Family Politics. Domestic Life, Devastation and Survival, 1900-1950 Ginsborg Paul Yale University Press

Sergei Shchukin was a highly successful textiles merchant in the latter half of the nineteenth century, but he also had a great eye for beauty. He was one of the first to appreciate the qualities of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists and to acquire works by Cezanne, Matisse, and Picasso. A trailblazer in the Russian art world, Shchukin and his collection shocked, provoked, and inspired awe, ridicule, and derision among his contemporaries • This is the first English language biography of Sergei Shchukin, written by art historian Natalya Semenova and adapted by Shchukin's grandson Andre Delocque. Featuring personal diary entries, correspondence, interviews, and archival research, it brings to light the life of a man who has hitherto remained in the shadows, and shows how despite his controversial reputation, he opened his collection to the public, inspiring a future generation of artists and changing the face of the Russian art world

An indispensable introduction to the evolution of Buddhist imagery from its origins in India through its spread to China, Japan, and South Asia • For more than 2,000 years, sublime works of art have been created to embody essential aspects of Buddhist thought, which developed and evolved as its practice spread from India to East Asia and beyond. How to Read Buddhist Art introduces this complex visual tradition to a general audience by examining sixty seminal works. Beginning with the origins of representations of the Buddha in India, and moving on to address the development of Buddhist art as the religion spread across Asia, this book conveys how Buddhist philosophy affected artistic works and practice across cultural boundaries • Reliquaries, sculptures, and paintings produced in China, the Himalayas, Japan, Korea, and South and Southeast Asia provide insight into the rich iconography of Buddhism, the technical virtuosity of their makers, and the social and political climate in which they were created

An innovative and compelling presentation of world-class Tibetan Buddhist art, elucidating its esoteric themes through visual storytelling • Encouraging personal engagement with Tibetan Buddhism, this dynamic book presents spectacular Himalayan art and explores the philosophical tenets encoded in its imagery. Taking as its theme the universally accessible experience of Awakening, the book's main text leads readers along an immersive journey of self-discovery, aided by a virtual guide, or lama, and traditional art meant to support meditative practice. Complementary essays examine Tibetan Buddhism's ritual tools, paintings, symbolic imagery, and artistic traditions. Beautiful color images of all artworks, including three by contemporary Nepalese-American artist Tsherin Sherpa, and selected important details enhance our understanding of their complex iconography

Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot • Small in stature but immense in reputation and talent, there was more to Eric 'Winkle' Brown than met the eye • From shooting down Luftwaffe bombers from the deck of a carrier in the Battle of the Atlantic and narrowly escaping death when his ship was torpedoed, to accumulating a never-to-be repeated litany of world records and firsts as a test pilot, his unparalleled flying career saw him take the controls of over four hundred different kinds of aircraft - more than any other pilot in history • A rival to Chuck Yeager and hero to Neil Armstrong, by the time of his appearance on Desert Island Discs' 1000th episode Winkle had become a legend in his own lifetime, and by his death, a national treasure

Enlightenment Britain was ablaze with ambition and energy. Great writers like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Samuel Johnson, John Wilkes and Catharine Macaulay were part of a pioneering generation that shaped and inspired the American Dream. For the first time, bestselling historian Peter Moore vividly traces the transatlantic friendships and revolutionary ideas that inspired the Declaration of Independence • 'Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness' is the best-known phrase from that document, which was drafted by Thomas Jefferson in the summer of 1776. Today this line is evoked as a shorthand for that ideal we call the American Dream. But the vision it encapsulates – of a free and happy world – has its roots in Great Britain • This book tells the story of the years that preceded the Declaration

FLATAZOR Pure Life Light and/or Sterilized (Флатазор Пур Лайф Лайт Стерелизед) • Ингредиентный состав: Дегидратированные протеины животного происхождения (утка мин 4%, курица, индейка, свинина). Тапиока. Волокна конских бобов . Картофельный крахмал. Дегидратированная рыба (мин 4%). Горох. Льняное семя. Волокна яблока. Утиный жир. Гидролизаты животных протеинов. Рапсовое масло. Артишок. Рыбные аутолизаты (0,6%). Сушеная морковь. Дыня. Черная смородина. Фруктоолигосахариды. Пастернак. Топинамбур. Томаты. Ацерола (Барбадосская вишня). Морские водоросли. Алоэ вера. Экстракт розмарина. Консерванты. Витамины и микроэлементы (включая инактивированные дрожжи, обогащенные селеном) • Аналитический состав: Белки 28 %

FLATAZOR Pure Life Light and/or Sterilized (Флатазор Пур Лайф Лайт Стерелизед) • Ингредиентный состав: Дегидратированные протеины животного происхождения (утка мин 4%, курица, индейка, свинина). Тапиока. Волокна конских бобов . Картофельный крахмал. Дегидратированная рыба (мин 4%). Горох. Льняное семя. Волокна яблока. Утиный жир. Гидролизаты животных протеинов. Рапсовое масло. Артишок. Рыбные аутолизаты (0,6%). Сушеная морковь. Дыня. Черная смородина. Фруктоолигосахариды. Пастернак. Топинамбур. Томаты. Ацерола (Барбадосская вишня). Морские водоросли. Алоэ вера. Экстракт розмарина. Консерванты. Витамины и микроэлементы (включая инактивированные дрожжи, обогащенные селеном) • Аналитический состав: Белки 28 %

Life. Intermediate. Workbook + Key + Audio CD - Рабочая тетрадь с ответами и диском с аудиозаписями серии «Life. 2nd Edition. British English» • Второе издание шестиуровневого курса для молодежи и взрослых Life (CEFR A1+ - C1) привносит мир в класс изучения английского языка • Благодаря потрясающему обновленному контенту National Geographic, включающему тщательно подобранные фотографии, видеоматериалы с дополнительной поддержкой и интересные разнообразные темы, Life вдохновляет поколение лиц, принимающих обоснованные решения. Вместе с к Life, основанном на усовершенствованной учебной программе, студенты развивают свою способность критически мыслить и эффективно общаться в мировом сообществе • Пособие предлагает дальнейшую содержательную практику языка, изученного с помощью учебника

Life. Elementary. Workbook + Key + Audio CD - Рабочая тетрадь с ответами и диском с аудиозаписями серии «Life. 2nd Edition. British English» • Второе издание шестиуровневого курса для молодежи и взрослых Life (CEFR A1+ - C1) привносит мир в класс изучения английского языка • Благодаря потрясающему обновленному контенту National Geographic, включающему тщательно подобранные фотографии, видеоматериалы с дополнительной поддержкой и интересные разнообразные темы, Life вдохновляет поколение лиц, принимающих обоснованные решения. Вместе с к Life, основанном на усовершенствованной учебной программе, студенты развивают свою способность критически мыслить и эффективно общаться в мировом сообществе • Пособие предлагает дальнейшую содержательную практику языка, изученного с помощью учебника

A moving account of one man's race to save a herd of elephants - with unforgettable characters and exotic wildlife, The Elephant Whisperer is an enthralling book that will appeal to animal lovers and adventurous souls everywhere • When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - dangerous and unpredictable, they would be killed if Anthony wouldn't take them in • As Anthony risked his life to create a bond with the troubled elephants and persuade them to stay on his reserve, he came to realize what a special family they were, from the wise matriarch Nana, who guided the herd, to her warrior sister Frankie, always ready to see off any threat, and their children who fought so hard to survive

‘We felt an urge to document what we had witnessed. If we who had experienced it, I reasoned, did not reveal the bitter truth, people simply would not believe the extent of the Nazis’ evil. I wanted to share our life, the events and our struggle to survive.’ • Thomas Geve was just 15 years old when he was liberated from Buchenwald concentration camp on 11 April 1945. It was the third concentration camp he had survived. Upon arrival at Auschwitz- Birkenau, Thomas was separated from his mother and left to fend for himself in the men’s camp of Auschwitz I, at the age of 13. During the 22 months he was imprisoned, he was subjected to, and forced to observe first-hand, the inhumane world of Nazi concentration camps • On his eventual release Thomas felt compelled to capture daily life in the death camps in more than eighty profoundly moving drawings

Across the world the last Nazi trials are winding their way through the courts. Nearly a century on from the Holocaust, survivors are still asked to give proof – and, in an era of rising revisionism and denialism, have their stories questioned. In this spellbinding debut, Linda Kinstler investigates both her family story and the archives of ten nations to ask: what does it take to prove history in our uncertain century?