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A Map of the World — коллекция карт мира современных авторов, от картографов до дизайнеров и художников. Карты, собранные в этом издании, варьируются от сверхточных компьютерных до наивных иллюстраций и модернистских интерпретаций • Английский язык

Modern Tropical: Houses in the Sun — впечатляющее собрание архитектуры в тропиках, от Карибских островов до Юго-восточной Азии и Африки. На страницах книги вы встретите проекты Тадао Андо, Алексиса Дорнье, Mexico’s Roof Arquitectos и других за последние п

Wineries of the World: Architecture and Viniculture — издание, собравшее в себе фотографии и истории 25 архитектурных проектов виноделен. В связи с ростом популярности туризма на винодельни их владельцы всё чаще решают создать уникальные по своей архитект

Studio Malka: Habitats of the Twenty-First Century — первая книга одноимённой студии, собравшая в себе её главные проекты — от здания для конференции UNESCO Cop22 до нового корпуса посольства Франции в Вене. В издание также вошли экспериментальные работы,

To Christina Olson, the entire world is her family’s remote farm in the small coastal town of Cushing, Maine. Born in the home her family has lived in for generations, and tied to the farm by health and circumstance, Christina seems destined for a small life. Instead, by chance she becomes the inspiration for the artist Andrew Wyeth, and eventually the subject of one of the best-known paintings of the twentieth century, Christina’s World

Elements: In Pursuit of the Wind — захватывающее визуальное путешествие по величественным природным достопримечательностям, таким как Фарерские острова, северо-западное побережье Тихого океана, Скандинавия и Шотландия. Эти места воплощают собой спокойстви

Действие истории разворачивается в ярких гималайских пейзажах Тибета и Индии • Присоединяйтесь к 12-летней Таш и ее лучшему другу Сэму в их удивительном приключении • Таш приходится следовать многим правилам, чтобы выжить в Тибете, стране, оккупированной китайскими солдатами. Но когда солдаты хватают родителей Таш, ей и ее лучшему другу Сэму приходится нарушить правила. Они полны решимости сбежать из Тибета и обратиться за помощью к самому Далай-ламе в Индии • И вот, с рюкзаком таинственных бумаг отца Таш и двумя верными яками рядом, начинается необычное путешествие через горы • "Running on the Roof of the World" — книга о захватывающем путешествии юной девушки по спасению своих родителей, наполненном дружбой, любовью и отвагой, — идеальное чтение для детей 9-12 лет

The World Has Ended. At Least We Still Have Dogs • My name's Griz • I've never been to school, I've never had friends, in my whole life I've not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, before all the people went away, but we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs • Then the thief came • He told stories of the deserted towns and cities beyond our horizons. I liked him - until I woke to find he had stolen my dog. So I chased him out into the ruins of the world • I just want to get my dog back, but I found more than I ever imagined was possible. More about how the world ended. More about what my family's real story is. More about what really matters

The story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the 1986 disaster to life through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it firsthand. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over the course of more than ten years, as well as letters, unpublished memoirs, and documents from recently-declassified archives, this book makes for a masterful non-fiction thriller • Chernobyl has become lodged in the collective nightmares of the world: shorthand for the spectral horrors of radiation poisoning, for a dangerous technology slipping its leash, for ecological fragility, and for what can happen when a dishonest and careless state endangers not only it's own citizens, but all of humanity

The farm sits with its back towards the Atlantic; a long stretch of granite, hunkering down. For over 300 years it has stood here, steeped in the history and secrets of one family. A farm at the very edge of the world • 1939, and Will and Alice are evacuated to a granite farm in north Cornwall, perched on a windswept cliff. There they meet the farmer's daughter, Maggie, and against fields of shimmering barley and a sky that stretches forever, enjoy a childhood largely protected from the ravages of war • But in the sweltering summer of 1943 something happens that will have tragic consequences. A small lie escalates. Over 70 years on Alice is determined to atone for her behaviour - but has she left it too late? • 2014, and Maggie's granddaughter Lucy flees to the childhood home she couldn't wait to leave thirteen years earlier, marriage over; career apparently ended thanks to one terrible mistake

The history of the world is the history of great women • Marie Curie discovered radium and revolutionised medical science. Empress Cixi transformed China. Frida Kahlo turned an unflinching eye on life and death. Anna Politkovskaya dared to speak truth to power, no matter the cost. Their names should be shouted from the rooftops • And that is exactly what Jenni Murray is here to do

See history as it happened - from the evolution of early humans to the space race - with 130 detailed maps that bring pivotal episodes of world history to life.Including a foreword by renowned broadcaster and historian Peter Snow, this history atlas shows you the history of the world in thrilling action. Follow Napoleon as he conquers Europe, explore the rise of the Roman Empire, or chart the progress of the Russian Revolution as each map presents an overview of the story then takes you, step by step, through how it developed, leaving its mark on land and ocean.With cutting-edge design and breathtaking scope, History of the World Map by Map charts ancient, medieval, and modern history in all corners of the world. Discover how patterns of global trade, exploration, conflict, and technological advances shaped key moments in human civilization, such as the success of ancient Egypt, the conquest of Peru, the decolonization of Africa and Asia, the American Civil War, and the energy and environmental challenges of the 21st century