ozeki ruth the book of form and emptiness
Ozeki Ruth The Book of Form and Emptiness
When a book and a reader are meant for each other, both of them know it… After the tragic death of his father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house and sound variously pleasant, angry or sad. Then his mother develops a hoarding problem, and the voices grow more clamorous. So Benny seeks refuge in the silence of a large public library. There he meets a mesmerising street artist with a smug pet ferret; a homeless philosopher-poet; and his very own Book, who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter. Blending unforgettable characters with jazz, climate change and our attachment to material possessions, this is classic Ruth Ozeki - bold, humane and heartbreaking.
2592 Руб.
Gray Rose, Rogers Ruth The River Cafe Cookbook
The River Cafe Cook Book is one of the most influential cookbooks ever published and is the winner of both the Glenfiddich Food Book of the Year and BCA Illustrated Book of the Year awards. Acclaimed for their innovative re-interpretation of Italian farmhouse cooking - Cucina Rustica - at the River Cafe restaurant, Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers have produced an outstanding selection of Italian recipes with an emphasis on uncomplicated food which is vibrant with flavour. Beautifully illustrated, The River Cafe Cook Book is a wonderful guide to this approachable and exciting form of Italian cooking and a celebration of a great restaurant.
11015 Руб.
Kerr Alex Finding the Heart Sutra. Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet
The material world is itself emptiness. Emptiness is itself the material world. Powerful, mystical and concise, the Heart Sutra is believed to contain the condensed essence of all Buddhist wisdom. This brief poem on emptiness has exerted immense influence throughout Asia since the seventh century and is woven into the fabric of daily life. Yet even though it rivals the teachings of Laozi and Confucius in importance, this ancient Buddhist scripture remains barely known in the West. During the many years he has spent living in Japan, Alex Kerr has been on a quest after the secrets of the Heart Sutra. Travelling from Japan, Korea, and China, to India, Mongolia, Tibet and Vietnam, this book brings together Buddhist teaching, talks with friends and mentors, and acute cultural insights to probe the universe of thought contained within this short but intense philosophical work.
2534 Руб.
Ozeki Ruth Timecode of a Face
What did your face look like before your parents were born? Who are you? What is your true self? These are the questions in Ruth Ozeki’s mind as she challenges herself to spend three hours gazing into her own reflection, recording every thought and detail. What follows are a lifetime’s worth of meditations on race, ageing, family, death, the body, self-doubt and, finally, acceptance. In this profound encounter with memory and the mirror, Ozeki weaves together personal history, professional experience, Zen philosophy, Japanese culture and more to paint a rich, intimate and utterly unique portrait of a life as told through a face.
1880 Руб.
Radeva Sabina On the Origin of Species
The revolutionary scientific book that explained evolution to millions of people for the first time, retold in stylish and accessible picture-book form. The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species; this accessible work brings evolution to the younger generation through stylish illustrations and a simple, easy-to-understand text. On The Origin of Species has been the definitive explanation of the theory of evolution since it was first published in 1859. Now molecular biologist and illustrator Sabina Radeva unites her two passions to create a 48-page retelling of this seminal text. Pulling together Darwin's observations from his travels around the world and his groundbreaking - and controversial - explanation of how species form, develop and change over hundreds of thousands of years, On The Origin of Species is as relevant and important now as it ever was.
2325 Руб.
Wood Tim British History
The Ladybird Book of British History is the ideal first reference book for primary school children. Full of fascinating facts and detailed drawings, this handy book will form an invaluable part of any child's first reference library. It is packed with information about topics children will learn at school, including the Romans, the Tudors, and Victorian Britain. The book also includes a weblink to a downloadable timeline of British history. If your children enjoyed this title why not try The Ladybird Book of Kings and Queens.
2851 Руб.
Gray Rose, Rogers Ruth The River Cafe Classic Italian Cookbook
Opened by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers in 1987, the legendary River Cafe changed the way we cook, eat and think about Italian food. Over decades, they travelled extensively through Italy, cooking with friends, chefs and wine makers, who shared with them their traditional and regional classic family recipes. This book is Rose and Ruth's personal interpretation of those precious recipes, the pages rich with their experiences and knowledge. A passionate celebration of Italy and its unique culture of food, these 200 inspiring recipes sit side by side with memories of the places, stories of the people, and insights into the regions, seasons, ingredients and techniques. Woven with evocative photography taken in the Italian homes where Rose and Ruth cooked, and in the cities, villages, vineyards, markets and shops they grew to know so well, this is a book you will turn to time and time again, for special occasions, everyday meals, or simply to read and relish.
6057 Руб.
Kundera Milan The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
‘This book is a novel in the form of variations. The various parts follow each other like the various stages of a voyage leading into the interior of a theme, the interior of a thought, the interior of a single, unique situation the understanding of which recedes from my sight into the distance. It is a book about laughter and about forgetting, about forgetting and about Prague, about Prague and about the angels.’ The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the most secret of Kundera’s novels. This new translation is the first to be fully authorized by Milan Kundera.
2025 Руб.
Connor Alan Two Girls, One on Each Knee. The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword
In the century since its birth, the crossword has evolved into the world's most popular intellectual pastime: a unique form of wordplay, the codes and conventions of which are open to anyone masochistic enough to get addicted. In Two Girls, One on Each Knee, Alan Connor celebrates the wit, ingenuity and frustration of setting and solving puzzles. From the beaches of D-Day to the imaginary worlds of three-dimensional crosswords, to the British school teachers and journalists who turned the form into the fiendish sport it is today, encompassing the most challenging clues, particular tricks, the world's greatest setters and famous solvers, PG Wodehouse and the torturers of the Spanish Inquisition, this is an ingenious book for lovers of this very particular form of wordplay.
3062 Руб.
Fitzgerald Francis Scott The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1925) is F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel of the Jazz Age and one of the greatest works of the twentieth century. It is the story of a charismatic figure drawn to his own destruction through infatuation with a girl called Daisy, whose voice is 'full of money'. Having mysteriously accumulated a fortune after World War I, the charming Gatsby pursues the American Dream of wealth and influence to its glittering limits only to discover the emptiness that lies at its core. 'An American masterpiece in its final form: the original crystal has shaped itself into the true diamond.' James Dickey, poet and novelist
1052 Руб.
Rogers Ruth, Gray Rose River Cafe Cook Book Easy
Paperback edition of the pioneering and highly successful River Cafe Cook Book Easy With River Cafe Cook Book Easy Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers pioneered a new approach to cooking and eating. Knowing that people lead busy and demanding lives, they made their innovative recipes even more accessible to those who love good food but have little time to prepare it. Recognising that the key to quick cooking is often in the ease of buying the ingredients, the recipes highlight the fresh produce you will need to shop for as well as the ingredients that are store cupboard essentials. Rose and Ruth then take you through simplified steps to cook great dishes that are bursting with flavour and style. To complement this new concept, the book has a fresh, dynamic design and superb photographs that will delight both new and established fans. Like River Cafe 'graduates' - most famously Jamie Oliver - you can learn the secrets of cooking fabulous food, but now it's even easier.
7160 Руб.
Eco Umberto The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
This remarkable illustrated novel is Eco's most accessible and entertaining book since The Name of the Rose. In this fascinating, abundant new novel from the incomparable Eco, Yambo, a rare-book dealer, has suffered a bizarre form of memory loss. He can remember every book he ever read but nothing about his own life. In an effort to retrieve his past, he withdraws into his old family home and searches through boxes of old newspapers, comics, records, photo albums and diaries kept in the attic. And so Yambo relives his youth: Mussolini, Catholic education, Josephine Baker, Flash Gordon, Fred Astaire. His memories run wild, and life racing before his eyes takes the form of a graphic novel. Yambo struggles through the flames to capture one simple, innocent image, that of his first love.
3628 Руб.
Spencer D. Gateway. Second Edition. A1+. Workbook
The Gateway 2nd Edition A1+ Workbook mirrors the content of the Student's Book, providing a wealth of extra grammar and vocabulary exercises and opportunities to practise reading, listening, speaking and writing. It also offers higher-level material in the form of grammar challenges and vocabulary extension exercises - particularly useful for mixed ability classes.
1657 Руб.
Holley G. Gateway Second Edition. C1. Workbook
The Gateway 2nd Edition C1 Workbook mirrors the content of the Student's Book, providing a wealth of extra grammar and vocabulary exercises and opportunities to practise reading, listening, speaking and writing. It also offers higher-level material in the form of grammar challenges and vocabulary extension exercises - particularly useful for mixed ability classes.
2087 Руб.
Spencer D. Gateway. Second Edition. A1+. Workbook
The Gateway 2nd Edition A1+ Workbook mirrors the content of the Student's Book, providing a wealth of extra grammar and vocabulary exercises and opportunities to practise reading, listening, speaking and writing. It also offers higher-level material in the form of grammar challenges and vocabulary extension exercises - particularly useful for mixed ability classes.
1657 Руб.
Holley G. Gateway Second Edition. C1. Workbook
The Gateway 2nd Edition C1 Workbook mirrors the content of the Student's Book, providing a wealth of extra grammar and vocabulary exercises and opportunities to practise reading, listening, speaking and writing. It also offers higher-level material in the form of grammar challenges and vocabulary extension exercises - particularly useful for mixed ability classes.
2087 Руб.