Автор: Kuang, R.f.
Название: Babel - Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators` Revolution PB
ISBN: 0008501858 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008501853
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Цена: 7150 T
Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?

Автор: Kuang, R.f.
Название: Babel HB
ISBN: 0008501815 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008501815
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 16710.00 T
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Описание: THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER 'One for Philip Pullman fans' THE TIMES 'This one is an automatic buy' GLAMOUR 'Ambitious, sweeping and epic' EVENING STANDARD 'Razor-sharp' DAILY MAIL 'An ingenious fantasy about empire' GUARDIAN Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires.

It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.

Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift. Until it became a prison... But can a student stand against an empire? An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F.

Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance. 'A masterpiece that resonates with power and knowledge. BABEL is a stark picture of the cruelty of empire, a distillation of dark academia, and a riveting blend of fantasy and historical fiction - a monumental achievement' Samantha Shannon, author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE R.F.

Kuang's book 'Babel' was a New York Times bestseller w/c 11-09-2022.

Автор: Kuang, Rebecca
Название: Poppy war
ISBN: 0008239843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008239848
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 8790.00 T
Наличие на складе: Есть в Астана (Нур-Султан)
Описание: Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018 `The best fantasy debut of 2018` - WIRED

Автор: Kuang R.f.
Название: Dragon republic
ISBN: 0008239894 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008239893
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 8790.00 T
Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Описание: The searing follow-up to 2018`s most celebrated fantasy debut - THE POPPY WAR.

Автор: Kuang R.f.
Название: Burning god
ISBN: 000833918X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008339180
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 8790.00 T
Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R.F. Kuang`s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect.

Автор: Dickinson, Seth, Green, Hank, Kuang, R. F., Wells,
Название: From a Certain Point of View
ISBN: 152910145X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529101454
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 9670.00 T
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Описание: To further celebrate the launch of this book and both companies` longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House will donate $100,000 to First Book and Disney/Lucasfilm will donate 100,000 children`s books-valued at $1,000,000-to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education.

Автор: Kuang, Cliff, Fabricant, Robert
Название: User Friendly
ISBN: 0753556650 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780753556658
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 13190.00 T
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Описание: AMAZON BEST BOOKS OF 2019 PICKFORTUNE WRITERS AND EDITORS' RECOMMENDED BOOKS OF 2019 PICK'A tour de force, an engrossing fusion of scholarly research, professional experience and revelations from intrepid firsthand reporting' -- New York TimesUSER FRIENDLY is a must-read for anyone who loves well-designed products-and for the innovators aspiring to make them. It seems like magic when some new gadget seems to know what we want before we know ourselves. But why does some design feel intrinsically good, and why do some designs last forever, while others disappear? User Friendly guides readers through the hidden rules governing how design shapes our behaviour, told through fascinating stories such as what the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island reveals about the logic of the smartphone; how the pressures of the Great Depression and World War II created our faith in social progress through better product design; and how a failed vision for Disney World yielded a new paradigm for designed experience.

Автор: Kuang R. F.
Название: The Burning God
ISBN: 0062662627 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062662620
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
Цена: 18800.00 T
Наличие на складе: Заказано в издательстве.
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The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuangs acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect.

After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead.

Despite her losses, Rin hasnt given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so muchthe people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home.

Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challengesand unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation.

Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and influence grows, though, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenixs intoxicating voice urging her to burn the world and everything in it?

Автор: Kuang R. F.
Название: The Dragon Republic
ISBN: 0062662635 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062662637
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
Цена: 29430.00 T
Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Описание:

Rin's story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War--an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters.

The war is over.

The war has just begun.

Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix--the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power.

Though she does not want to live, she refuses to die until she avenges the traitorous Empress who betrayed Rin's homeland to its enemies. Her only hope is to join forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who plots to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new republic.

But neither the Empress nor the Dragon Warlord are what they seem. The more Rin witnesses, the more she fears her love for Nikan will force her to use the Phoenix's deadly power once more.

Because there is nothing Rin won't sacrifice to save her country . . . and exact her vengeance.

Автор: Kuang R.
Название: Poppy War
ISBN: 0062662562 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062662569
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
Цена: 18800.00 T
Наличие на складе: Заказано в издательстве.
Описание:

A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China's twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu's Grace of Kings and N.K. Jemisin's Inheritance Trilogy.

When Rin aced the Keju--the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies--it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn't believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin's guardians, who believed they'd finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard--the most elite military school in Nikan--was even more surprising.

But surprises aren't always good.

Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power--an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive--and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.

For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away . . .

Rin's shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.

Автор: Dickinson, Seth Green, Hank Kuang, R. F. Wells, Martha White, Kiersten
Название: From a certain point of view
ISBN: 152912462X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529124620
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 17600.00 T
Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: To further celebrate the launch of this book and both companies` longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House will donate $100,000 to First Book, and Disney/Lucasfilm will donate 100,000 children`s books-valued at $1,000,000-to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education.

Автор: Kuang Cliff, Fabricant Robert
Название: User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
ISBN: 0374279756 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780374279752
Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS)
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Цена: 18390.00 T
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AMAZON BEST BOOKS OF 2019 PICK

FORTUNE WRITERS AND EDITORS' RECOMMENDED BOOKS OF 2019 PICK

"User Friendly is a tour de force, an engrossing fusion of scholarly research, professional experience and revelations from intrepid firsthand reporting."
--EDWARD TENNER, The New York Times Book Review

In User Friendly, Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant reveal the untold story of a paradigm that quietly rules our modern lives: the assumption that machines should anticipate what we need. Spanning over a century of sweeping changes, from women's rights to the Great Depression to World War II to the rise of the digital era, this book unpacks the ways in which the world has been--and continues to be--remade according to the principles of the once-obscure discipline of user-experience design.

In this essential text, Kuang and Fabricant map the hidden rules of the designed world and shed light on how those rules have caused our world to change--an underappreciated but essential history that's pieced together for the first time. Combining the expertise and insight of a leading journalist and a pioneering designer, User Friendly provides a definitive, thoughtful, and practical perspective on a topic that has rapidly gone from arcane to urgent to inescapable. In User Friendly, Kuang and Fabricant tell the whole story for the first time--and you'll never interact with technology the same way again.

Автор: Kuang R. F.
Название: The Burning God
ISBN: 0062662643 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062662644
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
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Цена: 11830.00 T
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Описание: Follow one girl as she builds a rocket and plans to take her friends on an amazing trip to the Sun and Moon. But will the task prove more difficult than she first thought? Imaginatively illustrated by T.S Spookytooth, this clever and inventive poem was written by eleven-year-old Collins Big Cat 2011 Writing Competition winner Nicole Sharrocks.