This 1862 novel, in a vibrant new translation by Peter Constantine, is Tolstoy`s semiautobiographical story of young Olenin, a wealthy, disaffected Muscovite who joins the Russian army and travels to the untamed frontier of the Caucasus in search of a more authentic life. While striving to adopt the rough and ready lifestyle of the local Cossacks, Olenin falls in love with a free-spirited girl whose fiance turns out to be a formidable opponent. Showcasing the philosophical insight that would characterize Tolstoy`s later masterpieces, this long overdue translation is a revelation.
ISBN: 978-0-8129-7504-8
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2012
This guide offers travellers the full range of options available for travellers to Costa Rica - from secluded beaches to wildlife reserves, from camping to staying in luxury hotels.
ISBN: 1-74059-118-6
Издательство:
Lonely Planet
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
This sumptuously illustrated book surveys the exquisite range of costume jewelry produced by haute couture fashion houses, an often neglected subject. `Costume Jewelry for Haute Couture` is for anyone with an interest in this most creative and accessible decorative art. It showcases the extraordinary diversity and exceptional craftsmanship of the jewelry in hundreds of beautifully reproduced pieces from such fashion houses as Chanel, Courrèges, Yves St Laurent and Lanvin. The story begins in antiquity, but the main focus is on costume jewelry’s heyday, which ran from the 1920s to the 1990s. The main stages in its development are placed in historical, social and cultural contexts, and in terms of their format and book also focuses...
ISBN: 978-0-500-51335-4
Издательство:
Thames & Hudson
Дата выхода: август 2011
This expanded and updated edition of John Peacock’s unrivalled collection of drawings ranges over eleven centuries of English historical costume. More than a thousand illustrations, based on surviving garments and contemporary paintings and photographs, demonstrate the astonishing changes in men’s and women’s clothing over the centuries – from the simple tunics and gowns of the eleventh century to the petticoat breeches and ostrich-plumed hats of Charles II’s reign to the T-shirts and shorts of today. Clear and detailed drawings, plus notes that pinpoint specific features such as fabric, decoration, accessories and cut, make each costume immediately comprehensible. Completely up to date, and with a new chart showing the main...
ISBN: 978-0-500-28602-9
Издательство:
Thames & Hudson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
В основе этой книги - рисунки XIX в., принадлежащие авторам классических трудов по истории костюма Фридриху Готтенроту и Огюсту Расине. Их иллюстрации впервые объединены под одной обложкой и расположены в книге согласно хронологическому и тематическому принципам. Благодаря этому читатель получает возможность проследить развитие моды на протяжении веков; специалистам будет интересен детальный анализ...
ISBN: 978-0-500-28701-9
Издательство:
Thames & Hudson
Дата выхода: август 2011
The new Home series from Beta-Plus invites you to take a fascinating journey through the most beautiful and inspiring interiors. The thirty volumes in this series are thematically divided by room (living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and so on), and also by style (including designer homes, country houses and contemporary interiors). The reports in these books combine to create a unique voyage of discovery through modern trends in decoration and architecture, reflecting the lifestyle and outlook of people who live in these beautiful homes. Home series is a unique collection of thirty titles, eclectic and stylish, devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Every book shows the finest projects by leading...
ISBN: 978908944-080-8
Издательство:
Beta-plus
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Dorothy Kathleen Broster (1877-1950) is best known for her historical novels. But there is a darker side to her writing, glimpsed in her early poems - `The Second of September 1792` is a fine example - and finding full expression in the stories she wrote after she had become a highly successful novelist. Sometimes - as in "The Window" or "The Pestering", or "All Soul`s Day" - these are what we might call `explainable` ghost stories: apparitions or hauntings whose origin is to be found in some violent or unjust action in the past. Other stories, "Couching at the Door" and "From the Abyss", have little or no explanation, even in supernatural terms. Add to these an elegant reworking of the "Persephone" myth, "The Taste of Pomegranates", the...
ISBN: 978-1-84022-607-2
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
More and more people are choosing to escape from the bustle of city life and retreat to the countryside: dilapidated farmhouses are being restored, old country houses are being returned to their former glory and newly-built projects are integrated into the landscape. The aim is always to create a sense of harmony with the existing environment. This book contains around twenty reports featuring all aspects of country living: from the restoration of the house and the selection of materials to the interior design and the landscaping of the garden. Книга на английском языке. Формат издания: 24 см х 31 см.
Provides a fun way for children to learn important emergent learning skills. Each card is two-sided with windows that open to reveal the correct answers. 64 learning facts per set! 32 cards. Teaches children to: count numbers 0-20; begin reading simple counting words; solve simple addition problems.
ISBN: 0-439-73293-X
Издательство:
Scholastic Inc
Дата выхода: август 2010
Easy Learning gives your child a head start. Each practice book builds essential skills through hours of activity-packed fun. Activities are designed to give your child a real sense of achievement. This helps to boost their confidence and develop good learning habits for life. This book develops counting skills. Its colourful motivating activities make learning fun. Helpful tips and answers are included to help you to support your child`s learning. Формат: 21 см x 30 см.
ISBN: 978-0-00-730095-2
Издательство:
Collins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2009
One full moon, 2 little dogs, 10 red peppers, 100 twinkling stars... Counting to 100 becomes effortless and fun with this gorgeously illustrated, hardback picture book for little children. Each page has a certain number of things to count, from boats and trees to swirling leaves and pretty flowers, with lots of things to spot and talk about too.
ISBN: 9781409597834
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2023
The UK debut of Karen Rose - an outstanding new talent for Headline. A young boy and his brother are abandoned by their mother and end up in the foster-care system. Let down by everyone who should have looked out for them, the boys fall prey to the abusers they meet. Is it any wonder one of them loses his mind and develops a taste for matches and revenge? Years later, Reed Solliday, of Chicago`s Fire Department, is determined to find an arsonist whose actions have just escalated to murder. With the police now involved, Reed is paired with Detective Mia Mitchell, on her first assignment since her father`s death and her partner`s shooting. Solliday and Mitchell know the violence is escalating and the death toll is rising. With no apparent...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-3697-5
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This collection of interiors provides a rich resource for anyone contemplating the restoration - or simply the revitalizing - of a rural home. From a converted Provencal barn to a classic eighteenth-century English country house, and from a Scottish castle to a simple summer retreat in a Spanish fishing village, these interiors offer the jaded city dweller or confirmed countryside lover a wealth of delightful detail from which to draw inspiration. Combining relaxed comfort with style and the sympathetic use of traditional finishes and materials, these homes are overflowing with charm and character.
ISBN: 978-1-85894-357-2
Издательство:
Merrell Publishing
Дата выхода: июль 2011
