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Wild Ass's Skin(1977) BALZAC, HONORE DEBalzac is concerned with the choice between ruthless self-gratification and asceticism, dissipation and restraint, in a novel that is powerful in its symbolism and realistic depiction of decadence.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Life of Henry Brulard(1995) STURROCK, JOHNAn autobiography of Henry Brulard, one of France's greatest writers. It tells the story of his unhappy childhood in a stuffy provincial town and uncovers the roots of his rebellious and skeptical temperament.Vezava: Mehka23,82 €
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Ta Hsueh and Chung Yung(2003)Set alongside "The Analects" and "Mencius", these two texts make up the 'four books' of Chinese Confucian tradition. Their depiction of the 'Way of Great Learning' focuses on the moral tenets of Confucian thinking, establishing a universal framework thatVezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Secret Life of Laszlo Almasy(2005) BIERMAN, JOHNWho was the real 'English patient'? The desert explorer Laszlo Almasy, on whom the character was loosely based, was very different from the romantic hero of the prize-winning novel anmd multiple Oscar-winning movie of that name. But a similar aura of mystVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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War Trash(2006) JIN, HAWhen the Americans capture Yu, his command of English propels him into the role of unofficial interpreter in the psychological warfare that defines the POW camp. This is a story of Yu Yuan, a young Chinese army officer sent by Mao with a corps of volunteeVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Texas Death Row(2008) CRAWFORD, BILLSince the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1977, the Lone Star State has put nearly 400 prisoners to death. This title presents a compendium of these condemned men and women, which reveals details of their crimes, sentencing, last meals and last wordVezava: Mehka23,82 €
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Dark Revelations(2012) ZUIKER, ANTHONY E.The killer calls himself Labyrinth. The riddles, puzzles, and wordplay with which he announces his new targets have caused a worldwide media sensation. The case has already claimed a number of high profile individuals as its victims - not to mention severVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Aloft(2010) LANGEWIESCHE, WILLIAMIncludes essays that consider how flying has altered not only how we move about the earth, but also how we view our world and our place in it. With descriptions of excitement of flight, this title discusses the risks that go with this beauty: the perils oVezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Selected Poems(2015) CRABBE, GEORGEPresents a collection of poetry of a poet from the early nineteenth century. This book includes poems depicting people struggling against the undertow of the past and against their own frailties. It features works of great generosity and human sympathy.Vezava: Mehka21,02 €
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Enquiry Concerning Political Justice(2015) GODWIN, WILLIAMCriticizes the 'brute engine' of government for systematizing oppression of individual liberty in the name of law and order, and calls for the abolition of all forms of rule and for the institution of an anarchist society based on the principles of simpliVezava: Mehka28,04 €
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Lives of Roman Christian Women(2010)A collection of letters and documents from the third to the fifth centuries, celebrating Christian women from across the Roman Empire. It reveals the women who chose to dedicate their lives to Christ, by embracing martyrdom or by adopting a life of povertVezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Financial Econometric Modeling(2020) HURN, STAN (, QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY),MARTIN, VANCE L. (, UNIVERSTIY OF MELBOURNE),YU, JUN (, SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY),PHILLIPS, PETER C.B. (, SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY)Vezava: Mehka165,36 €
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Women in the World Economy(1990) JOEKES, SUSAN P. (INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX; ON BEHALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN (INSTRAW) AT THE UNITED NATIONS)A study of the impact of the international economy on women in developing countries, examining the position of women in the labour force and their role in unpaid labour such as housework.Vezava: Mehka83,10 €
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German Language and the Real World(1997)In this collection of essays, German linguists consider a wide range of topics, including language change, language in political discourse, language in Berlin after the Wall, language and gender, the speech styles of youth subcultures, and language and teVezava: Mehka72,52 €
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Economic Theory of Agrarian Institutions(1991)This volume contains a series of essays which aims to show how some of the tools of advanced economic theory can usefully contribute to an understanding of how institutions operate. In particular, such techniques can be applied to the study of institutionVezava: Mehka126,04 €
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Inequality and Poverty Re-Examined(2007)The issues surrounding poverty and inequality continue to be of central concern to academics, politicians and policymakers but the way in which we seek to analyse them continues to change. This volume provides a guide to some of the new approaches that haVezava: Mehka75,06 €
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Ezekiel and the Ethics of Exile(2006) MEIN, ANDREW (TUTOR IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, WESTCOTT HOUSE, CAMBRIDGE)The two 'moral worlds' of Jerusalem and exile provide the key to Ezekiel's ethics. The prophet both offers an explanation of the disaster in terms familiar to his hearers' past experience, and provides ethical strategies for coping with the far more limitVezava: Mehka90,28 €
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Oxford Handbook of Global Modernisms(2013) EATOUGH, MATTThe Oxford Handbook of Global Modernisms expands the scope of modernism beyond its traditional focus on English and Irish literature to explore the contributions of artists from countries and regions like the US, Cuba, Spain, the Balkans, China, Japan, InVezava: Mehka108,06 €
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O, Louis(2014) BORST, HUGO‘Am I so smart or are you so stupid?’ – Louis van GaalI started out wanting to write a book about Marco van Basten.Vezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Racial Order(2015) EMIRBAYER, MUSTAFA (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, USA),DESMOND, MATTHEWProceeding from the bold and provocative claim that there never has been a comprehensive and systematic theory of race, the authors set out to reformulate how we think about one of the most vexing and central aspects of American life.Vezava: Mehka64,63 €
