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Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, A People’s Tragedy follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Drawing on vast original research, Figes conveys above all the shocking experience of the revolution for those who lived it, while providing the clearest and most cogent account of how and why it unfolded. ...
| Автор | O. Figes |
| Жанр | Английский язык |
| Год | 2017 |
From 1892, when he was eighteen, until 1949, when this book was first published, Somerset Maugham kept a notebook. It is without doubt one of his most important works. Part autobiographical, part confessional, packed with observations, confidences, experiments and jottings it is a rich and exhilarating admission into this great writer's workshop.
| Автор | Maugham William |
| Жанр | Английский язык |
| Год | 2001 |
The sweet scents of rural life infuse Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, a collection of Roald Dahl's country stories - but there is always something unexpected lurking in the undergrowth . . . Whether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describing the fine art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins and sleeping pills, Roald Dahl brings his stories of everyday country folk and...
| Автор | Dahl |
| Жанр | Английский язык |
| Год | 2011 |
Re-jacketed in stylish new series style, Amsterdam won the 1998 Man Booker Prize. Winner of the Booker prize Two old friends - Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday - meet at the funeral of gorgeous, witty Molly Lane. Both men had been Molly's lovers years before their dazzling success; Clive is Britain's most eminent modern composer and Vernon is the editor of the respected broadsheet, The Judge. In the weeks that follow, Clive and Vernon's lives become bound together in ways...
| Автор | McEwan I |
| Жанр | Английский язык |
| Год | 2016 |
Язык издания: английский Алексей Щусев (1873 - 1949) был одним из немногих архитекторов, кому удалось подняться на вершину архитектурной иерархии в императорской России, а затем повторить этот успех при советской власти. До революции 1917 года Щусев был известен как талантливый архитектор модерна, автор многочисленных церквей и проекта Казанского вокзала в Москве. В 1920-е годы Алексей Щусев – один из ведущих советских конструктивистов. После запрета в 1932 современной архитектуры в СССР, Щусев...
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| Год | 2021 |
In der Sowjetunion genossen die Raumfahrt und die mit ihr verbundene Raketentechnik oberste Prioritat. Denn mit dem Start des ersten kunstlichen Erdsatelliten Sputnik im Jahr 1957 und mehr noch mit dem ersten bemannten Raumflug durch Juri Gagarin vier Jahre spater erreichte der Kalte Krieg eine neue Stufe: Es begann ein Wettstreit beider politischer Systeme um die Vorherrschaft im Weltraum, galt doch die Raumfahrt als Ma?stab fur gesellschaftliche Leistungsfahigkeit und Fortschrittlichkeit. ...
Britolz — серия абсурдных комиксов известного художника Алексея Никитина о великой музыкальной группе. Истории о ливерпульской четвёрке, которые основаны не только на байках о знаменитых битлах, но и на неиссякаемой фантазии автора, вызывают улыбку и желание присоединиться к Алексею и начать фантазировать вместе с ним. В 2000-х годах эти одностраничные комиксы публиковались в музыкальном журнале Fuzz.Алексей Никитин — художник-комиксист, наиболее известный российскому комикс-сообществу как...
| Автор | А. Б. Никитин, Алексей Никитин |
| Жанр | Комиксы Манга Артбуки, Графические романы |
| Год | 2021 |
Choupette is the world’s most famous and pampered cat: she has two maids, she receives manicures, and only eats at the table off Goyard and Louis Vuitton crockery. She has her own Instagram account, and now she has her own brand-new book. Choupette by Karl Lagerfeld is a selection of the iPhone photos which Lagerfeld took daily of his beloved pet and muse. Here we see Choupette in a variety of indulgent poses: perched on a pile of books, curled up in the bathroom sink, and (of course) admiring...
| Автор | K. Lagerfeld |
| Год | 2019 |
Perhaps one of the most influential luxury shoe designers of our time, Christian Louboutin s signature high stilettos and lacquer-red soles have become true cultural staples and fashion must-haves. In this new volume the inimitable designer reveals the influences behind his shoes, drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of objects and artworks. A journey into nearly thirty years of footwear design and excellence, readers uncover Louboutin s vivid creative universe filled with Amazonian bird...
| Год | 2020 |
In Cosmigraphics, Michael Benson, author of ground-breaking books of space photography, turns his attention to the history of the visual description and mapping of the universe. This is a story that begins in myth and ends with science. Selecting the most artful and profound examples of cosmic imagery, Benson chronicles successive cosmological models that capture our growing awareness of humanity’s place in nature, from terracentric to heliocentric to “galactocentric” to our current...
| Жанр | Прочее |
| Год | 2014 |
This street-style bible takes a chic and sexy look at the aesthetic power of blue jeans, featuring stylish women around the world wearing their favorite denim in their own unique way. Denim’s sexiness, whether it is being dressed up or dressed down, has made it the ultimate fashion statement as well as the ultimate anti-fashion statement. This book is an ode to the enduring cool of denim and the creative ways it can be worn, showcasing unique and inspirational stylish looks from denim lovers...
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| Год | 2018 |
Dior is one of the most revered names in fashion, the archetype of the Parisian couture house. Famous for launching the “New Look,” Christian Dior’s landmark first collection that marked a sea change in women’s dress after the Second World War, Dior is known today for its exquisite couture line of dramatic dresses. This book comprises a portfolio of portraits of over one hundred incredible gowns from the entire era of Christian Dior haute couture, including dresses designed by Dior himself....
| Жанр | Английский язык |
| Год | 2011 |
A satirical reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein From the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, Hadi collects body parts from the dead, which he stitches together to form a corpse. He claims he does it to force the government to recognise the parts as real people, and give them a proper burial. But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps across the city, and reports stream in of a horrendous-looking, flesh-eating monster that cannot be killed. At first...
| Автор | А. Саадави, Ahmed Saadawi |
| Жанр | Английский язык |
| Год | 2023 |
Human (and) nature. Epic journeys to the ends of the earth: Salgado's opus on our planet in its natural state. On a very fortuitous day in 1970, 26-year-old Sebastiao Salgado held a camera for the first time. When he looked through the viewfinder, he had an epiphany: suddenly life made sense. From that day onward — though it took years of hard work before he had the experience to earn his living as a photographer — the camera became his tool for interacting with the world. Salgado, who "always...
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| Год | 2013 |
From dazzling cities to eccentric small towns, from vast mountains to plains as far as the eye can see, Canada and the United States offer an awe-inspiring abundance of travel adventures. In this discerning hotel guide, Angelika Taschen guides you on your way, scouring the North American continent for the most extraordinary, elegant, and inspiring places to rest your head. Coast to coast, from North to south, from a tiny island in the Florida Keys to an Italianate villa in rural...
| Год | 2015 |
The TRIWIZARD TOURNAMENT is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry DREANING that he will WIN the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is AMAZED to find his name is one of those that the MAGICAL cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, DRAKONS and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - ALIVE!
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| Год | 2014 |
A beautifully designed flexibound edition that comes in a slipcase, this is a first of it’s kind celebration featuring more than 600 examples of the human body as represented in graphic design, this innovative book will appeal to art directors, graphic designers, and design fans. This groundbreaking volume investigates and illuminates a new generation of artists and the ways that they relate to one of art history’s most storied traditions: nude figure drawing and painting. This informative...
| Автор | Heller Steven |
| Жанр | Графический дизайн |
| Год | 2018 |
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the bestselling Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, envisions a not-too-distant world in which we face a new set of challenges. In Homo Deus, he examines our future with his trademark blend of science, history, philosophy and every discipline in between. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century – from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here?...
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| Жанр | Английский язык |
| Год | 2016 |