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Oscar registered winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as "Robin Hood," whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead...

Elisabeth Roudinesco, francuska psychoanalityczka i historyczka, w obszernym eseju syntetyzuje wiedzę - psychologiczną, historyczną, literacką - o zjawiskach określanych ogólnym terminem perwersja. Jej zdaniem perwersja jest wszechobecna we wszystkich społeczeństwach i występuje pod różnymi postaciami (perwersja seksualna, społeczna, psychiczna,...

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"There were many staff at Kensington Palace, fulfilling many roles; a man who was employed to catch rats, another whose job it was to sweep the chimneys. That there was someone expected to hunt Demons did not shock the new Queen; that it was to be her was something of a surprise." London, 1838. Queen Victoria is crowned; she receives the orb, the...

Recuperating in Switzerland after a job that cost the life of one of his closest friends, ex-deniable operator Nick Stone is looking for a quiet life. But when his private life starts to disintegrate, Nick is reluctantly forced back into action. The trail leads him to Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it isn't long before his...

Lydia Millet's novel tells an extraordinary story of the three scientists who formed the core of the team that developed the atomic bomb. With the exploding of the first bomb in Nevada, Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard and Enrico Fermi are transported to today's America. As they gradually realise what has happened to them, all three are consumed by...