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Illuminae : The Illuminae Files _01 / Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff ; [Book design by Heather Kelly]. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. - 599, [3] strony : ilustracje ; 24 cm.

(The Illuminae Files / Amie Kaufman ; 1)

Author

Kaufman, Amie. Autor Kristoff, Jay (1967- ) Autor Kelly, Heather Projekt Kaufman, Amie. The Illuminae Files (ang.)

Form of Work

Książki Proza

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Młodzież 14-17 lat

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Literatura australijska

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Astronauci Lotnicy wojskowi Nastolatki Kolonizacja kosmosu Podróże międzyplanetarne Sztuczna inteligencja Życie pozaziemskie Wirusy

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Powieść Fantastyka Science fiction Romans

This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she'd have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that's little more than a speck at the edge of the universe. Now with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra – who are barely even talking to each other – are forced to evacuate with a hostile warship in hot pursuit. But their problems are just getting started. A plague has broken out and is mutating with terrifying results. The fleet's AI may actually be their enemy, and nobody in charge will say what's really going on. As Kady hacks into a web of data to find the truth, it's clear the only person who can help her is the ex-boyfriend she swore she'd never speak to again. Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents – including emails, maps, files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more – this is the first book in a heart-stopping trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.

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Dembowskiego 12 (W131)

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The spirit of tragedy / Herbert Joseph Muller. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. - XIV, 335, VIII s. ; 22 cm.

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Muller, Herbert Joseph (1905- ).

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Teatr

Na książce: Borzoi Book.

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Lachmana 5 (Czytelnia Naukowa)

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Musicophilia : Tales of Music and the Brain / Oliver Sacks. - New York : Toronto, Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. - XIV, 381 stron ; 22 cm.

Author

Sacks, Oliver (1933-2015). Autor

Form of Work

Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

Demographic Group

Literatura angielska

Subject

Muzyka Psychologia Medycyna Neurologia

Genre/Form

Opracowanie Wydawnictwa popularne

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Medycyna i zdrowie Kultura i sztuka

Indeks na s. 369-381.

Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much, much further. Indeed, music occupies more areas of our brain than language does – humans are a musical species. This time Oliver Sacks examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people – from a man who is struck by lightning and suddenly inspired to become a pianist at the age of forty-two, to an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; from people with "amusia", to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans, to a man whose memory spans only seven seconds – for everything but music. Our exquisite sensitivity to music can sometimes go wrong: Sacks explores how catchy tunes can subject us to hours of mental replay, and how a surprising number of people acquire nonstop musical hallucinations that assault them night and day. Yet far more frequently, music goes right: Sacks describes how music can animate people with Parkinson's disease who cannot otherwise move, give words to stroke patients who cannot otherwise speak, and calm and organize people whose memories are ravaged by Alzheimer's or amnesia. Music is irresistible, haunting, and unforgettable, and in this volume Oliver Sacks tells us why.

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Dembowskiego 12 (W131)

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