Daedalus Books
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Some Dogs Do (+ DVD)
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Alborough Jez
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2014
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PDF, 40 страниц, 1.20 МБ
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«One day, when Sid the dog is walking to school, he suddenly gets a happy feeling and he floats right up to the sky, in this gentle tale for prereaders by the author of Duck in the Truck and My Friend Bear. Sid can't wait to tell his friends at school, but everyone reminds him, «You're a dog, and dogs don't fly.» When Sid starts feeling down, though, his Dad tells him an exciting secret that changes everything. Jez Alborough's painted illustrations show great attentiveness to facial expressions, and his bright palette makes the dogs seem to pop off the page. A DVD comes with the book, featuring a short film of the story, narrated by actor Kevin Whately.»
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 admin
15 июня 2016
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Sword of Honor
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Waugh Evelyn
Издательство: Hachette Book Group, 2012
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PDF, 764 страницы, 22.92 МБ
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This trilogy spanning World War II, based in part on Evelyn Waugh's own experiences as an army officer, is the author's surpassing achievement as a novelist. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family, who at first discovers new purpose in the challenge to defend Christian values against Nazi barbarism, but then gradually finds the complexities and cruelties of war overwhelming. Though often somber, Sword of Honor is also a brilliant comedy, peopled by the fantastic figures so familiar from Waugh's early satires. The deepest pleasures these novels afford come from observing a great satiric writer employ his gifts with extraordinary subtlety, delicacy, and human feeling, for purposes that are ultimately anything but satiric. Sword of Honor comprises the three acclaimed novels Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, and Unconditional Surrender.
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kuann
23 февраля 2014
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Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Arnold Catharine
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2014
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DOC, 340 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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Beginning with an atmospheric account of Tyburn — a village synonymous with capital punishment in Britain — the author of Bedlam and Necropolis leads a grisly excursion through London as a city of ne'er-do-wells, taking in beheadings and brutality at the Tower, Elizabethan street crime, highway robbers, the 18th-century Gordon Riots, and the Victorian era of incarceration. Catharine Arnold also surveys the grotesque punishments meted out to those who transgressed the law, and investigates the influence of London's criminal classes on the literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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1235
admin
11 августа 2016
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Za-Za's Baby Brother (+ DVD)
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Cousins Lucy
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2014
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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«Za-Za Zebra can't help feeling left out when Mum comes home with a new baby, in this book for prereaders by the creator of Maisy the mouse. After delayed meals, curtailed fun, and lots of «Later, Za-Za, « the young zebra finally fusses «I want a hug now!» «Why don't you hug the baby?» asks Mum, and soon Za-Za begins to understand what's wonderful about having a little brother. A DVD comes with the book, featuring a short film of the story, narrated by actress Adjoa Andoh.»
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kingofspirit
16 мая 2017
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A Comer! Let's Eat!
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Daedalus Books
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2011
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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«This scrumptious box of thirty adorable food flashcards teaches young children Spanish and English vocabulary and reasoning skills. It includes a guide for parents containing dozens of fun ideas for games such as: What's Cooking? Ask your child to help you cook a pretend meal. Let her choose the menu and discuss what ingredients you'll need using the cards. Name That Food: Spread the flashcards out on the floor and describe one of the food items for your child to guess. «Let's Eat!» is a fun, interactive tool to help children to learn about food, nutrition, and languages from a very young age.»
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116
kingofspirit
15 июня 2013
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America: A Visual History
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Daedalus Books
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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DOC, 144 страницы, 1.00 МБ
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Life America tells the story of the country's extraordinary history in pictures, often contrasting the past and present — the then and now. Before there were the buildings, there was the land — and in the first section Life's editors travel the country exploring what was there before the coming of man. From the heights of Denali to the depths of the Grand Canyon, from the Virginia coast when it was the exclusive domain of Native Americans to the cave dwellings of the mysteriously lost Anasazi civilization in the western deserts, the land as it once was is re-imagined. And then the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, the rise of the great cities, the issues — women's rights, urban unrest, civil rights, child labor, the Great Depression — all are chronicled in the iconic photography of Jacob Riis, Lewis Hine, Dorothea Lange, and Life's own Margaret Bourke White, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Gordon Parks, and others. The magazine was there to chronicle much of America's visual history — this book will highlight its storied archives, one of the world's richest resources of great photography.
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522
alex033ru
21 октрября 2013
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Pickles to Pittsburgh: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Barrett Judy
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 34 страницы, 1.02 МБ
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In this charming sequel to the classic Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Kate and Henry eagerly await Grandpa's return from a vacation that his postcard says has been one of the best and most unusual ever. Thinking about that postcard Kate drifts off to sleep that night and... With Henry as my co-pilot... she visits the strange land of Chewandswallow — a land characterized by massive amounts of food, immense carrots, leafy jungles of lettuce, and tuna fish sandwiches so gigantic they have to be moved by helicopter. What the people of Chewandswallow are doing with all that food is most intriguing of all. Fans of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs will applaud this return trip with its underlying message of generosity and a world community.
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123
miralicia
23 августа 2015
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ART123: Count from 1 to 12 with Great Works of Art
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Zuffi Stefano
Издательство: Daedalus Books
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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Children will learn to count from 1 to 12 while looking at fine art masterpieces in this lively new book. Cats by Gainsborough, boats by Van Gogh, a circle of dancers by Matisse, a king and queen sculpted by Henry Moore—they’re all here to encourage counting and to introduce the fascinating world of art. A short rhyme perfect for reading aloud accompanies each illustration, helping children find the objects to count. Art 123 is a great book for all art lovers.
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115
kingofspirit
15 июня 2009
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A Brief Guide to J: R. R. Tolkien
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Cawthorne Nigel
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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DjVu, 278 страниц, 11.12 МБ
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A very readable companion, this Brief Guide includes everything J.R.R. Tolkien: a brief biography, a critical view of Tolkien and what the literati think of him, his profession as a linguist, how Beowulf and other works influenced him, how he invented the nomenclatures and languages for Middle-earth, and much more.
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timuras
07 апреля 2016
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Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Ayton John
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2011
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DjVu, 592 страницы, 23.68 МБ
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What is the link between map and apron, acrobat and oxygen, zeal and jealousy, flour and pollen, secret and crime? Did you know that crimson originally comes from the name of tiny scale insects, the kermes, from whose dried bodies a red dyestuff is made? That Yankee began as a nickname for Dutchmen? That omelette evolved from amulette, a thin sheet of metal, and is a not-too distant cousin of the word laminate? That jeans find their antecedent in jean fustian, meaning a cotton fabric from Genoa? The Dictionary of Word Origins uncovers the hidden and often surprising connection between words. Written in a clear and informative style, the more than 8,000 articles reveal the origins of and links between some of the most common English-language words. They also contain an extensive selection of words whose life histories are intrinsically fascinating or instructive. This dictionary shows how modern English has developed from its Indo-European roots and how the various influences on the language-from migration and invasion to exploration, trade, technology, and scholarship-have intermingled. It is an invaluable addition to any English or linguistics library.
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erdik
15 июня 2013
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Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Brown Calef
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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PDF, 160 страниц, 4.80 МБ
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A book for doodling, drawing, laughing, and imagining! Featuring the humourous art of Calef Brown and a wonderful menagerie to stretch and inspire your artistic talents (whether large or small), plus silly stickers to play with. Includes ferocious snails, beautiful giraffes, guitar-playing hound dogs, man-eating bunny rabbits, and many other animals you've never drawn before!
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580
admin
26 декабря 2014
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The Fifth Child
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Lessing Doris
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 1989
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DOC, 144 страницы, 1.00 МБ
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In the unconstrained atmosphere of England in the late 1960s, Harriet and David Lovatt, an upper-middle-class couple, face a frightening vicissitude. As the days' events take a dark and ugly turn nearing apocalyptic intensity, the Lovatts' guarded contentedness and view of the world as a benign place are forever shattered by the violent birth of their fifth child: Ben, monstrous in appearance, insatiably hungry, abnormally strong, demanding, brutal.
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516
alex033ru
16 мая 2009
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London's Strangest Tales: Extraordinary But True Tales from Over a Thousand Years of London's History
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Quinn Tom
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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PDF, 176 страниц, 5.28 МБ
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Following in the bestselling footsteps of the Strangest series, London is now available in a beautiful gift format — the perfect present for the London obsessive in the family! This fascinating volume is packed with amazing things you didn't know about the capital, such as the fact that it's still forbidden to run, carry an umbrella or whistle in Burlington Arcade. Did you also know, for example, that there is a tiny, working jail cell that looks like a fat lamppost, situated at the southeast corner of Trafalgar Square, that still has a direct phone link to Scotland Yard? Or indeed, that the entrance to Buckingham Palace that faces down the Mall is actually the back door, not the front? Whether you're a visitor to the capital, a dailuy commuter or one its 7.5 million inhabitants, this book is an alternative, and often bonkers, guide to the city.
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638
kubinec12
12 марта 2015
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Our Kind of Traitor
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: John Le Carre
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 320 страниц, 9.60 МБ
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The unrivaled master of spy fiction returns with a taut and suspenseful of dirty money and dirtier politics. For nearly half a century, John le CarrA(c)'s limitless imagination has enthralled millions of readers and moviegoers around the globe. From the cold war to the bitter fruits of colonialism to unrest in the Middle East, he has reinvented the spy novel again and again. Now, le CarrA(c) makes his Viking debut with a stunning tour-de-force that only a craftsman of his caliber could pen. As menacing and flawlessly paced as The Little Drummer Girl and as morally complex as The Constant Gardener, Our Kind of Traitor is signature le CarrA(c). Perry and Gail are idealistic and very much in love when they splurge on a tennis vacation at a posh beach resort in Antigua. But the charm begins to pall when a big-time Russian money launderer enlists their help to defect. In exchange for amnesty, Dima is ready to rat out his vory (Russian criminal brotherhood) compatriots and expose corruption throughout the so-called legitimate financial and political worlds. Soon, the guileless couple find themselves pawns in a deadly endgame whose outcome will be determined by the victor of the British Secret Service's ruthless internecine battles.
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1160
admin
19 марта 2013
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The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Woodward Colin
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2014
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PDF, 336 страниц, 10.08 МБ
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This is the book that inspired 'Crossbones' the new NBC television series written and produced by Neil 'Luther' Cross and starring John Malkovich. In the early eighteenth century a number of the great pirate captains, including Edward Blackbeard Teach and Black Sam Bellamy, joined forces. This infamous Flying Gang was more than simply a thieving band of brothers. Many of its members had come to piracy as a revolt against conditions in the merchant fleet and in the cities and plantations in the Old and New Worlds. Inspired by notions of self-government, they established a crude but distinctive form of democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which indentured servants were released and leaders chosen or deposed by a vote. They were ultimately overcome by their archnemesis, Captain Woodes Rogers — a merchant fleet owner and former privateer — and the brief though glorious moment of the Republic of Pirates came to an end. In this unique and fascinating book, Colin Woodard brings to life this virtually unexplored chapter in the Golden Age of Piracy.
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phoenix7
19 февраля 2016
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Crome Yellow
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Huxley Aldous
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2004
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PDF, 192 страницы, 5.76 МБ
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Denis Stone, a naive young poet, is invited to stay at Crome, a country house renowned for its gatherings of 'bright young things'. Crome's hosts, the world-weary Henry Wimbush and his exotic wife Pricilla are joined by a party of colourful guests whose intrigues and opinions ensure Denis' stay is a memorable one. In the course of the weekend Henry tells his guests fantastical stories from the history of the house, Mr. Barbeque-Smith invents inspirational aphorisms conceived in trances, Mary dispenses with her virginity on the roof, the local vicar prophesies the Apocolypes, the annual Crome Fair takes place and Denis tries to capture it all in poetry and has his heart broken.
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694
zorkuzz
15 августа 2009
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Draw Your Own Alphabets: Thirty Fonts to Scribble, Sketch, and Make Your Own
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Seddon Tony
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 160 страниц, 4.80 МБ
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There are many ways to make your writing feel more personal, but none carries the charge of using a custom-drawn font. Draw Your Own Alphabets is a fun, hands-on workbook that teaches how to create funky hand-lettered fonts sure to jump off the page, poster, or screen. Presenting thirty complete alphabets, custom-drawn in a variety of styles by various young designers and illustrators, this do-it-yourself guide demonstrates how to adapt the letters and make them your own. Whether you dip in and out of your favorite lettering styles, or work through the book practicing various alphabets, you'll be creating your own fonts in no time. A technical section shows how to put your hand-drawn creations to practice — from transferring letters to a computer and using them online to mixing and matching different alphabets.
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581
admin
26 декабря 2015
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Draw with Pablo Picasso
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Salvador Ana
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2008
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PDF, 48 страниц, 1.44 МБ
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When I was young I could draw like Raphael, but it has taken me my whole life to learn to draw like a child. Now you can learn from the master himself. Step by step, line by line we show you how to recreate some of Picasso's most famous motifs. Through copying and then improvising for yourself, this book will help you to see and appreciate Picasso's drawings and inspire you to try out many more of your own.
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173
hitrets
24 августа 2010
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