Автор: Boccaccio Название: The Decameron ISBN: 0199540411 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199540419 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 2058.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Decameron (c.1351) was written in the wake of the Black Death, a shattering epidemic which had shaken Florence`s confident entrepreneurial society to its core. In a country villa outside the city, ten young noble men and women who have escaped the plague decide to tell each other stories. Boccaccio`s skill as a dramatist is masterfully displayed in this virtuoso performance of one hundred tales, vivid portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots which revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions. Themes are playfully restated from one story to another within an elegant and refined framework. One of Chaucer`s most fruitful sources forthe Canterbury Tales, Boccaccio`s work artfully combines the essential ingredients of narrative: fate and desire, crises and quick-thinking. This new translation by Guido Waldman captures the exuberance and variety and tone of Boccaccio`s masterpiece.
Автор: Davis Jeremy K. Название: Lost Ski Areas of the Berkshires ISBN: 1467136409 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781467136402 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3033.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The Berkshires of Massachusetts have long been known as a winter sports paradise. Over the years, many of these ski areas faded away and are nearly forgotten.
Forty-four ski areas arose from the 1930s to the 1970s. The Thunderbolt Ski Trail put the Berkshires on the map for challenging terrain. Major ski resorts like Brodie Mountain sparked the popularity of night skiing with lighted trails. All-inclusive resorts - like Oak n' Spruce, Eastover and Jug End - brought thousands of new skiers into the sport between the 1940s and 1970s. Jeremy Davis of the New England/Northeast Lost Ski Areas Project brings these lost locations back to life, chronicling their rich histories and contributions to the ski industry.
Автор: Amelinckx Andrew K. Название: Gilded Age Murder & Mayhem in the Berkshires ISBN: 1540212483 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781540212481 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4413.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Oakes Robert Название: Ghosts of the Berkshires ISBN: 1467142794 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781467142793 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3033.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Shigo, Nicholas Название: Hiking the berkshires ISBN: 1493049763 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493049769 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 4011.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This magical little sticker book is full of woodland fairy dolls to dress. There are lots of enchanting scenes to decorate, from a fairy garden and dawn chorus to gathering acorns and picking berries. With over 200 reusable stickers of outfits, woodland creatures and flowers, plus a fold-out back cover to `park` stickers whilst they`re not in use.
Автор: Bradley Jim Название: Best Easy Day Hikes Berkshires ISBN: 0762760575 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780762760572 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 1687.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Best Easy Day Hikes Berkshires includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 20 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.
As The Gritty Berkshires makes clear, Massachusetts' westernmost county is not just art museums, music festivals and beautiful scenery. For generations of working class families who have lived in the northern part of this county, their reality looks more like Rust Belt America.
Maynard Seider, an activist sociologist who has taught and researched in the area for more than three decades, places the history of the North Berkshire region in the context of U.S. and global history. Through the use of oral histories, union archives, newspaper accounts and participant observation, the author focuses on the 1,000 men who built the nation's longest railroad tunnel, the thousands of men and women who worked in its textile mills and electronics factories and who struck, built worker co-ops, and community coalitions to improve their daily lives.
In this history, we learn how the Berkshires offer insight into so many crucial aspects of the American experience. Moving from the early 1800s to the present, Seider weaves a narrative that details the area's vibrant immigrant history, slavery's role in its textile industry, the battle for national unions and the ideological struggles with corporate elites over who best speaks for the community. Enriched by dozens of photographs, these stories focus on the voices of ordinary people as they often do extraordinary things.
Seider concludes his book by considering the question of "What's next?" through a case study of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). These brick buildings which housed generations of blue and white collar workers until 1986 now attract tourists to the country's largest contemporary art collection. Yet the unanswered question remains, can a tourist-service economy provide a meaningful and economically sustainable life for its residents? The Gritty Berkshires' last section deals with this question both nationally and locally, exploring diverse responses amidst the nation's growing inequality, militarism and cutbacks in social services.
Автор: F H Berkshire; Simon J A Malham; J Trevor Stuar Название: Introductory Incompressible Fluid Mechanics ISBN: 1009074709 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781009074704 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This comprehensive introduction to the mathematics of incompressible fluid mechanics and its applications is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students across mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry and the life sciences. It progresses from the very basics to advanced material, with exercises, mini-projects and real-life examples included.
