Название: Atlas of Cursed Places: A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations
Автор: Olivier Le Carrer
Издательство: Black Dog & Leventhal
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 90 Мб
Язык: английский / English

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Oliver Le Carrer brings us a fascinating history and armchair journey to the world's most dangerous and frightful places, complete with vintage maps and period illustrations in a handsome volume. This alluring read includes 40 locations that are rife with disaster, chaos, paranormal activity, and death.

Название: A to Z Chess Tactics: Every Chess Move Explained
Автор: George Huczek
Издательство: Batsford
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 55 Мб
Язык: английский / English

An indispensable reference book of chess moves, perfect for any chess player, beginner or club player. This A to Z of chess tactics provides an explanation of all the key terms and jargon used in chess so you can understand them and put them into practice in your own game. From Castling to Zugzwang, from Underpromotion to Zwischenzug. Written in a clear and informative style, it has a large section at the back of the book with Illustrative games from past chess masters and grandmasters which show the relevant chess definition in action. Plus there are exercises that illustrate the tactic defined – these test you on your ability to recognize the tactics learned, as that is how they will appear in a match. The exercises teach you how to seize the opportunities before they disappear as well as avoiding traps your opponent may leave. Useful for all chess players, this is an essential read for those looking to improve and understand the game better.

Название: The Big New Yorker Book of Cats
Автор: Big Bew Yorker
Издательство: Random House
Год: 2013
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 28 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Look what The New Yorker dragged in! It’s the purr-fect gathering of talent celebrating our feline companions. This bountiful collection, beautifully illustrated in full color, features articles, fiction, humor, poems, cartoons, cover art, drafts, and drawings from the magazine’s archives. Among the contributors are Margaret Atwood, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Roald Dahl, Wolcott Gibbs, Robert Graves, Emily Hahn, Ted Hughes, Jamaica Kincaid, Steven Millhauser, Haruki Murakami, Amy Ozols, Robert Pinsky, Jean Rhys, James Thurber, John Updike, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and E. B. White. Including a Foreword by Anthony Lane, this gorgeous keepsake will be a treasured gift for all cat lovers.

Название: Marilyn in Manhattan: Her Year of Joy
Автор: Elizabeth Winder
Издательство: Flatiron Books
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 18 Мб
Язык: английский / English

A city, a movie star, and one magical year. In November of 1954 a young woman dressed plainly in a white oxford, dark sunglasses and a black pageboy wig boards a midnight flight from Los Angeles to New York. As the plane’s engines rev she breathes a sigh of relief, lights a cigarette and slips off her wig revealing a tangle of fluffy blonde curls. Marilyn Monroe was leaving Hollywood behind, and along with it a failed marriage and a frustrating career. She needed a break from the scrutiny and insanity of LA. She needed Manhattan. In Manhattan, the most famous woman in the world can wander the streets unbothered, spend hours at the Met getting lost in art, and afternoons buried in the stacks of the Strand. Marilyn begins to live a life of the mind in New York; she dates Arthur Miller, dances with Truman Capote and drinks with Carson McCullers. Even though she had never lived there before, in New York, Marilyn is home.

Название: Ludwig Wittgenstein: Dictating Philosophy
Автор: Arthur Gibson, Niamn O'Mahony
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 65 Мб
Язык: английский / English

In this volume we witness Wittgenstein in the act of composing and experimenting with his new visions in philosophy. The book includes key explanations of the origin and background of these previously unknown manuscripts. It investigates how Wittgenstein’s philosophical thought-processes are revealed in his dictation to, as well as his editing and revision with Francis Skinner, in the latter’s role of amanuensis. The book displays a considerable wealth and variety of Wittgenstein’s fundamental experiments in philosophy across a wide array of subjects that include the mind, pure and applied mathematics, metaphysics, the identities of ordinary and creative language, as well as intractable problems in logic and life. He also periodically engages with the work of Newton, Fermat, Russell and others. The book shows Wittgenstein strongly battling against the limits of understanding and the bewitchment of institutional and linguistic customs. The reader is drawn in by Wittgenstein as he urges us to join him in his struggles to equip us with skills, so that we can embark on devising new pathways beyond confusion.

Название: When Change Finds You: 31 Assurances to Settle Your Heart When Life Stirs You Up
Автор: Kristen Strong
Издательство: Revell
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 36 Мб
Язык: английский / English

When difficult or unwanted change enters our lives, it can cause fear, anxiety, and anger to bubble up from within. We want to quiet that simmering stress, but how do we do that, especially when we know our circumstances aren’t going to calm down any time soon? By regularly meeting with God and exchanging our worries and fears for his assurances that he is using our difficult change for us, not against us. Easier said than done? Not if you have Kristen Strong alongside you as your understanding guide. Offering thoughtful, humorous anecdotes and powerful prayers to recite, Strong invites you to think and feel differently about change on the inside so you can live and love differently on the outside. As the tender companion she is, Kristen will show you how not to get over difficult change but rather to get through it. She’ll help you acknowledge your change, give your anxieties over to God, and abide well in the days to come—no matter what transitions life brings.

Название: Hey Natalie Jean: Advice, Musings, and Inspiration on Marriage, Motherhood, and Style
Автор: Natalie Holbrook
Издательство: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 18 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The blog Hey Natalie Jean has won a cult following with writer Natalie Holbrook's honest, inspiring, and often witty posts on topics like marriage, babies, nesting, style, and DIY crafts. Natalie's first book, Hey Natalie Jean is one part manifesto and three parts ideas, projects, and advice. Beautifully illustrated and whimsically designed, the book offers 35 short essays and how-to's that serve as a guide to life: making date-night magic in the middle of the mundane, successfully exploring the city with a three-year-old, and creating a satisfying daily routine that still leaves room for little adventures and lots of magic. Natalie's optimism, creativity, keen eye, and zeal for life are palpable, and she encourages others to make their lives beautiful with ease. This heartfelt, personal collection of essays and photographs show Natalie's ability to identify and describe life's lovely incidentals in the everyday routine of errands, play dates, and naps.

Название: Rails Around the World: Two Centuries of Trains and Locomotives
Автор: Brian Solomon
Издательство: Motorbooks
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 25 Мб
Язык: английский / English

In this visually glorious chronological history, prolific railroad historian and photographer Brian Solomon curates a selection of the world’s most significant trains and locomotives over the last two centuries. Hop aboard to see trains and locomotives at work in scenic locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Two centuries after iron behemoths first began appearing in Europe and North America, locomotives and trains continue to fascinate folks of all ages. From North American steam and electric-diesel machines designed and built by the likes of Baldwin and General Electric to state-of-the-art electric freight and commuter trains in Europe and Asia, Solomon provides a thorough look at the development of the most famous, most influential, and most technologically advanced trendsetters across more than two centuries, with photography depicting heavy hardware at work in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Название: Presidential Doodles
Автор: David Greenberg
Издательство: Basic Books
Год: 2006
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 14 Мб
Язык: английский / English

What were the leaders of the free world really doing during all those meetings? As the editors of Cabinet magazine reveal here for the first time, they were doodling. Our Founding Fathers doodled, and so did Andrew Jackson. Benjamin Harrison accomplished almost nothing during his time in the White House, but he left behind some impressive doodles. During the twentieth century-as the federal bureaucracy grew and the meetings got longer-the Presidential doodle truly came into its own. Theodore Roosevelt doodled animals and children, while Dwight Eisenhower doodled weapons and self-portraits. FDR doodled gunboats, and JFK doodled sailboats. Ronald Reagan doodled cowboys and football players and lots of hearts for Nancy.

Название: Cut It Out: Re-create Your Favorite Dictator's Hairstyle at Home–for Fun and Profit!
Автор: Bryan Burnsides
Издательство: Grand Central Publishing
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 64 Мб
Язык: английский / English

What do all despots and dictators across the ages have in common? Homicidal tendencies? Ruthless megalomania? A desire to enslave millions? Of course! But that isn't the whole story–it's all been foretold in the hair. Combing through history, every bad-ass from Genghis Khan to Donald Trump has clambered up the pole to ultimate power on the back of some of the most radical hairdos the world has seen. It's a proven scientific fact that the badder the dude, the bigger the rug statement - and Cut it Out features looks that will have you sprinting to the nearest salon to rock your locks. Cut it Out reveals just how the original 'dos were done and shares the intimate trade secrets of today's underground stylists hell-bent on creating total retro-hair war. Dust off that Mao suit, slip on that armband, and get ready for Big Bad Hair!