Cutting-edge architecture and design meets mouthwatering cuisine in Restaurants by Design. Featuring exciting spaces from around the world, this fascinating guide explores the collaborate efforts between world-renowned chefs and some of today\'s most visionary architects and interior designers. This book examines the particular design approach used in each eatery, from the layout and structure of the

The activities in Dominoes keep students engaged in the stories and help to reinforce their understanding of the key language. They can be completed at home or in class. The project activities in Dominoes build on the themes from the story and encourage s

\"Coop Himmelb(l)au is not a color but an idea of creating architecture with fantasy, as buoyant and variable as clouds.\" So the architecture group itself defines its name and design concept. Beginning with inflated bubbles and interactive installations in the 1960s, the group, consisting of the architects Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky and Michael Holzer, began to create harsh interventions in the

Bringing together six of Turgenev\'s best known stories in volume, this collection includes First Love,\" \"Asya,\" \"Mumu,\" \"The Diary of a Superfluous Man,\" \"Song of Triumphant Love,\" and \"King Lear of the Steppes.\" \"

Babi Badalov je básnik a umelec, ktorý zbavuje jazyk štatútu exkluzívnej komodity a mení ho na dar, na krádež, na exkrement, na odpad. Používaním výlučne nájdených vecí, na ktoré zaznamenáva svoju orna-mentálnu poéziu sníma z jazyka auru posvätnosti a glorifikácie. Prostredníctvom svojej vizuálnej poézie vytvára jazyk, ktorý nie je objektívnou reflexiou súčasnosti, ale ktorý sa snaží prehovoriť pravdu

Fände in der Tschechischen Republik ein Wettbewerb in existenzieller Kurzprosa statt, so würde Vladimíra Valová einen der ersten Plätze belegen. Sie schreibt sparsam, geballt und berührt tief im Inneren. Sie thematisiert Grenzsituationen und Wendepunkte im Leben. Psychologische Mikrodramen des grauen Alltags, die in zwei, drei schnellen Zügen die Pointe erreichen der Rest wird beim Lesen durch die

With his instantly recognizable decorative style, Czech artist and Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) defined the look of the fin-de-siecle. In evocative shades of peach, gold, ochre and olive, his seductive compositions of patterns, flowers and beautiful women became a mainstay of illustration, posters, postcards, and advertising designs of the day. In particular, his posters of star actress

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. \'It doesn\'t matter if you\'re born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan\'s egg!\' (from \'The Ugly Duckling\') This collection brings together some of Hans Christian Andersen\'s most popular fairy tales - including \'The Little Mermaid\', \'The Ugly Duckling\' and \'Thumbelina\' - in a celebration

El tío Gregorio les cuenta a las muchachas del pueblo que en los subterráneos de la fuente donde van a coger agua se esconde un tesoro fabuloso. Juegos y actividades | CD Audio | Vocabulario ilustrado Temas: Naturaleza | Partes del cuerpo | Descripciones físicas El tesoro que esconden unos gnomos en el corazón de una montańa atraerá a dos hermanas muy diferentes. Una quiere riquezas y poder, la otra

Kafkas unangefochten Meisterwerk, das die Verwandlungen des jungen Gregor erzählt. Vereinfachter und gekürzter Text mit Erklärung schwieriger Wörter in Fußnoten Themen: Familie | Gefühle | Wetter | Gesundheit und Körper Franz Kafka ist einer der bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Erzähler des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Erzählung „Die Verwandlung” thematisiert in ungewohnter Weise ein immer aktuelles Problem

Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry\'s eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard,

A szerzö összegyüjtötte e harminc év Mindszenty- tiszteletét kifejezö tények dokumentumait: ismertetést nyújt a mariazelli 1975-1991 közötti idöszakról, majd pedig teljes részletességgel az azóta eltelt, 1991-2005 közötti másfél évtizedröl. Az a kultusz, amelyröl Mindszenty bíborossal kapcsolatban beszélünk, alulról indult, a magyar társadalom különféle csoportjaiból, az egyszerü népböl éppen úgy,

When Betty Friedan produced \"The Feminine Mystique\" in 1963, she could not have realized how the discovery and debate of her contemporaries\' general malaise would shake up society. Victims of a false belief system, these women were following strict social convention by loyally conforming to the pretty image of the magazines, and found themselves forced to seek meaning in their lives only through

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, motivating material that will instantly appeal to students. \"Hotel for Dogs\" is based on the 2008 movie of the same name which tells the story of a brother and sister who transform an abandoned building into a \'hotel\' for stray dogs.

Agal’s desire to save his mother rushes him to the Dead Woods. However, he is yet to find the fate that awaits him during his unicorn hunt. Instead of the award for the hunt, he has to face the battle against the dark powers of the wood as well as the battle with his own inner demons. Agal blames himself more than once for the journey he decided to take. Facing his own death, the potter’s son grows

A különféle tudományterületek képviselőinek közös ismérve, hogy tudományos módszerek alkalmazásával teóriákat alkotnak és igazolják őket, legyen szó az evolúció- vagy a relativitáselméletről. Az ókori polihisztorok, akárcsak a tudományos forradalom ú ttörői és a modern kor kiemelkedő tudósai, követők sokaságát inspirálták; néhányan félelmet ébresztettek, sokan közülük pedig új irányt szabtak a történelemnek.

The perfect gift book for the power hungry (and who doesn\'t want power?) at an excellent price. The Concise Edition of an international bestseller. At work, in relationships, on the street or on the 6 o\'clock news: the 48 Laws apply everywhere. For anyone with an interest in conquest, self-defence, wealth, power or simply being an educated spectator, The 48 Laws of Power is one of the most useful

What could a lacemaker have in common with vascular surgeons? A Savile Row tailor with molecular scientists? A fighter pilot with jazz musicians? At first glance, very little. But Roger Kneebone is the expert on experts, having spent a lifetime finding the connections. In Expert, he combines his own experiences as a doctor with insights from extraordinary people and cutting-edge research to map out

No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man\'s; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied. Yet across the gulf of space, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their

Coraline is not the kind of girl to be put off by a sign of danger read in some tea leaves or indeed a message sent to her by some very talented mice! No, she is the kind of girl who faces a challenge with bravery, intelligence and a lot of determina tion. Which is just as well because she is going to need all those skills, and more, in this wonderful, spooky tale of a girl caught on the wrong side