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Lord Jim
When "Lord Jim" first appeared in 1900, many took Joseph Conrad to task for couching an entire novel in the form of an extended conversation - a ripping good yarn, if you like. Conrad defended his method, insisting that people really do talk for that long, and listen as well. In fact his chatty masterwork requires no defense - it offers up not only linguistic pleasures but a timeless exploration of morality. The eponymous Jim is a young, good-looking, genial, and naive water-clerk on the Patna, a cargo ship plying Asian waters.He is, we are told, 'the kind of fellow you would, on the strength of his looks, leave in charge of the deck'. He also harbours romantic fantasies of adventure and heroism - which are promptly scuttled one night when the ship collides with an obstacle and begins to sink. Acting on impulse, Jim jumps overboard and lands in a lifeboat, which happens to be bearing the unscrupulous captain and his cohorts away from the disaster. The Patna, however, manages to stay afloat. The foundering vessel is towed into port - and since the officers have strategically vanished, Jim is left to stand trial for abandoning the ship and its 800 passengers.
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Psychiatry: A Very Short Introduction
Psychiatry is now a highly visible activity - care in the community, compulsion, suicide, drug and alcohol abuse mean that few people are not touched by it. Indeed one in four of us will consult a psychiatrist in our life time. This book explains what psychiatry is, and what it is not. It starts with the identification of the major mental illnesses and why they are no longer considered just variations of 'normality'. It charts the rise of the Asylum and its demise with the developments of Care in the Community, and the flourishing of psychoanalysis and its later transformation into more accessible psychotherapies. More than any other branch of medicine psychiatry has been attacked and criticised. There is a long catalogue of abuses - from mundane neglect and bizarre treatments through to political abuse by totalitarian regimes. Modern psychiatry too brings with it new controversies such as the medicalization of normal life, the power of the drug companies and the use of psychiatry as an agent of social control.The book does not shy away from outlining these issues but provides the reader with a clear understanding of what psychiatry is capable of, and what it is not capable of, so that they can draw their own conclusions.
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Asian Furniture A Directory A
An attractive overview and peerless reference source on Asian furniture design through the centuries.Western-style furniture was a relatively late arrival in Asia, where climates and lifestyles were markedly different from those in Europe. But colonial incursions and the exigencies of history conspired to bring about profound changes, and furniture design in Asia blossomed into a major decorative art.Each of the eight countries covered here—China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Tibet, and the Philippines—developed its own particular designs, as unmistakably distinctive as its flag or anthem. Rather than simply succumbing to practical necessities, Asian designers created pieces of furniture as works of art. Today these diverse pieces are treasured by collectors worldwide, from Manhattan lofts to Parisian apartments, as well as in the countries where they originated.The examples featured in this book were drawn from private collections, antique dealers, and museums around the world, and are organized by country and then by type: chairs, armoires, tables, chests, and more. Each piece has been specially photographed and is described in detail, and the relations between the various periods and styles are explored. The texts have been written by experts from the eight countries represented here. 435 illustrations, 300 in color.
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Fashion Since 1900
The most comprehensive and detailed history available of women's fashion in the modern era.From the styles of the early 1900s to those of the twenty-first century, John Peacock charts the development of women's fashion in all its aspects: couture wear, leisure wear, day wear, evening wear, bridal wear, underwear, and accessories. Fashion's greatest designers and designs are all here: from Worth's visiting dress, Chanel's suits, Balenciaga's classic gowns, Dior's New Look, and Mary Quant's mini-dresses to recent designs from the collections of Calvin Klein, Dolce &, Gabbana, Gucci, and others. Photography could never capture so faithfully the dazzling variety of these designs. Indeed, many that predate the advent of color photography have never been shown in their original colors. John Peacock's wide-ranging research, using paintings, photographs, and the garments themselves, has allowed him to reproduce in meticulous detail lines, shapes, weaves, patterns, and colors. Arranged by decade, the drawings are accompanied by complete descriptions of each garment and accessory, including the fabric, cut, and pattern. In this revised edition of Peacock's standard book, 155 new drawings have been added, together with detailed descriptions. The updated reference section includes a time chart summarizing the development of fashion, biographies of couturiers and designers, and a bibliography. More than 1,250 full-color illustrations
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Let'S Call The Whole Thing Of
Love means never having to say you're sorry. No, love is in the air. No, love is the sweetest thing. No, it's soft as an easy chair. No, it's a stranger in an open car. No, it's a many-splendoured thing. No, it's the drug. No, it's like a butterfly. Oh, let's call the whole thing off. Love stories don't always involve hearts and flowers and walks in the park. This sparkling collection of the world's greatest love quarrels, from Chekhov to Colette, from D. H. Lawrence to Jhumpa Lahiri, features love stories for every mood and occasion. Here are new lovers testing the ground, cosy couples enjoying a quiet squabble before bedtime, and exes intent on picking up where they left off. Often love quarrels start with trivial matters, such as a bride's new hat in Dorothy Parker's "Here We Are" or a choice of bedtime book in Jackie Kay's "You Go When You Can No Longer Stay". But it doesn't usually take long for the stakes to be raised. Love is a risky business!
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Honeymoon Suite
Something old, something newsister one or sister two? After her parents vast fortune is stolen in a shady wire transfer, Dory Lambert, armed with a hard-earned M.B.A. and a savvy entrepreneurial spirit, vows to clear the family name and recover the
ir wealth. But just as she sets her plan in motion, Dory is thrown off-kilter by the return of her childhood crush: the chauffeurs son, Chase McKay. Can Dory charm this handsome man using her dark good looks and sharp mind, or will he fall preyagai
nto Dorys gorgeous blond sister, Jill, a carefree soul whom every man desires? Nearly sixteen years ago, Chase was caught in a compromising situation with Jilland he was quickly sent away to college. Now he is a millionaire architect, returning to
the Lambert estate to visit his father. Dory is certain that this time the attraction between her and Chase is mutual. Wedding bells are ringing . . . but will true love answer?Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí
, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.
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In the Company of the Courtesan
1527. While the Papal city of Rome burns - brutally sacked by an invading army including Protestant heretics - two of her most interesting and wily citizens slip away, their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed as the enemy breaks down their doors. Though almost as damaged as their beloved city, Fiammetta Bianchini and Bucino Teodoldi - a fabulous courtesan and her dwarf companion - are already planning their future. They head for the shimmering beauty of Venice, a honey pot of wealth and trade where they start to rebuild their business. As a partnership they are invincible: Bucino, clever with a sharp eye and a wicked tongue and Fiammetta, beautiful and shrewd, trained from birth to charm, entertain and satisfy men who have the money to support her. Venice, however, is a city which holds its own temptations. From the admiring Turk in search of human novelties for his Sultan's court, to the searing passion of a young lover who wants more than his allotted nights. But the greatest challenge comes from a young blind woman, a purveyor of health and beauty, who insinuates her way into their lives and hearts with devastating consequences for them all.
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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: AND Peter and Wendy (Oxford World´s Classics)
In Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, J.M. Barrie first created Peter Pan as a baby, living a wild and secret life with birds and fairies in the middle of London. Later Barrie let this remarkable child grow a little older and he became the boy-hero of Neverland, making his first appearance, with Wendy, Captain Hook, and the Lost Boys, in Peter and Wendy. The Peter Pan stories were Barrie's only works for children but, as their persistent popularity shows, their themes of imaginative escape continue to charm even those who long ago left Neverland. This is the first edition to include both texts in one volume and the first to a present an extensively annotated text for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction
This Very Short Introduction offers a powerfully-written explanation of the war's complex origins and course, and explores its impact on a personal and international scale. It also provides an ethical reflection on the war in the context of Europe's tumultuous twentieth century, highlighting why it has inspired some of the greatest writers of our time, and how it continues to resonate today in Britain, continental Europe, and beyond. Throughout the book, the focus is on the war as an arena of social change where ideas about culture were forged or resisted, and in which both Spaniards and non-Spaniards participated alike. These were conflicts that during the Second World War would stretch from Franco's regime, which envisaged itself as part of the Nazi new order, to Europe and beyond. Accordingly, this book examines Spanish participation in European resistance movements during World War II and also the ongoing civil war waged politically, economically, judicially and culturally inside Spain by Francoism after its military victory in 1939. History writing itself became a battleground and the book charts the Franco regime's attempt to appropriate the past.It also indicates its ultimate failure - as evident in new writings on the war and, above all, in the return of Republican memory now occurring in Spain during the opening years of the twenty-first century.
China Contemporary
The first major survey of the new directions in style taken by the designers of Beijing, Shanghai, and other major Chinese centers.Parallel to China's rapid economic growth is a boom in the decorative and fine arts, in interior design, and in architecture. This book showcases some of the most exciting examples of the new wave of Chinese design through the stunning photography of Michael Freeman and the perceptive commentaries and interviews of Chinese journalist Xiao Dan Wang.The book is divided into four main sections:• Continuity: in the Green T House, Beijing, for example, the elegant lines of Ming Dynasty chairs have been lengthened and curved to create artifacts of a spectacular modernity.• Color focuses on the use of traditional color schemes in new materials, like the predominant subtle whites in the Beijing apartment of two graduates from the top art college in China, the Central Academy of Fine Arts. • Conversion shows the ways in which older buildings (factories and apartment blocks) of the Communist era are being refurbished in visually exciting ways.• Crossover explores the new China's willingness to embrace influences from other cultures, as in the spectacular Shanghai apartment of Pearl Lam, an internationally known art dealer.A directory of locations completes this visually spectacular account of the most advanced and exciting projects in new Chinese design. 304 color illustrations.
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David Beckham My Son
David Beckham is both a brilliant footballer and a global icon. The slightest story about his life generates huge media coverage, but those truly close to him have never given their side of his incredible journey - until now. Ted Beckham's story is the ultimate dream of every father who has kicked a football with his son. A lifelong Manchester United supporter, Ted has seen his son David captain both his beloved Reds and England, as well as becoming an inspiration for a generation along the way. Even David Beckham was once an ordinary kid dreaming of making a living out of football, and in this celebratory book Ted Beckham lovingly charts what happened from David's birth to his move to Real Madrid. This book is special not just because of Ted's role as the father of a hero, but because Ted has given exclusive access to all the family photo albums and the unparalleled collection of memorabilia he has amassed during David's career. The book features 300 exclusive images to complement the text, giving a side to David that has never been seen before. David Beckham: "My Son" will delight his fans, giving a fascinating insight into the early life of David, his ambition and determination to succeed as well as his father's pride and joy as he watched him grow into a great footballer.
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Walking In The Alps
Half a century has gone by since J. Hubert Walker published his classic "Walking in the Alps", now a collector's item. The mountains have seen many changes since then - dams have been built, roads improved, chair-lifts multiplied, huts improved - an almost endless catalogue, even though the beauty of the region remains and its attraction undiminished. This new book takes all this into account. Each alpine area is comprehensively described with suggestions for walks which will stimulate the imagination. Details of guidebooks and maps are given. "Like its namesake this book sets out to describe some of the loveliest Alpine regions from the point of view of the walker who is, after all, in the most favoured position to witness and enjoy mountain scenery in all its abundant variety. Only the mountain walker, the individual with good general fitness, a modicum of scrambling experience and an eye for the hills, can move far enough and at the right pace to enjoy the full range of wonders that the Alps so generously offer. This is the person for whom this book is written." - Kev Reynolds
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Havel: Egy élet
Václav Havel a 20. század egyik legkiemelkedőbb alakja volt: tekintélyromboló értelmiségi, közismert drámaíróból lett politikai disszidens, egy egyesült, s azután két részre bomló nemzet elnöke, mindemellett elkötelezett emberi jogi aktivista. Egész életében kívülállónak látta magát - ennek gyökerei kiváltságos prágai gyermekkorába nyúlnak vissza, ám szemléletmódja tovább erősödött, amikor családja az 1948-as kommunista hatalomátvétel után feketelistára került.
Ifjúkorában az elszigeteltségből és számkivetettségből bontakozott ki költészete, s ez indította el esszé- és drámaírói pályáján is - Havel abszurd drámákat kezdett írni társadalomkritikaként. Mivel részt vállalt a prágai tavasz eseményeiben, műveit szigorúan cenzúrázták, emberi jogi tevékenysége miatt pedig ötévi börtönbüntetésre ítélték.
Havel vakmerő és látnoki képességű férfi volt, személyiségében súlyos ellentétek feszültek, gyakran mardosták kételyek, és hajlamos volt az önostorozásra. Ám mindig minden körülmények között hű maradt önmagához. A Charta '77 élén betöltött pozíciója, a kiszolgáltatottak hatalmába vetett lankadatlan hite és felvillanyozó személyisége 1989-ben kulcsfontosságú szerephez juttatta a bársonyos forradalom egyik vezetőjeként. A következő 13 esztendő folyamán Havel Csehszlovákia utolsó, majd a Cseh Köztársaság első elnökeként nemcsak az országon belüli megbékélést szorgalmazta, hanem a szomszédokkal való jó viszonyt is.
antovsky Havel egyik legközelebbi barátja volt, akivel a későbbi elnök még a demokratikus ellenzék tagjaként ismerkedett meg a kommunizmus idején. Havel első hivatali éveiben antovsky látta el mellette a sajtófőnök, tanácsadó és politikai igazgató tisztségét, és barátságuk egészen 2011-ig, Havel haláláig töretlenül folytatódott. antovsky e rendkívüli életút kisszámú avatott szemtanúinak egyikeként megvilágosító erejű - egészen közeli és személyes - portrét fest Havel emberléptékűnél nagyobb alakjáról és a zűrzavaros időkről, amelyekben győzelemre vitte ügyét.
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PAMET A DEJINY C.1/2009
Třetí letošní číslo Paměti a dějin reflektuje především významná výročí související s devítkovým rokem. Václav Veber se v úvodu zabývá příčinami a důsledky 70 let starého paktu o neútočení, který sovětští a nacističtí politici podepsali v srpnu 1939. Stať Ladislava Kudrny popisuje formování československého zahraničního odboje po okupaci a vypuknutí světové války. Čtyřicet let nás dělí od brutálního zásahu Veřejné bezpečnosti a Lidových milicí v Brně, kde místní obyvatelé vyšli v srpnu do ulic, aby si připomněli roční výročí okupace vojsky Varšavského paktu. Výsledkem byli dva mrtví mladí lidé. Pavel Žáček připomíná dvacet let staré události listopadu 1989, kdy stál jako student žurnalistiky u zrodu protestního prohlášení a okupační stávky, která se stala jednou ze součástí procesu listopadových změn. V rozhovoru vzpomíná Stanislav Devátý zejména na konec 80. let, kdy jako mluvčí Charty čelil rostoucímu tlaku StB, a to pomocí hladovek, pasivní rezistence a posléze i odchodu do ilegality v Polsku. Další rozhovor, tentokrát s Dorou Peškovou, která, jak říká podtitul, přežila Osvětim , souvisí s výročím přijetí Norimberských zákonů. Ty umožnily rozsáhlou perzekuci židovského obyvatelstva v Německu a posléze i v protektorátu. V rubrice Třetí odboj, jež je věnována protikomunistickým aktivitám, líčí Jaroslav Rokoský v textu Zdeněk Boček a spol. příběh skupiny studentů práv, kteří se snažili předávat americké rozvědce citlivé vojenské informace. A byli za to velice tvrdě potrestáni. To a ještě mnohem víc na vás čeká v novém čísle Paměti a dějin.
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Size 12 is not Fat
When you peak at fifteen, where can things go but downhill? Former teen pop sensation Heather Wells has hit rock bottom: tired of singing other people's lyrics, she hasn't exactly been bombarded with recording contracts for her own songs. Worse, Dad'
s in jail, Mom's bolted for Buenos Aires, and Heather can't seem to stop drowning her sorrows in Kit Kat bars. To top it all, Heather's fiance Jordan Cartwright has replaced her - on the charts as well as in his bed - with America's newest number one
pop sensation, Tania Trace. When Heather finds a job in a New York college dorm - right around the corner from her temporary digs in her gorgeous friend Cooper's attic apartment - things seem to start looking up...at least until girls in the dorm be
gin to perish at an alarming rate. Elevator surfing is the official explanation from university administration, but Heather has other suspicions, and - enlisting a reluctant Cooper's aid - she attempts to get to the bottom of the rash of teen deaths
in the building where she works, never knowing that it isn't her supper she'll be singing for this time, but quite possibly her life.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú
obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.
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Le Liseur
À l'âge de quinze ans, Michaël – le narrateur – découvre l'amour dans les bras d'Hanna, une voisine de vingt ans son aînée , pendant six mois, il la rejoint tous les jours et partage avec elle plaisirs de la chair et moments de lecture. Mais sa maîtresse, personnage secret, disparaît un jour mystérieusement. Sept ans plus tard, Michaël la retrouve par hasard, alors qu'il assiste à un procès pour crime de guerre, où elle figure au banc des accusés , il découvre à cette occasion un fait qui pourrait atténuer sa condamnation, mais choisit de n'en rien dire, par respect pour celle qui a marqué si profondément sa vie. Il renouera leur relation au cours des dix-huit années d'incarcération de celle qu'il comprend enfin un peu mieux. Bernhard Schlink, auteur de plusieurs romans policiers couronnés de grands prix (Brouillard sur Mannheim), signe là une œuvre émouvante. En un style limpide et bref, il narre un amour qui perdure malgré le temps et le regard d'autrui, et qui reconnaît à la littérature une valeur curative. Par-delà l'anecdote, Bernhard Schlink nous invite à réfléchir sur des notions aussi capitales que l'interprétation de la vérité, la responsabilité de nos actes ou la confrontation avec le passé nazi. --Nathalie Gouiffès
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Oxford World´s Classics)
'Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo '
So begins one of the most significant literary works of the tw
entieth century, and one of the most innovative. Its originality shocked contemporary readers on its publication in 1916 who found its treating of the minutiae of daily life indecorous, and its central character unappealing. Was it art or was it filt
h?
The novel charts the intellectual, moral, and sexual development of Stephen Dedalus, from his childhood listening to his father's stories through his schooldays and adolescence to the brink of adulthood and independence, and his awakening as an ar
tist. Growing up in a Catholic family in Dublin in the final years of the nineteenth century, Stephen's consciousness is forged by Irish history and politics, by Catholicism and culture, language and art. Stephen's story mirrors that of Joyce himself
, and the novel is both startlingly realistic and brilliantly crafted.
For this edition Jeri Johnson, editor of the acclaimed Ulysses 1922 text, has written an introduction and notes which together provide a comprehensive and illuminating appreciatio
n of Joyce's artistry.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické,
bez ohľadu na obálku.
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Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives (Oxford World´s Classics)
'I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror...The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest.'In the eight lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power. In prose that is rich, elegant and sprinkled with learned references, he explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action. While drawing chiefly on historical sources, he brings to biography a natural story-teller's ear for a good anecdote. Throughout the ages Plutarch's Lives have been valued for their historical value and their charm. This new translation will introduce new generations to his urbane erudition. The most comprehensive selection available, it is accompanied by a lucid introduction, explanatory notes, bibliographies, maps and indexes.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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