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We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over the other?
Every act
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also in
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Did you know that trees can influence the rotation of the ea
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Stories brought us together.
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INCLUDES A NEW AFTERWORD FROM YUVAL NOAH HARARI
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One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari ch
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Timothy Leary (1920-1996) - amerykański filozof, psycholog, pisarz, profesor Harvardu ale przede wszystkim ikona amerykańskiej kontrkultury, guru ruchu hippisowskiego, głównie dlatego iż propagował i
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For anyone who has ever been fascinated by the night sky, this beautifully designed introduction to astronomy and its history reveals the compelling story of mankind's quest through the ages to unloc
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A radical examination by a leading financial analyst, commentator and investor of the ills of capitalism and how they can be fixed
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