Penguin Travelling Heroes. Greeks and their myths in the epic age of Homer Fox Robin Lane

J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume • J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dur and the rise of Sauron • It was not until Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion after his father’s death that a fuller story could be told. Although much of the book’s content concerned the First Age of Middle-earth, there were at its close two key works that revealed the tumultuous events concerning the rise and fall of the island of Numenor

В сборнике "Падение Нуменора, и другие истории из Второй эпохи Средиземья" • представлены труды Дж.Р.Р. Толкина о Второй эпохе Средиземья • Дж.Р.Р. Толкин, как известно, описал Вторую эпоху Средиземья как "темный век", многие истории которого не рассказаны. И в течение многих лет читателям приходилось довольствоваться дразнящими проблесками этих историй, которые можно найти на страницах "Властелина колец" • Более полную историю можно было узнать только после того, как Кристофер Толкин после смерти своего отца опубликовал "Сильмариллион". Хотя большая часть содержания книги касалась Первой эпохи Средиземья, в конце ее были две ключевые работы, раскрывающие бурные события, связанные с возвышением и падением острова Нуменор • Теперь, придерживаясь хронологии событий в приложениях к "Властелину колец", редактор Брайан Сибли собрал в один всеобъемлющий том новую хронику Второй эпохи Средиземья, рассказанную словами Дж

Джон Рональд Руэл Толкин называл Вторую Эпоху Средиземья «тёмным временем, о котором мало что известно». Много лет читателям приходилось довольствоваться обрывками истории этого времени, которые попадаются на страницах «Властелина Колец» и приложений к нему • Более обширный взглянуть на Вторую Эпоху стало возможным только после смерти мастера фэнтези, когда Кристофер Толкин опубликовал «Сильмариллион». Хотя основная часть книги была посвящена событиям Первой Эпохи, она также проливает свет на бурную историю и сокрушительное падение островного королевства Нуменор • Подаренное людям Средиземья за их помощь в победе над Морготом, королевство быстро обрело достаток и влияние, но именно растущее могущество нуменорцев стало зерном, из которого впоследствии проклюнулась их трагическая судьба

Robin Lane Fox's The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome is a comprehensive and enthralling introduction to Ancient civilization • The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. Robin Lane Fox's spellbinding history, spans almost a thousand years of change from the foundation of the world's first democracy in Athens to the Roman Republic and the Empire under Hadrian • Bringing great figures such as Homer, Socrates, Cicero, Alexander, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Augustus and the first Christian martyrs to life, exploring freedom, justice and luxury, this wonderfully exciting tour brings the turbulent histories of Greece and Rome together in a masterly study

Travelling over from Jamaica as a teenager, Barbara's journey is remarkable. She finds her footing in TV, and blossoms. Covering incredible celebrity stories, travelling around the world and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Germaine Greer and Michael Caine - her life sparkles. But with the responsibility of being the first black woman reporting on TV comes an enormous amount of pressure, and a flood of hateful letters and complaints from viewers that eventually costs her the job • In the aftermath of this fallout, she goes through a period of self-discovery that allows her to carve out a new space for herself first in the UK and then back home in Jamaica - one that allows her to embrace and celebrate her black identity, rather than feeling suffocated in her attempts to emulate whiteness and conform to the culture around her

The creator of the Gaia hypothesis and the greatest environmental thinker of our time has produced an astounding new theory about the future of life on Earth. James Lovelock argues that the anthropocene - the age in which humans acquired planetary-scale technologies - is, after three centuries, coming to an end. A new age - the novacene - has already begun • New beings will emerge from existing artificial intelligence systems. They will think 10,000 times faster than we do and will regard us as we now regard plants. The cruel, violent machine takeover imagined by sci-fi writers will not happen: these hyper-intelligent beings will be as dependent on the health of the planet as we are. They will need the planetary cooling system of Gaia to defend from the increasing heat of the sun

Книга отмеченного наградами историка Робина Лейна Фокса "Александр Македонский" исследует массу противоречивых свидетельств и легенд, чтобы сосредоточиться на Александре как человеке своего времени • Жесткий, решительный, бесстрашный, Александр был прирожденным воином и правителем со страстными амбициями, который понимал важность завоеваний и неизведанного. Когда он умер в 323 году до н.э. в возрасте тридцати двух лет, его обширная империя занимала более двух миллионов квадратных миль, простираясь от Греции до Индии • Его достижения не имели себе равных - он проявил себя как лидер своих людей, основал восемнадцать новых городов и запечатлел лицо греческой культуры на Древнем Востоке • Книга на английском языке • From award-winning historian Robin Lane Fox, Alexander the Great searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on Alexander as a man of his own time

At 16, Martha collapses on the streets, suffering from starvation and exposure. She has reached rock bottom, but after Martha is taken to hospital, Lady Luck smiles kindly on her and she is given the opportunity to get off the streets for ever • Before long, Martha is on the way to leading the normal life she has so long dreamt of. She makes friends, begins to put the misery of her past behind her and even experiences her first taste of love • For her, love is a powerful feeling. She has never experienced real affection before and is now plunged into the complex world of love between a man and a woman. The intense emotion consumes her, for this is a forbidden love that can never be requited. After all, Ralph Fitzgerald is a priest, and he will never break his vow of chastity

"Интерпретация голландской культуры золотого века" - книга, которая создала репутацию Саймону Шаме, когда была впервые опубликована в 1987 году. Исторический шедевр, это эпическое повествование о голландской культуре Золотого века Рембрандта и ван Димена • В этой блестящей работе, которая выходит далеко за рамки социальной или культурной истории, Саймон Шама исследует удивительный случай самопроизвольного изобретения народа • Он показывает, как в 17 веке скромные фермерские, рыболовецкие и судоходные общины, не имевшие общего языка, религии или правительства, превратились в грозную мировую империю - Голландскую республику • Книга на английском языке • This is the book that made Simon Schama’s reputation when first published in 1987. A historical masterpiece, it is an epic account of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age of Rembrandt and van Diemen

Meet George and Harold, two fun-loving best friends with a special talent for trouble. The only thing they love more than pulling pranks is creating comic book heroes like the Amazing Captain Underpants. When the boys accidentally bring Captain Underpants to life, Jerome Horwitz Elementary, and the world, will never be the same! • The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants: Wedgie Power Guidebook is your complete guide to these pranksters and their animated adventures, with full-color illustrations from the Netflix animated TV series!

Shawnee chief Tecumseh was a man destined for greatness – the son of a prominent war leader, he was supposedly born under a lucky shooting star. Charismatic, intelligent, handsome, he was both a fierce warrior and a savvy politician. In the first biography of Tecumseh in more than twenty years, Peter Cozzens thoroughly revises our understanding of this great leader and his movement, arguing that his overlooked younger brother Tenskwatawa, the ‘Shawnee Prophet’, was a crucial partner in Tecumseh’s success • Until Tecumseh’s death in 1813, he was, alongside Tenskwatawa, the co-architect of the greatest pan-Indian confederation in history. Over time, Tenskwatawa has been relegated to the shadows, described as a talentless charlatan and a drunk. But Cozzens argues that while Tecumseh was the forward-facing diplomat, appealing even to the white settlers attempting to steal Shawnee land, behind the scenes, Tenskwatawa unified multiple tribes with his deep understanding of Shawnee religion and culture

Over the last few years, particularly in the last couple of years, the situation in the world has been rapidly changing. In fact, there is a strong impression that its development goes with more and more increased speed. The World System experiences really dramatic transformations which exacerbate conflicts and tension, disasters and scares as well as turbulence and backslides in the society. We suppose that a new tide of globalization will result from the started formation of the new world order which in many respects will be associated with regulation of global agreements and mechanisms connected with activities on climate change and ecology. This volume presents views on globalization and global issues from different angles. We investigate current processes both in more depth and from the Big History perspective