Following up on the best-selling cookbook Les diners de Gala , in this delightfully eccentric guide the surrealist master shares his passion for the gift of the gods. The book explores the many myths of the grape, in texts and sensuous and subversive works by the artist, always true to his maxim: "A real connoisseur does not drink wine but tastes of its secrets". Hot on the heels (or lobster claws) of the best-selling Salvador Dali phenomenon, Les diners de Gala, Taschen presents the artist's equally surreal and sensual viticulture follow-up: The Wines of Gala. A Dalinian take on pleasures of the grape ... |
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Основната идея на тази книга е да разясни практиката на Йога чрез действие. Едно важно нещо относно Карма Йога е това, че за да практикуваме тази Йога не е нужно да вярваме в Бог. В тази своя знаменита книга авторът говори за различните начини на работа, как нашата "карма" въздейства върху нас и какво можем да направим във връзка с това въздействие. И още по-важно - как да работим, за да постигнем по-значими резултати. ... |
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Translation by Angela Rodel. ... The world is a book, which someone is constantly recopying and rewriting. The world is a mirror, out of which peer ancient images. There are exercises in style. There are also exercises in meaning. "Love Stories from the Babylonian Library" is an exercise in both. In this book, the biblical tale of Bathsheba and David is retold through the idiom and worldview of six of the 20 th century's great writers - Jaroslav Hasek , Franz Kafka , Andrey Platonov , Jorge Luis Borges , J. D. Salinger и Robert M. Pirsing . Valery Stefanov is a professor of literary history at ... |
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The international bestseller. ... Sometimes you have to travel a long way to see what's right in front of you. It's not the journey that counts, but who's at your side. Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn’t know why and Satoru won't say. Set against the backdrop of Japan's changing seasons and narrated with a rare gentleness and humour, Nana’s story explores the wonder and thrill of life's ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition contains the most salient extracts from Marx's great work, selected and introduced by Hugh Griffith. Karl Marx's "Communist Manifesto", first printed just before the French revolution of 1848, is his most accessible and famous work. In his powerful call to arms, Marx expounds his famous theory that class struggle is ... |
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Ако гледаш дълго в бездната, тя ще отвърне на погледа ти! ... Осо (на исп. мечка) Морено е човек без здрави житейски връзки... Наподобява човеците вълна (ронин на японски, ро - вълна, нин - човек, чийто живот като самурай без господар бил непостоянен като вълната), работи в сенчест бизнес, за сенчести типове. Добър е в онова, което прави, но то не е за хвалба. Морено е бияч и главорез в служба на подземния свят в лицето на неговия бос Саварезе. Изгубен в свят, където за него няма място, той прави всичко възможно да намери начин да се впише. Нищо не е такова каквото изглежда и Морено бързо открива, че ако гледаш ... |
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The Book of Tea describes all aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony and explains how its rituals blend seamlessly with traditional Japanese life. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Anna Sherman and delightful illustrations by Sayuri Romei. This short book, written in English by a Japanese scholar and artist, was first published in 1906 at a time when Japan was opening up to Western Culture. In response ... |
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The story of a girl who learns to live from a boy who wants to die. ... Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister's recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it's unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the "natural wonders" of their state, both Finch and Violet ... |
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The Gardener's Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features lively black and white illustrations by Czech artist Josef Capek and is translated by M. and R. Weatherall. From making puddles with ... |
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Edited by Hakim Adi. ... A compelling anthology of Black voices from England, America, Africa and the Caribbean, from people who lived, worked, campaigned and travelled in Britain from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Professor Hakim Adi, shortlisted for the Wolfson history prize, draws on a variety of published works in Black Voices on Britain, all of which describe powerful experiences: ... |
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How to understand the messages your spirit guides are sending you. Interpret the messages from your spirit guide and discover what your angel numbers are trying to tell you in this enlightening, informative guide to numerology. You pull into your driveway and your clock reads 11:11 exactly; your favorite song runs three minutes and thirty-three seconds; on your drive to work, you are following a car whose license plate number ends in 1234. Are all these number coincidences or do they mean something more? In this book, you will find the meaning behind these "angel numbers" and discover what the universe and ... |
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Among the few women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; along with hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists such as Edward Weston, Manuel and Lola Alvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray, and Martin Munkácsi, they made Frida Kahlo an iconic image of 20th century art. After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter of her own free will. Her marriage to Diego Rivera in 1929 placed her at the forefront of an artistic ... |
