Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world`s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk`s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors - and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic...
ISBN: 978-1-84353-516-4
Издательство:
Rough Guides
Дата выхода: август 2011
The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies is a comprehensive guide to the `final frontier` of film. It explores our fascination with space exploration, time travel, fantastical worlds and alternative futures. This guide explains how everything from the philosophy of Plato to classic Victorian tales and cult comic books have helped to create one of cinema`s most engaging genres. Discover the classics from Mexico, Russia and Japan, not forgetting the Anime science fiction tradition, along with everything else you need to know from Metropolis to Star Wars, via Blade Runner, 2001 and Alien. The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies is your essential guide to a galaxy of film unbounded by time or space.
ISBN: 978-1-84353-520-1
Издательство:
Rough Guides
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The Beatles are the ultimate band - the most popular, the most respected, the most influential. The Rough Guide to the Beatles covers every aspect of the Fab Four, delving deep into the Beatles music, lyrics, movies and the Beatles solo careers. Features include: The Story: from Liverpool clubs to Beatlemania; the music: incisive reviews of every Beatles and solo album and new Beatle Music from George Martin`s son Giles; the canon: the inside track on the 50 greatest songs; on screen: the movies, the promos and the TV appearances and new coverage of the upcoming Rock Band-style video game of Beatle music; the fifth Beatle: George Martin, Yoko Ono, Magic Alex and other contenders as well as the resignation and death of Neil Aspinall; and,...
The Rough Guide is the essential companion for anyone interested in American Independent, low-budget and maverick filmmaking. The book looks at the deep-reaching history of American `indie` cinema in all its guises, from its earliest incarnations in the 60s and 70s to the growth of indie avatars (Sundance and Miramax) and even considers where it is today. It explores the definitions of `independent` film in terms of both aesthetics and means of production and comes complete with a canon of the 50 greatest American `Indie` films of all time.
ISBN: 978-1-84353-602-4
Издательство:
Rough Guides
Дата выхода: август 2011
A gripping and unnerving story of a family`s secrets and lies, from the bestselling author of `Notes from an Exhibition`. Julian as a small boy is taken on the perfect Cornish holiday. When glamorous American cousins unexpectedly swell the party, however, emotions run high and events spiral out of control. Though he has been brought up in the forbidding shadow of the prison his father runs, though his parents are neither as normal nor as happy as he supposes, Julian`s world view is the sunnily selfish, accepting one of boyhood. It is only when he becomes a man - seemingly at ease with love, with his sexuality, with his ghosts - that the traumatic effects of that distant summer rise up to challenge his defiant assertion that he is happy...
ISBN: 978-0-00-730767-8
Издательство:
Collins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Still going strong after four decades, The Rolling Stones are the ultimate rock band. The Rough Guide to The Rolling Stones explores every aspect of the music, and charts how Mick, Keith and the boys invented rock stardom. Features include: The Story: From the blues clubs of 60s Chelsea to the world tours and millionaire mansions, The Music: 50 essential songs and the stories behind them, plus the albums, bootlegs, soundtracks and solo projects, The Entourage: the girlfriends, managers and musicians, from Jerry Hall and Marianne Faithful to Andrew Loog Oldham and Nicky Hopkins, The Rolling Review: the movies, books and websites all the Stones info you`ll ever need. This Rough Guide leaves no stone unturned.
ISBN: 978-1-84353-719-9
Издательство:
Rough Guides
Дата выхода: август 2011
The Rough Guide to British Cult Comedy is the ultimate guide to live and television comedy in Britain from the 1980s to the present day. From Ben Elton to Alan Carr, this book profiles fifty of the most influential cult comedy icons and discovers how they became household names. Throughout the book, there are tips from comedians and industry insiders, with a mix of amusing anecdotes and practical suggestions for writing and performing your own live show and sitcom. The guide reviews the top cult comedy on TV and in the movies, with a detailed focus on what inspired them and what they in turn inspired. Comedy Stories looks at the highs and lows of performing live comedy with tales of the rowdiest hecklers and strangest audiences. The book...
ISBN: 978-1-84353-618-5
Издательство:
Rough Guides
Дата выхода: август 2011
The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels is the ultimate companion to the expanding world of the "literary comic book". Written by comic industry insider Danny Fingeroth, it includes the mediums history, from sequential art in Egyptian tombs, through the superhero boom of the 1940s to the birth of the graphic novel movement and the latest online offerings. All you need to know about the best and rest with 60 must-read graphic novels, including the genre-defining Maus and A Contract with God, plus modern classics-in-the-making Fun Home and Alice in Sunderland. The guide profiles the movements legends including Harvey Pekar, Chris Ware, Denis Kitchen and other amazing illustrators, writers and publishers who`ve helped win respect for this once...
ISBN: 978-1-84353-993-3
Издательство:
Rough Guides
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Capturing tales of the American West told through wildly-humorous autobiographical essays by Mark Twain, this classic offers an insightful account of Twain`s own life and experiences.
ISBN: 978-0-7434-3650-2
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Mark Twain (1835—1910) was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and its sequel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Most of his finest work includes many genres such as humor, satire, and philosophical fiction. "Roughing It" is a semi-autobiographical work that describes the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during 1861—1867 along with his brother Orion Clemens. The book contains many adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, a journey to the Kingdom of Hawaii, and his beginnings as a writer. All with Twain`s excellent sense of humor, which later would become one of the key features of his writing.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07809-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Round-Up Starter (Практическая грамматика английского языка) сочетает в себе увлекательные игры с серьезными грамматическими упражнениями. Это идеальное учебное пособие для тех, кто находится на среднем уровне изучения английского языка. Основные правила представлены в учебнике в виде красочных таблиц. Учащиеся осваивают грамматику при помощи занимательных, прекрасно иллюстрированных игр и письменных...
ISBN: 978-1-4082-7288-6
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: январь 2015
New Round-Up is a seven-level course for young learners from beginner to upper-intermediate. It combines games and fun with systematic practice of English grammar.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-7286-2
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Round-up is a 7-level series for young learners from beginner to upper-intermediate. It combines games and fun with systematic practice of English grammar. - Colourful boxes and tables present language clearly; - Lively, illustrated exercises and games make practice fun and effective; - Pre-Tests identify students` difficulties; - Regular Revision sections and Progress Tests consolidate language learning; - CD-ROMs provide more grammar practice and games; - Teacher`s Guide includes answer keys and extra photocopiable tests.
ISBN: 05-8282-338-2
Издательство:
Longman
Дата выхода: январь 2006
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