For lovers of words and seekers of wisdom, a lively history of aphorisms - the shortest and oldest written art form - and the intriguing people who have penned them, from the Buddha to Emily Dickinson. Starting with the ancient Chinese and ending with contemporary Europeans and Americans, "The World in a Phrase" tells the story of the aphorism through spirited and amusing biographies of some of its greatest practitioners: Americans like Ambrose Bierce, Emily Dickinson, and Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker; great French aphorists like Montaigne, La Rochefoucauld, and Chamfort; philosophers like Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein; as well as prophets and sages like the Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Jesus. Though it`s an ancient art form, the...
ISBN: 978-1-58234-430-0
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
From the superb mausoleum of Mausolus in Halicarnassus, stop by the shrine to Apollo at Delphi with its famous oracle, or pass through the imposing Lion Gate in Mycenae. This "picture book journey" takes us through all the important architectural sites in ancient Greece. "Noble simplicity, quiet proportions" was how the distinguished archaeologist Johann Joachim Winckelmann once described Greek culture, and the beauty of classical art certainly lies in its simplicity. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the architecture of perfect harmony and proportion, and a journey into the splendid art of the Mediterranean.
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1038-7
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
"World Class" is a four-level course for secondary students of English. "World Class 2" builds on and develops the approach established in "World Class 1". Each level of the course provides 90 - 100 classroom lessons. Key features Builds on students` natural curiosity: modules offer a mixture of fantasy, everyday topics and interesting facts about the world. Encourages learner independence: introductory module teaches students how to learn. Expands vocabulary and improves dictionary skills: a mini-dictionary at the back of the Students` Book contains definitions of the most important new words in the course. Develops fluency: integrated skills work encourages all round fluency. Motivates students: active "Language focus" sections...
World Class is a four-stage course for secondary students of English. Each stage provides 90-100 classroom lessons. Once they have completed World Class 4 (intermediate level), students should be ready to move on to a First Certificate course. The course combines facts about the world with stories of fantasy and fiction, practical activities and everyday topics. This cross-curricular approach builds on students` natural curiosity. Because the modules contain the kind of material which students enjoy in their own language, they can relate to what they are learning. World Class student`s books are divided into seven theme-based modules. Each module includes authentic reading material and ends with a revision lesson. Student`s books also...
ISBN: 978-0-582-21855-0
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
From Snuff: `Vimes` prompt arrival got a nod of approval from Sybil, who gingerly handed him a new book to read to Young Sam. Vimes looked at the cover. The title was The World of Poo. When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well, okay, you had to accept that the world had moved on and these days fairy stories were probably not going to be about twinkly little things with wings. As he turned page after page, it dawned on him that whoever had written this book, they certainly knew what would make kids like Young Sam laugh until they were nearly sick. The bit about sailing down the river almost made him smile. But interspersed with the scatology was actually quite interesting stuff about septic tanks and dunnakin...
"World Class" is a three-stage course for secondary students who have already studied at least two years of primary English. The course takes students from elementary through to upper-intermediate level. Each stage provides 90-100 classroom lessons and there are 6 modules, 48 lessons in total. Each level consists of a student`s book, activity book, teacher`s book and a class cassette. The use of theme-based modules enables a combination of facts about the real world with elements of fantasy and fun. Students can explore the themes and relate them to their own lives. Each lesson has a different format and focus, and there is a great variety of texts, topics and activities. An emphasis on skills work gives students the opportunity to...
Smidge is used to Karlson, the funny little man with a propeller on his back, living on the roof. They are firm friends. Now, anytime Karlson pops in, Smidge knows that there`s fun and adventure in store. In this collection of stories, they flood the bathroom, celebrate Karlson`s birthday, and prompt a newspaper to offer a reward when Karlson is mistaken for a spy!
ISBN: 9780192727732
Издательство:
OXED
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
"World Club" motivates and educates students! - Informative topics for today`s students; - Fun games and activities. Plus World Club Magazine - something for everyone! "World Club" encourages independent learning! - Clear module objectives and self-evaluation tasks; - Mini-dictionary and dictionary skills activities; - Test Yourself exercises in the Activity Book. "World Club": an all-round teacher`s resource! - Interleaved Teacher`s Resource File; - Complete photocopiable assessment programme; - Ideas for mixed-level classes and extra photocopiable activities.
ISBN: 978-0-582-34974-2
Издательство:
Longman
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Gabrielle `Coco` Chanel is an icon of fashion, and can lay claim to having invented the look of the 20th century. At the height of the Belle Epoque, she stripped women of their corsets and feathers, bobbed their hair, put them in bathing suits and sent them out to get tanned in the sun. She introduced the little black dress; trousers for women; costume jewelry; the exquisitely comfortable suit that became her trademark. Early in the Roaring Twenties, Chanel made the first ever couture perfume - No. 5 - presenting it in the famous little square-cut flagon that, inspired by Picasso and Cubism, became the arch symbol of the Art Deco style. No. 5 remains the most popular scent ever created. Chanel knew instinctively that the road to success...
ISBN: 978-0-500-51216-6
Издательство:
Thames & Hudson
Дата выхода: август 2011
"Meticulously detailed as well as The color photographs-which cover page after page and capture these intricate designs in close-up-are the main source of delight". - Time Out (London) Now available in paperback, this lavishly illustrated book celebrates the Victoria and Albert Museum`s magnificent collection of dress from around the world. A source of inspiration to many of today`s top designers, these colorful items of clothing, seen here in glorious close-up, will delight all lovers of fashion. The detailed line drawings are of special interest to professionals in any aspect of the fashion field. Формат: 23,5 см х 30 см.
ISBN: 978-1-85177-568-2
Издательство:
V&A Publishing
Дата выхода: август 2011
"World Club" motivates and educates students! - Informative topics for today`s students; - Fun games and activities. Plus World Club Magazine - something for everyone! "World Club" encourages independent learning! - Clear module objectives and self-evaluation tasks; - Mini-dictionary and dictionary skills activities; - Test Yourself exercises in the Activity Book. "World Club": an all-round teacher`s resource! - Interleaved Teacher`s Resource File; - Complete photocopiable assessment programme; - Ideas for mixed-level classes and extra photocopiable activities.
ISBN: 978-0-582-34977-3
Издательство:
Longman
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This is an omnibus of wonderful Jeeves and Wooster stories, specially selected and introduced by Wodehouse himself, who was struck by the size of his selection and described it as almost the ideal paperweight. Формат издания: 13 см х 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-09-951423-7
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The products of a highly-developed architectural style even today bear witness to the greatness of Arabic culture To the western eye, cities such as Jerusalem, Mecca, Baghdad or Cairo can seem utterly alien. It is not only the way of life that is unfamiliar, it is also the astoundingly varied architecture. This volume surveys more than six centuries of Islamic architecture, from the late 7th century to the mid-13th, placing mosques, Koran schools and palaces in their cultural, religious and political contexts. Distinctive features are its view of building as reflection of Moslem thinking, and its focus on the Arab world. With more than 200 colour photographs, numerous plans, chronological tables and an extensive glossary, this is a...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1059-2
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
- A fascinating introduction to Shakespeare`s life, work and times. - Includes the `tricks of the trade` employed by Shakespeare and how his works have been interpreted over the past few centuries. - Useful glossary included. - Fully-updated Internet links.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-6720-8
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
World Wonders is a three-level series for 9-11 year olds that capitalises on National Geographic photography and facts via reading texts and DVD clips. It also features an exciting adventure cartoon story for Levels 1 & 2. The course is structured aroud the Student`s Books that contain twelve eight-page core units plus six review units. Features: * Stunning National Geogrpahic photos used in unit openers and Lesson 2s * Episodes of the cartoon story in Lesson 1s that are age appropriate * Cross-curricular non-fiction reading texts in Lesson 2s that are inspired by National Geographic content * Reading texts in Lesson 3s that brings the theme of each unit down to student`s reality * Vocabulary taught in context and in word sets * Concise...
ISBN: 978-1-424-05933-1
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
How will the Second World War be remembered? Not as a series of strategic battles but as a dramatic turning point in world history, recorded through the personal accounts, diaries, and speeches of those that were there. World War Two: the Autobiography places centre stage the individual accounts of over 200 people who saw events unfolding before their eyes: from the first stirrings of Nazi aggression, to the phoney war and the Blitzkrieg; from the frozen wastes of the Eastern Front to life under the threat of the Blitz in London. This autobiography offers a panoramic view of the conflict and with entries from all the major figures of the war, including Churchill, Field Marshal Montgomery, Hitler, Stalin and Rommel, as well as accounts...
Builds on students` natural curiosity: modules offer a mix of fantasy, everyday topics and interesting facts about the world. Encourages learner independence - introductory module teaches students how to learn. Expands vocabulary and improves dictionary skills: a mini dictionary at the back of the Stunts`; Book contains definitions of the most important new words in the course. Develops fluency: integrated skills work encourages all round fluency. Motivates students: active `Language Focus` sections encourages students top discover for themselves show language works.
ISBN: 978-0-582-21859-8
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Справочник-энциклопедия о мировой истории с атласами ("World History with Atlas") на английском языке - замечательное издание с обзором мировых событий, происшедших за период с 4000г. до н.э. до ХХI века. Много цветных, черно-белых иллюстраций, а также цветных карт, графически отображающих жизнь как первобытных людей, так и жизнь людей в наши дни - время конфликтов. Справочник раскрывает политические, религиозные и...
ISBN: 978-1-84205-329-4
Издательство:
Geddes & Grosset
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The architecture of the pharaohs represents some of the most impressive creative work ever produced in Egyptian art and yet it has never been completely assessed. Dietrich Wildung, Curator of the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, gives a compelling account of the breathtaking architectural achievements in the Valley of the Nile during one of the oldest architectural eras: from the earliest royal tombs from c. 3000 B.C. to the pyramids of Giza and the temples of Karnak and Luxor. This volume provides a fascinating insight into a civilization that has caught the imagination of countless generations since its demise, elucidating not only 3000 years of architectural history, but also outlining the related visual arts, reliefs and wall paintings....
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1030-1
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
This lavishly-illustrated and comprehensive survey of 50 of the most influential designers, ranging from early celebrity designers such as Paul Poiret to current cutting edge talent such as Hussein names chosen are there because they have had an extraordinarily powerful influence on fashion and collectively they are responsible for almost the whole fashion story of the last 100 years. Each designer`s iconic creations are shown in detail, and graphic timelines and cross references show not only why these pieces were extraordinary in their own time, but why they are still influencing those creating fashion today. The timelines demonstrate design influence through the generations. The result is a fascinating look at the fashion world that...
