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Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: For over a hundred years England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. France was a large, unwieldy kingdom, England was small and poor, but for the most part she dominated the war, sacking towns and castles and winning battles — including such glorious victories as Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt, but then the English run of success began to…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 166 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 230) Аннотация: On Mars, the harsh climate could make any colonist turn to drugs to escape a dead-end existence — especially when the drug is Can-D, which translates its users into the idyllic world of a Barbie-esque character named Perky Pat. When the mysterious Palmer Eldritch arrives with a new drug called Chew-Z, he offers a more addictive experience, one that might bring the user closer to God. But in a…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Universally admired for his fables and contes (tales), Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) epitomised France's Great Century with his elegant style, emotional profundity and ready wit. This selection by award-winning poet Marie Ponsot is arguably the finest translation ever achieved. La Fontaine's menagerie of foxes, lions, wolves, donkeys, rats and other animals are handled with a naturalness and…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Fought under the cover of elaborate deceptions and ruthless lies, the deadly intelligence operations of World War II produced victories and defeats that were often as important as any reached on the battlefield. A behind-the-scenes history of the war, this book offers an exciting picture of the whole range of clandestine activities the various forms of intelligence espionage and sabotage,…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: In this novelistic romp that is by turns hilarious and brilliant, John Barth spoofs his own place in the pantheon of contemporary fiction and the generation of writers who have followed his literary trailblazing. Coming Soon!!! is the tale of two writers: an older, retiring novelist setting out to write his last work and a young, aspiring writer of hypertext intent on toppling his master. In the…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Harry Silver is a TV producer in London whose work life is going much better than his home life. His ex-wife still bears a grudge, his new wife is not to be trusted, and he is alienated from his son and stepdaughter. Thank goodness he has Mum, whose long marriage to his father is Harry's impossible ideal. Of course, his own pursuit of a seductive Japanese woman doesn't help matters....MAN AND…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: There's no place like home. Unfortunately Marcus Didius Falco is a thousand miles north, stuck in the Roman outpost of Londinium. And just when he's about to pack up his family, assorted relatives, and friend Petronius to return to Rome, a dead body turns up, head down, in a well behind a local drinking establishment. The victim is Verovolcus, a nobleman known to Falco and, more important, a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 794 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 353) Аннотация: War has broken out again on Terry Pratchett's Discworld and, to no one's surprise, it is started by the small, insufferably arrogant, ferociously patriotic duchy of Borogravia, which prides itself on its ability to beat up on its neighbors even for the tiniest imagined slight. But the country is rapidly running out of young men to carry on the fight, so Sergeant Jackrum is inclined not to notice…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 053 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 600) Аннотация: In 1804, at the dawn of the French Empire, there were no more than a handful of Spanish paintings in public collections in France. During the course of the 19th century, however, French collectors and museums assembled substantial holdings of works by such Spanish masters as Velázquez, El Greco, Zurbarán, Murillo, and Goya. At the same time, French writers and artists — among them…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Sisters Clyde and Wendy Watson bring back Father Fox for the first time since «Father Fox's Pennyrhymes», which was nominated for a National Book Award when it appeared more than 30 years ago. This time the boisterous, loving patriarch is leading his family's Christmas celebrations: «Here I am, old Father Fox / With sweets in my pockets and holes in my socks / Bringing a basket brimful of cheer /…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This work is an elegant account of Julian Barnes' search for gastronomic precision. It is a quest that leaves him seduced by Jane Grigson, infuriated by Nigel slater and reassured by Mrs Beeton's Victorian virtues. For anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 284 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 253) Аннотация: Rooted in the medieval ballad tradition and recounted to the author by a Spanish goatherd, The Three-Cornered Hat relates a madcap series of romantic misadventures. The basis of Manuel de Falla's popular ballet of the same name, it appears here with Captain Poison, a witty «taming-of-the-shrew» tale that reverses the sexual roles. Presented in the original Spanish with an excellent new English…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: Illustrated survey with expert on Tiffany glass as its guide. Topics include traditional and stained glass items; Tiffany revival; varieties of glass and tools; soldering; cutting glass; design; window ornaments; lead cane lampshades; copper foil techniques. For crafters at every level of experience. 252 black-and-white illustrations. 8 full-color illustrations. Bibliography. Index.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The catalogues of the Paris Salons at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century provide a unique archive of illustrations of the decorative arts at a pivotal time in their development, the five previous volumes covering Jewellery, Furniture, Ceramics and Glass, and Objets d'Art. The fabric designers of the Art Nouveau style who exhibited at the Paris Salons produced a remarkable oeuvre in printed…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 753 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 345) Аннотация: In the imaginary South American republic of Costaguana, Charles Gould's San Tomé silver mine is besieged by rebels, in this 1904 novel by the author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. Gould recruits the allegedly incorruptible hero Nostromo to oppose the marauders, but Nostromo's own mistakes may have disastrous repercussions. Conrad's novel portrays in shocking detail the corrupting…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 651 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 325) Аннотация: With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, in this second book in the Shopaholic adventures, Becky's biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend Luke away from work for a romantic country weekend. And worse, figuring out how to «pack light». But packing takes on a whole new meaning when Luke announces he's moving to New York…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 258 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 248) Аннотация: This work is a historical account of the production, distribution, and consumption of pornography in Great Britain from the early 19th century to the turn of the 20th century. It examines how pornography changed over time as a cultural and symbolic object in British society, and asks: What was considered pornographic? Who looked at pornography and read it? What sorts of messages did this medium…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Detailed with loving accuracy in the photography of Melba Levick and in the lucid prose of Karen Dardick, Estate Gardens of California showcases fifteen magnificent estate gardens that are uniquely, exuberantly Californian. Included within are the classically inspired, 654-acre gardens of Filoli near San Francisco, a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation-an estate with grounds…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Perhaps the greatest of all English artists, Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) was born in the small town of Sudbury on the river Stour in Suffolk. His house is now both a museum and a research center for Gainsborough studies. It holds an outstanding collection of paintings, drawings, prints, books, and memorabilia relating to the artist and his time. This book presents both the highlights of this…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Hollywood icon, German dissident, lover, war heroine, distant mother, and eventual recluse. These are just some of the sobriquets attached to Marlene Dietrich. Ean Wood seeks to show the true Marlene Dietrich, the girl from Berlin who would find herself at the centre of world events, a supporter of the Allied cause and movie icon, meeting, working with and loving some of the most powerful and…