Автор: Waggoner, Tim Название: Supernatural - the men of letters bestiary winchester ISBN: 1785656805 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785656804 Издательство: Titan books ltd. Рейтинг: Цена: 4186.00 р. Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Описание: Northern Lights Travel Guide - Holiday and travel advice about where and when to see the aurora borealis, covering Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Alaska. Also includes photographing the Northern Lights, what to wear, forecasting Northern Lights, the science of the aurora, and tour operators offering Northern Lights packages.
Автор: Simon Winchester Название: The Surgeon of Crowthorne ISBN: 0140271287 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780140271287 Издательство: Random House Рейтинг: Цена: 1583.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED`s" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him.
Автор: Winchester, Simon Название: Professor and the Madman, The ISBN: 0060839783 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780060839789 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 1909.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание:
A New York Times Notable Book - Now a Major Motion Picture
The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary--and literary history.
The making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, was stunned to discover that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. But their surprise would pale in comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee insisted on honoring him. For Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.
Masterfully researched and eloquently written, The Professor and the Madman "is the linguistic detective story of the decade." (William Safire, New York Times Magazine)
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
Автор: Gluck, Louise Название: American originality ISBN: 1800171552 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781800171558 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2374.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The first UK edition of a radical and unconsoling contemporary collection of essays on poetry, from the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2020.
Автор: Winchester Simon Название: Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles ISBN: 0060750448 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780060750442 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 2133.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An informative and enchanting journey with Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of Krakatoa and The Professor and the Madman, from the southern tip of Korea to the DMZ border with North Korea.
Описание: The Queen of the Coast. The World's Playground. The Casino Capital of the East. They can only describe Atlantic City, New Jersey. Beloved, maligned, always-hustling since its 1854 founding, the seaside resort has seen it all: first class hotels, popular amusements on the world famous Boardwalk and its piers, Prohibition, gangsters, speakeasies, conventioneers, celebrities, urban pride, urban decay, a casino revival, a casino collapse-and it hasn't given up yet. Boardwalk Playground shares a hundred stories of Atlantic City's high spots and low points of the past century and a half, with an emphasis on the hospitality business that evolved into casino gaming-and is evolving again. With sections on the city's history, its classic hospitality, personalities, community institutions, and casino resorts, this book is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what gives Atlantic City its unexpected allure. Begun as a monthly series in Casino Connection magazine, the stories in this book chart the rises and falls of Atlantic City through the years, featuring visionaries like Dr. Jonathan Pitney, who first imagined a seaside health resort on Absecon Island; political boss Nucky Johnson, who ran a wide-open town during Prohibition and reaped the benefits; Captain John Young, who built an amusement empire; Mayor Charles White, who called for the legalization of casino gambling in 1936; 500 Club owner Skinny D'Amato, who gave Frank Sinatra an Atlantic City home and first paired Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; the Hamid family, who kept the "showplace of the nation" going strong; Governor Brendan Byrne, who called for the legalization of casinos to revive the city; and many others. The classic hotels of Atlantic City are no more, but in these pages the Traymore, Ambassador, Shelburne, Marlborough-Blenheim, and Brighton live again. Some hotels are still operating, but often under different names; this book shares the stories behind the buildings that are now Resorts, the Claridge, and Bally's Atlantic City. Much of the fun in Atlantic City happened on the amusement and entertainment piers that extended into the ocean. Steel Pier, Million Dollar Pier, Steeplechase Pier, and Central Pier each have fascinating stories to tell, and each is featured in Boardwalk Playground. Atlantic City always had a lot of little oddities that gave it a unique flavor. Salt water taffy. Rolling chairs on the Boardwalk. Miss America. Jitneys. In Boardwalk Playground, you will learn the story behind each of those, as well as local institutions like the Atlantic City Beach Patrol, Atlantic City High School, the Atlantic City Free Public Library, and the venerable lighthouse. Today, of course, Atlantic City is known for its casinos. Boardwalk Playground charts how each of the city's fifteen casinos came to be (and, in seven cases, ceased to be). There are the current resorts like the Trump Taj Mahal, Borgata, Harrah's, and Tropicana, but also names that have vanished, like the Playboy, Sands, Hilton, and Trump Plaza. The venerable Resorts, which started Atlantic City's casino revival in 1978, and Revel, which shuddered to an end less than two years after its 2012 opening, bookend the casino stories, which are followed by chapters making sense of the recent casino decline and offering hope for the city's future. The hundred stories of Boardwalk Playground show Atlantic City from its awakening as a tourist destination in the 1860s to its lowest point a century later, its gambling-fueled rebirth to its current crossroads. It provides a personal, thoughtful view into a city that continues to fascinate the world.
Автор: Pullan, J D Название: I`m going to find you ISBN: 1800465262 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781800465268 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1424.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: What would you do if you were suddenly reminded of something you witnessed as a young child, but had only just realised the terrible significance of what you saw? Would you trust your own memories and do something about it, or just let sleeping dogs lie?
Автор: Winchester J. M. Название: All the Lovely Pieces ISBN: 1542041597 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781542041591 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1258.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Holsworth Jerry W. Название: Civil War Winchester ISBN: 1540205517 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781540205513 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4551.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Pennington Lee Название: Appalachian Newground ISBN: 0981844219 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780981844213 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2344.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Appalachian Newground is Lee Pennington's twentieth book and the first book he has published after a 23-year hiatus. His books of poetry, essays and short stories have won two nominations for Pulitzer Prizes, earned him the title of Poet Laureate of Kentucky in 1984, and the prices of his former titles have "gone through the roof," as they have been small editions and have never been reprinted. In this book, as he did in his former publications, Lee Pennington addresses the world of nature and spirit in a unique way, born in him and nurtured by his Eastern Kentucky birthplace among the hills and "hollers" of a mountainside farm. With no running water or electricity, he found the beauty and wisdom of his environment inspiring him to write poems on birch bark and leaves before finally publishing books on paper. His close friend, Jesse Stuart, was his best critic and inspiration throughout the years of Jesse's life. Pennington's 39 years of teaching Creative Writing in colleges brought him not only masterful skill, but thousands of adoring students, many of whom have become well-known writers themselves. In this volume you will find the distillation of Pennington's creative genius in his poems in their quiet, passionate intensity, as well as a treatise on his childhood and a screenplay contemplating the past, present and future as seen by humanity and all-pervasive nature in the form of "Ragweed."
Автор: Rank Paula Winchester Название: Combat for Custody: Parker and Price Novel ISBN: 1631954172 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781631954177 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1538.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A light-hearted, raucous romp of a legal action/adventure featuring a pair of spunky kick-boxing family law lawyers doing their best to solve a riddle and achieve justice for their clients.
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