Celebrated in the wake of the 1917 Russian Revolution but later repressed by the Stalinist regime, Ukrainian artist Kazimir Malevich was an inventive artist who experimented with various Post-Impressionist styles like cubism and fauvism before abandoning representational art altogether, creating a style of geometric shapes and blocks of color that he called "Suprematism". Four images - two early works and two later ones - decorate these notecards. The handsomely boxed set contains 20 cards and 20 envelopes.
ISBN: 978-0-7649-4554-0
Издательство:
Арка
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a `good job` in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write. But he slides instead into a self-induced poverty that destroys his creativity and his spirit. Only Rosemary, ever-faithful Rosemary, has the strength to challenge his commitment to his chosen way of life. Through the character of Gordon Comstock, Orwell reveals his own disaffection with the society he once himself renounced.
ISBN: 978-0-14-118372-5
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
This is a practical guide to communication activities in the language classroom, suitable for use with students from elementary to advanced level. Part I contains instructions for over 100 different exercises, including interviews, guessing games, jigsaw tasks, problem solving, values clarification techniques, mime, role play and story telling. For each activity, notes are also provided on the linguistic and educational aims, the level, organisation, time and preparation required. Part II contains the accompanying worksheets, which can be copied, making many of the activities instantly available for use in class.
As they investigate why Nazi soldiers are being killed and mutilated at a garrison in Romania, an elite SS extermination squad finds a terrifying evil at work and summons a folklore expert to help - a man who happens to be Jewish. Another man is on his way to fulfill his destiny and destroy an ancient evil awaking after five centuries.
ISBN: 978-0-7653-5705-2
Издательство:
Macmillan USA
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Mia Lockhart has a secret. Her mother was a keeper, as was her grandmother - women who were warriors, healers and protectors. And when a mysterious man enters her life, she puts this to the test. Adrian Ashton is a brilliant scientist - and a killer. With the aid of an ancient Chinese text, he has mastered the art of capturing the chi of his opponents - the vital energy that flows through their bodies. Mia finds herself drawn to his dark genius. But when he targets the man with whom she is falling in love, she is forced to choose between them. Soon it becomes a fight to the death in which love is both the greatest weakness - and the greatest prize.
ISBN: 978-0-553-81868-0
Издательство:
Bantam
Дата выхода: июль 2011
She`s Pilgrim Hospital`s most unusual patient, and on this Saturday night, a media circus is gathered to record every minute of her visit to the X-ray department. Crammed into the small CT scan room are reporters, TV cameras, a select group of medical technicians - and forensic pathologist Maura Isles. Maura is there because the patient being scanned tonight isn`t alive. She`s probably been dead for centuries. She is, in fact, a mummy. As the CT scan proceeds, everyone in the room leans in close - and gasps in horror as an image of a bullet is revealed. Maura declares it a possible homicide case and calls in Detective Jane Rizzoli. When the preserved body of a second victim is found - and then a third - it becomes all too clear that not...
ISBN: 978-0-553-81837-6
Издательство:
Bantam
Дата выхода: август 2011
When the marriage of Mariah White and her cheating husband, Colin, turns ugly and disintegrates, their seven-year-old daughter, Faith, is there to witness it all. In the aftermath of a rapid divorce, Mariah falls into a deep depression—and suddenly Faith, a child with no religious background whatsoever, hears divine voices, starts reciting biblical passages, and develops stigmata. And when the miraculous healings begin, mother and daughter are thrust into the volatile center of controversy and into the heat of a custody battle—trapped in a mad media circus that threatens what little stability the family has left. In "Keeping Faith", #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult—one of the most powerful writers in contemporary...
Fifteen-year-old Colie is spending the summer with her eccentric Aunt Mira while her mother travels. Formerly chubby and still insecure, Colie has built a shell around herself. But her summer with her aunt, her aunt`s tenant Norman, and her friends at the Last Chance Diner and 150 teaches her some important lessons about friendship and learning to love yourself.
ISBN: 9780142401767
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: май 2004
New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen knows how to expertly dissect a brilliantly suspenseful story, all the while keeping fascinated readers riveted to her side. By turns darkly enthralling and relentlessly surprising, The Keepsake showcases an author at the peak of her storytelling powers. For untold years, the perfectly preserved mummy had lain forgotten in the dusty basement of Boston’s Crispin Museum. Now its sudden rediscovery by museum staff is both a major coup and an attention-grabbing mystery. Dubbed “Madam X”, the mummy – to all appearances, an ancient Egyptian artifact – seems a ghoulish godsend for the financially struggling institution. But medical examiner Maura Isles soon discovers a macabre message...
ISBN: 978-0-345-49762-8
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Keiko`s Ikebana offers an introduction to this international art form that is both practical and contemporary. Keiko`s unique approach combines traditional techniques with modern tastes, incorporating influences ranging from sculpture to today`s Western styles. The result is a one-of-a-kind look that is authentic, easy to create and attractive. The book includes easy-to-follow instructions for creating 20 stunning ikebana arrangements to help readers bring this traditional Japanese art into their own homes. Readers will also be introduced to the history of ikebana, including its evolution from ancient times into the world of modern design, the basic `rules` of ikebana design and suggestions for finding and choosing materials and supplies.
ISBN: 978-0-8048-3792-7
Издательство:
Tuttle Publishing
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Kelvin investigates today’s evolving perception and application of colour. Structured into chapters that each focus on a single colour, the book documents some of the effects of the deliberate use of colour in recent top quality design work. Alongside images of clear and distinctive colour allocation, Kelvin also includes more intricate and playful examples that illustrate contemporary colour combinations. This ensures that the reader is introduced to the subject of colour in an instructive as well as an associative and experimental way.
ISBN: 978-3-89955-196-9
Издательство:
Die Gestalten Verlag
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame`s classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad (with his `Poop-poop-poop` road-hogging new motor-car), have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on and by the river, and at the imposing residence of Toad Hall. Grahame`s book was later dramatised by A. A. Milne, and became a perennial Christmas favourite, as Toad of Toad Hall. It continues to enchant and, above all perhaps, inspire great affection.
ISBN: 9781840227826
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2020
When archaeologist Louise Cantor`s son Henrik is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Clues that only a mother could detect lead her to believe something more sinister took place. Henrik had kept many things back from her and she is shocked to learn he had contracted HIV. While looking through his bundles of papers, she discovers he was obsessed with the conspiracy theory that JFK`s brain disappeared prior to the autopsy - along with the vital evidence regarding bullet exit wounds. The only lead is a letter and photograph from Henrik`s girlfriend in `s quest to unravel the mystery surrounding her son`s death takes her to Africa; a continent rife with disease, poverty and corruption. Struggling to cope with...
ISBN: 978-0-09-950276-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Mankell delivers a timely and riveting thriller that will have readers on the edge their seats until the very end.
Michael`s parents buy a yacht, and take him off to sail round the world. Washed overboard in a fierce storm, Michael finds himself on the shore of a remote island - and soon discovers he`s not alone. Kensuke, a former Japanese soldier, survived the war and the bombing of Hiroshima, but his family perished. As an extraordinary bond forms between the two, Kensuke faces a heart-breaking choice: can he give up the secluded life he`s built for himself to help reunite Michael with his parents? Knowing the pain of losing his own family, Kensuke knows which way he has to
ISBN: 978-1-4052-2174-0
Издательство:
Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
