls The Benedictine Respite. With its almost literally up-to-the-minute analysis of 'the Francis Revolution,' this work is now more important than ever."--MICHAEL MATT, Editor, The Remnant"The second edition of The Great Facade tells the story of the crumbling veneer obscuring the glorious Catholic Church, updated to the very eve of its publication. This book is a necessity for anyone who senses the failure of the attempts of neo-Catholics to cover over the cracks in this crumbling edifice of post-conciliar innovation. As always, Chris Ferrara narrates his case against the viruses of novelty and their neo-Catholic apologists with painstaking documentation and a lively and witty style."--BRIAN M. MCCALL, author of To Build the City of God "God is the Most Real Being. In contrast, the note of today's Church often seems unreality--happy talk, avoiding issues, one-sided rhetoric masking self-contradiction and dubious projects. For a while it seemed that repeated disaster might be bringing back a certain sobriety, but no such luck. In such a setting, The Great Facade is more necessary than ever as a spirited brief against the fantasies of recent decades, and an appeal to Catholics and the Church to return to what they have been, in order to become what they most truly are."--JAMES KALB, author of Against Inclusiveness"This long awaited second edition documents the 'regime of novelty' up to the present moment. It contains the most comprehensive analysis of Pope Francis's tumultuous pontificate to date."--JOHN VENNARI, Editor, Catholic Family News"[S]uperb--best analysis of the present, parlous state of the Church I have read.... A marvel of clear, careful argument, and utterly persuasive."--JEFFREY RUBIN, convert and former editor

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104,94 zł

Guitar Hero Metallica software only PS3 Red Octane

Oprogramowanie i Gry > Gry > PlayStation 3

Opis:   tryb gry: single / multiplayer    nośnik: 1 DVD tryb multiplayer: wspólny ekran    liczba graczy: 1-4 wymagania wiekowe: 16+   wykorzystuje: karta pamięci 8 MB Guitar Hero: Metallica to gra poświęcona muzycznej legendzie, zespołowi Metallica, który po niemal 30 latach na scenie przeżywa swój renesans. Pozycja ta zadowoli zarówno fanów zespołu jak i tych, którzy lubią mocne i głośne granie. Gracz wciela się w rolę członka raczkującego zespołu, którego największym marzeniem jest występowaniem przed swoim muzycznym idolem, Metallicą. Po wielu próbach i godzinach ćwiczeń ma w końcu możliwość realizacji swoich zawodowych ambicji. Użytkownik może poczuć się jak prawdziwa gwiazda, poznać wszystkie aspekty bycia muzykiem. Gra naszpikowana jest informacjami dotyczącymi Metalliki, które zainteresują nie tylko najwierniejszych fanów. Dodatkowym bonusem są zdjęcia zespołu, filmy nakręcone przez fanów, set listy i niepublikowane dotąd sceny z koncertów. Podobnie jak we wcześniejszych wersjach gry, użytkownik ma możliwość rozwijania swoich umiejętności, pojedynkowania się z innymi użytkownikami i wspinania się na muzyczne wyżyny. Co więcej, w trakcie gry poznajemy tajemnice związane z poszczególnymi utworami Metalliki

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49,00 zł

Guitar Hero: Metallica (używ.) Activision

PS3 > PS3 Gry

Kolejna gra z niezwykle popularnej serii Guitar Hero. Tym razem poświęcona metalowej legendzie, amerykańskiemu zespołowi Metallica. Guitar Hero: Metallica to gra poświęcona muzycznej legendzie, zespołowi Metallica, który po niemal 30 latach na scenie przeżywa swój renesans. Pozycja ta zadowoli zarówno fanów zespołu jak i tych, którzy lubią mocne i głośne granie. Gracz wciela się w rolę członka raczkującego zespołu, którego największym marzeniem jest występowaniem przed swoim muzycznym idolem, Metallicą. Po wielu próbach i godzinach ćwiczeń ma w końcu możliwość realizacji swoich zawodowych ambicji. Użytkownik może poczuć się jak prawdziwa gwiazda, poznać wszystkie aspekty bycia muzykiem. Gra naszpikowana jest informacjami dotyczącymi Metalliki, które zainteresują nie tylko najwierniejszych fanów. Dodatkowym bonusem są zdjęcia zespołu, filmy nakręcone przez fanów, set listy i niepublikowane dotąd sceny z koncertów. Podobnie jak we wcześniejszych wersjach gry, użytkownik ma możliwość rozwijania swoich umiejętności, pojedynkowania się z innymi użytkownikami i wspinania się na muzyczne wyżyny. Co więcej, w trakcie gry poznajemy tajemnice związane z poszczególnymi utworami Metalliki

Sklep: Gekon

61,67 zł

We're Going to Need More Wine HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Książki / Literatura obcojęzyczna

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary WorkNamed a Best Book of the Year by The RootChosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity Memoir"A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced." - Lena Dunham, Lenny LetterIn the spirit of Amy Poehler's Yes Please, Lena Dunham's Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman.One month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook the world with a vulnerable and impassioned editorial in which she urged our society to have compassion for victims of sexual violence. In the wake of rape allegations made against director and actor Nate Parker, Union-a forty-four-year-old actress who launched her career with roles in iconic '90s movies-instantly became the insightful, outspoken actress that Hollywood has been desperately awaiting. With honesty and heartbreaking wisdom, she revealed her own trauma as a victim of sexual assault: "It is for you that I am speaking. This is real. We are real."In this moving collection of thought provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. Union tackles a range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards, and competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then spending summers with her black relatives in Nebraska, coping with crushes, puberty, and the divorce of her parents. Genuine and perceptive, Union bravely lays herself bare, uncovering a complex and courageous life of self-doubt and self-discovery with incredible poise and brutal honesty. Throughout, she compels us to be ethical and empathetic, and reminds us of the importance of confidence, self-awareness, and the power of sharing truth, laughter, and support.

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