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The Gospel of Work and Wealth in the Puritan Ethic – ebook
Bożenna Chylińska
W rozprawie zostały przedstawione powiązania pomiędzy zaistnieniem i funkcjonowaniem purytańskiej ideologii wyrażonej w rozmaitych dziełach (publicznych i prywatnych) oraz procesami społeczno-politycznymi a ich realnym wpływem na rzeczywistość purytańską XVI-wiecznej Anglii i XVII-wiecznej Ameryki kolonialnej. Monografia ukazuje także wpływ purytańskiego etosu pracy oraz akumulacji bogactwa na życie...Data dostępności:
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The Holocaust Ethos in the 21st Century. Dilemmas and Challenges – ebook
Dan Soen Nitza Davidovitch
The contributions to this volume on the ethos of the Holocaust in the 21st century, and the dilemmas and challenges of Holocaust education, represent a wealth of experience based on studies conducted by scholars from Israel and beyond. Each offers a unique perspective on this issue.Data dostępności:
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Kipps – ebook
Herbert George Wells
Arthur Kipps, an orphaned draper’s assistant of humble means, unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money and that is when all his troubles begin. After being left a fortune by a rich uncle, Kipps finds himself in a position to marry Helen Walshingham. His main problem is that he is uneducated, knowing next to nothing of the world of books or the manners of the society he aspires to join. Helen, together...Data dostępności:
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit – ebook
Charles Dickens
Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens is a story of selfishness, greed, and hypocrisy. The central character is old Martin Chuzzlewit, whose selfishness and cynicism, combined with his great wealth, cause him to mistrust everyone around him. Also a major character in the story is his relative, Mr. Pecksniff, an accomplished hypocrite, who covers his avarice with a mask of smooth piety and humility....Data dostępności:
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Bleak House – ebook
Charles Dickens
Money often changes people’s lives. If you inherited a substantial amount of money would it change yours? Would you work or quit your job? Would you feel entitled to various privileges because of your wealth? Would you behave differently? These and other issues are the subject of the English novel Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Bleak House, like many of Dickens’ writings, is about various social issues....Data dostępności:
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Northanger Abbey – ebook
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, in 1803, but it wasn't until after her death in 1817 that it was published, along with her other novel Persuasion. The novel is a satire of the Gothic novels popular at the time of its first writing in 1798–99. This "coming of age," story revolves around the main character, Catherine, a young and naïve "heroine,"...Data dostępności:
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Thirty Thousand on the Hoof – ebook
Zane Grey
Frontier story of Logan Hewitt and his wife Lucinda and their trials and travails as a pioneer family in Arizona. Story proceeds through development of the automobile and World War I. This is a tale of a single family, told mostly from the point of view of the woman who left comfort to move west and marry her sweetheart. It is also a very nice lens by which we can see the growth and change in this...Data dostępności:
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The Refugees – ebook
Arthur Conan Doyle
A brilliant adventure tale of life in the Court of Louis XIV and of Canada under French rule... and Huguenot persecution The Refugees is set in both 17th Century France and in the wilds of North America. Although Doyle wasn’t a Christian, he writes with a great deal of sympathy as he describes the plight of French Protestants in the late 17th century. The year is 1690 and the De Catinat family is facing...Data dostępności:
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The Doings of Raffles Haw – ebook
Arthur Conan Doyle
The people of the small town of Tamfield are not used to exciting things happening. When millionaire Raffles Haw moves to town, rumors spread like wildfire about him. When his home is overtaken by workmen and strange boxes are seen coming and going, it only adds to the intrigue. Robert and Laura are his nearest neighbors and are soon delighted to meet this eccentric new addition to the small English...Data dostępności:
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The Pioneers – ebook
James Fenimore Cooper
The fourth of the Leatherstocking novels, we find Leatherstocking (Natty Bumppo) entering the last stages of his life. He has lost a great deal of his effectiveness with his musket and now relies a great deal on his dog to help him hunting. The main focus is one two things: 1. the reinstatement of Natty’s old commander in his properties and wealth in the new US while believing he is the victim of treachery...Data dostępności:
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