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Doescher Ian: William Shakespeare's the Empire Striketh Back

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: The highly-anticipated second installment in the to the New York Times best-selling series WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S STAR WARS. The best-selling William Shakespeare's Star Wars strikes back with all-new, all-Elizabethan, officially-licensed retellings of Episode V. Return to the star-crossed galaxy far, far away as the brooding young hero, power-mad emperor, and jesting droids match wits, struggle…

Riggs Ransom: Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Children

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was the surprise best seller of 2011 — an unprecedented mix of YA fantasy and vintage photography that enthralled readers and critics alike. Publishers Weekly called it an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters. This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after…

Doescher Ian: William Shakespeare's Star Wars

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: May the verse be with you! Inspired by one of the greatest creative minds in the English language — and William Shakespeare — here is an officially licensed retelling of George Lucas's epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, of a beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star Wars abounds with all…

Hayes Clay: Gig Posters: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century: Volume 2

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Since 2001, Gigposters.com has been the Internet's premier resource for rock-show poster art; the site's massive online database showcases more than 100,000 posters from 10,000 different designers, including all of today's top poster studios. Gig Posters Volume 2 highlights 700-plus masterpieces from the archives, including 101 perforated and ready-to-frame posters for acts like Cee Lo Green,…

Tolstoy L.: Android Karenina

Скачать книгу (размер 2 753 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 541) Аннотация: It's been called the greatest novel ever written. Now, Tolstoy's timeless saga of love and betrayal is transported to an awesomer version of 19'th-century Russia. It is a world humming with high-powered groznium engines: where debutantes dance the 3D waltz in midair, mechanical wolves charge into battle alongside brave young soldiers, and robots — miraculous, beloved robots! — are the faithful…

Hayes Clay: Gig Posters: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century: Volume 1

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Since 2001, Gigposters.com has been the Internet's first and best resource for rock-show poster art; their massive online database showcases more than 90,000 posters from 7,000 different designers, including all of today's top poster studios. Gig Posters Volume I highlights the best 700+ examples in their collection, including 101 perforated and ready-to-hang posters for bands like Radiohead,…

Jenisch Josh: The Art of the Video Game

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The art of the video game has come a long way in the past 25 years. Once upon a time, the person responsible for a game's aesthetics was a solitary programmer — often presenting characters and landscapes as little more than bits of code and coloured pixels. Nowadays, entire teams of artists work together to create cohesive, often breathtaking, works of electronic art. Thanks to the technological…