Автор: Castaneda Carlos Название: Separate Reality ISBN: 0671732498 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780671732493 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Цена: 2619.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "A man of knowledge is free...he has no honor, no dignity, no family, no home, no country, but only life to be lived." --don Juan In 1961 a young anthropologist
subjected himself to an extraordinary apprenticeship to bring back a fascinating glimpse of a Yaqui Indian's world of "non-ordinary reality" and the difficult and dangerous road a man
must travel to become "a man of knowledge." Yet on the bring of that world, challenging to all that we believe, he drew back. Then in 1968, Carlos Castaneda returned to Mexico, to
don Juan and his hallucinogenic drugs, and to a world of experience no man from our Western civilization had ever entered before.
When the United States and the Soviet Union signed the first Strategic Arms Limitation Talks accords in 1972 it was generally seen as the point at which the USSR achieved parity with the United States. Less than twenty years later the Soviet Union had collapsed, confounding experts who never expected it to happen during their lifetimes. In From Washington to Moscow veteran US Foreign Service officer Louis Sell traces the history of US–Soviet relations between 1972 and 1991 and explains why the Cold War came to an abrupt end. Drawing heavily on archival sources and memoirs—many in Russian—as well as his own experiences, Sell vividly describes events from the perspectives of American and Soviet participants. He attributes the USSR's fall not to one specific cause but to a combination of the Soviet system's inherent weaknesses, mistakes by Mikhail Gorbachev, and challenges by Ronald Reagan and other US leaders. He shows how the USSR's rapid and humiliating collapse and the inability of the West and Russia to find a way to cooperate respectfully and collegially helped set the foundation for Vladimir Putin’s rise.
Автор: BuYun Chen Название: Empire of Style: Silk and Fashion in Tang China ISBN: 0295745304 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780295745305 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 8778.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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Tang dynasty (618-907) China hummed with cosmopolitan trends. Its capital at Chang'an was the most populous city in the world and was connected via the Silk Road with the critical markets and thriving cultures of Central Asia and the Middle East. In Empire of Style, BuYun Chen reveals a vibrant fashion system that emerged through the efforts of Tang artisans, wearers, and critics of clothing. Across the empire, elite men and women subverted regulations on dress to acquire majestic silks and au courant designs, as shifts in economic and social structures gave rise to what we now recognize as precursors of a modern fashion system: a new consciousness of time, a game of imitation and emulation, and a shift in modes of production.
This first book on fashion in premodern China is informed by archaeological sources--paintings, figurines, and silk artifacts--and textual records such as dynastic annals, poetry, tax documents, economic treatises, and sumptuary laws. Tang fashion is shown to have flourished in response to a confluence of social, economic, and political changes that brought innovative weavers and chic court elites to the forefront of history.
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Автор: Webb Eugene Название: Eric Voegelin: Philosopher of History ISBN: 029599438X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780295994383 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 4631.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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A search for an understanding of the order that can be found in history, and within the human being who is the subject of history, has resulted in a large and complicated body of work by this contemporary philosopher. Eugene Webb offers a full illumination and assessment of that work.
Ren? Lalique: Selections from the Steven and Roslyn Shulman Collection introduces the artistic innovations and legacy of renowned French Art Deco artist Ren? Lalique. Born outside of Paris in 1860, Lalique was recognized as one of France’s foremost Art Nouveau jewelry designers before turning to the material of glass in the early twentieth century. By the 1920s, Lalique’s glass artwork embraced the new ideas and technologies that swept the United States and Europe. He brought an artistic aesthetic to new industries such as automotive and electrical products, as well as to new clienteles including the rising middle class and the increasingly independent female consumer. His legacy has influenced subsequent generations of designers and artists, in particular contemporary artists working in the medium of glass. Lalique’s considerable imagination and eye for design is evident in the Steven and Roslyn Shulman Collection, one of the most comprehensive selections of Lalique glass in the United States. The collection features perfume bottles, vases, automobile mascots, and a wealth of other objects that exemplify the Art Deco style and celebrate Lalique’s sense of design.
Автор: Ahmed Abdullah (Author) , Salim Washington (Foreword By) Название: A Strange Celestial Road : My Time in the Sun Ra Arkestra ISBN: 1953691161 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781953691163 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4828.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Backman Fredrik Название: Anxious People ISBN: 1501160842 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501160844 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Рейтинг: Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a ';quirky, big-hearted novel.Wry, wise and often laugh-out-loud funny, it's a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure' (People).
Looking at real estate isn't usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can't fix their own marriage. There's a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can't seem to agree on anything.
Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment's only bathroom, and you've got the worst group of hostages in the world.
Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of themthe bank robber includeddesperately crave some sort of rescue.
As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next.
Proving once again that Backman is ';a master of writing delightful, insightful, soulful, character-driven narratives' (USA TODAY), Anxious People ';captures the messy essence of being human.It's clever and affecting, as likely to make you laugh out loud as it is to make you cry' (TheWashington Post). This ';endlessly entertaining mood-booster' (Real Simple) is proof that the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope can save useven in the most anxious of times.
Автор: Panchyk Richard Название: Washington, DC History for Kids: The Making of a Capital City, with 21 Activities ISBN: 1613730063 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781613730065 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 2245.00 р. 3207.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: Chronicling the rich and fascinating history of Washington, DC, this useful resource for teachers and parents, reveals to young readers the citys remarkable past through 21 hands-on activities. Children will gather items for a building cornerstones time capsule, design a memorial for a favorite president, take a walking tour of the National Mall, and much more. The book also includes a time line and list of books, websites, and places to visit.
Описание: In this second volume of his history of naval power in the 20th century, H. P. Willmott follows the fortunes of the established seafaring nations of Europe along with two upstarts—the United States and Japan. Emerging from World War I in command of the seas, Great Britain saw its supremacy weakened through neglect and in the face of more committed rivals. Britain's grand Coronation Review of 1937 marked the apotheosis of a sea power slipping into decline. Meanwhile, Britain's rivals and soon-to-be enemies were embarking on significant naval building programs that would soon change the nature of war at sea in ways that neither they nor their rivals anticipated. By the end of a new world war, the United States had taken command of two oceans, having placed its industrial might behind technologies that further defined the arena of naval power above and below the waves, where stealth and the ability to strike at great distance would soon rewrite the rules of war and of peace. This splendid volume further enhances Willmott's stature as the dean of naval historians.
Автор: Fenton Liz, Steinke Lisa Название: The Year We Turned Forty ISBN: 1476763445 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476763446 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2619.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "If you could repeat one year of your life, what would you do differently? "This heartwarming and hilarious novel from the authors of "The Status of All Things" and "Your Perfect Life" features three best friends who get the chance to return to the year they turned forty the year that altered all of their lives, in ways big and small and also get the opportunity to change their future. Jessie loves her son Lucas more than anything, but it tears her up inside that he was conceived in an affair that ended her marriage to a man she still loves, a man who just told her he's getting remarried. This time around, she s determined to bury the secret of Lucas paternity, and to repair the fissures that sent her wandering the first time. Gabriela regrets that she wasted her most fertile years in hot pursuit of a publishing career. Yes, she s one of the biggest authors in the world, but maybe what she really wanted to create was a family. With a chance to do it again, she s focused on convincing her husband, Colin, to give her the baby she desires. Claire is the only one who has made peace with her past: her twenty-two year old daughter, Emily, is finally on track after the turmoil of adolescence, and she's recently gotten engaged, with the two carat diamond on her finger to prove it. But if she s being honest, Claire still fantasizes about her own missed opportunities: a chance to bond with her mother before it was too late, and the possibility of preventing her daughter from years of anguish. Plus, there s the man who got away the man who may have been her one true love. But it doesn t take long for all three women to learn that re-living a life and making different decisions only leads to new problems and consequences and that the mistakes they made may, in fact, have been the best choices of all "
Автор: Okubo Mine, Okubo Minae Название: Citizen 13660 ISBN: 0295993928 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780295993928 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 4117.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Mine Okubo was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent - nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens - who were forced into “protective custody” shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, Okubo's graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah, illuminates this experience with poignant illustrations and witty, candid text. Now available with a new introduction by Christine Hong and in a wide-format artist edition, this graphic novel can reach a new generation of readers and scholars.
Read more about Mine Okubo in Mine Okubo: Following Her Own Road, edited by Greg Robinson and Elena Tajima Creef. http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/ROBMIN.html
Butterflies are found everywhere in British Columbia. Written for butterfly watchers, butterfly gardeners, naturalists, and biologists, Butterflies of British Columbia will provide years of enjoyment for the butterfly enthusiast.
The Butterflies of British Columbia
provides the most complete coverage of species and subspecies of any North American regional or continental butterfly book
covers 187 species and 264 subspecies of butterflies, as well as 9 additional hypothetical species
provides descriptions of identifying features, immature stages, larval foodplants, biology and life history, range and habitat, and conservation status for each species
describes 11 new subspecies
includes introductory chapters covering the history, zoogeography, conservation, morphology, ecology, and biology of butterflies in BC and adjacent areas
is lavishly illustrated with over 1,200 colour photographs and over 200 distribution maps
includes a glossary of butterfly terms and a bibliography of over 750 citations.
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