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Mirth of a Nation
￥90.54
A salvo of hilarity from that loose canon of American humor that Mirth of a Nation editor Michael J. Rosen has culled from some 1200 pages of brilliantly original works by our best contemporary humorists. This action-packed compilation of highlights includes Bobbie Ann Mason's stint at the La Bamba hotline, David Rakoff's insights on families, Andy Borowitz's memoir of Emily Dickinson (basically, she was a drunken jerk), and Michael Feldman's helpful (re)locating of the Midwest.
236 Pounds of Class Vice President
￥84.16
When Jason Mulgrew enrolls in a private high school in an exciting new neighborhood (North Philly, murder center of the city), he finds himlf displaced into a world of privilege and strict standards. His classmates, whose parents are lawyers and bankers, live in houses with yards and pools. Mulgrew, whose longshoreman father bought him a motorcycle upon completion of his driver's test, struggles to relate in this wider world, fighting his way through the gauntlet of high school as an awkward, sexless giant. Mulgrew tackles the glorious complications, misapprehensions, and obsessions of the teenage mind. He revisits his unhealthy fixations on dogs, his "bird," the Prep, friends who are girls, Kahlúa & Cream, and a certain position in student body government to craft yet another raunchy, honest, and relentlessly funny memoir.
Landscapes in Watercolour (Collins 30-Minute Painting)
￥57.00
This practical and inspirational guide, in a handy sketchbook format, is aimed at the practised beginner and shows how to achieve successful watercolour landscapes in just 30 minutes – ideal for the busy amateur artist who doesn't have much time to paint. Many people think they don't have enough time to paint, but in this attractive guide Paul Talbot-Greaves encourages quick and simple painting. By working with just a few materials and focusing on the key techniques it is possible to achieve successful, realistic landscape paintings in no more than half an hour. And for those artists who already have a little painting experience, learning to work more quickly enables them to free up their style and paint more spontaneously. All the key topics are covered, from watercolour techniques, colour and tone to learning about creating distance, composing pictures and selecting scenes.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
￥40.79
The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the four crime novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in which detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural beast that may have been trained to murder Sir Henry Baskerville on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate.
Frankenstein
￥40.79
A landmark work of romantic and gothic literature, as well as science fiction, the novel's storyline emerged from a dream and Shelley's own travels of the region in which the story unfolds. Mary Shelley started writing the story when she was just eighteen.
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
￥40.79
Set on a tropical island where Robinson Crusoe found himself after a terrible storm at sea, we follow his life and adventures far away from civilization. A novel which has inspired countless imitations and adaptations, remains one of the most original and inspiring stories in the English language.
Dead Souls
￥40.79
Chichikov, a gentleman of middling social class and position arrives in a small town and quickly tries to make a good name for himself by impressing the officials of the town. Despite his limited funds, he spends extravagantly hoping that a great show of wealth and power at the start will gain him the connections he needs to carry out his mysterious plan to acquire 'dead souls.'
The Seagull: A play in four acts
￥40.79
A masterpiece of modern drama, The Seagull dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina, her son the symbolist playwright Konstantin, and the famous middlebrow story writer Trigorin.
The Eastern Front 1914–1920: From Tannenberg to the Russo-Polish War
￥81.67
The length of the front in the East was much longer than in the West. The theater of war was roughly delimited by the Baltic Sea in the West and Moscow in the East, a distance of 1,200 kilometers, and Saint Petersburg in the North and the Black Sea in the South, a distance of more than 1,600 kilometers. This had a drastic effect on the nature of the warfare. While World War I on the Western Front developed into trench warfare, the battle lines on the Eastern Front were much more fluid and trenches never truly developed. This was because the greater length of the front ensured that the density of soldiers in the line was lower so the line was easier to break. Once broken, the sparse communication networks made it difficult for the defender to rush reinforcements to the rupture in the line to mount a rapid counteroffensive and seal off a breakthrough. There was also the fact that the terrain in the Eastern European theater was quite solid, often making it near impossible to construct anything resembling the complicated trench systems on the Western Front, which tended to have muddier and much more workable terrain. In short, on the Eastern front the side defending did not have the overwhelming advantages it had on the Western front. Because of this, front lines in the East kept on shifting throughout the conflict, and not just near the beginning and end of the fighting, as was the case in the West. In fact the greatest advance of the whole war was made in the East by the German Army in the summer of 1915. With the aid of numerous black and white and color photographs, many previously unpublished, the World War I series recreates the battles and campaigns that raged across the surface of the globe, on land, at sea and in the air. The text is complemented by full-color maps that guide the reader through specific actions and campaigns.
The Wind Reader
￥32.62
Stuck in a city far from home, street kid Doniver fakes telling fortunes so he can earn a few coins to feed himself and his friends. Then the divine Powers smile on him when he accidentally delivers a true prediction for the prince. Concerned about rumors of treason, the prince demands that Doniver use his "magic" to prevent harm from coming to the king, and so Doniver is taken--dragged?--into the castle to be the royal fortune teller. Now Doniver must decide where the boundaries of honor lie, as he struggles to work convincing magic, fend off whoever is trying to shut him up, and stop an assassin, assuming he can even figure out who the would-be assassin is. All he wants is to survive long enough to go home to the Uplands, but it's starting to look as if that might be too much to ask.
Direct Selling Success
￥103.82
Practical know-how to get you to the top of your company. This is a book with generic hands-on advice that you can implement immediately into your business. Yogeeta will share with you important factors and principles that are crucial to helping you with strategy and mindset for Direct Selling Success. The information is current, it's fresh, it's generic to whichever company you are involved with, and you will find that some of it will resonate within you to help you understand and run your Direct Selling business to a better degree.
Summer
￥40.79
Charity Royall is eighteen, bored with life in the small town of North Dormer. While working at the library, Charity meets visiting architect Lucius Harney and they become friends. Will their growing closeness lead to a happy marriage? Charity was born in an impoverished mountain community and her life is complicated by Mr. Royall who intruded into her bedroom when she was seventeen and later urged her to marry him. Lucius starts an affair with Charity Royall, all the while hiding the fact that he is engaged to society girl Annabel Balch.
Oeuvres complètes de Marcel Proust
￥24.44
Cet eBook énorme offre aux lecteurs l'occasion unique d'explorer des ?uvres de Marcel Proust en fran?ais. Caractéristiques: * '? la recherche du temps perdu' en sept tomes - complétes! * Introductions détaillées pour les romans et autres textes * Toutes les nouvelles * Illustré avec de nombreuses images relatives à la vie de Proust et ses oeuvres * Textes rares disponibles nulle part ailleurs * Images des première publications donnant un avant go?t des textes originaux * Comprend aussi des poèmes et des traductions * Bonus texte: MARCEL PROUST par PAUL SOUDAY - une étude détaillée de l'auteur. * Mis à jour avec le texte bonus MARCEL PROUST, SA VIE, SON ?UVRE PAR LEON PIERRE-QUINT - la première biographie sur Proust * Mis à jour avec le texte rare CHRONIQUES Veuillez aller sur www.delphiclassics.com pour parcourir nos autres titres TABLE DES MATIERES ? la recherche du temps perdu DU C?TE DE CHEZ SWANN ? L'OMBRE DES JEUNES FILLES EN FLEURS LE C?TE DE GUERMANTES SODOME ET GOMORRHE LA PRISONNIERE ALBERTINE DISPARUE (LA FUGITIVE) LE TEMPS RETROUV? Autres oeuvres LES PLAISIRS ET LES JOURS PASTICHES ET MELANGES ARTICLES DE ‘LA NOUVELLE REVUE FRAN?AISE’ CHRONIQUES Traductions LA BIBLE D'AMIENS SESAME ET LES LYS Critique littéraire MARCEL PROUST PAR PAUL SOUDAY Biographie MARCEL PROUST, SA VIE, SON ?UVRE par LEON PIERRE-QUINT Notice: ces oeuvres publiées bien après la mort de Proust sont encore soumises aux droits d’auteur et ne figurent donc pas dans cette collection. Cependant, une fois tombées dans le domaine public, elles seront ajoutées à cette intégrale sous la forme d’une mise à jour gratuite pour tous nos lecteurs. ? JEAN SANTEUIL ? CONTRE SAINTE-BEUVE ? CHARDIN ET REMBRANDT Visitez www.delphiclassics.com pour consulter nos autres collections, notamment ?mile Zola, Jules Verne, Gustave Flaubert, Moliére et Victor Hugo.
The Vital Needs Of The Dead: Chronicles
￥90.03
The Vital Needs of the Dead is a tender coming-of-age story set in the provinces of the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century. At the center of this story, praised by Russian critics for its blend of realism and lyrical sensibility, lies the relationship of young Gosha Sidelnikov with his alluring and mysterious grandmother Rosa, who becomes his caregiver when he is virtually abandoned by his busy and distant parents. This relationship colors Sidelnikov’s subsequent forays into first love and sexual awakening. Even after her death, memories of Rosa accompany him into his adventures and misadventures as a provincial student. Then, one miserably cold winter night, her voice commands him to immediately depart for a place he’s never been before, precipitating a mysterious chain of events.
An Ideal Husband
￥40.79
Wilde's dramatic masterpiece set in London. Many of the themes of An Ideal Husband were influenced by the situation Oscar Wilde found himself in during the early 1890s. 'Sooner or later we shall all have to pay for what we do. But no one should be entirely judged by their past.'
On Walking: A guide to going beyond wandering around looking at stuff
￥104.99
Phil Smith of Wrights & Sites' fame is not the first to walk in the footsteps of W.G. Sebald, whose? The?Rings of Saturn ?is an account a walk round Suffolk 20 years ago.? What? is? remarkable is that Phil's own walk was quite as extraordinary as Sebald's and that he matches Sebald's erudition, originality and humour swathe for swathe.? On one level ?On Walking...? describes an actual, lumbering walk from one incongruous B&B to the next, taking in Dunwich, Lowestoft, Southwold, Covehithe, Orford Ness, Sutton Hoo, Bungay, Halesworth and Rendlesham Forest - with their lost villages, Cold War testing sites, black dogs, white deer and alien trails.? On a second level it sets out a ? kind? of walking that the author has been practising for many years and for which he is quietly famous. It's a kind of walking that burrows beneath the guidebook and the map, looks beyond the shopfront and the Tudor facade and feels beneath the blisters and disgruntlement of the everyday. Those who try it report that their walking [and their whole way of seeing the world] is never quite the same again. And the Suffolk walk described in this book is an? exemplary? walk, a case study - this is exactly how to do it.? Finally, on a third level,? On Walking...? is?an intellectual tour de force, encompassing Situationism, alchemy, jouissance, dancing, geology, psychogeography, 20th century cinema and old TV, performance, architecture, the nature of grief, pilgrimage, World War II, the Cold War, Uzumaki, pub conversations, synchronicity, somatics and the Underchalk.
Dancing Deeper Still:The Practice of Contact Improvisation
￥77.31
You went to your first Contact Improvisation (C.I.) class, or a friend invited you to the weekly jam, and you’re captivated. Or perhaps, you’ve been dancing and investigating for years. What’s next? What discoveries await you in your dance? In 1972, Steve Paxton convened a group of athletes and dancers to research the principles of Contact Improvisation. Since then the form has matured into a worldwide, collaborative experiment with no central control. Everyone who enters adds their findings and permutations to this inherently unfinished dance form. Dancing Deeper Still is a sourcebook of essays on Contact Improvisation, a philosophical treatise, and a handbook. This compilation of 30 years of writings is meant to accompany and support your investigation as you discover new pathways and dynamics in your dancing. It includes chapters on: ·??????Contact Improvisation in performance ·??????Boundaries and sexuality ·??????Political activism ·??????Dancing while aging ·??????Expanded teaching research notes ·??????Advanced skills Whether you are the improviser who savors the slow rivers of sensation…or who delights in spontaneous acrobatics…or any of the bountiful realms in between, this book was written for you. Your discoveries enrich the community-held body of knowledge in our ever-evolving form. I invite you to dance deeper still. ? Martin Keogh dances, teaches, and researches Contact Improvisation. His love for the dance has taken him to 31 countries across six continents. Keogh was named a Fulbright Senior Specialist for his contribution to the development of the form. Martin spent time in monasteries in Japan and Korea and was the director of the Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley, CA before he discovered the world of dance. He is the author of: As Much Time as it Takes and the anthology: Hope Beneath Our Feet: Restoring Our Place in the Natural World. He lives with his family by the Salish Sea in British Columbia. martinkeogh.com
Music Theory for Teenagers
￥92.95
Music Theory for Teenagers, delivers music theory without confusive movement. By the way you'll get system knowledge of music. This book contains no junk which useally confuse many people forever. Read this book and you’ll gain the perception how to play any musical instrument quite professionally in a short period.
Play Easily on Piano and Keyboards
￥92.62
Every year few millions of Americans start to study music. After one year 80% of them stop this studying. They are not talented enough? But what they are studying for whole year long. All music theory can be delivered for 30 minutes. In this book we deliver music theory in historical and logic succession demonstrating it on examples for playing piano and keyboards. This book really helps you.Every year few millions of Americans start to study music. After one year 80% of them stop this studying. They are not talented enough? But what they are studying for whole year long. All music theory can be delivered for 30 minutes. In this book we deliver music theory in historical and logic succession demonstrating it on examples for playing piano and keyboards. This book really helps you.
From Docks to Desktops
￥40.79
London's recent history captured in dramatic form. Created from dozens of personal testimonies, this is the story of the changing face of work today. Surrey Docks in South-East London was once a thriving commercial hub, hosting some of the UK’s leading commercial brands, including Crosse & Blackwell, Sarson’s, Peek Freans and Lipton’s. These huge organisations created a myriad of jobs for local people, and the community prospered. But, with the decline of the docks in the 1970s, factories closed down or relocated, work patterns changed and redevelopment began. ‘From Docks to Desktops’ explores the fascinating story of how one community has survived the 21st-century challenges of urban change and renewal.
Publish Your Way to More Clients
￥54.10
This book explains how to plan, write and publish a book so that you are seen as 'the one' in the eyes of your potential clients. One of the best ways to show off your expertise, is to write a book - you can then use this as a fantastic marketing tool to get people into your sales funnel and attract higher paying clients. This book takes you through the entire process, from getting your plan into place, to writing and publishing your book. It may seem like a complicated process, but when you know how, it's actually quite simple. With a step by step plan, plus handy resources to help you along the way, you'll have your book written in no time.
