Reverence for Life: The Words of Albert Schweitzer (Schweitzer Albert)(Pevná vazba)

Reverence for Life: The Words of Albert Schweitzer (Schweitzer Albert)(Pevná vazba)

Reverence for Life: The Words of Albert SchweitzerGathered together for the first time in one place, Nobel Peace Prize-winner Albert Schweitzer's words on ecology, human and animal rights, philosophy, war and peace, music and the arts, and forming a global community.'I cannot but have Reverence for

Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography (Schweitzer Albert)(Paperback)

Published to commemorate Albert Schweitzer's only visit to the United States 60 years ago, this anniversary edition of his autobiography gives 21st-century readers a unique and authoritative account of the man John F. Kennedy called 'one of the transcendent moral influences of our

The Philosophy of Civilization (Schweitzer Albert)(Paperback)

Albert Schweitzer's social and ethical philosophy is best expressed in The Philosophy of Civilization. Not widely available in recent years, this edition will give contemporary readers the opportunity to discover his prophetic thought. In Book I, The Decay and Restoration of Civilization,

Gendered Testimonies of the Holocaust: Writing Life (Schweitzer Petra M.)(Pevná vazba)

Gendered Testimonies of the Holocaust: Writing Life begins with the premise that writing proves virtually synonymous with survival, bearing the traces of life and of death carried within those who survived the atrocities of the Nazis. In reading specific testimonies by survivor-writers Paul Celan,

Doktorka z domu Trubačů - Ilona Borská - e-kniha

eBook: Literárním zpracováním osudu lékařky přezdívané „český Albert Schweitzer“ přiblížila Ilona Borská výjimečnou osobnost Vlasty Kálalové-Di Lottiové. Léčila, milovala, studovala, přednášela a cestovala s umanutou odvahou jít za svým snem. Její mimořádné

A Mad Love: An Introduction to Opera (Schweitzer Vivien)(Pevná vazba)

Albert Gore, Sr.: A Political Life (Badger Anthony J.)(Pevná vazba)

In chronicling the life and career of Albert Gore, Sr., historian Anthony J. Badger seeks not just to explore the successes and failures of an important political figure who spent more than three decades in the national eye--and whose son would become Vice President of the United States--but also

Albert Reynolds: Risktaker for Peace (Lenihan Conor)(Pevná vazba)

In Albert Reynolds: Risktaker for Peace, Conor Lenihan takes the reader on a journey through the former Taoiseach's fascinating life. From his early days in Roscommon, Reynolds' determination and hard work saw him rise from a humble clerical job with Irish Rail to become one of Ireland's best-known

Alberto Breccia's Dracula (Breccia Alberto)(Pevná vazba)

Alberto Breccia's Dracula is composed of a series of brutally funny satirical misadventures starring the hapless eponymous antihero. Literally defanged (a humiliating trip to the dentist doesn't help), the protagonist's glory days are long behind him and other, more sinister villains (a corrupt

Albert Einstein: The Poetry of Real (Kahil Marwan)(Pevná vazba)

DK Life Stories Albert Einstein (Mara Wil)(Pevná vazba)

Momus (Alberti Leon Battista)(Pevná vazba)

Momus is the most ambitious literary creation of Leon Battista Alberti, the famous humanist-scientist-artist and 'universal man' of the Italian Renaissance. In this dark comedy, written around 1450, Alberti charts the lively fortunes of his anti-hero Momus, the unscrupulous and vitriolic god of

Albert O. Hirschman: An Intellectual Biography (Alacevich Michele)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most original social scientists of the twentieth century, Albert O. Hirschman led an uncommonly dramatic life. After fleeing Nazi Germany as a youth, he fought in the Spanish Civil War, took part in antifascist activities in Italy, and organized an underground rescue operation in

Prince Albert - The Man Who Saved the Monarchy (Wilson A. N. (Author))(Pevná vazba)

The magnificent and definitive biography of Prince Albert, by one of Britain's best biographers and the author of Victoria: A

The Outsider - Albert Camus

In The Outsider, his classic existentialist novel, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform to social norms. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. When his mother dies, he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others. And when he commits a

Albert Gleizes: Cubism: Bauhausbcher 13 (Gleizes Albert)(Pevná vazba)

A key text of Cubism from the movement's foremost theorist, in unique dialogue with the BauhausFrench artist and theorist Albert Gleizes (1881-1953) wrote his influential essay on Cubism in 1912 in the aftermath of the Salon d'Automne exhibitions. In the new century, artists continued to subvert

Royal Albert Hall (Royal Albert Hall)(Pevná vazba)

The most iconic concert hall in the world celebrates 150 years with a stunning review of history's finest performances and performers. Opening with a personal letter from Queen Elizabeth II, this beautiful book celebrates 150 moments that have shaped The Royal Albert Hall over the last century and

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory - 100th Anniversary Edition (Einstein Albert)(Pevná vazba)

After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote a book about relativity for a popular audience. His intention was 'to give an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical

Albert and the Whale (Hoare Philip)(Pevná vazba)

Albert Einstein (Munoz Isabel)(Pevná vazba)

Meet Albert Einstein and find out about his life and work in this engagingly illustrated biography. Join physicist Albert Einstein on his journey of scientific discovery and see how the Nobel Prize winner forever changed the way we think about energy, gravity, and the world around us. Children

Victoria & Albert: Our Lives in Watercolour (Collier Carly)(Pevná vazba)

The arts were an important shared enthusiasm of Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert, throughout their marriage. Of particular personal significance for them were the hundreds of watercolors they commissioned to form a pictorial record of their public and private lives together, which they

Inexcusabiles: Salvation and the Virtues of the Pagans in the Early Modern Period (Frigo Alberto)(Pevná vazba)

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Einstein Albert)(Pevná vazba)

The Fall - Albert Camus

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-SmithCelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime