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“I am a Phenomenon Quite Out of the Ordinary”
“I am a Phenomenon Quite Out of the Ordinary”
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Language of Conformity and Dissent
Language of Conformity and Dissent
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Brodsky Through the Eyes of His Contemporaries (Vol 2)
Brodsky Through the Eyes of His Contemporaries (Vol 2)
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Rabbi Marcus Jastrow and His Vision for the Reform of Judaism
Rabbi Marcus Jastrow and His Vision for the Reform of Judaism
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Ivan Franko and His Community
Ivan Franko and His Community
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Bodies That Work
Bodies That Work
Bodies That Work describes the redefinition of the invisible, fragmented, and commodified African American female body. In Progressive America, black women began to use their bodies in new ways and ventured into professions in which they had typically not been represented. They were bodies that worked—that labored, functioned, and achieved in collective empowerment and that overcame racial, ethnic, and class divides and grappled with the ideas and values of political, financial, and intellectual leadership, thereby dispelling the ingrained stereotypes of womanhood associated with slavery. Based on archival materials and historical documents, Bodies That Work examines four women who reinterpreted and reorganized the historically divided black female body and positioned it within the body politic: Sarah Breedlove Walker, or Madam C.J. Walker (1867–1919), an entrepreneur; Emma Azalia Hackley (1867–1922), an opera singer; Meta Warrick Fuller (1877–1968), a sculptor; and Josephine Baker (1906–1975), an international performer. Each reshaped a different part of the female body: the hair (Walker), the womb and hands (Fuller), the vocal cords (Hackley), and the torso (Baker), all of which had been denigrated during slavery and which continued to be devalued by white patriarchy in their time. Alleviating racial and gender prejudices through their work, these women provided alternative images of black womanhood. The book’s focus on individual body parts inspires new insights within race and gender studies by visualizing the processes by which women lost/gained autonomy, aspiration, and leadership and demonstrating how the black female body was made (in)visible in the body politic.
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Understanding the Women of Mozart's Operas
Understanding the Women of Mozart's Operas
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Mozart and Enlightenment Semiotics
Mozart and Enlightenment Semiotics
In this groundbreaking, historically-informed semiotic study of late eighteenth-century music, Stephen Rumph focuses on Mozart to explore musical meaning within the context of Enlightenment sign and language theory. Illuminating his discussion with French, British, German, and Italian writings on signs and language, Rumph analyzes movements from Mozart’s symphonies, concertos, operas, and church music. He argues that Mozartian semiosis is best understood within the empiricist tradition of Condillac, Vico, Herder, or Adam Smith, which emphasized the constitutive role of signs within human cognition. Recognizing that the rationalist model of neoclassical rhetoric has guided much recent work on Mozart and his contemporaries, Rumph demonstrates how the dialogic tension between opposing paradigms enabled the composer to negotiate contradictions within Enlightenment thought.
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Marcus Simaika
Marcus Simaika
Marcus Pasha Simaika (1864-1944) was born to a prominent Coptic family on the eve of the inauguration of the Suez Canal and the British occupation of Egypt. From a young age, he developed a passion for Coptic heritage and devoted his life to shedding light on centuries of Christian Egyptian history that had been neglected by ignorance or otherwise belittled and despised. He was not a professional archaeologist, an excavator, or a specialist scholar of Coptic language and literature. Rather, his achievement lies in his role as a visionary administrator who used his status to pursue relentlessly his dream of founding a Coptic Museum and preserving endangered monuments. During his lengthy career, first as a civil servant, then as a legislator and member of the Coptic community council, he maneuvered endlessly between the patriarch and the church hierarchy, the Coptic community council, the British authorities, and the government to bring them together in his fight to save Coptic heritage.This fascinating biography draws upon Simaika's unpublished memoirs as well as on other documents and photographs from the Simaika family archive to deepen our understanding of several important themes of modern Egyptian history: the development of Coptic archaeology and heritage studies, Egyptian-British interactions during the colonial and semi-colonial eras, shifting balances in the interaction of clergymen and the lay Coptic community, and the ever-sensitive evolution of relations between Copts and their Muslim countrymen.
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Beethoven, A Life
Beethoven, A Life
This internationally bestselling biography of Ludwig van Beethoven, now translated into English for the first time, offers connoisseurs and newcomers alike an unparalleled story of the composer’s life and works. With unprecedented access to the archives at the Beethoven House in Bonn, renowned Beethoven conductor and scholar Jan Caeyers expertly weaves together a deeply human and complex image of Beethoven—his troubled youth, his unpredictable mood swings, his desires, relationships, and conflicts with family and friends, the mysteries surrounding his affair with the “immortal beloved,” and the dramatic tale of his deafness. Caeyers also offers new insights into Beethoven’s music and its gradual transformation from the work of a skilled craftsman into that of a consummate artist. Demonstrating an impressive command of the vast scholarship on this iconic composer, Caeyers brings Beethoven’s world alive with elegant prose, memorable musical descriptions, and vivid depictions of Bonn and Vienna—the cities where Beethoven produced and performed his works. Caeyers explores how Beethoven’s career was impacted by the historical and philosophical shifts taking place in the music world, and conversely, how his own trajectory changed the course of the music industry. Equal parts absorbing cultural history and lively biography, Beethoven, A Life paints a complex portrait of the musical genius who redefined the musical style of his day and went on to become one of the great pillars of Western art music.

 
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Epic Journey
Epic Journey
Wasyl Andreievych Kushnir was born in Ukraine in 1923, and was witness to the tragedies and horrors of the early years of collectivization under the Soviet regime in his homeland. His father fought in the Ukrainian National Army against the Russian Bolshevik invasion and ultimate occupation of Ukraine, and his grandfather was murdered by Chekist Bolsheviks. Early in Wasyl's life, his family's home and all personal possessions were confiscated by the communist authorities, and both parents were exiled, his father to Siberia, and mother to a prison in Mariopol. His uncle Danylo was also arrested and exiled to forced labor in Siberia, and then to Komi SSR. During this period, Ukraine experienced genocidal famine, and Wasyl himself suffered hunger during the Ukrainian Holodomor, in which millions perished. Upon the escape of his parents from prison camps, the family reunited, only to be torn apart again during World War II when Wasyl was taken by the Nazis as a slave laborer to Germany. At the war's conclusion, Wasyl drove trucks for the American Army in Germany, and married his wife, Maria, also a forced labor survivor, who bore him two sons. The family ultimately emigrated to Mississippi, and then Chicago, Illinois where two other children were born. Wasyl pursued the American dream, sought an education, and was ultimately successful in business, retiring in Florida where he spent his last years. The story of Wasyl’s life, which extended almost a century, is told by his son Andrei in his father’s voice. Andrei combined his father’s memories, written longhand in Ukrainian, with translated documents and additional narrative. This non-fiction work attests to the struggle for survival under the harsh Soviet regime in Ukraine, the courage and persistence of one remarkable man, the importance of family, and the strength and endurance of the human spirit.
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Being Hal Ashby
Being Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby (1929–1988) was always an outsider, and as a director he brought an outsider's perspective to Hollywood cinema. After moving to California from a Mormon household in Utah, he created eccentric films that reflected the uncertain social climate of the 1970s. Whether it is his enduring cult classic Harold and Maude (1971) or the iconic Being There (1979), Ashby's artistry is unmistakable. His skill for blending intense drama with off-kilter comedy attracted A-list actors and elicited powerful performances from Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail (1973), Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in Shampoo (1975), and Jon Voight and Jane Fonda in Coming Home (1979). Yet the man behind these films is still something of a mystery.In Being Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel, author Nick Dawson for the first time tells the story of a man whose thoughtful and challenging body of work continues to influence modern filmmakers and whose life was as dramatic and unconventional as his films. Ashby began his career as an editor, and it did not take long for his talents to be recognized. He won an Academy Award in 1967 for editing In the Heat of the Night and leveraged his success as an editor to pursue his true passion: directing. Crafting seminal films that steered clear of mainstream conventions yet attracted both popular and critical praise, Ashby became one of the quintessential directors of the 1970s New Hollywood movement.No matter how much success Ashby achieved, he was never able to escape the ghosts of his troubled childhood. The divorce of his parents, his father's suicide, and his own marriage and divorce – all before the age of nineteen – led to a lifelong struggle with drugs for which he became infamous in Hollywood. And yet, contrary to mythology, it was not Ashby's drug abuse that destroyed his career but a fundamental mismatch between the director and the stifling climate of 1980s studio filmmaking. Although his name may not be recognized by many of today's filmgoers, Hal Ashby is certainly familiar to filmmakers. Despite his untimely death in 1988, his legacy of innovation and individuality continues to influence a generation of independent directors, including Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, and the Coen brothers, who place substance and style above the pursuit of box-office success.In this groundbreaking and exhaustively researched biography, Nick Dawson draws on firsthand interviews and personal papers from Ashby's estate to offer an intimate look at the tumultuous life of an artist unwilling to conform or compromise.
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Grace of Monaco - The True Story (Unabridged)
Grace of Monaco - The True Story (Unabridged)
It was one of the most famous romances of the 20th century – Europe's most eligible bachelor, Prince Rainier of Monaco, and America's most beautiful movie star, the Academy Award-winning actress Grace Kelly, fell in love against the backdrop of the closest thing the modern world has to a magical kingdom, the French Riviera's Principality of Monaco. Told with affection and humor, and written with the unprecedented cooperation of Prince Rainier III and his children, Prince Albert, Princess Caroline, and Princess Stephanie, Grace of Monaco takes readers beneath the surface glitz and the glamour of Monte Carlo for a never-to-be-forgotten portrait of the House of Grimaldi.
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Alive - The Story of the Andes Survivors (Unabridged)
Alive - The Story of the Andes Survivors (Unabridged)
On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks, they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive,these men and women not only had to keep their faith, they had to make an impossible decision: Should they eat the flesh of their dead friends? A remarkable story of endurance and determination, Alive is the dramatic bestselling account of one of the most harrowing quests for survival in modern times.
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DF Malan and the Rise of Afrikaner Nationalism
DF Malan and the Rise of Afrikaner Nationalism
In 1948 the Dutch Reformed minister D.F. Malan led the National Party to victory and set up the policy of apartheid. Today grimfaced photographs of NP leaders like Malan and his successors have come to symbolise a system of racial oppression. Yet, when Malan was asked on his deathbed what he considered the most important service he had rendered during his political career, he answered, 'that I could serve my nation; that I could unite my people'. This biography tries to understand this contradiction: how a man who earnestly sought to build a nation could also contribute to a legacy that continues to scar a country. Malan's personal and political life developed against the backdrop of the rise in Afrikaner nationalism in the years following the South African War. To understand Malan the man is also to understand the people who elected him as their leader.
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Афган. Баграм. Разведка. Альбом 781-го ордена Красной Звезды ОРБ
Афган. Баграм. Разведка. Альбом 781-го ордена Красной Звезды ОРБ
Книга посвящена подвигу разведчиков 781-го отдельного разведбатальона, известного как Баграмский. В войне, которая закончилась четверть века назад, не поставлена точка. Собранные материалы имеют высокую степень достоверности благодаря тщательной работе с архивными документами. Многие рассказы участников афганской войны, порой предельно откровенные, будут опубликованы впервые. Все фамилии и операции, описанные в книге, подлинные. Книга будет интересна не только военным, прошедшим горячие точки, но и молодежи, а также всем, кто интересуется военной историей.
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Hullumeelsed ja geniaalsed aastad "Top Geari" telgitagustes
Hullumeelsed ja geniaalsed aastad "Top Geari" telgitagustes
13 aastat, 22 seeriat ja 175 saadet oli Richard Porter „TopGeari” toimetaja, alates esimesest nõrgukesest pilootsaatest 2002. aastalkuni 2015. aasta maikuus salvestatud viimase saateni, mida juhtisid JeremyClarkson, Richard Hammond ja James May.Koos veedetud aja jooksul hävitasid nad autosid, algatasid diplomaatilisiintsidente, süütasid haagissuvilaid, peaaegu hukkasid ühe oma saatejuhi ningsuutsid imekombel muuta viletsa BBC Two autosaate Emmyga pärjatud ja rekordeidpurustavaks publikumagnetiks. See raamat pajatab lugusid ühe läbi aegadeedukaima telesaate telgitagustest: murtud luudest, lendavatest autodest,vihastest maakatest ning Jeremy Clarksoni salajasest hüüdnimest. RichardPorter paljastab ekraanitaguseid katastroofe, mis olid koomilisemad kui mistahes ekraanile jõudnud palad, ning selgitab, mida tähendas töötamineisehakanud „jõulises autosaates”, millest kogemata sai üleilmne fenomen.Richard Porter töötas koos Jeremy Clarksoni, Richard Hammondi ja James Mayga13 aastat toimetajana BBC saates „Top Gear” ning toimetuse kaastöötajanaajakirjas Top Gear.288 lk
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Summary, Analysis, and Review of Ashlee Vance's Elon Musk (Unabridged)
Summary, Analysis, and Review of Ashlee Vance's Elon Musk (Unabridged)
Summary, Analysis, and Review of Ashlee Vance's Elon Musk PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Ashlee Vance's Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future includes a summary of the book, review, analysis & key takeaways, and detailed About the Author section. PREVIEW: Ashlee Vance's Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future is a biography of tech developer and entrepreneur Elon Musk. Musk is famous as the CEO of Tesla, which makes electric car, and SpaceX, a private rocket developer. Musk was born in South Africa. His mother, Maye, was a model and his father, Errol, was an electrical engineer. Musk had a difficult childhood, and was often bullied in school. His parents divorced when he was nine and he and his brother, Kimbal, went to live with their father. Errol was a very unpleasant man, and treated the boys coldly and perhaps abusively. The trauma of his chi
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The Mickey Rourke Handbook - Everything you need to know about Mickey Rourke
The Mickey Rourke Handbook - Everything you need to know about Mickey Rourke
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Rosemary Verey
Rosemary Verey
Rosemary Verey was the last of the great English garden legends. Although she embraced gardening late in life, she quickly achieved international renown. She was the acknowledged apostle of the “English style,” on display at her home at Barnsley House, the “must have” adviser to the rich and famous, including Prince Charles and Elton John, and a beloved and wildly popular lecturer in America. A child of a generation born between the two World Wars, she could have easily lived a predictable and comfortable life, devoted to her family, church, and horses, but a devastating accident changed her life, and with her architect-husband, she went on to create the gardens at their home that became a mandatory stop on every garden tour in the 1980s and 1990s. At sixty-two, she wrote her first book, followed by seventeen more in twenty years. Her husband’s death, shortly after her career began, added a financial imperative to her ambition. By force of character, hard work, and determination, she tirelessly promoted herself and her garden lessons, traveling worldwide to lecture, sell books, and strengthen her network. She was a natural teacher, encouraging her American fans to believe that they were fully capable of creating beautiful gardens while validating their quest for a native vernacular. She also re-introduced the English to their own gardening traditions. Drawing from garden history and its literature, she developed a language of classical formal design, embellished with her exuberant planting style. Here is her story, recounted by Barbara Paul Robinson (a successful Manhattan attorney who worked with Ms. Verey as a volunteer), who saw her as both a person and a professional, and who was close to her for the last twenty years of her life. A demanding and sometimes truculent taskmaster, and a relentless perfectionist, Rosemary Verey, in her life as in her work, was the very personification of the English garden style.
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Room to Dream
Room to Dream
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER David Lynch – co-creator of Twin Peaks and writer and director of groundbreaking films such as Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive – opens up about a lifetime of extraordinary creativity, the friendships he has made along the way and the struggles he has faced to bring his projects to fruition. Room to Dream is both an astonishing memoir told in Lynch’s own words and a landmark biography based on hundreds of interviews, that offers unique insights into the life and mind of one of the world’s most enigmatic and original artists.
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Crossing The Gates of Alaska:
Crossing The Gates of Alaska:
The snow forms the beginning of a near vertical chute that falls at least a thousand feet. My feet, shaking, manage to hug the thin edge of solid rock. I feel my heart creep to my throat and warm sweat drip down my back, defying the subzero Arctic air. Somehow I reach a plateau and think the worst is behind me. I couldn't be more wrong. This is the story of Dave Metz's death-defying, breathtaking, and passionate journey through the Arctic outback. Driven by his lifetime reverence for the outdoors, Dave, with the help of his two beloved Airedale terrier dogs, embarks on a three-month epic of survival and astonishing determination that rivals the most daring world-class explorations. I find myself on a gigantic trench hemmed in on both sides by peaks that look like ice-daggers from another world. The idea that I'm at the mercy of the wild sinks in. . .and I desperately want out of this endless, icebound maze. Skiing up frozen rivers, enduring bitter nights at twenty below zero, and staggering across vast reaches of barren tundra and scrub woodlands, Metz's unprecedented 600-mile trek took him to the remotest regions of the untamed North. In frightening and stunning detail, he shows us an unwavering spirit and a compelling sense of adventure that can only be satisfied when truly free. . . Dave Metz has been to Alaska over a dozen times in the last twenty years. He's kayaked across Alaska twice, once with his beloved dog Jonny riding in the bow, and lived there for two years in remote locations. He's also kayaked and trekked in Peru, Brazil, Canada, and Borneo, and has hiked across most of Oregon and Washington. Despite his forays away from home, he managed to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Portland State University, where he also did course work in zoology. He currently works for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife as a seasonal fish biologist. In addition to studying mammals and the preservation of indigenous cultures in rain forest regions, he continues zealously to embark on wilderness survival and exploration adventures, cycling, and hiking trips. He lives Philomath, Oregon.
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Иллюзия алкоголизма и наркомании
Иллюзия алкоголизма и наркомании
Я хочу поделиться с вами опытом своей уже прошлой жизни. Адский алкоголизм, который длился у меня долгие годы, не прекращаясь буквально ни на одно мгновение, по своей сути превратился в мой смысл жизни. Каких только попыток я не предпринимал для того, чтобы бросить пить, а именно, всевозможные кодировки, уколы, вшивание, гипноз, токотерапия, иглоукалывание, вплоть до дикого сумасшествия по обращению к разного рода жуликам и психам, экстрасенсы, колдуны, ведьмы, гадалки и т. д. Раскрою вам все тайны!!!
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Dying
Dying
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 STELLA PRIZE In the year before her death, as she struggled with an untreatable illness, Cory Taylor began to write about her experiences, the patterns of her life, and of those she had lost. Dying is about vulnerability and strength, courage and humility, and anger. It is also about the acceptance that it takes to live a good life and say goodbye to it in peace.
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Brothers and Keepers
Brothers and Keepers
Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman’s seminal memoir about two brothers – one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive. Wideman recalls the capture of his younger brother Robby, details the subsequent trials that resulted in a sentence of life in prison, and provides vivid views of the American prison system. A gripping, unsettling account, Brothers and Keepers weighs the bonds of blood, tenderness and guilt that connect him to his brother and measures the distance that lies between them.
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The Lonely City
The Lonely City
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 GORDON BURN PRIZE CHOSEN AS 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' BY Observer Guardian Telegraph Irish Times New Statesman Times Literary Supplement Herald When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving fluidly between the works and lives of some of the city's most compelling artists, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be resisted and redeemed.
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Guantánamo Diary
Guantánamo Diary
The first and only diary written by a Guantánamo detainee during his imprisonment, now with previous censored material restored. Mohamedou Ould Slahi was imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay in 2002. There he suffered the worst of what the prison had to offer, including months of sensory deprivation, torture and sexual assault. In October 2016 he was released without charge. This is his extraordinary story.
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Slave Girl
Slave Girl
Born in Newcastle in 1976, from the age of three, the very people who meant to be looking after and protecting Sarah Forsyth were sexually abusing her. Somehow she managed to overcome the hurt and heartbreak of a horrific childhood, and build a new and happy life for herself as a nursery nurse. Then, one day, Sarah spotted a newspaper advert for a job in a creche in Amsterdam. Thrilled by the prospect of a fresh start away from Newcastle and all the memories it held, she eagerly signed up. But within minutes of arriving in Amsterdam her life began to fall apart. There was no creche and no job: Sarah was a victim of sex-trafficking. Fed cocaine and cannabis, and forced at gunpoint to work as a prostitute in the red light district of Amsterdam, Sarah was turned from a young innocent English girl into a desperate and terrified crack whore. Riddled with fear about what her pimps would do to her if they caught her trying to run away, it took Sarah almost a year to find the strength to fight back and escape. But, unlike many of the girls that she was forced to live and work beside, she did get away. Sarah Forsyth is a survivor. This is her heart-rending story.
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Beware of Cat
Beware of Cat
One sunny day on his postal route, Vincent Wyckoff crosses the path of an elderly gentleman whistling for his lost parakeet. The old man is upset, and Wyckoff moves down the block slowly, looking high and low, hoping to spot the little bird. He reaches the man's house and offers sympathy to his wife, who smiles sadly and says, "We haven't had that bird for twenty-five years."

Letter carriers like Wyckoff walk through the same neighborhood each day, observing the lives and routines of its residents. They learn its stories, make connections between people, and, in many ways, become the common thread that connects neighbors to one another. Along Wyckoff's mail route, Native American children teach him about totems. He finds assistance for a reclusive chain-smoking book collector who can't maintain his property. He delivers a much-delayed registered letter mailed from Saigon in 1976. Over the years, Wyckoff sees the neighborhood of blue-collar retirees change as a diverse group of younger people move in and raise their families.

Celebrating the triumphs in everyday life and demonstrating the danger of trusting first impressions, Beware of Cat reveals the inner workings of an ordinary place of extraordinary interest.
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Генералы и полковники РККА в плену в годы Великой Отечественной войны
Генералы и полковники РККА в плену в годы Великой Отечественной войны
Новая монография уральского историка Олега Нуждина, автора получивших известность в научных кругах исследований «Уманский “котел”: Трагедия 6‐й и 12‐й армий» (2015), «Незабытые. О трагедии и подвиге 22‐й армии РККА» (2015), «Битва за Киев» (2017), «Севастополь осенью 1941 года: хроника осажденного города» (2017), «Севастополь в июне 1942 года: хроника осажденного города» (2013) – две последние написаны в соавторстве с С. Рузаевым, а также других популярных у читателей книг о Великой Отечественной войне, повествует о трагической судьбе старших командиров Красной Армии (генералов, комиссаров высшего ранга, полковников и т. п.), по тем или иным обстоятельствам попавших в ходе боевых действий 1941–1945 годов во вражеский плен. Автор разбирает персональные сюжеты нескольких десятков исторических фигурантов, при этом привлекая мало знакомые широкой общественности документальные свидетельства о реальном поведении выбранных персонажей, что позволяет ему уточнить многие оценки прошлых лет и сегодняшние прочтения тех далеких от нас событий. Книга адресована широкому кругу читателей, интересующихся историей Отечества. Автор выражает искреннюю признательность Евгению Федорченко и Александру Полищуку за оказанную помощь при создании этой книги.
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Penguin Bloom
Penguin Bloom
They saved a little bird . . . And in return she saved them too After a near-fatal fall left Sam Bloom paralysed, no one – not her husband Cameron, nor their three boys – could reach her in the darkest days of her struggle. But everything changed when a new member of the family unexpectedly landed in their lives: an injured magpie chick abandoned after she fell from her nest, whom they named Penguin Bloom. Powerful and tender, Penguin Bloom is a beautifully written account of how compassion, friendship and family can come from unexpected places.
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Alexander McQueen. Krew pod skórą
Alexander McQueen. Krew pod skórą
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Уоррен Баффетт. Танцуя к богатству!
Уоррен Баффетт. Танцуя к богатству!
Биография всемирно известного инвестора в формате эссе, статей и историй из жизни. Уоррен Баффетт и Кэрол Лумис – колумнист Fortune и лучший друг самого автора – рассказывают о правилах ведения бизнеса, достижениях, ошибках и формировании стратегий инвестирования одного из самых влиятельных людей мира по версии журнала Forbes. «Уоррен невероятно последователен в своем видении и принципах. Его аналитика и понимание рынков не имеют себе равных. В 1996 году я написал, что не встречал никого, кто умел бы так четко оценить бизнес. И я ни на секунду не изменил свое мнение. Надеюсь, что многие, даже те, кто знает этого выдающегося лидера и филантропа, с удовольствием прочитают эту книгу. Я – точно».
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Уоррен Баффетт. Танцуя к богатству!
Уоррен Баффетт. Танцуя к богатству!
Биография всемирно известного инвестора в формате эссе, статей и историй из жизни. Уоррен Баффетт и Кэрол Лумис – колумнист Fortune и лучший друг самого автора – рассказывают о правилах ведения бизнеса, достижениях, ошибках и формировании стратегий инвестирования одного из самых влиятельных людей мира по версии журнала Forbes. «Уоррен невероятно последователен в своем видении и принципах. Его аналитика и понимание рынков не имеют себе равных. В 1996 году я написал, что не встречал никого, кто умел бы так четко оценить бизнес. И я ни на секунду не изменил свое мнение. Надеюсь, что многие, даже те, кто знает этого выдающегося лидера и филантропа, с удовольствием прочитают эту книгу. Я – точно». Книга озвучена с помощью искусственного интеллекта.
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The Female Gaze
The Female Gaze
#1 New Release in Women in Art, Movie Directors, and Feminist Theory ─ Inspiring biographies of women who make movies With the success of Patty Jenkins’s  Wonder Woman  and the rise of the MeToo movement, women creators in film are more important than ever. Movies with a female perspective:  You may have heard the term “male gaze,” coined in the 1970s to talk about what happens to viewers when the majority of art and entertainment has been made by the one gender perspective. So, what about the opposite? Women have been making movies since the very beginning of cinema. What does the world look like through the “female gaze”? Movies made by women:   The Female Gaze  comprises of a list detailing the essential movies from the past and present made by women. It delves into what the female perspective gives to each of the films. A collection of fascinating biographies:  Discover brilliantly talented and accomplished women filmmakers, both world renowned and obscure, who have shaped the film industry in ways rarely fully acknowledged. Learn about the hidden figures of filmmaking and about the acclaimed luminaries of the past and present. Readers will learn: The accomplishments of numerous women in film such as Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Kathryn Bigelow,  Lady Bird’s  Greta Gerwig and moreThe lives of these women and the struggles they faced carving a place for themselves in the film industryHow these women’s unique voices shaped the films they made and influenced all the film world An essential movie list by women:   The Female Gaze  contains multiple mini-essays written by a variety of diverse female film critics, about a woman or a movie made by women that they love. A guidebook for movie lovers who want to support women in film!
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Офицеры казачьих войск. Опыт мартиролога
Офицеры казачьих войск. Опыт мартиролога
Настоящее издание продолжает серию мартирологов русского офицерства (ранее были выпущены книги, посвященные офицерам гвардии, армейской кавалерии, флота, артиллерии и участникам начала белой борьбы на Юге России) и дает представление о судьбах офицеров казачьих войск, остававшихся в живых ко времени крушения российской государственности осенью 1917 года. В нем собраны имена офицеров, погибших в Белом движении в 1917-1922 г., умерших в эмиграции, расстрелянных большевиками в ходе «красного террора» во время Гражданской войны, а также оставшихся в России (в том числе и мобилизованных большевиками) и репрессированных в 1920-1930-х годах. То есть мартиролог включает имена тех казачьих офицеров, о чьей судьбе после 1917 г. удалось найти какие-либо сведения, за исключением тех, кто вполне благополучно остался на советской службе. В мартиролог включались не только лица, служившие в казачьих войсках к 1917 г., но и произведенные в офицеры во время Гражданской войны (до осени 1924, т.е до конца существования Русской Армии), а также офицеры других родов войск, служившие во время Гражданской войны в казачьих частях. Помимо офицеров, учитывались по возможности и служившие в казачьих частях военные чиновники и классный медицинский персонал, а также юнкера и кадеты Донского корпуса, находившиеся в его составе в годы Гражданской войны. В общей сложности в книге приводятся справки о 19 070 чел.
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Исповедь экономического убийцы
Исповедь экономического убийцы
Книга Дж.Перкинса – первый в мире автобиографический рассказ о жизни, подготовке и методах деятельности особой сверхзасекреченной группы «экономических убийц» – профессионалов высочайшего уровня, призванных работать с высшими политическими и экономическими лидерами интересующих США стран мира. В книге-исповеди, ставшей в США и Европе бестселлером, Дж.Перкинс раскрывает тайные пружины мировой экономической политики, объясняет странные «совпадения» и «случайности» недавнего времени, круто изменившие нашу жизнь.
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A Normal Life
A Normal Life
Johnny's Girl , the prequel, was praised widely by National media; interview coverage included NPR's «Fresh Air.» Hallmark Entertainment Movie’s Johnny’s Girl (June 1995 theater release) based on the book, stars Treat Williams as the father and Mia Kirshner as Kim Rich. Author working with Los Angeles producer on developing a cable TV series based on Johnny’s Girl . Empowering story for readers about becoming self-reliant, motivated, and resilient to succeed in spite of the many obstacles including: being orphaned; overcoming an abusive and neglectful childhood; being diagnosed with breast cancer; coping with a family member with dementia. Of value and inspiration to parents using fertility drugs to start a family and families adopting children. Of interest to fans of Sopranos TV show organized crime family and Alaska Reality TV fans.
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Two for the Road
Two for the Road
Roads are for journeys, not destinations.

In 2003 Melbourne couple Shirley Hardy-Rix and her husband Brian Rix fulfilled a lifelong ambition of motorcycling across the world.

In an incredible 350-day journey, they would do everything they'd ever dreamed of as well as getting much more than they'd bargained for. Crossing 27 countries and covering 56,671 kilometres, they raced around the Isle of Man motorcycle circuit on Mad Sunday, survived Iran's traffic and travelled through Taliban strongholds under armed guard. Shirley and Brian's story is an epic account of the ups and downs of seeing the world on two wheels – from the frustrations of potholes and flat tyres, to the splendour of some of Europe and Asia's most awe-inspiring sights.

Full of terrific anecdotes, down-to-earth humour and practical advice, Two for the Road is a must for anyone who's ever imagined escaping the daily grind to experience the romance of the open road.
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To Do and to Endure
To Do and to Endure
"In her portrayal of the life of Sister Catherine Donnelly, founder of the Sisters of Service, author Jeanne Beck has succeeded in weaving a tapestry rich in texture, broad in scope and deeply revealing of the character of a memorable Canadian woman." –Brian F. Hogan, C.S.B. When teacher Catherine Donnelly first arrived in Western Canada from Ontario in 1918, she discovered two things: first, the need for a Catholic presence in the rural public schools of the west, and second, her own calling to be a religious. Catherine saw that the west was growing rapidly, and that there was a lack of religious guidance for the people of the region, particularly the immigrants coming from other countries. She looked to existing Catholic orders as a means of reaching these people, but found that none of the orders were willing to accept Catherine’s radical ideas, such as her refusal to wear the traditional nun’s habit, and her strong belief in the individuality of members of orders. Catherine founded the Sisters of Service in 1922, and through this new order was able to make an impact on the lives of townspeople and students in prairie schools of the west. In this biography, Jeanne Beck reconstructs the extraordinary life of Sister Catherine Donnelly. The well-researched account is at once informative and inspiring a fitting tribute to the woman who believed «the spiritual life and the intellectual life have the same root deep in the unity of the intelligence.»
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Lifesaving for Beginners
Lifesaving for Beginners
Red Hen's promotional efforts for this title will include:

• Packaged ARC mailing 4-6 months pre pub date to a core list of 30+ reviewers, booksellers, media contacts, professors, and librarians (package includes 2-7 other titles from the C list in the same season that fit together in some way), with a focus on publications dealing with suicide and mental illness.

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Bangkok Busted You Go to Jail for Sure
Bangkok Busted You Go to Jail for Sure
Of all the thousands of stories he had written across his lifetime, author and journalist William John Stapleton had never been happier to write the words "The End" than when he completed The Twilight Soi series with the short book "Bangkok Busted: You Go To Jail For Sure".

The series began in an anguished state after the author wrote a book detailing the decline of Bangkok's famous strip of go-go boy bars known as Soi Twilight, a narrow street adjacent to Bangkok's oldest red light district Patpong and telling the deeply personal, embarrassing and hurtful story of being ripped off by one of the streets better known denizens.

Much had changed in the two years since he began the series.

The writer finally got his pet project, A Sense of Place Publishing off the ground and finally settled in his current city of choice, Bangkok.

But one thing that did not change was the vengeful pursuit of those who did not want to succeed.The book exposes routine robbery of tourists, issuing of death threats to those who did not voluntarily walk away after being stolen from and the tentacles of corruption that ran up and down from the colourful neon lit strip known as Soi Twilight.
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Хроника сердца. Георгий Бурков
Хроника сердца. Георгий Бурков
Замечательный русский актер Георгий Иванович Бурков оставил большое литературное наследие, в том числе массу записных книжек и тетрадок, исписанных быстрым неразборчивым почерком, в которых тайные мысли и интимные желания перемежались с черновиками театральных сценариев и литературных эссе. Бурков всю свою жизнь готовился к большой литературной работе, но кроме интервью и газетных статей ничего не печатал. Он писал для себя. Вдова актера Татьяна Ухарова не только дала разрешение на публикацию «тайного» труда своего мужа, но и во многом способствовала появлению этой книги. Теперь у всех, кто любит и помнит Георгия Буркова, есть уникальная возможность узнать каким он был. Перед вами – жизнь, полная страданий, поисков, ошибок и прозрений. Жизнь ума и жизнь души. Настоящая жизнь.
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Георгий Бурков. Дневники, размышления, сюжеты
Георгий Бурков. Дневники, размышления, сюжеты
Георгий Бурков не писал мемуары. Он вообще выпадает из общего контекста. Только наедине со своей совестью перед листом чистой бумаги, которому доверяет свои сокровенные мысли. О стране, народе, театре и о жизни, где ему судьба преподносила встречу с интересными людьми. Дневники, в своем роде, пророческие, с болью в сердце обо всем, что так было дорого ему. И вот Георгий Бурков, которого все знали как прекрасного актера, режиссера, сценариста, открывается перед зрителями совершенно с незнакомой им стороны. Глоток чистого воздуха – определение, который дает народ, читая отрывки из дневников Георгия Ивановича.
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Получить желаемое через тело
Получить желаемое через тело
Диана Кольчук – профессиональный телесный психотерапевт и мастер женских практик. Диана руководила национальной теле-радио компанией, была генеральным директором со штатом более 300 человек. В 27 лет Диана стала «Женщиной года в России» в сфере маркетинга и рекламы. Но в один момент изменилось ВСЕ! Пройдя собственный тяжелейший кризис, клиническую смерть и развод, Диана уехала в Индию и Непал постигать себя, искать выход из тяжелейшей депрессии и изучать женские практики. Последние 10 лет Диана помогает женщинам кардинально трансформировать жизнь через тело. Более 20 000 довольных женщин уже изменили свою жизнь к лучшему с помощью Дианы. Теперь ваша очередь!
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To the Spring Equinox and Beyond
To the Spring Equinox and Beyond
This classic Japanese story by Soseki Netsume—the foremost novelist of the Meiji Period—is a masterpiece of Japanese literature.This book demonstrates Soseki Natsume's ability to dissect and elucidate the human personality in all its complexity. Here, his facile blending of narrative, extended monologue and sharp dialog leaves the reader with an almost personal knowledge of the characters. We are introduced to Keitaro, a recent college graduate hunting for his first job; he is the hero through whose eyes the other characters are seen. There is also Morimoto, the young adventurer with his tall tales; Sunaga, a troubled young man whose moving story forms the center of the novel; Taguchi, Sunaga's fun–loving yet practical uncle; Matsumoto, another uncle–a high–class «idler,» but wise in his own way; and Chiyoko, Sunaga's cousin and apparently the cause of much of his distress.Keitaro does not merely tell us the story of the others, however. Their lives are a part of his elucidation beyond that of the world of academia, and his knowing them enables him eventually to experience, however directly or indirectly, the romantic, the practical, the philosophical, and the existential.
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Oszustki. Naciągaczki, fałszerki, kameleony
Oszustki. Naciągaczki, fałszerki, kameleony
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50 лидеров, которые изменили историю
50 лидеров, которые изменили историю
В этой захватывающей и познавательной книге читатель найдёт описание ключевых качеств, благодаря которым 50 наиболее харизматичных и вдохновляющих лидеров в мировой истории добились признания в политике, религии, культуре и искусстве. Предлагаем вам познакомиться с этой книгой, чтобы выяснить, как эти люди снискали известность, а порой и дурную славу. Узнайте, как развивались замыслы великих лидеров, начиная с Александра Македонского – и до Нельсона Манделы. Окунитесь в увлекательное повествование, сочетающее в себе исследование биографии, описание хронологии, анализ обстоятельств, тактик и принятых решений. Всё это в комбинации с занимательным слогом автора превращает рассказ о жизни и успехе великих лидеров прошлого в произведение, актуальное и по сей день.
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Алан Гринспен. Самый влиятельный человек мировой экономики
Алан Гринспен. Самый влиятельный человек мировой экономики
Биография Алана Гринспена, самого влиятельного человека мировой экономики, в коллекционном оформлении. Мастер манипуляции, оракул деловых решений и фанат Айн Рэнд. История Алана Гринспена – это история современных финансов, которую необходимо знать каждому, кто стремится принимать верные стратегические решения. В формате PDF A4 сохранен издательский макет книги.
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Операция «Шедевр»
Операция «Шедевр»
В каждой главе – накал и интриги для голливудского сценария. Арт-детектив Роберт Уиттман, живая легенда ФБР, рассказывает реальные истории о своих операциях в мире искусства. Он спас картины Рембрандта, Писсарро, Моне, Пикассо и других. Роберт Уиттман 20 лет служил специальным агентом ФБР. Он помог создать Бюро по борьбе с преступлениями в сфере искусства и был его старшим следователем. Уиттман представлял США по всему миру, участвуя в расследованиях и обучая полицию и музеи разных стран методам расследования, возвращения предметов искусства и мерам безопасности. В настоящее время он президент собственной международной арт-охранной компании Robert Wittman. Джон Шиффман – автор книги «Операция „Шедевр“» Джон Шиффман – следственный репортер информационного агентства Reuters. Он юрист, в прошлом – заместитель директора программы стипендиатов Белого дома, обладатель десятков журналистских наград и финалист Пулитцеровской премии в 2009 году.
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Diving-Bell And The Butterfly
Diving-Bell And The Butterfly
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Коломенцы – звёзды советского спорта
Коломенцы – звёзды советского спорта
В книге рассказывается о коломенцах – заслуженных мастерах спорта СССР, с именами которых связаны первые победы на чемпионатах Советского Союза, на международной арене, достижения отечественного спорта на чемпионатах мира, Европы, Олимпийских играх в ХХ в. В основу книги легли исторические материалы, воспоминания людей, которые лично знали героев очерков, отзывы легендарных советских спортсменов и тренеров, которые вместе со знаменитыми коломенцами создавали триумфальную историю отечественного спорта, а также известных писателей и журналистов, многочисленных поклонников спортивных достижений коломенских спортсменов, собственные воспоминания и размышления автора. В книге немало редких фотографий, которые нигде ранее не публиковались. Для всех интересующихся историей отечественного спорта и тех, кому дорога история Коломны, Подмосковья, кто чтит память о прошлом родной страны.
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Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers
Two books for the price of one; this book follows in the footsteps of the immensely successful dual biography Blood Rivals. This will be the only book to include the biographies of both of The Vampire Diaries stars. Ian Somerhalder plays Damon Salvatore, the elder and far more dangerous of two vampire brothers who share a long and bitter history, in the hit drama The Vampire Diaries. He has been nominated for a 2010 Teen Choice Award for «Choice TV Villain» for his portrayal. Somerhalder is well known for his role as Boone on J.J. Abrams' critically acclaimed drama Lost, for which he won the 2005 SAG Award as part of «Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series». Somerhalder has starred in Lost City Raiders opposite James Brolin and the mini-series Marco Polo in which he played the title character opposite Brian Dennehy and B.D Wong. Other film credits include The Wake, Sensation of Sight, The Rules of Attraction, Life as a House, and In Enemy Hands. Paul Wesley stars as Stefan Salvatore, a vampire struggling to live at peace with human beings. Wesley's last role was as Jake Tanner, a young director, in Killer Movie, which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Other film credits include Peaceful Warrior, opposite Nick Nolte, and the cult favorite Roll Bounce. In 2007, Wesley starred in Fallen, a four-part mini-series based on the hit books by Tom Sniegoski. Wesley has also starred in hit television shows such as 24, American Dreams and 8 Simple Rules. Born and raised in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Wesley currently lives in Atlanta
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Miranda Hart - Such Fun
Miranda Hart - Such Fun
For the first time, author Sophie Johnson reveals the story behind Miranda's rise to fame. The comedian was born in Torquay in 1972, yet despite graduating in politics from Bristol Polytechnic, she always wanted to be a comedian. Her inspiration includes the likes of Joyce Grenfell and Eric Morecombe. Miranda's story is followed through other TV roles such as The Vicar of Dibley, Nighty Night, Hyperdrive and Not Going Out – before Miranda Hart's Joke Shop was commissioned by BBC Radio 2 and the first episode of her sitcom finally broadcast in November 2009. Miranda Hart is the newest comedy legend to capture the imagination of the public – this is her full, unauthorised story.
Цена 586 руб.
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Counterfeiter and Other Stories
Counterfeiter and Other Stories
"These three stories illustrate Inoue's versatility, his mastery of detail and his control of narrative structure. Inoue presents the tale as mystery and solution, the tale as psychoanalytic exploration…, the tale as emblematic social history."—Arizona QuarterlyIn The Counterfeiter, a writer is commissioned to write the biography of a famous painter but becomes fascinated by a man who produced forgeries of the artist's work. Obasute concerns a man's obsession with a legend of old women being taken to a mountain and abandoned, and his interpretation of the actions of members of his family in light of this legend. The Full Moon is a story of company politics, particularly the rise and fall of firm's president, told largely through incidents at annual company parties.Yasushi Inoue was born in 1907. He rose quickly to become one of Japan's most important contemporary writers, winning almost every major Japanese literary prize. Inoue died in 1991.
Цена 586 руб.
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The Dark Side
The Dark Side
The most controversial cop in Australian history, in his own words.

Roger Rogerson hasn't been a police officer for more than 20 years. Yet his name makes him, the most well-known 'detective-sergeant' in Australia.

He has been the subject of articles, appearances, profiles and books; portrayed in TV dramas; and recorded by covert listening devices at home for months.

Rogerson took up his own pen in prison. Out, he walked the club and pub speaking circuit, where he found a ready audience for his tales of law and mayhem. He now writes for newspapers.

Here, he tells us of:
– high profile investigations;
– forgotten ones, like when a key from Tassie opened a Sydney murderer's door;
– some of the most interesting dead people he's ever met;
– the hunt for desperados on a deadly robbing spree;
– the bloody night that earned him the award for courageous action;
– meeting a prominent toe cutter;
– besieging the comic Wally and the dangerous Green Man;
– the dogs in a prison he sojourned in;
– bad days in a flattened railcarriage at Granville…
and more…

These untold tales are the ones everyone else has glossed over or ignored, from the horse's mouth, for the first time.
Цена 586 руб.
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Burning Down the House
Burning Down the House
Winner of the 2009 British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, short-listed for the 2008 Writers’ Trust Non-Fiction Prize Thousands of boys dream of becoming firefighters. Some get the chance, and for some of those, the dream becomes a nightmare. Burning Down the House is the story of Wangersky’s eight-year career as a volunteer firefighter, an experience that wound up reaching into every facet of his life and changed the way he saw the world forever. Written in vibrant, luminous prose, the book traces his years from rookie to veteran firefighter and the toll it took on his personal life. Offering a rare glimpse into physical dangers and psychological costs of trying to save strangers’ lives, Wangersky paints a harrowing and sometimes heartbreakingly vivid portrait of the fires, medical calls, and automobile accidents that are the standard fare of the profession. Visceral and affecting,  Burning Down the House is an insightful insider’s account of the perilous world of firefighting and an unforgettable memoir of how, in finding his passion, Wangersky lost himself.
Цена 586 руб.
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Games of Thrones A-Z: An Unofficial Guide to Accompany the Hit TV Series
Games of Thrones A-Z: An Unofficial Guide to Accompany the Hit TV Series
Games of Thrones has quickly established itself as one of TV's most exciting shows – combining political intrigue and family dysfunction against an epic fantasy backdrop. HBO's lavish adaptation of George R.R. Martin's series of fantasy novels features a stellar cast, including Aidan Gillen, Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey, and chronicles the violent struggles between the kingdom's noble families as they attempt to control the Iron Throne. Hailed by critics and dubbed Sopranos meets The Lord of the Rings, Games of Thrones has cast its spell over audiences thanks to its memorable characters, surprise deaths and violent action – and this exhaustive guide will document the background dramas that have helped make Games of Thrones such a huge success. You'll also find biographies of the main actors, episode guides, an overview of how it has already become part of pop culture and an in-depth look into the compelling world that George R.R. Martin created, and much, much, more.
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Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black
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Печали пролетевших дней. Дороги жизни и смерти
Печали пролетевших дней. Дороги жизни и смерти
На страницах этой книги помещены воспоминания, письма, дневники, нескольких поколений, проживших жизнь на Донбассе. В ней описаны события почти двух веков. Книга посвящена моим родным, бабушкам, пращурам. Тем, кто прошёл через страшные страницы своей жизни, и не потеряли веры, надежды, любви. Они смогли выжить.И я потомок этих двух больших родов. Цель книги рассказать близким о людях, которых сегодня уже нет с нами, но остались ихдокументы, фотографии, рукописи и воспоминания.
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