Книга для чтения, составленная на материале рассказов английских и американских писателей, предназначена для учащихся среднего школьного возраста, лицеев, гимназий и школ.
ISBN: 5-8346-0002-6
Издательство:
Менеджер
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
Rock and Roll was born in 1956. In that year, Elvis released "Heartbreak Hotel;" Chuck Berry sang "Roll Over Beethoven;" Little Richard blurred the boundary with "Tutti Fruitti;" Janis Martin sang for women with "Drugstore Rock and Roll;" while pop music hit the big screen with "Rock Around the Clock." In one year the youth quake went overground. Music journalist Nick Johnstone charts the events of this turning point and the origins of rock and roll, showing how the DNA fused in that one burst of creativity persisted for the next 50 years.
Stephen Hawking`s worldwide bestseller, "A Brief History of Time", has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author`s engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, the history and future of the universe. But it is also true that in the years since its publication, readers have repeatedly told Professor Hawking of their great difficulty in understanding some of the book`s most important concepts. This is the origin of and the reason for "A Briefer History of Time": its author`s wish to make its content accessible to readers - as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and this book is literally...
A second short story collection from Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat and Peaches for Monsieur le Cure. `Stories are like Russian dolls; open them up, and in each one you`ll find another story`. Conjured from a wickedly imaginative pen, here is a new collection of short stories that showcases Joanne Harris`s exceptional storytelling art. Sensuous, wicked, mischievous, uproarious and wry, here are tales that combine the everyday with the unexpected; wild fantasy with bittersweet reality. From the house where it is Christmas all year round, to a ghost who lives on a Twitter timeline; from the Congo where a young girl braves the raging rapids to earn a crust of bread, to Norse gods battling for survival in Manhattan; and a newborn baby...
As snapshots through time, Olympic posters provide a fascinating record of our world, a lens through which we can explore links between sports and art, politics and place, commerce and culture. "A Century of Olympic Posters" offers an intensely visual representation of the modern Games, and shows the evolution of the Olympic Games poster as well, from the first official poster for Stockholm in 1912 right up to the present. This diverse range of images includes official posters for the Summer and Winter Games set in their historical context, and linked to pervading themes such as politics, commerce, the Olympic symbols, cultural and physical diversity, and urban regeneration.
ISBN: 978-1-85177-538-5
Издательство:
V&A Publishing
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
