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Greek Orators I: Antiphon, Lysias(1985) EDWARDS, M.,USHER, STEPHENRational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for delivery in law-courts, deliberative councils and assemblies enjoyeVezava: Mehka66,63 € -
Moranifesto(2017) MORAN, CAITLIN'I've lived through ten iOS upgrades on my Mac - and that's just something I use to muck about on Twitter. Surely capitalism is due an upgrade or two?' Combining the best of her recent columns, the author deals with topics as pressing and diverse as 1980sVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
My Mess Is a Bit of a Life(2022) PRITCHETT, GEORGIAIt's a beautiful moment) worry has accompanied her at every turn. This memoir is a joyful reflection on just how to live - and sometimes even thrive (sometimes not) - with anxiety. 'Incredibly funny - if you're a super-sensitive, anxious person, you wVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Too Famous(2021) WOLFF, MICHAELCollected journalism from the number-one bestselling author of FIRE AND FURYVezava: Trda28,04 € -
Three Dimensions of Freedom(2019) BRAGG, BILLYMusician and activist Billy Bragg diagnoses the crisis of accountability in Western democracies in Faber Social's new series of political pamphlets.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry(1999)This translation shows that "The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry" contains much that is original to the author. As a military manual it provides details about the strategy, tactics and technology of mediaeval warfare and is an important source for eVezava: Mehka64,07 € -
Complete Fables(1998) AESOPIn a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, the author creates a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. It shows you a wily fox being outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare aVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Genius and Ink(2020) WOOLF, VIRGINIAFOREWORD BY ALI SMITH WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FRANCESCA WADE Who better to serve as a guide to great books and their authors than Virginia Woolf?Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Art of Voice(2020) HOAGLAND, TONY (UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON)An award-winning poet, teacher and “champion of poetry” (New York Times) demystifies the elusive element of voice.Vezava: Mehka21,61 € -
Orator’s Education, Volume V: Books 11–12(2002) QUINTILIANQuintilian, born in Spain about AD 35, became a renowned and successful teacher of rhetoric in Rome. In The Orator’s Education (Institutio Oratoria), a comprehensive training program in twelve books, he draws on his own rich experience. It provides not onVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Time Travel(1997) SAVAGE, JONThis book is a comprehensive collection of his best pieces: from early work on The Clash, The Sex Pistols and David Bowie, to pieces on Suede, Blur and Nirvana.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Intimate Resistance(2021) ESQUIROL, JOSEP MARIAThe Intimate Resistance is a keen, deeply beautiful reflection on the human condition. The author explains howwe ourselves can warm, protect and guide those around us.Vezava: Mehka16,98 € -
Introduction to the History of Women's Suffrage(2021) ANTHONY, SUSAN B.,CADY STANTON, ELIZABETH,GAGE, MATILDA JOSLYN,FAWCETT, MILLICENT,HUSTED HARPER, IDAIn 1881, three writers and rights activists, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Matilda Joslyn Gage, came together to publish the first volume in their groundbreaking History of Woman Suffrage series - a series that eventually went on to fill 57Vezava: Mehka12,34 € -
Nicotine(2015) HENS, GREGORWritten with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a life of addiction, from the epiphany of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. With comic insight and meticulous precision, Hens deconstructs every facet of the dependency and ofVezava: Mehka18,21 €
