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Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Bono once said, More than any other band, The Who are our role models. Starting as a simple four-piece mod band in the early 1960s, The Who went on to conquer the world with their unique and supremely powerful music that transcended any genre and appealed to their fans across the world... The original lineup of Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend and John Entwhistle honed their sound and…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Freddie Mercury is a man who needs no introduction. Queen are still globally famous, Freddie was the face of the band for 20 years and this lavish book celebrates him as one of the key players in the makeup of the influential British music scene. The great man's life is lovingly and painstakingly recounted in pictures and insightful text. Famed as an electric showman with no equal, there are…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Green Day, emerging from the west coast punk scene in the early 1990s, are hugely popular around the world, and made the rare move from garage punk to universal critical acceptance. The album American Idiot topped charts all over the globe and the award-winning Broadway show based on it plays to packed houses. Green Day Treasures tells the story of this amazing band through words from long time…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Treasures of Pink Floyd tells the story of one of the most important bands in the history of popular music with words, pictures and removable facsimile memorabilia. The book recounts every decade of the band's existence and every album they recorded. It contains profiles of all five members and discusses the significant influence they had on music and culture across the world. This book is an…

Скачать книгу (размер 34 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 8) Аннотация: Audrey Hepburn remains an icon of style with timeless beauty and charm. These ready-to-hang portraits, in black-and-white and color, capture the radiant Hepburn both in her most popular movies and offscreen. She contemplates Paris during the filming of Funny Face; poses with a cigarette holder as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's; appears as the title character in Sabrina; gazes over her…

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Welcome to 51 Orchard Avenue, home to a wealthy family called the Sullivans. The date is 1888. This is an extraordinary house, with many rooms and plenty going on — and even more to play with. The master of the house is unwinding with his newspaper, the children are busy in the nursery, a servant cleans the bathroom and the cook is preparing the evening meal. If you take a look around — behind…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: A comprehensive and informative visual history of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from the Wright brothers first flight at the beginning of the last century to the devastating damage wreaked by Hurricane Katrina and the trial and execution of Saddam. The Visual History of the Modern World is a concise and authoritative overview of this modern age: times of war, peace, prosperity and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Already a huge success, Things a Woman Should Know About Style returns in a new edition that makes it an even more desirable accessory for the fashionable woman's handbag. Firm but always fair, Karen Homer lays down the law and makes sure you never have to commit another fashion faux pas. You can discover why you can never have too many white T-shirts, how to choose the right shoes and when to…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Knowledge is power. Whether it's round the water cooler or the Sunday evening pub quiz, a lull at a dinner party or the back of the school bus, we need to know if a sloth eats upside down, why onions make us cry, or how to tie a sheepshank. Everybody's Book of Knowledge is here to help you prepare for those awkward moments when the golden wheat of facts needs to be separated from the chaff of…

Скачать книгу (размер 34 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 8) Аннотация: The sinking of the Titanic is one of maritime history's most memorable moments. The ship hailed as unsinkable, and which was a meant to be the most lavish passenger ship of its kind in the world, sank on 15 April 1912 when it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic. The story of what happened on that night has become legendary and these posters are poignant reminders of the event.

Скачать книгу (размер 34 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 8) Аннотация: The Impressionist movement, which took hold in the late 1800s in Paris, was a watershed moment in the history of art. The iconic artists who produced the works most associated with it gave the world works that have provided pleasure for many millions of art lovers ever since and their work continues to inspire awe and appreciation. These beautiful posters capture some of the ground-breaking…

Скачать книгу (размер 34 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 8) Аннотация: In the dark days of the Second World War, keeping up public morale was one of the most important jobs of the British Government. These inspirational posters capture some of the slogans and messages that encouraged the British public to support the armed forces by watching what they said, helping out in the factories and saving via government accounts. Each poster is a poignant reminder of a…

Скачать книгу (размер 34 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 8) Аннотация: Evoking the glorious days of leisurely travel and luxurious holiday making, this collection of eight full-colour posters celebrates the delights of travel and holidaying in the early twentieth century.

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Adele needs no introduction. From humble beginnings she has come to be a globally recognized icon. Her first album shot her to fame and the second consolidated her position as a singing/songwriting superstar with lasting, global appeal. She has already won more than 40 industry awards, including 11 Billboard Music Awards, a BRIT award, and eight Grammy awards. She has broken record after record:…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: This amazing augmented reality book is based on the hottest internet success for kids: Moshi Monsters. Digital magic brings Monsters and Moshlings to 3-D life, and allows you to join them on your computer screen. You can find out how you'd look as a Moshi character, or watch Zac Binspin performing an exclusive show on the palm of your hand! Moshi Monsters Musical Mystery Tour combines a fun…

Скачать книгу (размер 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 28) Аннотация: When the queen of the land pricks her finger on a needle, the sight of her own blood makes her long for a child with skin as white as snow and lips as red as blood. But soon after little Snow White is born, death claims her poor mother and her father finds himself a new queen. Envious of her step-daughter's great beauty, the new queen orders for her to be led into the forest and killed. But by a…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: AC/DC are the undisputed kings of hard rock. They have streets named after them in Australia and Spain, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, and Back in Black is the best-selling album of all time by a band. Their story is a fascinating one that covers the world and spans five decades of the best rock 'n' roll!

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The Complete Encyclopedia of Football is a celebration of what Pele called the 'Beautiful Game'. It describes the history and development of the sport, its legendary players and clubs, notable coaches and stadia. There is in-depth information on the major competitions at both national and club levels as well as sections on the laws, tactics and equipment as they have evolved over the past 130-odd…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Ernest Hemingway, A Life in Pictures, is a pictorial biography, presented by his granddaughter Mariel Hemingway and written by Boris Vejdovsky, an enthusiastic member of the Hemingway society. It follows the life and times of Hemingway, from his birth in 1899 to his death in 1961. An American author and Nobel Prize winner, Hemingway wrote some of the most well known literature of the 20th…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: John Lennon and his music live on in the hearts of all his fans-and this is the first and only book to analyze every song that Lennon wrote in his solo career, track by track. Updated three times and in print for over a decade, this remains the definitive work on his extraordinary post-Beatles period, including John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Imagine, Mind Games, Double Fantasy, and Milk and Honey.