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Viazací klzák Terra Kids dokonale kombinuje vysokorýchlostný prak s kĺzavou eleganciou. Jednoducho stiahnite gumové pásky, uvoľnite klzák a sledujte, ako letí!
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11,65 €
Jewels of Romanovs
An amazing collection of images of the Romanovs, their world, and their fabulous jewels bring the last golden years of the dynasty to life.The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, when the Revolution brought their reign to an abrupt end. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a time of particular elegance and extravagance for the tsars and the wealthy families with whom they were linked by marriage, and nowhere are these lavish tastes more apparent than in the imperial jewels. Every jewel tells a story. Through his work at Sotheby’s and Christie’s and his own extensive research, Stefano Papi has spent years unraveling the mysteries of Russian imperial jewelry. He identifies pieces with little or unknown provenance, and he uncovers the fascinating stories behind the jewels and the people who wore them. He takes us through the golden years, and after the Revolution he follows the survivors of the Romanov line—and their jewelry—in European courts and in Paris, where many exiles sought refuge. 200 full-color and 100 black-and-white illustrations
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53,15 €
55,95 €
The Greatest Story Ever Told...So Far
`Probably the most readable, exciting and authoritative writer on science we have. A new Lawrence Krauss book always goes to the top of the curious mind's wish list.' Stephen Fry "I loved the fight scenes and the sex scenes were excellent." (Eric Idle) 'In the span of a century, physics progressed from skepticism that atoms were real to equations so precise we can predict properties of subatomic particles to the tenth decimal place. Lawrence Krauss rightly places this achievement among the greatest of all stories, and his book-at once engaging, poetic and scholarly-tells the story with a scientist's penetrating insight and a writer's masterly craft.' (Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe, and Director, Center for Theoretical Physics, Columbia University) "Unlike some very clever scientists, Lawrence Krauss is not content to bask on the Mount Olympus of modern physics. A great educator as well as a great physicist, he wants to pull others up the rarefied heights to join him. But unlike some science educators, he doesn't dumb down. In Einstein's words, he makes it 'as simple as possible but no simpler.'" (Richard Dawkins, author of The Magic of Reality) "In every debate I've done with theologians and religious believers their knock-out final argument always comes in the form of two questions: Why is there something rather than nothing? and Why are we here? The presumption is that if science provides no answers then there must be a God. But God or no, we still want answers. In A Universe From Nothing Lawrence Krauss, one of the biggest thinkers of our time, addressed the first question with verve, and in The Greatest Story Ever Told he tackles the second with elegance. Both volumes should be placed in hotel rooms across America, in the drawer next to the Gideon Bible." (Michael Shermer, Publisher Skeptic magazine, columnist Scientific American, Presidential Fellow Chapman University, author The Moral Arc.) "A Homeric tale of science, history, and philosophy revealing how we learned so much about the universe and its tiniest parts." (Sheldon Glashow, Nobel Laureate, 1979 in physics) "The Greatest Story Ever Told-So Far ranges from Galileo to the LHC and beyond. It's accessible, illuminating, and surprising-an ideal guide for anyone interested in understanding our accidental universe." (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction) "College students, hippies, squares, Christians, Muslims, democrats, republicans, libertarians, theists, even atheists-all of us-sit around BS-ing like: `So, how did all this, I mean everything, all of us, the whole universe, you know, man, everything, how did this all get here?' While we were doing that, Lawrence Krauss and people like him were doing the work to figure it out. Then Krauss wrote this great book about it. `Wow, man, you mean, like we're getting closer to really knowing? I guess we'll have to go back to talking about politics and sex.'" (Penn Jillette, author of Presto!) "Discovering the bedrock nature of physical reality ranks as one of humanity's greatest collective achievements. This book gives a fine account of the main ideas and how they emerged. Krauss is himself close to the field, and can offer insights into the personalities who have led the key advances. A practiced and skilled writer, he succeeds in making the physics `as simple as possible but no simpler.' I don't know a better book on this subject." (Martin Rees, author of Just Six Numbers) "It is an exhilarating experience to be led through this fascinating story, from Galileo to the Standard Model and the Higgs boson and beyond, with lucid detail and insight, illuminating vividly not only the achievements themselves but also the joy of creative thought and discovery, enriched with vignettes of the remarkable individuals who paved the way. It amply demonstrates that the discovery that `nature really follows the simple and elegant rules intuited by the 20th- and 21st-century versions of Plato's philosophers' is one of the most astonishing achievements of the human intellect." (Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor & Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus), MIT) "Charming... Krauss has written an account with sweep and verve that shows the full development of our ideas about the makeup of the world around us... A great romp." (Walter Gilbert, Nobel Award, Chemistry, 1980) "History of science with an edge-humorous, personal, passionate, yet intellectually serious and authoritative." (Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate, Physics)In the beginning there was light but more than this, there was gravity. After that, all hell broke loose... This is how the story of the greatest intellectual adventure in history should be introduced - how humanity reached its current understanding of the universe, one that is far removed from the realm of everyday experience. Krauss connects the world we know with the invisible world all around us, which is removed from intuition and direct sensation. He explains our current understanding of nature and the struggle to construct the greatest theoretical edifice ever assembled, the Standard Model of Particle Physics -- and then to understand its implications for our existence. Writing in the critically acclaimed style of A Universe from Nothing, Krauss celebrates the beauty and wonders of the natural world and details our place within it and how this shapes our understanding of it. Krauss makes this story accessible through profiles of the scientists responsible for these advances, and clear explanations of their discoveries. Krauss takes us on a tour of science and the brilliant personalities who shaped it, often against political and religious indoctrination, enduring persecution and ostracism. Krauss creates a captivating blend of research and narrative to invite us into the lives and minds of these figures,creating a landmark work of scientific history.
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11,35 €
11,95 €
A Tutanhamon-ügy
Egy tizenkét éves angol fiút, amint éppen festeget a norfolki nyárvégében, megszólít egy ismeretlen úr: volna-e kedve vele menni Londonba, egyenesen a British Muzeumba, ahol szépen lemásolná, újrarajzolná neki az egyiptomi hieroglifákat.
A fiú kötélnek áll, s ezzel a döntésével megpecsételi sorsát, évtizedekre beleszeret az ősi, a fáraók uralta egyiptomi civilizációba. Kutató lesz, a rögeszmések makacsságával képezi magát, s rabjává válik egy "jelentéktelen" fáraó, Tutanhamon titkának, "aki majdnem tíz esztendeig uralkodott, és mégsem tudnak róla semmit".
Howard Carter arra tette fel az életét, hogy "e kis fáraó" sírját megtalálja, s Lord Carnarvon, e nagystílű angol főnemes, kalandor segítségével, "aki lelkesedését eleganciája mögé rejtette", harcának meg is lett az eredménye: nemcsak a sírt találta meg, de az érintetlenül maradt kamrák kincsei között magának Tutanhamonnak a múmiáját is, amikor "1925. október 10-én, reggel hat óra harminckor" kinyitotta az aranykoporsót.
Carter, akit életében többnyire csak gáncs ért, akit korrupt hivatalnokok, féltékeny tudósok, rablóbandák akadályoztak egyre-másra, a modern régészet páratlan alakja, aki több volt, mint nagyravágyó archeológus. Fantaszta volt, magányos hős, akinek természetesen ugyanaz lett a sorsa, ami az ilyen különcöknek lenni szokott. "Egyedül, elfeledetten halt meg" hatvanhat éves korában, 1939. március 2-án.
A kitűnő egyiptológus és sikeres író, a világhírű Ramszesz-sorozat szerzője ezúttal is lebilincselő és tanulságos kalandregénnyel ajándékozza meg olvasóit.
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11,69 €
12,31 €
Queen of Spades and Other Stories (Oxford World´s Classics)
The Queen of Spades has long been acknowledged as one of the world's greatest short stories. In this classic literary representation of gambling, Alexander Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. Hints of the occult and gothic alternate with scenes of St Petersburg high-society in the story of the passionate Hermann's quest to master chance and make his fortune at the card-table. Underlying the taut plot is an ironical treatment of the romantic dreamer and social outcast. This volume contains three other major works of Pushkin's fiction, moving from the witty parodies of sentimentalism and high melodrama in The Tales of Belkin to an early experiment with recreating the past in Peter the Great's Blackamoor. It concludes with the novel-length masterpiece The Captain's Daughter, which combines historical fiction in the manner of Sir Walter Scott with the colour and devices of the Russian fairy-tale in a narrative of rebellion and romance. These new translations, as well as being meticulously faithful to the original, do full justice to the elegance and fluency of Pushkin's prose. The Introduction provides insightful readings of the stories and places them in their European literary context. A chronology of the Pugachov Uprising illuminates the events in The Captain's Daughter.
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7,98 €
8,40 €
Contemporary Cruise
The first book to depict and explore the world of stylish cruises through hundreds of evocative images and an informative text.Today there are cruise options to suit every taste, from the fun and entertainment of a first-class floating resort ship to the quiet elegance of a classic tall ship. Pampering, fine food, exotic destinations—it isn't difficult to see why a vacation at sea is a great way to recover from the stresses of ordinary life on land.With over 300 photographs, all specially taken, this book perfectly encapsulates the variety of cruise experiences available:• cruising past and present• legendary ships, from classic ocean liners to luxury boutique craft• alternative cruises, from a journey into the Arctic Circle on board a Norwegian mail ship to travel on a modern freighter• fascinating routes and locations, from French Polynesia and the Caribbean to world cruises• expedition and nature cruises, including the Galapagos Islands, Antarctica, and the fjords of Patagonia• interesting ports of call, from Miami to St. Petersburg to Barcelona• river cruises, including the Rhine, the Nile, and the YangtzeHere are all the ships, the routes, the romantic and exhilarating destinations for a huge number of cruise aficionados—and for those ready to be inspired. Four out of five first-timers on a cruise return to the experience: whether you are looking for adventure, luxury, relaxation, or education, there is a voyage for you. 303 illustrations, 295 in color.
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48,88 €
51,45 €
Szecceszió
Az Art Nouveau néven ismert stílus a szecesszionizmusban, abban a nemzetközi mozgalomban gyökerezik, amely a 19. század végén és a 20. század elején az egész világot bejárta Egyesült Államoktól Európáig, szembeszegülve a korábbi akadémikus és a 19. századi eklektikus stílusokkal. Az új nyelvezet tagadta a múlt művészetét, az alkotók ekkor már közvetlenül a természetből kívántak ihletet meríteni. Az új áramlatot a hangsúlyos linearizmus, a metamorf alakzatok, a finom díszítés, valamint a választékos és kifejező - hol egyenes, hol kanyargó - vonalhasználat volt. A három irányadó művészeti folyóirat: a „Jugend”, a „Pan” és a „Ver Sacrum” egyaránt az új művészeti mozgalom mellé állt, amely sajátos jegyekkel és más-más néven jelent meg minden országban. Németországban Jugendstil lett a neve, Ausztriában Szecesszió, Katalóniában Modernismo, Nagy-Britanniában Modern stílus, Olaszországban Liberty, Belgiumban és Franciaországban az Art Nouveau szó jelölte. A szecesszió fölébe kerekedett az előző század egészét uraló eklekticizmuson, élni kezdett a technika új jelenségeivel és az ipari termékekkel, bár ezeket mind átitatta a stílus finomsága és eleganciája. Az új stílus hatással volt az összes művészeti ágra és tárgyra: az építészetre, a festészetre, a szobrászatra, a lakberendezésre, a grafikára, a formatervezésre, a divat- és ékszeralkotásokra. A művészek elkezdtek olyan összhangot alkotó terveket készíteni, amelyek nem csak kiszolgáltak egy-egy teret, de egyben díszítésül is szolgáltak. A lakásbelső legapróbb részletére is kiterjedt a figyelmük. A természeti jelenségektől ihletett erőteljes vonalak és díszítő elemek a legkülönbözőbb tárgyak motívumai lettek; megjelentek a konyhai berendezéseken, az ékszereken, az ajtókilincseken, a földalatti állomásokon, a virágvázákon, sőt még a teljesen új formájú lakástextileken is.
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43,84 €
46,15 €
Il piacere
Sono i maggiori critici militanti e studiosi italiani a raccontare ogni opera in 10 parole chiave: per penetrare fino al cuore dei capolavori di tutti i tempi. Edizioni integrali, testi greci e latini a fronte, traduzioni eleganti, essenziali note a pie di pagina. In piu, con le tavole sinottiche, e facile collocare vita e opere degli autori nel contesto storico, letterario e artistico. La vita di d'Annunzio e la sua opera si scambiano materia di continuo, si imitano a vicenda: e il rovescio della sua mania citatoria, iperletteraria, falsificante, e la tensione verso un'autobiografia senza limiti. Come Sperelli non rinuncia alla gloria mondana, cosi d'Annunzio, lungi dall'aspirare all'eremo, inaugura la scalpitante figura dello scrittore-manager... Del resto, la complicita tra il narratore e la sua controfigura non riguarda solo l'involucro, ma tocca il cuore dell'attivita letteraria: anche Sperelli, il cui poeta prediletto e appunto il d'Annunzio di "il verso e tutto", usa infatti rimaneggiare forme gia codificate...
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14,24 €
14,99 €
Cime Tempestose
Sono i maggiori critici militanti e studiosi italiani a raccontare ogni opera in 10 parole chiave: per penetrare fino al cuore dei capolavori di tutti i tempi. Edizioni integrali, testi greci e latini a fronte, traduzioni eleganti, essenziali note a pie di pagina. In piu, con le tavole sinottiche, e facile collocare vita e opere degli autori nel contesto storico, letterario e artistico.
Alla sua uscita nel dicembre 1847 il libro fece scandalo. Piu di un recensore si preoccupo di avvertire i gentiluomini affinché non permettessero di leggerlo né a mogli né a sorelle, tantomeno alle figlie adolescenti... Ha scritto Virginia Woolf che l'amore raccontato in ''Cime tempestose'' ''non e l'amore di uomini e donne''... Sulla pagina quella passione, capace di tormentare i protagonisti anche al di la della morte, non si direbbe meno irreale e raggelata della violenza che aveva disgustato fino alla nausea i lettori vittoriani.
Titolo originale: ''Wuthering Heights''.
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11,39 €
11,99 €
Detstvo.Otrochestvo.Iunost
Príbehy L.N. Tolstoja „Detstvo“, „Chlapec“ a „Mládež“ spolu tvoria slávnu trilógiu, ktorá patrí k najlepším stránkam nielen ruskej, ale aj svetovej klasiky. Autobiografická línia rozprávania je tu spojená s formuláciou hlbokých morálnych problémov. Epizódy života protagonistky diela Nikolenky Irtenyevovej: detské hry, prvý lov a prvá láska, vzťahy s priateľmi, pocity, pochybnosti a zápasy s vnútorným ja sa pridávajú k príbehu dospievania a stávania sa osobou. Hlavným cieľom spisovateľa bolo študovať vnútorný svet človeka, hľadať zmysel existencie, morálny ideál, skryté vzorce života. NG Chernyshevsky nazval schopnosť tohto spisovateľa preniknúť do samotnej podstaty psychológie ako „dialektika duše“. V jednom zo svojich kritických článkov napísal tiež, že „výnimočné pozorovanie, jemná analýza mentálnych pohybov, jasnosť a poézia na obrázkoch prírody, elegantná jednoduchosť“ sú charakteristickými znakmi talentu veľkého prozaického autora.
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12,34 €
12,99 €
Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Cambrioleur
Arsene Lupin est un personnage mystérieux: il aime se déguiser et se maquiller mais aussi changer de nom. Quand il vole quelqu’un, c’est toujours avec élégance. Dans cet ouvrage: des dossiers culturels; un glossaire des mots et expressions difficiles; des exercices DELF; des activités ludiques tres variées. Themes: Policier; Aventure Arsene Lupin est un personnage mpertinent qui cambriole les maisons des nobles et des bourgeois. Personne ne sait vraiment comment il est, parce qu’il change toujours d’identité et… aussi d’apparence! Son arme secrete? Son humour bien sur!
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6,00 €
La Femme fardée
Parmi les passagers du Narcissus, Olga Lamouroux, protégée du cinéaste Simon Béjart ; la riche Edma Bautet-Lebrêche et son ennuyeux mari ; Julien Peyrat, commissaire-priseur séduisant ; Éric Lethuillier, directeur de rédaction, et sa timide épouse Clarisse, qui tente en vain de se cacher derrière un maquillage outrancier. Elle est « la femme fardée » qui intrigue autant qu'elle émeut. Alors qu'Éric s'affiche au bras d'Olga, Clarisse s’éprend de Julien.
La tension monte et les poses mondaines, insuffisantes à dissimuler les sentiments abjects, deviennent aussi tristes que burlesques.Acuité du regard, grande pénétration psychologique, netteté du trait, empathie non exempte de cette cruauté que génère l’excès de lucidité, précision et élégance extrême d’une phrase au classicisme impeccable et sûr de lui : Sagan est là. Nathalie Crom, Télérama.
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9,36 €
9,85 €
Fortunata Y Jacinta + CD AC3
Fortunata y Jacinta se enfrentan a conflictos personales en una trama propia de la novela realista de la época. Se han incluido todos los personajes que tienen relevancia para el desarrollo de la historia.
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14,25 €
15,00 €
In the Oriental Style
Kniha oslavuje eleganci Východu a dokumentuje, jak jí lze dosáhnout od thajských látek a keramiky po barmské sochařství a minimal. japonské interiéry. Věnuje se především inovativním západním interiérům, které se inspirovaly východem. Text v angličtině.
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29,83 €
31,40 €
Pamäti gejše - 2. vydanie
Pôvab, šarm, jemnú eleganciu a poddajnosť - tieto vlastnosti musela mať v tradičnom Japonsku každá gejša. Sajuri sa ako deväťročná dostáva do cudzieho domu v cudzom meste, kde prežíva trápenia a neistoty, dotýka sa jej závisť a žiarlivosť. Ako dospieva, odhaľuje tajomstvá vzťahu medzi mužom a ženou. Hoci je jej úlohou byť pôvabnou ako hrehký lupienok a zabávať bohatých, mocných mužov, miluje len jedného, ktorý je pre ňu nedosiahnuteľný. Má gejša právo na skutočnú lásku? Na ceste za šťastím Sajuri prejde mnohými ostrými zákrutami života. Avšak až tá posledná, najkľukatejšia jej naznačí, či sa jej vyplní sen.
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7,22 €
7,60 €
Hitomi
In Feudal-era Japan, a drifter with no prospects begins training in secret under Yasuke, a once-famous and now-disgraced warrior, as she struggles to find her place in a society entrenched in discrimination and violence.
Combining the historical sweep and elegance of Kurosawa with the visceral action of Tarantino, this saga follows the trials and tribulations of a young female warrior who travels the country-side unendingly working to gain the rank of Samurai, a title no man, monster, or myth can give to her, but one that she will have to take.
For fans of The Witcher, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Lone Wolf and Cub, Usagi Yojimbo!
Collects Hitomi #1 - #5
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17,58 €
18,50 €
Summers in France
In Summers in France, Caroline Clifton-Mogg celebrates classic French country interiors, with their sense of timeless comfort, simplicity, and elegance.
Think of summers in France and what comes to mind? Hot sunlight on a stone-flagged terrace. Bees buzzing amidst a sea of lavender. Wandering through a local market and filling a basket with bread, cheese, and ripe peaches. Sipping wine as dusk falls, then eating by candlelight in the warm evening air. These aspects please all the senses—and so too does the distinctive decorative style of rural France.
Against this backdrop, Caroline Clifton-Mogg visits 15 glorious homes that display the legendary French sense of style and evoke all the sensual appeal of summers spent in this beautiful part of the world. Throughout the book, she also explores the elements of the French country look, from the color palette and materials typical of rural style, to cosy and chic soft furnishings and decorative accessories and antiques sourced at local markets and brocantes.
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43,65 €
45,95 €
Sheer: Yves Saint Laurent
Through archival drawings and photographs, and newly shot sheer silhouettes designed by Yves Saint Laurent from the collections of the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris and the Museum for Lace and Fashion, Calais, Sheer: The Diaphanous Creations of Yves Saint Laurent highlights the couturier’s pioneering work in lace and other sheer fabrics, uncovering how he was able to overturn codes of unveiling the body to present a new, powerful and sensual feminine figure.
The book shows how he worked to ‘reveal’ the body of the woman wearing his clothes with both elegance and audacity: the Nude Dress of 1968, for example, made entirely of transparent chiffon, provided ‘modesty’ in the form of ostrich feathers. Original outfits, sketches, collection boards and fabric swatches give an intimate window into the designs, while photographs of models and clients such as Catherine Deneuve and Naomi Campbell bring to life the designer’s creations in a way that still shocks even now.
Sheer is an essential read for fashion fans, and a fascinating and unique look at the work of one of the great designers.
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43,65 €
45,95 €
Dior Scarves. Fashion Stories.
A sumptuous treasury of Dior scarves.
Plain and elaborate, commonplace and precious, fashionable and timeless, masculine and feminine: Dior’s silk scarves form a unique visual repertoire and cover a gamut of palettes, themes, and styles. The epitome of Parisian chic, they express the poetic imagination of the creative directors who have shaped the destiny of the house, from Christian Dior to Maria Grazia Chiuri.
Unveiling the history and artistry of Dior’s scarves from the first designs to today, this sumptuous book celebrates their incredible variety and beauty as never before. At its heart is an atlas of over four hundred scarves, organized by theme and printed on a delicate paperthat replicates the texture of the scarves themselves. Dior’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, who has overseen the creation of this volume, contributes a foreword. The atlas is supplemented by exclusive visual essays from renowned photographers Brigitte Niedermair and Pol Baril, as well as texts by distinguished fashion historians Maria Luisa Frisa, Claire Allen-Johnstone, Elda Danese, and Emilie Hammen.
From vibrant opulence to graphic harmony, every scarf conveys a mood and every one tells a story. Those stories are now brought together in a book that will delight all aficionados of this symbol of timeless elegance.
400+ color illustrations
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92,10 €
96,95 €