At the age of six, Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) wanted to be a cook. At the age of seven, he wanted to be Napoleon. "Since then", he later said, "my ambition has steadily grown, and my megalomania with it. Now I want only to be Salvador Dali, I have no greater wish". Throughout his life, Dali was out to become Dali: that is, one of the most significant artists and eccentrics of the 20th century. This weighty volume is the most complete study of Dali's painted works ever published. After years of research, Robert Descharnes and Gilles Neret located painted works by the master that had been ... |
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From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six in which a legendary film actress reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn ... |
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По романа на Чарлз Дикенс , преразказан от Елизабет Ферети. ... Dickens' favourite Christmas story shows us the difficult lives of the poor, but it is also a story of hope, where the future can be better. Ebenezer Scrooge loves only one thing - money. He has no friends, doesn't like his family and never helps anyone. But when Jacob Marley, who's been dead for seven years, arrives at his house one night, Scrooge learns that a good life is about much more than money. In this Reader you will find information about Charles Dickens' life, focus on sections: England in the 1800s, Christmas traditions and ... |
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The second of Julia Quinns 's bestselling and beloved "Bridgerton novels", now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. This is Anthony Bridgerton's story... 1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. And in all truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better... Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814. Having spent his twenties in a rakish pursuit of pleasure (whilst taking care to ensure the financial ... |
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Изчерпателна биография на Red Hot Chili Peppers. ... Това е вълнуващата история на неразрушимата група от Ел Ей – от техните първи дни, изпълнени с много фънк, до последвалия успех като една от най-продаваните групи на Америка. Въпреки пословичната си репутация на ексхибиционисти, наркомани и развратници в крайна сметка Chili Peppers не спират да издават албуми, които шокират, предизвикват и интригуват феновете им. Някъде сред лошото поведение, промените в състава на групата и експлозивните изпълнения на живо безкомпромисната музикална цялост на Chili Peppers винаги е присъствала неотлъчно като една от техните основни бас ... |
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Милиони почитатели мислеха, че познават Антъни Бурдейн - "свидетелят и гласът на света", той е "човекът, който имаше най-великата работа и най-великия живот". Когато за написването на Антъни Бурдейн. Разказаната биография Лори Уливър , неговата дългогодишна асистентка и сътрудничка, интервюира 91 души, които са го познавали добре, тя осъзнава, че нещата невинаги са такива, каквито изглеждат, и че тя самата е виждала "само част от личността на Тони Бурдейн, само част от противоречивата му същност". За първи път в тази книга авантюристът, който показа на милиони вкуса на живота и чистата ... |
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Изданието е съвместимо с настоящата учебна програма. Учебник за общообразователна подготовка. ... Учебникът е разработен по новата национална учебна програма по български език и литература, влизаща в сила през учебната 2018 - 2019 година. Одобрен със Заповед No. РД09-1453/20.07.2018 г. на Министъра на образованието и науката. Учебната система по български език и литература за 7. клас на издателство "Даниела Убенова" се състои от: учебник по български език учебна тетрадка по български език учебник по литература учебна тетрадка по литература книга за учителя Изброените компоненти от ... |
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A geek, a jock, a criminal, a princess. A murder. Who would you believe? Five students walk into detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won't ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it's no accident. All of them ... |
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Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. "The Hobbit" became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and 75 years later Tolkien's epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal. Now, for the first time, the ... |
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Selected Poems. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "Leaves of Grass" is Walt Whitman's glorious poetry collection, first published in 1855, which he revised and expanded throughout his lifetime. It was ground-breaking in its subject matter and in its direct, unembellished style. 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 is edited and introduced by Professor Bridget Bennett. Whitman ... |
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This summer, Reese Camden is trading sweet tea and Southern hospitality for cold brew and crisp coastal air. She's landed her dream marketing internship at Friends of Flavor, a wildly popular cooking channel in Seattle. The only problem? Benny Beneventi, the relentlessly charming, backwards-baseball-cap-wearing culinary intern and her main competition for the fall job. Reese's plan to keep work a No Feelings Zone crumbles like a day-old muffin when she and Benny are thrown together for a video shoot that goes viral, making them the internet's newest ship. Audiences are hungry for more, and their bosses at ... |
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Life is short. No-one knows that better than seventeen-year-old Lenni. But as she is about to learn, it's not only what you make of life that matters, but who you share it with. Dodging doctor's orders, she joins an art class where she bumps into fellow patient Margot, a rebel-hearted eighty-three-year-old from the next ward. Their bond is instant as they realize that together they have lived an astonishing one hundred years. To celebrate their shared century, they decide to paint their life stories: of growing old and staying young, of giving joy, of receiving kindness, of losing love, of finding the person ... |
