Litgu.ru - Литературный Гуру

Название: Creative Puzzles of the World
Автор: Pieter van Delft and Jack Botermans
Издательство: The Innovation Press
Год: 1978
Формат: PDF
Размер: 52 Мб
Язык: английский / English

This useful and entertaining book marks a first in the wide world of puzzles. Within this lavishly illustrated volume are hundreds of puzzles that the entire family can enjoy. All of them are presented in a pictorial-text relationship that makes them easy-to-grasp and yet challenging. Do-it-yourselfers will value the how-to-make sections accompanying those puzzles that are hard to find in stores. This treasury of some of the world's oldest and most mysterious puzzles is a must for every home library.

Название: The Extraordinary Projects Bible
Автор: Instructables.com
Издательство: Skyhorse
Год: 2014
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 83 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Continuing the Instructables series with Skyhorse Publishing, a mammoth collection of projects has been selected and curated for this special best-of volume of Instructables. The guides in this book cover the entire spectrum of possibilities that the popular website has to offer, showcasing how online communities can foster and nurture creativity.

Название: Haunted Illusions 1
Автор: Paul Osborne
Издательство: Illusion Systems Publishing
Год: 1996
Формат: PDF
Размер: 67 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Twenty-seven illusions for theme parks, haunted houses, walk-throughs, Halloween festivals and stage shows. Included is a foreword by Phillip Morris and haunted house tips by Vorta. Spidora, The Buzz Saw, Burned Alive, Head on Sword, Living Half Girl, Table of Death, Torture Chest, Mummy Case, Easy Build Guillotine... Plus many more plans, ideas and drawing!

Название: Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
Автор: Scott Kelly
Издательство: Knopf
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 134 Мб
Язык: английский / English

A stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a candid account of his remarkable voyage, of the journeys that preceded it, and of his colorful and inspirational formative years.

Название: Lonely Planet's A-Z of Wildlife Watching
Автор: Lonely Planet and Mark Carwardine
Издательство: Lonely Planet
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 239 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Discover the best places to spot 300 of the world’s most exciting and unusual creatures, from the soaring Andean condor and prowling Bengal tiger, to singing humpback whales and migrating wildebeest. For many people, one of the most rewarding experiences of travel is seeing creatures you wouldn’t encounter back home. Whether you set out to see them on safari or spot them by sheer luck, there’s a thrill and a beauty in watching a wild animal in its natural habitat.

Название: Lonely Planet Signspotting: Absurd & Amusing Signs from Around the World
Автор: Doug Lansky
Издательство: Lonely Planet
Год: 2005
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 172 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Anyone who has spent time on the road knows that you often have to depend on signs...to navigate the town, locate your hotel, and even obey the law. A scary thought if you've ever come across any of the publicly posted absurdities that appear in this book: signs about as easy to understand as a Swahili auctioneer (to a non-Swahili speaker) or as well-planned as the dance steps in a mosh pit. With the help of signspotters around the globe, we've assembled a collection of some of the most unintentionally entertaining postings on the planet - we hope they confuse and amuse you!

Название: Ask an Astronaut: My Guide to Life in Space
Автор: Tim Peake
Издательство: Little, Brown and Company
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 68 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Was it fun to do a space walk? How squashed were you in the capsule on the way back? What were your feelings as you looked down on Earth for the first time? Were you ever scared? Where to next--the Moon, Mars, or beyond? Based on his historic mission to the International Space Station, Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's guide to life in space, and his answers to the thousands of questions he has been asked since his return to Earth. With explanations ranging from the mundane--how do you wash your clothes or go to the bathroom while in orbit?--to the profound--what's the point?--all written in Tim's characteristically warm style, Tim shares his thoughts on every aspect of space exploration.

Название: Cinemaps: An Atlas of 35 Great Movies
Автор: Andrew DeGraff and A.D. Jameson
Издательство: Quirk Books
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 393 Мб
Язык: английский / English

This beautifully illustrated atlas of beloved movies is an essential reference for cinephiles, fans of great films, and anyone who loves the art of mapmaking. Acclaimed artist Andrew DeGraff has created beautiful hand-painted maps of all your favorite films, from King Kong and North by Northwest to The Princess Bride, Fargo, Pulp Fiction, even The Breakfast Club—with the routes of major characters charted in meticulous cartographic detail.

Название: Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family
Автор: Jeffrey Melnick
Издательство: Arcade Publishing
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 10 Мб
Язык: английский / English

"Creepy crawling" was the Manson Family's practice of secretly entering someone's home and, without harming anyone, leaving only a trace of evidence that they had been there, some reminder that the sanctity of the private home had been breached. Now, author Jeffrey Melnick reveals just how much the Family creepy crawled their way through Los Angeles in the sixties and then on through American social, political, and cultural life for close to fifty years, firmly lodging themselves in our minds.

Название: Guinness World Records 2018: Meet our Real-Life Superheroes
Автор: Guinness World Records
Издательство: Guinness World Records
Год: 2017
Формат: PDF
Размер: 380 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The record-breaking records annual is back and packed with more incredible accomplishments, stunts, cutting-edge science and amazing sporting achievements than ever before. With more than 3,000 new and updated records and 1,000 eye-popping photos, it has thousands of new stats and facts and dazzling new features.