Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World, Winchester Simon
Автор: Winchester, Simon Название: Professor and the Madman, The ISBN: 0060839783 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780060839789 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 11830.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание:
A New York Times Notable Book - Now a Major Motion Picture
The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary--and literary history.
The making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, was stunned to discover that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. But their surprise would pale in comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee insisted on honoring him. For Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.
Masterfully researched and eloquently written, The Professor and the Madman "is the linguistic detective story of the decade." (William Safire, New York Times Magazine)
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
Автор: Simon Winchester Название: The Surgeon of Crowthorne ISBN: 0140271287 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780140271287 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 9670.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED`s" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him.
Автор: Simon Winchester Название: Krakatoa ISBN: 0141005173 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141005171 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 11430.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm.
Автор: Henry Winchester and G. D. Falksen Название: Steampunk: Fantasy Art, Fashion, Fiction & The Movies (Gothic Dreams) ISBN: 1783611227 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781783611225 Издательство: Flame Tree Рейтинг: Цена: 15930.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Imagine a world where steam is the main source of power, but the attitudes are distinctly futuristic - the romance of the past meets the technology of the future. Steampunk is a subculture on the rise and this is the book to show the art, the movies and the fashion.
Автор: Mitchell, Gladys Название: Death and the Maiden ISBN: 1784708658 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784708658 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 14070.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: As tensions rise between Connie and Edris, Prissie invites the renowned psychoanalyst, and unrivalled detective, Mrs Bradley to join them and unofficially observe Edris and his growing obsession.
The revered New York Times bestselling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement--precision--in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.
The rise of manufacturing could not have happened without an attention to precision. At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in eighteenth-century England, standards of measurement were established, giving way to the development of machine tools--machines that make machines. Eventually, the application of precision tools and methods resulted in the creation and mass production of items from guns and glass to mirrors, lenses, and cameras--and eventually gave way to further breakthroughs, including gene splicing, microchips, and the Hadron Collider.
Simon Winchester takes us back to origins of the Industrial Age, to England where he introduces the scientific minds that helped usher in modern production: John Wilkinson, Henry Maudslay, Joseph Bramah, Jesse Ramsden, and Joseph Whitworth. It was Thomas Jefferson who later exported their discoveries to the fledgling United States, setting the nation on its course to become a manufacturing titan. Winchester moves forward through time, to today's cutting-edge developments occurring around the world, from America to Western Europe to Asia.
As he introduces the minds and methods that have changed the modern world, Winchester explores fundamental questions. Why is precision important? What are the different tools we use to measure it? Who has invented and perfected it? Has the pursuit of the ultra-precise in so many facets of human life blinded us to other things of equal value, such as an appreciation for the age-old traditions of craftsmanship, art, and high culture? Are we missing something that reflects the world as it is, rather than the world as we think we would wish it to be? And can the precise and the natural co-exist in society?
----James Gleick, The New York Review of Books
Автор: Wilson Название: Winchester ISBN: 0785818936 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780785818939 Издательство: ROY.P.Jensen Цена: 28190.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The most lavish work ever produced on American long arms, this book has been published with the full cooperation of the Winchester Division of the Olin Corporation, as well as Winchester licensee, the U.S. Repeating Arms Company.The book's large format presents many of the firearms in exquisite close-ups, accompanied by substantial details of history, development, and significance. Variations within model groups are given ample attention, and the book's organization gives an unequaled overview of nearly a century and a half of Winchester achievement. A unique, comprehensive table in the appendix gives serial numbers and related production data previously unavailable in any one source.Every collector and enthusiast will delight in its broad appeal, with over 300 photographs in full color and more than 165 in black and white.
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Автор: Winchester Simon Название: Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles ISBN: 0060750448 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780060750442 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 11140.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: An informative and enchanting journey with Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of Krakatoa and The Professor and the Madman, from the southern tip of Korea to the DMZ border with North Korea.
Автор: Waggoner, Tim Название: Supernatural - the men of letters bestiary winchester ISBN: 1785656805 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785656804 Издательство: Titan books ltd. Рейтинг: Цена: 27910.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Northern Lights Travel Guide - Holiday and travel advice about where and when to see the aurora borealis, covering Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Alaska. Also includes photographing the Northern Lights, what to wear, forecasting Northern Lights, the science of the aurora, and tour operators offering Northern Lights packages.
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