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A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, and a Raven
Публицистика, Современная русская и зарубежная проза

A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, and a Raven

Автор: Дракулич Славенка
Язык: английский
Год: 2011
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A wry, cutting deconstruction of the Communist empire by one of Eastern Europe’s exceptional authors. Called “a perceptive and amusing social critic, with a wonderful eye for detail” by The Washington Post, Slavenka Drakulić—a native of...
A HANDFUL OF DUST
Биографии и мемуары

A HANDFUL OF DUST

Автор: Waugh Evelyn
Язык: английский
Год: 1934
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A HANDFUL OF DUST is Evelyn Waugh's scathing commentary on the well-mannered death struggles of the upper classes--an irrepressibly amusing picture of society politely blowing its own brains out, with a defiant smile.It tells of...
A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter
Биографии и мемуары, Критика

A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter

Автор: Deresiewicz William
Язык: английский
Год: 2011
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In A Jane Austen Education, Austen scholar William Deresiewicz turns to the author's novels to reveal the remarkable life lessons hidden within. With humor and candor, Deresiewicz employs his own experiences to demonstrate the enduring power of...
A Man and His Ship: America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the S.S. United States
Биографии и мемуары, История

A Man and His Ship: America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the S.S. United States

Автор: Ujifusa Steven
Язык: английский
Год: 2012
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THE STORY OF A GREAT AMERICAN BUILDER At the peak of his power, in the 1940s and 1950s, William Francis Gibbs was considered America’s best naval architect. His quest to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner of his time,...
A Plea for Eros: Essays
Публицистика

A Plea for Eros: Essays

Автор: Хустведт Сири
Язык: английский
Год: 2005
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From the author of the international bestseller What I Loved, a provocative collection of autobiographical and critical essays about writing and writers. Whether her subject is growing up in Minnesota, cross-dressing, or the novel, Hustvedt's...