Все книги издательства «Daedalus Books»
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Diary of a Baby Wombat
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Jackie French
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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The inimitable wombat who shared her adventures (eating, scratching, digging, sleeping) in the wildly successful Diary of a Wombat is back-with a baby! This time, it's the baby who tells the story. And a perfect wombat story it is, featuring eating, scratching, digging, sleeping, and playing, as well as the important task of finding a new underground home big enough for baby and Mum. Wry, understated humor and gorgeous, funny illustrations make this new picture book a brilliant next chapter in the wombat saga.
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 kingofspirit
15 июня 2012
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Death in the Afternoon
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Автор: Ernest Hemingway
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2007
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PDF, 344 страницы, 10.32 МБ
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«In «Death in the Afternoon», Hemingway shares the sights, the sounds, the excitement, and above all, the knowledge which fuelled his passion for Spain and the bullfight. This remarkable book contains some of his finest writing, inspired by the intense life, as well as the inevitable death, of those hot, violent afternoons.»
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alex1984
14 августа 2009
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The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great
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Литература на иностранных языках
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Автор: Gerald Morris
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2008
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PDF, 92 страницы, 2.76 МБ
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Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur brought justice to England with the help of his gallant Knights of the Round Table. Of these worthy knights, there was never one so fearless, so chivalrous, so honorable, so... shiny, as the dashing Sir Lancelot, who was quite good at defending the helpless and protecting the weak, just as long as he'd had his afternoon nap. Behold the very exciting and very funny adventures of Lancelot the Great, as only the acclaimed Arthurian author Gerald Morris can tell them.
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open
10 сентября 2013
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The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
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Литература на иностранных языках
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Автор: Sherry Meidell
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2006
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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In this classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale that follows the tradition of “Hansel and Gretel” and “Snow White”, a young peasant boy is predestined to greatness — once he overcomes an outlandish decree from the king. Demanding that the boy pluck three golden hairs from the scalp of the devil in order to win the princess’s hand, the king dispatches him to the devil’s cottage in the woods. Along the way many helpers materialize, including the devil’s grandmother, helping the boy on his quest and reassuring readers that the peasant boy will prevail. Illustrations of the deep forest creep and crawl thrillingly — with hidden snakes and demons for children to identify — as the hero pushes on towards his encounter with the devil.
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kingofspirit
15 июня 2008
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Spring Sonata
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Ramon del Valle-Inclan
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2005
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DjVu, 107 страниц, 4.28 МБ
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«Inspired by the similarities between human existence and the seasons, Ram, n del Valle-Incln created four modernist stories known as the «Sonatas tetralogy.» From that highly regarded series comes this 1904 tale of innocence betrayed, the most popular of Valle-Incln's works — now in a dual-language edition.»
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wisp
28 мая 2008
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Archer, P: I
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Автор: Ross Macdonald
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 1990
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DOC, 647 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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Long considered a literary heir of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald (1915–83) infused new life into the hardboiled detective genre with psychologically complex mysteries involving his intuitive and empathetic private eye Lew Archer. This omnibus presents three of Macdonald's best Archer novels. The Ivory Grin (a.k.a. Marked for Murder) begins when a wealthy woman hires Archer to track down a maid she suspects of stealing her jewelry. The Zebra-Striped Hearse finds Archer investigating a rich man's prospective son-in-law, and in The Underground Man Archer tracks a missing child and uncovers a secret history of wayward parents and wounded offspring.
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newdark
19 февраля 2009
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The Princess and the Goblin
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Автор: George MacDonald
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 259 страниц, 7.77 МБ
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One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald's The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald's pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary medium had a great influence on Lewis Carroll, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle, all great admirers of his work, which has remained popular to this day. I write, not for children, he wrote, but for the child-like, whether they be of five, or fifty, or seventy-five.
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archik
12 марта 2013
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Between the Assassinations
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Aravind Adiga
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 339 страниц, 10.17 МБ
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Welcome to Kittur, India. Of its 193,432 residents, only 89 declare themselves to be without religion or caste. And if the characters in Between the Assassinations are any indication, Kittur is an extraordinary crossroads between the brightest minds and the poorest morals, the up-and-coming and the downtrodden, and the poets and the prophets of an India that modern literature has rarely addressed. A series of sketches that together form a blinding, brilliant, and brave mosaic of Indian life as it is lived in a place called Kittur, Between the Assassinations, with all the humor, sympathy, and unflinching candor of The White Tiger, enlarges our understanding of the world we live in today.
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shonok
27 апреля 2014
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Kazimir Malevich: Postcards
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Kazimir Malevich
Издательство: Daedalus Books
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PDF, 20 страниц, 0.60 МБ
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«Celebrated in the wake of the 1917 Russian Revolution but later repressed by the Stalinist regime, Ukrainian artist Kazimir Malevich was an inventive artist who experimented with various Post-Impressionist styles like cubism and fauvism before abandoning representational art altogether, creating a style of geometric shapes and blocks of color that he called «Suprematism». Four images — two early works and two later ones — decorate these notecards. The handsomely boxed set contains 20 cards and 20 envelopes.»
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72
admin
24 сентября 2009
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Linnaeus Tripe: India and Burma: Notecards
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Art Gallery of Ontario
Издательство: Daedalus Books
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PDF, 20 страниц, 0.60 МБ
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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 in Amerapoora. The handsomely boxed set contains 20 cards and 20 envelopes.
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72
admin
24 сентября 2009
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Nostromo
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Joseph Conrad
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2002
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PDF, 345 страниц, 10.35 МБ
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In the imaginary South American republic of Costaguana, Charles Gould's San Tomé silver mine is besieged by rebels, in this 1904 novel by the author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. Gould recruits the allegedly incorruptible hero Nostromo to oppose the marauders, but Nostromo's own mistakes may have disastrous repercussions. Conrad's novel portrays in shocking detail the corrupting influence of money, the devious effects of greed, and the lure of silver and its power over men — destroying some and revealing the strengths of others.
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larry_troy
14 июля 2009
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R: H. Ives Gammell. Notecards
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Автор: Maryhill Museum of Art
Издательство: Daedalus Books
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PDF, 20 страниц, 0.60 МБ
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«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.»
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72
admin
24 сентября 2009
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The Right Attitude to Rain
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Alexander Mccall Smith
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2006
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PDF, 276 страниц, 8.28 МБ
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The curious and intrepid editor of Edinburgh's Review of Applied Ethics returns, this time to ponder the philosophical implications of love. In this third outing for Isabel Dalhousie in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, her American cousin introduces her to Dallas bigwig Tom Bruce and his fiancée. Isabel cannot suppress her intuition that the girl is marrying Tom for his money, and begins snooping in spite of herself. Should Isabel say something — especially since Tom seems to have taken a fancy to her — or is she ethically obliged to mind her own romantic house, and her growing feelings for her friend Jamie?
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waka-waka
16 апреля 2010
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The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Helen Lester
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2007
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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«Ewetopia the sheep thinks she has finally hit upon the costume that will get her noticed at the Woolyones Costume Ball: she'll come dressed as a wolf. Unfortunately, this doesn't earn her any points with the rest of the sheep, who find such a thing in rather poor taste. And yet, in this topsy-turvy fairytale for readers 6 to 8, Ewetopia does find a dance partner in a tall, attractive sheep at the ball — but why would a sheep come dressed as a sheep? And why does he keep calling her «Mom?»
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kingofspirit
15 июня 2009
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Soft Essential Notebook: Small
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Piccadilly
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 192 страницы, 5.76 МБ
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This compact journal — just 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches closed, in a flexible black cover — is perfect for tucking away in a pocket or purse, yet can still accommodate a copious amount of information. With a sewn binding, ledger stock paper, and super-thin rules (about four lines to the inch), as well as an expanding pocket, elastic closure band, and ribbon marker, this journal encourages industrious, no-fuss writing.
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zorkuzz
15 июня 2012
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Her Fearful Symmetry
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Audrey Niffenegger
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2009
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PDF, 405 страниц, 12.15 МБ
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«Mirror-image twins Julia and Valentina seem to be going nowhere in life, in this second novel from the author of The Time Traveler's Wife, until a packet arrives at their Chicago home. Their aunt Elspeth — their mother's twin, whom they never knew — has died and left them her London flat. Once there, the girls find their aunt's obsessive-compulsive neighbor Martin, who writes crossword puzzles, and her grief-stricken lover Robert, who is writing a history of next-door Highgate Cemetery. Then they meet Elpseth herself, now a disembodied spirit, and find that she is still very much a part of the living world. Audrey Niffenegger's deliciously gothic ghost tale is full of obsessive and possessive loves, exchanged lives and traded souls. «The endurance of love animates this gothic story set in and around Highgate Cemetery, in London. When Elspeth Noblin dies of cancer, she leaves her estate, including an apartment overlooking the graveyard, to the twin daughters of her twin sister, from whom she has been estranged for twenty years... Audrey Niffenegger has a knack for taking the romantic into the realm of creepiness, and she constructs a taut mystery around the secrets to be found in Elspeth's diaries and the lengths to which she will go to reunite with her younger lover. It's no small achievement that the revelations are both organic and completely unexpected».»
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skladchik2
22 мая 2012
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Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Dereen Taylor
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 28 страниц, 0.84 МБ
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Presented in a large picture-book format with moving features — opening flaps, pull-tab actions, miniature books and hidden documents — this retelling of Treasure Island, for readers 7 to 10, captures the excitement and adventure of Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal pirate tale. The book also includes a game board and play pieces, so youngsters can make their own pursuit of Captain Flint's fabulous treasure.
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xxxseo
7 октрября 2013
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