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Christopher Chabris: The Invisible Gorilla and Other Ways Our Intuition Deceives Us

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: If a gorilla walked out into the middle of a basketball pitch, you'd notice it. Wouldn't you? If a serious violent crime took place just next to you, you'd remember it, right? The Invisible Gorilla is a fascinating look at the unbelievable, yet routine tricks that your brain plays on you. In an award-winning and groundbreaking study, psychologists Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons asked…

William Shakespeare: King Lear

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!' Epic and tragic in its scope, King Lear explores a king's demise into madness and insanity when he is betrayed by two of his manipulative and scheming daughters. It is Cordelia, the third and only daughter who refuses to flatter her father to deceive, who is…

Stephen Davis: LZ-75: Across America with Led Zeppelin

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Stephen Davis's brilliantly-written personal account of criss-crossing America with Led Zeppelin on their 1975 tour. A warts-and-all snapshot of the world's biggest hard-rock band at their peak. As a young rock writer Stephen Davis landed the ultimate commission — touring America with Led Zeppelin. This is a personal account by Davis of his journey, which saw him crossing the country with the…

William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'My Oberon! what visions have I seen! Methought I was enamoured of an ass'. When four young lovers flee from Athens and become lost in an enchanted wood, they stumble into a fairy world where King Oberon, and Queen Titania, are feuding over ownership of a young Indian prince. Seeking his revenge on Titania, Oberon…

William Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceabl'. One of Shakespeare's most witty and enjoyable comedies, Much Ado About Nothing is a play that explores courtship, romance and marriage through a number of relationships. Most famously, that of the irrepressible Beatrice and Benedick as they trade their wits against one…

William Shakespeare: Othello

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on'. Dramatic and powerful in its scope, Othello explores the perils of suspicion and jealousy and the ensuing breakdown of relationships and disaster that can arise from such emotions. Othello, a revered soldier,…

William Shakespeare: Richard II

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Bear you well in this new spring of time, Lest you be cropp'd before you come to prime'. King Richard II rules England in a wasteful and short-sighted way, spending money unwisely and selecting his counselors foolishly. His manner ostracises him from his people and his country and it's not long before both…

William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night'. Arguably the greatest love story ever told, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet continues to touch modern audiences with its passionate depiction of the tragic romance between two young lovers. With a bitter feud between their…

William Shakespeare: The Tempest

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'We are such stuff As dreams are made on; and our little life Is rounded with a sleep'. Magical and dreamlike in its tone, Shakespeare's The Tempest begins with a storm of epic proportions and a shipwreck. Banished from Italy, Prospero lives on a remote island with his daughter. Using his magic, he vows to seek…

William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die'. A comedic romance of mistaken identity, Twelfth Night begins with a shipwreck, splitting up Viola and her twin brother, Sebastian. Alone in a strange land, Viola disguises herself as a male servant,…

Conn Iggulden: Empire of Silver

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The eagerly awaited 4th novel in the bestselling Conqueror series, continuing the life and adventures of the mighty Khan dynasty. Genghis Khan is dead, but his legend and his legacy live on. His son Ogedai has built a white city on a great plain and made a capital for the new nation. Now the armies have gathered to see which of Genghis' sons has the strength to be khan. The Mongol empire has been…

Dr. Seuss: A Great Day for Pup

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: It's time now to go to wherever on earth the wild babies grow. Join the Cat in the Hat as he introduces beginning readers to reptiles. This title and others form part of a series of books that takes an off-beat look at nature and natural sciences through a fun combination of Seussian rhymes and zany illustrations. Aimed at early readers — from four to seven year olds — the books are designed to…

Dr. Seuss: The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: This fabulous sequel to the classic The Cat in the Hat is now in picture book format, with an audio CD. When the Cat in the Hat comes back, he's soon up to his old tricks ably assisted by a team of tiny helpers that he keeps in his hat! Adrian Edmondson reads a crazy classic with wild music and mad sound effects! This is a wonderful addition to the Dr. Seuss shelves.

Freya North: Chances

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The stunning new summer besteller from Freya North. Sparkling, poignant and wise, Chances is a tale of love, marriage and friendship, and the accidental love triangle people can sometimes find themselves in. When Vita's relationship with Tim ended, they both knew they had to move on but Vita's struggling to come to terms with Tim's new girlfriend. Then Oliver comes into her life and he seems to…

Gordon Ramsay: Cooking for Friends

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: TV's most famous chef, Gordon Ramsay, throws open the doors to his home and reveals what he cooks, away from the frantic pace of his restaurant kitchen, in a relaxed domestic setting. Retaining all of his trademark excitement and passion for food, bestselling Cooking for Friends is packed with simple, seasonal, modern British recipes. Now in paperback, Gordon gathers together over 100 inspiring…

David Starkey: Crown and Country: A History of England Through the Monarchy

Скачать книгу (размер 2 482 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 488) Аннотация: From one of our finest historians comes an outstanding exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated. The monarchy is one of Britain's most revered institutions — but also one of its most tumultuous. In Crown and Country, David Starkey charts its rollercoaster history from…

Richard Castle: Heat Wave

Скачать книгу (размер 1 804 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 355) Аннотация: MORE CASTLE! This new mass market premium edition will include a chapter from Richard Castle's new hardcover, HEAT RISES, to be published in September 2011. It also includes two chapters from NAKED HEAT, the second in the series, as well as a conversation with the author. A New York real estate tycoon plunges to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. A trophy wife with a past survives a narrow escape…

Sara Shepard: The Lying Game 1

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Sara Shepard hat an der New York University studiert und am Brooklyn College ihren Magisterabschluss in Creative Writing gemacht. Momentan lebt sie mit ihrem Mann in Tucson, Arizona. Sara Shepard wuchs in den Vororten Philadelphias auf; ihre Zeit dort hat die Pretty Little Liars — Serie inspiriert.