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Автор: David Nobbs

David Nobbs’ classic is now available in ebook format.' « A change of environment will bring you new business and personal interests,» said Cousin Percy. Pegasus was glad to hear this.' Whether Pegasus Baines would have been so glad had he foreseen the outcome of his hasty decision to abandon the career of potential Nobel-prize winning nutrition scientist in favour of that world famous chef is less certain. The change of environment from North London with its deafening traffic to East Anglia with its menacing power stations brings new nightmares and new problems into his life.The 'ostrich country' of David Nobbs' novel lies somewhere between modern Britain and cloud cuckoo-land. Pegasus Baines is an innocent idealist, a self-deceiver. The tale of his tangles which gradually involve mistresses old and new, long-suffering family and several more-or-less innocent bystanders, modulates from honours melancholy to hilarious farce.

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Автор: Duff Hart-Davis

A rich account of the impact of the Second World War on the lives of people living in the farms and villages of Britain.On the outbreak of war, the countryside was invaded by service personnel and evacuee children by the thousand; land was taken arbitrarily for airfields, training grounds and firing ranges, and whole communities were evicted. Prisoner-of-war camps brought captured enemy soldiers to close quarters, and as horses gave way to tractors and combines farmers were burdened with aggressive new restrictions on what they could and could not grow. Land Girls and Lumber Jills worked in fields and forests. Food – or the lack of it – was a major preoccupation and rationing strictly enforced. And although rabbits were poached, apples scrumped and mushrooms gathered, there was still not enough to eat.Drawing from diaries, letters, books, official records and interviews, Duff Hart Davis revisits rural Britain to describe how ordinary people survived the war years. He tells of houses turned over to military use such as Bletchley and RAF Medmenham as well as those that became schools, notably Chatsworth in Derbyshire.Combining both hardship and farce, the book examines the profound changes war brought to Britain’s countryside: from the Home Guard, struggling with the provision of ludicrous equipment, to the role of the XII Corps Observation Unit. whose task was to enlarge rabbit warrens and badger setts into bunkers for harassing the enemy in the event of a German invasion; to the unexpected tenderness shown by many to German and Italian prisoners-of-war at work on the land. Fascinating, sad and at times hilarious, this warm-hearted book tells great stories – and casts new light on Britain during the war.

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Автор: Vicky Newham

Praise for Vicky Newham’Remarkable’Paul Finch;‘Impressive’Daily Mail;A terrible accident – or a fire set to kill?When a flash mob on Brick Lane is interrupted by a sudden explosion, DI Maya Rahman is called to the scene. A fire is raging through one of the city’s most infamous streets – and it’s soon clear that it was a deliberate act of violence.The discovery of two charred bodies in the burnt-out shell of the building transforms an arson attack into a murder case. And, with witnesses too caught up in the crowd to have seen a thing, Maya is facing an investigation without a single lead.The possible motives are endless: money, vandalism, revenge. And, when reports of a second and even more horrifying crime lands on Maya’s desk, she knows she doesn’t have long to find answers – before all of East London goes up in flames.

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Автор: Jonathan Green

Dieses Spielbuch ist DEINE Eintrittskarte die magische Welt von OZ.
Schl?pfe in die Rolle von Dorothy, der Vogelscheuche, des L?wen oder des Zinnmanns und begib dich auf den gefahrvollen Weg zur Smaragdstadt. Doch sei gewarnt! Seit Dorothys letztem Besuch hat sich hier viel ver?ndert. Eine unheilvolle Macht hat von Oz Besitz ergriffen und seltsame Gesch?pfe w?ten nun durch das Land ?ber dem Regenbogen. Ist der ehemalige Zauberer von Oz endg?ltig dem Wahnsinn verfallen? Und welche Rolle spielt dabei die B?se Hexe des Westens?
Bewaffnet mit einem W?rfel und Bleistift musst du durch die Welt von Oz reisen, mit seinen bizzaren Bewohnern verhandeln, neue magische Kr?fte sammeln und viele gef?hrliche Monster besiegen. Denn nur so kannst du das Geheimnis l?ften, das ?ber Oz liegt, und das Land hoffentlich von seinem d?steren Schatten befreien!

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Автор: Anna Wilson

Paddington returns for another fun-filled instalment of marmalade and mishaps in a star-studded new movie!Join the irresistible Brown family and their adopted bear, plus a whole new cast of heroes and villains. Bigger and better than ever, the story of the new Paddington movie is both hilarious and heart-warming. Guaranteed to capture the hearts of fans, old and new!

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Автор: Mike Chaplin

Mike Chaplin is one of the most popular art experts on the very successful Channel 4 series Watercolour Challenge. In this book he reveals how he works and puts forward his ideas and teaching methods, offering plenty of tips and practical advice for the amateur artist.This book is intended for artists with some painting experience who wish to develop their technique, style and outlook. It is a book to make them think and to push the technical and personal boundaries of what they believe they can achieve in paint. Mike’s teaching focuses not only on techniques but also on expanding the readers’ approach to their painting as a whole.Starting with a fascinating look at the development of watercolour as an expressive art, the book then covers selective techniques, both traditional and the more unusual, and topics such as observation, drawing, colour and composition. All kinds of painting subjects are included, from the natural landscape to urban scenes, and throughout the book Mike provides plenty of practical advice and useful tips about techniques. There are also a number of special features, focusing on particular aspects of painting, as well as several full step-by-step demonstration paintings.

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Автор: Laura Reese

Исполнители: Chandra Skyye

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Автор: Tony Macaulay

It’s Belfast, 1975. The city lies under the dark cloud of the Troubles, and hatred fills the air like smoke. But Tony Macaulay has just turned twelve and he’s got a new job. He’s going to be a paperboy. And come rain or shine – or bombs and mortar – he will deliver…Paperboy lives in Upper Shankill, Belfast, in the heart of the conflict between Loyalists and Republicans. Bombings are on the evening news, rubble lies where buildings once stood, and rumours spread like wildfire about the IRA and the UDA.But Paperboy lives in a world of Doctor Who, Top of the Pops and fish suppers. His battles are fought with all the passion of Ireland’s opposing sides – but against acne, the dentist and the ‘wee hoods’ who rob his paper money. On his rounds he hums songs by the Bay City Rollers, dreams about outer space and dreams even more about the beautiful Sharon Burgess.In this touching, funny and nostalgic memoir, Tony Macaulay recounts his days growing up in Belfast during the Troubles, the harrowing years which saw neighbour fighting neighbour and brother fighting brother. But in the midst of all this turmoil, Paperboy, a scrappy upstart with a wicked sense of humour and sky-high dreams, dutifully goes about his paper round. He is a good paperboy, so he is.Paperboy proves that happiness can be found even in the darkest of times; it is a story that will charm your socks off, make you laugh out loud and brings to life the culture, stories and colourful characters of a very different – but very familiar – time.

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Автор: Анри Шарьер

A classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure – a bestselling phenomenon of the 1960sCondemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charri?re (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. Recaptured, he went into solitary confinement and was sent eventually to Devil’s Island, a hell-hole of disease and brutality. No one had ever escaped from this notorious prison – no one until Papillon took to the shark-infested sea supported only by a makeshift coconut-sack raft. In thirteen years he made nine daring escapes, living through many fantastic adventures while on the run – including a sojourn with South American Indians whose women Papillon found welcomely free of European restraints…Papillon is filled with tension, adventure and high excitement. It is also one of the most vivid stories of human endurance ever written.Henri Charri?re died in 1973 at the age of 66.

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Автор: Али Шамиль

Kitaba m?əllifin Qazaxıstanda, Qırğızıstanda, ?zbəkistanda və T?rkmənistanda ke?irilən simpoziumlara gedərkən yolda başına gələn hadisələrdən, eləcə də elmi toplantılarda tanış olduğu araşdırıcılardan, b?lgənin yaxın və uzaq ke?mişindən, bug?nk? ictimai-siyasi vəziyyətindən, T?rk?standa yaşayan eyni soylu xalqların birliyinə əngəl olan səbəblərdən bəhs edən yazılar daxil edilmişdir.

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Автор: Mat?as Villarreal

?Qu? lleva a un joven de 26 a?os a sentir la necesidad de escribir sobre su trastorno de sue?o adquirido en la infancia? Un recorrido a?o por a?o, a modo de t?nel oscuro, absorbe al lector al sumergirse de lleno en Par?lisis on?rica. Con el pasar de las p?ginas, lograr? involucrarse de forma ?ntima con el autor del libro que, desligado de secretos y a modo de exorcismo autobiogr?fico, decide hacer un relato minucioso de su infancia transcurrida en el conurbano bonaerense, en el seno de una familia con los valores conservadores de los 90. Por momentos, podr?, adem?s, husmear en su adolescencia y seguir de forma sistem?tica los vaivenes de su orientaci?n sexual.
Entre los a?os escritos, queda en estado de completa exhibici?n el momento en que —sin saberlo— adquiere esa estrecha conexi?n mental y corporal que se le presenta a la hora de dormir o antes de despertar, con la ?nica misi?n de infligirle miedo atroz, sumirlo en la desesperaci?n de no poder moverse y convertir su vida en el n?cleo de una pesadilla de la que no parece despertar nunca. Las presencias grotescas que lo acosan vienen cada noche en la que no puede decirle a nadie que es homosexual. Tambi?n lo visitan las noches posteriores a la ingesta de LSD y ?xtasis que, junto a la m?sica electr?nica, lo dirigen a un trance que potencia mucho m?s sus dolencia, al punto de poner en duda su cordura. No descansar de forma completa puede ser devastador, pero se intensifica m?s cuando no se sabe por qu?.
Muchos son los motivos por los cuales la escritura se vuelve una salida de emergencia y esta recopilaci?n de memorias es la clara demostraci?n de lo que ocurre cuando no sabemos c?mo administrar la cantidad de informaci?n y experiencia que atravesamos, creyendo que estamos solos en el camino.

Исполнители: Николай Стариков

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Автор: Ким Лоренс

The unforgettable Dr Carlyle…Dr Phoebe Miller was settling in well to her new practice – until senior partner Dr Connor Carlyle returned from his holiday and sparks began to fly between them! The tension wasn't just professional: it was definitely personal…Conno was Phoebe's first love, but years ago she'd been forced to accept he was bound to another woman. Her sister. Connor was now free, though, and he wasn't letting Phoebe disappear from his life again. He was determined to keep her as his partner at the practice – and for life!

Серия: Mills & Boon Medical

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Автор: Sandra R?ttges-Paslack

Исполнители: Douglas Welbat

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Автор: James Fenimore Cooper

libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

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Автор: Doktor Stratmann

"Jupp kannze bestatten, die Geschichten bleiben". Eine lustige, b?se, anschmeichelnde, nachdenkliche, vereinfachte und komplizierende Retrospektive aus Jupps Leben, aber auch mit Blick in die P?tte der Fernsehk?che, mit Blick auf die ?ber uns herziehenden Geheimnisse der Wetterfr?sche und nat?rlich mit Blick auf Inges BauchBeinePoZumbamentalit?t. Was macht eigentlich das Testosteron beim Biene Mayakucken? Warum w?lzt sich der Dackel in Kuhkacke? Isst Du eigentlich noch das, was schmeckt? Haben tats?chlich die T?rken Amerika entdeckt und wussten sie schon vor Jahrtausenden, dass wir uns im Kreise drehen? Fragen, die Jupp sich stellt und eigentlich schon tot ist, geht das? Warum nicht, die Fragen bleiben! Das Lachen stirbt nicht aus und wenn, dann w?rs schade. Dann h?tte man uns die Gabe umsonst gegeben, Lachen an sich ist ja nicht gesund, die Ursache f?r diese nicht beeinflussbare urmenschliche Ausdrucksform ist gesund. Also, es darf wieder mal gelacht werden ?ber uns, ?bers Bauordnungsamt und Versicherungspflicht bei Erster Hilfe Leistung – das Alles nat?rlich in allerbester Stratmannscher Ruhrgebietsmanier! «Pathologisch»!

Исполнители: Doktor Stratmann

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Автор: Nikolai Tolstoy

An intimate portrait of Patrick O’Brian, written by his stepson Nikolai Tolstoy.Patrick O’Brian was one of the greatest British novelists of the twentieth century, securing his place in literary history with the bestselling Aubrey–Maturin series, books that have sold millions of copies worldwide and been hailed as the best historical fiction of all time.An exquisite novelist, translator and biographer, O’Brian moved in 1949 to Collioure in the south of France, where he led a secluded life with his wife Mary and wrote all his major works. The twenty books that make up the beloved Aubrey–Maturin series earned O’Brian the epithet ‘Jane Austen at sea’ for their authentic depiction of Nelson’s navy, and the relationship between Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin. Outside his triumphant popularity in fiction, O’Brian also wrote erudite biographies of both Pablo Picasso and Joseph Banks, as well as publishing translations of Simone de Beauvoir and Henri Charri?re.In A Very Private Life, Nikolai Tolstoy draws upon his close relationship with his stepfather, as well as his notebooks, letters and photographs, to capture a highly researched but intimate account of those fifty years in Collioure that were the richest of O’Brian’s writing life. With warm and honest reflection, this biography gives insight into the genius of the little-known man behind the much-loved writing. Tolstoy also tells how, through a sad irony, unjust attacks on O’Brian’s private life destroyed much of the happiness he had gained from his achievement just as his literary career attained greater acclaim.

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Автор: Группа авторов

Patrones – новое издание Издательского дома «Бурда» по лицензии испанского издательства RBA Revistas. Журнал Patrones испанского издательства RBA Revistas хорошо известен любителям шитья как в Европе, так и в нашей стране. На страницах Patrones представлены модели из сезонных коллекций pr?t-a-porte ведущих европейских дизайнеров. В каждом номере – около около 40 женских моделей широкого размерного ряда, предназначенные для работы, праздничных выходов, отдыха и путешествий, а также модели для детей. Журнал содержит подробные инструкции по шитью. В номере: Идеальный тандем Самые выигрышные модели пальто и платьев на каждый день Оксфорд Дизайнерские вещи в английском мужском стиле Роскошь атласа Длинное платье изумрудного цвета, женственные ансамбли в бежевых и темно-синих тонах Большие размеры Жакет из твида, укороченная куртка и суперудобные брюки и многое другое

Серия: Журнал «Patrones» 2024

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Автор: Michael U. Klein

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Автор: Max Klim

“Quanto pi? mostruosa ? la bugia, tanto pi? la gente vuole crederci”, ha detto l’ideologo del fascismo e il fedele compagno e compagno di Hitler, il ministro della propaganda Joseph Goebbels.

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Автор: Felix Huby

Hortensie Gall ist aufgeregt. Seit drei Monaten lebt sie in dem gro?en Neubaugebiet «Sonnenhalde», wo sie eine private Musikschule leitet. Und nun hat jemand ihre Katze vergiftet und dann hat sie auch noch einen Drohbrief erhalten. Als sich aber zwei ihrer Sch?lerinnen beim Spielen am Bach und ein Bauarbeiter auf der Baustelle die H?nde ver?tzen, schaltet sich Paul Pepper ein. Und der stellt fest, dass die «Sonnenhalde» auf einer ehemaligen M?lldeponie gebaut ist. Enth?lt der Boden giftige Substanzen?

Исполнители: Veronika Neugebauer

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Автор: Tatiana Duplat Ayala

Серия: justicia y conflicto

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Автор: Jon Tattrie

Исполнители: Lee Majboub

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Автор: Группа авторов

Полный вариант заголовка: «Pensees ingenieuses des anciens et des modernes / recueillies par le R. P. Dominique Bouhours ; nouvelle edition, ou les citations sont dispоsees dans un meilleur ordre, & ou les noms des personnes citees sont places a la marge, & non a la fin du livre comme dans les precedentes editions».

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Автор: Isocrates

Полный вариант заголовка: «Pensees morales d'Isocrate / extraites de ses oeuvres et traduites par M. l'abbe Auger».

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Автор: Paul Preston

From the foremost historian of 20th century Spain, A People Betrayed is the story of the devastating betrayal of Spain by its political class, its military and its Church.                     This comprehensive history of modern Spain chronicles the fomenting of violent social division throughout the country by institutionalised corruption and startling political incompetence. Most spectacularly during the Primo de Rivera and Franco dictatorships, grotesque and shameless corruption went hand-in-hand with inept policies that prolonged Spain's economic backwardness well into the 1950s.             A People Betrayed looks back to the years prior to 1923 when electoral corruption excluded the masses from organized politics and gave them a choice between apathetic acceptance and violent revolution. Bitter social conflict, economic tensions and conflict between centralist nationalism and regional independence movements then exploded into the civil war of 1936-1939.             It took the horrors of that war and the dictatorship that followed to break the pattern. The moderation shared by the progressive right and a chastened left underlay a bloodless transition to democracy after 1975. Yet, as before, corruption and political incompetence continued to have a corrosive effect on political coexistence and social cohesion.             Sparkling with vivid portraits of politicians and army officers, some corrupt and others clean, recounting the triumphs and disasters of Kings Alfonso XIII and Juan Carlos, A People Betrayed unravels the mystery of why both right and left have been unable or unwilling to deal with corruption and the pernicious clash between Spanish centralist nationalism and regional desires for independence.

Исполнители: Peter Noble

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Автор: Diverse Autoren

Исполнители: Milka Loff Fernandes

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Автор: Massimo Longo

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Автор: Helen Fields

‘Without doubt, this is one of the best detective series I have read.’ Woman’s Way MagazineYour new addiction starts here: get hooked on the #1 bestselling series. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and M.J. Arlidge.Welcome to Edinburgh. Murder capital of Europe.In the middle of a rock festival, a charity worker is sliced across the stomach. He dies minutes later. In a crowd of thousands, no one saw his attacker.The following week, the body of a primary school teacher is found in a dumpster in an Edinburgh alley, strangled with her own woollen scarf.D.I. Ava Turner and D.I. Luc Callanach have no leads and no motive – until around the city, graffitied on buildings, words appear describing each victim.It’s only when they realise the words are being written before rather than after the murders, that they understand the killer is announcing his next victim…and the more innocent the better.

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Автор: Erin Knight

‘A very cleverly woven story… You'll finish this, wondering – who do I REALLY know?’ Teresa Driscoll Discover the gripping new novel about powerful secrets and big lies, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Tracy BuchananEveryone is allowed their secrets…aren’t they?Isobel arrives in the quiet Cornish town of Fallenbay determined to find peace – and answers – after her most intimate secrets have been splashed across the internet.Cleo thinks she’s happy running a small coastal caf? but has no idea of the trouble her children are getting themselves mixed up in.Sarah has finally put her horrible ex behind her and found the man of her dreams. Or has she?All three women have no idea how powerful their darkest secrets can be, and how they will change the town of Fallenbay forever..

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Автор: Emma Barnett

‘I wish this book had been written before I stopped having them. I might have enjoyed them more! It’s brilliant, informative and funny. Period.’Jennifer Saunders ‘I want to hear what Emma Barnett says about everything, and this terrific and timely book proves to be no exception.’ Elizabeth Day‘A brilliant, myth-busting, funny and poignant book.’Helen Pankhurst‘Why has it taken so long for this powerful, fearless book to be written?’ Emma Freud‘Uniquely funny and forthright.’ Pandora Sykes‘Passionate, informed and thought-provoking.’ Jane Garvey ‘A must read for everyone. Period.’Kirsty Wark‘Clever, useful and wise. Read it. Pass it on to your daughters. And then to your sons.’ Fi Glover‘Emma cuts right through all the myths and embarrassment with searing facts, honesty and, perhaps more importantly, humour. A bleeding good read.’Yomi Adegoke ‘Terrific. Unique. Never read anything like it.’ Richard Madeley‘A brilliant, brave rallying shout out to anyone who’s suffered in silence and wondered why they had to.’Emily Maitlis‘Smart, funny, enjoyable… I bloody loved it!’ Becky Vardy‘Don’t be revolted, lead the revolt – preferably with a grin on your face and a tampon tucked proudly behind your ear.’Emma loathes her period. Really, she does. But there’s something she loathes even more: not being able to talk about it. Freely, funnily and honestly. Without men and women wrinkling their noses as if she’s pulled her tampon out and offered it as an hors d'oeuvre. But somehow, despite women having had periods since the dawn of time, we’ve totally clammed up on anything to do with menstruation. Why, oh why, would we rather say ‘Auntie Flo’ than ‘period’? Why, in the 21st century, are periods still seen as icky? Why are we still so ignorant about such a fundamental bodily process? Now, in Period., Emma draws on female experiences that will make you laugh, weep (and, most probably, squirm), in a fierce and funny rallying cry to smash this ridiculous taboo once and for all. Because it’s about bloody time.Period.

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Автор: Brian Sibley

Authorised and fully illustrated insight into the life and career of the award-winning director, from his childhood film projects up to King Kong, together with Jackson's revealing personal account of his six-year quest to film The Lord of the Rings.Once, Peter Jackson was a name unknown to all but a small band of loyal fans and fellow film-makers. Now he is the newest member of Hollywood's elite fellowship, with his name on the most successful movie trilogy of all time.Written with Jackson's full participation, this extensive biography, illustrated with never-before-seen photos from Jackson's personal collection, tells the inside story of how a New Zealander became Hollywood's hottest property – from the early cult classics, through Academy Award™-winning success with Kate Winslet's Heavenly Creatures, the abandoned King Kong remake, and the filming of The Lord of the Rings, a project which was abandoned two years into pre-production, rejected by most of the other studios and then picked up by New Line Cinema in the biggest gamble in film history.Drawing upon interviews with fifty of Peter Jackson's colleagues and contemporaries, author Brian Sibley paints a portrait of a true auteur, a man gifted with single-minded determination and an artist's vision. Jackson himself is both revealing and insightful about his entire film-making life, from his first childhood steps filming in Super 8 to the grand realisation of his life’s dream: King Kong.Together, these joint narratives provide a truly unique and compelling insight into one of the finest cinematic minds at work today.

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Автор: Cornelia Neudert

Исполнители: Detlef Bierstedt

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Автор: Gisela Gebhard

In diesem Buch f?hrt jeweils Lyrik in die Prosa ein, soll einstimmen, eine Erwartung wecken – nicht mehr. Die Pfade des Schicksals sind nicht vorbestimmt, nur in sofern vorbereitet, als die Menschen, um die es geht, in Zeitumst?nde, Elternhaus und dessen Umgebung hinein geboren werden. Eine Vorpr?gung ist gegeben. Wie, wann und ob ?berhaupt ein Weg dort hinaus f?hrt, liegt in der Kraft jedes Menschen. Er kann gerne verharren, zum Suchenden werden, zum K?mpfer oder zum Helfer aus fremder Not. Die Autorin Gisela Gebhard, Jahrgang 1922, f?hlt sich heute noch als Pfadfinder, jetzt aber »aus der Nacht heraus«. Trotz ihres Alters f?hlt sie sich im Licht, weil sie noch schreiben kann, was sie bewegt. Schreiben ist ihr Arbeit und Freude.

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Автор: Moses Mendelssohn

Примечание: Федон, или О бессмертии души. Полный вариант заголовка: «Ph?don, oder ?ber die Unsterblichkeit der Seele / Von Moses Mendelssohn».

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Автор: Philip Kotler

Runtime: 50 minutesExperience a first-hand interview with the legendary Philip Kotler, American marketing author, consultant and professor; currently the S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Kotler is the author of more than 55 marketing books. He was the first person to receive the &quote;Leader in Marketing Thought&quote; voted on by the academic members of the American Marketing Association. The first recipient of the William L. Wilkie Award from the AMA and the first recipient of the Sheth Foundation Medal for Exceptional Contribution to Marketing Scholarship and Practice.

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Автор: Agatha Christie

Исполнители: Hugh Fraser

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Автор: Владислав Шпильман

Bu kitab II D?nya m?haribəsinin sonunadək faşistlərdən gizlənərək yaşayan və bir-birindən dəhşətli hadisələrin şahidi olan Şpilmanın ?rəkağrıdan xatirələrindən ibarətdir.

Серия: Ekranlaşdırılmış əsər

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Автор: Джон Ле Карре

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Pigeon Tunnel. Written and read by John le Carr.  Out of the secret world I once knew, I have tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit. First comes the imagining, then the search for reality. Then back to the imagining, and to the desk where Im sitting now.   From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War, to a career as a writer that took him from war-torn Cambodia to Beirut on the cusp of the 1982 Israeli invasion, to Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, John le Carr has always written from the heart of modern times. In this, his first memoir, le Carr is as funny as he is incisive – reading into the events he witnesses the same moral ambiguity with which he imbues his novels. Whether hes writing about the parrot at a Beirut hotel that could perfectly mimic machine gun fire, or visiting Rwandas museums of the unburied dead in the aftermath of the genocide, or celebrating New Years Eve with Yasser Arafat, or interviewing a German terrorist in her desert prison in the Negev, or watching Alec Guinness preparing for his role as George Smiley, or describing the female aid worker who inspired the main character in his The Constant Gardener, le Carr endows each happening with vividness and humour, now making us laugh out loud, now inviting us to think anew about events and people we believed we understood. Best of all, le Carr gives us a glimpse of a writers journey over more than six decades, and his own hunt for the human spark that has given so much life and heart to his fictional characters.  No other writer has charted – pitilessly for politicians but thrillingly for readers – the public and secret histories of his times Guardian  John le Carr is as recognizable a writer as Dickens or Austen Financial Times  When I was under house arrest I was helped by the books of John le Carr … they were a journey into the wider world … These were the journeys that made me feel that I was not really cut off from the rest of humankind Aung San Suu Kyi

Исполнители: Джон Ле Карре

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Автор: Игорь Котин

Студийные, концертные и сборные альбомы Pink Floyd, а также сольные работы участников группы – тщательный творческий разбор. Книга охватывает период с середины шестидесятых годов прошлого века до 2022 года включительно.

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Автор: Группа авторов

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Автор: M?nica Mar?a del Valle Id?rraga

En este libro, reconstruimos el surgimiento y transformaci?n de varias playas del hoy llamado Caribe colombiano, como playas tur?sticas, entre 1950 y 1990. Mediante un an?lisis de archivos period?sticos y audiovisuales y de narraciones desanudamos el cronotopo playas, tomando como foco Prado Mar y Puerto Colombia, en Barranquilla; Tol? y Cove?as, en Sucre; El Rodadero, en Santa Marta, y Spratt Bay y Sound Bay en la isla de San Andr?s. Los cap?tulos que componen este libro se tejen en torno a dos l?neas interconectadas. Primero, la historia propia de cada playa a trav?s del lente ficcional, principalmente. Y, segundo, los modos en que cada escritora o artista imagin?, previ? y glos? esa historia particular y, de esa manera, se insert? en un debate sobre la presencia local y la presencia del turista, la polarizaci?n entre centro y «costa», la transformaci?n del paisaje y su uso.

Исполнители: Станислав Иванов

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Автор: Группа авторов

Playboy (Плейбой) – имя, ставшее легендой. Популярнейший во всем мире глянцевый мужской журнал появился в России в 1995 году и очень быстро стал самым востребованным изданием в своей категории. Playboy охватывает очень широкий тематический спектр: самые красивые женщины мира, эффектные пикториалы и эксклюзивные съемки знаменитостей, увлекательные путешествия по всему миру, престижные автомобили, эффектная мужская мода. Интеллектуальная проза, интервью с известными мужчинами – о бизнесе, увлечениях и отношении к жизни. Получать удовольствие, уметь находить во всем приятные стороны – эти жизненные ценности актуальны для мужчин во все времена. Playboy – это стильные фото и публикации о музыке, спорте, автомобилях, аудиовидеоновинках, сексе, карьере. В номере: Культура STING, Scorpions и другие важные события осеннего сезона Девушка с обложки Ударная фотосессия от дерзкой Аделины Шариповой – не шутите с ней Интервью Нико Мюллер: наш гонщик за рулем Audi RS 5 в раскраске PLAYBOY в чемпионате кузовных автомобилей DTM Playmate Потерянный рай вновь обретен благодаря багамской фотосессии Даны Тейлор Снято Русалка Тара Линн позагорала в мексиканском Тулуме Блиц Под прикрытием: Екатерина Иванова-Ковалевская продемонстрировала лучшие экземпляры нижнего белья и многое другое

Серия: Журнал Playboy 2017

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Автор: Rosa Temple

Love, Life, and a Whole Lotta HandbagsHaving papered over the cracks in her relationship with artist boyfriend Anthony, Magenta Bright is fully focused on opening her first shop on the King’s Road – and on coaching her best friend – vodka-swilling, catty supermodel Anya – through her unexpected pregnancy.But with Anthony away in Italy on a lucrative commission, the distance between them is more than metaphoric. And then Magenta’s ex, Hugo, shows up, the man she once lost her heart to. At one time there was nothing more important to Magenta than fashion and fun, and throwing herself into every drama that passes her way. But now Magenta’s world is rocked by questions of life and death, and how she would cope if the people closest to her were gone for good.At work, she can’t seem to put a foot wrong, but in her personal life she’s her own worst enemy. And the stakes have never been higher…Readers love Temple:“A great little series…most enjoyable”“I loved these characters”“an enjoyable read”“A light hearted read”

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Автор: Cathy Glass

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Автор: Allan Jenkins

‘When I am disturbed, even angry, gardening has been a therapy. When I don't want to talk I turn to Plot 29, or to a wilder piece of land by a northern sea. There, among seeds and trees, my breathing slows; my heart rate too. My anxieties slip away.’As a young boy in 1960s Plymouth, Allan Jenkins and his brother, Christopher, were rescued from their care home and fostered by an elderly couple. There, the brothers started to grow flowers in their riverside cottage. They found a new life with their new mum and dad.As Allan grew older, his foster parents were never quite able to provide the family he and his brother needed, but the solace he found in tending a small London allotment echoed the childhood moments when he grew nasturtiums from seed.Over the course of a year, Allan digs deeper into his past, seeking to learn more about his absent parents. Examining the truths and untruths that he’d been told, he discovers the secrets to why the two boys were in care. What emerges is a vivid portrait of the violence and neglect that lay at the heart of his family.A beautifully written, haunting memoir, Plot 29 is a mystery story and meditation on nature and nurture. It’s also a celebration of the joy to be found in sharing food and flowers with people you love.

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Автор: Группа авторов

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Автор: Charles Churchill

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Автор: Gottlieb Konrad Pfeffel

Полный вариант заголовка: «Poetische Versuche. 1 Theil / von Gottlieb Conrad Pfeffel».

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Автор: Дина Илгамовна Сафина

Каждый человек понимает свободу по-своему. Мнения меняются в зависимости от возраста, социального положения, и даже места проживания. Мы склонны искать ответы в новых местах, случайных знакомых. Но такие ли мы разные на самом деле? И может, хорошо не там где нас нет, а где-то совсем рядом. Может быть мы сами творим свою свободу?В данном тексте ответы на эти вопросы смешаны с гидом по самому свободному городу Европы. Добро пожаловать в Амстердам.Содержит нецензурную брань.

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Автор: Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Manhood for Amateurs and Moonglow, returns with a collection of heartfelt, humorous and insightful essays on the meaning of fatherhood.You are born into a family and those are your people, and they know you and they love you and if you are lucky they even, on occasion, manage to understand you. And that ought to be enough. But it is never enoughWhat are you allowed to talk about with your children? When to step in with advice, when to let them make their own mistakes? It’s more complicated than you think. Somehow you muddle through.In this heartfelt, humorous and wise book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon attempts to weigh in on difficult conversations with his children, on everything from texting girls to death. But it is when he hangs back that he catches them transforming into their own people. What emerges is a father’s deep respect for his children’s passions and for their bravery in the face of conformity.Whether you know the joy and struggles of being a father, or were shaped by one, you will find a home in these stunning essays.

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Автор: Robert Jamieson

Полный вариант заголовка: «Popular ballads and songs : Vol. 2 : from tradition, manuscripts and scarce editions with translations of similar pieces from the ancient Danish language, and a few originals by the editor / by Robert Jamieson».

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