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It s generally believed that simple interest belongs to a simple worldview, but the search for fundamental knowledge is the prerogative of people with farreaching plans. Herewith, the first, sometimes, may unexpectedly lead to success, and the second - not bring the desired results.

Maybe folks who accept life as a quest, a self-development way (where you can invent and bring into civilization something new and valuable) are right? As usual, who knows how to work - works, who doesn t - governs, who got none of either - teaches. And therefore this brochure contains only examples of personal worldview and the conclusions made on the life-path.

You may like it if you appreciate conscience, prudence, objectiveness, composure, absence of malice, strength and freedom of spirit, the skill to.

Being an original thinker can change the world. Learn how to recognize a great idea, to speak up for yourself, to choose the right time to act, and to manage fear and doubt by standing out from the crowd.

Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought provoking non-fiction written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House.

The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills. Originals, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework.

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Mohandas Gandhi was born at a time when his home country was choked under the oppression of British rule. Although many thought that violence was the only way to fight this injustice, Gandhi successfully used his teachings of non-violence and civil disobedience to win his country\'s freedom - and create a philosophy of peace and equality.

Called Mahatma, or great soul, by his many followers, Gandhi\'s inspiring words and deeds still resonate worldwide today.This new biography series from DK goes beyond the basic facts to tell the true life stories of history\'s most interesting people.

Full-color photographs and hand-drawn illustrations complement thoughtfully written, age-appropriate text to create an engaging book children will enjoy reading. Definition boxes, information sidebars,.

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Our immune systems can no longer be taken for granted. Current trends in public healthcare are disturbing: our increased air travel allows newly mutated bacteria and viruses to spread across the globe, antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria outstrip the new drugs that are meant to fight them, deaths due to hospital-acquired infections are increasing, and the childhood vaccinations of our aging population are losing their effectiveness.

Now more than ever, our well-being is at a dangerous crossroad.But there is hope, and the solution lies within ourselves.

The Healing Self is the new breakthrough book in self-care by bestselling author and leader in integrative medicine Deepak Chopra and Harvard neuroscientist Rudolph E Tanzi. They argue that the brain possesses its own lymphatic system,.

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Billy Milligan can be anyone he wants to be . .

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Out of control of his actions, Billy Milligan was a man tormented by twenty-four distinct personalities battling for supremacy over his body--a battle that culminated when he awoke in jail, arrested for the kidnap and rape of three women. In a landmark trial, Billy was acquitted of his crimes by reason of insanity caused by multiple personality--the first such court decision in history--bringing to public light the most remarkable and harrowing case of multiple personality ever recorded.

Twenty-four people live inside Billy Milligan Philip, a petty criminal; Kevin, who dealt drugs and masterminded a drugstore robbery; April, whose only ambition was to kill Billy\'s stepfather; Adalana, the shy, lonely, affection-starved.

This complete, yet compact edition of the King James Version of the combined Old and New Testaments is a perfect addition to your religious or secular library. For reference, prayer, meditation, or study, this edition of The Holy Bible is easy-to-read and practical for any use.

More than a thousand years ago, in what is now the territory of modern Mauritania and partly of its neighboring States, was located a rather powerful and militant Caliphate. The ruler of this Caliphate had at his court a personal magician, astrologer and soothsayer.

The astrologer was an expert in different areas of secret knowledge, and he was highly esteemed by the ruler. In his Book of Knowledge , he wrote down all that was of magical practices and of nature observation in detail, which came to him by inheritance from other great magicians.

The Caliph?s astrologer had a very inquisitive and dexterous servant, who also led his book and was going to give it to his worthy successor. Of course, the book of the servant was nothing like the great astrologer?s Book of Knowledge , but.

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A Marvelous new era begins here! Readers of all ages can get tangled up in these all new adventures of Spider-Man and his astonishing friends!Peter Parker has thrown down with deadly villains and legendary heroes, but high school life might be his greatest challenge yet. Luckily, he has a shot at making the grade with a little help from his new friends.. Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy!

The perfect dictionary reference with 200,000 words and phrases for daily use. Language usage notes help you choose the right word and the easy-to-use layout allows you to find what you’re looking for quickly and easily.

Specially tailored to meet your needs at home, school, and in the office, offering comprehensive definitions and word tips to provide help with English usage. You will find all the words and definitions you need, with comprehensive coverage of the language we use every day.

It also contains the latest words to enter the language. The clear layout ensures you can find the words you need quickly.

This edition contains an invaluable supplement on the most common mistakes and controversial issues in English.

This book will tell you who stirred Hitler into his suicidal decision to attack Stalin. It will tell you who were the real godfathers of the worst catastrophe in the history of Russia that went off on June 22, 1941.

You will learn who gave money to Hitler and his party, helping the Nazi to power. Revealed in this book is the real reason behind the Nazi regime — aggression against the USSR to correct a previous blunder of Western intelligence that had led to Bolshevism in Russia.

Instead of quietly disappearing with their loot, Lenin and his crew remained in the country and pieced it together into a global superpower, refusing to give it over to the West. Abundant evidence cited in this book helps trace the whole logic of events starting from September 1919 up to June 1941.

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Everyone knows that Jeremy Clarkson finds the world a perplexing place - after all, he wrote a bestselling book about it. Yet despite the appearance of The World According To Clarkson, things don\'t seem to have improved much.

However, Jeremy is not someone to give up easily and he\'s decided to have another go.In And Another Thing, our exasperated hero discovers that:He inadvertently dropped a bomb on North Carolina.

We\'re all going to explode at the age of 62.Russians look bad in Speedos.

But not as bad as we do.No one should have to worry about being Bill Oddie\'s long lost sister.

He should probably be nicer about David Beckham.Thigh-slappingly funny and - as ever - in your face, Jeremy Clarkson bursts the pointless little bubbles of the idiots while celebrating the special, the unique.

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Jeremy Clarkson had a dream. A world where the nonsensical made sense, the idiotic was abolished and the sheer bloody brilliant was embraced.

In How Hard Can It Be? our hero embarks on a quest to set the world to rights. Again.

En-route he discovers how rhubarb will become the new crack, that a comb over will end anyone\'s quest for global domination and what unites a Filipino chambermaid in Abergavenny with Prince Andrew.For anyone who\'s ever woken up and thought the time has come to stop the nonsense and celebrate the sensational, read on.

Because seriously, how hard can it be?Jeremy Clarkson began his writing career on the Rotherham Advertiser. He now writes for the Sun and the Sunday Times and is the tallest person working in British television.

Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit.

And as a result, he\'s got one or two things to tell us about how it all works - and being Jeremy Clarkson he\'s not about to voice them quietly, humbly and without great dollops of humour.In The World According to Clarkson, he reveals why it is that:• Too much science is bad for our health• \'70s rock music is nothing to be ashamed of• Hunting foxes while drunk and wearing night-sights is neither big nor clever• We must work harder to get rid of cricket• He liked the Germans (well, sometimes).

With a strong dose of common sense that is rarely, if ever, found inside the M25, Clarkson hilariously attacks the pompous, the ridiculous, the absurd and the downright idiotic, whilst also.

Jeremy\'s one-man war on crimes against common sense has not yet been won. And our hero\'s still scratching his head at the madness of it all.

But it\'s not all bad. He\'s learned a little along the way, including:Why binge drinking is good for you.

The worst word in the English language.The remarkable secret of eternal youth.

The pleasure and pain of middle-aged drumming.The problem with America.

And how to dispose of a seal.For anyone who\'s ever been driven to wonder just what is the matter with people these days, For Crying Out Loud is the perfect riposte.

Surprising, fearless and always laugh-out-loud funny, Clarkson\'s back. And he\'s got a point .

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Jeremy Clarkson began his writing career on the Rotherham Advertiser. Since then he has written for the Sun, the Sunday Times, the.

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First published in 1846 under the pseudonym Old Derry down Derry , A Book of Nonsense is a collection adapted from the limericks and illustrations Edward Lear created to amuse the grandchildren of Lord Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, while he was staying with the family at Knowsley Hall. Embodying Lear\'s passion for nonsense, the limericks, each accompanied by one of Lear\'s beguiling original illustrations, are fun, lyrical, lively and hilarious, and have enchanted children and adults since their first appearance in the middle of the nineteenth century.

When Ian Buruma arrived in Tokyo as a young film student in 1975, he found a feverish and surreal metropolis in the midst of an economic boom, where everything seemed new and history only remained in fragments.Through his adventures in the world of avant-garde theatre, his encounters with carnival acts, fashion photographers and moments on-set with Akira Kurosawa, Buruma came of age. For an outsider, unattached to the cultural burdens placed on the Japanese, this was a place to be truly free.A Tokyo Romance is a portrait of a young artist and the fantastical city that shaped him, and a timeless story about the desire to transgress boundaries: cultural, artistic and sexual.

Kiese Laymon is a fearless writer. In his essays, personal stories combine with piercing intellect to reflect both on the state of American society and on his experiences with abuse, which conjure conflicted feelings of shame, joy, confusion and humiliation.

Laymon invites us to consider the consequences of growing up in a nation wholly obsessed with progress yet wholly disinterested in the messy work of reckoning with where we’ve been. In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi.

From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to his trek to New York as a young college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother,.

In a country at war, a secret inheritance reveals a dark conspiracy …On a sunlit afternoon in seventeenth-century Dorset, a young girl falls in love with a stranger.But when her Puritan brother tries to force her into an unbearable marriage she flees, taking with her only the gift left to her by her unknown father, a gold pendant sealed by an engraving of an axe, and the words: St Matthew.One of four intricately wrought seals – each holding a secret within – it can, when combined with the other three, bring great wealth and power. This power is her true inheritance – but it’s a perilous legacy others will kill for .

In Political Tribes, Amy Chua argues that we must rediscover an identity that transcends the tribalism we see in politics today. Enough false slogans of unity, which are just another form of divisiveness. When people are defined by their differences to each other, extremism becomes the common ground. It is time for a more difficult unity that acknowledges the reality of our group differences and fights the deep rifts that divide us.

In this book, that combines cutting edge science with real world applications, Chopra and Kafatos redefine our nature of reality and what is possible.Here they ask 9 questions: What Came Before the Big Bang? Why Does the Universe Fit Together So Perfectly? Where Did Time Come From? What Is the Universe Made Of? Is There Design in the Universe?Is the Quantum World Linked to Everyday Life?Do We Live in a Conscious Universe?How Did Life First Begin? Does the brain create the mind?You Are The Universe offers answers that open up new possibilities for all of us to lead more fruitful, peaceful and successful lives.

For many, the highlights of seaside holidays are rockpooling and gathering the glorious array of shells left strewn on the beach after the receding tide. Attracted by the infinite variety of shapes and colours, visitors can never resist making a souvenir collection of their own - but little do they suspect the fascinating lives of the animals who once occupied them.

What if each shell had a story of its own to tell us, if only we knew the language? Mr Street\'s delightful, informative guide uncovers the secret history of each common shell, revealing not only which marine creature once inhabited it but the unique challenges of its watery habitat it had to solve.From barnacles to oysters, cockles to sea slugs, winkles to carnivorous snails, molluscs and lesser-known members of the octopus.

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Maude still remembers the sound of the gate being locked behind her. She was three years old when they moved into the secluded manor and in the coming years, she would only be allowed out a handful of times.

Her parents belonged to a fanatical Masonic order. She followed a strict schedule of study, hard labour and endless drills designed to ‘eliminate weakness’, such as holding an electric fence without flinching and sitting in a rat-infested cellar.

But despite their chilling psychological control, her parents could not control her inner life. Befriending animals on the lonely estate and characters in the books she read, Maude nurtured in herself the compassion and love her parents forbade.

A passionate book of poetry from New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich.In this important collection, award-winning author Louise Erdrich has selected poems from her two previous books of poetry, Jacklight and Baptism of Desire, and has added nineteen new poems to compose Original Fire.“These molten poems radiate with the ferocity of desire, and in them Erdrich does not spin verse so much as tell tales—of betrayal and revenge, of hunting and being hunted.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune

Father Michael Kavanagh is shocked when he sees a friend from his seminary days at the altar of his humble parish in upper Manhattan—a friend who was forced to leave under scandalous circumstances. Compelled to reconsider the past, Father Kavanagh wanders into the medieval haven of the Cloisters and stumbles into a conversation with a lovely and intriguing docent, Rachel Vedette.

Having survived the Holocaust and escaped to America, Rachel remains obsessed with her late father’s greatest scholarly achievement: a study demonstrating the relationship between the famously discredited monk Peter Abelard and Jewish scholars. Feeling an odd connection with Father Kavanagh, Rachel shares with him the work that cost her father his life.

At the center of these interrelated stories is the classic.

Poetic and immensely readable, The Art of War was written 2,500 years ago and the military manual is still relevant today. A fascinating historical document that sheds light on ancient warfare, it is also a profound meditation on human psychology, interrogating the subjects of leadership, self-discipline and self-awareness.

This new edition of the classic work is specially designed for modern readers. It includes an insightful introduction to the historical and philosophical context, and is accompanied by explanation and analysis of how Sun Tzu\'s lessons have been applied in some of the world\'s most famous battles.

Renowned strategists from Field Marshal Montgomery to General Schwarzkopf have cited the book as an inspiration.The ancient text, attributed to Sun Tzu, is divided into 13.

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Written for the poet John Addington Symonds\'s young daughter Janet while she was ill and confined to her bed, `The Owl and the Pussycat\' sees the two enamoured animals sail away in a boat for a year and a day / To the land with the bong tree grows , where they get married. Long considered one of the nation\'s favourite poems, it is combined here with other memorable examples of what Lear called nonsense songs , such as `Calico Pie\' and `The Duck and the Kangaroo\', as well as with nonsense stories, cookery, botany and alphabets, in a collection that transports adults and children alike to the extraordinary world of Edward Lear\'s imagination.

Superbosses explained how industry legends like football coach Bill Walsh, television executive Lorne Michaels, restaurateur Alice Waters, and fashion pioneer Ralph Lauren find, nurture, and lead employees. Now, The Superbosses Playbook shows readers how to apply the tactics of these superbosses in their own organizations.

The Superbosses Playbook features assessments, case studies, and exercises designed to help anyone recruit talent, lead performance, inspire teams, and even part with great people like a true superboss. For instance, Finkelstein includes assessments of your superboss score and templates for interviewing and evaluating new hires.

This workbook will help you learn and apply the secrets of iconic business leaders.

Journalist Leander Kahney reveals how CEO Tim Cook has led Apple to astronomical success after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011.The death of Steve Jobs left a gaping void at one of the most innovative companies of all time.

Jobs wasn\'t merely Apple\'s iconic founder and CEO; he was the living embodiment of a global megabrand. It was hard to imagine that anyone could fill his shoes--especially not Tim Cook, the intensely private executive who many thought of as Apple\'s operations drone.

But seven years later, as journalist Leander Kahney reveals in this definitive book, things at Apple couldn\'t be better. Its stock has nearly tripled, making it the world\'s first trillion dollar company.

Under Cook\'s principled leadership, Apple is pushing hard into renewable energy, labor and.

What do you do when you realise you have everything you think you\'ve ever wanted but still feel completely empty? What do you do when it all starts to fall apart? The second volume of Moby\'s extraordinary life story is a journey into the dark heart of fame and the demons that lurk just beneath the bling and bluster of the celebrity lifestyle.In summer 1999, Moby released the album that defined the millennium, PLAY.

Like generation-defining albums before it, PLAY was ubiquitous, and catapulted Moby to superstardom. Suddenly he was hanging out with David Bowie and Lou Reed, Christina Ricci and Madonna, taking esctasy for breakfast (most days), drinking litres of vodka (every day), and sleeping with super models (infrequently).

It was a diet that couldn\'t last. And then it fell apart.

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Альбом-сувенир на английском языке рассказывает о музеях и архитектурных памятниках северной столицы России и его окрестностях.

Get ready to rub shoulders with the stars! It\'s time to meet the most amazing people who have ever lived.Great thinkers, revolutionary leaders, daring explorers, powerhouse politicians, clever inventors, skilled artists, sporting legends, and music icons have all changed the course of history and left their mark on the world.

This exciting reference book for children shares their personal stories and showcases their achievements as never before.Part of DK\'s best-selling top 100 series, 100 People Who Made History is a who\'s who of the great and the good, across nations far and wide.

From Marco Polo to Marie Curie and William Shakespeare to Walt Disney, history\'s movers and shakers are united in the pages of this landmark title. Each personal profile is defined by engaging.

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With an exciting activity book, more than 50 stickers, a fun travel snap game, and an inflatable globe, this travel pack is overflowing with ways to entertain children on the go.This rucksack travel set is full of awesome activities that will keep kids busy for hours (as well as providing excellent value for money!).

The Travel Activity Book gives readers a fascinating insight into life and culture around the world and is packed with boredom busters; from games and puzzles to play, to doodles to draw and stickers to stick. There\'s a handy pull-out sticker sheet featuring 30 flags and 10 iconic locations from around the world, as well as animals and other fun travel-related stickers that can be stuck in the book.

Children will love playing Travel Snap and learning about famous landmarks.

The only book that gives you a mindful guide to yoga to help future-proof your body. Avoid putting stress on your joints and heart with this slower yoga style.

In today\'s fast-paced world it\'s easy to lose the balance in our lives and the connection with our bodies. Yin Yoga offers a remedy to the stress and hustle of everyday life.

As yin balances yang in Taoist philosophies, so the slower yin-style yoga offers an alternative to the faster, more active forms of yoga such as ashtanga.Yin yoga concentrates on holding and breathing through floor-based poses, allowing you the time and space to clear your mind and stretch your body.

The 54 meditative poses and 20 targeted sequences will help you attain a sense of mindfulness and physical well-being, making it the perfect complement to a.

During a routine battle with the villainous Jack O\'Lantern, Venom fi nds himself transported to a far-off world and learns a terrible truth - a deadly new species called the Poisons has emerged from the vastness of space, and to make matters worse, they\'re hunting Venoms! Trapped on the planet\'s surface with a ragtag band of Venomized heroes, Eddie has no choice but to mount a counteroffensive and hope to find a way home!

Embrace veganism and keep the whole household happy and well-fed - without making a different meal for everyone.Not a fan of tofu? Fear not - this vegan cookbook is packed with over 100 healthy, delicious recipes that will appeal to adults and children alike, using grains, pulses, and other meat- and dairy-free alternatives as the base ingredient.

You\'ll find options for every meal of the day, whether you\'re looking for quick lunch box ideas for vegan kids or preparing a big dinner for the whole family. The good stuff box on each recipe gives an expert breakdown of nutritional value, so everyone is getting the nourishment they need.

An additional flex it section on many recipes gives busy cooks an option to easily add meat or dairy to their meal, perfect for pleasing non-vegan members.

Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the news, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest, Anne Lamott shows how we can rediscover the hope and wisdom that are buried within us and that can make life sweeter than we ever imagined. Divided into short chapters that explore life\'s essential truths, Almost Everything pinpoints these moments of insight and, with warmth and humour, offers a path forward.

What is impeachment? How does it work? And why is it so urgent to impeach Donald Trump? No one is above the law. This belief is fundamental to how the American system of government is meant to function - as fundamental as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - held sacred by Democrats and Republicans alike.

But as celebrated Supreme Court lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal argues in Impeach, if President Trump is not held accountable for repeatedly asking foreign powers to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, this could very well mark the end of US democracy. Impeachment should always be a last resort, explains Katyal, but the founders, core principles, and the Constitution leave no choice but to impeach President Trump - before it\'s too late.

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The poems in Book of Mercy brim with praise, despair, anger, doubt and trust. Speaking from the heart of the modern world, yet in tones that resonate with an older devotional tradition, these verses give voice to our deepest, most powerful intuitions. Internationally celebrated for his writing and his music, Leonard Cohen is revered as one of the greatest writers, performers, and most consistently daring artists of the last hundred years.

Most business books just tell you what to do. The Presenting Coach will guide you every step of the way. Understand what you need to achieve Plan out your presentation Prepare brilliant visual aids and handouts Deliver your presentation with confidence Make an impact at work Who are you? Anyone who has to give a presentation soon Where will this book take you? You will have a brilliant presentation and be ready to give it How does it work? The book uses the proven WORKBOOK METHOD, meaning it is packed with interactive exercises and self-assessment tools to help you reach your potential. What else do I get? The book includes access to a range of free downloadable templates and resources which will help you develop even further.

By the end of this book you will have a marketing plan ready to implement and track- Set your goals- Understand your customers- Explore the competitive environment- Generate innovative ideas- Set up systems to track your successOther books help you talk the talk. The Teach Yourself Coach books helps you walk the walk.Who are you? * Anyone with a product or service to marketWhere will this book take you?* You will have a fully fledged business plan ready to implement and trackHow does it work?* A combination of practical tried-and-tested advice, and unique interactive exercisesWhen can you do it?* In your own time, at your own paceWhat else do you get?* Access to free online videos and printable resourcesWhy Teach Yourself?* Teach Yourself books are trusted around the world and have helped.

Technology has fractured democracy, and now there’s no going back.All around the world, the fringes have stormed the palace of the elites and unleashed data miners, dark ads and bots on an unwitting public.

After years of soundbites about connecting people, the social media giants are only just beginning to admit to the scale of the problem.We stand on the precipice of an era where switching your mobile platform will have more impact on your life than switching your government.

Where freedom and privacy are seen as incompatible with social well-being and transparency. Where your attention is sold to the highest bidder.

Our laws don’t cover what is happening and our politicians don’t understand it. But if we don’t fight to change the system now, we may not get another chance.

From works by Botticelli and Raphael to Salvador Dali and Frida Kahlo, discover the paintings that have shaken the art world through the centuries and across continents.Great Paintings takes you on your own personal gallery tour of over 60 of the world\'s best-loved paintings.

Unlock the hidden meanings and symbols behind each painting, with over 700 photographs to bring the pictures to life and help you understand the key features, composition and techniques that have made these paintings stand out. Plus, biographies of the artists provide the background to each art work, inspiring you to paint your own picture of the historical and social context behind each masterpiece.

Updated for 2018, Great Paintings is a beautiful guide to the paintings, both familiar and new, that have changed the.

Want to brush up on your English idioms? Hoping to pass an English exam with flying colours? Ideal for anyone who wants to learn English to native-speaker standard, this fun and engaging visual guide to the most common and useful English idioms and phrases will help you understand and remember English idiomatic expressions and their meanings, making your English more fluent and natural.English for Everyone: English Idioms combines an innovative visual teaching method with the best of DK design to make one of the most difficult aspects of learning English as a foreign language incredibly easy.

Hundreds of expressions are presented in context, with crystal-clear definitions and attractive illustrations. The book also covers English collocations and commonly confused words, helping you avoid.

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Discover the key themes and big ideas behind more than 80 of the world\'s most important historical events - from the dawn of civilization to the 21st century.From the origins of Homo sapiens to the Space Race, and from the French Revolution to the Digital Revolution, this instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series offers an essential exploration of the human timeline up to and including the rise of modern Islam, the world wide web, and the global financial crisis.Making big historical ideas accessible and easy to understand, with stunning visuals and memorable quotes, The History Book is perfect for students, adults, or anyone who wants to travel back in time and understand the fascinating past of mankind. .

This dinosaur encyclopedia takes kids back to the Mesozoic era - known as the Age of the Dinosaurs - to explore the prehistoric life that ruled the Earth.Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur!, which is for children aged between 8+, explores how the dinosaurs of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods evolved, lived, and died in the great dinosaur extinction event that occurred approximately 66 million years ago.

It covers all you need to know about dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Stegosaurs, and Velociraptor, but also includes marine reptiles, massive mammals like the woolly mammoth, and the pterosaurs. Each creature has its own feature, which brings together the latest information from the world of palaeontology, wonderful up-to-date 3D artwork, and our knowledge of animal.

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Artist\'s Drawing Techniques is your guide to every aspect of drawing, from choosing a subject to mounting your finished masterpiece. Follow the workshops that teach you more than 80 artist\'s techniques, including cross-hatching, stippling, blending, and masking using pencil, charcoal, coloured pencils, and pastels.

Develop your artistic style by following step-by-step drawing tutorials through beginner, intermediate, and advanced projects.Explore new creative challenges with inspiring exercises and art projects to develop your skills, and study the stunning feature drawings that showcase every artistic technique and show you how that technique can be applied.

Artist\'s Drawing Techniques will help you tap into your creative potential and unlock new talents.

Whether you\'re trying your hand at painting for the first time or honing your artistic ability, Artist\'s Painting Techniques is the handiest guide to teach you how to paint.Starting with the basics such as observational skills and learning how to draw, Artist\'s Painting Techniques will guide you into working with watercolours, acrylics, and oil paints.

Discover everything you need to know about tone, colour, pattern, brushwork, and composition to create your own masterpieces with confidence. Learn a range of key watercolour, acryllic, and oil painting techniques, including laying a flat wash, painting fur, and creating impasto sculptural effects.

Embark on exciting artistic exercises and projects to discover your style and grow as an artist.Follow the fully illustrated step-by-step.

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Ali Wong\'s heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters cover everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mum in a male-dominated profession and how she trapped their dad. In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women and why you never see new mum comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads.

The sharp insights and humour are even more personal in this completely original collection. She shares the wisdom she\'s learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal single life in New York (i.

e. the inevitable confrontation with erectile dysfunction), reconnecting with her roots (and.

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В книге Основы композиции автор, на основании своего творчесства и многолетнего опыта работы со студентами, попытался понять и объяснить как рождается картина. На примерах выдающихся русских и зарубежных художников он показывает процесс работы над эскизами и объясняет какое значение имеет сбор материала при создании реалистического произведения.

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Основы живописи является логическим продолжением предыдущего проекта – «Основы рисунка», осуществленного тем же автором и отмеченного Медалью Российской Академии художеств. Данное пособие представляет интерес для всех, кто желает овладеть основами живописи, столь необходимыми в процессе совершенствования этого сложного явления культуры. В популярной и доступной форме говорится об особенностях, принципах, приемах создания.