Daedalus Books
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A Brief Guide to Jane Austen
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Jennings Charles
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 288 страниц, 8.64 МБ
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In this witty and accessible guide, author and expert Charles Jennings goes in search of the real Jane Austen. He includes a short biography, gives an overview of her novels, and explores the time period she lived in and the world she inhabited. He also includes Jane’s very own words of advice for the modern life.
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1046
 vitalysev
14 июля 2014
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Interview with the Vampire
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Rice Anne
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 1997
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DOC, 368 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly erotic, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force-a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.
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1326
lubacha
24 июля 2009
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Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book: Gifts from the Kitchen: Ring-bound
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Daedalus Books
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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PDF, 672 страницы, 20.16 МБ
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The updated and revised edition of America's favorite cookbook, plus a bonus section of food gifts for year-round giving The Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book has been an American favorite since 1930, selling 40 million copies through fourteen editions. This new food gifts edition includes the complete 15th Edition as well as inspiring projects for creating personalized food gifts that are sure to charm friends and family. Each of the projects shown includes two recipes perfectly suited to tuck inside each package idea, making this the perfect book for gift-givers who love to cook. — Contains 30 new creative package ideas that are easy and fun to create. — Showcases projects that use easy-to-find materials and include step-by-step instructions for success. — Provides how-to photos for recipes and craft ideas that require more description for success. — Includes 60 new recipes for projects, including cookies and bars, breads, cupcakes, jams, jellies, casseroles, soups, and much more. — Features the entire 15th Edition of the New Cook Book.
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2439
velik
12 мая 2015
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The White Princess
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Gregory Philippa
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2014
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DjVu, 576 страниц, 23.04 МБ
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From “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes this instant New York Times bestseller that tells the story of the remarkable Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, and mother to the House of Tudor. When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth field, he knows he must marry the princess of the enemy house—Elizabeth of York—to unify a country divided by war for nearly two decades. But his bride is still in love with his slain enemy, Richard III—and her mother and half of England dream of a missing heir, sent into the unknown by the White Queen. While the new monarchy can win power, it cannot win hearts in an England that plots for the triumphant return of the House of York. Henry’s greatest fear is that somewhere a prince is waiting to invade and reclaim the throne. When a young man who would be king leads his army and invades England, Elizabeth has to choose between the new husband she is coming to love and the boy who claims to be her beloved lost brother: the rose of York come home at last.
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2093
nergon
15 декабря 2016
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Winter of the World
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Follett Ken
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 928 страниц, 27.84 МБ
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Berlin in 1933 is in upheaval. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Into this turmoil steps her mother's formidable friend and former British MP, Ethel Leckwith, and her student son, Lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of Nazism. He also encounters a group of Germans resolved to oppose Hitler — but are they willing to go so far as to betray their country? Such people are closely watched by Volodya, a Russian with a bright future in Red Army Intelligence. The international clash of military power and personal beliefs that ensues will sweep over them all as it rages from Cable Street in London's East End to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, from Spain to Stalingrad, from Dresden to Hiroshima. At Cambridge Lloyd is irresistibly drawn to dazzling American socialite Daisy Peshkov, who represents everything his left-wing family despise. But Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert — amateur pilot, party lover and leading light of the British Union of Fascists. Back in Berlin, Carla worships golden boy Werner from afar. But nothing will work out the way they expect as their lives and the hopes of the world are smashed by the greatest and cruellest war in the history of the human race. Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying trilogy 'The Century'. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a magnificent, spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal drama.
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3370
trium
21 июня 2015
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Faces, Places and Inner Spaces: A Guide to Looking at Art
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Sousa Jean
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2006
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PDF, 48 страниц, 1.44 МБ
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In the faces found in art (portraits, self-portraits, masks, etc.), readers discover how people from different cultures and times saw themselves. By looking at landscapes and cityscapes, readers become aware of everyday life as well as times from the past that don't exist anymore as well as a glimpse of the future. Among the works included are an African mask, a West Mexican clay-pole dance scene, a Hindu sculpture, a Chinese screen, a Japanese actor print, as well as Surreal objects by Cornell, paintings by Van Gogh, Miro, and others. This work includes a 'mirror' so kids can look at and discuss their own face and an acetate sheet bound in to use for other activities.
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hitrets
24 августа 2008
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The Living Rain Forest
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Kratter Paul
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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From the anteater to the zorro... The rain forest is teeming with life — hundreds of mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish, and millions of species of insects. Readers of all ages can discover this mysterious and beautiful habitat — and why it is worth saving — in this exquisitely illustrated alphabet book. Newly redesigned and reformatted.
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116
kingofspirit
15 июня 2012
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The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Morrison Simon
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 336 страниц, 10.08 МБ
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Lina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arrested. Born in Madrid to a Ukrainian soprano and a Spanish tenor, Lina had spent much of her youth in Brooklyn. It was while studying music in New York that she met the young pianist and composer Serge Prokofiev. Although her mother warned her against him, they embarked on a scandalously public relationship. In 1936 the couple was enticed back to the Soviet Union with the promise of artistic and personal freedom. The assurances proved false, and when Serge later abandoned Lina she found herself trapped in the country, struggling to support their two sons through one of the darkest periods in Soviet history. What emerges is not simply the portrait of a famous composer's wife but of a remarkable woman who gave up her career for the brilliant man she married. Unfolding with the intrigue of a spy novel, The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev traces this largely untold story, from the moment Lina fell in love with a rising star to her experiences in the Gulag after she received that fateful telephone call.
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phoenix7
18 марта 2016
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Musorgsky and His Circle
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Walsh Stephen
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 496 страниц, 14.88 МБ
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The extraordinary group of Russian composers who came together in St Petersburg in the 1860s — long known as The Mighty Handful, but, as the moguchaya kuchka, better translated as 'the great little heap' — gave rise to one of the most fascinating and colourful stories in all musical history. Stephen Walsh, author of a major biography of their direct successor, Stravinsky, has written an absorbing account of Musorgsky and his circle — Borodin, Cui, Balakirev and Rimsky-Korsakov. With little or no musical education they created works of lasting significance — Musorgsky's Boris Godunov, Borodin's Prince Igor and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade. Written with deep understanding and panache, The Kuchka, is highly engaging and a significant contribution to cultural history.
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neptun
16 февраля 2015
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No Man's Land
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Greene Graham
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2006
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PDF, 160 страниц, 4.80 МБ
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No Man's Land is a profoundly chilling tale of espionage, superstition, and betrayal, and bears all the hallmarks of Greene's most famous works. Arriving in the Harz Mountains, within striking distance of the Iron Curtain, 'civilian' Brown appears to be enjoying a small vacation. Yet one night he crosses into the Russian zone, claiming to be drawn to a site of Catholic pilgrimage. His cover is not quite convincing enough, however, and he finds himself arrested and interrogated. Refusing to confess the real reason behind his visit, he gains an unexpected ally, and the two of them embark upon a hazardous plan to complete his mission and return to the West. The result is a remarkable and psychologically charged exploration of fear and crossed frontiers.
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579
admin
26 марта 2009
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Quentin Blake's Magical Tales
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Yeoman John
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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PDF, 112 страниц, 3.36 МБ
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Quentin Blake's Magical Tales is a wonderful collection of more than a dozen tales of magical fun from all over the globe. Retold in wonderful detail by long-time Quentin Blake collaborator John Yeoman, these stories sparkle with enchantment, adventure and beautifully imagined far away places.
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406
dimon0
06 мая 2015
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How Dinosaurs Really Work!
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Snow Alan
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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Get to know the truth about dinosaurs — inside and out — in this zany, irreverent take on the popular prehistoric critters, from the New York Times Best Illustrated creator of How Dogs Really Work. Studying dinosaurs is dangerous work. After all, their sharp teeth and monstrously large appetites would make easy work of anyone within jaw's reach. But our fearless investigator remains undaunted. Alan Snow, known for his previous explorations into the lives of both Santa Claus and dogs, has turned his clever attention to these ancient reptiles. And thanks to his inside look at what makes dinosaurs tick, you'll get the answers to all your prehistoric questions: What color were the dinosaurs? Where did they all go? And just how sharp were their teeth?
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kingofspirit
16 мая 2016
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Dirty Rotten Vikings
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Clements Jonathan
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2015
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PDF, 64 страницы, 1.92 МБ
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Who was vicious, who was vile and who was just very, very bad — or just mad? Discover what the Vikings were really like and what they were up to, and learn whether they really were that rotten. These colorful books are packed with the fun and grossness kids love, and also the real historical facts that parents and teachers want them reading. A half-illustrated, half-photographic approach creates a feeling of real depth, and fuses the twin strands of imagination and historical reality.
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apollon7777777
10 сентября 2020
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The 2000s Britain in Pictures
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Daedalus Books
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 300 страниц, 9.00 МБ
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This title offers a beautifully produced tribute to the 2000s, featuring images straight from the archives of the Press Association. This illuminating collection offers fascinating images that depict both major historical events and smaller, but no less significant, occurrences. It presents a beautiful gift idea, either as a stand-alone title or part of this invaluable series. It is part of a series giving an insight into major historical events in Britain from 2000 to 2009, plus smaller occurrences that had equal, if not greater, significance for the people of Britain. Amid a climate of flooding, heat wave, gales and global warming, cannabis is downgraded, cigarettes are banned from public places, and knife crime escalates. An Internet and telecommunications boom spawns social media microblogging and reality TV gives 'fifteen minutes of fame' to ordinary people. From the onset of foot and mouth in the first year of the new millennium to concerns over swine flu towards the end of the decade; from the anti-capitalist riots of 2000 to the collapse of major banks and the credit crunch in 2008. This book contains around 300 photographs, hand-picked by PA Photos' own archivists. Many of these images have lain unseen since they were used as news pictures when first taken.
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1088
admin
28 мая 2013
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The 1980s Britain In Pictures
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Daedalus Books
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2008
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PDF, 300 страниц, 9.00 МБ
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This series is each devoted to a decade of British life and contains around 300 photographs which were hand-picked by PA Photos' own archivists. Most have lain unseen since they were first used as news pictures and each image has been scanned especially, many from glass plates, to ensure the best possible quality of reproduction. These photos tell a fascinating story: alongside the major events that constitute formal history are found the smaller things that had significance for ordinary people at the time. These cameras have recorded for posterity everything in their view and each picture tells an eloquent tale, of occurrences big and small, which have shaped the people and the face of Britain today. PA Photos is the photography arm of the PA Group, which also owns the The Press Association, the UK's national news agency. Established in the late 19th Century, the PA has been capturing editorial photography for 140 years, resulting in an extraordinary archive of over 15 million images recording British life over more than a century.
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1087
admin
28 июня 2010
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The 1990s Britain In Pictures
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Daedalus Books
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2008
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PDF, 300 страниц, 9.00 МБ
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This series is each devoted to a decade of British life and contains around 300 photographs which were hand-picked by PA Photos' own archivists. Most have lain unseen since they were first used as news pictures and each image has been scanned especially, many from glass plates, to ensure the best possible quality of reproduction. These photos tell a fascinating story: alongside the major events that constitute formal history are found the smaller things that had significance for ordinary people at the time. These cameras have recorded for posterity everything in their view and each picture tells an eloquent tale, of occurrences big and small, which have shaped the people and the face of Britain today.PA Photos is the photography arm of the PA Group, which also owns the The Press Association, the UK's national news agency. Established in the late 19th Century, the PA has been capturing editorial photography for 140 years, resulting in an extraordinary archive of over 15 million images recording British life over more than a century.
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1087
admin
28 июня 2010
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Words and Pictures
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Blake Quentin
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2014
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PDF, 216 страниц, 6.48 МБ
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Following on from our hugely successful publication of Beyond the Page, we are thrilled to be publishing Words and Pictures in paperback for the first time. This is the fascinating insight into Quentin's work before Beyond the Page, from the start of his career until 2000. The words describe his approach to the challenges and opportunities of illustration; the pictures, chosen from fifty years of publication, show the progress from his first experience of Punch magazine to the publishing of his own-authored picture books such as Fantastic Daisy Artichoke. Some are familiar, such as those of Roald Dahl's Matilda, or the BFG, while others are from early in his career, and some — roughs, layouts and personal drawings — will be completely new to most readers. This unusual book is not only a chance to examine the artistic development of one of our most distinguished illustrators, but a guide to the world of illustration as well as all those interested in children's books, humour, or quite simply the pleasures of drawing.
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784
satton
27 августа 2016
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