On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named George Lucas, the movie originally called The Star Wars quickly drew blocks-long lines, bursting box-office records and ushering in a new way for movies to be made, marketed, and...

The inspiring story of Adelina Sotnikova, the first Olympic champion in women's single skating in Russian history. In the book you will find practical tips to help you improve your figure skating skills, QR codes with videos on how to complete each element, professional life hacks that will accelerate your path to success. With this book you will dive into the world of figure skating and love...

When Dean Nicholson left his life in Scotland to cycle around the world, he wanted to learn as much as he could about our troubled planet. Then, on a remote road in the Bosnian mountains, Dean came across an abandoned kitten. He couldn't leave the bedraggled creature, so he put her on his bike, smuggled her over the border to Montenegro, and nursed her back to health with the help of local...

Американский писатель, журналист и альпинист. Среди наиболее известных его произведений — книги «В диких условиях» и «В разреженном воздухе». Сегодня Джон Кракауэр один из самых влиятельных писателей в Америке, его книги издаются многотысячными тиражами, снимаются документальные и художественные фильмы.

Это последняя книга известного ученого и популяризатора науки Карла Сагана. В свойственной ему доходчивой и наглядной манере Саган показывает, как знания в области естественных наук и математики применяются в нашей повседневной жизни, а также рассматривает важнейшие проблемы, связанные с окружающей средой и будущим человечества. Сфера его интересов широка и разнообразна: он легко переходит...

The author led early attempts to fight corruption and mafia in the post-USSR.

This book is an attempt to rethink the biography of Lesya Ukrainka, in which illness and creativity, Ukraine and ‘foreigners’, politics and literature, classics and modernity, love and death are intertwined. Illness and writing. The birth of creativity from the trauma experienced at the bedside of the terminally ill Merzhynskyi. Spiritual and intellectual closeness to Drahomanov. Relations with...

Alexei Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. It is the full story of his life: his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family, his commitment to challenging a world super-power determined to silence him, and his total conviction that change cannot be resisted—and will come.

After the revolution and Civil War, the large Burliuk family became divided—some members left Soviet Russia forever, while others remained in their homeland. The same happened with the family and wide circle of friends of Sonia Delaunay. Despite the seemingly closed borders, correspondence between the two families continued for years. The main theme of these endless letters was the debate...

A narrative book about the most famous Prague native, Franz Kafka, brings his life and work closer to everyone who wants to get to know his world in more detail. The world of Prague German-written literature, the world of his interests, family and friends, and also the world of very special stories come to life, which still puzzle readers and experts at their word. The author of the text is the...