Australian mountain climber Hall chronicles the amazing story of his rescue following a night spent near the summit of Mount Everest, where he had been left for dead by the other members of his expedition.
«Дебет и кредит» (1926) - поздний сборник английского писателя Редьярда Киплинга - своего рода его «литературный счет», - состоящий из рассказов, стихотворений и двух сцен из неоконченной пьесы. Он завершает мрачный период в жизни Киплинга, когда писатель тяжело болел и переживал гибель единственного сына в Первую мировую войну. Киплинг пишет о религии, масонстве, литературном творчестве, войне, смерти. И все...
ISBN: 978-5-517-10783-1
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: март 2024
The gruesome discovery on the frozen River Thames--a dead man with coins covering his eyes--interrupts the eagerly anticipated Frost Fair. As the Queen s Lady Pursuivant, Grace must unravel the mystery.
Can the worlds of science and philosophy work together to recognise our destructive emotions such as hatred, craving, and delusion? Bringing together ancient Buddhist wisdom and recent breakthroughs in a variety of fields from neuroscience to child development, Daniel Goleman`s extraordinary book offers fresh insights into how we can recognise and transform our destructive emotions. Out of a week-long discussion between the Dalai Lama and small group of eminent psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers, Goleman weaves together a compelling narrative account. Where do these destructive emotions (craving, anger and delusion, known in Buddhism as the three poisons) come from? And how can we transform them to prevent them from...
ISBN: 9780747561828
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner`s own language ability. Every Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase comprehension and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-9426-0
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The five, irreverent, satirical and imaginative stories contained in Diaboliad caused an uproar upon the book`s first publication in 1925. Full of invention, they display Bulgakov`s breathtaking stylistic range, moving at dizzying speed from grotesque satire to science fiction, from the plainest realism to the most madcap fantasy. Diaboliad is a wonderful introduction to literature`s most uncategorisable and subversive genius.
ISBN: 978-0-09-952955-2
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Diane Arbus s unsettling photographs of dwarves, twins, transvestites, and giants both polarized and inspired, and her work had already become legendary when she committed suicide in 1971. This groundbreaking biography examines the private life behind Arbus s controversial art.
An eminent, aging Australian writer is invited to contribute to a book entitled Strong Opinions. For him, troubled by Australia`s complicity in the wars in the Middle East, it is a chance to air some urgent concerns: how should a citizen of a modern democracy react to their state`s involvement in an immoral war on terror, a war that involves the use of torture? Then in the laundry room of his apartment block, he encounters an alluring young woman. He offers her work typing up his manuscript. Anya is not interested in politics, but the job will be a welcome distraction, as will the writer`s evident attraction towards her. Her boyfriend, Alan, is an investment consultant who understands the world in harsh economic terms. Unsure about his...
ISBN: 978-0-09-951622-4
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
