Midnight tales and dangerous Magic. №1 New York Times Bestselling Author. ... From bestselling author of "Six of Crows", Leigh Bardugo, comes a lavishly illustrated collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice and love. Inspired by myth, fairy tale and folklore, "The Language of Thorns" will transport you to both lands familiar and strange that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse. Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread ... |
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Изданието е триезично - на английски, немски и френски език. 40th Anniversary Edition. ... "The works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude are monuments of transience. Gigantic in scale, they are always temporary, created to exist only for a limited time and to leave unique, unrepeatable impressions. From the smallest of the Packages made in Paris in the early 1960s, to the delicate pattern of hundreds of branches embraced by a translucent fabric veil... in Christo and Jeanne-Claude's works there is nothing abstract, nothing imagined; it is all there - corporeal and tangible." Lorenza Giovanelli Part biography, ... |
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It was a dappled and daubed harbor scene that gave Impressionism its name. When Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet was exhibited in April 1874, critics seized upon the work's title and its loose stylistic rendering of light and motion upon water to deride this new, impressionistic, tendency in art. As with many seminal art movements, the critics got their comeuppance. Today, Impressionism is close contender for the world's favorite period of painting. With blockbuster exhibitions, record-breaking auction prices, and packed museums, the works once dismissed as unfinished or imprecise are now beloved for their ... |
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Sharp angles, strange forms, lurid colors, and distorted perspectives are classic hallmarks of Expressionism, the twentieth century movement that prioritized emotion over objective reality. Though particularly present in Germany and Austria, the movement’s approach flourished internationally and is today hailed as one of the most influential shifts in art history. With leading groups Die Brücke (The Bridge) and Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), and key players such as Wassily Kandinsky, Egon Schiele,and Emil Nolde, the Expressionists disowned Impressionism, which they regarded as man lowered to the position of a ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. On a hot August night in Milwaukee in the USA, a young artist and a gang leader's girlfriend are shot in the street, a woman dies mysteriously in the Mercy Hospital emergency room, and a famous artist is killed at the opening of an exhibition of his work. Dr Maxine Cassidy feels sure there must be a connection between these events and sets out to find it. ... |
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Today more than ever, love is the answer. Here is the classic instruction manual. Now reissued with a beautiful new cover, here is Erich Fromm's ground-breaking international bestseller that has shown millions of readers how to achieve rich, productive lives by developing their hidden capacities for love. Most of us are unable to develop our capacities for love on the only level that really counts-a love that is compounded of maturity, self-knowledge, and courage. Learning to love, like other arts, demands practice and concentration. Even more than any other art it demands genuine insight and understanding. In this ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... This is a fresh, contemporary translation of Sun Tzu 's "The Art of War" for the 21st century. As well as its historical importance, it is one of the most influential political and business books of our era. This edition rediscovers the essential clarity of the ancient masterpiece, cited by generals from a dozen Chinese dynasties, international business leaders, and modern military field manuals. It also contains a full commentary on Sun Tzu, the man and his ideas, contemporary of Confucius and Buddha; and a critical guide to further reading. ... |
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In a world where we're more connected than ever, why is it that we're also more lonely? Dip into this anthology of classic writing to reclaim the pleasure of your own company. 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 writer and academic, Zachary Seager. "The Art of Solitude" shows some of the myriad ways in which people throughout history have understood their experiences of ... |
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Born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887 - 1965) is widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century. From private villas to mass social housing projects, his radical ideas, designs, and writings presented a whole-scale reinvention not only of individual structures, but of entire concepts of modern living. Le Corbusier’s work made distinct developments over the years, from early vernacular houses in Switzerland through dazzling white, purist villas to dynamic syntheses of art and architecture such as the chapel at Ronchamp and the civic buildings in Chandigarh, India. A hallmark ... |
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Практични съвети за родители. ... "Опознай детето си" е богата компилация от лекции на Шри Шри Рави Шанкар на теми, свързани с изкуството да отгледаш дете. Тази уникална сбирка е безценен подарък за родители и педагози, които желаят да вникнат във фините аспекти на детската психология. Книгата включва безценни практични съвети - древни и революционни истини, толкова актуални за нашето време - за това как да насочваме цялостното развитие на децата ни в израстването им като пълноценни и уверени човешки същества, имащи силата на човешките ценности, здрав дух и здраво тяло. Шри Шри Рави Шанкар по много обикновен ... |
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"Постоянно ни вълнува какво мислят хората за нас. Но забележи как мислите и идеите на всеки се променят само за няколко минути. Някой, който те възприема за добър човек, може да дойде и да нарече лош. Някой, който те мисли за добър човек и да те нарече лош. Някой, който те мисли за добър човек, в следващия момент ти казва, че си лош. Колко време мислите, че е необходимо, за да се промени мнението ни? Само няколко минути!" Шри Шри Рави Шанкар ... |
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Йога Васища без съмнение е една от уникалние книги в историята на човечеството. Тази велика творба е за онези, които с отворен ум търсят отговорите на въпросите: Как всъщност е започнало сътворението? Ако Бог е създал света, кой е създал Бог? Какво е Бог? Кой съм аз? Защо съм тук? Каква е действителността? Светът е оптическа измама. Според законите на съвременната физика всичко е енергия и вълни и реално материя не съществува. Древните хора са знаели, че всичко е съзнание, светът е илюзия, а животът не е по-различен от един сън. Този древен текст представлява разговор между мъдреца Васища и принц Рана. Книгата ... |
