Author: Foxy Dime
Publisher: Fox IT Dimensions LLC
ISBN: 1736223011
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Volume 5 - Beware of Doctors | Том 5 – Берегитесь Врачей A great book for learning everyday Russian conversational language. The caricature dialog in Daily Humor in Russian Life is the best Russian learning book for everyday Russian conversations, common phrases, and words with dual meanings. You will not find most of this material in traditional Russian language educational books that teach proper Russian. In this book, you’ll encounter: ✅ Perfect holiday gift for all your friends, Russian or no ✅Hilarious Russian doctor jokes, Russian nurse jokes, Russian medicine jokes ✅ Funny and relatable illustrations depicting Russian Life ✅ Colorful caricatures of Russian characters in twisted yet hilarious scenarios ✅ Captions and dialogue to help you learn conversational Russian ✅ Impeccable English translations Looking for a book represented by caricatures Russian humor?Laughter is indeed, the best medicine. Humor makes you human. We all have it,and everyone enjoys it when the right material tickles their funny bone. The meaning of a caricature according to Wikipedia is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or through other artistic drawings. The meaning of Russian caricature is a caricature on steroids. Humor largely depends on the context. What might make an American crack a smile or a couple of chuckles might be different from those born and raised in another country. Care to know what Russian humor looks like? Russian doctor jokes, Russian nurse jokes, Russian medicine jokes, Russian hospital jokes, Russian “sick” humor! According to Wikipedia the phrase "The doc said 'to the morgue' — to the morgue it is!" (Доктор сказал «в морг» — значит, в морг!) became a well-known Russian cliché, meaning that something must be done whenever it makes sense or not. Russian medical jokes are very popular amongst Russians. Jokes cover everything that Russian medicine entails: Russian doctors and Russian nurses, Russian clinics and hospitals, pharmacy and even home remedies. Daily Humor in Russian Life is the fifth book of fourteen in a series the author holds very dear to their heart. The book features a collection of caricatures related to Russian medicine including patients. There is an interesting saying in Russia, “God save us from doctors and policemen”. Colorful caricatures included in this book are proof of that statement. Funny jokes about patients, medical procedures, medication, doctors and nurses transformed into funny caricatures, feature in this book. Most of the time it is hard to say what is funnier, the picture itself or the dialog. This book takes on a new meaning in the age of COVID-19. Discover another culture and more reasons to laugh and smile. Add Daily Humor in Russian Life to your cart TODAY! «Берегите себя!» “Take care of yourself!”
Daily Humor in Russian Life Volume 5 - Beware of Doctors
Author: Foxy Dime
Publisher: Fox IT Dimensions LLC
ISBN: 1736223011
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Volume 5 - Beware of Doctors | Том 5 – Берегитесь Врачей A great book for learning everyday Russian conversational language. The caricature dialog in Daily Humor in Russian Life is the best Russian learning book for everyday Russian conversations, common phrases, and words with dual meanings. You will not find most of this material in traditional Russian language educational books that teach proper Russian. In this book, you’ll encounter: ✅ Perfect holiday gift for all your friends, Russian or no ✅Hilarious Russian doctor jokes, Russian nurse jokes, Russian medicine jokes ✅ Funny and relatable illustrations depicting Russian Life ✅ Colorful caricatures of Russian characters in twisted yet hilarious scenarios ✅ Captions and dialogue to help you learn conversational Russian ✅ Impeccable English translations Looking for a book represented by caricatures Russian humor?Laughter is indeed, the best medicine. Humor makes you human. We all have it,and everyone enjoys it when the right material tickles their funny bone. The meaning of a caricature according to Wikipedia is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or through other artistic drawings. The meaning of Russian caricature is a caricature on steroids. Humor largely depends on the context. What might make an American crack a smile or a couple of chuckles might be different from those born and raised in another country. Care to know what Russian humor looks like? Russian doctor jokes, Russian nurse jokes, Russian medicine jokes, Russian hospital jokes, Russian “sick” humor! According to Wikipedia the phrase "The doc said 'to the morgue' — to the morgue it is!" (Доктор сказал «в морг» — значит, в морг!) became a well-known Russian cliché, meaning that something must be done whenever it makes sense or not. Russian medical jokes are very popular amongst Russians. Jokes cover everything that Russian medicine entails: Russian doctors and Russian nurses, Russian clinics and hospitals, pharmacy and even home remedies. Daily Humor in Russian Life is the fifth book of fourteen in a series the author holds very dear to their heart. The book features a collection of caricatures related to Russian medicine including patients. There is an interesting saying in Russia, “God save us from doctors and policemen”. Colorful caricatures included in this book are proof of that statement. Funny jokes about patients, medical procedures, medication, doctors and nurses transformed into funny caricatures, feature in this book. Most of the time it is hard to say what is funnier, the picture itself or the dialog. This book takes on a new meaning in the age of COVID-19. Discover another culture and more reasons to laugh and smile. Add Daily Humor in Russian Life to your cart TODAY! «Берегите себя!» “Take care of yourself!”
Publisher: Fox IT Dimensions LLC
ISBN: 1736223011
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Volume 5 - Beware of Doctors | Том 5 – Берегитесь Врачей A great book for learning everyday Russian conversational language. The caricature dialog in Daily Humor in Russian Life is the best Russian learning book for everyday Russian conversations, common phrases, and words with dual meanings. You will not find most of this material in traditional Russian language educational books that teach proper Russian. In this book, you’ll encounter: ✅ Perfect holiday gift for all your friends, Russian or no ✅Hilarious Russian doctor jokes, Russian nurse jokes, Russian medicine jokes ✅ Funny and relatable illustrations depicting Russian Life ✅ Colorful caricatures of Russian characters in twisted yet hilarious scenarios ✅ Captions and dialogue to help you learn conversational Russian ✅ Impeccable English translations Looking for a book represented by caricatures Russian humor?Laughter is indeed, the best medicine. Humor makes you human. We all have it,and everyone enjoys it when the right material tickles their funny bone. The meaning of a caricature according to Wikipedia is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or through other artistic drawings. The meaning of Russian caricature is a caricature on steroids. Humor largely depends on the context. What might make an American crack a smile or a couple of chuckles might be different from those born and raised in another country. Care to know what Russian humor looks like? Russian doctor jokes, Russian nurse jokes, Russian medicine jokes, Russian hospital jokes, Russian “sick” humor! According to Wikipedia the phrase "The doc said 'to the morgue' — to the morgue it is!" (Доктор сказал «в морг» — значит, в морг!) became a well-known Russian cliché, meaning that something must be done whenever it makes sense or not. Russian medical jokes are very popular amongst Russians. Jokes cover everything that Russian medicine entails: Russian doctors and Russian nurses, Russian clinics and hospitals, pharmacy and even home remedies. Daily Humor in Russian Life is the fifth book of fourteen in a series the author holds very dear to their heart. The book features a collection of caricatures related to Russian medicine including patients. There is an interesting saying in Russia, “God save us from doctors and policemen”. Colorful caricatures included in this book are proof of that statement. Funny jokes about patients, medical procedures, medication, doctors and nurses transformed into funny caricatures, feature in this book. Most of the time it is hard to say what is funnier, the picture itself or the dialog. This book takes on a new meaning in the age of COVID-19. Discover another culture and more reasons to laugh and smile. Add Daily Humor in Russian Life to your cart TODAY! «Берегите себя!» “Take care of yourself!”
Daily Humor in Russian Life Volume 1 - Mix
Author: Foxy Dime
Publisher: Fox IT Dimensions LLC
ISBN: 1736128876
Category : Art
Languages : ru
Pages : 59
Book Description
Volume 1 - Mix | Том 1 - Ассорти A great book for learning everyday Russian conversational language. The caricature dialog in Daily Humor in Russian Life is the best Russian learning book for everyday Russian conversations, common phrases, and words with dual meanings. You will not find most of this material in traditional Russian language educational books that teach proper Russian. In this book, you’ll encounter: ✅ Perfect holiday gift for all your friends, Russian or not ✅ Hilarious Russian jokes and Russian anecdotes captured in caricatures ✅ Funny and relatable illustrations depicting Russian Life ✅ Colorful caricatures of Russian characters in twisted yet hilarious scenarios ✅ Captions and dialogue to help you learn conversational Russian ✅ Impeccable English translations Looking for a book represented by caricatures Russian humor? Laughter is indeed, the best medicine. Humor makes you human. We all have it, and everyone enjoys it when the right material tickles their funny bone. The meaning of a caricature according to Wikipedia is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or through other artistic drawings. The meaning of Russian caricature is a caricature on steroids. Humor largely depends on the context. What might make an American crack a smile or a couple of chuckles might be different from those born and raised in another country. Care to know what Russian humor looks like? Read and discover the tragic, yet comical aspects of life in Russia with Daily Humor in Russian Life! Russian jokes and Russian anecdotes captured in caricatures! Daily Humor in Russian Life features Russian caricatures with English translations. Immerse yourself in a collection of illustrations portraying the country’s unique yet relatable sense of humor. The most popular form of the Russian humor is, of course, the anecdotes – short funny stories. Readers can treat each caricature as analog to a short funny story such as anecdote. The Russian language, rich in synonyms and homonyms, allows Russians to play with words and evoke unusual associations. The jokes that are built on the game of words are usually especially hard to translate, since they, like nothing else, require a knowledge of the Russian language. There are a few caricatures with word play also included in the book. This book introduces hilarious characters in an ordinary day doing ordinary tasks, captioned with English subtitles. Meet hilarious men, women, and children and follow them as they joke and quip through everyday scenarios. The book’s caricatures show how Russian humor works; it’s a parody with personas derived from life itself. Daily Humor in Russian Life is the first of fourteen in a series the author holds very dear to their heart. Caricatures in this volume capture a mix of humor on different topics about unfaithful wives and husbands, about animals, about each of the political leaders individually, about the army, about alcoholics, about life in general, and about much more. Discover another culture and more reasons to laugh and smile. Add Daily Humor in Russian Life to your cart TODAY! «Давайте посмеёмся»(“Let’s laugh!”)
Publisher: Fox IT Dimensions LLC
ISBN: 1736128876
Category : Art
Languages : ru
Pages : 59
Book Description
Volume 1 - Mix | Том 1 - Ассорти A great book for learning everyday Russian conversational language. The caricature dialog in Daily Humor in Russian Life is the best Russian learning book for everyday Russian conversations, common phrases, and words with dual meanings. You will not find most of this material in traditional Russian language educational books that teach proper Russian. In this book, you’ll encounter: ✅ Perfect holiday gift for all your friends, Russian or not ✅ Hilarious Russian jokes and Russian anecdotes captured in caricatures ✅ Funny and relatable illustrations depicting Russian Life ✅ Colorful caricatures of Russian characters in twisted yet hilarious scenarios ✅ Captions and dialogue to help you learn conversational Russian ✅ Impeccable English translations Looking for a book represented by caricatures Russian humor? Laughter is indeed, the best medicine. Humor makes you human. We all have it, and everyone enjoys it when the right material tickles their funny bone. The meaning of a caricature according to Wikipedia is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or through other artistic drawings. The meaning of Russian caricature is a caricature on steroids. Humor largely depends on the context. What might make an American crack a smile or a couple of chuckles might be different from those born and raised in another country. Care to know what Russian humor looks like? Read and discover the tragic, yet comical aspects of life in Russia with Daily Humor in Russian Life! Russian jokes and Russian anecdotes captured in caricatures! Daily Humor in Russian Life features Russian caricatures with English translations. Immerse yourself in a collection of illustrations portraying the country’s unique yet relatable sense of humor. The most popular form of the Russian humor is, of course, the anecdotes – short funny stories. Readers can treat each caricature as analog to a short funny story such as anecdote. The Russian language, rich in synonyms and homonyms, allows Russians to play with words and evoke unusual associations. The jokes that are built on the game of words are usually especially hard to translate, since they, like nothing else, require a knowledge of the Russian language. There are a few caricatures with word play also included in the book. This book introduces hilarious characters in an ordinary day doing ordinary tasks, captioned with English subtitles. Meet hilarious men, women, and children and follow them as they joke and quip through everyday scenarios. The book’s caricatures show how Russian humor works; it’s a parody with personas derived from life itself. Daily Humor in Russian Life is the first of fourteen in a series the author holds very dear to their heart. Caricatures in this volume capture a mix of humor on different topics about unfaithful wives and husbands, about animals, about each of the political leaders individually, about the army, about alcoholics, about life in general, and about much more. Discover another culture and more reasons to laugh and smile. Add Daily Humor in Russian Life to your cart TODAY! «Давайте посмеёмся»(“Let’s laugh!”)
Russian Life
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The Delineator
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 2218
Book Description
Issue for Oct. 1894 has features articles on Mount Holyoke College and Millinery as an employment for women.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 2218
Book Description
Issue for Oct. 1894 has features articles on Mount Holyoke College and Millinery as an employment for women.
How to Be Funny
Author: Jon Macks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451603479
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
An invaluable guide on how to "lighten up" from a distinguished pro who has provided laughs for JAY LENO, BILLY CRYSTAL, STEVE MARTIN, ROBIN WILLIAMS, BRAD GARRETT, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, AND MANY MORE. Who hasn't wished for the perfect withering comeback line, a clever tension-breaking quip, or a winning flirtatious remark? Being funny is hard work and not everyone is a natural. How to Be Funny is a witty guide that teaches readers precisely how to be funnier in everyday life. It's a must-read for anyone who has to speak in public, be engaging and funny at work or at play, or who hopes to one day go out on a date. Jon Macks, a comedy writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, Hollywood Squares, and the nation's top comedians, politicians, and corporate leaders, knows his funny business. Here he demystifies the process of making people laugh, breaks down the basic building blocks and types of humor -- which include self-deprecation, misdirection, deadpan delivery, sarcasm, and "the reverse" -- and reveals the best approaches to use in common situations. How to Be Funny features helpful (and hilarious) tips and anecdotes from the comic legends Mack's worked with -- including Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Gilbert Gottfried, Billy Crystal, Rita Rudner, Dave Barry, and Carrie Fisher -- in his eleven years as one of the nation's top television writers. Whether the goal is to give a memorable public address or deliver a killer line with friends, How to Be Funny is a charming, instructive, and practical read.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451603479
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
An invaluable guide on how to "lighten up" from a distinguished pro who has provided laughs for JAY LENO, BILLY CRYSTAL, STEVE MARTIN, ROBIN WILLIAMS, BRAD GARRETT, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, AND MANY MORE. Who hasn't wished for the perfect withering comeback line, a clever tension-breaking quip, or a winning flirtatious remark? Being funny is hard work and not everyone is a natural. How to Be Funny is a witty guide that teaches readers precisely how to be funnier in everyday life. It's a must-read for anyone who has to speak in public, be engaging and funny at work or at play, or who hopes to one day go out on a date. Jon Macks, a comedy writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, Hollywood Squares, and the nation's top comedians, politicians, and corporate leaders, knows his funny business. Here he demystifies the process of making people laugh, breaks down the basic building blocks and types of humor -- which include self-deprecation, misdirection, deadpan delivery, sarcasm, and "the reverse" -- and reveals the best approaches to use in common situations. How to Be Funny features helpful (and hilarious) tips and anecdotes from the comic legends Mack's worked with -- including Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Gilbert Gottfried, Billy Crystal, Rita Rudner, Dave Barry, and Carrie Fisher -- in his eleven years as one of the nation's top television writers. Whether the goal is to give a memorable public address or deliver a killer line with friends, How to Be Funny is a charming, instructive, and practical read.
A Confederacy of Dunces
Author: John Kennedy Toole
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802197620
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times).
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802197620
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times).
Sentimental Tales
Author: Mikhail Zoshchenko
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231545150
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
“Dralyuk’s new translation of Sentimental Tales, a collection of Zoshchenko’s stories from the 1920s, is a delight that brings the author’s wit to life.”—The Economist Mikhail Zoshchenko’s Sentimental Tales are satirical portraits of small-town characters on the fringes of Soviet society in the first decade of Bolshevik rule. The tales are narrated by one Kolenkorov, a writer not very good at his job, who takes credit for editing the tales in a series of comic prefaces. Yet beneath Kolenkorov’s intrusive narration and sublime blathering, the stories are genuinely moving. They tell tales of unrequited love and amorous misadventures among down-on-their-luck musicians, provincial damsels, aspiring poets, and liberal aristocrats hopelessly out of place in the new Russia, against a backdrop of overcrowded apartments, scheming, and daydreaming. Zoshchenko’s deadpan style and sly ventriloquy mask a biting critique of Soviet life—and perhaps life in general. An original perspective on Soviet society in the 1920s and simply uproariously funny, Sentimental Tales at last shows Anglophone readers why Zoshchenko is considered among the greatest humorists of the Soviet era. “A book that would make Gogol guffaw.”—Kirkus Reviews “If you find Chekhov a bit tame and want a more bite to your fiction, then you need a dose of Zoshchenko, the premier Russian satirist of the twentieth century . . . Snap up this thin volume and enjoy.”—Russian Life “Mikhail Zoshchenko masterfully exhibits a playful seriousness. . . . Juxtaposing joyful wit with the bleakness of Soviet Russia, Sentimental Tales is a potent antidote for Russian literature’s dour reputation.”—Foreword Reviews “Superb.”—Los Angeles Review of Books
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231545150
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
“Dralyuk’s new translation of Sentimental Tales, a collection of Zoshchenko’s stories from the 1920s, is a delight that brings the author’s wit to life.”—The Economist Mikhail Zoshchenko’s Sentimental Tales are satirical portraits of small-town characters on the fringes of Soviet society in the first decade of Bolshevik rule. The tales are narrated by one Kolenkorov, a writer not very good at his job, who takes credit for editing the tales in a series of comic prefaces. Yet beneath Kolenkorov’s intrusive narration and sublime blathering, the stories are genuinely moving. They tell tales of unrequited love and amorous misadventures among down-on-their-luck musicians, provincial damsels, aspiring poets, and liberal aristocrats hopelessly out of place in the new Russia, against a backdrop of overcrowded apartments, scheming, and daydreaming. Zoshchenko’s deadpan style and sly ventriloquy mask a biting critique of Soviet life—and perhaps life in general. An original perspective on Soviet society in the 1920s and simply uproariously funny, Sentimental Tales at last shows Anglophone readers why Zoshchenko is considered among the greatest humorists of the Soviet era. “A book that would make Gogol guffaw.”—Kirkus Reviews “If you find Chekhov a bit tame and want a more bite to your fiction, then you need a dose of Zoshchenko, the premier Russian satirist of the twentieth century . . . Snap up this thin volume and enjoy.”—Russian Life “Mikhail Zoshchenko masterfully exhibits a playful seriousness. . . . Juxtaposing joyful wit with the bleakness of Soviet Russia, Sentimental Tales is a potent antidote for Russian literature’s dour reputation.”—Foreword Reviews “Superb.”—Los Angeles Review of Books
A Gentleman in Moscow
Author: Amor Towles
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448135508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers Soon to be a Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the number one New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel 'A wonderful book' - Tana French 'This novel is astonishing, uplifting and wise. Don't miss it' - Chris Cleave 'No historical novel this year was more witty, insightful or original' - Sunday Times, Books of the Year '[A] supremely uplifting novel ... It's elegant, witty and delightful - much like the Count himself.' - Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year 'Charming ... shows that not all books about Russian aristocrats have to be full of doom and nihilism' - The Times, Books of the Year On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all? A BOOK OF THE DECADE, 2010-2020 (INDEPENDENT) THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF BILL GATES'S SUMMER READS OF 2019 NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS WEEK AWARD
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448135508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers Soon to be a Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the number one New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel 'A wonderful book' - Tana French 'This novel is astonishing, uplifting and wise. Don't miss it' - Chris Cleave 'No historical novel this year was more witty, insightful or original' - Sunday Times, Books of the Year '[A] supremely uplifting novel ... It's elegant, witty and delightful - much like the Count himself.' - Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year 'Charming ... shows that not all books about Russian aristocrats have to be full of doom and nihilism' - The Times, Books of the Year On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all? A BOOK OF THE DECADE, 2010-2020 (INDEPENDENT) THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF BILL GATES'S SUMMER READS OF 2019 NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS WEEK AWARD
A Woman in Berlin
Author:
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805075403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
With shocking and vivid detail, the journal of a woman living through the Russian occupation of Berlin in 1945 tells of the shameful indignities to which women in a conquered city are always subject and describes the common experience of millions.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805075403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
With shocking and vivid detail, the journal of a woman living through the Russian occupation of Berlin in 1945 tells of the shameful indignities to which women in a conquered city are always subject and describes the common experience of millions.
Humor Theory
Author: Igor Krichtafovitch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
At last, the resution of eternal puzzle: WHY PEOPLE LAUGH. Igor Krishtafovich discovered a formula of laughter. As it turned out, humor is a weapon. Humor is a bloodless verbal fight aiming to raise your status and strengthen your position. Even a friendly banter is a sort of intellectual clash, a kind of training before serious battles. In fact, we try to figure out who's the boss in the family when we poke fun at our loved ones. "If laughter is akin to aggression, why women have a liking for jesters?" "A sense of humor is a strong male quality. It is a sign of good intellect. Evolution stakes precisely on the intellect since a smart fellow has more chances of survival. That is why a sense of humor can be a much bigger sign of masculinity than the pumped-up muscles".
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
At last, the resution of eternal puzzle: WHY PEOPLE LAUGH. Igor Krishtafovich discovered a formula of laughter. As it turned out, humor is a weapon. Humor is a bloodless verbal fight aiming to raise your status and strengthen your position. Even a friendly banter is a sort of intellectual clash, a kind of training before serious battles. In fact, we try to figure out who's the boss in the family when we poke fun at our loved ones. "If laughter is akin to aggression, why women have a liking for jesters?" "A sense of humor is a strong male quality. It is a sign of good intellect. Evolution stakes precisely on the intellect since a smart fellow has more chances of survival. That is why a sense of humor can be a much bigger sign of masculinity than the pumped-up muscles".