Все книги издательства «Daedalus Books»
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St: Patrick's Secrets: 101 Little-Known Truths and Tales of Ireland
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Folsom Helen Walsh
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2001
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PDF, 150 страниц, 4.50 МБ
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Well now, have you heard about how the Irish fought for Alexander the Great? Or did you know that at one time the Irish were forbidden to wear trousers? Perhaps you don't know why the Irish revere John Paul Jones or how Jack the Ripper influenced Irish 'Invincibles'. Ah then, there's many a strange tale and capricious truth hidden in the history and lore of the Green Isle that will surprise and quicken your Irish blood, whether it's a pint or only a drop! This book, with 101 curious, delightful, ironic and even outrageous tales from the Emerald Isle, is a must-have for every Irish-interest library. Illustrated throughout.
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13 декабря 2009
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The Art Style
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2011
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PDF, 3.36 МБ
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With over 1,200 reproductions and photographs, timelines, maps and concise text and captions, this volume offers a very accessible and visually exciting introduction to art, from the Venus of Willendorf and the Lascaux cave paintings of prehistory to modern times.
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7 декабря 2013
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The Classic Era of American Comics: Flexibound
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Wright Nicky
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 240 страниц, 7.20 МБ
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The world has never seen the like of the American comic book. In their heyday, the top 500 comics sold over 60 million copies a month, and are still avidly collected. Taking us from the 1930s into the 1950s, Nicky Wright tells the fascinating story of the rise of this highly creative popular art form through its decline due to the self-censorship imposed by Congress and the churches. Highly illustrated with a huge range of front covers, comic strips, and images of the characters, the book also covers the personalities who wrote, drew, and edited these classics. It's a history that will enlighten newcomers, enthrall fans, and be as treasured as the best comics themselves.
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23 декабря 2015
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The Essential Batman Encyclopedia
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Greenberger Robert
Издательство: Daedalus Books
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PDF, 388 страниц, 11.64 МБ
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«For the first time in more than 30 years comes a comprehensive, fully illustrated encyclopedia containing all the essential details and trivia about the Dark Knight. Illustrated and bound in durable hardcover. The ultimate guide to the man behind the mask... and the mythology behind the man. «Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible... I shall become a bat!» So declared millionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne, orphaned as a boy by a murderous thug and driven as a man to battle the scourge of crime by becoming Batman. Batman swooped into popular culture in 1939-and for nearly seventy years has thrilled audiences in countless comics, live-action and animated television programs, and seven feature films. Prowling the darkened rooftops of Gotham City, roaring through the teeming streets in the sleek, high-powered Batmobile, and leaping into action when the iconic Bat-Signal pierces the night sky, the Caped Crusader is a larger-than-life legend. And now, for the first time in more than thirty years, everything there is to know about Batman-from the beginning to the present, and from A to Z-is collected in one comprehensive new source book. More than 500 pages of entries and illustrations include: Even an all-access pass to the Batcave couldn't rival former DC Comics editor and Batman scholar extraordinaire Robert Greenberger's exhaustive ultimate archive. The Essential Batman Encyclopedia is a must for every Batman fan's bookshelf.»
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vampir
16 марта 2009
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Parade's End (+ CD-ROM)
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Ford Ford Madox
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 3.36 МБ
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First published as four separate novels (Some Do Not…, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up, and The Last Post) between 1924 and 1928, Parade’s End explores the world of the English ruling class as it descends into the chaos of war. Christopher Tietjens is an officer from a wealthy family who finds himself torn between his unfaithful socialite wife, Sylvia, and his suffragette mistress, Valentine. A profound portrait of one man’s internal struggles during a time of brutal world conflict, Parade’s End bears out Graham Greene’s prediction that “there is no novelist of this century more likely to live than Ford Madox Ford.”
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7 декабря 2015
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The Big Money: Seven Steps to Picking Great Stocks and Finding Financial Security
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Kobrick Frederick R.
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2006
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PDF, 320 страниц, 9.60 МБ
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«In «The Big Money» veteran stock picker and mutual fund manager Fred Kobrick draws on his decades of success to explain his Seven Steps to financial security in any investing climate. Kobrick shows investors how to find the high-quality stocks that will make them wealthy. A stock portfolio needs only a few stocks that appreciate in value ten or twenty times, or one or two stocks that appreciate in value a hundred times or more. Kobrick describes how he found some of his most successful stocks simply by looking carefully at the products and services that customers and investors love, and recognizing the great business models that create repeatability, the ability to keep producing success. This is a timeless approach, so what works with Microsoft, Dell, or Home Depot will work with Google and even newer companies. Kobrick explains that the average investor should not try to emulate a stock analyst or a technician to find great stocks that will generate great wealth. Instead investors must recognize great companies early — by understanding their business model, identifying their assumptions, recognizing their business strategy, and evaluating their management. Kobrick calls those four factors BASM, and they are the cornerstone of his investing philosophy. Great managements grow companies and earnings, driving stock prices higher. Kobrick also offers some tried-and-tested ways to know when you have a winner you should hold, and when you should sell. Throughout the book Kobrick describes some of his biggest successes — as well as a few stocks he missed. His stories about these companies are insightful and frequently entertaining. In bull and bear markets, from retail to high tech, Kobrick has prospered. His stories and his Seven Steps to financial success will show investors what they need to know to do the same thing — prosper in any investing climate. No serious investor can afford to be without this book.»
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18 мая 2009
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Essays in Love
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Botton Alain
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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PDF, 3.36 МБ
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With an introduction by Sheila Heti A unique love story and a classic work of philosophy, rooted in the mysterious workings of the human heart and mind. Perhaps it is true that we do not really exist until there is someone there to see us existing, we cannot properly speak until there is someone who can understand what we are saying in essence, we are not wholly alive until we are loved. A man and a woman meet over casual conversation on a flight from Paris to London, and so begins a love story — from first kiss to first argument, elation to heartbreak, and everything in between. Each stage of the relationship is illuminated with startling clarity, as de Botton explores emotions often felt but rarely understood. With the verve of a novelist and the insight of a philosopher, Alain de Botton uncovers the mysteries of the human heart. Essays In Love is an iconic book — one that should be read by anyone who has ever fallen in love.
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7 декабря 2014
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Ford Bernette
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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Grandma, what big TEETH you have! When Little Red Riding Hood sets off through the woods with a basket of goodies for Grandma, who should she run into but a big, bad wicked wolf? The dilly-dallying girl says goodbye thinking that's the last she'll see of him—but she's in for a big surprise. This charming retelling of a timeless favorite is especially designed for reading to young children, with simple language and appealing, amusing illustrations.
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kingofspirit
16 мая 2016
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Murder Short and Sweet
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Daedalus Books
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2008
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PDF, 384 страницы, 11.52 МБ
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Homicide is the ultimate crime and unraveling a murder mystery is one of reading’s great pleasures. This Anglo-American collection of 24 classic mystery and murder stories brings together the best of the genre featuring stories by such celebrated authors as Agatha Christie, A. Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers, Ruth Rendell, Ellery Queen, Roald Dahl, John Updike, Donald E. Westlake, C. S. Forester, and many others. Some of the stories focus on the intricate plotting that leads to murder while others deal more with the aftermath of the crime. The motives are varied—hate, jealousy, revenge, money, greed, or even the thrill of the act. In Roald Dahl’s classic “Lamb to the Slaughter,” a jealous wife kills her unfaithful husband with a leg of lamb and then cooks him up for dinner before the dectectives arrive. Readers will revel in all the twists and turns and imaginative and surprising endings.
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yury-m
14 февраля 2010
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The Night Before Christmas
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Автор: Browning Tom
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2014
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PDF, 40 страниц, 1.20 МБ
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For decades families have gathered together to read Clement C. Moore's enchanting holiday poem. Featuring beautiful original illustrations by award-winning artist Tom Browning, this stunning edition stands apart from the rest. Browning has created a classic Saint Nick—the quintessential round, jolly, white-bearded figure that everyone imagines. The look is timeless, filled with warmth and sentiment: exactly what Christmas should be. The story's enduring charm and Browning's memorable art make The Night Before Christmas a must-have for any child who is just discovering the tale—and every adult who has loved it forever.
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15 июня 2016
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The Night Before Christmas Mini Edition
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Moore Clement C.
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2011
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PDF, 44 страницы, 1.32 МБ
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Wonderful new version of the classic poem every family should own. Lavishly illustrated by renowned artist Charles Santore, the critically acclaimed illustrator of The Wizard of Oz, Snow White, The Little Mermaid, and others. A mini heirloom edition with a four-page gatefold. Includes embossed and foil cover. Since it was first published anonymously in 1823, the poem “The Night Before Christmas” has enchanted children with the story of St. Nicholas climbing down the chimney and filling all the stockings before springing back to his sleigh. Many families read the poem every year, and now they have an edition to treasure. The poem, faithfully reproduced here, is accompanied by Charles Santore’s lavish illustrations.
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plan777
19 февраля 2013
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Playbook Farm
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Fletcher Corina
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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DOC, 12 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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First read this beautifully detailed pop-up book, then unfold it to transform it into a 3D farmyard landscape playmat, with stand-up cardboard animals and a tractor that you can move all around the farm! A unique and ingenious novelty book that folds away again in its own box.
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zefon
14 августа 2014
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World War Two: A Short History
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Stone Norman
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 272 страницы, 8.16 МБ
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After the unprecedented destruction of the Great War, the world longed for a lasting peace. The victors, however, valued vengeance even more than stability and demanded a massive indemnity from Germany in order to keep it from rearming. The results, as eminent historian Norman Stone describes in this authoritative history, were disastrous. In World War Two, Stone provides a remarkably concise account of the deadliest war of human history, showing how the conflict roared to life from the ashes of World War One. Adolf Hitler rode a tide of popular desperation and resentment to power in Germany, promptly making good on his promise to return the nation to its former economic and military strength. He bullied Europe into giving him his way, and in so doing backed the victors of the Great War into a corner. Following the invasion of Poland in 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany—a decision that, Stone argues, was utterly irrational. Yet Hitler had driven the world mad, and the rekindling of European hostilities soon grew to a conflagration that spread across the globe, fanned by political and racial ideologies more poisonous-and weaponry more destructive-than the world had ever seen. With commanding expertise, Stone leads readers through the escalation, climax, and mournful denouement of this sprawling conflict. World War Two is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the twentieth century and its defining struggle.
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radius
28 мая 2016
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Casino Royale
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Fleming Ian
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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PDF, 3.36 МБ
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The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.Cinema's longest-running franchise, James Bond made his debut in this 1953 novel by Ian Fleming. The unstoppable British agent is dispatched to the French casino Royale-les-Eaux, where he must bankrupt the dissolute and sadistic spy Le Chiffre, in the hope that this Russian pawn will beretiredby his paymasters. It will require more than luck, however; after a brutal night at the gaming tables, Bond finds himself dodging would-be assassins, fighting off torturers, and trying to save the life of his beautiful female counterpart, Vesper Lynd.
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7 декабря 2014
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Fantastic Journey: Pirates: Pop-up book
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Daedalus Books
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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PDF, 16 страниц, 0.48 МБ
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Take an imaginary journey as a young cabin boy on a pirate ship. Meet Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and Black Bart; climb into the crow's nest to fix the rigging, and learn about other tough jobs on board; help the pirates capture a treasure ship; and bury your booty on a desert island. This engaging history book is filled with pop-up features, flaps to open, and mini-booklets of information, presenting facts and trivia in a colorful scrapbook format for readers 6 to 10.
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smert
19 марта 2015
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