A dazzling philosophical investigation of the challenge of living in the present, by a brilliant practitioner of the new essay.
In her third book, which continues to define the contours of the contemporary essay, Sarah Manguso confronts a...
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In this rare glimpse into the life of Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano, the author takes up his pen to tell his personal story. He addresses his early years — shadowy times in postwar Paris that haunt his memory and have inspired his world-cherished...
Военная документалистика и аналитика, Транспорт и авиация
Weapons of Desperation. German Frogmen and Midget Submarines of World War II
The author gives equally good treatment to the other types of German midget subs, explosive boats and frogmen of the K-verband naval units. This book is recommended by the specialists in WW 2 history as a good introduction to the history of the...
Автор: Philpott Bryan
Серия: World War 2 Photo Album #8
Язык: английский
Год: 1979
Статус: Закончена
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Hitler's obsessive desire to crush Communism led to the invasion of Russia and to the Luftwaffe's desperate attempt to subdue one of the largest nations in the world. This book shows the campaign from the German viewpoint using photographs taken on...
Автор: Stanaway John
Серия: Aviation Elite Units #23
Язык: английский
Год: 2007
Статус: Закончена
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Formed with the best available fighter pilots in the Southwest Pacific, the 475th Fighter Group was the pet project of Fifth Air Force chief, General George C Kenney. From the time the group entered combat in August 1943 until the end of the war it...
This book describes the equipment of the German army during 1933 - 1945 period. There are plenty of colourful illustrations in the publication. The book consists of three main chapters:
1. Emblems, insignia and badges;
2. Clothing;
3. Field...
Политика, Публицистика
Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
The ascension of Vladimir Putin—a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB—to the presidency of Russia in 1999 should have been a signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening years—as America and the world’s...
Long before Oliver Sacks became a distinguished neurologist and bestselling writer, he was a small English boy fascinated by metals – also by chemical reactions (the louder and smellier the better), photography, squids and cuttlefish, H.G. Wells,...
“Half my life ago, I killed a girl.”
So begins Darin Strauss’ Half a Life, the true story of how one outing in his father’s Oldsmobile resulted in the death of a classmate and the beginning of a different, darker life for the author. We...
The first biography of the most influential writer of his generation, David Foster Wallace.
David Foster Wallace was the leading literary light of his era, a man who not only captivated readers with his prose but also mesmerized them with his...