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Название: The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
Автор: Stuart A. Reid
Издательство: Knopf
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 47 Мб
Язык: английский / English

A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller—about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo. It was supposed to be a moment of great optimism, a cause for jubilation. The Congo was at last being set free from Belgium—one of seventeen countries to gain independence in 1960 from ruling European powers. At the helm as prime minister was charismatic nationalist Patrice Lumumba. Just days after the handover, however, the Congo’s new army mutinied, Belgian forces intervened, and Lumumba turned to the United Nations for help in saving his newborn nation from what the press was already calling “the Congo crisis.” Dag Hammarskjöld, the tidy Swede serving as UN secretary-general, quickly arranged the organization’s biggest peacekeeping mission in history.

Название: Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History
Автор: Thomas Barfield
Издательство: Princeton University Press
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 17 Мб
Язык: английский / English

An original study of empire creation and its consequences, from ancient through early modern times. The world’s first great empires established by the ancient Persians, Chinese, and Romans are well known, but not the empires that emerged on their margins in response to them over the course of 2,500 years. These counterempires or shadow empires, which changed the course of history, include the imperial nomad confederacies that arose in Mongolia and extorted resources from China rather than attempting to conquer it, as well as maritime empires such as ancient Athens that controlled trade without seeking territorial hegemony. In Shadow Empires, Thomas Barfield identifies seven kinds of counterempire and explores their rise, politics, economics, and longevity.

Название: The Art of Kinfolk: An Iconic Lens on Life and Style
Автор: John Burns
Издательство: Artisan
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 78 Мб
Язык: английский / English

An inspiring collection of the best images from the tastemaking Kinfolk magazine. With over 650,000 copies of their books in print and nearly 50 issues of their magazine distributed worldwide, Kinfolk has come to define the taste of a generation: From interiors to fashion, portraiture, food and travel, the consistently boundary-pushing photography produced by the brand has coalesced into one of the most influential and immersive lifestyle aesthetics of the last decade. The Art of Kinfolk brings more than 300 of the most iconic images from the first decade of the magazine into focus. Ranging from the deceptively simple to the surreal to the perennially stylish, this collection of originally commissioned photography captures the arc of an artistic adventure, a creative community at work, and in the process illuminates one of the most enigmatic aesthetics of the era.

Название: Практическое введение в основные библиотеки и фреймворки Python
Автор: Дурмус М.
Издательство: Amazon
Год: 2023
Формат: pdf
Размер: 10 Мб
Качество: Хорошее
Язык: Русский

Python — популярный язык программирования высокого уровня для различных применений, включая веб-разработку, научные вычисления, анализ данных и машинное обучение. Простота, читабельность и универсальность сделали его популярным среди программистов всех уровней подготовки.
Реализация дополнительных функциональных возможностей в Python осуществляется благодаря использованию дополнительных библиотек, которым и освящена данная книга.
Автор, являющийся опытным разработчиком на Python, рассматривает популярные библиотки, давая их краткое описание, приводя примеры кода использования этих библиотек и рассматривая положительные и отрицательные их качества.

Название: The Chutney Life: 100 Easy-To-Make Indian-Inspired Recipes
Автор: Palak Patel
Издательство: Abrams
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 41 Мб
Язык: английский / English

An inspiring Indian American cookbook from a popular social media influencer and home cook. On her blog, The Chutney Life, Palak Patel breaks down the intricacies of Indian cooking into accessible recipes for all home cooks. From the importance of a good tadka–a means through which whole spices are tempered in oil to increase their flavor profile–to countless easy hacks such as upgrading a classic can of Campbell's Tomato Soup with a little ginger, garlic, and coriander, these recipes are fresh, inventive, and irresistible. With Patel's signature snacks–spreading lasan ni chutney (a spicy spread made by pounding together fresh garlic cloves and chili powder in a mortar and pestle) inside of a quesadilla or adding just a touch of cumin and coriander powder to cream of cauliflower soup–you'll never get bored or see the same old stuff.

Название: Indian Basketry: Forms, Designs, and Symbolism of Native American Basketry
Автор: George Wharton James
Издательство: Skyhorse
Год: 2014
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 164 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Everything there is to know about traditional Native American basket weaving. Native American basket weaving is an intricate and powerful art, representative of the legends and ceremonies of the Indian nations and their cultures. George Wharton James's Indian Basketry is an invaluable aid for the artist, designer, craftsman, or beginner who wants to recreate authentic and often extinct basket forms and decorative motifs of the Native American peoples. From Yolo ceremonial baskets to Oraibi sacred trays, Indian Basketry traces the origin, development, and fundamental principles of the basket designs of the major Indian tribes of the southwestern United States and Pacific Coast, along with comments on the basket weaving of a number of other North American tribes.

Название: Rintaro: Food and Stories from a Japanese Izakaya in California
Автор: Sylvan Mishima Brackett, Jessica Battilana
Издательство: Hardie Grant
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 158 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Nestled behind a leafy courtyard in San Francisco's Mission District, with the warm glow of lanterns illuminating well-worn wood counters, Rintaro is a beautiful escape; familiar and unexpected, bold and restrained. And its food is straightforwardly delicious: dashimaki tamago, juicy and piping hot; pork gyoza, each dumpling held together by a web of crispy batter; udon with hand-rolled noodles and a hot-spring egg; and a towering melon parfait with bright melon jellies that all but burst in your mouth. This is food that tastes both like Japan and California – not fusion food – but the food that you'd expect if the Bay Area were a region of Japan.

Название: Decorations for Walls and Panels: Early Twentieth-Century Design & Pattern
Автор: Karl Lüth
Издательство: Dover Publications
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 160 Мб
Язык: английский / English

This 128-page oversized catalog was produced circa 1900 in Germany and contains hundreds of stunning examples of screen-printed patterns and design elements originally conceived for wall and ceiling decoration. Created at the crossroads of Victorian and Art Nouveau styles, the catalog reflects the best European designs of the period. The full-color patterns, reproduced from rare originals, encompass decorations for every room in a variety of styles, including floral, animal, and geometric designs. In addition to allover patterns and borders, a wealth of individual motifs features cherubs, musical instruments, woodland scenes, seascapes, and other striking elements. Graphic artists and designers of all types will find this volume a splendid source of patterns and design inspiration.

Название: Серия "Дневник измотанной мамы" в 4 книгах
Автор(ы): разные
Издательство: Москва
Год: 2019-2022
Страниц: 1000+
Формат: FB2
Размер: 11 Мб
Язык: русский

Что значит быть идеальной мамой? Эллен знает о «прелестях» материнства всё и даже больше, ведь она — мама двух очаровательных непосед, Джейн и Питера. Но в отличие от идеальной мамы, Эллен всё больше тянет расплакаться, накричать на весь мир или попросту пропустить бокальчик...
Ещё бы! Любимый муж стал бывшим, близнецы капризничают и кричат, на работе всё валится из рук от недосыпа, а на носу масштабный переезд в другой дом... Даже верный пес Джаджи не может выдержать напряжения и обижается на хозяйку за слишком короткие прогулки.

Название: Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery
Автор: Madhur Jaffrey
Издательство: Bloomsbury Publishing
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 28 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The 40th-anniversary edition of the beloved classic book on Indian home cooking, with 11 new recipes and gorgeous illustrations. Originally published in 1982, Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery was the book that accompanied the TV series that inspired a generation to cook real Indian food, not the watered down version of it that had persisted in Britain for years. Now, this stunning updated edition - featuring 11 new recipes and a foreword celebrating the 40th anniversary - will inspire even more home cooks to make real Indian food at home. Recipes include classic dals, curries, chutneys and breads, as well as countless lesser-known traditional recipes and techniques to master Indian cooking for all occasions. Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery is a classic cookbook from a trusted and authoritative voice, ready for the next generation to discover these delicious, authentic, failsafe Indian recipes that have stood the test of time.