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Eggers Dave Zeitoun
The urgent and unforgettable true story of post-Katrina New Orleans . . . In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in, the city of New Orleans has been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. But eventually he came to the attention of those 'guarding' this drowned city. Only then did Zeitoun's nightmare really begin. Zeitoun is the powerful, ultimately uplifting true story of one man's courage when confronted with an awesome force of nature followed by more troubling human oppression.
2384 Руб.
Dave Eggers. Circle
Когда Мэй Холланд нанимают на работу в Circle, самую влиятельную интернет-компанию в мире, она чувствует, что ей предоставлена уникальная возможность. The Circle, располагающаяся на территории обширного кампуса в Калифорнии, связывает личные электронные письма пользователей, социальные сети, банковские операции и покупки с их универсальной операционной системой, что приводит к единой онлайн-идентичности и новой эпохе вежливости и прозрачности.Осматривая офисные помещения открытой планировки, высокие стеклянные столовые, уютные общежития для тех, кто проводит ночи на работе, Мэй восхищается современностью и деятельностью компании. Есть вечеринки, которые длятся всю ночь, есть известные музыканты, играющие на лужайке, есть спортивные мероприятия, клубы и бранчи, и даже есть аквариум с редкими рыбами, извлеченными из Марианской впадины генеральным директором.Мэй не может поверить в свою удачу, в свою огромную удачу работать в самой влиятельной компании в мире – даже несмотря на то, что жизнь за пределами кампуса становится все более отдаленной, даже когда странная встреча с коллегой повергает ее в шок, даже несмотря на то, что ее роль в Круге становится все более публичным.То, что начинается как захватывающая история об амбициях и идеализме одной женщины, вскоре превращается в душераздирающий роман, вызывающий тревогу, поднимающий вопросы о памяти, истории, частной жизни, демократии и пределах человеческого знания.When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency.As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company’s modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO.Mae can’t believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world—even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public.What begins as the captivating story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.
1650 Руб.
Eggers Dave The Parade
An unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state. Two men, foreign contractors from the same company, are sent to finish the highway. While one is flighty and adventurous, wanting to experience the nightlife and people, the other wants only to do the work and go home. But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions, and the dire consequences of their presence. With echoes of J. M. Coetzee and Graham Greene, this timeless novel questions whether we can ever understand another nation's war, and what role we have in forging anyone's peace.
1251 Руб.
Eggers Dave The Every
When the world's largest search engine / social media company merges with the planet's dominant e-commerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous-and, oddly enough, most beloved-monopoly ever known: The Every. Delaney Wells is an unlikely new hire. A former forest ranger and unwavering tech skeptic, she charms her way into an entry-level job with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within. With her compatriot, the not-at-all-ambitious Wes Kavakian, they look for the company's weaknesses, hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species. But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save? Does humanity truly want to be free? Studded with unforgettable characters and lacerating set-pieces, The Every blends satire and terror, while keeping the reader in breathless suspense about the fate of the company - and the human animal.
2420 Руб.
Eggers Dave The Circle
When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency. Mae can't believe her great fortune to work for them - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public ...
2568 Руб.
Eggers Dave What is the What
The true story of one boy's courage in the midst of one of the world's most violent conflicts At the heart of this astonishing novel is a true story of courage and endurance in the face of one of the most brutal civil wars the world has ever known. Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety - for a time. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers, liberation rebels and deadly militias, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation. But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these... Truly epic in scope, and told with expansive humanity, deep compassion and unexpected humour, What is the What is an eye-opening account of life amid the madness of war and an unforgettable tale of tragedy and triumph.
2660 Руб.
Eggers Dave The Monk of Mokha
From the best-selling author of The Circle - the gripping true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana'a by civil war Mokhtar Alkhanshali is twenty-four and working as a doorman when he becomes fascinated with the rich history of coffee and Yemen's central place in it. He leaves San Francisco and travels deep into his ancestral home to tour terraced farms high in the country's rugged mountains. He collects samples and organizes farmers and is on the verge of success when civil war engulfs the country. Saudi bombs rain down, the U.S. embassy closes, and Mokhtar has to find a way out of Yemen with only his hopes on his back. The Monk of Mokha is the story of this courageous and visionary young man following the most American of dreams.
1563 Руб.
Eggers Dave Heroes of the Frontier
A hilarious and heart-warming misadventure through modern America: it's time for the family vacation... Josie's life is falling apart - lawsuits raining down, her business down the drain and a feckless husband long gone - so she gathers up her two kids and lights out for the wilderness. The Alaskan wilderness, to be specific. This is a story about the trip of a lifetime. It involves one battered old RV, one highly sensitive eight year old boy, one fearless and hyperactive five year old girl, several forest fires, a large supply of pinot noir, and a deeply misguided sense of optimism. It may well be that things don't turn out quite as Josie expected - but then again, some of the best places in the world are found at the end of a road you didn't mean to take... Heroes of the Frontier is an uproariously funny portrait of modern America and the modern family, an entirely contemporary novel gleaming with Dave Eggers' trademark intelligence and originality.
2851 Руб.
Eggers Dave A Hologram for the King
In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great. In A Hologram for the King, Dave Eggers takes us around the world to show how one man fights to hold himself and his splintering family together in the face of the global economy's gale-force winds. This taut, richly layered, and elegiac novel is a powerful evocation of our contemporary moment - and a moving story of how we got here.
2384 Руб.
Saunders George Civilwarland In Bad Decline
In his first collection, George Saunders' vision of our near future is as black and funny as you can get. He takes us on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, introducing us to a gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. Bizarre but familiar, fierce but always humane, these are stunningly original stories by a master of the form. 'Saunders is a morally passionate, serious writer, who perfectly expresses the madness of the times we live in. He will be read long after these times have passed' Zadie Smith 'He makes the all-but-impossible look effortless. We're lucky to have him' Jonathan Franzen 'There is no-one better, no-one more essential' Dave Eggers
2179 Руб.
Компакт-Диски, DOMINO, DIRTY PROJECTORS - Dirty Projectors (CD)
Каталожный номер WIGCD325, Формат CD, Лейбл DOMINO1 Keep Your Name 4:302 Death Spiral 5:083 Up In Hudson 7:314 Work Together 4:245 Little Bubble 5:056 Winner Take Nothing 4:497 Ascent Through Clouds 6:568 Cool Your Heart 3:499 I See You 6:05Artwork - Clayton McCracken, Teresa EggersLyrics By - Teresa EggersMusic By - David Ginyard, Elon Rutberg, Ryan Beppel, Tyondai BraxtonMusic By - Bernard HerrmannMusic By, Lyrics By - David Longstreth, Ewan MacColl, Solange KnowlesProducer - Tyondai BraxtonProducer - David Longstreth
2400 Руб.
Eggers D. The Parade
An unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state. Two men, foreign contractors from the same company, are sent to finish the highway. While one is flighty and adventurous, wanting to experience the nightlife and people, the other wants only to do the work and go home. But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions, and the dire consequences of their presence. With echoes of J. M. Coetzee and Graham Greene, this timeless novel questions whether we can ever understand another nation's war, and what role we have in forging anyone's peace.
970 Руб.
Eggers D. The Circle
When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency. Mae can't believe her great fortune to work for them - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public .
862 Руб.
Eggers D. The Circle
When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency. Mae can't believe her great fortune to work for them - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public .
862 Руб.
Eggers D. The Parade
An unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state. Two men, foreign contractors from the same company, are sent to finish the highway. While one is flighty and adventurous, wanting to experience the nightlife and people, the other wants only to do the work and go home. But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions, and the dire consequences of their presence. With echoes of J. M. Coetzee and Graham Greene, this timeless novel questions whether we can ever understand another nation's war, and what role we have in forging anyone's peace.
970 Руб.
Виниловые пластинки, DOMINO, DIRTY PROJECTORS - Dirty Projectors (2LP)
Каталожный номер WIGLP325, Формат 2LP, Лейбл DOMINOA1 Keep Your Name 4:30A2 Death Spiral 5:08A3 Up In Hudson 7:31B1 Work Together 4:24B2 Little Bubble 5:05B3 Winner Take Nothing 4:49C1 Ascent Through Clouds 6:56C2 Cool Your Heart 3:50C3 I See You 6:05Artwork - Clayton McCracken, Teresa EggersLyrics By - Teresa EggersMusic By - David Ginyard, Elon Rutberg, Ryan Beppel, Tyondai BraxtonMusic By, Written By - Bernard HerrmannMusic By - Dan DeaconMusic By, Lyrics By - David Longstreth, Ewan MacColl, Solange KnowlesOrchestra - Royal Scottish National OrchestraProducer - Tyondai Braxton
5000 Руб.