Описание: How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are.
Автор: Bellos, Alex Название: Alex`s adventures in numberland ISBN: 1526623994 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781526623997 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 2691.00 р. Наличие на складе: Заказано в издательстве.
Описание: The Sunday Times bestsellerShortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize
Автор: Bellos, Alex Название: Language Lover`s Puzzle Book, The ISBN: 1783352191 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781783352197 Издательство: Faber Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Описание: From thebestselling author of Alex`s Adventures in Numberland and Can You Solve My Problems? comes a fascinating, hugely entertaining collection of puzzles for crossword addicts and language-lovers of all stripes.
Автор: Bellos, David Название: Georges Perec: A Life in Words ISBN: 1846554209 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846554209 Издательство: Random House Рейтинг: Цена: 2640.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Winner of the Prix Goncourt for Biography, 1994, this book explores the life of Georges Perecan, and anguished, comical and endearingly modest man, who worked quietly as an archivist in a medical research library.
Автор: Bellos, Alex Lyttleton, Ben Название: Football school: the incredible joke book ISBN: 140639307X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781406393071 Издательство: Walker Books Рейтинг: Цена: 1187.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Get ready to laugh your football socks off with this side-splitting joke book from the creators of the bestselling Football School series. What's a striker's favourite magic routine? A hat trick!Why was the peacock sent off? It was a professional fowlWhat's a chip-lover's top footie show? Catch of the Day, with Gary VinegarPacked with great gags about silly stars, team titters and naughty nicknames, this is the perfect gift to give any football fan the giggles.
Автор: Bellos Alex Название: Football School Star Players ISBN: 1406386413 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781406386417 Издательство: Walker Books Рейтинг: Цена: 1187.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Lexical Conflict combines theoretical and applied linguistic perspectives to explore the lexical richness of over 100 world languages. The text systematises cross-linguistic and cross-cultural differences, and then formulates strategies of lexicographic treatment across these differences, building a foundation for the establishment of similar solutions in other branches of applied linguistics.
Автор: Bellos, Alex Lyttleton, Ben Название: Football school season 3: where football explains the world ISBN: 1406386405 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781406386400 Издательство: Walker Books Рейтинг: Цена: 1187.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The third book in the bestselling series that teaches you about the world through football. This book is packed with awesome true stories, real science and fascinating facts and will make you laugh loads - and it's all about football. What colour are Cristiano Ronaldo's pyjamas? How many bones are there in the human foot? And why is that dodo alive and kicking? The third book in the bestselling series teaches children about history, maths, geography and biology through football, facts and fun.
With side-splitting cartoons and multiple choice quizzes, this is the perfect book for anyone who loves football.
Автор: Bellos, Alex Название: So you think you`ve got problems? ISBN: 1783351918 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781783351916 Издательство: Faber Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: . Everything is at stake in this compendium of more than 150 ingenious puzzles, selected to reveal the wonderful diversity of brainteasers that have confounded and intrigued solvers for the last thousand years.
Описание: "A first-rate survey of the world of mathematics...Great reading for the intellectually curious," (Kirkus Reviews) from the bestselling author of Here's Looking at Euclid--a dazzling new book that turns even the most complex math into a brilliantly entertaining read. From triangles, rotations, and power laws, to cones, curves, and the dreaded calculus, Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit and limitless enthusiasm. He sifts through more than 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the world's favorite number and meets a mathematician who looks for universes in his garage. He attends the World Mathematical Congress in India and visits the engineer who designed the first roller-coaster loop. "Channeling the spirit of Martin Gardner...Bellos introduces fascinating characters, from the retired cab driver in Tucson whose hobby is factoring prime numbers, to swashbuckling astronomer Tycho Brahe, who lost his nose in a duel over a math formula. Through intriguing characters, lively prose, and thoroughly accessible mathematics, Bellos deftly shows readers why math is so important, and why it can be so much fun" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Get hooked on math as Bellos delves deep into humankind's turbulent relationship with numbers, revealing how they have shaped the world we live in.
Автор: Alex Bellos Название: Alex`s Adventures in Numberland ISBN: 1408809591 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781408809594 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 1741.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Sunday Times bestseller Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize
Автор: Bellos Alex Название: Futebol ISBN: 1408854163 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781408854167 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 3008.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Brazilian football team is one of the wonders of the modern world and legendary names like Pele, Garrincha and Ronaldo inspire awe in football-lovers everywhere. But in Latin America`s largest country, football also symbolises racial harmony, the madness of love and the flamboyance of youth - it`s a sport that expresses the identity of a nation. This edition of a book that is now a modern classic, updated to coincide with the 2014 World Cup, explores what makes Brazil the `football country` it is. From the Amazonian jungle to the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Alex Bellos weaves a golden-yellow tapestry of stories of great names, great teams and great matches. Mixing fact with local legend, history and myth, in Futebol he uncovers what makes football the Brazilian way of life.
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