The little Londoner. A concise account of the life and ways of the English, with special reference to London. Supplying the means of acquiring an adequate command of the spoken language Kron Richard Книга по Требованию

"Дыхание вечности". Утро в пустыне, когда ночную прохладу вытесняет пряное тепло восходящего солнца. Аромат пробуждающегося дня, который отражает весь спектр солнечных лучей, меняющих свою интенсивность с наступлением сумерек. Это запах вашей кожи, готовой встретить новый день. И вот день прошел, а аромат все еще живет на коже, становясь еще более соблазнительным. Основные ноты: пион, белая фрезия, персиковый нектар, мускус, иранский уд, амброксан, кашмеран. Чувственный, притягательный, пикантный • Аромат входит в коллекцию Desert Day - это рассказ о 24 часах, проведенных в пустыне, самом иллюзорном месте в мире. Красоту пустыни можно передать лишь на языке эмоций, черпая вдохновение в драгоценных деталях. The House of Oud - это парфюмерный арт-проект от крупнейшего производителя итальянской парфюмерии Андреа Казотти

From cyborgs, starships, UFOs, aliens and antimatter to telepathy, invisibility, psychokinesis and precognition, Michio Kaku's Physics of the Impossible is an exciting look at how science fiction could soon become science fact • Albert Einstein said, 'If at first an idea does not sound absurd, there is no hope for it.' Physics of the Impossible shows how our most far-fetched ideas today - from Star Trek's phasers and teleportation to time travel as envisioned by Back to the Future - are destined to become tomorrow's reality • Michio Kaku, bestselling science author and one of the world's most acclaimed physicists, looks at the technologies of the future and explains what's just around the corner, what we might have to wait a few millennia to get our hands on and how surprisingly little of it is truly impossible

In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent over one hundred years at war. The dream of peace has been universal in the history of humanity. So why have we so rarely been able to achieve it? • In A Political History of the World, Jonathan Holslag has produced a sweeping history of the world, from the Iron Age to the present, that investigates the causes of conflict between empires, nations and peoples and the attempts at diplomacy and cosmopolitanism. A birds-eye view of three thousand years of history, the book illuminates the forces shaping world politics from Ancient Egypt to the Han Dynasty, the Pax Romana to the rise of Islam, the Peace of Westphalia to the creation of the United Nations

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

Сотни лет Таргариены восседали на железном троне Вестероса, в то время как их драконы правили небесами. История единственной семьи повелителей драконов, пережившей гибель Валирии, - это рассказ о запутанной политике, союзах и предательствах, а также о поступках как благородных, так и трусливых. "Восстание дракона" повествует о создании и возвышении власти Таргариенов в Вестеросе, охватывая историю, впервые рассказанную в эпопее Джорджа Р. Р. Мартина "Пламя и кровь", от завоевания Вестероса Эйгоном Таргариеном до печально известной "Пляски драконов" — кровавой гражданской войны, которая едва не уничтожила правление Таргариенов навсегда • Идеально подходящий для поклонников Вестероса, а также для тех, кто впервые встречает Таргариенов "Восстание дракона

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

This is the archetypal story of the American West. Whether it is cast as a tale of unmatched bravery in the face of impossible odds or of insane arrogance receiving its rightful comeuppance, Custer's Last Stand continues to captivate the imagination • Nathaniel Philbrick brilliantly reconstructs the build-up to the Battle of the Little Big Horn through to the final eruption of violence. Two legendary figures dominate the events: George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull. Those involved are brought vividly to life, as well as the history, geography and haunting beauty of the Great Plains • This book provides a thrilling account of what happened there - and why - at the end of June 1876

Did you know there are over 47,000 facts in the world? And the good news is, many of them are in this book. That’s right, The Grand Tour A-Z of the Car is the only reference guide you need for cars, driving and all related matters, especially if you’re not too fussed about those facts being accurate • In this lavishly tooled book you will find a rich and satisfying collection of motor-related informations from the origins of Porsche and the fate of Lada to the dark history of the Wankel engine and the correct name for those weird little hairs on new tyres • Throughout the book, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are on hand to share their knowledge and wisdom, and then we’ve made the pictures bigger to fill in the gaps around it • If you want to impress your friends, and then annoy your friends, and then cause your friends to think “Oh God, now they’re telling us about the slightly ironic way in which the founder of MG died” before hurriedly leaving your house, possibly forever, The Grand Tour A-Z of the Car is the book for you

Where do our thoughts come from? • How can we manipulate our dreams? • What is the role of the unconscious? • How do we make decisions and trust the judgement of both others and ourselves? • In this mind-bending international bestseller by Mariano Sigman, one of the world’s leading neuroscientists reveals his life’s work exploring the intricacies of the human brain. Building on his awe-inspiring TED talk and drawing on examples in science and the arts, The Secret Life of the Mind offers an accessible guide to how the human brain works and its impact on our everyday life. This informative, lucid book is essential reading for anyone curious about how we perceive, reason and communicate

In the annals of military history, the Western Front stands as an enduring symbol of the folly and futility of war • However, as bestselling military historian Nick Lloyd reveals in this highly-praised history - the first of an epic trilogy -- the story is not one of pointlessness and stupidity, but rather a heroic triumph against the odds. With a cast of hundreds and a huge canvas of places and events, Lloyd tells the whole tale, revealing what happened in France and Belgium between August 1914 and November 1918 from the perspective of all the main combatants - including French, British, Belgian, US and, most importantly, German forces • Lloyd examines the most decisive campaigns of the Great War and explains the unprecedented innovation, adaptation and tactical development that have been too long obscured by legends of mud, blood and futility, drawing upon the latest scholarship on the war, wrongly overlooked first-person accounts, and archival material from every angle