Ïîèñê ïî êàòàëîãó ïå÷àòíûõ èçäàíèé

Àííîòàöèÿ: For nine centuries the Tower has kept watch over the City of London and the River Thames. The fascinating history of this former palace, fortress and prison, and the story of the people who have lived within its walls, are told in this book.

Àííîòàöèÿ: In stories collected here we are given a multifaceted view of Scotland, the Scos and the Scottish short story. The stories range from Roman Britain, through the trials of those at home during the Second World War, to a country and people determined to assert their independence.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ãîðàçäî áîëüøå, ÷åì ïðîñòî êíèãà î ìàíóñêðèïòàõ. Ýòî íåîáûêíîâåííîå è ïðåêðàñíî èëëþñòðèðîâàííîå èññëåäîâàíèå ñðåäíåâåêîâîãî ìèðà ÷åðåç äâåíàäöàòü ðóêîïèñåé îò îäíîãî èç âåäóùèõ ìèðîâûõ ýêñïåðòîâ, áðèòàíñêîãî àêàäåìèêà Êðèñòîôåðà äå Àìåëÿ. Îò÷àñòè êíèãà î ïóòåøåñòâèÿõ, îò÷àñòè äåòåêòèâíàÿ èñòîðèÿ, îò÷àñòè áåñåäà ñ ÷èòàòåëåì, «Ìàíóñêðèïòû, èçìåíèâøèå ìèð» ïîçâîëÿåò íàì ïîçíàêîìèòüñÿ ñ íåêîòîðûìè èç âåëè÷àéøèõ ïðîèçâåäåíèé èñêóññòâà â íàøåé êóëüòóðå è ïî-íîâîìó âçãëÿíóòü íà èñòîðèþ è íà òî, êàê ìû ïîëó÷àåì çíàíèÿ. Îò ñàìîé ðàííåé êíèãè ñðåäíåâåêîâîé Àíãëèè äî íåñðàâíåííîé Êåëëñêîé êíèãè è äðåâíåéøåé ðóêîïèñè Êåíòåðáåðèéñêèõ ðàññêàçîâ, ýòè ìàíóñêðèïòû ïîâåñòâóþò îá ýâîëþöèè äóõîâíîé êóëüòóðû è èñêóññòâà íà ïðîòÿæåíèè öåëîãî òûñÿ÷åëåòèÿ

Àííîòàöèÿ: Íîâàÿ êíèãà îäíîãî èç ñàìûõ àâòîðèòåòíûõ ýêñïåðòîâ ïî ëèäåðñòâó Ãýðè Õýìåëà — î òîì, êàê ïîáîðîòü áþðîêðàòèþ â îðãàíèçàöèÿõ è ñîçäàòü áèçíåñ ñ ÷åëîâå÷åñêèì ëèöîì, òàêîé æå ýôôåêòèâíûé, êðåàòèâíûé è óñòîé÷èâûé, êàê ëþäè, êîòîðûå â íåì ðàáîòàþò. Ãýðè Õýìåë — ýêñïåðò â îáëàñòè ìåíåäæìåíòà ñ áîëåå ÷åì 30-ëåòíèì ñòàæåì, ÷üè êíèãè ïåðåâåäåíû íà 25 ÿçûêîâ. Àâòîðèòàðíàÿ âëàñòü, óäðó÷àþùèå ïðàâèëà è èíòðèãè — âñå ýòî ïðèçíàêè áþðîêðàòèè, ñèñòåìû, êîòîðàÿ íå òîëüêî íå óõîäèò â ïðîøëîå, êàê ñ÷èòàþò íåêîòîðûå, íî è ðàñøèðÿåò ñôåðó ñâîåãî âëèÿíèÿ. Àâòîð ïîäðîáíî àíàëèçèðóåò áþðîêðàòè÷åñêóþ ñèñòåìó è åå âëèÿíèå íà ïðîèçâîäèòåëüíîñòü òðóäà, íà òî, êàê îíà òîðìîçèò ðàçâèòèå ýêîíîìèêè è ïðåïÿòñòâóåò ðàñêðûòèþ ÷åëîâå÷åñêîãî ïîòåíöèàëà. Áþðîêðàòèÿ — íå ïðèãîâîð äëÿ êðóïíûõ êîìïàíèé. Äàæå ñëîæíûå îðãàíèçàöèîííûå ñòðóêòóðû ìîãóò áûòü äèñöèïëèíèðîâàííûìè, íî ïðè ýòîì áûñòðûìè è ãèáêèìè. Îïèðàÿñü íà îïûò ïåðåäîâûõ êîìïàíèé, êîòîðûì óäàëîñü èçáàâèòüñÿ îò áþðîêðàòèè, àâòîð ïðåäëàãàåò ïëàí ïî èçìåíåíèþ ìûøëåíèÿ è âîçìîæíîñòü ðàäèêàëüíî ïåðåñìîòðåòü êîíöåïöèþ óïðàâëåíèÿ.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ñ ìîìåíòà ïåðâîãî âûõîäà êíèãà Ýäèò Ãàìèëüòîí «Ìèôîëîãèÿ» áûëà ïðîäàíà òèðàæîì â äåñÿòêè ìèëëèîíîâ ïî âñåìó ìèðó è ñòàëà êëàññè÷åñêèì áåñòñåëëåðîì, ïðîäàæè êîòîðîãî òîëüêî ðàñòóò èç ãîäà â ãîä. Àâòîð ìàñòåðñêè àäàïòèðóåò äëÿ ñîâðåìåííîãî ÷èòàòåëÿ ãðå÷åñêèå, ðèìñêèå è ñêàíäèíàâñêèå ìèôû, çíàêîìûå êàæäîìó ÷èòàòåëþ ñ äåòñòâà. Òðîÿíñêàÿ âîéíà, ïóòåøåñòâèÿ Îäèññåÿ, ïîäâèãè Ãåðàêëà, ïîõîä çà «Çîëîòûì ðóíîì», Çåâñ, Ïðîìåòåé, Àìóð, Ïåãàñ, Äåäàë, Ïðîìåòåé, Àôðîäèòà, Ñèãóðä, Òîð, Îäèí — áîãè è ãåðîè àíòè÷íîãî âðåìåíè â ýòîé êíèãå îæèâàþò. Ãàìèëüòîí ñîáèðàåò èç ìíîæåñòâà èñòî÷íèêîâ (Ãîìåð, Îâèäèé, Ãåñèîä, Ïèíäàð, Ñîôîêë, Åâðèïèä, Ãåðîäîò, Àïóëåé) öåëîñòíóþ êàðòèíó ñîáûòèé, ìû âèäèì ìèôû íå ôðàãìåíòàðíî, à ïîíÿòíûìè è çàêîí÷åííûìè èñòîðèÿìè. Ýòî ÷àðóþùèé ìèð ìèôîëîãèè, êîòîðûé íèêîãäà íå ïîòóñêíååò. Ïîëíîöâåòíîå ïîäàðî÷íîå þáèëåéíîå èçäàíèå âûõîäèò ñ íîâûìè èëëþñòðàöèÿìè

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ïîðà ïðèçíàòü: íàøè ñïèñêè äåë íèêîãäà íå çàêîí÷àòñÿ, à çà î÷åðåäíûì äåäëàéíîì ïîñëåäóåò íîâûé. Êëîäèÿ Õýììîíä ïðåäëàãàåò íå èñïûòûâàòü ÷óâñòâî âèíû çà êàæäóþ ïåðåäûøêó, à âûäîõíóòü, îòïóñòèòü ëèøíåå è ïîïðîáîâàòü óäåëèòü âðåìÿ ñàìîìó âàæíîìó: ÑÅÁÅ. Óñòðàèâàéòåñü ïîóþòíåå, âûáèðàéòå ëþáîé (èëè âñå ñðàçó) èç äåñÿòè ëåãêèõ è ïðèÿòíûõ ñïîñîáîâ âåðíóòü ñåáå ñèëû. Ýòà êíèãà ïîìîæåò âàì ïåðåîñìûñëèòü îòäûõ è òî, êàêîå ìåñòî îí çàíèìàåò â âàøåé æèçíè, è ïîäñêàæåò, êàêîé ñïîñîá äîñòè÷ü ïîêîÿ è óìèðîòâîðåíèÿ ìîæåò ïîäîéòè èìåííî âàì.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ýòà èñòîðèÿ î ìîëîäûõ ÿïîíöàõ. Ñîáûòèÿ ðàçâîðà÷èâàþòñÿ òðè ãîäà ñïóñòÿ ïîñëå Âåëèêîãî âîñòî÷íî-ÿïîíñêîãî çåìëåòðÿñåíèÿ. Ðèíî — äåâî÷êà, ïîñåùàþùàÿ ïåðâûé êëàññ ñðåäíåé øêîëû. Îíà âûáðàëà ñðåäíþþ øêîëó â Òîêèî. Çäåñü åå íèêòî íå çíàåò. Îíà îòñòðàíèëàñü îò ñâîèõ ïðåæíèõ äðóçåé èç ìëàäøåé ñðåäíåé øêîëû â ðîäíîì ãîðîäå. Ðèíî õîòåëà áûòü ïîäàëüøå îò ñî÷óâñòâèÿ è æàëîñòè ê íåé - îíà áûëà îäíîé èç æåðòâ öóíàìè è Âåëèêîãî çåìëåòðÿñåíèå íà âîñòîêå ßïîíèè. Îíà ñ ðîäèòåëÿìè ïåðååõàëà â äðóãîé ãîðîä âäàëè îò çîíû áåäñòâèÿ, íî âñå åùå ñòðàäàåò îò ïåðåæèòîé òðàâìû. Ðèíî ñòàëà ÷ëåíîì øêîëüíîãî äóõîâîãî îðêåñòðà è âñòðåòèëà òàì Ðèî, êîòîðûé æèë â Ôóêóñèìå. Îí ïîñòðàäàë îò ðàäèîàêòèâíîãî èçëó÷åíèÿ àòîìíîé ýëåêòðîñòàíöèè, ðàçðóøåííîé öóíàìè è çåìëåòðÿñåíèåì. Ðèî òàêæå æåðòâà ñòèõèè, íî îí íå ñêðûâàë ïåðåæèòîãî èì âî âðåìÿ êàòàñòðîôû îò îäíîêëàññíèêîâ, òàêèõ êàê Ðèíî, è åãî îòíîøåíèå ïîñòåïåííî èçìåíèëî åå ìíåíèå.

Àííîòàöèÿ: There is so much we can learn about motherhood from the animal kingdom. We can learn how to be the strong role model your child needs, like the snow leopard that teaches her children to survive and thrive on dangerous mountain slopes to be as resilient as the hardworking sea otter mom and to serve your community like the pika. This is a beautiful tribute to Mom, full of adorable animal photographs and touching anecdotes that show your appreciation for all the wisdom and care Mom provides

Àííîòàöèÿ: In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet - sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair, and are soon cloistered in a premature intimacy by the unrest roiling their city. When it explodes, turning familiar streets into a patchwork of checkpoints and bomb blasts, they begin to hear whispers about doors - doors that can whisk people far away, if perilously and for a price. As the violence escalates, Nadia and Saeed decide that they no longer have a choice. Leaving their homeland and their old lives behind, they find a door and step through. "Exit West" follows these remarkable characters as they emerge into an alien and uncertain future, struggling to hold on to each other, to their past, to the very sense of who they are. Profoundly intimate and powerfully inventive, it tells an unforgettable story of love, loyalty, and courage that is both completely of our time and for all time.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Êíèãà Óèëôðèäà Äàéñîíà Õàìáëè ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ñîáîé ñàìóþ ïîëíóþ èñòîðèþ ìèðîâûõ ïðàêòèê òàòóèðîâêè. Âíèìàòåëüíî è ïîäðîáíî àâòîð èññëåäóåò äðåâíèå òðàäèöèè íàíåñåíèÿ çíàêîâ íà òåëî â òàêèõ ìèðîâûõ êóëüòóðíûõ öåíòðàõ, êàê Âàâèëîí, Åãèïåò, Ïåðó, Ìåêñèêà, ßïîíèÿ è Êèòàé, âûÿâëÿåò ìíîãî èíòåðåñíåéøèõ ôàêòîâ, ïîêàçûâàåò ïîñëåäîâàòåëüíîñòü ìèãðàöèè òàòóèðîâîê. Ïðîñëåæèâàåò ñâÿçü çíàêîâ íà òåëå ñ ðåëèãèîçíûìè âåðîâàíèÿìè è ìàãè÷åñêèìè ïðàêòèêàìè, ðàññìàòðèâàåò ñîöèàëüíûå è àíòèñîöèàëüíûå öåëè òàòóèðîâêè. Îñîáûå ãëàâû Õàìáëè ïîñâÿòèë òåõíèêàì íàíåñåíèÿ çíàêîâ íà òåëî, à òàêæå èñòîðè÷åñêîìó è ãåîãðàôè÷åñêîìó ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèþ òàòóèðîâêè

Àííîòàöèÿ: In an era when the relationship between Islam and the West seems mainly defined by mistrust and misunderstanding, it is important to remember that for centuries Muslim civilization was the envy of the world. Lost History fills a significant void and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the major the early Muslims played in influencing modern society. Morgan reveals how early Muslim advancements in science and culture laid the cornerstones of the European Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern Western society. As he chronicles the Golden Ages of Islam, beginning in A.D. 570 with the birth of Muhammad, and resonating today, he introduces scholars like Ibn Al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, Al-Tusi, Al-Khwarizmi, and Omar Khayyam, towering figures who revolutionized the mathematics, astronomy, and medicine of their time and paved the way for Newton, Copernicus, and many others. And he reminds us that inspired leaders from Muhammad to Suleiman the Magnificent and beyond championed religious tolerance, encouraged intellectual inquiry, and sponsored artistic, architectural, and literary works that still dazzle us with their brilliance. Lost History finally affords pioneering leaders with the proper credit and respect they so richly deserve.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Dieses Buch handelt von einer scheinbar v¦llig alltaglichen, unscheinbaren Ehefrau und Mutter, namens Cora Bender, die versucht ein normales Leben zufuhren. Vollkommen unerwartet und ohne erkennbaren Grund sticht sie an einem Sommertag einen Mann nieder, der aufgrund seiner Verletzungen stirbt. Die Taterin ist v¦llig gestandig und auf eine seltsame Art erleichtert. Sie gibt an, das Opfer nie gesehen und keinerlei Beziehung zu ihm gehabt zu haben. Alles scheint klar! Eine geistig Verwirrte!

Àííîòàöèÿ: Every level of English File builds confidence and keeps motivation high with lively, achievable lessons, using humour and imagination to encourage students to communicate and enjoy learning English.- Vocabulary Banks: easy-access vocabulary sections help students to remember words and phrases.- Illustrated pronunciation system.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Alexander Men, Priester der russisch-orthodoxen Kirche, wurde am 9. September 1990 auf dem Weg in seine Kirche ermordet. Yves Hamant, Professor fur Literatur und russische Zivilisation an der Universitat Paris-Nanterre, lebte vor der Perestroika in der Breshnew-Periode als franz¦sischer Diplomat in Moskau. Dort lernte er auch Men pers¦nlich kennen. Nach der Ermordung schrieb Hamant eine Biografie uber Men, die einzige, die bisher auch in deutscher Sprache vorliegt (Alexander Men — ein Zeuge fur Christus in unserer Zeit. Munchen 2000). Anlasslich des Jahrestages von Mends Ermordung soll hier seiner gedacht werden. Zu viele haben ein Interesse daran, dass er vergessen wird — insbesondere diejenigen, die die geistigen Grundlagen legten fur den Hass auf ihn als Seelsorger, Denker und Erneuer in der russischen Orthodoxie

Àííîòàöèÿ: Clive Oxenden has taught English and trained teachers for 23 years, mainly in Spain but also in Turkey, Kuwait, Algeria, and the UK, where he was the RSA tutor at Padworth College in Berkshire. He has spent the last fifteen years teaching at the British Council, Valencia. Paul Seligson has been teaching EFL since 1978. He now works freelance, dividing his time between writing, training, and travelling. In 2000 and 2001 he worked for OUP in Brazil as a teacher trainer

Àííîòàöèÿ: The terrorist group Sons of the Serpent is now going by Sons of the Shield—complete with fake endorsement from Captain America! Falcon steps in to knock some heads.