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Leaves of Grass (Selected Poems)

Pocket Hardcover. Leaves of Grass is Walt Whitman’s glorious poetry collection, first published in 1855, which he revised and expanded throughout his lifetime. It was ground-breaking in its subject matter and in its direct, unembellished style. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Professor Bridget Bennett. Whitman wrote about the United States and its people, its revolutionary spirit and about democracy. He wrote openly about the body and about desire in a way that completely broke with convention and which paved the way for a completely new kind of poetry. This new collection is taken from the final version, the Deathbed edition, and it includes his most famous poems such as ‘Song of Myself’ and ‘I Sing the Body Electric’.

The Rough Guide to Classic Novels

From Don Quixote to American Pastoral. Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Paperback with Visible Signs of Wear (Condition: Well-Read). Winner of the Nobel Prize. Why is there more chance we”ll believe something if it”s in a bold type face? Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch? Why do we assume a good-looking person will be more competent? The answer lies in the two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking. It will enable to you make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do.

Watercolour Workshop – Simple Steps To Success

Vodene boje. Watercolor. This title is for those who have always wanted to paint but don’t know where to start, create artworks of your own with maximum success and minimal frustration. Essential techniques are demonstrated in 12 step-by-step projects, while the overview feature keeps you on track, showing the entire project sequence. Written by practising artists, you will be encouraged to create your own style and develop skills that will breathe new life into your paintings.

The Wisdom of Crowds

Paperback. Why the many are smarter than the few. In this landmark work, NEW YORKER columnist James Surowiecki explores a seemingly counter-intuitive idea that has profound implications. Decisions taken by a large group, even if the individuals within the group aren’t smart, are always better than decisions made by small numbers of ‘experts’. This seemingly simply notion has endless and major ramifications for how businesses operate, how knowledge is advanced, how economies are (or should be) organised and how nation-states fare. With great erudition, Surowiecki ranges across the disciplines of psychology, economics, statistics and history to show just how this principle operates in the real world. Along the way Surowiecki asks a number of intriguing questions about a subject few of us actually understand – economics. What are prices? How does money work? Why do we have corporations? Does advertising work? His answers, rendered in a delightfully clear prose, demystify daunting prospects. As Surowiecki writes: ‘The hero of this book is, in a curious sense, an idea, a hero whose story ends up shedding dramatic new light on the landscapes of business, politics and society’.

Nuspojava: smrt

Autor poručuje kako glad za profitom dovodi do apsurda u kojem je interes kapitala iznad osnovnih ljudskih interesa. U interesu je kapitala da ljudi budu sve više bolesni i da ostanu što dulje bolesni, jer se samo na taj način može povećati prodaja supstanci sumnjivog djelovanja. Usputne žrtve tih supstanci nisu bitne, sve dok ostvareni profit višestruko nadmašuje visinu sudskih nagodbi i odšteta. Dr. John Virapen se posebno užasava jer se Big Pharma sve više orijentira na djecu, kao novo tržište svojih patentiranih lijekova. Recenziju knjige napisala je dr. Lidija Gajski rekavši: O golemom i neprimjerenom utjecaju industrije lijekova na medicinu i zdravstvene sustave, te o njezinoj sprezi s medicinskim stručnjacima i političarima, kritički pišu i govore znanstvenici, liječnici i istraživački novinari. Rjeđe se na to odlučuju zaposlenici farmaceutskih tvrtki, obzirom da ih obvezuje ugovor o šutnji, a vlastitim svjedočenjem riskiraju moralnu osudu, pa i krivični progon. Stoga, a i zbog činjenice da upravo iskazi insidera najizravnije i najvjerodostojnije demonstriraju što se u farmaceutskim radionicama doista događa, oni imaju posebnu vrijednost.

Na izvorima hrvatskoga jezika

Knjiga izabranih filoloških studija Dragice Malić (Zagreb, 1934), ugledne hrvatske jezikoslovke, gramatičarke i povjesničarke hrvatskoga jezika, presjek je njezinih dugogodišnjih jezično-povijesnih istraživanja o najstarijim hrvatskim jezičnim spomenicima i jezičnoj problematici uopće, posebice onoj iz starijega razvojnog razdoblja hrvatskoga jezika Razvojni pravci hrvatskoga književnoga jezika do ilirskog razdoblja, karakter različitih pisama korištenih u Hrvatskoj i njihova međusobna povezanost, pojedini jezični problemi stare hrvatske tradicije, te hrestomatija i jezična raščlamba najstarijih hrvatskih tekstova temeljni su sastojci ove nezaobilazne knjige za sve temeljite proučavatelje, ali i za sasvim obične zaljubljenike u hrvatski jezik.

Renaissance Latin Verse: An Anthology

Renaissance Latin Verse: An Anthology Perosa, Alessandro and John Sparrow, Eds. 560pp. Stated on copyright page: First published in 1979 by Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd. Texts in Latin; notes for sections in English; selections classified into countries or regions: Italy, Hungary, Dalmatia, France, Germany, Netherlands, England, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Poland. Medium blue cloth with bright gilt lettering on spine; light blue endpapers; gentle uniform age-toning to edges or mere indication of paper selected for artifact. Looks unused.

The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes

The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Hardcover – January 1, 1976 by Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), Sidney Edward Paget (Illustrator) Here are the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle as they first appeared in the famed British magazine The Strand. This periodical was the literary sensation of its time, especially with the publication of the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles (which appears in its entirety in this volume), when eager readers lined up outside the magazine’s London offices, waiting for each installment as it came off press.This edition contains 37 short stories, reproduced in complete facsimile (published in individual volumes as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The Return of Sherlock Holmes), plus the complete novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. Today, the collection of the original issues of The Strand containing the Holmes stories is a rare collector’s piece. It is brought to you now, complete and unabridged, comprising a total of well over 600 pages, providing the undying excitement and fascination of each and every Sherlock Holmes Adventure. The drawings of Sidney Paget illustrate the stories–illustrations as immortal as the stories themselves. Paget produced more than 350 Sherlock Holmes illustrations, and it was his depictions which gave Holmes visual reality for everyone, which projected him throughout the world, and which today still provide the mold of the original hero in production on stage, screen and television.

Ulica Ferde Pomykala 17

Meka olovka Ivice Ivaniševića ispisuje još jednu melankoličnu, ponešto starinsku i finim humorom urešenu priču, ovaj put o policajcu koji voli kvizove. Samotnom inspektoru Frani Bagatu pred našim će se očima izvrnuti svijet: zaljubljuje se nenadano u akribičnu apotekaricu što ga međutim ne priječi u rješavanju novog slučaja, naprotiv, u istragu uključuje i nju, profinjenu i poduzetnu Ingrid, s tim da po prvi put u karijeri ne traga za ubojicom, nego za ubijenim. Tajnoviti Luka Martinis, gotovo stripovski lik, čovjek neprepričljive biografije, a izgledom melanž bjelosvjetskog dendija i domaćeg noštroma, sklon se pojavljivati nakon svoje smrti, a kako čitamo u policijskim spisima, jedna pogibija nije mu bila dovoljna. Kojim će metodama istražiteljski par razriješiti „dvaput san umra“ zavrzlamu i otkud u svemu davno i uistinu preminuli skladatelj festivalskih uspješnica? Među dominantnijim protagonistima romana Ulica Ferde Pomykala 17 iznova je Split koji već sad Ivaniševiću, kao svome piscu, duguje sve poštovanje. A ondje nije sve blještavo, postoje rubne sudbine, skroviti zakutci i prilično zatvorene grupe kao, evo, ljubitelji kvizova. Zaplet i rasplet ovog krimića dojmljivo su zamišljeni, no u toj sočnoj storiji posebno nas privlači autorov pogled sa strane. Meandrirajući lakonogo rahlom kriminalističkom skicom, Ivica Ivanišević čini ono što ga izdvaja u njegovoj spisateljskoj autentičnosti: govori o ljudima, o njihovim slabim mjestima, a ponajviše o potrebi da se takvi, nerijetko usamljeni i nesretni, nađu u susretu s drugima.

Hrvatskoglagoljska liturgijska književnost

Riječ je o sabranim djelima poznatog i prerano preminulog istraživača hrvatskoga glagolizma. U knjizi su uvršteni svi Tandarićevi znanstveni i stručni radovi. Tekstovi su razvrstani u sedam poglavlja: 1. Putevima hrvatskoga glagolizma; 2. Jezik hrvatskoglagoljskih liturgijskih tekstova; 3. Prinosi o hrvatskoglagoljskom misalu; 4. Hrvatskoglagoljski brevijari; 5. Hrvatskoglagoljski ritual; 6. Hrvatski marijanski oficiji i štovanje svetaca; 7. Hrvatskoglagoljski biblijski prijevodi. Osim Uvodne riječi prof. Ivana Goluba, tu je još kratak uvodni tekst o Tandarićevu životu i radu te cjelovita bibliografija Tandarićevih radova i Kazala koja znatno olakšavaju korištenje knjigom.

Prodor u svemir

Nautička i aeronautička astronomija. Navigacija. Čitanje karata. Astronautika. Svemirski brodovi.

Na temeljima hrvatske književne kulture

Filološkomedievističke rasprave. Presjek autorova pedesetgodišnjega znanstvenog rada i metodologije proučavanja književnojezičnoga, stilskoizražajnog i ortografskog razvoja jednog dijela hrvatske pisane riječi, od srednjovjekovlja do XVIII. stoljeća, predstavljen je u knjizi izabranih izvornih znanstvenih (filoloških, kulturnopovijesnih, tekstoloških) rasprava o tropismenoj i trojezičnoj kulturi hrvatske sredine. Glavna je tema autorove knjige Na temeljima hrvatske književne kulture, dakako, hrvatsko glagoljaštvo i glagoljizam, koje autor, između ostalog, proučava i u manje poznatom kontekstu svojevremeno živog zanimanja zapadnoeuropskoga kulturnog kruga za glagoljicu, zanimanja koje će svoj najadekvatniji prikaz dobiti u Diderotovoj i D’Alembertovoj Enciklopediji. Autorov hvaljen i utemeljen lingvostilistički pristup starim tekstovima, oprimjeren je u ovome djelu raspravama o strukturno-kompozicijskim i stilsko-izražajnim osobitostima nekolicine glagoljičkih i staroslavenskih tekstova te Divkovićeve Besjede i Glavinićevih spisa. Svoju iznimnu filološku, paleoslavističku i književnopovijesnu erudiciju Hercigonja pokazuje i u vrsnim, znanstveno-stručno utemeljenim studijama o djelu Frana Miklošiča i Vatroslava Jagića. Knjiga akademika Eduarda Hercigonje, najutjecajnijega, najvažnijeg i najizvornijega suvremenog proučavatelja hrvatske srednjovjekovne pismenosti, postavlja nove standarde u izdanjima s područja književno-filološke medievistike, kako u tekstualnom, tako i u likovnome dijelu u kojemu se uznastojalo prikazati dosad nepoznate i originalne slikovne priloge.