Ïîèñê ïî êàòàëîãó ïå÷àòíûõ èçäàíèé

Àííîòàöèÿ: Banks are of central importance for economic growth, the allocation of capital, competitiveness, and financial stability. Propelled by technological advances in financial analysis and financial deregulation, the banking industrys investment played a key role in enhancing national economic growth in the early 21st century. The global financial crisis in 2007 revealed the banking worlds feet of clay. Since 2007, the turmoil in the global financial system has prompted a fundamental reappraisal of the scale, scope, governance, performance, safety and soundness of banks and other financial institutions. In this Very Short Introduction John Goddard and John Wilson explore the world of banking, describing the role of central banks in national and global economies, and analysing the increasing supervision and regulation imposed on the banking industry. Looking to the future, the authors consider proposals for reform of the banking industry, and the prospects of a resolution of the closely-related banking and sovereign debt crises.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Banks are of central importance for economic growth, the allocation of capital, competitiveness, and financial stability. Propelled by technological advances in financial analysis and financial deregulation, the banking industry's investment played a key role in enhancing national economic growth in the early 21st century. The global financial crisis in 2007 revealed the banking world's feet of clay. Since 2007, the turmoil in the global financial system has prompted a fundamental reappraisal of the scale, scope, governance, performance, safety and soundness of banks and other financial institutions. In this Very Short Introduction John Goddard and John Wilson explore the world of banking, describing the role of central banks in national and global economies, and analysing the increasing supervision and regulation imposed on the banking industry. Looking to the future, the authorsconsider proposals for reform of the banking industry, and the prospects of a resolution of the closely-related banking and sovereign debt crises.

Àííîòàöèÿ: This book is a comprehensive six-level general English course for adults that has been developed in association with BBC Worldwide and BBC learning English.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ýòà êíèãà ïî ïðàâó ïðè÷èñëÿåòñÿ ê êëàññèêå ëèòåðàòóðû î äçýí-áóääèçìå. Àëàí Óîòñ, èçâåñòíûé ñîâðåìåííûé ôèëîñîô è èññëåäîâàòåëü Âîñòîêà, ðàññêàçûâàåò î ïðîèñõîæäåíèè è èñòîðèè äçýí, î ñâÿçÿõ äçýí ñ èíäóèçìîì è äàîñèçìîì, îá îñíîâàõ äçýíñêîãî ìèðîâîççðåíèÿ, î âàæíåéøèõ ó÷èòåëÿõ, øêîëàõ, ïèñàíèÿõ è ïðàêòèêàõ ýòîé æèâîé òðàäèöèè. Îñîáîå âíèìàíèå óäåëÿåòñÿ ïðîÿâëåíèþ äçýí â êóëüòóðå è ïîâñåäíåâíîé æèçíè ßïîíèè. Ïîñëå Óîòñà áûëî íàïèñàíî ìíîæåñòâî êíèã î äçýí, íî ìàëî êîìó èç àâòîðîâ óäàâàëîñü äîñòè÷ü òîãî ðåäêîãî ñî÷åòàíèÿ èíôîðìàòèâíîñòè è ÿñíîñòè èçëîæåíèÿ, êîòîðîå äåëàåò "Ïóòü äçýí" áåñòñåëëåðîì óæå ïî÷òè øåñòüäåñÿò ëåò

Àííîòàöèÿ: Çàíèìàåò ëè íàø âèä îñîáîå ìåñòî âî Âñåëåííîé? ×òî îòëè÷àåò íàñ îò îñòàëüíûõ âèäîâ?  ÷åì ñìûñë æèçíè êàæäîãî èç íàñ? Âûäàþùèéñÿ àìåðèêàíñêèé ñîöèîáèîëîã, äâàæäû ëàóðåàò Ïóëèòöåðîâñêîé ïðåìèè Ýäâàðä Óèëñîí îáðàùàåòñÿ ê ñàìûì æèâîòðåïåùóùèì âîïðîñàì XXI âåêà, îòâåòèâ íà êîòîðûå ÷åëîâå÷åñòâî ñìîæåò ïîíÿòü, êàê èäòè âïåðåä, íå ðàçðóøàÿ ñåáÿ è ïëàíåòó. Áóäóùåå ÷åëîâåêà, ïðîäåëàâøåãî äîëãèé ïóòü ýâîëþöèè, ñåé÷àñ, êàê íèêîãäà, â íàøèõ ðóêàõ, ñ÷èòàåò àâòîð è ïðåäîñòåðåãàåò îò ïðåíåáðåæåíèÿ çàêîíàìè åñòåñòâåííîãî îòáîðà è óâëå÷åíèÿ èäåÿìè áèîëîãè÷åñêîãî âìåøàòåëüñòâà â ÷åëîâå÷åñêóþ ïðèðîäó. Îáðàùàÿñü ïîïåðåìåííî ê åñòåñòâåííî-íàó÷íûì è ê ãóìàíèòàðíûì çíàíèÿì, Óèëñîí ïðèçûâàåò ó÷åíûé ìèð èñêàòü ïóòè ñîåäèíåíèÿ äâóõ ýòèõ êðóïíûõ âåòâåé ïîçíàíèÿ. Òîëüêî òàê ìîæíî ïðèáëèçèòüñÿ ê ñàìûì ñëîæíûì çàãàäêàì: "Êóäà ìû èäåì?" è, ãëàâíîå, "Ïî÷åìó?"

Àííîòàöèÿ: Total English is a new course for young adults and adults. It provides solutions to the challenges teachers and students face every day with a complete package of effective, easy-to-use resources. Flexible, clearly-structured units make teaching and learning easier. "Can do" objectives in every lesson give students clear aims and reasons to learn. Reference and Review pages in every unit help students assess progress. "Catch-up" CD-ROM provides extra support for students who miss lessons. Accompanying DVD provides authentic, entertaining material from film and TV.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ìñòèñëàâ Ðîñòðîïîâè÷ — ëåãåíäàðíûé äèðèæåð, òàëàíòëèâûé êîìïîçèòîð, âèäíûé îáùåñòâåííûé äåÿòåëü è âèðòóîçíûé ìóçûêàíò, ïîëó÷èâøèé ìåæäóíàðîäíîå ïðèçíàíèå êàê îäèí èç ëó÷øèõ âèîëîí÷åëèñòîâ ìèðà, - âñåãäà íàçûâàë ïðåïîäàâàòåëüñêóþ äåÿòåëüíîñòü ïî÷åòíîé îáÿçàííîñòüþ âåëèêèõ àðòèñòîâ.  òå÷åíèå äâàäöàòè ïÿòè ëåò îí áûë ïðîôåññîðîì Ìîñêîâñêîé êîíñåðâàòîðèè è âîñïèòàë íåñêîëüêî ïîêîëåíèé áëåñòÿùèõ ìîëîäûõ èñïîëíèòåëåé. Íà åãî îòêðûòûõ çàíÿòèÿõ â êëàññå — 19 ñîáèðàëîñü ìíîæåñòâî ñòóäåíòîâ è ïðåïîäàâàòåëåé, ïðè÷åì íå òîëüêî âèîëîí÷åëèñòîâ, íî è ïðåäñòàâèòåëåé âñåõ èíñòðóìåíòàëüíûõ äèñöèïëèí. Ñîçíàâàÿ ñâîþ ïðîñâåòèòåëüñêóþ ðîëü, Ðîñòðîïîâè÷ ïîáóæäàë èçâåñòíûõ êîìïîçèòîðîâ ñîçäàâàòü ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ ñïåöèàëüíî äëÿ íåãî, ïîìîãàÿ èì èñïîëüçîâàòü íîâóþ èíñòðóìåíòàëüíóþ òåõíèêó è ôîðìèðóÿ óíèêàëüíûå òâîð÷åñêèå ïðèíöèïû, êîòîðûå íàõîäèëè âîïëîùåíèå â åãî íåîáûêíîâåííûõ âûñòóïëåíèÿõ.  ýòîé êíèãå Ýëèçàáåò Óèëñîí, ñàìà áûâøàÿ âîñïèòàííèöåé Ðîñòðîïîâè÷à, ÿðêî îïèñûâàåò åãî ìóçûêàëüíîå ðàçâèòèå, ïîâîðîòíûå ìîìåíòû åãî êàðüåðû è, îñíîâûâàÿñü íà ñîáñòâåííûõ âîñïîìèíàíèÿõ, ðàññêàçàõ äðóãèõ ñòóäåíòîâ è ìíîãî÷èñëåííûõ èíòåðâüþ ñ Ðîñòðîïîâè÷åì, ïûòàåòñÿ îïðåäåëèòü ôèëîñîôèþ, ñòîÿâøóþ çà åãî ïåäàãîãè÷åñêèìè ìåòîäàìè, è âîññîçäàòü àòìîñôåðó ìîñêîâñêîé ìóçûêàëüíîé æèçíè è çàíÿòèé â êîíñåðâàòîðèè.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Patricia Highsmith - author of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN and THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY - had more than her fair share of secrets. During her life, she felt uncomfortable about discussing the source of her fiction and refused to answer questions about her private life. Yet after her death in February 1995, Highsmith left behind a vast archive of personal documents - diaries, tebooks and letters - which detail the links between her life and her work. Drawing on these intimate papers, together with material gleaned from her closest friends and lovers, Andrew Wilson has written the first biography of an author described by Graham Greene as the 'poet of apprehension'. Wilson illuminates the dark corners of Highsmith's life, casts light on mysteries of the creative process and reveals the secrets that the writer chose to keep hidden until after her death.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Life has been a bit Yawnsome since I, Summer Holly Love, trained my golden Labrador, Honey, to become a Doggy of Well-Behaved and Quietish Proportions. Which is why it's so faberoony-tastic that Honey is expecting her VERY OWN LITTER of pups! Now that she is a mum-to-be, her eating habits have gone loop-the-loop crazy, and she keeps building Strange nests all over our house. Meanwhile, I am having to sort out my sister's Love Dramas with her boyfriend, Nick the vet, who has been spending rather a lot of time with his new nurse, Felicity Shufflebottom. Will the arrival of Honey's tiny pups make everyone happier or will our household simply dissolve into Mayhem and Chaos?

Àííîòàöèÿ: In the tradition of Sylvia Nasar's "A Beautiful Mind," this penetrating work explores the amazing imagination and mathematical genius of the man who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." For those with an interest in mathematics (at any level, from schoolchild to professional), this book is very much worth reading and worth buying. For general readers I hesitate to recommend purchasing it except to Carroll's most ardent fans.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Äýâèä Âèëüñîí ïîïûòàëñÿ îáúåäèíèòü âñå èìåþùèåñÿ íàó÷íûå ñâåäåíèÿ, ÷òîáû äàòü ïî âîçìîæíîñòè ïîëíóþ êàðòèíó æèçíè ãåðìàíñêèõ ïëåìåí, íà ðóáåæå V-VI âåêîâ ïîÿâèâøèõñÿ íà òåððèòîðèè êåëüòñêîé Áðèòàíèè è ïîñòåïåííî óòâåðäèâøèõ òàì ñâîå ãëàâåíñòâî. Îñîáîå âíèìàíèå â êíèãå óäåëÿåòñÿ ñâîåîáðàçèþ êóëüòóðíûõ òðàäèöèé ðàçëè÷íûõ îáëàñòåé Àíãëèè. Àðõèòåêòóðà, ñêóëüïòóðà, âîîðóæåíèå, íóìèçìàòèêà, áîãàòñòâî êíèæíîé èëëþñòðàöèè ïðåäñòàâëåíû â ñòðîãîé ïåðèîäèçàöèè îò ÿçû÷åñêèõ âðåìåí äî âîçðîæäåíèÿ X ñòîëåòèÿ.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Use it on its own as a short course (up to 40 hours), or alongside your main general English coursebook; Appropriate for young adults and adults; Thorough coverage of PET grammar syllabus, key topics and vocabulary; Packed with exam hints and hot tips; Language Spot boxes focus on areas of special difficulty, such as spelling and punctuation.

Àííîòàöèÿ: What are we? Can our thoughts and actions always be explained? What is self-destruction? Will humankind survive or be destroyed? What is God and Evil? What shall we do to save the earth and ourselves? The end of the XX-th and the beginning of the XX-t century is just the proper time to answer these questions. All this in Colin Wilson's best novel 'The Mind Parasites'.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ïåðó ñîâðåìåííîãî àíãëèéñêîãî ïèñàòåëÿ Êîëèíà Óèëñîíà (1931) ïðèíàäëåæàò ðîìàíû, ïüåñû, ôèëîñîôñêèå òðàêòàòû. "Ïàðàçèòû ìîçãà" (1967) - îñòðîñþæåòíûé ðîìàí ñ ýëåìåíòàìè ôàíòàñòèêè, ïðîíèêíóòûé ãóìàíèñòè÷åñêîé èäååé óòâåðæäåíèÿ íåîãðàíè÷åííûõ âîçìîæíîñòåé ÷åëîâåêà. Èçäàíèå ñîïðîâîæäàåòñÿ ïîñëåñëîâèåì è êîììåíòàðèÿìè ê òåêñòó.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Õðåñòîìàòèÿ ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ñîáîé ïîñîáèå ïî êóðñó àíãëèéñêîé ëèòåðàòóðû XX âåêà äëÿ ñòóäåíòîâ ôàêóëüòåòîâ èíîñòðàííûõ ÿçûêîâ ïåäàãîãè÷åñêèõ èíñòèòóòîâ.  íåå âõîäÿò îòðûâêè èç ïðîèçâåäåíèé àíãëèéñêèõ ïèñàòåëåé è ïîýòîâ. Îòêðûâàåò êíèãó êðàòêèé î÷åðê, õàðàêòåðèçóþùèé àíãëèéñêóþ ëèòåðàòóðó ÕÕ âåêà, åå îñíîâíûå íàïðàâëåíèÿ è òåíäåíöèè. Êàæäîìó ïðåäñòàâëåííîìó â õðåñòîìàòèè àâòîðó ïðåäøåñòâóåò êðàòêàÿ áèîãðàôè÷åñêàÿ ñïðàâêà. Êíèãà çàâåðøàåòñÿ ïîäðîáíûìè ïðèìå÷àíèÿìè, äàþùèìè íåîáõîäèìûå ëèíãâèñòè÷åñêèå, ëèòåðàòóðíûå è èñòîðè÷åñêèå ïîÿñíåíèÿ.

Àííîòàöèÿ: A.N. Wilson s sympathetic and brilliantly analytical narrative places John Milton, the greatest poet of the seventeenth century, in the context of his political and religious ideas.