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Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and X-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters’ lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history • We meet Black and multi-racial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief – all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively. Ultimately, she provokes us to think about the truths of American history – about who gets to tell them, and the cost of setting the record straight • In ‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ a white college student tries to reinvent herself after a photo of her in a Confederate-flag bikini goes viral

Набор Masters of the Beautiverse – блистательная коллекция незаменимых beauty-инструментов и аксессуаров от beautyblender • Внутри розовой косметички с космическим принтом – два спонжа beautyblender original, мини-мыло pink swirl без аромата, а также футляр для спонжей blender defender в лимитированном розовом оттенке • Всё, что нужно для покорения новых makeup-галактик! • Каплеобразная форма beautyblender делает его использование очень простым с возможностью прорабатывать зоны под глазами и крылья носа с удивительной легкостью. beautyblender имеет структуру «открытых ячеек», которые наполняются водой, когда спонж смачивают. Благодаря этому косметическое средство остается на поверхности beauty-инструмента, а не поглощается им. Технология использования – «увлажнить

What can you learn from a Silicon Valley legend and a pantheon of iconic leaders? The key to scaling a successful business isn't talent, network or strategy. It's an entrepreneurial mindset - and that mindset can be cultivated • Behind the scenes in Silicon Valley, Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn, investor at Greylock) is a sought-after advisor to heads of companies and heads of state. On his podcast Masters of Scale, he sits down with an all-star list of visionary founders and leaders, digging into the surprising strategies that power their growth. In this book, he draws on their most riveting, revealing stories - as well his own experience as a founder and investor - to distil the counterintuitive secrets behind the most extraordinary success stories of our times

Сборник "Некрономикон. Истории сверхъестественного ужаса от мастеров жанра" • Более 40 ужасающих историй от мастеров вселенского ужаса • Невыразимое зло, древние боги и забытые ужасы живут на страницах этого тома. Появление ужасающего Ктулху в "Зове Ктулху", или возвышение древнего языческого божества в "Великом боге Пане", - истории, собранные здесь, являются предметом ночных кошмаров • В этот сборник вошли блестящие и ужасающие рассказы • - Г. П. Лавкрафта • - Роберта И. Говарда • - Артура Мейчена • - Лафкадио Херна • - Роберта У. Чемберса • Книга на английском языке • More than 40 terrifying tales from the masters of cosmic horror • Unspeakable evils, elder gods, and forgotten terrors haunt the pages within this volume. Whether telling of the emergence of the tentacled Cthulhu in "The Call of Cthulhu" or the rise of an ancient pagan deity in "The Great God Pan", the stories found here are the stuff of nightmares

Эта антология редких криминальных историй и саспенса впервые в виде книги объединяет 16 рассказов мастеров Золотого века детективной литературы, включая недавно обнаруженный криминальный роман Агаты Кристи, который не публиковался с 1922 года • Сборник "Тела из библиотеки. Утраченные классические рассказы мастеров Золотого века" объединяет 16 забытых историй, которые либо были опубликованы ранее только один раз – возможно, в газете или редком журнале, – либо никогда ранее не появлялись в печати • Книга на английском языке • This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 16 tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Agatha Christie crime story that has not been seen since 1922

Issues: A History of Photography in Fashion Magazines — первая книга, прослеживающая историю развития фэшн-съёмок. На протяжении столетия модные издания являются площадкой, популяризующей новаторские и радикальные решения фотографии. На страницах этой кни

Who were the men and women behind history's most fascinating and famous wars? This military history book reveals it all • Packed with profiles of influential leaders, famous wars and information on weapons and clothing, this military book captivates the imagination of military buffs young and old • Explore war throughout history. The pages of this intriguing military biography look at the leaders of past wars, who they were and what made them great. It includes • - In-depth profiles of key military personnel with a portrait, timeline of achievements, and key artefacts • - Items associated with a soldier, battle, or army - such as uniforms, personal effects, armour and weapons, and medals - all represented in photographic catalogues • - Striking double-page paintings and photographs presented to showcase key battles • - Detailed photography of weapons and clothing, archive images and clear text • The guide to military history features more than 100 key war generals and military leaders from Alexander the Great and Charlemagne Ghenghis Khan to Ulysses Grant and Winston Churchill

This wildly entertaining and educational tome is a journey through the history of British comics - from the birth of the 20th century to the 80s invasion of American comics by the likes of Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons and Kevin O' Neill (to name but a few), right up to today's up-and-coming British art stars and the talents of tomorrow • Revealing the extraordinary history of the UK's prolific comic book industry from the 19th Century to the 21st, this ground breaking volume celebrates the incredible artists who made a huge impact on British comics and would go on to revolutionize the industry on a global scale. Featuring a Who's Who of talent, including Brian Bolland, Yvonne Hutton, Dave Gibbons, celebrated greats such as Don Lawrence and lost masters like Reg Bunn and Shirley Bellwood

It is the Swinging Sixties and Kelvin Walker has moved from Scotland to London to make his fortune. Through his wanton ambition, a megalomania surfaces that is unrelieved by his insensitive attempts at friendship and romance. Yet is he all bad, or are the true villains the establishment figures who he tricks and deceives? And, ultimately, does it matter? • Gray’s twist on the follies of religion, the media and the imperial British centre is as relevant now as ever

Arguably the greatest artist of the Baroque period, Peter Paul Rubens was an accomplished painter and draughtsman, as well as a valued diplomat. This accessible examination of his life and work looks at every aspect of Rubens's oeuvre; from his commissioned portraits of royalty and the nobility to his magnificent representations of ancient myths, Biblical stories, and historical events. This incisive biography traces his life as a student in Venice, where he encountered the works of Titian and Tintoretto, the establishment of his studio in Antwerp, and the lucrative patronages of Marie de Medici and Phillip IV. Full page reproductions of Rubens's work communicate his energetic and dynamic style, along with his masterful use of color and sensuous depictions of the human body

From politics to religion, psychology to nuclear physics, learn how Dali's work embraces nearly every major historic development of the twentieth century • Although Salvador Dali’s characteristically provocative behavior and bizarre pictorial language made him an outlier in high society, his body of work reflects his century’s most important innovations and concerns. This introduction to Dali’s work features dozens of exquisite reproductions as it traces the artist’s development, life and career. Readers will learn how he was influenced by contemporaries Miro, Ernst, and de Chirico as well as by Raphael and Gaudi. It explores his early adoption of Surrealism, his fascination with the subconscious, and his antipathy toward war. Using quotes from the artist, it illustrates how Dali's return to the Catholic church and his interest in nuclear and atomic physics was manifested in his paintings and experiments in film

Scarlett Fife has big feelings. And when she has big feelings, they explode out of her like an over-squeezed stress ball • Scarlett's in big trouble after a big feelings episode leads to a runaway hamster getting into the vicar's trousers at her aunty's engagement party. If she loses her temper one more time, she's going to miss out on her trip to Mega Awesome Sicky Fun World, the best theme park on the planet • But feelings are like slime in a party bag. No matter how much someone tells you to keep it in, it'll always find its way out. And very soon, Scarlett notices that every time she pushes her feelings down, something explodes. Like ... really, properly explodes • It might be her teacher's slimy green smoothie. A huge pot of purple paint. Or a massive pile of elephant poo at the zoo