Название: The Pit Bull Life: A Dog Lover's Companion
Автор: Linda Lombardi, Deirdre Franklin
Издательство: Countryman Press
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 103 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Everything you need to know about adopting, owning, and loving a pit bull. All dogs are special, but living with a pit bull really is different. You know how loyal and lovable your dog is, but your life can be affected by the breed's undeserved reputation. The Pit Bull Life celebrates the everyday joys of owning a pit bull―from their boundless energy to their love of life―while providing helpful facts and strategies you need to counter unfair laws and policies you may face. You'll learn the history of how the pit bull got to where it is today and what you can do to help secure its future. You’ll also find practical advice about breed characteristics, how to find a good match, and how to communicate with your dog, along with inspiring stories of people who've devoted their lives to this very special dog.

Название: Bright Lights Paris: Shop, Dine & Live...Parisian Style
Автор: Angie Niles
Издательство: Berkley
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 52 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Take a life-changing journey with a fashion insider through the neighborhoods of Paris—and become the most glamorous girl in town (without even trying). After spending much of her life mining the secrets of La Parisienne, Angie has discovered there are as many ways to be Parisian as there are arrondissements. Find out what Saint Germain women wear, where Canal Saint Martin girls shop and hang out with their friends, the décor tricks of the artistic ladies in Montmartre, and how to cook and entertain—as if you just rolled out of bed and onto the cobblestone streets of Le Marais… Featuring hundreds of stunning photographs and original fashion illustrations, as well as fabulous tips from celebrities, fashion designers, bloggers, chefs, and more!

Название: The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise
Автор: Ian Baker
Издательство: Penguin
Год: 2006
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 10 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The myth of Shangri-la originates in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs in beyul, or hidden lands, sacred sanctuaries that reveal themselves to devout pilgrims and in times of crisis. The more remote and inaccessible the beyul, the vaster its reputed qualities. Ancient Tibetan prophecies declare that the greatest of all hidden lands lies at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo Gorge, deep in the Himalayas and veiled by a colossal waterfall.Nineteenth-century accounts of this fabled waterfall inspired a series of ill-fated European expeditions that ended prematurely in 1925 when the intrepid British plant collector Frank Kingdon-Ward penetrated all but a five-mile section of the Tsangpo's innermost gorge and declared that the falls were no more than a "religious myth" and a "romance of geography."

Название: The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past
Автор: Meave Leakey, Samira Leakey
Издательство: Mariner Books
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 15 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Meave Leakey’s thrilling, high-stakes memoir—written with her daughter Samira—encapsulates her distinguished life and career on the front lines of the hunt for our human origins, a quest made all the more notable by her stature as a woman in a highly competitive, male-dominated field. In The Sediments of Time, preeminent paleoanthropologist Meave Leakey brings us along on her remarkable journey to reveal the diversity of our early pre-human ancestors and how past climate change drove their evolution. She offers a fresh account of our past, as recent breakthroughs have allowed new analysis of her team’s fossil findings and vastly expanded our understanding of our ancestors.

Название: Big Ben: The Great Clock and the Bells at the Palace of Westminster
Автор: Chris McKay
Издательство: OUP Oxford
Год: 2010
Формат: PDF
Размер: 21 Мб
Язык: английский / English

This book covers the history of 'Big Ben', the great clock and bells at Westminster, from the origins of Westminster as the seat of government right up to the celebrations of the Great Clock's 150th anniversary in 2009. The book begins by taking the reader through a typical visit to the Clock Tower, and then begins the history of the palace of Westminster, covering the fire of 1834, the building of the New Houses of Parliament and development of the clock and the bells, going into detail on their design and installation. The book covers the famous cracking of the current bell Big Ben in 1859, with sketches of all the characters involved, the two world wars, and the disaster of 1976. The book ends with a detailed technical description of the clock mechanism. The book is richly illustrated, and will appeal not only to clockmakers and horologists, but to bell enthusiasts, and those with an interest in our rich Victorian heritage.

Название: A Guide to Mystical France: Secrets, Mysteries, Sacred Sites
Автор: Nick Inman
Издательство: Findhorn Press
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 37 Мб
Язык: английский / English

France is one of the most visited countries in the world--and one of the least known. This book takes you beyond the superficial coverage of conventional guidebooks--history, architecture, etc.--in search of the deeper truths. A Guide to Mystical France takes you deep under the psychic skin of France into the invisible dimensions that our materialistic world does its best to ignore. Science stops at the most interesting questions. To describe, say a painted prehistoric cave as a sacred space used for ritual is to beg more questions than it answers. It is impossible to fully appreciate the cathedral of Notre-Dame, Mont St Michel, or the alignments of Carnac if you do not understand the reasons these structures were built and they way they have been used over the centuries. The book makes no assumptions.

Название: Сборник упражнений для тренировки вашей дикции
Автор: Ирина Свирина
Издательство: Интернет-издание
Год: 2022
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 69
Размер: 93 Mb
Язык: Русский

Сборник состоит из 80 сложных дикционных сочетаний и 11 авторских скороговорок, которые были разработаны и собраны профессиональным преподавателем сценической речи.

Название: Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century: A Citizen's Guide
Автор: Richard Wolfson, Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress
Издательство: The MIT Press
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 100 Мб
Язык: английский / English

An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it. Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world? These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of nuclear technology and describes the controversies surrounding its use.

Название: Team Dog: How to Train Your Dog--the Navy SEAL Way
Автор: Mike Ritland
Издательство: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 11 Мб
Язык: английский / English

In TEAM DOG, Mike taps into fifteen years’ worth of experience and shares, explaining in accessible and direct language, the science behind the importance of gaining a dog’s trust and then offering invaluable steps for how to achieve any level of obedience. His unique approach uses entertaining examples and anecdotes from his work with dogs on and off the battlefield and direct tips from the Navy SEAL guidebook to teach dog owners how to: choose the perfect dog for their household, establish themselves as the “team leader,” master “command and control,” employ “situational awareness,” and to solidify their dog’s position as the family’s ultimate best friend. TEAM DOG introduces pet owners everywhere to the new and distinctive authority on how to train your dog. . . the SEAL way.

Название: Etiquette: The Original Guide to Conduct in Society, Business, Home, and More
Автор: Emily Post
Издательство: Skyhorse
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 13 Мб
Язык: английский / English

First published in 1922, Etiquette has served for generations as the premiere guide to manners and decorum. It details the nuances of various social settings as well as how to act within them, so as not to offend any parties present. Different settings often call for different conduct. In addition to covering general forms of communication, salutations, greetings, and conversation, this classic manual also details what behaviors and topics are socially acceptable (and unacceptable) at specific events such as weddings, formal dinners, engagements, funerals, christenings, games and sports, business and politics, ball and dances, and many, many more. It will teach you the contemporary time period’s sense of how an individual should conduct oneself, offering tips and tricks long forgotten in an age of impulse, social awkwardness, and conversational disrepair, condoned by our reliance on technology. Featuring a new foreword by a leading etiquette consultant, pick up a copy of this stunning new edition of Etiquette―start improving your charm and conversational skills today!