<p><strong>Trochę podręcznik, trochę przewodnik, multisynteza, quasi-monografia i historycznoliteracki monster truck w jednym.</strong></p> <p></p> <p>Czas akcji: 1976–2020</p> <p>Przestrzeń: kultura polska</p> <p>Bohater: literackie gatunki narracyjne</p> <p></p> <p>Przemysław Czapliński, jeden z najwybitniejszych współczesnych historyków literatury i krytyków literackich, przedstawia aktualną syntezę najważniejszych zjawisk, nurtów i tematów we współczesnej polskiej prozie. Punkty orientacyjne jego opowieści wyznaczają następujące przez kolejne dekady emancypacje: od opresyjnej władzy, wielkich narracji i stereotypowych modeli tożsamości, od rozmaitych uwikłań w przeszłość i pułapek przyszłości.</p> <p>W ujęciu Czaplińskiego proza jest przewodniczką po zawirowaniach polskiej historii najnowszej. Nie tylko przewrotną rejestratorką historycznych zjawisk, ale także ich aktywną uczestniczką i współtwórczynią. Jak pisze autor: „Literatura nie zmienia historii. Zmienia narracje, którymi o sobie w historii opowiadamy”. Narodziny kultury niezależnej, transformacja, Europa wyobrażona, pisanie kobiet, zwrot ludowy, reportaż, fantastyka i fantasy – to niektóre z tematów podejmowanych w tej książce.</p> <p><em>Rozbieżne emancypacje </em>to praca napisana z największym znawstwem, a jednocześnie wyjątkowo komunikatywna i przejrzysta kompozycyjnie. Znakomity – i tak dziś potrzebny – przewodnik po coraz bardziej rozproszonym świecie współczesnej prozy polskiej.</p> <p></p> <p>„Czapliński przedstawia literaturę polską w ujęciu – co tu kryć – brawurowym i imponującym. Jego spojrzenie jest wielowymiarowe, bynajmniej nie ogranicza się do spraw literackich. Zajmuje się zróżnicowaną, wielodomenową przestrzenią kultury polskiej, odnosi się do spraw ideowych i politycznych, do nadwiślańskich sporów i konfliktów – o emancypację, o nowoczesność i późną nowoczesność, o kapitalizm i pamięć historyczną. O tej książce należy myśleć w kategoriach wydarzenia intelektualnego”.</p> <p>Dariusz Nowacki</p>
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EVELYN PRESTON ran lightly up the steps of her home and inserting her latch-key in the vestibule door, pushed it open just as the taxi-driver, following more slowly with many an upward glance at the blind-closed windows, reached her side. "Put the suit case down," she directed. "I'll have the front door opened by the time you get the trunk here." The cool if somewhat stale air of the closed house which met Evelyn as she stepped across the threshold of the open door was refreshing after the glare of the asphalt pavements, for Washington was experiencing one of the hot waves which come in late September and make that month one to be avoided in the Capital City. Evelyn, intent on calling a servant, paused midway[2] in the large hall as the taxi-driver's bulky figure blocked the light in the front doorway. Without waiting for directions he lowered her motor trunk from his shoulders and stood it against the wall. "Shall I leave it here, Miss?" he inquired.
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This book shows how digitization of your own fleet can be used to achieve efficiency gains, particularly in the bakery, construction logistics, brewing, vehicle transport, fresh food, beverage wholesale, food wholesale, oil, mill, recycling, plumbing supplies, and textile services industries. The various methods of route optimization and the subsequent cost calculation per transport unit and for each individual customer stop are the main focus of the book. Dr. Jürgen Stausberg describes how the changes associated with digitization can be communicated to dispatchers, controllers, planners and drivers based on his many years of experience as an expert.
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Readers love Crash Into Me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I always love ❤️ a story of second chances with new beginnings.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Great characters... a perfect unfolding and a lot of cheeky one-liners that made me laugh' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'LOVED LOVED LOVED this book!!! It was such a fun engaging read…had a hard time putting it down!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This second chance romance has it all -clever banter, memorable characters, and a unique setting in the global world of elite racing.' Fast isn't her thing anymore. No one's more surprised than Mia Rubie when she unexpectedly inherits her father's elite auto racing team. Mia hasn't been near a race car—or a certain Italian driver—since she walked away from a promising racing career fifteen years ago. But with the racing season about to begin and a letter from her father tugging at her heartstrings, she reluctantly puts her life on hold to travel the world with Rubie Racing … and Luca Toscano, the only man she ever loved. But she can't slow him down. Mia's father Rob had lured Luca back to Rubie Racing with the promise of making his dreams of being world champion finally come true. One of the oldest drivers on the track, Luca was already running out of time on his lifelong quest to be the best of the best. But now Rob's gone … and Mia—who once nearly took his career along with his heart—is back. Mia can't seem to avoid Luca, and he can't stop thinking about her. But can they move past what drove them apart?
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In What Is Mine, sociologist José Henrique Bortoluci uses interviews with his father, Didi, to retrace the recent history of Brazil and of his family. From the mid-1960s to the mid-2010s, Didi's work as a truck driver took him away from home for long stretches at a time as he crisscrossed the country and participated in huge infrastructure projects including the Trans-Amazonian Highway, a scheme spearheaded by the military dictatorship of the time, undertaken through brutal deforestation. An observer of history, Didi also recounts the toll his work has taken on his health, from a heart attack in middle age to the cancer that defines his retirement. Bortoluci weaves the history of a nation with that of a man, uncovering parallels between cancer and capitalism – both sustained by expansion, both embodiments of 'the gospel of growth at any cost' – and traces the distance that class has placed between him and his father. Influenced by authors such as Annie Ernaux and Svetlana Alexievich, What Is Mine is a moving, thought-provoking and brilliantly constructed examination of the scars we carry, as people and as countries.
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Friendship between humans and animals is almost as old as humanity itself. Some of these friendships and experiences are unique. Like that of Sergei, a forest inspector from Siberia, who received unexpected help when he was in desperate need. Two poachers overpowered the animal rights activist and chained him to a railroad track in revenge. As a freight train approaches, Sergei is suddenly surrounded by a pack of wolves. Can the driver of the approaching freight train recognize the living shield and stop it in time? Moroccan Salim and his mare Kala share a deep friendship. When Salim falls ill and is left for dead, Kala senses that he needs her help. Can the horse save Salim from being buried alive? These two and five other exciting stories based on true events tell of extraordinary friendships. A book that will captivate readers from the first page.
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'Inspiring and courageous. A gripping tale of how hitting rock bottom can be the ultimate blessing in disguise' Tim Samuels After a heavy night's drinking in 2002, James Longley – an RAF aircraftsman from the East Midlands – got into an altercation with a taxi driver which turned nasty. He ended up in prison, beginning his eight-month sentence at HMP Leicester in a cockroach-ridden cell locked up with a fellow prisoner who screamed out of the window and drew pictures of people having sex with the devil. James felt like he had wrecked his own life. In fact, the experience would be the making of him. Upon his release from the open prison to which he was later moved, determined to make a fresh start, he borrowed some money to set up a small business. A chance meeting then led to a new venture, pioneering the practice of switching energy suppliers to get cheaper bills. Within ten years he employed seventy people and in 2018 he sold the business for £15 million. James has now embarked on a mission to help prisoners past and present learn entrepreneurship skills and break the cycle of reoffending. Telling his own story is part of that quest, showing by example that if you hit rock bottom, you can still achieve success – and pay it forward.
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Brain Haulage was formed by Charles Edward Brain in 1950 and played a major role in the container revolution in the UK, completely changing the way goods were transported over the world. Peter Sumpter was a driver with Brain Haulage until it closed in 1992 and is an unofficial archivist of the brand, having taken hundreds of photographs and chronicling his adventures in a diary for over 20 years. Brain Haulage Ltd tells the history of Brain and the container revolution as well as the story of Charles Brain; from his early years working for the L.M.S. Railway at Camden Town, to his time in the R.A.F. during the second world war, to eventually starting his own haulage company. The rest of the story is from Peter's own diary and the many ex-drivers and Brains staff he worked with over the years. Including over 300 previously unpublished photographs Brain Haulage Ltd is a unique book, ideal for anyone interested in containers and their revolution, as well as road transport and haulage trade enthusiasts.
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