Автор: Wodehouse P.G. Название: Mulliner`s Buck-U-Uppo: (Wodehouse Pick-Me-Up) ISBN: 1787460142 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781787460140 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 4390.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: `Cheaper and more effective than Valium`.*Offers `relief from anxiety, raginess or an afternoon-long tendency towards the sour`.*`Read when you`re well and when you`re poorly;
Автор: Spurling, Hilary Название: Pearl Buck In China ISBN: 1416540431 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781416540434 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Рейтинг: Цена: 12260.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: One of the twentieth centurys most extraordinary Americans, Pearl Buck was the first person to make China accessible to the West.
She recreated the lives of ordinary Chinese people in The Good Earth, an overnight worldwide bestseller in 1932, later a blockbuster movie. Buck went on to become the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Long before anyone else, she foresaw Chinas future as a superpower, and she recognized the crucial importance for both countries of Chinas building a relationship with the United States.
As a teenager she had witnessed the first stirrings of Chinese revolution, and as a young woman she narrowly escaped being killed in the deadly struggle between Chinese Nationalists and the newly formed Communist Party.
Pearl grew up in an imperial China unchanged for thousands of years. She was the child of American missionaries, but she spoke Chinese before she learned English, and her friends were the children of Chinese farmers.
She took it for granted that she was Chinese herself until she was eight years old, when the terrorist uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion forced her family to flee for their lives. It was the first of many desperate flights. Flood, famine, drought, bandits, and war formed the background of Pearls life in China.
"Asia was the real, the actual world," she said, "and my own country became the dreamworld."
Pearl wrote about the realities of the only world she knew in The Good Earth. It was one of the last things she did before being finally forced out of China to settle for the first time in the United States. She was unknown and penniless with a failed marriage behind her, a disabled child to support, no prospects, and no way of telling that The Good Earth would sell tens of millions of copies.
It transfixed a whole generation of readers just as Jung Changs Wild Swans would do more than half a century later. No Westerner had ever written anything like this before, and no Chinese had either.
Buck was the forerunner of a wave of Chinese Americans from Maxine Hong Kingston to Amy Tan.
Until their books began coming out in the last few decades, her novels were unique in that they spoke for ordinary Asian people "translating my parents to me," said Hong Kingston, "and giving me our ancestry and our habitation." As a phenomenally successful writer and civil-rights campaigner, Buck did more than anyone else in her lifetime to change Western perceptions of China. In a world with its eyes trained on China today, she has much to tell us about what lies behind its astonishing reawakening.
Автор: Biggers Buck, Stover Chet Название: Underdog Classics Vol 1 Gn ISBN: 1945205083 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781945205088 Издательство: Diamond Books Рейтинг: Цена: 17410.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: There's no need to fear, UNDERDOG is here For over 50 years the adventures of Underdog have entertained children of all ages. When the call for help goes out, Shoeshine Boy leaps into action by transforming into Underdog With the speed of lightning and a roar of thunder, Underdog fights his many colorful foes including the dastardly Simon Bar Sinister, Riff Raff, and the Marble Men to save Sweet Polly Purebred and the city Relive your childhood with this cherished animated classic which presents some of the best original comic book adventures ever assembled
Автор: Buck Carrie Название: Jump Into Punch Needle: For Beginners; 6 Embroidery Projects; Step-By-Step Guide ISBN: 1644030454 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781644030455 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 16890.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Learn the art of punch needle embroidery Beginners rejoice--getting started with punch needle embroidery has never been easier This project-based introductory guide will give you everything you need to know to explore and enjoy a fun, hands-on fiber art. Stitch six cute flora-and-fauna-themed projects like sewing accessories, purses, wallhangings, pillows, and more. Some projects include optional alternative finishing designs for those looking for extra inspiration. While this book is ideal for beginners, the adorable designs are still perfect and enjoyable for all punch-needle embroiderers - Punch-needle beginners delve into 6 versatile projects with step-by-step instructions - Includes comprehensive information on tools needed plus endless tips and tricks - Get hooked on a new, fun, and relaxing fiber art technique
Автор: Jankiewicz Patrick Название: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: A TV Companion (Hardback) ISBN: 1593931727 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781593931728 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 46590.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Buck Название: Good Earth ISBN: 0743272935 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780743272933 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Цена: 13030.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck s epic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Oprah Book Club selection about a vanished China and one family s shifting fortunes. Though more than seventy years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. In "The Good Earth" Pearl S. Buck paints an indelible portrait of China in the 1920s, when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings. This moving, classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the last century. Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck traces the whole cycle of life: its terrors, its passions, its ambitions and rewards. Her brilliant novel beloved by millions of readers is a universal tale of an ordinary family caught in the tide of history."
Автор: Buck, Pearl S. Название: The Good Earth ISBN: 1501132768 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501132766 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Рейтинг: Цена: 20690.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Pearl Buck's 1931 Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the rise and fall of Chinese villagers before World War I comes to life in this evocative graphic novel by New York Times bestselling author Nick Bertozzi. In The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck paints an indelible portrait of China in the 1920s, when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings. This moving story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan is must reading to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the last century. Though more than eighty years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics in American literature. Now New York Times bestselling author Nick Bertozzi brings Buck's timeless, epic novel to life with incredible imagery in this vivid graphic novel. Through his Eisner Award-winning talents, Bertozzi retraces the whole cycle of life depicted in the unforgettable original: its terrors, its passions, its ambitions, and its rewards. Buck's brilliant novel--beloved by millions of readers--is a universal tale of an ordinary family caught in the tide of history, now accompanied by beautiful, evocative images.
Автор: Buck Joan Juliet Название: The Price of Illusion: A Memoir ISBN: 1476762953 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476762951 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20370.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: From Joan Juliet Buck, former editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris and "one of the most compelling personalities in the world of style" (New York Times) comes her dazzling, compulsively readable memoir: a fabulous account of four decades spent in the creative heart of London, New York, Los Angeles, and Paris--"If you loved The Devil Wears Prada, you'll adore The Price of Illusion" (Elle). In a book as rich and dramatic as the life she's led, Joan Juliet Buck takes us into the splendid illusions of film, fashion, and fame to reveal, in stunning, sensual prose, the truth behind the artifice. The only child of a volatile movie producer betrayed by his dreams, she became a magazine journalist at nineteen to reflect and record the high life she'd been brought up in, a choice that led her into a hall of mirrors where she was both magician and dupe. After a career writing for Vogue and Vanity Fair, she was named the first American woman to edit VogueParis. The vivid adventures of this thoughtful, incisive writer at the hub of dreams across two continents over fifty years are hilarious and heartbreaking. Including a spectacular cast of carefully observed legends, monsters, and stars (just look at the index ), this is the moving account of a remarkable woman's rocky passage through glamour and passion, filial duty and family madness, in search of her true self.
Автор: Buck Pearl S. Название: The Good Earth ISBN: 1982147172 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781982147174 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Цена: 13030.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The timeless Pulitzer Prizewinning masterpiece following a humble farmer's journey through 1920s China returns with this beautifully repackaged edition that celebrates its nearly ninety years as an American classic.
Travel to 1920s China, a time when the last emperor still ruled and the sweeping changes of the twentieth century were distant rumblings, with this timeless, evocative classic tale of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his family as they struggle to survive in the midst of vast political and social upheavals.
Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winner Pearl S. Buck traces the whole cycle of life: its terrors, its passions, its ambitions, and rewards.
';A comment upon the meaning and tragedy of life as it is lived in any age in any quarter of the globe' (The New York Times), this brilliant novelbeloved by millionsis a universal tale of an ordinary family caught in the tide of history.
Автор: Buck Jamis Название: Mazes for Programmers: Code Your Own Twisty Little Passages ISBN: 1680500554 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781680500554 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 32210.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Unlock the secrets to creating random mazes! Whether you`re a game developer, an algorithm connoisseur, or simply in search of a new puzzle, you`re about to level up. Learn algorithms to randomly generate mazes in a variety of shapes, sizes, and dimensions.
Автор: Buck John, Villines Sharon Название: We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy ISBN: 097928273X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780979282737 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22950.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Our understanding of how the world works was fundamentally altered when the mechanical model of closed, linear systems was replaced with cybernetics and complexity theory. Sociocracy is a governance method that uses these new sciences to design organizations that are as powerful, self-organizing, and self-correcting as the natural world, including the honeybees.
The United States Declaration of Independence asserts that all human beings are created equally and endowed with the unquestionable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In practice, however, these rights exist only for the majority, the rich, or property owners. We the People explains how sociocracy ensures these rights to everyone. Sociocracy shares the values of democracy, but designs more inclusive and efficient organizations. It makes profit-making businesses more profitable, and non-profit organizations more effective. And everyone happier.
The text includes history and theory; essential principles; relationship to traditional management theory; implementation methods; classic readings; examples of bylaws for businesses and nonprofits; short guides for meetings and decison-making; a glossary; bibliography; and index. It also includes photographs, diagrams, charts, and tables. It is a comprehensive handbook for understanding and implementing the sociocratic circle method of organization.
Автор: Sapinski J. P., Buck Holly Jean, Malm Andreas Название: Has It Come to This?: The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering on the Brink ISBN: 1978809352 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781978809352 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 43430.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Geoengineering is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system in an attempt to mitigate the adverse effects of global warming. Now that climate emergency is upon us, claims that geoengineering is inevitable are rapidly proliferating. How did we get into this situation where the most extreme path now seems a plausible development? Is it an accurate representation of where we are at? Who is this 'we' who is talking? What options make it onto the table? Which are left out? Whom does geoengineering serve? Why is the ensemble of projects that goes by that name so salient, even though the community of researchers and advocates is remarkably small? These are some of the questions that the thinkers contributing to this volume are exploring from perspectives ranging from sociology and geography to ethics and indigenous studies. We set out this diverse collection of voices not as a monolithic, unified take on geoengineering, but as a place where creative thinkers, students, and interested environmental and social justice advocates can explore nuanced ideas in more than 240 characters.
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