Ïîèñê ïî êàòàëîãó ïå÷àòíûõ èçäàíèé

Àííîòàöèÿ: One morning, Pongo woke up to find that every living thing was in a deep sleep - except the dogs. Pongo and Missis, the famous pair from The Hundred and One Dalmatians, knew that something very strange was going on. It certainly wasn't a normal day. All sorts of weird things were happening: wished were coming true, dogs were finding they could float through the air! Pongo was determined to get to the bottom of these mysterious happenings...

Àííîòàöèÿ: Into the wilds of Natal in the 1870s are born Sean and Garrick Courtney, the twin brothers who could not be more different. Fate, war and the jealous schemes of a woman are to...

Àííîòàöèÿ: This biography was first published in 1982. Martin Seymour-Smith had known Robert Graves since early boyhood, and had lived in his house for more than three years. He wrote it with Grave's help, at his home in Deya, while Graves (sometime) mistress and muse, the notorious Laura Riding, was still alive. Since then, some of the material Seymour-Smith deliberately suppressed has been aired, and is no longer as sensitive as it was. In this revised, expanded and largely rewritten edition, he sets the record straight.

Àííîòàöèÿ: All these stories were written this century, most very recently, by talented beginners or established authors as famous as Arthur C.Clarke, Elspeth Davie, Thomas Hinde and Colin Thubron. Set in every corner of the British Isles, as well as in Kashmir, the Australian outback and a French launderette, these miniature dramas tell of a romantic, if painful, encounter at a cycle race, an obsessive tourist guide, a convent with problems and a Trotskyist bookseller. Comic or sad, exciting or thoughtful, they are deeply revealing about today's Britain and,with notes explaining the obscure words and technical terms, make a highly entertaining anthology, ideal for the serious student of life in Britain today or for anyone who simply enjoys a good read

Àííîòàöèÿ: The wonderful anthology of verse and prose, short stories, reminiscences and diary entries, ranging from the traditional to the subversive, the whimsical to the sinister, the ironic to the tragic. Exquisitely illustrated with black and white drawings from many periods, The Christmas Reader is a perfect source-book for reading aloud to family and friends.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The penguin book of english verse.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Àëüáîì Russian arms and armour - Ðóññêîå õóäîæåñòâåííîå îðóæèå.  àëüáîìå ïðåäñòàâëåíû ïðåäìåòû îðóæèÿ è äîñïåõîâ èç ñîáðàíèÿ Ìîñêîâñêîãî Êðåìëÿ ñ 13 ïî 19 ââ. Ñîäåðæèò 164 (â òîì ÷èñëå 133 öâåòíûõ) êà÷åñòâåííûõ ôîòîãðàôèé. Âåëèêîëåïíûé àëüáîì ñ ïðåêðàñíûìè îáðàçöàìè õîëîäíîãî è îãíåñòðåëüíîãî îðóæèÿ è äîñïåõîâ òîãî âðåìåíè. Îäèí ìèíóñ - íà àíãëèéñêîì ÿçûêå.

Àííîòàöèÿ: I hope this book will give you experience of working some important kinds of examples.If you try hard and work stadily and neatly, I hope you will get right all the exercises that you attempt and come to enjoy mathematics.

Àííîòàöèÿ: A poetry anthology including multiple works by each of these authors: Kingsley Amis, John Berryman, Arthur Boyars, Iain Crichton Smith, Donald Davie, D. J. Enright, John Fuller, Thom Gunn, Michael Hamburger, Ian Hamilton, Geoffrey Hill, David Holbrook, Ted Hughes, Philip Larkin, Robert Lowell, George MacBeth, Norman MacCaig, Christopher Middleton, Sylvia Plath, Peter Porter, Peter Redgrove, Anne Sexton, Jon Silkin, R. S. Thomas, Charles Tomlinson, John Wain, Ted Walker, David Wevill.

Àííîòàöèÿ: 147 poets in a far-ranging survey of the Victorian age s significant poetic achievements. The pleasures of Victorian poetry lie in its multitude of lyric and dramatic voices and, above all, in its rhythmic power and subtlety. Nowhere else can these reading pleasures be better enjoyed than in the pages of Daniel Karlin s enormous selection of poetry written and published during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Ranging from the late Romantic period to the brink of high modernism, The Penguin Book of Victorian Verse features a generous sampling of poems.

Àííîòàöèÿ: This new edition of Adventures in American Literature is one of five books which make up the ADVENTURES series for the senior high school. The editors have put their best thought and effort into this revision. They have consulted numerous teachers who have been teaching the text, and have received many valuable suggestions as to pruming weakness and preserving strength

Àííîòàöèÿ: Êíèãà ïîñâÿùåíà ñòðîåíèþ è ðàáîòå îðãàíîâ ÷óâñòâ ÷åëîâåêà è æèâîòíûõ. Ïîìèìî íåéðîáèîëîãè÷åñêèõ ðàññìàòðèâàþòñÿ ýâîëþöèîííûå, ìîëåêóëÿðíûå, ãèñòîëîãè÷åñêèå, àíàòîìè÷åñêèå, à òàêæå ôèëîñîôñêèå àñïåêòû. Ïîêàçàíî ãëóáîêîå åäèíñòâî æèâîòíîãî ìèðà. Èçó÷åíèå ñåíñîðíûõ ñèñòåì æèâîòíûõ ïîçâîëèò îñâîáîäèòüñÿ îò àíòðîïîöåíòðèçìà è "óâèäåòü" îêðóæàþùèé ìèð èíûìè îðãàíàìè ÷óâñòâ

Àííîòàöèÿ: Zadie Smith's White Teeth is a delightfully cacophonous tale that spans 25 years of two families' assimilation in North London. The Joneses and the Iqbals are an unlikely a pairing of families, but their intertwined destinies distill the British Empire's history and hopes into a dazzling multiethnic melange that is a pure joy to read. Smith proves herself to be a master at drawing fully-realized, vibrant characters, and she demonstrates an extraordinary ear for dialogue. It is a novel full of humor and empathy that is as inspiring as it is enjoyable.White Teeth is ambitious in scope and artfully rendered with a confidence that is extremely rare in a writer so young. It boggles the mind that Zadie Smith is only 24 years old, and this novel is a clarion call announcing the arrival of a major new talent in contemporary fiction. It is a raucous yet poignant look at modern life in London and is clearly the book to read this summer.

Àííîòàöèÿ: One day Rafael was well; the next day he was completely mad. What happened to make crazy?...

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ibn Battutah—ethnographer, bigrapher, anecdotal historian and occasional botanist—was just 21 when he set out in 1325 from his native Tangier on a pilgramage to Mecca. He did not return to Morocco for another 29 years, traveling instead through more than 40 countries on the modern map, covering 75,000 miles and getting as far north as the Volga, as far east as China, and as far south as Tanzania. He wrote of his travels, and comes across as a superb ethnographer, biographer, anecdotal historian, and occasional botanist and gastronome. With this edition by Mackintosh-Smith, Battuta's Travels takes its place alongside other indestructible masterpieces of the travel-writing genre.

Àííîòàöèÿ: What a fabulous book! Mackintosh-Smith starts with the book of travels dictated by Ibn Battutah, a 14th century from Tangiers who traveled far beyond the boders of the world of Islam of the day. This book traces him through northern Africa, Arabia, Syria, Anatolia, the Crimea and Constantinople. (Apparently he also traveled in central Asia, India, and China.) Mackintosh-Smith—s approach is to travel to a place looking for survivals related to Ibn Battutah—s experiences. He prowls through the local sites recording his conversations with the people he meets in his quest. I believe this was true to the flavor of Ibn Battutah—s book, but it also allows Mackintosh-Smith to put the past into juxtaposition with the present, with interesting results. He never fails to find survivals from Battutah—s time. The effect is something like rummaging through a very dark attic crowded with bric-a-brac with a very bright but narrow-beamed flashlight. Mackintosh-Smith seems to be extremely knowledgeable about medieval Islamic literature and history, and uses it to explain and entertain. At the same time he is a highly entertaining author. More than a few times I found myself laughing out loud. (Remember how they were —keeping the Sunni side up— in— was it the mosque in Damascus?) Mackintosh-Smith himself becomes a central object of speculation. He says relatively little about himself except to elucidate some Battutah-related point or experience, but you have to wonder about someone who chooses to live 17 years in Sana—a, is obsessed with Islamic culture, but chooses to remain a stolid Anglican in spite of regular friendly, well-meaning Islamic persuasion. This tension informs his discussion of the culture where so many religions and sects coexist, sometimes uneasily. People refer to him several times through the book as an Orientalist, and he calls himself an Arabist at one point. I look forward to Edward Said—s book for further considerations. (

Àííîòàöèÿ: Êàê ÷àñòî òî, ÷òî ìû íàáëþäàåì â æèçíè, ÿâëÿåòñÿ òàêîâûì íà ñàìîì äåëå?  ñâîåì íîâîì ñáîðíèêå âåëèêîëåïíûé ìàñòåð êîðîòêîãî ðàññêàçà, îáëàäàþùèé íåïîâòîðèìûì ñòèëåì Äæîí Ì. Ó. Ñìèò íàãëÿäíî èëëþñòðèðóåò äàâíþþ èñòèíó: â äåéñòâèòåëüíîñòè âñå íå òàê, êàê êàæåòñÿ! Ðàññêàçû, âîøåäøèå â êíèãó, àäàïòèðîâàíû (áåç óïðîùåíèÿ òåêñòà îðèãèíàëà) ïî ìåòîäó Èëüè Ôðàíêà. Óíèêàëüíîñòü ìåòîäà çàêëþ÷àåòñÿ â òîì, ÷òî çàïîìèíàíèå ñëîâ è âûðàæåíèé ïðîèñõîäèò çà ñ÷åò èõ ïîâòîðÿåìîñòè, áåç çàó÷èâàíèÿ è íåîáõîäèìîñòè èñïîëüçîâàòü ñëîâàðü. Êíèãè èç ñåðèè "Àíãëèéñêèé XXI âåêà" ïðåäñòàâëÿþò ñîáîé íîâåéøèå ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ àíãëîÿçû÷íîé ëèòåðàòóðû è ÿâëÿþòñÿ íåîöåíèìûì ïîäñïîðüåì â èçó÷åíèè "æèâîãî" ñîâðåìåííîãî àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà.

Àííîòàöèÿ:  ñáîðíèê âêëþ÷åíû òðàíñêðèïöèè ïàðòèé ãèòàð (ñ òàáóëàòóðîé) è âîêàëà àëüáîìà ãðóïïû "Metallica". Èçäàíèå ïîäãîòîâëåíî ó÷åáíûì öåíòðîì ôèðìû "Guitar College" äëÿ ñòóäåíòîâ, èçó÷àþùèõ ñòèëü õýâè-ìåòàëë

Àííîòàöèÿ: Tax revenues pay for many public services, including roads, health care, and education. However, it has become a contentious political issue of public debate. In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Smith explains its history and its main principles; arguing that we'd all benefit from an understanding of the role of taxation in society.