Ïîèñê ïî êàòàëîãó ïå÷àòíûõ èçäàíèé

Àííîòàöèÿ: Photography: A Very Short Introduction examines the definition, importance, and meaning of photography by combining a sense of the historical development of photography with an analysis of its purpose and meaning within a wider cultural context. Photographs are everywhere, in print and online. They are an integral part of our daily lives from sensationalist images in tabloid papers, to snapshots, to art-photography displayed in galleries and sold through international art markets. How important are photographs to our cultural lives? How do we look and think about photographs? How truthful are photographs?

Àííîòàöèÿ: A wonderful guide to the lands from history, legend and mythology, such as Eden, Avalon, and Atlantis, and fictional lands such as Lilliput, Middle-Earth and Eldorado, lavishly colour illustrated by established fantasy artists.

Àííîòàöèÿ:  ýòîé êíèãå Âàíåññà âàí Ýäâàðäñ, ñïèêåð, âåäóùàÿ òðåíèíãè äëÿ êîìïàíèé èç ñïèñêà Fortune 500, ðàññêàçûâàåò, êàê ñ ïîìîùüþ ðàçëè÷íûõ ïðèåìîâ êîììóíèêàöèè äåìîíñòðèðîâàòü óâåðåííîñòü, ðàñïîëàãàòü ê ñåáå è âñåãäà ïðîèçâîäèòü áëàãîïðèÿòíîå âïå÷àòëåíèå. Âû óçíàåòå, êàêèå æåñòû, äâèæåíèÿ è âûðàæåíèÿ ëèöà àññîöèèðóþòñÿ ñ õàðèçìîé è ïðîôåññèîíàëèçìîì, à êàêèõ íåâåðáàëüíûõ ñèãíàëîâ ëó÷øå èçáåãàòü. Ïîäõîä âàí Ýäâàðäñ, ñî÷åòàþùèé ðåçóëüòàòû èññëåäîâàíèé, èñòîðèè âûäàþùèõñÿ ëè÷íîñòåé è ïðàêòè÷åñêóþ îòðàáîòêó, ïîçâîëèò âàì âçëîìàòü êîä îáùåíèÿ, ÷òîáû äîáèâàòüñÿ óñïåõà â êàðüåðå, áèçíåñå è ëè÷íîé êîììóíèêàöèè.

Àííîòàöèÿ: ßðêàÿ è ïðàêòè÷íàÿ êíèãà î êëþ÷åâûõ ïðèíöèïàõ ÷åëîâå÷åñêîãî îáùåíèÿ, êîòîðàÿ ïîìîæåò âàì ÷óâñòâîâàòü ñåáÿ óâåðåííî â ëþáîé ñèòóàöèè. Êàê íà÷àòü ðàçãîâîð è îáðàòèòü íà ñåáÿ âíèìàíèå? Êàê ïîáëèæå óçíàòü ñîáåñåäíèêà? Êàê âëèÿòü íà êîëëåã è äðóçåé? Âàíåññà âàí Ýäâàðäñ ïðèâîäèò â êíèãå âàæíåéøèå ïðèíöèïû ÷åëîâå÷åñêîãî îáùåíèÿ, êîòîðûå ïîìîãóò âàì êà÷åñòâåííî èçìåíèòü ñâîþ æèçíü. Ýòèì ïðèíöèïàì íå ó÷àò â øêîëàõ è óíèâåðñèòåòàõ, íî èìåííî îíè îïðåäåëÿþò, ïðåóñïååì ëè ìû íà ðàáîòå èëè â ëè÷íûõ îòíîøåíèÿõ, èëè íåò.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Èçäàíèå çíàêîìèò ÷èòàòåëÿ ñ íàèáîëåå àêòóàëüíûìè ïîäõîäàìè ê ïîñòðîåíèþ ó÷åáíîãî ïëàíà Ïåðêèíñ Øêîëû - ïåðâîãî îáðàçîâàòåëüíîãî ó÷ðåæäåíèÿ äëÿ ñëåïûõ â ÑØÀ, îòêðûòîãî â 1832 ãîäó ïðè çíà÷èòåëüíîì ñîäåéñòâèè ìåöåíàòà Òîìàñà Ïåðêèíñà. Ñ ìîìåíòà îñíîâàíèÿ ýòîãî ëåãåíäàðíîãî çàâåäåíèÿ åå ó÷ðåäèòåëè ñòðåìèëèñü îòêðûòü ïåðåä ñëåïûìè è ñëåïîãëóõèìè ëþäüìè äîðîãó ê îáðàçîâàíèþ, ãðàìîòíîñòè è ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíîñòè. Ñîòðóäíèêè Ïåðêèíñ Øêîëû ïîñòîÿííî îáðàùàþòñÿ ê ëó÷øåìó ìåæäóíàðîäíîìó îïûòó è â òî æå âðåìÿ ñîçäàþò è íåïðåðûâíî ñîâåðøåíñòâóþò ñîáñòâåííûå ïîäõîäû ê îáó÷åíèþ. Âî ãëàâó óãëà ñïåöèàëèñòû ñòàâÿò îñâîåíèå ïðàêòè÷åñêèõ ôóíêöèîíàëüíûõ íàâûêîâ, êîòîðûå îáåñïå÷àò ó÷àùèìñÿ ïîëíîöåííîå ñóùåñòâîâàíèå è ïîçâîëÿò àêòèâíî ó÷àñòâîâàòü â ïîâñåäíåâíîé æèçíè.Ðóêîâîäñòâî ñîñòîèò èç òðåõ ÷àñòåé.  ïåðâîé ÷àñòè èçëîæåíû ìåòîäè÷åñêèå îñíîâû îáó÷åíèÿ è îòäåëüíûå ïðèåìû ïðåïîäàâàíèÿ îñíîâíûõ äèñöèïëèí â íà÷àëüíîé øêîëå, âî âòîðîé - ïîäðîáíî îïèñàíû îñîáåííîñòè ñåíñîðíîé ñôåðû è ðàçâèòèÿ îñòàòî÷íîãî çðåíèÿ, à òàêæå ñïåöèôèêà îáó÷åíèÿ îñíîâàì îðèåíòèðîâêè è ìîáèëüíîñòè äåòåé ñ íàðóøåííûì çðåíèåì, òðåòüÿ ÷àñòü ïîñâÿùåíà ïîäãîòîâêå ê ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíîé æèçíè. Ðóêîâîäñòâî ñîäåðæèò ïðàêòè÷åñêèå ðåêîìåíäàöèè ïî ïðîâåäåíèþ ó÷åáíûõ çàíÿòèé.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Upstream advanced C1 is a modular secondary-level course for learners of the English language at CEFR C1 level. The series combines active English learning with a variety of lively topics presented in themed units.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Sociolinguistics deals with the social life of language, language in its sociocultural context. It is a branch of linguistics that looks less at the shape or sound of words - morphology or phonology - and more at how our words and sentences are influenced by the society around us - for instance, how the accent or the dialect we use has been shaped by where we come from or which social class we belong to. In this Very Short Introduction, John Edwards offers the most up-to-date brief overview available of sociolinguistics, with side trips into the sociology of language and psycholinguistics. He considers such topics as the different social evaluations of languages and dialects, the loaded significance of names, and the importance of politically-driven language planning and policy. The relationship between language and gender, sexist language, the language of poverty, and the intertwining of language and religion are also dealt with here. Edwards stresses that, while linguists see all dialects as equally valid, in the wider world powerful attitudes have always placed language varieties in social hierarchies. The author also looks at language more broadly, examining the ways in which languages rise or fall, the attempts to revive flagging or endangered varieties, the reasons why some languages came to dominate others, and the special dynamics that affect contact between "big" and "small" languages. In both its role as our most powerful tool of communication and as the most immediate symbolic marker of human affiliation, language is pre-eminently a social phenomenon. This compact volume offers an invaluable introduction to this vital aspect of language

Àííîòàöèÿ: Before SECRET INVASION...before WORLD WAR HULK...before CIVIL WAR... The most powerful super-villains in the Marvel Universe gather their might to wreak havoc on the one place they've never before set foot-YOUR WORLD! As mankind's enemies cut a swath of destruction with unprecedented ferocity and ruthlessness, the fate of the planet rests in the hands of one person: Toby, a 13-year-old boy who holds the key to uniting his comic-book idols

Àííîòàöèÿ: Marvel's most deadly villains have a foothold in the real world-but who will believe the only person who knows the truth, when that person is a 13-year old kid named Toby who's read way too many comic books? Fortunately, it seems that Toby has an ally-the Incredible Hulk! Can even the Hulk survive the most titanic throw-down with Juggernaut in comic book history? Find out in this epic clash of super hero action...and ponder-who is Clyde Wyncham?

Àííîòàöèÿ: They're coming for us. The most dangerous villains in the Marvel Universe are here-in our world-and they're not taking prisoners. The only people who stand between salvation and destruction are 13-year old Toby and his dad, who once was friends with the enigmatic Clyde Wyncham. MARK MILLAR (CIVIL WAR, KICK-ASS, WOLVERINE) and TOMMY LEE EDWARDS (BULLET POINTS, The Question) continue this epic super hero crossover, with far-reaching and surprising implications for the Marvel Universe!

Àííîòàöèÿ: Toby Goodman's figured out the only way he can save the real world of 1985 from an invasion of super-villains from the Marvel Universe-but to do so he has to lay his life on the line and journey to the one place he never imagined he'd go. It's the trip of a lifetime-and it just might mean the end of all life on two dimensions. The super hero crossover you always dreamed of gets bigger and bolder, in a story with major ramifications in the Marvel Universe of today!

Àííîòàöèÿ: At last-the heroes are here! The biggest, most powerful Marvel Super Heroes throw down in final conflict against the cruelest, most evil Marvel Super-Villains, with the fate of the real world in their hands. For young Toby Goodman, will this be a chance to see his comic book dreams come true? Or will he arrive too late to save his father? And-who is Clyde Wyncham...and more importantly, who does he become, and what role will he come to play in the Marvel Universe of today? Answers arrive at last in the breathtaking conclusion to Mark Millar and Tommy Lee Edwards' super hero epic!

Àííîòàöèÿ: The villains are here-in our world-and no one can stop them! No cop, no army, no government stands a chance when the Red Skull leads Marvel's greatest menaces into an all-out war against a world with no heroes! Young comic-book fan Toby has a plan. But does he have the will to carry it out? Find out in a story with huge repercussions in the Marvel Universe of today...and tomorrow!

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ýòà êíèãà äëÿ òåõ, êòî óæå ïîíÿë, ÷òî áèçíåñ íåëüçÿ âåñòè òðàäèöèîííûìè ìåòîäàìè, ïîòîìó ÷òî ìèð èçìåíèëñÿ. Ýäâàðäñ Äåìèíã, âûäàþùèéñÿ êîíñóëüòàíò XX â., îäèí èç àâòîðîâ «ÿïîíñêîãî ýêîíîìè÷åñêîãî ÷óäà», áðîñàåò èíòåëëåêòóàëüíûé è íðàâñòâåííûé âûçîâ ñòåðåîòèïàì òðàäèöèîííîãî ìåíåäæìåíòà. Åãî ðåâîëþöèîííàÿ òåîðèÿ ïðåäëàãàåò ôèëîñîôèþ, ìåòîäû è óïðàâëåí÷åñêèå òåõíîëîãèè, íåîáõîäèìûå äëÿ ïîñòðîåíèÿ óñòîé÷èâîãî, ýôôåêòèâíîãî áèçíåñà, îáåñïå÷èâàþùåãî áàëàíñ èíòåðåñîâ âñåõ çàèíòåðåñîâàííûõ ñòîðîí: ïîòðåáèòåëåé, ñîòðóäíèêîâ, ñîáñòâåííèêîâ, ïîñòàâùèêîâ, îáùåñòâà â öåëîì. Ïðåäëàãàåìûå ïðèíöèïû è êîíöåïöèè èëëþñòðèðóþòñÿ ìíîãî÷èñëåííûìè ïðèìåðàìè èç ðàçëè÷íûõ îòðàñëåé ïðîìûøëåííîñòè, ñôåðû óñëóã è óïðàâëåíèÿ. Êíèãà áóäåò èíòåðåñíà ðóêîâîäèòåëÿì âñåõ óðîâíåé, ïðåäïðèíèìàòåëÿì, èíæåíåðíî-òåõíè÷åñêèì ðàáîòíèêàì, à òàêæå ïðåïîäàâàòåëÿì è ñòóäåíòàì îðãàíèçàöèîííî-óïðàâëåí÷åñêèõ è èíæåíåðíûõ ñïåöèàëüíîñòåé.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Upstream Advanced C1 is a modular secondary-level course for learners of the English language at CEFR C1 level. The series combines active English learning with a variety of lively topics presented in themed units.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Upstream Advanced C1 is a modular secondary-level course for learners of the English language at CEFR C1 level. The series combines active English learning with a variety of lively topics presented in themed units.

Àííîòàöèÿ: All of the following is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. All the anecdotes, the stories, the characters, the situations, the highs, the lows, the scams, the drugs, the misery, the love, the death and the insanity are exactly as was told by Anonymous - someone who has spent his whole career working in hotels at the heart of London's luxury hotel industry. However, for legal reasons, the stories now take place in a fictitious hotel known as Hotel Babylon. More than a decade is compressed into twenty-four hours. Everything else is as it should be.

Àííîòàöèÿ: ...it is an universal phenomenon of our nature that the mournful, the fearful, even the horrible, allures with irresistible enchantment. - Chaucer Burr, Memoir, 1850. The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories is a superb collection of some of the greatest tales of the genre, many are classics while others are lesser-known gems unearthed from this vintage era of the supernatural

Àííîòàöèÿ: This is a book to be read by a blazing fire on a winter's night, with the curtains drawn close and the doors securely locked. The unquiet souls of the dead, both as fictional creations and as 'real' apparitions, roam the pages of this haunting new selection of ghost stories by Rex Collings.Some of these stories are classics while others are lesser-known gems unearthed from this vintage era of tales of the supernatural. There are stories from distant lands - 'Fisher's Ghost' by John Lang is set in Australia and 'A Ghostly Manifestation' by 'A Clergyman' is set in Calcutta. In this selection, Sir Walter Scott (a Victorian in spirit if not in fact), keeps company with Edgar Allen Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and other illustrious masters of the genre.

Àííîòàöèÿ: This is a book to be read by a blazing fire of a winter's evening, with the curtains drawn and the doors locked. The unquiet souls of the dead roam the pages of this haunting new selection by Rex Collings of ghost stories both as fictional creations and as 'real' apparitions. Some of these stories are classics and others are lesser-known gems unearthed from this vintage era for tales of the supernatural. There are stories from distant lands - Fisher's Ghost by John Lang is set in Australia and A Ghostly Manifestation by 'A Clergyman' is set in Calcutta. Sir Walter Scott keeps company in this selection with Edgar Allen Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and other illustrious masters of the genre.