Rise Fall Rise Again: A New York Zombie Encounter, Leon C. S.

Автор: Talley Andre Leon
Название: Oscar de La Renta: His Legendary World of Style
ISBN: 0847847179 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780847847174
Издательство: Rizzoli
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Описание: A sumptuous monograph tracing the life and legacy of fashion luminary Oscar de la Renta.

Автор: Leon Donna
Название: The Waters of Eternal Youth
ISBN: 0802124801 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780802124807
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 16730.00 T
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Описание: In Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti series, the Venetian inspector has been called on to investigate many things, from shocking to petty crimes. But in The Waters of Eternal Youth, the 25th novel in this celebrated series, Brunetti finds himself drawn into a case that may not be a case at all.

Fifteen years ago, a teenage girl fell into a canal late at night. Unable to swim, she went under and started to drown, only surviving thanks to a nearby man, an alcoholic, who heard her splashes and pulled her out, though not before she suffered irreparable brain damage that left her in a state of permanent childhood, unable to learn or mature. The drunk man claimed he saw her thrown into the canal by another man, but the following day he couldn't remember a thing.

Now, at a fundraising dinner for a Venetian charity, a wealthy and aristocratic patroness--the girl's grandmother--asks Brunetti if he will investigate. Brunetti's not sure what to do. If a crime was committed, it would surely have passed the statute of limitations. But out of a mixture of curiosity, pity, and a willingness to fulfill the wishes of a guilt-wracked older woman, who happens to be his mother-in-law's best friend, he agrees.

Brunetti soon finds himself unable to let the case rest, if indeed there is a case. Awash in the rhythms and concerns of contemporary Venetian life, from historical preservation, to housing, to new waves of African migrants, and the haunting story of a woman trapped in a damaged perpetual childhood, The Waters of Eternal Youth is another wonderful addition to this series.

Автор: Dixon Leon
Название: Creative Industries of Detroit: The Untold Story of Detroit`s Secret Concept Car Builder
ISBN: 1613252137 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781613252130
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Описание: As America entered the post war 1950s a resurgence by the auto manufacturers enabled them to create the most eccentric and extravagant automobiles of all time. Fierce competition between designers from General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and independents such as Packard all turned to one car builder nestled firmly in America's bustling automotive mecca to help design the most elaborate prototype and concepts cars ever: Creative Industries of Detroit.

Author Leon Dixon's comprehensive account chronicles the greatest automotive achievements constructed at Creative Industries of Detroit. The careers of the company's founder, Fred Johnson, and his successor, Rex Terry, are examined to show how two former Chrysler employees led the most diverse automotive firm in all of Detroit. Dream cars created and examined in great detail include the Ford Atmos-FX, Mercury XM-800, Dodge Granada, Packard Balboa, Packard Panthers, Packard Request, Ford Mystere, Corvette Corvair, Dodge Daytona, Plymouth Superbird, Delorean and many more. The amazing amount of hardware was constructed under one roof, each make separate from the other, and with a high level of secrecy.

"Creative Industries of Detroit: The Untold Story of Detroit's Secret Concept Car Builder" offers the most exhaustive and complete account of the 40-plus-year history creating dream, prototype, concept, and one-off cars from Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1950 Presidential Lincoln Limousine to the 1993 Mustang Mach III concept cars. This all-inclusive book is the first-ever on the subject, and features behind-the-scenes images and interviews never published before.

Автор: Cumming, Alan
Название: Adventures Of Honey & Leon
ISBN: 0399557970 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780399557972
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Автор: Krier, Leon
Название: Architecture choice or fate
ISBN: 1901092755 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781901092752
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: Shows why, in matters of democracy, architecture is far behind politics. This book states that the fact that modernism has never been a popular choice is not due to people`s ignorance, but to modernism`s own conceptual poverty. It is suitable for anyone concerned with architecture and urban planning.

Автор: Leon
Название: The Temptation of Forgiveness: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
ISBN: 0802127754 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780802127754
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 23910.00 T
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Описание: In the twenty-seventh novel in Donna Leon's bestselling mystery series, a suspicious accident leads Commissario Guido Brunetti to uncover a longstanding scam with disturbing unintended consequences

The memorable characters and Venetian drama that have long captivated Donna Leon's many readers are on full display in The Temptation of Forgiveness. Surprised, if not dismayed, to discover from his superior, Vice-Questore Patta, that leaks are emanating from the Questura, Commissario Guido Brunetti is surprised more consequentially by the appearance of a friend of his wife's, fearful that her son is using drugs and hopeful Brunetti can somehow intervene. When Tullio Gasparini, the woman's husband, is found unconscious and with a serious brain injury at the foot of a bridge in Venice after midnight, Brunetti is drawn to pursue a possible connection to the boy's behavior. But the truth, as Brunetti has experienced so often, is not straightforward.

As the twenty-seventh novel unfolds in Donna Leon's exquisite chronicle of Venetian life in all its blissful and sordid aspects, Brunetti pursues several false and contradictory leads while growing ever more impressed by the intuition of his fellow Commissario, Claudia Griffoni, and by the endless resourcefulness and craftiness of Signorina Elettra, Patta's secretary and gate-keeper. Exasperated by the petty bureaucracy that constantly bedevils him and threatens to expose Signorina Elettra, Brunetti is steadied by the embrace of his own family and by his passion for the classics. This predilection leads him to read Sophocles' Antigone, and, in its light, consider the terrible consequences to which the actions of a tender heart can lead.

Автор: Leon Donna
Название: Earthly Remains
ISBN: 1784758140 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784758141
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: Granted leave from the Questura, Commissario Guido Brunetti decides to finally take a well-earned break and visit Sant`Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna.

Автор: Leon Chaitow
Название: High Blood Pressure
ISBN: 0722535635 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780722535639
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Описание: The second revised edition in the THORSONS NATURAL HEALTH series. A self-help guide to find the reasons for high blood pressure and how to tackle them with natural, drug-free methods. Emphasising the importance of diet, exercise and relaxation and how lifestyle and behaviour can affect blood pressure.

Автор: Festinger, Leon Riecken, Henry W. Schachter, Stanl
Название: When prophecy fails
ISBN: 1905177194 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781905177196
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Описание: Not only is When Prophecy Fails of great historical importance as the first test of a powerful theory, but it is also a surprisingly touching account of what happens to ordinary people under extraordinary circumstances.

Автор: Leon, Donna
Название: Suffer the little children
ISBN: 0099536633 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099536635
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: When Commissario Brunetti is summoned to the hospital bedside of a senior paediatrician whose skull has been brutally fractured, he is confronted with more questions than answers.

Автор: Talley Andre Leon
Название: Little Black Dress
ISBN: 0847840573 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780847840571
Издательство: Rizzoli
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Описание: A selectively curated overview of the little black dress in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, organized by Vogue contributing editor and fashion force Andre Leon Talley and published on the occasion of an exhibition at the SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah College of Art and Design), Andre Leon Talley Gallery. Featuring an impeccably selected group of about sixty dresses from many of the most eminent fashion houses, the book is a celebratory tribute to the iconic little black dress and its deeply resonant cultural and social significance in the modern era.

Defined by the simplest parameters--color and shape--yet voluminous in possibility, the little black dress is personalized by the designer who imagined it and the woman who wears it. In one silhouette it can capture a woman's allure, and in one evening worn provide her with a reservoir of memories. It can sum up in one wardrobe reconnaissance the way you wore the way you were. A little black dress in any other color could dent a reputation; in black it can only elevate one. Whether made from the most superior fabrics, or designed in cutting-edge neoprene, the little black dress maintains its status as the game-changer, the free spirit and pleasure-seeker (Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy in Breakfast at Tiffany's), the career-launcher (Elizabeth Hurley in Versace), the going-for-broke risk-taker (Virginie Gautreau as Madame X), inevitably revealing truths about the women who have chosen to wear one.

Three original essays offer personal histories in praise of the little black dress. An introduction by Andre Leon Talley and a foreword by Paula Wallace complete this exquisite volume. Together with a stunning collection of images, this book presents a singularly elegant portfolio.

Автор: Leon, Donna
Название: Earthly Remains
ISBN: 1785151371 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785151378
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 12310.00 T
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Описание: During the interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Commissario Guido Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret. Now, Brunetti feels compelled to investigate, to set aside his holiday and discover what happened to the man who had recently become his friend.