Краткое описание: Technology, like most aspects of our life that pass us by and we take for granted, has history. Since technological progress has been fast enough to send every one of us into a tizzy, we tend to lose sight of the pioneers, of the technologies that changed our lives. This book is meant to bring us closer to reality, closer to our technology history, closer to the people who made it happen.

Краткое описание: Secretly fascinated by all things grotesque? Like to know the most disgusting things about the world around you? Then this fact-packed book of grossness is just the thing. With inconceivably ghoulish facts about the human body, animate, science and history, our host of cartoon characters leave no stone unturned in their guest for foul facts. "Ready to read on? Hold on to your stomachs...

Краткое описание: Got a thirst for knowledge of all things nasty? – then this yukkopedias for you! A team of cartoon characters guides you through a feast of festering facts so horrible they’re hard to believe. Featuring gross truths about the human body, food, animals, history, science, and even world records in horribleness, its a red! education in all things rotten... Enter ye not, those of a weak constitution...

Краткое описание: If you love discovering weird and wacky things about the world around you, then this amazing book is for you! Impress your friends with awesome facts so incredible they won’t know whether to believe you or not. You’ll find out that subjects like the human body, food, animals, science
and history are far more surprising and exciting than you ever imagined.

Краткое описание: You already knew that; you read it in the paper, hear about it from friends, see it with your own eyes every time you turn on the TV to watch bad singers or dancers subject themselves to abuse from judges with no more talent than the contestants, or see a web video of a teenager shooting a bottle rocket from his ass for amusement, or get plowed from behind in your car by another driver who was texting "LMAO" to his friends instead of noticing that the light had turned red and you had stopped.

Краткое описание: Discover 1000 Facts on Modern History, an amazing guide to historical events spanning the last 1000 years. Short, sharp facts combine with hundreds of pictures and illustrations to deliver information with punch. You’ll find all the things you ever wanted to know plus so much more in one fascinating book. Key subject areas are clearly highlighted so finding information is effortlessly simple with the use of button-like icons. Compact and easy to use, this really is .the complete reference resource for the fact hungry.

Краткое описание: Discover 1000 Facts on Mammals, an amazing guide into the world of mammals. Short, sharp facts combine with hundreds of pictures and illustrations to deliver information with punch. You’ll find all the things you ever wanted to know plus so much more in one fascinating book. Key subject areas are clearly highlighted so finding information is effortlessly simple with the use of button-like icons. Compact and easy to use, this really is the complete reference resource for the fact hungry.

Краткое описание: Egypt lies in the extreme north-east of Africa. The river Nile flows right through the country and into the Mediterranean Sea through the Delta, making a long, fertile valley. People have lived in the area since the Stone Age, and modern humans arrived about 60,000 years ago. The first settlers in ancient Egypt had probably migrated from other parts of Africa such as Libya and Nubia, and also from Palestine and Syria. They would have lived in simple mud huts on the banks of the Nile…

Краткое описание: Графические дизайнеры создают немалую часть нашего повседневного мира: книги, журналы, веб-сайты, логотипы, плакаты, упаковку, инфографику, дорожные знаки, мобильные приложения, графику для кино и телевидения. О столь значительных людях и пойдет речь в этой книге. Джон Клиффорд составил визуальную энциклопедию великих имен графического дизайна, сопроводив ее действительно богатым иллюстративным материалом из выдающихся образцов дизайнерской мысли, среди которых знаменитые на весь мир плакаты, рекламы, логотипы, типографские шрифты, обложки книг и журналов и так далее.

Краткое описание: Построить дом, причем не какой-нибудь, а основательный, крепкий, одним словом, дом "на века" - мечта каждого мужчины. Но как же воплотить эту мечту в реальность? К чему "привязать" проект? Как сэкономить время, силы и стройматериалы? По какой технологической цепочке возвести дом при минимуме затрат? Какие объемно-планировочные решения считаются оптимальными? У читателя-застройщика, несомненно, возникнут эти и многие другие вопросы, ответы на которые он сможет найти на страницах настоящего издания.