Название: How About Never Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons
Автор: Bob Mankoff
Издательство: Henry Holt and Co.
Год: 2014
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 35 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The New York Times bestselling memoir in cartoons by the longtime cartoon editor of The New Yorker. People tell Bob Mankoff that as the cartoon editor of The New Yorker he has the best job in the world. Never one to beat around the bush, he explains to us, in the opening of this singular, delightfully eccentric book, that because he is also a cartoonist at the magazine he actually has two of the best jobs in the world. With the help of myriad images and his funniest, most beloved cartoons, he traces his love of the craft all the way back to his childhood, when he started doing funny drawings at the age of eight. After meeting his mother, we follow his unlikely stints as a high-school basketball star, draft dodger, and sociology grad student.

Автор: Челышев Б. Д.
Название: В поисках исчезающих книг
Издательство: Кишинев: Картя Молдовеняска
Год: 1990
Страниц: 180
Формат: DJVU, PDF
Размер: 11 МБ
Б. Д. Челышев — автор книг и статей о редких и уникальных изданиях: «В поиска? редких книг», «Заманчивые поиски», «В поисках пропавших рукописей» и др. Геро» его новой книги — «благородный детектив»— книжный следопыт доцент Соломин. Он занимается поиском и исследованием старинных изданий, в том числе и тех, которых рассказывается о Молдавии — о природе края, народном быте, искусств. Написанная в форме остросюжетных рассказов книга адресуется широкому кру читателей.

Название: Watch: An Illustrated Guide to its History and Mechanism
Автор: John Cronin
Издательство: The Crowood Press
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 21 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The watch has a long and fascinating history, from a fifteenth-century status symbol of the rich and powerful to the mass-produced everyday timepiece of modern times. This book describes the main technical developments across a 500-year timespan, from the beginnings in Germany and France, through the golden age of English horology in the 18th century, to the development of modern factory production in America and Switzerland. It also sets out to give the general reader and collector a grasp of the key technological developments in watch and sets the lives of the inventors and artisans in the context of the social and economic history of their times. With over 290 photographs and 3D diagrams, this book includes an extensive listing and history of watch brands and manufacturers to assist in identification along with a useful glossary of terms.

Название: Very British Weather: Over 365 Hidden Wonders from the World’s Greatest Forecasters
Автор: Met Office
Издательство: Ebury Digital
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 24 Мб
Язык: английский / English

From Foggy and Freezing to Scorching and Stormy, join the ultimate weather adventure through the great British seasons and uncover the extraordinary in every single day*. Are YOU the ultimate weather watcher? Do you know your drizzle from your mizzle? Ever wondered what rainbows are really made of? And could you pinpoint where lightning has struck twice? Pore over beautiful cloudscapes, learn the secrets of sunsets, discover freak weather and fogbows, and why forecasting was so important in British history, from D-Day to the Great Fire of London. Perfect for rainy days in or cloudspotting on the go, the Met Office share the best of almost 170 years of forecasting for the first time in this beautifully illustrated book. Packed with mythbusting, top trivia, stunning visuals and archive gems, shooting the breeze has never been so interesting!

Автор: А. Г. Шицгал
Название: Русский типографский шрифт
Издательство: М:, Книга
Год: 1985
Страниц: 258
Формат: DJVU, PDF
Размер: 47 МБ
Монография А. Г. Шицгала «Русский типографский шрифт» посвящена истории русского типографского шрифта и практике его применения с середины XVI века и до настоящего времени. Особое внимание уделяется вопросам развития современных систем шрифтов и практике их применения в книге, газете и журнале. Представляет интерес не только для специалистов в области» шрифта, но и для широкого круга читателей.

Название: Why We Travel: 100 Reasons to See the World
Автор: Patricia Schultz
Издательство: Workman Publishing
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 54 Мб
Язык: английский / English

From the author of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, a rallying cry to get off the couch and out into the world. WHY WE TRAVEL is filled with personal stories and anecdotes, quotes that inspire, and reasons to motivate–plus images so lush you can’t wait to be there. For years Patricia Schultz has been telling us where to travel, and we love listening. Now, in telling us why to travel, she reveals what makes her such a compelling guide and what makes travel such a richly rewarding experience.

Название: Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Автор: Ian Nathan and Eddie Redmayne
Издательство: HarperCollins
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 21 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Return to the wizarding world and discover how director David Yates and producer David Heyman brought J.K. Rowling’s all-new adventure, the Academy Award®-nominated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the big screen. Discover how director David Yates, producer David Heyman and a talented team of No-Majs brought J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the screen. Meet Newt Scamander, Magizoologist, and explore such wonders as MACUSA, United States counterpart to the Ministry of Magic, the magical secrets of Newt’s case, and the fantastic beasts themselves.

Название: Dog Love
Автор: Ann DeVito
Издательство: Penguin Books
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 20 Мб
Язык: английский / English

A beautiful and engaging collection of artwork and visual typography that explores the delightful diversity of dogs. From Schnauzers to Chihuahuas, Mastiffs to Maltipoos, crime-sniffing Blood Hounds to chic Bichons, dogs have charmed humans across the world for centuries with their lovable quirks and appealing personalities. In Dog Love, Ann DeVito brings man’s best friend to life with a collection of vibrant illustrations and snappy descriptions that pay loving homage to pups from all walks of life—no pun intended—from sophisticated, recognized breeds to lovable mutts and everything in between. DeVito’s distinctively bold, whimsical art combined with fun facts and famous quotes results in an elegant book that will delight dog lovers of all kinds.

Название: Japanese Notebooks: A Journey to the Empire of Signs
Автор: Igort
Издательство: Chronicle Books
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 46 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Japan is a place of special fascination for the acclaimed international comics creator Igort, who has visited and lived there more than 20 times, and worked in the country's manga industry for more than a decade. In this masterful new book—part graphic memoir, part cultural meditation—Igort vividly recounts his personal experiences in Japan, creating comics amid the activities of everyday life, and finding inspiration everywhere: in nature, history, custom, art, and encounters with creators including animation visionary Hayao Miyazaki. With beautifully illustrated reflections on subjects from printmaking to Zen Buddhism, imperial history to the samurai code, Japanese film, literature, and manga, this is a richly rewarding book for anyone interested in Japan or comic arts practiced at the highest level.

Название: Tiny Islands: 60 Remarkable Little Worlds Around Britain
Автор: Dixe Wills
Издательство: Aa Publishing
Год: 2013
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 30 Мб
Язык: английский / English

From the tiny island that shaped the entire English language, to the island that terrified Dylan Thomas, there's more to Britain's tiny islands than you might think! Have your own tiny adventure by visiting any of the 60 remarkable little islands around Britain featured here. Although Britain boasts hundreds of tiny islands, Dixe Wills has selected only the very best of them for this book. Found around the coast, in lakes, in lochs, and on rivers, these little worlds are waiting for you to discover them—whether you swim to them, walk to them at low tide, row to them, or catch a dinky little ferry.