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Ron Tiner

    Ron Tiner
    Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son
    Doktor Jekyll i Pan Hyde
    The "African Queen"
    Figure Drawing Without a Model
    Juggling & Feats of Dexterity
    The Day of the Jackal
    • The Day of the Jackal

      • 432 strony
      • 16 godzin czytania

      He is known only as "The Jackal"-a cold, calculating assassin without emotion, or loyalty, or equal. He's just received a contract from an enigmatic employer to eliminate one of the most heavily guarded men in the world-Charles De Gaulle, president of France. It is only a twist of fate that allows the authorities to discover the plot. They know next to nothing-only that the assassin is on the move. To track him, they dispatch their finest detective, Claude Lebel, on a manhunt that will push him to his limit, in a race to stop an assassin's bullet from reaching its target.

      The Day of the Jackal
      4,7
    • Juggling & Feats of Dexterity

      Amazing Acts of Skill and Subtlety for the Domestic Arena

      • 96 stron
      • 4 godziny czytania

      With charming illustrations and delightful period language, these books recall the pleasures of days gone by, each title in this series features a variety of skills and amusements just waiting to be revived.

      Juggling & Feats of Dexterity
      3,0
    • Figure Drawing Without a Model

      • 160 stron
      • 6 godzin czytania

      Draw figures from memory and your imagination. Understand anatomical structure, figure movement, and how the body shows its age, expresses emotion and exudes character. Detailed chapters cover facial expression, composition for book illustration and advertising, and the special demands of story narration.

      Figure Drawing Without a Model
      4,1
    • The "African Queen"

      • 128 stron
      • 5 godzin czytania

      "The African Queen is an old, dirty, ugly, unreliable steamboat. No one would expect a missionary's sister and a rough, uneducated mechanic to take a boat like that down a dangerious river through the forests of Central Africa. But Rose Sayer and Charlie Allnutt do just that. Why do they do it? The First World War has just begun, and Rose has a wild and crazy plan. She and Charlie set off down the river and come close to death many times, but they survive all dangers - except the danger of falling in love..." - Back cover.

      The "African Queen"
      4,1
    • Fascynująca opowieść szkockiego neoromantyka i autora wielu książek przygodowych o dwoistości ludzkiej natury. Ceniony londyński lekarz Henry Jekyll uważa, że każdy nosi w sobie dwa przeciwstawne charaktery: jawną prawość i dobroć oraz skrywane zło, agresję i dążenie do destrukcji. Prowadzi doświadczenia chemiczne, które mają na celu wynalezienie eliksiru, radykalnie zmieniającego osobowość. Pod osłoną nocy doktor Jekyll zamienia się w okrutnego pana Hyde’a, który jest ucieleśnieniem zła. Jekyll, nie mogąc się pogodzić z czynami dokonywanym przez siebie pod postacią Hyde’a, popełnia samobójstwo. Powieść Stevensona uznawana jest za portret psychopatologicznej podwójnej osobowości. Doktor Jekyll i pan Hyde szybko odniósł ogromny sukces i stał się jednym z bestsellerów R.L. Stevensona. Pierwsze adaptacje sceniczne książki pojawiły się rok po jej publikacji, a nowela stała się kanwą wielu filmów.

      Doktor Jekyll i Pan Hyde
      3,9
    • Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son

      • 56 stron
      • 2 godziny czytania

      Pack of ten best-selling iBookworms/i and– ideal for building up class libraries. Each Pack contains one copy of each listed title. liThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer/libr / liThe Elephant Man/libr /liA Little Princess/libr / liLove or Money?/libr / liThe Monkey's Paw/libr / liThe Phantom of the Opera/libr / liThe President's Murderer/libr / liSherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son/libr / liWhite Death/libr / liThe Wizard of Oz/li

      Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son
      3,6
    • Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings

      • 56 stron
      • 2 godziny czytania

      Horseracing is the sport of kings, perhaps because racehorses are very expensive animals. But when they win races, they can make a lot of money too - money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them to win. Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears from his stables, and someone kills his trainer. The police want the killer, and the owner wants his horse, but they can't find them. So what do they do? They write to 221B Baker Street, London, of course - to ask for the help of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.

      Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings
      3,6
    • Thirty-Nine Steps

      • 128 stron
      • 5 godzin czytania

      When Richard Hannay finds the corpse of freelance spy Franklin P. Scudder in his London flat, he goes on the run, fearing that his life is in danger. Scudder had previously revealed that he was investigating a ring of German spies, who were conspiring to sabotage Britain's war capability. Hannay becomes both hunter and hunted as he struggles to unravel the tangled threads of this plot while staying one step ahead of his pursuers, who will stop at nothing to keep their nefarious secrets. First published in 1915, John Buchan's definitive spy novel was the first in a long line of espionage thrillers to delve into the underbelly of the British establishment. Over a hundred years later, The Thirty-Nine Steps remains resonant, and the various film, television and theatre adaptations of this classic – most notably Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 version – are a testament to its capacity to thrill.

      Thirty-Nine Steps
      3,4
    • Card Games

      • 95 stron
      • 4 godziny czytania

      From the publisher: "Card sharks and would-be players beware - the contents of this book are irresistible. Over twenty card games, ranging from the popular to the more unusual, are described with diagrams, colourful illustrations, and instructions relayed in delightful period language. Whether you have a passion for Piquet, a craving for Canasta, or merely seek Solitaire, Card Games is the perfect companion at the card table. Part of a series of Pocket ENTERTAINMENTS: being a number of volumes that introduce Particular PLEASURES and Necessary SKILLS to DEVELOP the Character and increase POPULARITY."

      Card Games
    • Die gebräuchlichsten Techniken der Fantasy und Science Fiction Kunst Schritt für Schritt erklärt Auswahl der populärsten Stile von Horror bis zur Heroic Fantasy mit Tipps und Anregungen zum Zeichnen und Erläuterungen zum technischen Know How Detaillierte Beschreibung in der wichtigsten Medien für die Darstellung – Acryl, Airbrush, Animationssoftware, Computersoftware, Tusche und Feder, etc Spezielle „Brainstorming“-Kapitel zeigen, wie eine anfängliche Idee entwickelt wird, um die Endgestaltung zu erhalten Ergänzt und ausgeschmückt von beeindruckenden Arbeiten der namhaftesten Fantasy Künstler

      Handbuch der Fantasy- & Science-Fiction-Kunsttechniken
      4,5