Sharpen your Polish verb and grammar skills with this all-in-one resourceIn addition to providing essential concepts regardingverbs and grammar, Polish Verbs & Essentials of Grammaralso includes an index of the 500 most popular verbs. This book contains a multitude of examples employing contemporary language to give you a taste of the language in real-life situations. Each unit focuses on a single verbal or grammatical concept, providing concise yet compre...

The Routledge Intermediate Polish Reader is designed for intermediate students of Polish and includes a wide range of graded texts.The readings are taken from an assortment of contemporary Polish writing, including extracts from modern literature and articles from magazines and newspapers. The texts have been specifically selected to ensure that students receive maximum exposure to topics relevant to Polish language, history, culture and society, making this Reader an enga...

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: A novel that explores the relationship between beauty, morality, and the passage of time, centered on a young man who remains eternally youthful while his portrait ages.

"The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar WildeAbout: A comedic play by Oscar Wilde, this work is a satire of Victorian society, particularly the institution of marriage and the importance of social status. It's renowned for its witty dialogue and humorous take on serious social issues.

"The Happy Prince and Other Tales" is a collection of children's stories written by Oscar Wilde, the renowned Irish playwright, poet, and author. First published in 1888, the collection includes five short stories, with "The Happy Prince" being the titular tale.In "The Happy Prince," the statue of a prince, adorned with gold and jewels, overlooks the city and witnesses the suffering of its inhabitants. Moved by compassion, the prince sacrifices his own comfort and beauty to allevia...

The diary of a young Jewish housewife who, together with her husband and five-month-old baby, fled the Warsaw ghetto at the last possible moment, and survived the Holocaust hidden on the "Aryan" side of town in the loft of a run-down tinsmith's shed.Rescued from the Ashes documents the incredible life story of Leokadia Schmidt and her small family and their daily struggle to survive the Warsaw Ghetto. Her memoir brings to life the vilest and most righteous...

At the height of the Nazi extermination campaign in the Warsaw Ghetto, a young Jewish woman, Irena, seeks the protection of her former lover, a young architect, Jan Malecki. By taking her in, he puts his own life and the safety of his family at risk. Over a four-day period, Tuesday through Friday of Holy Week 1943, as Irena becomes increasingly traumatized by her situation, Malecki questions his decision to shelter Irena in the apartment where Malecki, his pregnant wife, and his younger br...

Donald Trump domineert het nieuws, meer nog dan in zijn eerste periode als president van de Verenigde Staten. In ‘Regime change’ doen New York Times-journalisten Maggie Haberman en Jonathan Swan nauwgezet verslag van wat er deze tweede termijn van Trump gedaan en gezegd wordt. Ze geven een realtime reportage vanuit de Situation Room, het Oval Office, benefietavonden en van achter gesloten deuren – gebaseerd op meer dan duizend interviews met mensen uit de directe omgeving van de president....