A treatise on major artists and techniques used on Japanese sword-furniture from a European living in Meiji Japan. Captain F. Brinkley, assistant military attache to the Japanese Embassy. In 1871 h...więcej »
A compilation of interesting studies and catalogues, incl. translated German and French articles to aid the student of Japanese Sword-guards 362 pages with hundreds of illustrations.więcej »
Abuse of any kind should be stopped, but many times the victims cannot or do not tell until it is too late. Also those "looking in" are not aware of the signs or simply block them out. Victims need...więcej »
This is the story of a typical day in the life of a small girl and her mother. It is told from the girls perspective, and full of busy adventure and learning along the way!więcej »
Tactical Anthropology is the go-to field guide for first-response professionals and students working in culturally complex communities. Tactical Anthropology provides concise and practical training...więcej »
The intrigue of finding new sources of oil, spending long hours evaluating data, managing personnel and building relationships within and without the company will spur Greg and Bill to face many n...więcej »
An unprecedented glimpse into the minds of two maestros.Haruki Murakami's passion for music runs deep. Before turning his hand to writing, he ran a jazz club in Tokyo, and the aesthetic...więcej »
WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR The West's domination of world politics is coming to a close. The flow of wealth and power is turning from West to East and a new era of global instability has begu...więcej »
Dr Jekyll has been experimenting with his identity. He has developed a drug which separates the two sides of his nature and allows him occasionally to abandon himself to his most corrupt inclinatio...więcej »
Perfectly preserving the tone and mood of the novel whilst condensing it into two acts, David Malouf, with the gift for language already evident from his novels and poetry, presents afresh the time...więcej »
One freezing morning, a lone man wandering across the Artic ice caps is rescued from starvation by a ship's captain. Victor Frankenstein's story is one of ambition, murder and revenge. As a young s...więcej »
In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman's life, Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of party she is to give that evening. As she readies her house she is flooded with...więcej »
The silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. Life on the river is brutal and unknown threats lurk in the darkness. Marlow's mission to captain a steamer upriver into t...więcej »
When Elizabeth Bennet meets Mr Darcy she is repelled by his overbearing pride, and prejudice towards her family. But the Bennet girls are in need of financial security in the shape of husbands, so ...więcej »
The police urgently need Harry Hole<br>A killer is stalking Oslo's streets. Police officers are being slain at the scenes of crimes they once investigated, but failed to solve. The murders ar...więcej »
Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. ...więcej »
How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to...więcej »
Could drugs offer a new way of seeing the world? In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. W...więcej »