Anguished art: The tortured talents of a post-Impressionist master. Today, the works of Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890) are among the most well-known and celebrated in the world. In Sunflowers, The Starry Night, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, and many, many paintings and drawings beyond, we recognize an artist uniquely dexterous in the portrayal of mood and place through paint, pencil, charcoal, or chalk. Yet as he was deploying the lurid colors, emphatic brushwork, and contoured forms that would subsequently make his name and inspire generations of expressionist artists, van Gogh battled not only the disinterest of ... |
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The book behind the second season of "Game of Thrones", an original series now on HBO. No. 1 "New York Times" bestselling author. ... In this eagerly awaited sequel to "A Game of Thrones", George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. "A Clash of Kings" transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced. A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for ... |
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The book behind the fourth season of the acclaimed HBO series "Game of Thrones". No. 1 "New York Times" bestselling author. ... Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R.R. Martin's monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in "A Feast for Crows", Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace... only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction. It seems too good to be true. After centuries of ... |
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#1 New York Times bestselling author. ... Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes "A Clash of Kings" and "A Storm of Swords". As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin's stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction. "A game of ... |
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Die antiken und mittelalterlichen Munzen sind nicht einfach gewohnliche Metallstucke. Sie sind Zeugen vergangener Epochen, historische Denkmaler und eine zuverlassige Informationsquelle uber bie Schicksale der Menschen, die sie erzeugt und benutz haben. ... |
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The antique and mediaeval coins are not just simple pieces of metal. They are witnesses bearing testimony about the character of long passed ages, carriers of historical evidence and ancient memory as well as exuberant source of information about the destinies of the people who used and created them. Важно! Изданието е на много години и наличните бройки не са в перфектния вид, в който обичайно са книгите, които предлагаме. ... |
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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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Трийсет години след като сложи точката в продължението на култовата книга-игра "Варварският бог", Богдан Русев с псевдоним ( Робърт Блонд ) се завръща в света на Алкирия, за да разкаже една нова история. История, която безмилостно развенчава митовете за властта и наследството на миналото, за да разкрие бруталната истина под тях. Всичко започва оттам, където свършва последният епизод от "Принцът на Алкирия". Но този път нищо не е на игра. Време е да пораснем. В далечното южно кралство Алкирия (което според някои не е никакво кралство, а марионетна провинция на Империята) току-що е предотвратен ... |
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Vincent van Gogh's story is one of the most ironic in art history. Today, he is celebrated the world over as one of the most important painters of all time, recognized with sell-out shows, feted museums, and record prices of tens of millions of dollars at auction. Yet as he was painting the canvases that would subsequently become these sell-out modern masterpieces, van Gogh was battling not only the disinterest of his contemporary audiences but also devastating bouts of mental illness, with episodes of depression and paralyzing anxiety which would eventually claim his life in 1890, when he committed suicide shortly ... |
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When her father dies just before her eighteen birthday, Aderyn inherits the role of Protector of Atratys, a dominion in a kingdom where nobles can transform into birds. Aderyn's ancestral bird is a swan. But she has not been able to transform for years, not since witnessing the death of her mother. Aderyn must venture into the malevolent heart of the Citadel in order to seek the truth about the attack that killed her mother and to fight for the land she has vowed to protect. An epic story about broken loyalties, hidden secrets and daring courage. "Together, the transformed nobles follow the blazing boat out to ... |
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Помните Елизабет, нали? Едно съвсем обикновено момиченце, което обича да ходи на кино, да ѝ купуват несесери в крещящи цветове и ненужни скрънчита и мечтае да има Ютюб канал. Само дето преди три месеца Бети се бе върнала от пътешествие във Вълшебната страна, където бе успяла да открие Живата вода и да помогне на болната си майка с нея. Лошото е, че никой не ѝ вярва. Е, не точно никой. Като разказва за приключенията си на вуйчо си, той я води в Народната библиотека, от където да вземат ръкописа на Константин. Той разказва историята на Ибрис и Изидор Франка, на Медния град и една надвиснала беда. Не щеш ли, ... |
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Луксозното издание е придружено от специално приложение: книгата Елесар. ... Тронът на Коперник е втора част от трилогията Сивият път , вдъхновена от великия Дж. Р. Р. Толкин . Книгата предлага на читателите приказно пътуване в света на една удивителна планета, населена с хора, неандерталци, джуджета и други странни създания."Старото джудже се прокашля и поглади брадата си. – Не обичаме ние, джуджетата, сълзи да проливаме на раздяла. То е като вадене на зъб. По-добре - раз! - и всичко да свърши. Толкоз по-щастлива ще е новата среща, ако ли писано е да я има. Върви, Нусафер Елхаджиб, върви натам, където съдбата ти ... |
