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Скачать книгу (размер 1 620 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 319) Аннотация: In day-to-day speech we use words and phrases without a passing thought as to why we use them or where they come from. Max Cryer changes all that by showing how fascinating the English language really is. Did you know that the former host of Today, Jane Pauley, claims to have coined the term bad hair day, or that a CBS engineer named Charley Douglas invented the name and use of canned laughter…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 161 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 425) Аннотация: Recognized by its organic, nature-inspired forms, the international style eventually christened art nouveau represented an endeavor to make everyday objects — and thus everyday life — beautiful. It arose from aesthetic movements in various European cities at the end of the 19th century and continuing through World War I. This substantive volume explores the movement's impact on architecture,…

Скачать книгу (размер 44 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 10) Аннотация: When is a pop-up book not a pop-up book? When it's also a play space for youngsters 5 to 8, featuring paper models with moving parts and accessories. Paper engineer Robert Crowther presents this celebration of fascinating construction machines — a dump truck, bulldozer, tractor, forklift, and tower crane — each at the center of its own pop-up tableau. The book describes what the machine can do…

Скачать книгу (размер 65 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 14) Аннотация: When a hungry fox spies a crow with a piece of cheese in her beak, in this classic fable, he flatters the silly bird until she opens her mouth to sing — and drops the cheese to the ground. One of the best-known tales attributed to Aesop, «The Fox and the Crow» is presented in this board book for prereaders with Martha Lightfoot's simple and charming painted cartoons and her humorous retelling,…

Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: Instead of eating the little mouse who wakes him from his nap, the lion in this tale laughs when the mouse promises to help him one day, and lets him go free. But the mouse does indeed prove his worth, when the lion gets caught in a hunter's net. One of the best-known tales attributed to Aesop, «The Lion and the Mouse» is presented in this board book for prereaders with Martha Lightfoot's simple…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This king-sized journal — a whopping 14 1/2 x 10 inches open, in a no-nonsense black cover — is large enough to swallow the manuscript for your next novel, or any other elephantine project. With a sewn binding, ledger stock paper, and super-thin rules (about four lines to the inch), as well as an expanding pocket, elastic closure band, and ribbon marker, this journal encourages industrious,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This conveniently sized journal — just 5 x 8 1/4 inches closed, in a no-nonsense black cover — is ideal for carrying around all day, yet it can contain a voluminous amount of notes, plans, thoughts, inventions, poems, diagrams, or diary entries. With a sewn binding, ledger stock paper, and a thin-ruled graph grid (about five lines to the inch), as well as an expanding pocket, elastic closure…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Whether you're an artist doing coffeehouse sketches; working on your next great story; or just trying to get things done; one of these notebooks is just what you need. Features a black cover; expandable interior pocket; satin bookmark; and elastic closure. This package contains one medium (8-1/4x5x3/4 inches) notebook with 240 acid free; off-white lined sheets. Imported.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This king-sized journal — a whopping 14 1/2 x 10 inches open, in a no-nonsense black cover — is large enough to swallow the plans for your next invention, the manuscript for your next novel, or any other elephantine project. With a sewn binding, ledger stock paper, and a thin-ruled graph grid (about five lines to the inch), as well as an expanding pocket, elastic closure band, and ribbon marker,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This conveniently sized blank book — just 5 x 8 1/4 inches closed, in a no-nonsense black cover — is ideal for carrying around all day, yet it can contain a voluminous amount of notes, drawings, thoughts, poems, or diary entries. With a sewn binding and sturdy hard covers, as well as an expanding pocket, elastic closure band, and ribbon marker, it encourages industrious drawing and writing.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: From pre-autochrome color on glass to the digital age, «Genius of Color Photography» covers every major technical and artistic breakthrough in the development of color during the past century. It looks at technologies like the Polaroid, Kodak Instamatic, and 35mm film; varying styles in color photography, from World War II documentation to glamorous fashion imagery; and the impact of Photoshop(R)…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Animals from around the globe have gathered for a dance contest in the famous Tower Ballroom in Birmingham. Who will win? Camels dancing the conga? Flamingos dancing flamenco? Or penguins doing the polka? And what are those mischievous monkeys up to? It turns out they have stolen the musical instruments — 26 in all. The 26 musical instruments are hidden throughout the book so readers must go back…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The father of Communist Russia, Vladimir Ilych Lenin now seems to have emerged fully formed in the turbulent wake of World War I and the Russian Revolution. But Lenins character was in fact forged much earlier, over the course of years spent in exile, constantly on the move, and in disguise. In Conspirator, Russian historian Helen Rappaport narrates the compelling story of Lenins life and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 243 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 245) Аннотация: From the authors of the bestselling «Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar», an uproarious new book on the meaning of death (and life, too) The new book by the bestselling authors of «Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar» is a hilarious take on the philosophy, theology, and psychology of mortality and immortality. That is, Death. The authors pry open the coffin lid on this one, looking at the Big…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 574 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 310) Аннотация: A voyage of discoveries, a meeting of two remarkable women, and extraordinary time and place enrich bestselling author Tracy Chevalier's enthralling new novel From the moment she's struck by lightening as a baby, it is clear that Mary Anning is marked for greatness. On the windswept, fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast, she learns that she has «the eye» — and finds what no one else can…

Скачать книгу (размер 5 542 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1088) Аннотация: In Stephen King's mesmerizing new novel, a Maine town is subject to the imposition of an impenetrable dome that isolates its citizens from the world.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Wrapped in a seductive red acetate jacket with artwork by John Hendrix, American Illustration 28 proves that its subject remains at the forefront of visual communication. From over 8,000 submissions to the annual competition by 1,000 illustrators, magazines, agencies and publishers, 380 were selected to appear in the book. Panelists including Luis Blanco and Michael Uman of INTERspectacular…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Aristocracy means rule by the best. For nine hundred years, the British aristocracy considered itself ideally qualified to rule others, make laws, and guide the nation. Its virtues lay in its collective wisdom, its attachment to chivalric codes, and its sense of public duty. It evolved from a medieval warrior caste into a self-assured and sophisticated elite, which made itself the champion of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Twelve-year-old villain Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit). This is a truly modern classic, first published in 2002.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Artemis Fowl's criminal ways have finally got the better of him... Young Artemis has frequently used high-tech fairy magic to mastermind the most devious criminal activity of the new century. Now, at a conference in Iceland, Artemis has gathered the fairies to present his latest idea to save the world from global warming. But Artemis is behaving strangely — he seems different. Something terrible…