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Art Gallery of Ontario: Linnaeus Tripe: India and Burma: Notecards

Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: Now recognized as one of the great photographers of the 19th century, British army officer Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902) captured superb images of antiquities, temples, palaces, and landscapes in India and Burma in the 1850s. These notecards are decorated with his richly toned images of pillars and the Great Pagoda in Madura, the Great Pagoda in Tanjore, and the Maha-too-lo-Bounghian-Kyoung palace…

Maryhill Museum of Art: R: H. Ives Gammell. Notecards

Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: «Inspired by the poem «The Hound of Heaven» by Francis Thompson, as well as by Carl Jung's Psychology of the Unconscious, classically trained artist R.H. Ives Gammell created a series of paintings he called The Hound of Heaven, full of symbolism and powerful imagery. Four panels from the series illuminate this assortment. The full-sized notecards are presented in a keepsake box with envelopes.»

Crofton Ian: Big Ideas In Brief

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Whether you need a refresher or a crash course, the author of Science Without the Boring Bits and The Kings and Queens of England serves up these 200 key concepts of science, philosophy, and history. Along with 100 black and white illustrations, this chunky little text will fill you in on the terminology needed to discuss the basic concerns of life-love, art, liberty, morality-while also delving…

Gardner John: Licence to Kill: James Bond

Скачать книгу (размер 1 075 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 212) Аннотация: As this 1989 thriller begins, James Bond has lost his license to kill. After he took revenge on the CIA agent who handed his friend over to the master criminal Sanchez, M revoked Bond's double-0 status. Now considered a rogue agent, with MI6 trying to bring him in and only the support of Q behind him, Bond goes after Sanchez. Aboard a ship, Bond tricks his way into Sanchez's inner circle and…

Cornwell Bernard: Sharpe's Honour

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the army's Vitoria campaign with grim expectancy in this 17th book of his chronicles, from 1985. Victory depends on the increasingly fragile alliance between Britain and Spain-an alliance that must be maintained at any cost. But Sharpe's enemy Pierre Ducos seizes a chance to both destroy the alliance and take a personal revenge on Sharpe. And when…

Cornwell Bernard: Sharpe's Revenge

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Amid rumors that Napoleon is dead, or has run away, Richard Sharpe has one last battle to fight before he can lay down his sword, in this 21st book of the Sharpe chronicles, from 1989. Little does he know the 1814 battle for Toulouse will be one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Napoleonic wars, but it is far from Sharpe's only battle. Accused of stealing Napoleon's treasure, Sharpe must discover…

James Henry: Great Short Novels of Henry James

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The author of such novels as The Portrait of a Lady and The Wings of the Dove, Henry James was also a devotee of the novella, and in this omnibus literary critic Philip Rahv has collected ten of James's most important short novels. Accompanied by Rahv's commentary, this collection contains Madame de Mauves, Daisy Miller, An International Episode, The Siege of London, Lady Barberina, The Author of…

Michustina Nadia: Moscow: City, Spectacle, Capital of Photography

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: «Informal, candid, and decidedly modern, «street photography» has often been associated with Paris and New York City, but Moscow has a long tradition of it as well. With 34 black and white photographs by such photographers as Aleksandr Rodchenko, Vladimir Kupriyanov, and Anatolii Boldin, these images span the 20th century. The photos depict a diverse nation that has always been nonconformist at…

Sugimoto Nao: 100 Shapes: Spiral-bound

Скачать книгу (размер 24 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 6) Аннотация: Starting by introducing the reader to drawing with stencils, and ending by helping the reader make a stencil of his or her own hand, 100 Shapes is the ultimate drawing book that readers of any level of artistic ability will enjoy. With ten pages of shapes of absolute diversity and remarkable clarity and complexity, the 100 shapes of 100 Shapes will give readers hours of enjoyment.

Asimov Isaac: Foundation

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: (Part of the original Foundation Trilogy, winner of the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Novel Series) This is the first novel in Isaac Asimov's Foundation saga, originally a three-part masterwork-for which a special Hugo Award was created, Best All-Time Novel Series, recognizing its status as a central work of science fiction-that was later expanded to a seven-part series. Foundation describes a far…

Piccadilly: Essential Notebook: Small, Ruled Paper

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Whether you're an artist doing coffeehouse sketches; working on your next great story; or just trying to get things done; one of these notebooks is just what you need. Features a hard cover; expandable interior pocket; satin bookmark; and elastic closure. This package contains one small (5-1/2x3-1/2x1/2 inches) notebook with 192 acid free; off-white lined sheets. Imported.

Maugham Somerset: The Great Novels and Short Stories of Somerset Maugham: Three Novels and Five Shor

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: «He considered himself «in the very first row of the second-raters, « yet Somerset Maugham was one of the most successful and influential writers of the 20th century, praised by authors like Anthony Burgess, Ian Fleming, and George Orwell, who called Maugham «the modern writer who has influenced me the most ... for his power of telling a story straightforwardly and without frills.» This omnibus…

William Shakespeare: His Life and Times

Скачать книгу (размер 146 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 30) Аннотация: In this enthralling scrapbook that William Shakespeare compiled for his daughter, he looks back on his life as he retires from the theatre. Discover late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth centurystories of love, war, kings and queens, fellow playwrights and actors, explorers and life in London.

Tutankhamen's Tomb: Uncover the Secrets and Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: «Combining words and unusual illustrations that incorporate pop-ups, pull tabs, wheels, and flaps, this book tells the dramatic story of archaeologist Howard Carter and his amazing journey to Egypt that culminated with his discovery in 1923 of Tutankhamen's tomb. This beautifully illustrated volume features stunning color photos of objects discovered in Tutankhamen's tomb, as it takes boys and…

Odoevsky Vladimir: Two Princesses

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: The eponymous princesses are both spinsters, but there any similarity ends. Zizi, thwarted in love, takes her lot meekly until she comes face to face with her erstwhile lover’s perfidy, and her sense of justice and familial devotion rise to claim a bittersweet revenge. Mimi meanwhile, whose own romantic failures have left her bitter and resentful, takes her revenge groundlessly, leading all…

Haynes J.E.: Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America

Скачать книгу (размер 3 584 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 704) Аннотация: This stunning book, based on KGB archives that have never come to light before, provides the most complete account of Soviet espionage in America ever written. In 1993, former KGB officer Alexander Vassiliev was permitted unique access to Stalin-era records of Soviet intelligence operations against the United States. Years later, living in Britain, Vassiliev retrieved his extensive notebooks of…

Brodek Ayako: The New Encyclopedia of Origami and Papercraft Techniques

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The New Encyclopedia of Origami & Papercraft Techniques is a comprehensive guide to basic and advanced papercrafting designs and styles. The book is filled with clear instructions, color charts, and photographs to direct you through every fold, crease, corner, and cut to create beautiful and original projects. Filled with more than 200 step-by-step instructions, charts, tips, and examples of…