With , Peter Ackroyd is at his most magical and magisterial, presenting a glittering, evocative, fascinating, story-filled portrait of the ultimate city.

“Ackroyd provides a history of and meditation on the actual and imaginary Venice in a volume as opulent and paradoxical as the city itself. . . . How Ackroyd deftly catalogues the overabundance of the city’s real and literary tropes and touchstones is itself a kind of tribute to , as Venice is called, and his seductive voice is elegant and elegiac. The resulting book is, like Venice, something rich, labyrinthine and unique that makes itself and its subject both new and necessary.” —

The Venetians’ language and way of thinking set them aside from the rest of Italy. They are an island people, linked to the sea and to the tides rather than the land. This lat¬est work from the incomparable Peter Ackroyd, like a magic gondola, transports its readers to that sensual and surprising city.

His account embraces facts and romance, conjuring up the atmosphere of the canals, bridges, and sunlit squares, the churches and the markets, the festivals and the flowers. He leads us through the history of the city, from the first refugees arriving in the mists of the lagoon in the fourth century to the rise of a great mercantile state and its trading empire, the wars against Napoleon, and the tourist invasions of today. Everything is here: the merchants on the Rialto and the Jews in the ghetto; the glassblowers of Murano; the carnival masks and the sad colonies of lepers; the artists—Bellini, Titian, Tintoretto, Tiepolo. And the ever-present undertone of Venice’s shadowy corners and dead ends, of prisons and punishment, wars and sieges, scandals and seductions.

Ackroyd’s is a study of Venice much in the vein of his lauded . Like , is a fluid, writerly exploration organized around a number of themes. History and context are provided in each chapter, but Ackroyd’s portrait of Venice is a particularly novelistic one, both beautiful and rapturous. We could have no better guide—reading is, in itself, a glorious journey to the ultimate city.

If you want to learn how to become a player, this book isn’t for you. To be a true player you have to treat women like objects; you can’t afford to care about their feelings. In other words—you have to be an asshole. There are enough assholes in the world; I don’t need to add to their numbers.

If you want to learn how to listen to women, how to become more caring and understanding—again—this book isn’t for you. I can only teach what I know and I don’t know how to listen, care, or be empathetic.

A nerd values his intellect over everything else. You can have any other trait, but if your brain is your defining characteristic, you’re a nerd. I’ll teach you how to use your best trait to pick up real girls in real places.

To use my methods, you must become a hero. A hero refuses to live a life of quiet desperation. At the end of his life, a hero regrets the things he’s done, not the things he hasn’t. He doesn’t regret NOT asking a girl out.

Most nerds avoid hard work. Smart lazy people use their intellect to avoid stressful situations. They choose the path of least resistance and then wonder why they accomplish nothing. Picking up real girls in real places is a contact sport. There will be pain. There is no easy path forward. If you aren’t brave enough to try, you’ll never have an opportunity to succeed. If you don’t have the fortitude to throw yourself back into the fray after you crash and burn, your journey will be over before it started. If you have what it takes to be a heroic nerd, you might want to read this book.

Assimilée à une « littérature de gare », l'œuvre de Frédéric Dard, dit San-Antonio a tardé à être reconnue comme majeure. Mais l'engouement du public pour ces aventures était tel qu'elles suscitèrent bientôt la curiosité des critiques et des intellectuels, comprenant enfin que ces romans cachaient aussi une vision réjouissante et féroce de la société.

Ce dictionnaire tente d'éveiller la curiosité sur l'homme et les aspects riches de sa création littéraire unique. Comment évoquer avec amour le si prolifique Frédéric Dard ? Devant l'ampleur de la tâche, le plus simple était de faire comme l'auteur : tous les matins, afficher une page blanche, surmonter l'angoisse et laisser place à l'imagination désordonnée. Avec une idée forte que San-Antonio semblait me souffler à l'oreille : « Faut qu'on le capte bien, le grand, qu'on s'imprègne à fond de lui, qu'on pige son beau talent, […] et puis, tu comprends : qu'on ait envie de le choper par le cou pour l'accolade de la tendresse, histoire de bien se sentir un homme auprès de cet homme-là. »

Médecin, publicitaire, muséographe, enseignant et écrivain depuis dix ans, Éric Bouhier a une véritable passion pour l'œuvre de San-Antonio. L'écriture de ce dictionnaire amoureux est l'aboutissement d'une lecture assidue depuis l'adolescence et d'un travail de recherche mené ces vingt dernières années avec des proches de Frédéric Dard et des membres d'une association dédiée à entretenir la mémoire de l'écrivain.

This handbook is perfect for those interested in joining the army as well as for those who merely want to learn how to shoot combat pistols. (FM 3-23.35) reflects current Army standards in weapons qualification and can be a guide for the instructor to develop training programs, plans, and lessons that meet the objectives of the U.S. Army Marksmanship program for developing combat effective marksmen.

The first part focuses on the components and functions of the pistols, where readers will learn about components, ammunition, maintenance and assembly, clearing procedures, preventive maintenance, operation, loading, unloading and clearing, troubleshooting, and much more. The second part is where things get fun and where readers will find instructions on topics such as basic marksmanship, grip and aiming, breath control, trigger squeeze, techniques of firing, target engagement, combat reloading techniques, coaching, and safety, among others. Finally, the appendixes include a thorough explanation of the U.S. Army qualification courses and training schedules.

This compact guide will tell you everything you need to know about training with an M9 or M11 pistol. Loaded with illustrations and charts, this handbook shows as well as tells how to be the best pistol shooter in the Army.

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"This book is an account of Britain and British life specially written for the Russian reader. In 1991 I wrote the first version of for readers in the Soviet Union who were, as was clear at the time, on the brink of jumping into a very different world from the one that they had known. That book was intended to help them understand the very strangeness of 'the West' about which there were so many myths in Russia, and to explain to them some characteristics of British life in particular. It was revised in 1994 and again in 1995, but much of the ex-Soviet flavour remained.

Much has changed in both our countries since then. My responses to Russia in the early nineteen-nineties have been out-of-date for years, and even stable Britain is preoccupied with an unexpectedly different range of problems from those that were discussed so avidly nearly twenty years ago. Consequently, has not been reprinted since 2004 during which time I have been searching for ways of revising it for a new edition. In the event I found that about four-fifths of the text had to be completely rewritten. Basically this is a new book, although it has many echoes and reminders of for those who are familiar with that text.

I have therefore decided to call it 'Today' is 2009 but most of the material I expect to remain valid for many years. No doubt my version will be inadequate by 2020, but by that time someone else can take over the task."

Le terroir et la littérature ont toujours fait bon ménage. Diverse et belle, la France n'en finira jamais d'inspirer les écrivains. Avec ce , Denis Tillinac nous offre le plus beau des miroirs car l'image ici réfléchie est tout simplement celle de notre histoire.

Pistol Marksmanship Training Guide published by the Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia. It is an excellent source of information for the competitive pistol shooter.

Because it is a U.S. government publication, it is public domain

В посібнику виконано коротку класифікацію рухомого складу залізниць, приведено стислий опис будови пасажирських вагонів, що експлуатуються в даний час на залізницях України, роботи їх обладнання та порядку обслуговування провідником. Наведено вимоги охорони праці, пожежної безпеки та виробничої санітарії при роботі провідником пасажирського вагону.

При підготовці даного посібника були використані діючі нормативні акти залізниць України, підручники для підготовки провідників та матеріали, напрацьовані автором при безпосередній роботі провідником пасажирського вагону в ЛВЧ-2 Придніпровської залізниці.

Prepare to enter the dark passionate world of The Black Dagger Brotherhood and get up close and personal with each one of the Brothers…

You’ll find insider information on the Brotherhood, their dossiers, stats and special gifts. You’ll read interviews with your favorite characters, including a heartbreaking one with Tohrment and Wellsie, conducted three weeks before she was killed by lessers. You’ll encounter deleted scenes—accompanied by the whys behind the cuts—in addition to exciting material from the J.R. Ward message boards and the answers to questions posed by readers about the series. You’ll learn what it’s like for J.R. Ward to write each installment of the series, and in a fascinating twist, you’ll read an interview with the author—conducted by the Brothers. For the first time ever, you’ll get an original short story about Zsadist and Bella and see the miracle of their daughter Nalla’s birth and the depth of their love for each other. Also, you’ll get a sneak peek at the much anticipated next book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, Revenge’s story.

This is a compendium no Black Dagger Brotherhood fan should miss…and an insider’s guide that will seduce you as powerfully as the sexy band of Brothers and the “ferociously popular” world they live in…

Висвітлюються особливості соматичного і статевого розвитку дівчини з раннього періоду її життя, а також підготовки до материнства, розглядаються психо-соціальні аспекти сімейних відносин.

У 1990 році автори продовжать цикл «Розмови з молодими» у серії V «Вдумливим, допитливим, кмітливим» брошурою «Сексуальна культура сімейних відносин», а в 1991 році — «Ми чекаємо дитину». Передплата на них необмежена.