Concise catalog of deep-sky objects, Finlay, Warren H.

Автор: Finlay Day Gerry
Название: Harry 20: On the Highrock
ISBN: 1906735913 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781906735913
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Цена: 10550.00 T
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Описание: Dynamic action and unforgettable characters in a classic story of false imprisonment in the harshest maximum security prison of the future.
In the year 2060, a hundred miles above the Earth orbits the High Rock - a maximum security prison crammed with 10,000 of the most vicious criminals from the world below. Falsely accused of betraying his government, Harry Thompson is given a twenty year sentence on the Rock, but amongst thuggish guards controlled by Warden Worldwise and psychotic inmates like Big Red One, the chances of staying alive for that long are looking pretty slim

Автор: Finlay, Victoria
Название: Jewels
ISBN: 0345466950 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345466952
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Цена: 12260.00 T
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Описание: Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a treasure hunt for some of the most valuable, glamorous, and mysterious substances on earth.

With the same intense curiosity and narrative flair she displayed in her widely-praised book Color, Finlay journeys from the underground opal churches of outback Australia to the once pearl-rich rivers of Scotland; from the peridot mines on an Apache reservation in Arizona to the remote ruby mines in the mountains of northern Burma. She risks confronting scorpions to crawl through Cleopatra's long-deserted emerald mines, tries her hand at gem cutting in the dusty Sri Lankan city where Marco Polo bartered for sapphires, and investigates a rumor that fifty years ago most of the world's amber was mined by prisoners in a Soviet gulag.

Jewels is a unique and often exhilarating voyage through history, across cultures, deep into the earth's mantle, and up to the glittering heights of fame, power, and wealth. From the fabled curse of the Hope Diamond, to the disturbing truths about how pearls are cultured, to the peasants who were once executed for carrying amber to the centuries-old quest by magicians and scientists to make a perfect diamond, Jewels tells dazzling stories with a wonderment and brilliance truly worthy of its subjects.

From the Hardcover edition.

Автор: Michelle Finlay
Название: Everyday English for Grown-ups
ISBN: 1782433341 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782433347
Издательство: Little Brown
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Описание: This book takes you back to the basics; the simple rules and tricks that will help native and non-native speakers alike to master the English language. Everyday English includes sections on punctuation, sentence structure and common pitfalls to avoid, and offers advice on writing different kinds of texts.