Kurt Vonnegut hat als amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener die Luftangriffe auf Dresden im Keller eines Schlachthauses überlebt. Sein Buch über diese Erfahrungen ist einer der wichtigsten Antikriegsromane der Weltliteratur. Vonnegut beschreibt weniger die Zerstörung der Stadt als die eines Menschen. Billy Pilgrim driftet, aus der Zeit gefallen, durch die Episoden seiner eigenen Biographie - als Einzelner hilflos gegenüber den unfassbaren Schrecken und dem Grauen des Krieges. ... |
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"Poignant and hilarious threaded with compassion and, behind everything, the cataract of a thundering moral statement."The Boston Globe ... "Slaughterhous - Five" is one of the world's great anti-war books. Centering on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know. Kurt Vonnegut's black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in "The Sirens of Titan" in 1959 and established him as "a ... |
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Научете как да създавате уебстраници за модерната Web; да вграждате графики, текст, анимация и видео; да изграждате богати интерактивни приложения; да добавяте връзки към текст и изображения; да добавяте интерактивни елементи към сайтовете си, например съвместимо с HTML5 видео и анимация; да работите с кода и структурите на HTML5 и CSS3; да адаптирате дизайна на Web страниците към широко разнообразие от настолни компютри и мобилни устройства с минимално кодиране на ръка; и да публикувате завършен сайт в Web. Най-бързият, най-лесният и най-задълбочен начин за усвояване на "Adobe Dreamweaver CC". Световната ... |
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The self as a subject is one of the most fascinating and fruitful of artistic enterprises. From the 15th century to today, this collection brings together some of the best examples of self-portraiture to explore the genre's evolution over the centuries as well as the enduring questions of selfhood and self-representation that have besieged human experience for centuries before social media and the selfie. Is a self-portrait of an artist a medium of reflection? Or is it merely a black void, the "false mirror", as the Surrealist René Magritte entitled his 1928 painting of an eye? How much does it impart ... |
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Двуезично издание на английски и на немски език. In honour of the 100 th anniversary of the birth of Academician Ljubomir Iliev. ... Most of the works of Academician Ljubomir Iliev, included in this volume, are in the regions of the classical Complex Analysis intensively investigated during the last century and being still actual. The concern the zero-distribution of entire functions defined by means of Fourier transforms, singular points and analytical non-continuous ability of Taylor and Dirichlet series, and the theory of univalent functions. They are remarkable for the originality of author's ideas and their ... |
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New and experienced SAS users who want to prepare for the Base Programming for SAS 9 exam will find the SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9, Second Edition, to be an invaluable, convenient, and comprehensive resource that covers all of the objectives tested on the exam. Major topics include importing and exporting raw data files, creating and modifying SAS data sets, and identifying and correcting data syntax and programming logic errors. You will also become familiar with the enhancements and new functionality that are available in SAS 9. Each chapter includes a quiz on the chapter's contents, ... |
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An official Stranger Things novel. Before Hawkins... New York City was Hopper's beat. ... His last big case before everything changed... Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is a quiet first Christmas with his adopted daughter, but when Eleven finds a cardboard box marked "New York", the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins? What does "Vietnam" mean? And why has he never talked about New York? New York City, 1977. Returning from Vietnam to his young family and a new beat as an NYPD detective, Hopper soon slips back into civilian life. But after shadowy federal agents show up ... |
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Celebrate all things Ravenclaw with this glorious paperback collection of the iconic House Editions. The beautifully crafted slipcase emblazoned with the house emblem the Ravenclaw eagle contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling's classic series in a spectacular alternating colour scheme, with cover artwork and illustrations by celebrated Kate Greenaway Medal winner Levi Pinfold. Home to the wise, Ravenclaw house has produced some of the most famous witches and wizards in history, including Luna Lovegood and Filius Flitwick. The seven lovingly designed covers are individually decorated with enchanting details ... |
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Celebrate all things Gryffindor with this glorious paperback collection of the iconic House Editions. The beautifully crafted slipcase emblazoned with the house emblem the Gryffindor lion contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling's classic series in a spectacular alternating colour scheme, with cover artwork and illustrations by celebrated Kate Greenaway Medal winner Levi Pinfold. Home to the brave at heart, Gryffindor house has produced some of the most famous witches and wizards in history, not least the great wizard Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter himself. The seven lovingly designed covers are ... |
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Практическият самоучител по Ubuntu Linux дава отговор на голяма част от въпросите на начинаещите потребители, свързани с използването на тази забележителна операционна система. Отначало ще се запознаете с особеностите на Linux. След това, последователно и подробно, е обяснено инсталирането - какви са системните изисквания, как се зарежда от инсталационен образ и как се разделя твърдият диск. Подробно е разгледано и управлението на потребителските акаунти - създаване, модифициране, изтриване и модули за автентификация. Отделено е нужното внимание и на графичната обвивка Unity. Ще научите как се инсталират и стартират ... |
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The production of this Reader in the 20th century British literature is a result of years of lecturing on the subject of English literature to the English Students undergraduates at the South Western University, and the cooperation of my students and colleagues as well as the support of the faculty bodies and administration. ... |
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100 изпитани съвета и инструменти. ... Тази книга не е просто набор от съвети и трикове, които ви казват къде да щракнете, какво да преместите и коя команда да въведете. Тя се възползва от гъвкавостта и новите характеристики на ХР, разпознава различните задачи, които искате да извършите с операционната система, и ви предлага функционални решения, които можете да приведете в действие за няколко минути. Освен това ще разберете как можете сами да разширите полезността на предложените трикове. Заради по-добрата стабилност на операционната система, тези, които работят под ХР, могат да се съсредоточат върху самото извършване ... |
