The West and Islam--the sword and the scimitar--have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Byzantine emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad''s order to abandon Christianity and convert to Islam, unleashing a centuries-long jihad on Christendom. Sword and Scimitar ...
Take your partners, please. Suburban witches, defiant old ladies, ageing monsters, suicidal Lottery winners, wolf men, dolphin women and middle-aged manufacturers of erotic leatherwear: in Joanne Harris'' first collection of short stories the miraculous goes hand-in-hand with the mundane, the sour with ...
Druh sortimentu : Kniha, Shadow and Bone: A Netflix Original Series, Autoři : Leigh Bardugo, Rok vydania : 2021,.
The world is gone, destroyed by human, ecological, or supernatural causes. Survivors dodge chemical warfare and cruel gods; they travel the reaches of space and inhabit underground caverns. Their enemies are disease, corrupt corporations, and one another; their resources are few and their courage is ...
The second in this highly collectible new series translates the language of circles and dots in design. This colorful, image-packed book showcases stunning examples of designs that incorporate these familiar motifs, but also explores the meaning and origin of these patterns and forms, and how they can ...
Ronald Reagan\''s most-quoted living author - George Gilder - is back with an all-new paradigm-shifting theory of capitalism that will upturn conventional wisdom, just when our economy desperately needs a new direction. America\''s struggling economy needs a better philosophy than the college student\''s ...
Cena:57.94€ | Autor:Iyer, Narayana | Rok vydania:2012 | Jazyk: V anglickom jazyku | Dostupnosť:2-3 týždne | ISBN:9781408072608 | Vydavateľ:Cengage Learning.
Photographer Lynn Goldsmith explores the world of rock and roll from the inside. Her vast body of work is a testament to her commitment to the music and while most photographers\'' work is a record of their assignments, "Goldsmith\''s" is a record of her life. Beginning in the late 1960\''s, she plunged ...
Before and After magazine\''s focus on clarity, simplicity, and elegance has won it legions of fans—fans who will welcome this second volume of the definitive Before and After Page Design by John McWade. Truly an icon of the graphic design community, his insistence on approaching design not as mere decoration ...
Love music? Love illustration? Want to know more about some of the best musicians ever to record—from Bowie and the Beastie Boys to The Smiths and St. Vincent? Then Sound and Vision is for you. Featuring 100 of the coolest artists from the last five decades, Sound and Vision reveals the influencers and ...
Whatever your programming language, whatever your platform, you probably tap into linker and loader functions. This book deals with these deep-seated compile-time and run-time processes. It begins with a comparative account of linking and loading that illustrates the differences among various compilers ...
Metaphysics and Science brings together important new work within an emerging philosophical discipline: the metaphysics of science. In the opening chapter, a definition of the metaphysics of science is offered, one which explains why the topics of laws, causation, natural kinds, and emergence are at ...
Happy, healthy and hearty - it''s time to cook vegan.In Peace and Parsnips, Lee Watson invites everyone to discover the delights of eating meat- and diary-free recipes, bursting with vitality and taste. Using fresh produce, Lee celebrates this incredibly healthy way of eating through recipes that are ...
The demand for 21st century townhouses in todays renaissance of urban centralization is on the rise. The modern buildings achieve the same functions on the scant inner city plot as their historic archetypes, but distinguish themselves using a contemporary architectural language. Some of the most spectacular ...
The evolution from yesterdays’s bathroom to today’s wellness oasis continues to open new frontiers. New spa areas as such can hardly be distinguished at first glance, and could as easily be taken for lounges, meditation rooms or even museums for modern art. Bath design will be increasingly marked by ...
From the New York Times bestselling author of Men and Style comes a witty primer on manners for the modern man
The moving, remarkable story of the relationship between Freddie Mercury and his longtime partner Jim Hutton, as explored in the major, Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated film Bohemian Rhapsody. The relationship between Freddie Mercury and Jim Hutton evolved over several months in 1984 and 1985. ...
Boxed and Labelled is a comprehensive overview of the most intelligent, innovative, playful and attractive examples of current packaging design. The broad spectrum of packaging is illustrated through an extensive selection of products characterised by cutting-edge graphic design, sassy illustrations, ...
Tristan and Isolde are in love, but Isolde must marry King Mark. So a happy love story seems impossible. The lovers meet every day but then, one night, King Mark finds them together. Now Tristan mus.