Описание: A humiliating military defeat by Bismarck's Germany, a brutal siege, and a bloody uprising--Paris in 1871 was a shambles, and the question loomed, "Could this extraordinary city even survive?" With the addition of an evocative new preface, Mary McAuliffe takes the reader back to these perilous years following the abrupt collapse of the Second Empire and France's uncertain venture into the Third Republic. By 1900, Paris had recovered and the Belle Epoque was in full flower, but the decades between were difficult, marked by struggles between republicans and monarchists, the Republic and the Church, and an ongoing economic malaise, darkened by a rising tide of virulent anti-Semitism. Yet these same years also witnessed an extraordinary blossoming in art, literature, poetry, and music, with the Parisian cultural scene dramatically upended by revolutionaries such as Monet, Zola, Rodin, and Debussy, even while Gustave Eiffel was challenging architectural tradition with his iconic tower. Through the eyes of these pioneers and others, including Sarah Bernhardt, Georges Clemenceau, Marie Curie, and Cesar Ritz, we witness their struggles with the forces of tradition during the final years of a century hurtling towards its close. Through rich illustrations and vivid narrative, McAuliffe brings this vibrant and seminal era to life.
Автор: Bernhardt, William Название: Capitol Threat ISBN: 0345470184 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345470188 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: When Oklahoma attorney Ben Kincaid came to Washington, D.C., to defend a senator caught in a red-hot sex scandal turned murder case, he never dreamed he'd end up trading the courtroom for the senate chamber. And after his not-so-distinguished client stepped down, Ben found himself appointed to complete the sullied senator's term. Now, having barely gotten his political sea legs, he must rise to yet another challenge: advising the president's next Supreme Court nominee during the sometimes thorny confirmation process. Luckily, Judge Thaddeus Roush's popularity on both sides of the aisle looks to make him a shoo-in. Until he decides to out himself on national television-igniting a Beltway uproar and setting the stage for a bare-knuckle partisan brawl. Forced to scramble for spin control, Ben hastily calls a press conference for the now controversial candidate. But the photo op becomes a tabloid nightmare when, on live TV, a brutally murdered woman is discovered in the judge's backyard. For the political forces out to torpedo the nomination of a gay Supreme Court Justice, the shocking turn of events is pure gold. With the secret backing of the president and a made-to-order new candidate waiting in the wings, the cagey senate majority leader and his most ruthless allies mount a smear campaign that would put Joe McCarthy to shame. But Team Kincaid isn't about to let the best man for the job get derailed. While Ben uses his best courtroom strategies to wage a war of words, his crack private eye, Loving, hits the capital streets to fight a much more hands-on battle-with hustlers, hit men, and homicidal hoods-as he digs for dirt in places even Deep Throat would avoid. It's soon clear that this game is anything but politics as usual. In Capitol Threat, William Bernhardt serves up a resounding one-two punch of political intrigue and legal suspense peppered with a volley of his trademark plot twists, sly wit, and persistent thrills.
Автор: Bernhardt William Название: Capitol Offense ISBN: 0345503007 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345503008 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Bernhardt Melissa, Tucker Patty Название: Learn Bridge in A Day? Student Manual ISBN: 0615851517 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615851518 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2759.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Bernhardt, Chris Название: Quantum Computing For Everyone ISBN: 0262539535 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262539531 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 3039.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An accessible introduction to an exciting new area in computation, explaining such topics as qubits, entanglement, and quantum teleportation for the general reader.
Quantum computing is a beautiful fusion of quantum physics and computer science, incorporating some of the most stunning ideas from twentieth-century physics into an entirely new way of thinking about computation. In this book, Chris Bernhardt offers an introduction to quantum computing that is accessible to anyone who is comfortable with high school mathematics. He explains qubits, entanglement, quantum teleportation, quantum algorithms, and other quantum-related topics as clearly as possible for the general reader. Bernhardt, a mathematician himself, simplifies the mathematics as much as he can and provides elementary examples that illustrate both how the math works and what it means.
Bernhardt introduces the basic unit of quantum computing, the qubit, and explains how the qubit can be measured; discusses entanglement--which, he says, is easier to describe mathematically than verbally--and what it means when two qubits are entangled (citing Einstein's characterization of what happens when the measurement of one entangled qubit affects the second as "spooky action at a distance"); and introduces quantum cryptography. He recaps standard topics in classical computing--bits, gates, and logic--and describes Edward Fredkin's ingenious billiard ball computer. He defines quantum gates, considers the speed of quantum algorithms, and describes the building of quantum computers. By the end of the book, readers understand that quantum computing and classical computing are not two distinct disciplines, and that quantum computing is the fundamental form of computing. The basic unit of computation is the qubit, not the bit.
Автор: William Bernhardt Название: Capitol conspiracy ISBN: 0345487575 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345487575 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 827.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid has found himself smack in the middle of more than a few controversies and deadly predicaments-and the unexpected leap from his modest Tulsa law offices to Washington, D.C.'s Senate chamber hasn't taken the edge off Ben's knack for stepping into the line of fire. Now the idealistic junior senator is plunged into the thick of lethal intrigue when a shocking campaign of terror against key government officials rocks the nation's capital. The nightmare begins with the abduction and murder of the director of Homeland Security; escalates with the killing of the Senate minority leader, who is felled in his office by an envelope laced with weaponized poison; and comes to a shattering climax at the site of the Oklahoma City Memorial, where a fusillade of sniper fire meant for the president claims unintended victims. In all, twelve people perish in the melee, while Ben himself narrowly escapes a car-bomb blast that leaves his best friend, Tulsa cop Mike Morelli, comatose. But the smoke has barely cleared when the stunned nation is sent reeling yet again by the president's impassioned call to amend the U.S. Constitution with an antiterrorism law that would drastically curtail civil liberties. It's a hot-button issue guaranteed to bitterly divide the Beltway and the country. The chief executive has handpicked Ben to help harvest the support that will make the amendment a reality. Shaken by the carnage, Ben embraces the president's radical cause, and alongside unlikely new political allies he takes the battle for the controversial bill to the Senate floor. But he can't ignore his growing suspicion that what's haunting Capitol Hill isn't the specter of foreign terrorism but something much closer to home. Now, with his ever-resourceful chief of staff-his wife, Christina-and along with his support team backing his play, Ben sets squares off against what could be the most dangerous Goliath he's ever challenged. Capitol Conspiracy is a bravura William Bernhardt performance-bursting into action on the very first page, and crackling with breathless suspense, sharp wit, crafty twists, and timely thrills clear through to the last.
Автор: Bernhardt, W. Название: Nemesis ISBN: 0345487591 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345487599 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: In Chicago, Eliot Ness created the Untouchables, the fabled team of federal agents who finally put Al Capone behind bars. Now, in the fall of 1935, Ness has been moved to Cleveland to become the citys director of public safety. But as Ness starts his new job, a grisly serial killer starts a career of his own.
One by one, bodies are found, each one decapitated and dissected with a doctors skill and a madmans bent. The police are baffled and the population is terrorized over the so-called Torso Killer. Though its not his turf, Ness is forced to take over the case, but the more energy he pours into the investigation, the more it takes over his life and even his untouchable reputation.
Because in Cleveland, there is only one true untouchable: a killer who has the perfect hiding place and the perfect plan for destroying Eliot Ness.
Автор: Bernhardt, William Название: Dark Justice ISBN: 0345434765 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345434760 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Bernhardt, William Название: Double Jeopardy ISBN: 0345397843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345397843 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The ABBA review Guide is a fact filled, but light hearted encyclopedic discography/review guide covering the music of ABBA. It has been updated in November 2021 to include ABBA's new Voyage album. Like before this a reference book not a picture book-it is entirely in black and white. There are no color pictures, only black and white illustrations. The book features reviews and details of over a thousand ABBA, ABBA solo and ABBA related recordings, movies, DVDs, books, and theater endeavors, covering the years 1964-2021. This is the most complete discography of ABBA related recordings ever published. Most of the albums reviews include track listings, and release dates. . Chapters include: ABBA releases 1972-1983, ABBA releases 1983-2021, ABBA unreleased songs, ABBA Song By Song, ABBA's Non-English recordings, ABBA live recordings & performances, Agnetha solo, Frida solo, Benny Andersson and BAO recordings, Bjorn and Benny duo recordings, Chess, Covers of ABBA songs, Hep Stars, Hootenanny Singers, Kristina, Gemini, Mamma Mia!, ABBA related Books, ABBA related Movies, Tribute albums, Josefin Nilsson, Janne Schaffer, Michael B. Tretow, ABBA Record Sales, Bjorn and Benny-the complete song list, Bjorn and Benny-productions and projects, Stig Anderson's recordings, the ABBA session band, ABBA reunions, and ABBA related artists and more. The front and back cover were revised slightly in October 2017, and the interior content was revised in 2019 and 2021.
Автор: Bernhardt William Название: What Writers Need to Know: Essential Topics ISBN: 1948263483 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781948263481 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1378.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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