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ks. Michał Heller
The Philosophy of Nature: A Historical Scetch

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Fr. Heller's The Philosophy of Nature is a new and considerably expanded edition of the popular The Philosophy of the World published by Znak in 1992. The author gives an overview of the most important systems of nature in the history of European thinking, starting with the cosmology of Plato and ending with the Open Universe of Karl Popper, he presents a critical presentation of the methods used by contemporary philosophies of nature, and discusses philosophical controversies centered around the discoveries of 20^th century physics: the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and the unified theory. The Philosophy of Nature is a fascinating and indispensable source of knowledge for both scientists interested in philosophy and philosophers analysing the relationship between philosophy and physics.

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How did the modern picture of the universe shape itself historically?

Why did the mechanistic view of nature fall?

What philosophical problems does 20^th century physics create?

Does a philosophy of nature even exist?

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Marcin Brykczyński
Marta Ignerska
Joanna Olech
The Pink Piglet

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This simply incredible children’s tale tells the story of a certain Piglet, who does not accept himself as he is, and desperately wants to try being someone else. And so the
Piglet takes a walk and asks the animals he meets for advice.
Through its narrative The Pink Piglet demonstrates the value of friendship and helps each reader discover beauty within themselves.
It is also an artistic book, with an unconventional set of illustrations by Marta Ignerska and Joanna Olech. This makes it a unique book on the Polish book market. The book’s author, Marcin Brykczyński, is a known translator and a distinguished author of children’s books.

Marta Ingnerska, for her illustrations and layout, and Joanna Olech, for her illustrations, both received honorable mentions in the IBBY competition for „2006 Book of the Year.”

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Ryszard Kapuściński
The Rapid Current of History. Writings on the 20th and 21st Centuries

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A collection of Ryszard Kapuściński’s ruminations about globalization, history, and specific geographical regions: Africa, Latin America, Europe and Russia.

The book’s selection of texts and arrangement of the chapters was approved by Ryszard Kapuściński himself. One can treat this text as a supplement to his first-rate works of reportage, or as a point of departure for weighing in on the richness of our multifaceted modern world.

„These texts show Ryszard Kapuściński as not only a reporter and writer, they demonstrate his bewildering professional knowledge (after all, he was educated as a
historian) about the fate and culture of regions he visited. But it is not a mere show of erudition. Kapuściński calls on facts in oder to interpret them, to show historical and cultural parallels, and to prognosticate.”

(from Krystyna Straczek’s introduction)

This book is illustrated with Kapuściński’s very own previously unpublished pictures.

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Aleksander Kościów
The Whales Fly

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Maya and Jon are teenagers. They are in love and believe that they will be a family, have a daughter and a house on the cliff . In their dreams they even see a cat that reads books. They believe that their love cannot be destroyed by the fact that they have to part in order to go to two different universities in faraway towns. However, an unexpected accident turns their world upside down.

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Karolina Lanckorońska
Those Who Trespass Against Us

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Born in Buchberg, Austria, in 1898, Countess Karolina Lanckorońska was an aristocrat and art historian who taught at the University of Lwów, then part of Poland. When the Soviets came to occupy Lwów, Lanckorońska became active in the Polish resistance and moved to Kraków. She was arrested by the Germans in Kołomyja in 1942, imprisoned and later sentenced to death; incarcerated first in Stanisławów, then in Lwów and Berlin before being placed in the notorious Ravensbrück concentration camp.
As a countess, Lanckorońska was subjected to varying treatment, suffering near starvation at times only to receive extra food and medical care at others according to the fluctuating and often conflicting orders from the authorities in Berlin. With the intervention of some influential friends and the honourable actions of one Nazi, she was saved from death on several occasions. Thanks to efforts by the Swiss diplomat, scholar and International Red Cross President Carl J. Burkhardt (whose correspondence with Heinrich Himmler was found among Lanckorońska’s personal belongings) she was finally released in April, 1945.
Throughout her imprisonment, Lanckorońska remained defiantly resilient, loyal to Poland and committed to her fellow prisoners, including women used by Nazi doctors as guinea pigs for shocking medical experiments. Her magnetic personality and superb story-telling makes this a powerful narrative and sustains our interest through harrowing reading. Her ability to view her own horrific situation with objectivity gives us insight into the motives and behaviour of the Soviets and the Germans not simply as oppressors, but as human beings. Hers is an extraordinary story of courage and will.

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