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Gestures

by Igncacy Karpowicz ...

Translated by Maya Zakrzewska-Pim ...

Series series Polish Literature
A forty-year-old man, burying himself in work and avoiding close emotional bonds with people, pays a visit to his mother in the country and is forced to extend it upon discovering her illness. While there, he reevaluates past familial and romantic relationships and finally attempts to build new ones. Gestures is "a psychologically precise and moving autopsy of a 'man in the wake of ordeals.'" ... Read more

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A forty-year-old man, burying himself in work and avoiding close emotional bonds with people, pays a visit to his mother in the country and is forced to extend it upon discovering her illness. While there, he reevaluates past familial and romantic relationships and finally attempts to build new ones. Gestures is "a psychologically precise and moving autopsy of a 'man in the wake of ordeals.'"
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Iermola

by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski ...

The events which are here related took place in Wolhynian Poland, in that little corner of the earth, happily overlooked, where up to the present time neither great highways nor roads frequented by carriages are to be seen,--a land remote, almost lost, where the antique modesty, simplicity, innocence, and poverty of past ages are still preserved. I do not mean by this to say that all human vices ... Read more

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The events which are here related took place in Wolhynian Poland, in that little corner of the earth, happily overlooked, where up to the present time neither great highways nor roads frequented by carriages are to be seen,--a land remote, almost lost, where the antique modesty, simplicity, innocence, and poverty of past ages are still preserved. I do not mean by this to say that all human vices
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Iermola

by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski ...

"Iermola" follows the life of the titular character, Iermola, from his humble beginnings through various stages of personal growth and development. The novel delves into themes of hardship, resilience, and the human spirit's capacity to overcome adversity.Early Life and Background: The novel likely begins with a depiction of Iermola's early life, marked by poverty and struggle. His background and ... Read more

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"Iermola" follows the life of the titular character, Iermola, from his humble beginnings through various stages of personal growth and development. The novel delves into themes of hardship, resilience, and the human spirit's capacity to overcome adversity.Early Life and Background: The novel likely begins with a depiction of Iermola's early life, marked by poverty and struggle. His background and
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The Mouseiad and other Mock Epics

by Ignacy Krasicki ...

International brigades of mice and rats join forces to defend the rodents of Poland, threatened with extermination at the paws of cats favoured by the ancient ruler King Popiel, a sybaritic, cowardly ruler… The Hag of Discord incites a vicious rivalry between monastic orders, which only the good monks’ common devotion to… fortified spirits… is able to allay… The present translation of the mock ... Read more

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International brigades of mice and rats join forces to defend the rodents of Poland, threatened with extermination at the paws of cats favoured by the ancient ruler King Popiel, a sybaritic, cowardly ruler… The Hag of Discord incites a vicious rivalry between monastic orders, which only the good monks’ common devotion to… fortified spirits… is able to allay… The present translation of the mock
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Anastasia: Part 1

by Magdalena Lankosz, Joanna Karpowicz ...

Series Book 1 - Anastasia
A mother and her young daughter come to Los Angeles. The mother is chasing her dream: she wants to conquer Hollywood, no matter the cost. Her little girl, Anastasia, is the perfect candidate to be cinema's next big star. But can she stand the pressure? The clash of dreams and the dirty reality of show business is a heavy burden to bear, as Anastasia comes face to face with the crime, abuse, and ... Read more

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A mother and her young daughter come to Los Angeles. The mother is chasing her dream: she wants to conquer Hollywood, no matter the cost. Her little girl, Anastasia, is the perfect candidate to be cinema's next big star. But can she stand the pressure? The clash of dreams and the dirty reality of show business is a heavy burden to bear, as Anastasia comes face to face with the crime, abuse, and
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Narcotics

Nicotine, Alcohol, Cocaine, Peyote, Morphine, Ether + Appendices

by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Soren Gauger (Translator) ...

In the vein of the well-known drug writings of De Quincey and Baudelaire from a century earlier and those of his contemporaries Walter Benjamin and Jean Cocteau – and foreshadowing the later writings of Aldous Huxley and Carlos Castaneda on psychoactive drugs – Witkacy composed Narcotics in 1930 to discuss and document not only his own experimentation with different substances but the nature of ... Read more

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In the vein of the well-known drug writings of De Quincey and Baudelaire from a century earlier and those of his contemporaries Walter Benjamin and Jean Cocteau – and foreshadowing the later writings of Aldous Huxley and Carlos Castaneda on psychoactive drugs – Witkacy composed Narcotics in 1930 to discuss and document not only his own experimentation with different substances but the nature of
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Brazil

A Century of Change

Edited by Ignacy Sachs, Jorge Wilheim, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro ...

Series series Latin America in Translation/en Traducción/em Tradução
Brazil, the largest of the Latin American nations, is fast becoming a potent international economic player as well as a regional power. This English translation of an acclaimed Brazilian anthology provides critical overviews of Brazilian life, history, and culture and insight into Brazil’s development over the past century. The distinguished essayists, most of whom are Brazilian, provide expert ... Read more

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Brazil, the largest of the Latin American nations, is fast becoming a potent international economic player as well as a regional power. This English translation of an acclaimed Brazilian anthology provides critical overviews of Brazilian life, history, and culture and insight into Brazil’s development over the past century. The distinguished essayists, most of whom are Brazilian, provide expert
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Electromagnetic Ergonomics

From Electrification to a Wireless Society

Edited by Jolanta Karpowicz ...

Series series Occupational Safety, Health, and Ergonomics
Ergonomics is the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relationship between workers and their environments. Because of the use of electricity for many purposes, one environmental factor that has become omnipresent today is the electromagnetic field, also referred to as electromagnetic radiation or a fraction of the non-ionizing radiation. The complex ... Read more

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Ergonomics is the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relationship between workers and their environments. Because of the use of electricity for many purposes, one environmental factor that has become omnipresent today is the electromagnetic field, also referred to as electromagnetic radiation or a fraction of the non-ionizing radiation. The complex
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Transitions to Sustainability

Edited by François Mancebo, Ignacy Sachs ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book calls for the conditions of transition to sustainability: How to take into consideration new global phenomena such as and of the dimension of climate change, the depletion of natural resources, financial crises, demographic dynamics, global urbanization, migrations and mobility, while bearing in mind short-term or local place-based issues, such as social justice or quality of life? ... Read more

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This book calls for the conditions of transition to sustainability: How to take into consideration new global phenomena such as and of the dimension of climate change, the depletion of natural resources, financial crises, demographic dynamics, global urbanization, migrations and mobility, while bearing in mind short-term or local place-based issues, such as social justice or quality of life?
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Learning From the Children

Childhood, Culture and Identity in a Changing World

Edited by Jacqueline Waldren, Ignacy-Marek Kaminski ...

Series Book 35 - New Directions in Anthropology
Children and youth, regardless of their ethnic backgrounds, are experiencing lifestyle choices their parents never imagined and contributing to the transformation of ideals, traditions, education and adult–child power dynamics. As a result of the advances in technology and media as well as the effects of globalization, the transmission of social and cultural practices from parents to children is ... Read more

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Children and youth, regardless of their ethnic backgrounds, are experiencing lifestyle choices their parents never imagined and contributing to the transformation of ideals, traditions, education and adult–child power dynamics. As a result of the advances in technology and media as well as the effects of globalization, the transmission of social and cultural practices from parents to children is
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COUNT BRÜHL

by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski ...

Historical Setting: The novel is set in 18th-century Saxony, a time marked by political intrigue, economic challenges, and shifting alliances within the European courts. It captures the political landscape of the time and the influential figures who shaped it.Main Character: Heinrich von Brühl is the central figure of the novel. His rise from relatively humble beginnings to become one of the most ... Read more

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Historical Setting: The novel is set in 18th-century Saxony, a time marked by political intrigue, economic challenges, and shifting alliances within the European courts. It captures the political landscape of the time and the influential figures who shaped it.Main Character: Heinrich von Brühl is the central figure of the novel. His rise from relatively humble beginnings to become one of the most
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Count Brühl

by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski ...

One beautiful autumn day, towards sunset, the last flourishes of a trumpet calling the huntsmen together, resounded through a forest of beech trees. The group of court huntsmen passed along the wide highway that divided this ancient wilderness, accompanied by men armed with boar-spears and carrying nets; the horsemen wore green dresses with gold braid, and hats ornamented with black feathers: in ... Read more

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One beautiful autumn day, towards sunset, the last flourishes of a trumpet calling the huntsmen together, resounded through a forest of beech trees. The group of court huntsmen passed along the wide highway that divided this ancient wilderness, accompanied by men armed with boar-spears and carrying nets; the horsemen wore green dresses with gold braid, and hats ornamented with black feathers: in
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