Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend’s brother for…well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret…and fears she doesn’t know him at all.
This is the first English edition of Aleksandr Nikolaevich Radishchev’s Book, originally published in 1790, and considered a landmark in Russian intellectual history. — It is primarily an attack on serfdom and an appeal to the Sovereign and the landed gentry to free the serfs voluntarily. — The book was banned immediately and the author first sentenced to death, then banished to eastern Siberia. On the order of Empress Catherine II, who read the book carefully, all copies that could be found were collected and burned. — This edition of the Journey contains not only an English translation of the work. the introduction includes an account of Radishchev’s life, the feelings and beliefs which led him to write this and other important works, and a complete analysis of the Journey – its content and background, historical source material and points of departure, literary analogues or sources, Radishchev’s language, style and literary technique, and the influence and aftermath of it all. Extensive notes clarify points which might not be immediately clear to English readers, and often make reference to the Empress Catherine IIs own notes on the Journey, which appear in translation at the back of the book. by Aleksandr Nikolaevich Radishchev (Author), Roderick Page Thaler (Editor), Leo Wiener (Translator)
Artin Hindoglu´nun, 1831 senesinden Viyana´da bastirdigi ilk Türkçe-Fransizca sözlüklerden biri olan Hazine-i Lugat, temelde yazi dilinden daha çok konuşma dilini ögretmeyi amaçlamiş ve kelimlerin telaffuzlarini latin harfleriyle yazili şeklini de vermiştir. 502 p. Dictionnaire abrege turc – francais, 516 p., 1838.
Edited and with an Introduction by Russell A. Fraser. This delightful collection of sixteenth century poems, songs, and scores offers a plethora of interesting insights into Tudor and Elizabethan life. John Hall’s sixteenth century poetical miscellanies are gathered in one volume for the first time. First edition thus, found in the unclipped dustwrapper. John Hall’s Court of Virtue covers a huge range of topics, such as Tudor politics, religion, astrology, astronomy, education, costume, botany, births, ballads, and popular entertainment. As well as offering considerable insight into middle-class life in Elizabethan England, it is also an important document in the war being waged against poetry in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
With dedication of the author. As the twenty-first century enters its second decade, foreign wars, the lingering recession and a caustic political environment are taking their toll on Americans. But the party hasn’t ended for Aidan Cole and his friends, a band of savvy — if cynical — New York journalists and bloggers who thrive at the intersection of media and celebrity. At wine-sodden dinner parties or in dimly lit downtown bars, their frenetic talk — of scoops and page views, sexual adventures and trendy restaurants — continues unabated. Then, without warning, the specter of terrorism reenters their lives. A bomb rips through the deserted floor of a midtown office tower. Middle Eastern terrorists are immediately suspected. But four days later, with no arrests and a city on edge, an anonymous email arrives in Aidan’s in-box. Attached is the photograph of an attractive young white woman, along with a chilling message: This is Paige Roderick. She’s the one responsible. So begins an extraordinary journey into the dark soul of modern America — from a back-to-the-land community in the Smoky Mountains to a Weather Underground-like bomb factory in Vermont; from Fishers Island, isolated getaway of the wealthy elite, to the hip lofts of Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. American Subversive is David Goodwillie’s sharp and penetrating take on the paranoia of our times — and its real, untold dangers. In examining the connection between our collective apathy and the roots of insurrection, Goodwillie has crafted an intoxicating story of two young Americans grasping for a foothold in a culture — and a country — that’s crumbling around them. Hailed as a clever, compelling, page-turner in the Washington Post, Goodwillie’s memoir Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time was a breakout first book (Elle) and a searing sketch of a decade in decline (Louisville Courier-Journal). Now, with his debut novel, David Goodwillie announces himself as a major new voice in American fiction. Expertly written, relentlessly suspenseful, and bitingly funny, American Subversive is both an unnervingly realistic tale of domestic terrorism and a perfectly observed portrait of Manhattan in the digital age.
Fotuna, that gift from God, is every sailor’s greatest treasure. She ought to be cared after and fondled, played with and guarded like a chest full of jewels. She is devilish and evil, if you don’t believe in her, and every seaman who doesn’t win her favors, regardless of all his skills, will be burdened by a load of bad memories. Fortuna was my attendant, my best companion; I never lied or cheated on her, thus I won all her favors.
Novele.
Prirodoslovna djela Hrvatskog prirodoslovnog društva
Yoga. A spiritual journey. A way of life. A chance to meet the friends you’ve been waiting for. At the beginning, it’s all about the exercise. But for five of the women who take yoga classes at Edendale Studio it’s soon about more than sharing tips for the perfect Downward Dog. It’s about their hopes, fears and dreams. Katherine is falling in love, but terrified of screwing it up again and Graciela is determined to prove her critical mother wrong – although she’ll have to prove herself right first. Imani’s life has been shattered by a heartbreaking truth, while yoga teacher Lee loves to help everyone else, but is she truly happy? And they’re all worried about Stephanie, who seems to have disappeared … So it comes as a shock to the women when Lee announces the studio is closing. Is it really namaste for Edendale – or can these now close-knit friends find a way to keep their beloved yoga class alive?
A generous selection of Russian poetry from medieval times down to the modern period.
Ova knjiga se čita bez predaha. To je historija jedne velike ljubavi između Roberta Cranea, književnika, i Nettie Shax, žene jednog američkog bogataša. Ova ljubav je trajala samo nekoliko nedelja uoči drugog svjetskog rata, a cijela radnja romana se događa u New Yorku.
On je Rumunj francuskog podrijetla koji u smiraj Drugoga svjetskog rata, kao mladić, pred naletom ruske vojske bježi iz Temišvara ostavljajući iza sebe obitelj, dom, a naposljetku i najboljeg prijatelja, u kaosu željezničkog kolodvora u Budimpešti. Ona je Mađarica, opijena dahom slobode, koja nakon neuspjelog ustanka i ruskih tenkova na ulicama 1956., bježi i više se nikada ne želi osvrnuti. Oboje želi zaboraviti, početi iznova, oboje sanja o zemlji meda i mlijeka. Ali postoji li ta zemlja? Je li to Francuska, u kojoj se susreću, žive i podižu obitelj, ili neka druga zemlja, skrivena u prošlosti, izmaštana, ona u koju bismo dospjeli da smo izabrali drugačije, na nekom raskrižju, na nekoj ulici ili kolodvoru. Pričajući priču o ljudima koje je Povijest poslala u svijet i izborima koji su im promijenili živote, u romanu O medu i mlijeku Jean Mattern još jednom pogađa u samo središte naših sumnji i nemira, onamo gdje smo svi na putu, i svi izabiremo.
Profesor Norman Sartorius jedan je od najpoznatijih i najutjecajnijih svjetskih stručnjaka na području mentalnog zdravlja. Mnogobrojne godine upravljanja Odjelom za duševno zdravlje Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije te nakon toga položaj predsjednika Svjetskog i Europskog psihijatrijskog društva omogućili su mu da upozna psihijatriju i javno zdravstvo u gotovo svim zemljama svijeta. Ogledi skupljeni u ovoj knjiizi odražavaju njegovo jedinstveno znanje i iskustvo stečeno na tim položajima te u suradnji sa znanstvenicima i ljudima koji rade u zdravstvenoj službi te u drugim službama važnima za život ljudi s duševnom bolešću. Znanstveni radovi koji su se provodili pod vodstvom profesora Sartoriusa iz temelja su promijenili mišljenje o psihijatrijskim bolestima i postali dio osnova moderne psihijatrije. Neki od rezultata tih radova opisani su i u ovoj knjizi koja obuhvaća psihijatriju, opću medicinu, javno zdravstvo, ali i društvene promjene koje su imale silan utjecaj na zdravlje i zdravstvenu službu u drugoj polovini dvadesetog stoljeća.
