Two-Face: A Celebration of 75 Years

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Spalona Żywcem Wyd. Kieszonkowe - Souad

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Opis - Pierwsze na świecie świadectwo ofiary zbrodni honorowej. Miała siedemnaście lat i zakochała się: zhańbiła rodzinę. Więc rodzina wydała na nią wyrok śmierci... Pokochała go pierwszą miłością. Myślała, że się z nią ożeni. Ale ukochany zniknął, a ona odkryła, że jest w ciąży. A w jej świecie to najcięższa zbrodnia... W zapomnianej przez Boga wiosce w Cisjordanii kobiety są warte mniej niż zwierzęta domowe. Tu mężczyzna jest panem życia i śmierci żony, córki, siostry. Brat może bezkarnie zabić siostrę, matka - córkę, kolejną bezużyteczną dziewczynkę, jaka się urodzi. Tu kobiecie odbiera się godność, a nawet życie zgodnie z odwiecznym obyczajem i uświęconą tradycją. A śmierć jest karą dla dziewczyny, która zhańbi rodzinę. Tak jak Souad. Wyrok wydaje jej ojciec. Szwagier dokonuje egzekucji. Oblewa Souad benzyną i podpala... SOUAD przeżyła - cudem, ale rodzina usiłowała zabić ją nawet w szpitalu. Na zawsze jednak pozostanie straszliwie okaleczona - na ciele i duszy. I wciąż musi się ukrywać; dopóki żyje, jej rodzinę okrywa hańba. Spalona żywcem, opublikowana pod pseudonimem szokująca opowieść o piekle, jakim było jej dzieciństwo i młodość, stała się międzynarodowym bestsellerem. Wydana w 37 w krajach książka przerywa tabu milczenia wobec istniejącej nadal w krajach muzułmańskich barbarzyńskiej tradycji. Nieludzkiego obyczaju, prawa mężczyzn, na mocy którego co najmniej pięć tysięcy kobiet pada co roku ofiarą zbrodni honorowej. Nazwa - Spalona Żywcem Wyd. Kieszonkowe Autor - Souad Oprawa - Miękka Wydawca - Amber Kod ISBN - 9788324159406 Kod EAN - 9788324159406 Wydanie - 1 Rok wydania - 2016 Tłumacz - 31182,maria rostworowska; Format - 110 x 175 x 14 Ilość stron - 224 Podatek VAT - 5% Premiera - 2016-06-23

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How I Beat Fischer's Record - Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 1 (twarda okładka)

Szachy > Postęp szachowy

Wersja językowa książki - angielska.  "Notions of chess have been shattered by a teen-age Hungarian girl - some call her modest and soft-spoken, but many opponents know her as a ferocious tiger over the board - who after years of steady progress began breathing down the necks of the top men and now has broken the barrier of one of the world's most exclusive clubs: she has earned the rank of grandmaster at 15 years, 5 months, one month younger than Bobby Fischer when he did it 34 years ago." New York Times, 1992Great achievements often take a lifetime of preparation, but when these achievements are becoming the World Number 1 at the age of 12 and the youngest ever grandmaster at the age of 15 you have to start early! In this very personal book  Judit Polgar describes her early moments of success and the chess ideas she needed to master to achieve them.This exceptional book is the beginning of a unique project where one of the greatest players of our time transforms her personal journey to the top into a roadmap for everyone who ever wanted to better themselves in the game of chess. Judit Polgar  has been ranked 1st on the Women's rating list from 1988 to this day. In 2005 she became the only woman in chess history to participate in the World Championship final.ISBN: 978-1-907982-19-4 - 384 pages - Published 21 September 2012Reviews"The games are typically annotated gently and accessibly, with far more explanations than variations. I liked the fact that the first chapter (called 'Tricks') is a simple celebration of her youthful trickiness - a feature shared by many other young players...The unusual upbringing of the Polgar sisters is well known, but this book is not meant as a critique of that, although it is both personal and reflective. In fact, the impression is simply very positive - that chess was fun, and threw many opportunities their way. Ther are plenty of charming photos and anecdotes throughout, and Judit often discusses the ways in which her training gradually shaped her play. GM Luke McShane , New In Chess"Throughout the book Judit has provided an abundance of personal insights and anecdotes, from the 'lucky sweater' that helped her to victory in New York, to summer snowball fights in Iceland! Above all else though, she set out to give the book real instructional value so as to benefit players of varying abilities, as well as chess trainers." ChessBase  (full review)"Sometimes, however, a book comes along which every chess enthusiast will want to buy. Among that select handful must surely be the first to be written by Judit Polgar...What players of all ages and strengths will relish is her very frank descriptions of the mischievous thrill she would get when tricking much older, normally male, players. Thus, after one of them fell for a lethal Polgar tactic, she writes, "Oops. My opponent's face turned red instantly." There is even a photograph of the two players after this game, with the grandmaster in question looking as if he had just swallowed a wasp." Dominic Lawson , Standpoint (full review)"The book serves the double purpose of being autobiographical (about her early years and the rise to the GM title), as well as illustrating how an understanding of chess develops from simple tactical tricks to more sophisticated strategic considerations. The book does this well and can beneficially be read both to learn more about the phenomenon that is Judit Polgar and to improve one's chess understanding." Skakbladet "The book has plenty of photographs, most of which were new to me. Some of them show how much chess has changed since the 1980s. On page 13 there is a snap of Judit working hard over a real chess board, writing notes (with pen and paper!) with a desk covered in chess literature, including a New in Chess Yearbook and a volume of the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings...How I Beat Fischer's Record presents a feast of nostalgia, entertainment and great chess. It is an inspirational chess book." Sean Marsh  (full review)"One of the qualities that undoubtedly helps her to be so popular is one that has surely helped her greatly as a chess player: she is (or sure seems to be!) relentlessly positive and optimistic. This comes through throughout the book and is even infectious...The games and game fragments throughout the book are well annotated, but not with an avalanche of variations. Analysis is there, but this is a reader-friendly book." Dennis Monokroussos , Chess Today"Polgar comes across as a friendly and, at first, somewhat na

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How I Beat Fischer's Record - Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 1 (twarda okładka)

Szachy > Postęp szachowy

Wersja językowa książki - angielska.  "Notions of chess have been shattered by a teen-age Hungarian girl - some call her modest and soft-spoken, but many opponents know her as a ferocious tiger over the board - who after years of steady progress began breathing down the necks of the top men and now has broken the barrier of one of the world's most exclusive clubs: she has earned the rank of grandmaster at 15 years, 5 months, one month younger than Bobby Fischer when he did it 34 years ago." New York Times, 1992Great achievements often take a lifetime of preparation, but when these achievements are becoming the World Number 1 at the age of 12 and the youngest ever grandmaster at the age of 15 you have to start early! In this very personal book  Judit Polgar describes her early moments of success and the chess ideas she needed to master to achieve them.This exceptional book is the beginning of a unique project where one of the greatest players of our time transforms her personal journey to the top into a roadmap for everyone who ever wanted to better themselves in the game of chess. Judit Polgar  has been ranked 1st on the Women's rating list from 1988 to this day. In 2005 she became the only woman in chess history to participate in the World Championship final.ISBN: 978-1-907982-19-4 - 384 pages - Published 21 September 2012Reviews"The games are typically annotated gently and accessibly, with far more explanations than variations. I liked the fact that the first chapter (called 'Tricks') is a simple celebration of her youthful trickiness - a feature shared by many other young players...The unusual upbringing of the Polgar sisters is well known, but this book is not meant as a critique of that, although it is both personal and reflective. In fact, the impression is simply very positive - that chess was fun, and threw many opportunities their way. Ther are plenty of charming photos and anecdotes throughout, and Judit often discusses the ways in which her training gradually shaped her play. GM Luke McShane , New In Chess"Throughout the book Judit has provided an abundance of personal insights and anecdotes, from the 'lucky sweater' that helped her to victory in New York, to summer snowball fights in Iceland! Above all else though, she set out to give the book real instructional value so as to benefit players of varying abilities, as well as chess trainers." ChessBase  (full review)"Sometimes, however, a book comes along which every chess enthusiast will want to buy. Among that select handful must surely be the first to be written by Judit Polgar...What players of all ages and strengths will relish is her very frank descriptions of the mischievous thrill she would get when tricking much older, normally male, players. Thus, after one of them fell for a lethal Polgar tactic, she writes, "Oops. My opponent's face turned red instantly." There is even a photograph of the two players after this game, with the grandmaster in question looking as if he had just swallowed a wasp." Dominic Lawson , Standpoint (full review)"The book serves the double purpose of being autobiographical (about her early years and the rise to the GM title), as well as illustrating how an understanding of chess develops from simple tactical tricks to more sophisticated strategic considerations. The book does this well and can beneficially be read both to learn more about the phenomenon that is Judit Polgar and to improve one's chess understanding." Skakbladet "The book has plenty of photographs, most of which were new to me. Some of them show how much chess has changed since the 1980s. On page 13 there is a snap of Judit working hard over a real chess board, writing notes (with pen and paper!) with a desk covered in chess literature, including a New in Chess Yearbook and a volume of the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings...How I Beat Fischer's Record presents a feast of nostalgia, entertainment and great chess. It is an inspirational chess book." Sean Marsh  (full review)"One of the qualities that undoubtedly helps her to be so popular is one that has surely helped her greatly as a chess player: she is (or sure seems to be!) relentlessly positive and optimistic. This comes through throughout the book and is even infectious...The games and game fragments throughout the book are well annotated, but not with an avalanche of variations. Analysis is there, but this is a reader-friendly book." Dennis Monokroussos , Chess Today"Polgar comes across as a friendly and, at first, somewhat na

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How I Beat Fischer's Record - Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 1 (twarda okładka)

Szachy > Postęp szachowy

Wersja językowa książki - angielska.  "Notions of chess have been shattered by a teen-age Hungarian girl - some call her modest and soft-spoken, but many opponents know her as a ferocious tiger over the board - who after years of steady progress began breathing down the necks of the top men and now has broken the barrier of one of the world's most exclusive clubs: she has earned the rank of grandmaster at 15 years, 5 months, one month younger than Bobby Fischer when he did it 34 years ago." New York Times, 1992Great achievements often take a lifetime of preparation, but when these achievements are becoming the World Number 1 at the age of 12 and the youngest ever grandmaster at the age of 15 you have to start early! In this very personal book  Judit Polgar describes her early moments of success and the chess ideas she needed to master to achieve them.This exceptional book is the beginning of a unique project where one of the greatest players of our time transforms her personal journey to the top into a roadmap for everyone who ever wanted to better themselves in the game of chess. Judit Polgar  has been ranked 1st on the Women's rating list from 1988 to this day. In 2005 she became the only woman in chess history to participate in the World Championship final.ISBN: 978-1-907982-19-4 - 384 pages - Published 21 September 2012Reviews"The games are typically annotated gently and accessibly, with far more explanations than variations. I liked the fact that the first chapter (called 'Tricks') is a simple celebration of her youthful trickiness

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How I Beat Fischer's Record - Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 1 (twarda okładka)

Szachy > Postęp szachowy

Wersja językowa książki - angielska.  "Notions of chess have been shattered by a teen-age Hungarian girl - some call her modest and soft-spoken, but many opponents know her as a ferocious tiger over the board - who after years of steady progress began breathing down the necks of the top men and now has broken the barrier of one of the world's most exclusive clubs: she has earned the rank of grandmaster at 15 years, 5 months, one month younger than Bobby Fischer when he did it 34 years ago." New York Times, 1992Great achievements often take a lifetime of preparation, but when these achievements are becoming the World Number 1 at the age of 12 and the youngest ever grandmaster at the age of 15 you have to start early! In this very personal book  Judit Polgar describes her early moments of success and the chess ideas she needed to master to achieve them.This exceptional book is the beginning of a unique project where one of the greatest players of our time transforms her personal journey to the top into a roadmap for everyone who ever wanted to better themselves in the game of chess. Judit Polgar  has been ranked 1st on the Women's rating list from 1988 to this day. In 2005 she became the only woman in chess history to participate in the World Championship final.ISBN: 978-1-907982-19-4 - 384 pages - Published 21 September 2012Reviews"The games are typically annotated gently and accessibly, with far more explanations than variations. I liked the fact that the first chapter (called 'Tricks') is a simple celebration of her youthful trickiness

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DORRIS DAY 10 CD 23 ORIGINALS ALBUM I WANT TO VE HAPPY WYDAWCA

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DORRIS DAY 10 CD 23 ORIGINALS ALBUM I WANT TO VE HAPPY 1. You're My Thrill - Doris Day 2. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Doris Day 3. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - Doris Day 4. Sometimes I'm Happy - Doris Day 5. You Go to My Head - Doris Day 6. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Doris Day 7. When Your Lover Has Gone - Doris Day 8. That Old Feeling - Doris Day 9. Crazy Rhythm - Doris Day 10. Here in My Arms - Doris Day 11. I Know That You Know - Doris Day 12. I Want To Be Happy - Doris Day 13. Do Do Do - Doris Day 14. I Only Have Eyes for You - Doris Day 15. Oh Me! Oh My! Oh You! - Doris Day 16. Tea for Two - Doris Day 17. I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful) - Doris Day 18. Get Happy - Doris Day 19. The Man I Love - Doris Day 20. Too Marvelous For Words - Doris Day 21. The Very Thought Of You - Doris Day 22. Limehouse Blues - Doris Day 23. Melancholy Rhapsody - Doris Day 24. With a Song In My Heart - Doris Day 25. Canadian Capers (Cuttin' Capers) - Doris Day 26. (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai - Doris Day 27. Lullaby of Broadway - Doris Day 28. Fine and Dandy - Doris Day 29. In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town - Doris Day 30. Somebody Loves Me - Doris Day 31. Just One of Those Things - Doris Day 32. You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me - Doris Day 33. I Love the Way You Say Goodnight - Doris Day 34. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Doris Day 35. Moonlight Bay - Doris Day 36. Till We Meet Again - Doris Day 37. Love Ya - Doris Day 38. Christmas Story - Doris Day 39. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles - Doris Day 40. Cuddle up a Little Closer - Doris Day 41. Every Little Moment (Has a Meaning of It's Own) - Doris Day 42. Tell Me - Doris Day 43. Ain't We Got Fun - Doris Day 44. The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) - Doris Day 45. I Wish I Had a Girl - Doris Day 46. It Had to Be You - Doris Day 47. Nobody's Sweetheart - Doris Day 48. My Buddy - Doris Day 49. Makin' Whoopee - Doris Day 50. I'll See You in My Dreams - Doris Day 51. Sentimental Journey - Doris Day 52. It's Magic - Doris Day 53. By the Light of the Silvery Moon - Doris Day 54. Your Eyes Have Told Me So - Doris Day 55. Just One Girl - Doris Day 56. Ain't We Got Fun - Doris Day 57. If You Were the Only Girl - Doris Day 58. Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee - Doris Day 59. I'll Forget You - Doris Day 60. King Chanticleer - Doris Day 61. The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away) - Doris Day 62. I Can Do Without You - Doris Day 63. The Black Hills of Dakota - Doris Day 64. Just Flew In From the Windy City - Doris Day 65. A Woman's Touch - Doris Day 66. Higher Than a Hawk (Deeper Than a Well) - Doris Day 67. Tis Harry I'm Plannin' to Marry - Doris Day 68. Secret Love - Doris Day 69. Till My Love Comes to Me - Doris Day 70. Ready, Willing and Able - Doris Day 71. Hold Me in Your Arms - Doris Day 72. You Can Take My Word for It Baby - Doris Day 73. There's a Rising Moon - Doris Day 74. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) - Doris Day 75. You, My Love - Doris Day 76. I'm Glad There Is You - Doris Day 77. Bewitched - Doris Day 78. Hoop De Doo - Doris Day 79. It All Depends On You - Doris Day 80. You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) - Doris Day 81. Stay on the Right Side, Sister - Doris Day 82. Mean to Me - Doris Day 83. Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don't Love Nobody But Me) - Doris Day 84. Sam, the Old Accordion Man - Doris Day 85. Shaking the Blues Away - Doris Day 86. Ten Cents a Dance - Doris Day 87. I'll Never Stop Loving You - Doris Day 88. Never Look Back - Doris Day 89. At Sundown - Doris Day 90. Love Me or Leave Me - Doris Day 91. The Song Is You - Doris Day 92. Hello, My Lover, Goodbye - Doris Day 93. But Not For Me - Doris Day 94. I Remember You - Doris Day 95. I Hadn't Anyone Till You - Doris Day 96. But Beautiful - Doris Day 97. Autumn Leaves - Doris Day 98. Don't Take Your Love from Me - Doris Day 99. There'll Never Be another You - Doris Day 100. Gone With the Wind - Doris Day 101. The Gypsy in My Soul - Doris Day 102. Day By Day - Doris Day 103. A Guy Is a Guy - Doris Day 104. Sugarbush - Doris Day 105. The Pajama Game (Opening)/Racing with the Clock] - Doris Day 106. I'm Not At All in Love - Doris Day 107. I Never Be Jealous Again - Doris Day 108. Hey There - Doris Day 109. Once a Year Day! - Doris Day 110. Small Talk - Doris Day 111. There Once Was a Man - Doris Day 112. Steam Heat - Doris Day 113. Hernando's Hideaway - Doris Day 114. Seven and a Half Cents - Doris Day 115. Finale - Doris Day 116. I See Your Face before Me - Doris Day 117. Close Your Eyes - Doris Day 118. The Night We Called It a Day - Doris Day 119. Dream a Little Dream of Me - Doris Day 120. Under a Blanket of Blue - Doris Day 121. You Do Something to Me - Doris Day 122. Stars Fell On Alabama - Doris Day 123. Moon Song - Doris Day 124. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) - Doris Day 125. Soft as the Starlight - Doris Day 126. Moonglow - Doris Day 127. The Lamp Is Low - Doris Day 128. Hooray for Hollywood - Doris Day 129. Cheek to Cheek - Doris Day 130. It's Easy to Remember - Doris Day 131. The Way You Look Tonight - Doris Day 132. I'll Remember April - Doris Day 133. Blues in the Night - Doris Day 134. Over the Rainbow - Doris Day 135. Our Love Is Here To Stay - Doris Day 136. In the Still of the Night - Doris Day 137. Night and Day - Doris Day 138. Easy to Love - Doris Day 139. I Had the Craziest Dream - Doris Day 140. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Doris Day 141. Soon - Doris Day 142. That Old Black Magic - Doris Day 143. You'll Never Know - Doris Day 144. A Foggy Day - Doris Day 145. It Might As Well Be Spring - Doris Day 146. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Doris Day 147. Three Coins in the Fountain - Doris Day 148. Let's Face the Music and Dance - Doris Day 149. Pennies from Heaven - Doris Day 150. Oh, But I Do - Doris Day 151. Cuttin' Capers - Doris Day 152. Steppin' Out With My Baby - Doris Day 153. Makin' Whoopee - Doris Day 154. The Lady's in Love with You - Doris Day 155. Why Don't We Do This More Often - Doris Day 156. Let's Take a Walk around the Block - Doris Day 157. I'm Sitting on Top of the World - Doris Day 158. Get Out and Get Under the Moon - Doris Day 159. Fit as a Fiddle (And Ready for Love) - Doris Day 160. Me Too (Ho-Ho! Ha-Ha!) - Doris Day 161. I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze - Doris Day 162. Let's Fly Away - Doris Day 163. Show Time (Part One) - Doris Day 164. I Got the Sun in the Morning - Doris Day 165. Ohio - Doris Day 166. I Love Paris - Doris Day 167. When I'm Not Near the Boy I Love - Doris Day 168. People Will Say We're in Love - Doris Day 169. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face - Doris Day 170. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top - Doris Day 171. They Say It's Wonderful - Doris Day 172. Wonderful Guy - Doris Day 173. On the Street Where You Live - Doris Day 174. Medley: the Sound of Music/Show Time (Part Two) - Doris Day 175. Mister Tap Toe - Doris Day 176. I Give My Heart To You - Doris Day 177. Pillow Talk - Doris Day 178. Heart Full of Love - Doris Day 179. Anyway the Wind Blows - Doris Day 180. Oh! What a Lover You'll Be - Doris Day 181. No - Doris Day 182. Love Me in the Daytime - Doris Day 183. I Enjoy Being a Girl - Doris Day 184. Tunnel of Love - Doris Day 185. He's So Married - Doris Day 186. Roly Poly - Doris Day 187. Possess Me - Doris Day 188. Inspiration - Doris Day 189. What Every Girl Should Know - Doris Day 190. Mood Indigo - Doris Day 191. When You're Smiling - Doris Day 192. A Fellow Needs a Girl - Doris Day 193. My Kinda Love - Doris Day 194. What's the Use of Wondrin' - Doris Day 195. Something Wonderful - Doris Day 196. A Hundred Years from Today - Doris Day 197. You Can't Have Everything - Doris Day 198. Not Only Should You Love Him - Doris Day 199. What Does a Woman Do - Doris Day 200. The Everlasting Arms - Doris Day 201. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' along - Doris Day 202. Choo-Choo Train - Doris Day 203. Bright and Shiny - Doris Day 204. I Want to Be Happy - Doris Day 205. Keep Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy - Doris Day 206. Singin' in the Rain - Doris Day 207. Gotta Feelin' - Doris Day 208. Happy Talk - Doris Day 209. Make Someone Happy - Doris Day 210. Ridin' High - Doris Day 211. On the Sunny Side of the Street - Doris Day 212. Clap Yo' Hands - Doris Day 213. Stay with the Happy People - Doris Day 214. Twinkle and Shine - Doris Day 215. I Believe in Dreams - Doris Day 216. I'll Buy That Dream - Doris Day 217. My Ship - Doris Day 218. All I Do Is Dream of You - Doris Day 219. When I Grow Too Old To Dream - Doris Day 220. We'll Love Again - Doris Day 221. I Have Dreamed - Doris Day 222. Periwinkle Blue - Doris Day 223. Someday I'll Find You - Doris Day 224. You Stepped Out of a Dream - Doris Day 225. O What a Beautiful Dream - Doris Day 226. Time to Say Goodnight - Doris Day 227. Everybody Loves a Lover - Doris Day 228. Teacher's Pet - Doris Day 229. The Circus on Parade - Doris Day 230. Over and Over Again - Doris Day 231. Why Can't I? - Doris Day 232. This Can't Be Love - Doris Day 233. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Doris Day 234. My Romance - Doris Day 235. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Reprise) - Doris Day 236. Little Girl Blue - Doris Day 237. Sawdust Spangles and Dreams (Finale) - Doris Day 238. If I Can Help Somebody - Doris Day 239. Nearer My God to Thee - Doris Day 240. The Prodigal Son - Doris Day 241. Abide With Me - Doris Day 242. Bless This House - Doris Day 243. You'll Never Walk Alone - Doris Day 244. In the Garden - Doris Day 245. Walk with Him - Doris Day 246. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) - Doris Day 247. Be Still and Know - Doris Day 248. I Need Thee Every Hour - Doris Day 249. The Lord's Prayer - Doris Day 250. Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day 251. Secret Love - Doris Day

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Toni Morrison - Sula Vintage Publishing

Książki / Literatura obcojęzyczna

Stunningly-designed new editions of Toni Morrison's best-known novels, published by Vintage Classics in celebration of her life and work. As young girls in a poor but close-knit community, Nel and Sula are inseparable. But their paths as adults couldn't be more different: while Nel settles in town to raise a family, Sula escapes for the progressive ideals of the big city.When Sula reappears ten years later, she comes face to face with a community whose values are at odds with her fierce individualism and rebellious ways. Reunited, Nel and Sula must confront the consequences of their actions and the dreadful secret they shared in childhood. Two girls who grow up to become women.Two friends who become something worse than enemies. Terrifying, comic and tragic, Sula overflows with love and life, friendship and betrayal.

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Mona Lisa HARPERCOLLINS 360

Książki / Literatura obcojęzyczna

A narrative history of how Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa came to be the most famous in the world - and one of the most powerful cultural icons of our time. What has made the Mona Lisa the most famous picture in the world? Why is it that, of all the 6,000 paintings in the Louvre, it is the only one to be exhibited in a special box, set in concrete and protected by two sheets of bulletproof glass? Why do thousands of visitors throng to see it every day, ignoring the masterpieces which surround it? For nearly 500 years the painting - and the mysterious smile on the face of the sitter - has been a source of mystery, speculation and reverence. In this groundbreaking new book Donald Sassoon describes not only the Mona Lisa and its history, but its mythology, and the processes which combined to raise it to its current unrivalled level of fame.He examines Leonardo's innovative techniques; the problems concerning the identity of the sitter; what happened to the painting after it left Italy when Leonardo joined King Francois I's court in France; the copies made in the 17th century; its celebration by 19th-century intellectuals; its theft and disappearance early in the 20th century; the surrealists', other avant-garde artists' and cartoonists' uses of it; its appropriation by the advertising industry; and the never-ending flood of new and 'conclusive' theories about Mona Lisa's smile.

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Reading Lolita in Tehran Random House Inc

Książki / Literatura obcojęzyczna

Every week for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. This extraordinary memoir is an exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a celebration of the liberating power of literature.

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Listen to My Heart 1984 Publishing

Książki / Literatura obcojęzyczna

Listen to My Heart is a completely candid and passionate, heartbreaking yet often witty life story of one of rock music's most resilient lead singers, Marie Fredriksson from Roxette ("It Must Have Been Love," "Listen to Your Heart," "The Look," "Joyride").Given only a few months to live following a harrowing diagnosis in 2002-yet surviving for 17 more years, until 2019-Marie boldly forged ahead into a life with newfound courage and inspiration. She continued as both a solo singer and with Roxette, where she performed over 550 concerts to millions of fans, sold 75 million records, and released over 50 singles including several global hits. In all, Roxette is Sweden's biggest music group-second only to ABBA.Filled with behind-the-scenes stories involving everyone from Tina Turner and Elton John to The Rolling Stones and Frank Sinatra, Listen to My Heart also explores her humble family beginnings, an early tragedy in the sudden loss of Marie's sister, her transition into the music industry as a solo artist, and the formation and challenges of being in one of the world's most successful pop groups. All while trying to maintain a stable marriage and being a mother to two young children in the face of a life-altering illness.Heart-wrenching yet winning, and told with exceptional energy and sincerity, Listen to My Heart sheds new and revelatory light on the life and work of one of our generation's most talented and courageous artists.Contains a foreword by Marie's longtime friend, director Jonas Akerlund (Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Paul McCartney, U2) and personal photographs from her family's collection.

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