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Название: Great Beers: 700 of the Best from Around the World
Автор: Tim Hampson
Издательство: DK Publishing
Год издания: 2010
Страниц: 386
Формат: pdf
Качество: хорошее
Язык: английский
Размер: 11,36 Мб

Пиво самый популярный алкогольный напиток в мире, однако, многие из нас не задумываются о том, какое пиво мы пьем. Давайте попробуем в этом разобраться. В книге представлены 700 видов пива из более чем 350 пивоваренных заводов мира.

Название: Science Year by Year
Автор(ы): Collective
Издательство: Dorling Kindersley
Серия: DK Science
Год: 2013
ISBN: 1409316130
Страниц: 402
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 105 MB

This is the ultimate guide to the discoveries that changed the world. From the discovery of the wheel to the worldwide web our thirst for innovation is what makes us human. Science Year by Year takes a fascinating look at our heritage of invention and explores how science has shaped the past and how it may shape the future. Science Year by Year has a new discovery for everyone in the family, with global coverage of all major scientific advances. Groundbreaking thinkers such as Marie Curie, Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin are covered, with their discoveries clearly explained and situated in scientific history with illustrated timelines. Revolutionary innovations such as measuring time, gears and plastics are detailed alongside scientific artefacts such as navigation tools and flying machines. Science Year by Year is perfect for anyone interested in invention and innovation with exciting discoveries to be made by all.

Название: The Rough Guide to Iceland
Автор: Editors
Издательство: The Rough Guide
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 89,8 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Iceland has never been so hot. Let The Rough Guide to Iceland be your companion on your trip to this unspoiled country — from the party capital, Reykjavík, with its white nights and northern lights, to the vast glaciers of the uninhabited interior. Come eye to eye with the giants of the sea on a whale watching tour or take a dip in the geothermal hot springs of the Blue Lagoon.

Название: Everything Explained That Is Explainable
Автор: Denis Boyles
Издательство: Knopf
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 68 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The publication of the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica in 1911 marked the last stand of the Enlightenment and a turbulent end to an era. The Eleventh Edition summed up the high point of optimism and belief in human progress that dominated Anglo-Saxon thought from the time of the Enlightenment.

Eagerly embraced by hundreds of thousands of middle-class Americans, the Eleventh Edition was read as a twenty-nine-volume anthology of some of the best essays written in English. Among the names of those who contributed to its volumes: T. H. Huxley, Algernon Swinburne, Bertrand Russell; it was the work of 1,500 eminent contributors and was edited by Hugh Chisholm, charismatic star editor.

Название: Naval Edged Weapons in the Age of Fighting Sail 1775-1865
Автор(ы): Sarah C. Wolfe
Издательство: Greenhill Books
Год: 2006
ISBN: 1861762453
Страниц: 124
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 51 MB

Despite the apparent dominance of gunnery, in the age of sail sea fights were often concluded by boarding actions - desperate and bloody hand-to-hand melees where edged weapons rather than firearms were the deciding factor. The particular needs of naval close-quarter combat produced distinctive versions of axes, pikes and cutlasses (not to mention the great variety of officers' fighting, presentation and dress swords) and this book surveys in full detail the whole gamut of such weapons as used in the Royal Navy and the new naval service of the United States. It concentrates on development from the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775 to the end of the US Civil War in 1865, the apogee and decline of fighting sail, revealing how British weapons were initially a major source of inspiration for the American navy, an influence which eventually declined as the United States developed its own arms industry. Using surviving examples, artifacts recovered by archaeology, and documentary sources, the book devotes individual chapters to shipboard axes, pikes and other polearms, and both officers' and enlisted men's swords and cutlasses. It also looks at the decoration of swords and the significance of the motifs used, concluding with a section on process of manufacturing and the organizations involved. Heavily illustrated with examples from Europe and America, Naval Edged Weapons is an accessible introduction for the general reader, but also provides a useful overview for the specialist.

Название: Tea Time
Автор: Francis Amalfi
Издательство: Skyhorse Publishing
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 23,6 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Tea is a plant with many beneficial qualities for one’s health and spirit. In fact, the long life span of people in China has been associated with the population’s regular intake of green tea.

Healthier than coffee and with a positively stimulating or relaxing effect—according to the length of boiling time—the vitamins and flavonoids in this infusion are not only healthy, but also help in fighting free radicals. Tea promotes creativity, harmony, and internal balance.

Название: The 100 Most Influential Philosophers of All Time
Автор: Brian Duignan
Издательство: Rosen Education Service
Год: 2009
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 19,4 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The minds amazing ability of cogitation is encapsulated in the works of our great philosophers. Their ideas, such as I think, therefore I am, have become lasting certitudes, which have influenced important areas of life including art, education, politics, and government. Leading philosophers conduct a rational investigation of Truth to arrive at a set of principles that others believe and adopt. This compendium of the worlds greatest thinkers includes the likes of Confucius, Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Hannah Arendt, and Ren Descartes.

Название: Techniques Of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century
Автор(ы): Brian R. Price
Издательство: Paladin Press
Год: 2000
ISBN: 1581605366
Страниц: 507
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 175 МВ

Few historical icons can match the evocative power of the medieval suit of armour, and this epic new book is a complete course in the tools and techniques of the modern armourer's art. Through more than 1,000 detailed photos and clear instruction, Brian Price presents a working handbook for aspiring and active armourers who want to develop their skills in the production of medieval armour in the style of the 14th century. The book is divided into four sections: a sweeping history of armour and its production from its medieval roots to its modern revival; a practical introduction to all the tools and supplies necessary to equip a modern workshop; a thorough review of key techniques; and a series of actual courses in constructing armoured defenses for the head, body, arm, hand and leg. Taking the reader through the construction of an authentic medieval harness from conception to completion, Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction is a vital addition to the libraries of serious craftsmen, historians, collectors and researchers.

Название: Записки маленькой ведьмы. Цикл из 8 книг
Автор: Шумская Елизавета
Издательство: Альфа-книга
Год: 2007-2016
Формат: RTF, FB2
Страниц: 2200
Размер: 12 MB
Язык: Русский

Чем маг отличается от ведьмы? Нет, не силой или образованием, а количеством неприятностей от него и вокруг. Вот и знахарка Ива, попав в Магический Университет, обнаружила, что жизнь спокойнее не стала. Но беспокоит Иву даже не колдун, чуть не угробивший ее при поступлении, не демон из заброшенного храма, не убийства молодых девушек в городе, а волнует ее очень простой и ясный вопрос: можно ли считать жизнь нормальной, если твои лучшие друзья – это гаргулья, эльф и тролль, а ухлестывает за тобой вампир?! Учебный год в Стонхэрмском Магическом Университете закончился, и лучшая пятерка факультета Земли разъехалась по домам. Однако даже это не спасло друзей от приключений. Знахарка Ива приехала в родную деревеньку в глубине Восточных Лесов, и тут же при странных обстоятельствах погибает девушка-соседка. Златко Бэррин отправился на бал и умудрился ввязаться в историю, которая могла погубить не только его семью, но и целое государство. По привычке они ввязались в чужие игры, вот только справиться без поддержки друзей оказалось не так-то просто.

Название: Евромайдан
Автор: Григорьев М.С.
Издательство: Военная история
Год: 2014
Формат: pdf
ISBN: 978-5-9950-0400-4
Размер: 12 мб
Качество: хорошее
Язык: русский

Книга написана на основе анализа сотен заявлений и документов правительств и официальных инстанций Украины, США, Европейского союза, стран Европы, личных интервью, материалов Twitter и Facebook политических лидеров и руководителей групп боевиков Евромайдана, многочисленных публикаций украинских, американских и европейских СМИ и свидетельских показаний, и экспертных интервью участников событий с обеих сторон. Автор убедительно рассказывает о том, кем и как именно осуществлялся антиконституционный переворот на Украине в 2014 году.