'Con paesaggi superlativi e spiagge idilliache, tantissime attività ed esperienze culinarie, Mauritius, Réunion e le Seychelles sono una cura infallibile per risolvere l'umore'. In questa guida: immersioni, escursioni a Réunion, itinerari in automobile e gite in barca.

Anthony Hill racconta la storia dell'ultimo galeotto deportato nella colonia australiana dall'Inghilterra e ci porta a conoscere Joshua Cribben, giornalista del Mirror che nel 1938 intervista il novantottenne Samuel Speed, l'ultimo deportato ancora in vita. Speed inizierà la sua intervista parlando della sua gioventù e di come in Inghilterra era difficile arrivare a fine giornata, e proprio per questo lui e il suo amico Tommy Jones daranno fuoco ad un magazzino per poi costituirsi ed essere imprigionati, ma con un tetto sulla testa e un pasto caldo. Purtroppo per i due il loro gesto disperato avrà conseguenze più pesanti del previsto: il giudice li condannerà a 7 anni di detenzione, 2 da scontare in Inghilterra e 5 nella colonia australiana. L'autore ci porterà nell'incredibile vita del giovane Speed, nella sua detenzione britannica, nel viaggio verso la colonia, e nella nuova vita da ex carcerato. Questo libro si fa carico dell'ultima vera testimonianza di una storia di un secolo fa che trova riscontri anche in questi tempi moderni.

'Da quando genomica e informatica hanno rivoluzionato le scienze biomediche e l'assistenza sanitaria abbiamo il dovere di preparare gli studenti ad affrontare le sfide del XXI secolo e garantire la loro capacità di ragionare secondo metodi quantitativi sulla scienza più importante per la medicina: la biochimica. Abbiamo scritto 'Biochimica: molecole e metabolismo' per fornire agli studenti una chiara guida per la comprensione della logica della chimica che sta alla base di meccanismi, percorsi di reazione e processi nelle cellule viventi. Lo scopo del testo è di enfatizzare i concetti fondamentali a scapito di lunghe informazioni descrittive, e le connessioni, mostrando come la biochimica sia in grado di intersecarsi a tutte le altre scienze della vita e alle applicazioni pratiche nei campi della medicina, delle scienze agrarie, delle scienze ambientali e medicina forense.'

For well over half a century, since the Soviet regime first allowed Sviatoslav Richter to travel to the west, his name has been synonymous with the very pinnacle of pianistic art. His recorded legacy, extending from 1947 to 1994 is one of the largest and most admired ever assembled by any musician anywhere. Yet this prodigiously gifted artist underwent no formal musical studies of any kind until at the age of 22 when he left the relative obscurity of the Ukraine to seek the advice of Russia's most celebrated piano pedagogue, Heinrich Neuhaus, in Moscow. Neuhaus' astonished reaction to his first encounter with Richter, and his declaration that 'to teach one who already knows will only do damage', have passed into legend. Richter, a famously reclusive man outside a small circle of trusted companions, resisted speaking or writing about himself. As a result, comparatively little is known about his life before his move to Moscow. This lavishly illustrated book provides unique insights into the childhood and formative years of 'Svetik' - 'Little Light', as he was always known within the large and unusually creative family circle - in a provincial Ukrainian city during the traumatic years of revolution, civil war, famine and wartime occupation by German and Romanian forces. Walter Moskalew, Richter's much younger cousin, is guardian of a rich collection of photographs, reminiscences, drawings and letters of family members, notably the memoirs of Richter's mother Anna and his twenty-year-long correspondence with his beloved Aunt Meri. Walter Moskalew has collaborated with editor and translator Anthony Phillips to produce an indispensable account of the influences that shaped the artistry and world-view of the phenomenon that was Sviatoslav Richter.

The seaside pier is perhaps the most iconic symbol of the British holiday resort and for many of us it is the epitome of excursions to the seaside. No two piers are the same, ranging as they do from the clear uncluttered deck to elaborately structured pavilions, from amusement arcades to the landing stages and theatres that were the highlight of pier life in the early part of the last century. Founded in 1979 under Sir John Betjeman, the National Piers Society serves to celebrate the pier, raise it in our consciousness and educate us on preservation, conservation and the economic benefits for seaside towns of a functioning pier.Published to mark the bicentenary of the opening of the first public pier in 1814, at Ryde on the Isle of Wight, this book with contributions from experts within English Heritage and the NPS tells the fascinating story of the Victorian origins of piers, discusses the engineering and architectural challenges imposed by varying climatic and tidal conditions, and the instrumental role of the railways in stimulating pier construction. The core of the book is a complete gazetteer of all piers which the public can visit around the coast of Britain with details of their location, history and current operations, and a variety of historical and contemporary illustrations.Whether your summer invariably includes visits to the coast or you enjoy the vicarious pleasure of the seaside from a winter armchair, this book is an essential companion for all who admire and value Britain’s rich seaside heritage.

(Schott). Rodion Shchedrin is internationally recognized as the pre-eminent contemporary composer of the Russian modern school. His autobiography looks back over an eventful life and provides a variety of stimulating insights behind the facade of the international music scene. Along the way Shchedrin elaborates highly personal views on the political situation and many other aspects of life in the former Soviet Union, turning an unsparing eye on the machinery of ideological repression exerted on artists as they struggled to interpret and conform to the constantly mutating diktats of the regime. A wealth of anecdotes and humorous observations offer the reader glimpses of the author's essentially sanguine and life-enhancing disposition. Rodion Shchedrin was born in Moscow in 1932. He studied composition and piano at the Moscow Conservatoire and quickly made his way to international recognition in both disciplines. His ballets, symphonic works, piano concertos and chamber music compositions are regularly performed in the leading theatres and concert halls of the world. Rodion Shchedrin and his wife, the prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, today make their homes in Moscow and Munich, shuttling between the two although, as Shchedrin prepares to enter his ninth decade of life, his ceaseless travels around the globe show no sign of diminishing. English translation by Anthony Phillips.

This publication accompanies Terrence Houle's first major solo exhibition, an installation inspired by his own father's experiences. Houle's father grew up on the Sandy Bay Reservation in Manitoba, attended Residential School, before spending the rest of his time learning the traditions of the Salteaux (Ojibway) First Nations People. Joining the Canadian Armed Forces at a time when Aboriginal men were rare in the service, he traveled around the world, writing to his mother weekly. Offering insight into a young Native man's journey and relationship with his Ojibway mother, this work speaks of home, connection, place, and time. The term Give'r is particular to rural areas and means 1.) to work very hard. 2.) to get wasted and rock as hard as possible. 3.) To finish a job or task in an efficient and quick manner. Based in Calgary, Terrence Houle works in photography, painting, drawing, video, new media, performance and installation. His work has been featured at the National Gallery of Canada, MASS MoCA, and Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Fe.

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Almost all branches of chemistry and material science now interface with organometallic chemistry--the study of compounds containing carbon-metal bonds. This widely acclaimed serial contains authoritative reviews that address all aspects of organometallic chemistry, a field that has expanded enormously since the publication of Volume 1 in 1964.

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