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Beddal, Fiona: A History of Britain / Level 3.

Beddal, Fiona

Penguin Readers

2006

Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9781405833509
Várható megjelenés 2008-09-16
Várható szállítási idő: 2 - 4 munkanap

Internetes ár: 1 050 Ft

Britain is a small country but it has a long history. Two thousand years ago it was part of the Roman Empire. In the 1930s the British Empire was the biggest empire in world history. In the past, kings and queens fought to rule Britain. Discover how wars, revolutions and religion have changed its history. Read about the different countries of the United Kingdom - and the great men and women who have shaped the British nation.

Európai tájépítészet

Terc Kiadó

2008

160 oldal
Kötés: nem ismert / nincs
ISBN: 9789639535787
Várható megjelenés 2008-09-18
Várható szállítási idő: 5 - 8 munkanap

Internetes kedvezmény: 20%

Internetes ár: 6 320 Ft

A könyv szabad tereket mutat be Európából, amelyeket ismert és kevésbé ismert tájépítészek terveztek olyan városokba, mint Kalmar és Kabelvåg vagy London és Barcelona. A 2000 és 2005 között elkészült projektek közül a Topos - International Review of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design folyóirat szerkesztői válogattak. A legjobb tájépítészeti munkákból összeállított válogatás négy fejezetre oszlik. A parkok, terek, tengerparti sétányok és emlékhelyek példái Európa tájépítészetének gazdagságát és sokszínűségét mutatják be és bizonyítják, hogy a tájépítészet Európa sok országában ma már a várostervezés vezető diszciplínája és rangot szerzett magának.

Hildred, Stafford - Ewbank, Tim: Cliff - An Intimate Portrait of a Living Legend

Hildred, Stafford - Ewbank, Tim

Random House

2008

288 oldal
Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9780753513347
Várható megjelenés 2008-09-22
Várható szállítási idő: 3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes ár: 2 800 Ft

A biography offering a portrayal of Sir Cliff Richard. It marks fifty years of music from him. It features his fellow musicians, co-stars, directors, and himself talking about his musical ascendance, the women in his life, his religious beliefs, and his regret that he has never broken America.

Shipton, Paul: Titanic / Level 3. (Book + Cd-Rom)

Shipton, Paul

Penguin Readers

2008

Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9781405884495
Várható megjelenés 2008-09-22
Várható szállítási idő: 2 - 4 munkanap

Internetes ár: 1 775 Ft

On the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. This is the full story. Why did the Titanic sink so quickly? Why did so many people die? What are the stories of all those people, young and old, rich and poor?

Black, Jonathan: The Secret History of The World

Black, Jonathan

Quercus

2008

496 oldal
Kötés: nem ismert / nincs
ISBN: 9781847243409
Várható megjelenés 2008-09-22
Várható szállítási idő: 3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes ár: 2 260 Ft

Here for the first time is a complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies. From the esoteric account of the evolution of the species to the occult roots of science, from the secrets of the Flood to the esoteric motives behind American foreign policy, here is a narrative history that shows the basic facts of human existence on this planet can be viewed from a very different angle. Everything in this history is upside down, inside out and the other way around.

Caldecott, Julian: Water - The Causes, Costs and Future of Global Crisis

Caldecott, Julian

Random House

2008

272 oldal
Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9780753513248
Várható megjelenés 2008-09-23
Várható szállítási idő: 3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes ár: 2 800 Ft

All known forms of life depend on water. Covering 71 per cent of the Earth's surface, water seems to be plentiful. But there are 1.2 billion people who currently live without a safe water supply. The amount of available drinking water is shrinking and the need for it is increasing relentlessly. While some regions are receiving too much rain, others are receiving too little. We are approaching a global water emergency. Julian Caldecott examines the vital role this fascinating substance plays on our planet and explores the historical, scientific, political and economic reasons behind the looming water crisis. He reveals where the water we use comes from, and at what social and environmental cost. This is an intriguing and sometimes unsettling portrait of the future of water in our changing world and what we can all do to make a difference.

Stafford, David: Endgame 1945

Stafford, David

Little, Brown And Company

2008

608 oldal
Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9780349119120
Várható megjelenés 2008-09-23
Várható szállítási idő: 3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes ár: 3 015 Ft

In this remarkable account of the end of the Second World War, David Stafford looks behind the headlines of history and uncovers the stories of those, soldier and civilian alike, who had lived through the war and now must endure the daily horrors and hardships of its aftermath. Endgame 1945 is an unforgettable panorama of the defeat of Fascism, of ordinary men and women and extraordinary valour, and of Europe in every way tested to its limits. It is the final chapter of war. 'Gripping and moving ...From a BBC reporter accompanying allied soldiers into the concentration camp at Buchenwald to a New Zealand intelligence officer working with Italian and Yugoslav partisans in Trieste, the men and women Stafford highlights pay eloquent tribute to the chaos and confusion that reigned as war metamorphosed into peace' Nick Rennison, SUNDAY TIMES

Isaacs, Jeremy: Cold War

Isaacs, Jeremy

Abacus

2008

Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9780349120805
Várható megjelenés 2008-09-23
Várható szállítási idő: 3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes ár: 3 015 Ft

Cold War is the story of the half-century since the end of the Second World War - the story of our lives. Its framework is the confrontation, military and ideological, between two great powers that dominated the world during these years. It is a story of crises and conflict on a global scale: from the Berlin Blockade and the Cuban Missile Crisis, to the tanks in the streets of Warsaw, Budapest and Prague, to spies, student riots and encounters in space. In Cold War, Jeremy Isaacs and Taylor Downing record epic history through the detail of individual human experience: the recollections not only of statesmen whose decisions led to these momentous events, but also of the ordinary men and women whose lives were bound up in these years of conflict. Cold War is the first comprehensive history for the general reader to benefit from the recent opening of Soviet, East European and Chinese archives as well as formerly classified American documents. In a driving narrative that it both gripping and informative, the true story of the Cold War can at last be told.

Man, John: The Terracotta Army

Man, John

Transworld Publishers

2008

384 oldal
Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9780553819144
Várható megjelenés 2008-09-30
Várható szállítási idő: 3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes ár: 2 715 Ft

The Terracotta Army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries of all time. 6,000 life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China - each is individually carved, and they are thought to represent real members of the emperor's army. This is the remarkable story of their creation, the man who ordered them made, their rediscovery and their continuing legacy as a pre-eminent symbol of Chinese greatness. The First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, was king of the Chinese state of Qin and the first man to unite China into a single empire. On his death in 210 BC, he was buried in a giant mausoleum near modern-day Xi'an. In 1974 local farmers found the first of the Terracotta warriors. But most of the mausoleum is yet to be opened, including the burial chamber itself. The story of the First Emperor and the Terracotta Army is a fascinating one, not least for the discoveries yet to be made.

Bayley, Stephen - Mavity, Roger: Life's A Pitch

Bayley, Stephen - Mavity, Roger

Transworld Publishers

2008

304 oldal
Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9780552156837
Várható megjelenés 2008-09-30
Várható szállítási idő: 3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes ár: 2 410 Ft

The pitch is the absolute essence of modern business. Ideas are the most valuable commodity in the modern economy and it is human skill which develops them. In pitching for new business, ideas and emotional intelligence dominate. However the skills of the pitch are not only relevant to the world of business, rather they apply to just about every significant personal transaction in your life..."Life's a Pitch" is the ultimate how-to book - a mixture of mechanics and magic. Nothing like it has been written before. A mixture of mentoring, graphics, anthropology, market research and modern Machiavellianism, this book will prepare you for success. So whether at a sales conference in corporate conference room hell or over lunch at a glamourous restaurant, "Life's a Pitch" tells you how to handle human transactions. A pitch is not a meeting, it's a drama. A pitch is not about transferring information, it's about transferring power. It is business, but it is also theatre. And the results of a successful pitch are - quite simply but rather persuasively - money and power.Part inspirational manual for business, part guidebook to a successful and happy social life, "Life's a Pitch" is written as the result of an accumulated half century of (mostly successful) pitching by the authors. Ground-breaking and genre-busting, it will transform the way you think about the art of persuasion for ever.

Gyöngyössy Márton (szerk.): Perspectives on the Past - Major Excavations in County Pest

Gyöngyössy Márton (szerk.)

Pest Megyei Múzeumok Igazg.

2008

119 oldal
Kötés: kemény kötés
ISBN: 9789639590335
Várható megjelenés 2008-10-01
Várható szállítási idő: 3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes kedvezmény: 20%

Internetes ár: 8 320 Ft

Moore, Michael: Mike's Election Guide

Moore, Michael

Penguin Group

2008

Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9780141039817
Várható megjelenés 2008-10-06
Várható szállítási idő: 3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes ár: 2 885 Ft

Why should I vote? It only encourages them. Can my vote be bought (and what's the starting price)? The candidates seem to think I'm stupid. Should I just go along to keep them happy? It seems like just anyone can run for office. Is that a good idea? This book answers these questions.

Rieder Gábor: Szocreál festészet a Rákosi-korban - Painting in the Rákosi Era

Rieder Gábor

Magánkiadás

2008

80 oldal
Kötés: karton
ISBN: 9789638765475
Várható megjelenés 2008-10-13
Várható szállítási idő: 2 - 4 munkanap

Internetes kedvezmény: 20%

Internetes ár: 2 000 Ft

A kötet a debreceni kiállításból nyújt válogatást. - A tárlat a szocreál képzőművészet első nagy történeti seregszemléje, amely azzal a szándékkal jött létre, hogy lefújja a port az ötvenes évek rég elfeledett műalkotásairól és az utókor ítéletére bízza őket.

Levitt, Steven D. & Dubner, Stephen J.: Freakonomics - Revised and Expanded

Levitt, Steven D. & Dubner, Stephen J.

Penguin Books

2006

320 oldal
Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9780141019017
Várható megjelenés 2008-10-16
Várható szállítási idő: 3 - 6 munkanap

Internetes ár: 3 335 Ft

‘What do estate agents and the Ku Klux Klan have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their mothers? How can your name affect how well you do in life?’ The answer to all this is Freakonomics: it’s at the heart of everything we do and the things that affect us daily, from sex to crime, parenting to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams. And it’s all about using information about the world around us to get to the heart of what’s really happening under the surface of everyday life.

Kolba Judit - Hapák József: Ecclesiastical Treasures in Hungary

Kolba Judit - Hapák József

Kossuth Kiadó

2008

220 oldal
Kötés: nem ismert / nincs
ISBN: 9789630951866
Várható megjelenés 2008.12.18
3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes kedvezmény: 20%

Internetes ár: 7 192 Ft

In Hungary there are more than thirty monastic collections that survived the vicissitudes of history throughout the centuries. This title aims to present the most impressive pieces of these monastic collections, choosing the most representative litugical objects, the finest pieces of goldsmith’s craft, textiles, pictures and statues, presenting them according to the role they play in the religious ceremonies.

Davis, Stephen: Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses

Davis, Stephen

Penguin Books

2008

448 oldal
Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9780718149598
8 - 10 munkanap

Internetes ár: 4 285 Ft

To celebrate the launch of their new album, Chinese Democracy, Stephen Davies, author of Hammer of the Gods, the autobiography of Led Zeppelin, has teamed up with Penguin to pen this phenomenal story of one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

Withers, Harvey J. S.: Swords and Sabres

Withers, Harvey J. S.

Lorenz Books

2008

258 oldal
Kötés: karton
ISBN: 9780754818519
Várható megjelenés 2009.02.04
5 - 8 munkanap

Internetes ár: 6 032 Ft

Willis, Sam: Fighting Ships 1850-1950

Willis, Sam

Quercus

2008

224 oldal
Kötés: kemény kötés
ISBN: 9781847244165
Várható megjelenés 2009.02.10
5 - 8 munkanap

Internetes ár: 7 540 Ft

"Fighting Ships 1850-1950" presents a stunning collection of 150 large-scale paintings, drawings, photographs and ship plans that tell the story of naval warfare from the first iron and steam warships to the deadly U-boats and aircraft carriers of the Second World War. Over these 100 years, the most significant naval engagements are dramatically depicted in striking detail - the bombardment of Sveaborg during the Crimean war, the battles of Tsushima and Jutland, the attack on Pearl Harbour, the Battle of Midway, the evacuation of Dunkirk and the D-Day landings, as well as the Japanese surrender - revealing the glory and exhilaration of the last great age of marine warfare.Arranged chronologically, the ships illustrated include HMS Warrior, the first iron-hulled, heavily armoured warship; the mighty HMS Dreadnought; the battleship Aurora which ignited the Russian revolution; the Graf Spee, under attack on the River Plate; the formidable German battle cruiser Bismarck; the British aircraft carriers HMS Argus and Illustrious, and the Japanese Akagi, amongst many others. This remarkable collection not only showcases some of the greatest naval artists of the period, including John Wilson Carmichael, Gustave Bourgain, McClelland Barclay, Kobayashi Kiyochika, William Lionel Wyllie, and the official British war artist Richard Eurich, but also features powerful photographs, often taken by the sailors themselves. Each image is accompanied by Sam Willis' expert commentary, shedding light on the key naval conflicts of the era, the breathtaking complexity of the modern warship - as well as life and death on board ship for the ordinary sailor.

Lambton, Lucinda: Temples of Convenience

Lambton, Lucinda

Tempus

2007

168 oldal
Kötés: papír / puha kötés
ISBN: 9780752438931
Várható megjelenés 2009.03.25
5 - 8 munkanap

Internetes ár: 3 625 Ft

Lucinda Lambton has driven over 50,000 miles all over Britain to bring together a collection of the most unusual lavatories. Sometimes taking up to seven hours for a shot, she has produced a fantastic selection of images that have made lavatories and their history not only fascinating but beautiful too. Updated and revised, this is the third edition of her successful and seminal work on the history of the lavatory.

Reinhard, Johan: The Ice Maiden

Reinhard, Johan

National Geographic Society

2005

384 oldal
Kötés: kemény kötés
ISBN: 9780792268383
Várható megjelenés 2009.04.01
5 - 8 munkanap

Internetes ár: 4 495 Ft

Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes

Johan Reinhard's discovery of the 500-year-old frozen body of an Inca girl made international headlines in 1995, reaching more than a billion people worldwide. One of the best-preserved mummies ever found, it was a stunning and significant time capsule, the spectacular climax to an Andean quest that yielded no fewer than ten ancient human sacrifices as well as the richest collection of Inca artifacts in archaeological history.

Várady László: Várady László Gallic-Briton-German Preludes in Making the "West"

Várady László

Akadémiai Kiadó

2009

84 oldal
Kötés: kemény kötés
ISBN: 9789630586931
Várható megjelenés 2009.04.03
3 - 5 munkanap

Internetes ár: 2 450 Ft

A Pamplet for Turn of Patterns

Expounding new historical designs and tackling modern issues the pamphlet basically matters a refashioned portraiture of the birth of the "West". The revolutionary process which inaugurated the Middle Ages and determined the further epochs up to Modernity appears in a differently conceptualized and more sharpfeatured formula.

Szemenyei István (főszerk.): 12 Scientists on the 21st Century

Szemenyei István (főszerk.)

12 Scientists on the 21st Century

2009, Tinta Könyvkiadó
ISBN: 9789639902336
3 - 5 munkanap

~~4 000 Ft~~

15%

3 400 Ft

A könyv 12 világhírű tudós és tudománypolitikus gondolatait, véleményét foglalja össze a tudomány és a társadalom viszonyáról. A kötet a World Science Forum 2009 rendezvényére jelent meg külön-külön kiadásban angol és magyar nyelven.
A kötetnek hídképző szerepet szánunk, amely sorozattá fejlesztve, visszatérő szellemi motívuma lehet a World Science Forum rendezvényeinek. Az interjúra felkért személyek listájára kiemelkedő személyiségek, Nobel-díjasok, nagy befolyású nemzetközi tudománypolitikusok mellett, a világ élvonalába tartozó magyar és magyar származású tudósok kerültek fel.
Az interjúk kérdései alapvetően korunk fő kihívásait érintik, és arra keresnek válaszokat, hogy mi lehet a tudomány szerepe azok megoldásában, általában véve és külön is, az adott tudományterületen. A kérdéseket a főszerkesztő és a szerkesztői munkacsoport tagjai állították össze. Az interjúkat neves hazai tudományos újságírók, illetve magyar tudósok készítették, a bázist a Természet Világa munkatársai jelentették.
Az interjúra a tudósokat Pálinkás József, a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, egyben a WSF elnöke kérte fel, aki a könyv előszavát is jegyzi.