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É una delle rare figure che hanno saputo cambiare il mondo con la sola forza dello spirito. Ma com'è riuscito, quest'uomo fragile e dalla voce esitante, questo giovane avvocato fallito, a riunire milioni di uomini? Com'è avvenuto che le sue mille sconfitte si siano mutate in trionfo? La vita di questo "santo laico" mostra che per non essere più umiliati bisogna prima smettere di umiliare, cambiare il proprio rapporto con l'altro. E Gandhi lo fece, dando l'esempio piuttosto che lezioni, insegnando il coraggio di cambiare se stessi prima di pretendere di trasformare l'altro. Oggi è quanto mai attuale, perché mai come ora la violenza nel mondo è tanto minacciosa e multiforme. La sua prodigiosa contemporaneità emerge da molti fattori, tra cui l'idea di economia etica, la condanna della violenza, l'appello all'opinione pubblica, il ripudio della nozione di "potere". Furono i voti di sincerità, castità, nonviolenza e povertà a far si che la sua lotta non deragliasse mai? Gandhi scrisse che in lui la fede "divenne una forza vivente". Tutti conoscono la sua storia, ma lui rimane comunque un enigma.

Dacă te gândeşti că vei citi cartea care stă la baza filmului cu acelaşi nume regizat de James Cameron, eşti într-o mare eroare. Singurele lucruri în comun pe care le au cartea şi filmul sunt titlul şi numele unei planete: Pandora. Cartea merită citită.<

Sfârşitul eternităţii (1955) (engleză The End of Eternity) este un roman ştiinţifico-fantastic scris de Isaac Asimov. Temele abordate în acest roman sunt foarte diferite de cele din scrierile despre roboţi sau faţă de cele din epopeea sa spaţială. Sfârşitul eternităţii face o analiză inteligentă a paradoxurilor timpului. Unii consideră că este cea mai bună opera a lui sau cel puţin una dintre cele mai bune scrise de Asimov. În aprilie 2009 s-a anunţat că este în plan realizarea unei ecranizări în regia lui Kevin Macdonald.<

Año 2236. La Tierra y su centenar de colonias espaciales están superpobladas; llevan una vida anárquica y socialmente degenerada. A dos años luz de distancia, oculta en un rincón de la Galaxia, brilla una estrella parecida al Sol de la Tierra, una estrella que posee su propio sistema planetario: Megas, Erythro y Rotor, una colonia renegada de la Tierra. La estrella se llama Némesis…Al ser descubierta, Némesis fue considerada como la última esperanza de la raza humana.<

Prezentowany wybór rosyjskiej i radzieckiej fantastyki naukowej jest jedną z wielu możliwości przekazania naszym Czytelnikom ogromnej i zróżnicowanej sfery literatury pięknej, będącej w swojej istocie następstwem rewolucji naukowo-technicznej. Nawet taki wybór, siłą rzeczy zawężony do gatunków tzw. małej prozy fantastyczno-naukowej (opowieść, opowiadanie, nowela), oraz do jednej tylko literatury radzieckiej, mianowicie rosyjskiej, jest wszakże jakby konturem lub szkicem rozwoju tego obszaru literatury od zarania fantastyki naukowej do naszej współczesności. Należy się spodziewać, że Czytelnik polski dojrzy także w antologii "Okno w nieskończoność" najważniejsze tendencje współczesnej radzieckiej fantastyki naukowej. Wszystkie jej kierunki sprowadzają się bowiem do wszechstronnego i dogłębnego studium człowieka — nie do naukowo-technicznych aspektów rewolucji naukowo-technicznej, lecz do problemów społeczno-psychologicznych.

Banished to the Empire’s farthest outpost, veteran warrior Paulinus Maximus defends The Wall of Britannia from the constant onslaught of belligerent barbarian tribes. Bravery, loyalty, experience, and success lead to Maximus’ appointment as “General of the West” by the Roman emperor, the ambition of a lifetime. But with the title comes a caveat: Maximus needs to muster and command a single legion to defend the perilous Rhine frontier.

On the opposite side of the Rhine River, tribal nations are uniting; hundreds of thousands mass in preparation for the conquest of Gaul, and from there, a sweep down into Rome itself. Only a wide river and a wily general keep them in check.

With discipline, deception, persuasion, and surprise, Maximus holds the line against an increasingly desperate and innumerable foe. Friends, allies, and even enemies urge Maximus to proclaim himself emperor. He refuses, bound by an oath of duty, honor, and sacrifice to Rome, a city he has never seen. But then circumstance intervenes. Now, Maximus will accept the purple robe of emperor, if his scrappy legion can deliver this last crucial victory against insurmountable odds. The very fate of Rome hangs in the balance.

Combining the brilliantly realized battle action of Gates of Fire and the masterful characterization of Mary Renault’s , is nothing less than the novel of the fall of the Roman empire.

Banished to the Empire’s farthest outpost, veteran warrior Paulinus Maximus defends The Wall of Britannia from the constant onslaught of belligerent barbarian tribes. Bravery, loyalty, experience, and success lead to Maximus’ appointment as "General of the West" by the Roman emperor, the ambition of a lifetime. But with the title comes a caveat: Maximus needs to muster and command a single legion to defend the perilous Rhine frontier. On the opposite side of the Rhine River, tribal nations are uniting; hundreds of thousands mass in preparation for the conquest of Gaul, and from there, a sweep down into Rome itself. Only a wide river and a wily general keep them in check. With discipline, deception, persuasion, and surprise, Maximus holds the line against an increasingly desperate and innumerable foe. Friends, allies, and even enemies urge Maximus to proclaim himself emperor. He refuses, bound by an oath of duty, honor, and sacrifice to Rome, a city he has never seen. But then circumstance intervenes. Now, Maximus will accept the purple robe of emperor, if his scrappy legion can deliver this last crucial victory against insurmountable odds. The very fate of Rome hangs in the balance. Combining the brilliantly realized battle action of Gates of Fire and the masterful characterization of Mary Renault’s The Last of the Wine, Eagle in the Snow is nothing less than the novel of the fall of the Roman empire.

Cast adrift after the blood symphony of Penny Dreadful, Phineas Poe tracks Jude to San Francisco, where he finds her involved with John Ransom Miller, a wealthy sociopath aiding Jude s revenge fantasies in exchange for her complicity in an unspeakable crime. Alone and outgunned, Poe hopes he can save Jude from herself, make sense of his own past, and navigate the tortuous internal landscape he calls Hell s Half Acre.<