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The genius and the angst of a tortured talent
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A deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from #1 bestselling author John Green, adapted from his critically acclaimed podcast.
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W trzecim, ostatnim tomie Dzienników Jarosław Iwaszkiewicza na pierwszy plan wysuwa się starość z jej gorzką samowiedzą, podziwem dla cudowności życia i oczekiwaniem na śmierć. Choć "stary poeta" cor
The Communist Manifesto was first published in London in 1848, by two young men in their late twenties. Its impact reverberated across the globe and throughout the next century, and it has come to be
The definitive 70th anniversary edition of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, the world's most famous diary and 'one of the greatest books of the
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‘Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen Fry
Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks,
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This portable collection of the very best inspiring quotes and passages from A New Earth is the perfect companion for navigating the stresses of modern life.
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Cofounder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind sounds the alarm on the unprecedented risks to global order posed by a wave of fast-developing technologies like artificial intelligence and genetic en
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José Saramago takes us on a thrilling literary journey through the land, history and culture of his native country.
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