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Daedalus Books
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5000 Years of Royalty: Kings, Queens, Princes, Emperors and Tsars
Автор: Craughwell Thomas Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2010 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20122011-12-07
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Hardcover book with dust jacket by Thomas J. Craughwell. This edition published by Tess Press and imprint of Black Dog &Leventhal Publishers Inc., it has 512 pages very well illustrated.
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Music Box
Автор: Castaldo Gino Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 480 Дата загрузки: 13 декабря 20142015-09-22
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Music and photography have always shared a special relationship—when an iconic musician is portrayed by a first-rate photographer, the result is often transformative and transcendent, and a classic pop culture image is born. Music Box gathers more than 340 such legendary photographs of musicians—covering the stars of jazz, blues, rock and roll, soul, and all of their contemporary offshoots. Music Box is arranged in thematic chapters that look at the music scene from a witty and fresh perspective, collecting photographs such as Philippe Halsman’s seminal portrait of Louis Armstrong, Jim Marshall’s vision of Jimi Hendrix kneeling over his burning guitar, Annie Leibovitz’s anthemic shot of Bruce Springsteen leaping in front of the American flag, and many more. It is an amazing collection of memorable photographs in an irresistible package.
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The Sea
Автор: Valeria Manferto De Fabianis Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2004 Страниц: 736 Дата загрузки: 19 апреля 20082006-10-13
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The Atlantic, the Red Sea, the Caribbean, the South Pacific-here are all the oceans in all colors and aspects: clear, tropical waters; turbulent open seas; immense plains of water seen from space; magical icy polar oceans; and delicate and frothy photographs from inside powerful waves. The Sea's camera eye emerges from underwater-from the multicolored coral reefs and underwater wrecks and washes on to sandy beaches, coral reefs, cliffs, and volcanic islands to observe the life of coastal villages, ports, and on ships at sea. Another chapter deals with sea creatures: predators and prey, the brightly hued, the powerful, and the delicate life of our oceans.
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Dreamworks Rise of the Guardians Deluxe Pop-up
Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 14 Дата загрузки: 16 декабря 20142014-10-20
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Inspired by the upcoming 3-D fantasy-adventure film, Rise of the Guardians Deluxe Pop-Up book captures the excitement of this screen saga with dramatic pop-ups and fold-out flaps. More than a collection of the well-known childhood legends, The Guardians are a group of heroes-each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit named Pitch tries to disable the immortal guardians, a battle ensues for the happiness of children everywhere. From North (Santa Claus) to Bunnymund (Easter Bunny), Tooth (Tooth Fairy) and Jack Frost, the Guardians join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs, and imagination of children all over the world. In the Rise of the Guardians A Deluxe Pop Up Book, the movie story is retold in 14 lush pages filled with fold-out flaps and spectacular pop-ups of the characters and scenes -which practically leap off the pages.
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Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants (+ CD-ROM)
Автор: Andreae Giles Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2013 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 16 мая 20162015-10-13
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Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants by Giles Andreae and Korky Paul — with readalong CD! When King Colin's golden underpants go missing, he calls for Sir Scallywag, the bravest knight in the land. But... Sir Scallywag is only 6 years old and with an evil giant to pursue, it's nearly mission impossible! Luckily, this epic tale is a story of David and Goliath. With his trusted steed Doofus at his side, Sir Scallywag proves than even the unlikeliest hero can be the bravest knight of all. Read by author Giles Andreae, and featuring music and sound-effects, the readalong CD brings this exciting and hilarious tale to life. Giles Andreae is an award-winning children's author and has written both fiction and bestselling picture books, such asPants and Giraffes Can't Dance. He is probably best known as the creator of the phenomenally successful Purple Ronnie, Britain's favourite stickman. Giles lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and four children. Korky Paul's bright and energetic style is instantly recognisable. With a string of awards to his name, including both the Kate Greenaway and the Red House Children's Book Award, he is best-known for his portrayal of Winnie the Witch, everyone's favourite magical mischief maker. Korky has two grown up children and lives in Oxford.
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Slam
Автор: Hornby Nick Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2010 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20122013-09-14
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Slam is a hilarious coming-of-age novel by bestselling author Nick Hornby 'There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.' Sam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There's no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam; his Mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he's thinking about college and he's met someone. Alicia. Then a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Sam can't run (let alone skate) away from this one. He's a boy facing a man's problems and the question is — has he got what it takes to confront them? Slam, from the acclaimed author of About a Boy and High Fidelity is a teenage novel about a boy who has to grow up in big, big hurry. It is The Catcher in the Rye for the 21st century. 'Very funny...very real' Daily Telegraph 'Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read' Independent 'A moving read for anyone' Elle Nick Hornby has captivated readers and achieved widespread critical acclaim for his comic, well-observed adult novels About a Boy, A Long Way Down, Juliet, Naked, How to be Good and High Fidelity. His three works of non-fiction, 31 Songs (shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award), Fever Pitch (winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award) and The Complete Polysyllabic Spree are also available from Penguin.
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Nested Notes: Egg Sticky Notes
Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2013 Страниц: 60 Дата загрузки: 17 апреля 20172014-06-21
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«These artfully packaged egg-shaped sticky notepads will brighten any desk. Contained inside a «nest-lined» box, these colorful, speckled stickies make a delightful gift for a friend or a memorable way to deliver a sweet note. The set includes three sticky notepads, sixty sheets each—that's fifteen dozen eggs! Nested Notes are a perfect companion to the Nests and Eggs Notecards, Bird Watching and Other Nature Observations Journal, and our bestselling tome America's Other Audubon.»
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ABC London
Автор: Dunn James Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2013 Страниц: 40 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20152015-05-25
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Find out what makes London one of the world's most exciting cities in this unusual alphabet picture book. A is for Art, B is for Brick Lane, C is for Changing of the Guard… this delightful new alphabet of words and pictures looks at some of the things that give London its unique and stylish cultural identity, with a glossary at the end. Art . Brick Lane . Changing of the Guard . Dick Whittington . Elephant and Castle . Fashion . Gherkin . Heath . Isle of Dogs . Jewels . Kings Cross . Lions . Museum . Number 10 . Observatory . Portobello Road . Queue . River . St Paul's . Taxi . Underground . Villain . Wimbledon. eXiles . Yard . Zebra.
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The Best American Mystery Stories 2013
Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2013 Страниц: 448 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20142016-09-27
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A best-selling novelist and Edgar Award winner, Lisa Scottoline brings her mastery of the thriller genre as well as her wit and heart to this collection of the must-reads in mysteries.
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Family Christmas Treasures
Автор: Barron Kacey Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2008 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 22 марта 20112011-02-19
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Opening with scenes from E.T.A. Hoffmann's Nutcracker, Willa Cather's My Ántonia, and Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows, this sumptuous treasury celebrates the anticipation, the customs, the memories, and the spirit of Christmas in an oversized, large-type edition with gilt-edged pages and a ribbon marker. Here are 31 short pieces, poems, and excerpts by writers like Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum, Pearl S. Buck, Samuel Coleridge, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Clement Clarke Moore, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Dylan Thomas. Equally charming are scores of luminous color plates by Currier & Ives, Gustave Doré, Paul Gauguin, Childe Hassam, Grandma Moses, Thomas Nast, Arthur Rackham, Diego Rivera, Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol, N.C. Wyeth, and numerous anonymous illustrators and engravers.
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Londongrad
Автор: Nadelson Reggie Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2009 Страниц: 390 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20122012-09-22
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«If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.» E. M. Forster Through seven previous novels, Reggie Nadelson has created one of the more memorable characters in detective fiction: Artie Cohen, New York police detective and first-generation American with complex ties to his Russian past, especially his close friendship with the enigmatic and flamboyant New York/London club owner T olya Sverdloff. Now, in «Londongrad» — by far Nadelson's most ambitious novel to date — Artie is faced with a murder that strikes at him personally and will ultimately place his best friend's life in his hands as it challenges his own loyalty. In a playground in Brooklyn, Artie is led to a dead girl tied up in duct tape on a children's swing. He soon realizes the killer murdered the wrong girl — the intended victim was Valentina S verdloff, Tolya's daughter, long adored by Artie. Artie flies to London to tell Tolya and finds himself enmeshed on his friend's behalf in a maelstrom of Russian money and crime. Like Berlin at the end of World War II, somebody tells Artie, Londongrad, as it's known, has become an offshore island for the new Russian underworld. Over his head, Artie is drawn further in, to Moscow, where, balancing between the old KGB and the new FSB, between the dazzle and grimness of Russia today, he uncovers a painful truth about his past that puts Tolya's life in the balance.»
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100 Shapes: Spiral-bound
Автор: Sugimoto Nao Жанр: Daedalus Books Страниц: 6 Дата загрузки: 21 октрября 20092003-05-26
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Starting by introducing the reader to drawing with stencils, and ending by helping the reader make a stencil of his or her own hand, 100 Shapes is the ultimate drawing book that readers of any level of artistic ability will enjoy. With ten pages of shapes of absolute diversity and remarkable clarity and complexity, the 100 shapes of 100 Shapes will give readers hours of enjoyment.
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The World at Their Fingertips
Автор: Armitage Geoff Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 28 марта 20152015-09-10
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Between 1680 and 1807 British publishers produced a sequence of double-hemisphere world maps each printed on two sheets and conjoined. These maps are a peculiarly British phenomenon of this period and they provide a key indicator of the way the British map trade specifically targeted a newly prosperous and upwardly aspiring class of purchasers. The buyers were hungry for geographical information, but were also eager to acquire such maps for display, as a statement of their intellectual pursuits. The scientific appearance of the maps was more important as a selling point than standards of contemporary geographical accuracy, which few of them achieved. This is the first time that this type of map has been studied as a genre, partly because of their great rarity. The British Library holds the most comprehensive collection of these maps and studying them together has enabled the identification of broader themes. In particular, a greater understanding of the British map trade in the 18th century, its business practices, the economics of map-making and new techniques of marketing emerges.
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999 Artworks You Must Know
Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2009 Страниц: 672 Дата загрузки: 10 сентября 20142012-04-22
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Works of art you must know; Works of Art you should know — and Works of Art you really impress people if you know! 999 beautiful illustrations.
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Retro: A Guide to the Mid-20th Century Design Revival
Автор: Franklin Adrian Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2013 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 28 марта 20162016-09-10
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Retro may be cool, but why are we now in the middle of a love affair with objects and designs from the mid-twentieth century? What unique qualities do they share that make them so special now? Using one of the most spectacular displays of retro objects ever assembled, and covering all the bases — furniture, fashion, ceramics, technology, metal, graphics, plastic and glass — twentieth-century expert Adrian Franklin provides the answers. Spanning the period from the 1950s to the 1980s and beyond, and with international coverage, the book identifies the designers, manufacturers, brands, innovations, technologies and materials that transformed the world and still cast their magic spell. Authoritative, entertaining and beautiful, Retro is itself an object to be treasured.
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Watercolour
Автор: Smith Alison Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2011 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20132014-02-19
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Watercolour has long been seen as a distinctive part of the British cultural heritage, with British artists widely acknowledged to be among its greatest exponents. At the same time it is a universal and much-loved medium, valued and practiced by devoted amateurs around the world as much as by professional artists. What can watercolour achieve in terms of technique and expression that no other medium can, and why is it so central to Britain's idea of itself? While most books on the subject focus on watercolour as an immediate response to nature, associated with Romanticism and Impressionism, this book traces its roots from the Middle Ages through to the present day. Featuring classic works by artists including Turner, Girtin and Samuel Palmer, it also features watercolours by modern and contemporary artists including Anish Kapoor and Terry Frost. Separate sections look at watercolour in cartography and scientific illustration; the way its portability allowed it to capture the impressions of travellers; its arrival as a subject of exhibitions; its facility as a medium of the interior vision of artists including William Blake, Richard Dadd, the Pre-Raphaelites and the Surrealists; and, its adoption as the chosen medium of war artists. Edited by a leading expert in British art, with contributions from many other acknowledged authorities, this visually stunning book casts new light on an outstanding artistic tradition.
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A is for Apple
Автор: Birkett Georgie Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2011 Страниц: 26 Дата загрузки: 15 июля 20122013-07-14
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This brilliant, innovative book offers an engaging new way for children to discover and learn basic concepts of the alphabet. By running their finger along large, grooved letters, children can explore each shape. Colorful lift-the-flaps on every sturdy page further reinforce easy learning. Each board page features a capital letter that a child can trace with their finger, a flap to lift to find a surprise, and bright illustrations! The bright illustrations include cuddly animals and familiar objects. Also, included are helpful hints on how to extend the fun with guessing games, writing exercises, and more!
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Big Noisy Book of Busy Places
Автор: Teckentrup Britta Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 40 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20142014-05-25
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Thrum-thrum. Bong-bong. Choppetta-choppetta-choppetta. The world is a big and noisy place, filled with wonderful things to do, see, and hear. This book shows them all, from an airport, a train station, and a shopping mall, to school and a swimming pool! Kids will happily explore the many sites and sounds captured in Britta Teckentrup's bright and colorful pictures.
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The Buccaneering Book of Pirates
Автор: Pirotta Saviour Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2013 Страниц: 24 Дата загрузки: 14 апреля 20172015-05-06
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Ahoy, matey! Meet a larger-than-life buccaneer ready for adventure. This picture book follow-up to The Giant Book of Giants features a removable, pop-up pirate poster that's over four feet tall, with lift-the-flaps and pockets containing treasures tucked inside. Six vibrantly illustrated and action-packed tall tales complete the high-seas fun.
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How to Massage Your Cat
Автор: Alice M. Brock Жанр: Daedalus Books Год: 2003 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20092004-12-13
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As kitty gift books go, this is the best, funniest, most inspiring of them all, according to the Village Voice and tens of thousands of dedicated readers. Now out on the prowl with a new cover that's the cat's meow, it's ready to inspire a second wave of cats and their owners to relax into a catnap. Author and illustrator Alice M. Brock (of Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant fame) counsels cat owners to approach the cat quietly with palms up and open. Beginning at the rear, the masseur works all the way around the cat using a vigorous kneading motion, then rubs, presses, twists, and tugs the cat into a state of complete relaxation. We are assured that a well-massaged cat may remain in a state of prolonged calm for some time. Brock's instructions are accompanied by charming illustrations sure to inspire a mischievous chuckle in both friends and foes of felines everywhere.
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