Języki obce
Gadka. W sześćdziesiąt języków dookoła Europy
Gaston Dorren
Autor słynnej Babel, miłośnik języków i poliglota o swoim nowym tomie pisze tak: „Dziesiątki języków Europy kryją frapujące opowieści. W tej książce postanowiłem opowiedzieć sześćdziesiąt najlepszych. Dowiemy się z niej, jak to jest, że francuskim, na pozór tak dojrzałym, w gruncie rzeczy rządzi obsesja na punkcie matki. Odkryjemy, dlaczego hiszpański brzmi jak pistolet maszynowy. A jeśli sądziliśmy, że niemiecki rozprzestrzeniał się po Europie, kładąc ludziom nóż na gardle, przygotujmy się na niespodziankę. Wyruszymy jeszcze dalej, żeby zbadać osobliwie demokratyczną naturę norweskiego, skłonność niderlandzkiego do przekraczania granic płciowych, krwawe boje toczone o grekę i językowe sieroctwo na Bałkanach. A już najdalej od uczęszczanych szlaków wasz przewodnik wskaże wam prastare rodzinne klejnoty litewskiego, snobizm łużyckiego i zagadkowe zwyczaje baskijskiego. I wierzcie lub nie, ale niektóre z najbardziej niesamowitych opowieści językowych w Europie czekają na odkrycie u samych wrót Wielkiej Brytanii – jakby nie z tego świata, a zarazem jak zza miedzy – w językach celtyckich oraz shelta i anglo-romani”. A ponieważ Gaston Dorren od jakiegoś czasu uczy się także polskiego, w książce znajdzie się tekst napisany specjalnie do naszego wydania.
Wojciech Załuski
Game theory is a branch of mathematics which studies strategic interactions, i.e., interactions which involve more than one agent and in which each agent makes her decision while striving to predict the decisions of other agents. Game theory has been successfully applied in many areas of both the natural and social sciences, and it is the belief of this book’s author – Wojciech Załuski – that it can also be gainfully invoked in the area of legal philosophy. In this book, Załuski analyzes such legal-philosophical concepts as legal interpretation, justice, legal rights, contract, tort and property law through the lens of game theory. Since the book does not assume any previous knowledge of game theory, it appeals mainly to its conceptual rather than the technical side, and intertwines game-theoretical analysis with the philosophical, it will be accessible to a wider circle of readers interested in legal and moral philosophy.
Gandhi - With Audio Level 4 Factfiles Oxford Bookworms Library
Akinyemi, Rowena
A level 4 Factfiles Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Rowena Akinyemi. Who will speak for the poor? Who will listen to slaves, and those who have no rights? Who will work for a future where everyone is equal? Who will give up his house, job, and money to fight for people who are shut out by everyone else? 'I will,' said Mohandas Gandhi. And he began to fight in a way the world had not seen before - not with weapons, and wild crowds, and words of hate, but with the power of non-violence. This is the story of a man who became the Father of the Nation in his own country of India, and a great leader for the whole world.
Gandhi - With Audio Level 4 Factfiles Oxford Bookworms Library
Akinyemi, Rowena
A level 4 Factfiles Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Rowena Akinyemi. Who will speak for the poor? Who will listen to slaves, and those who have no rights? Who will work for a future where everyone is equal? Who will give up his house, job, and money to fight for people who are shut out by everyone else? 'I will,' said Mohandas Gandhi. And he began to fight in a way the world had not seen before - not with weapons, and wild crowds, and words of hate, but with the power of non-violence. This is the story of a man who became the Father of the Nation in his own country of India, and a great leader for the whole world.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Książka w dwóch wersjach językowych: polskiej i angielskiej. A dual Polish-English language edition. Dziennikarz Neville St. Clair w poniedziałek rano udał się do Londynu wcześniej niż zwykle, oświadczając, że ma do załatwienia dwie ważne sprawy i obiecując przywieźć zabawki dla dzieci. Następnie jego żona dostała telegraficzną wiadomość, że może odebrać oczekiwaną przesyłkę w poczcie nad Tamizą. Załatwiwszy sprawunki podczas drogi powrotnej przypadkiem mijała podejrzany zaułek, gdzie ujrzała swego męża w oknie domu. St Clair na jej widok zniknął jakby siłą przez kogoś odciągnięty. Usiłowała wejść, lecz uniemożliwił to gospodarz owego budynku. Po chwili wróciła z policją, przeszukano pokój, w którego oknie ostatni raz widziano zaginionego. W pokoju znajdował się Hugo Boone, kulawy żebrak z wykrzywioną wargą (za Wikipedią).
Germanistinnen und Germanisten im Beruf - zwischen Ausbildung und Realität
Beata Grzeszczakowska-Pawlikowska, Agnieszka Stawikowska-Marcinkowska
Die berufliche Positionierung der angehenden Germanist(inn)en auf dem gegenwärtigen Arbeitsmarkt ist mittlerweile Gegenstand zahlreicher Diskussionspanels, Tagungen und Beiträge. Im Mittelpunkt der Debatte steht zum einen die Frage nach aktueller gesellschaftlicher Relevanz der Germanistik und nach deren möglicher inhaltlicher Ausrichtung auf andere als traditionell bewährte Fächer (Literatur oder Sprachwissenschaft), z. B. Fachkommunikation, Fachsprachenunterricht, Fachdolmetschen bzw. -übersetzen. Zum anderen kommt es dabei auf die Frage nach Kompetenzorientierung der Germanistikabsolvent(inn)en an. Gemeint sind hier Sprach- und Fachkompetenzen sowie die gegenwärtig gefragten Schlüsselkompetenzen, wie etwa die interkulturelle oder die rhetorische.
George Bernard Shaw
“Getting Married” is a play by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright who became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Getting Married is a play by George Bernard Shaw. First performed in 1908, it features a cast of family members who gather together for a marriage. The play analyses and satirises the status of marriage in Shaw's day, with a particular focus on the necessity of liberalising divorce laws.
Ghosts International: Troll and Other Stories - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Walker, Sarah
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Sarah Walker. In Sweden, nobody wants a troll to come into their garden, but how do you stop them? On a lonely road at night in Oman, Abdul's car breaks down and he takes a ride with a stranger, but perhaps it is safer to walk. In England some young people play a scary game, and in Asia, a soldier returns home - at last. Every country in the world has stories about ghosts and spirits and monsters of one kind or another. Some people believe in ghosts, and some don't - but everyone enjoys a good ghost story.
Ghosts International: Troll and Other Stories - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Walker, Sarah
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Sarah Walker. In Sweden, nobody wants a troll to come into their garden, but how do you stop them? On a lonely road at night in Oman, Abdul's car breaks down and he takes a ride with a stranger, but perhaps it is safer to walk. In England some young people play a scary game, and in Asia, a soldier returns home - at last. Every country in the world has stories about ghosts and spirits and monsters of one kind or another. Some people believe in ghosts, and some don't - but everyone enjoys a good ghost story.
Ghosts International: Troll and Other Stories Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Walker, Sarah
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Sarah Walker. In Sweden, nobody wants a troll to come into their garden, but how do you stop them? On a lonely road at night in Oman, Abdul's car breaks down and he takes a ride with a stranger, but perhaps it is safer to walk. In England some young people play a scary game, and in Asia, a soldier returns home - at last. Every country in the world has stories about ghosts and spirits and monsters of one kind or another. Some people believe in ghosts, and some don't - but everyone enjoys a good ghost story.
Ghosts International: Troll and Other Stories Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Walker, Sarah
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Sarah Walker. In Sweden, nobody wants a troll to come into their garden, but how do you stop them? On a lonely road at night in Oman, Abdul's car breaks down and he takes a ride with a stranger, but perhaps it is safer to walk. In England some young people play a scary game, and in Asia, a soldier returns home - at last. Every country in the world has stories about ghosts and spirits and monsters of one kind or another. Some people believe in ghosts, and some don't - but everyone enjoys a good ghost story.