A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us. ... What makes us human? Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them."Charming, compelling." Peter Frankopan "Intriguing... entertaining." Observer "This superbly accessible discussion about who we ... |
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Fall under the spell of Gustav Klimt . Over a century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. In this neat, dependable monograph, we gather all of Klimt's paintings alongside authoritative art historical commentary and privileged archival material from Klimt's own archive to trace the evolution of his astonishing oeuvre. With top-quality illustration, including new photography of the celebrated Stoclet Frieze, the book follows Klimt through his prominent role in the Secessionist movement of 1897, his ... |
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Nominal Categories ... Ellie (Elissaveta) Boyadzhieva, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Linguistics, Head of the English Department at the Philological Faculty, South - West - University of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. The volume elaborates on the nominal categories in Modern English from the perspective of the general theory of language. It is a result of the author`s year experience in lecturing on English morphology to students majoring in English Philology and Applied Linguistics at various Bulgarian universities. The analysis of the linguistic phenomena discussed in the book is based on data from written and oral ... |
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The Sunday Times Bestseller and New York Times Bestseller. A book of hope for uncertain times. Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons. The conversations of the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared thousands of times online, recreated in school art classes, hung on hospital walls and turned into tattoos. In Charlie's first book, you will find his most-loved illustrations and some new ones too."The World that I am required to inhabit is this one. But the world that I long to inhabit is the one that Charlie Mackesy has ... |
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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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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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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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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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Моят род. Моята сила. Основата, която ще ти помогне да намериш яснота, да изградиш устойчивост и осъзнатост в живота си. През призмата на осъзнатия начин на живот Олга Михова изследва въпроси като какво е кармата, има ли лична и родова карма, как се проявява в живота на осъзнатия и неосъзнатия човек, как може да се използва кармата, за да намерим яснота в живота си. Всичко това ще разберете в книгата Силата на семейството и рода. Олга Михова е терапевт и изследовател в сферата на личностното и духовно развитие, изследва как преживяванията и вярванията, които имаме още от ранно детство, влияят на живота у изборите, които ... |
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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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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 ... |
