stella alain jacques garcia a sicilian dream
Stella Alain Jacques Garcia. A Sicilian Dream
On the outskirts of the spectacular baroque town of Noto, Sicily, Jacques Garcia has transformed an ancient monastery into an abode of earthly bliss. Celebrated interior designer Jacques Garcia invites readers inside his private residence in Sicily for the first time. The former monastery, rebuilt in Noto's characteristic golden limestone, boasts spectacular salons that have been restored with a profusion of noble materials and techniques: colored marbles, flamboyant stuccowork, majolica tiles, damask silks, and velvets. Time stops in the elegant music room, decorated with embroidered silks and rococo-style mirrors that reflect the decor to infinity; the gilded dining room is hung with silk damask wall coverings and an eighteenth-century Murano chandelier and furnished with Chantilly porcelain and antique Italian rococo chairs. The grand marble salon features baroque paintings and a stunning collection of sculpture and Sicilian furniture. The exquisite villa-surrounded by shaded terraces planted with towering cacti and succulents-attests to Garcia's love of ancient civilizations and his masterful blending of Arabian, Norman, Renaissance, and baroque influences that converge in Sicily's colorful history. The domain, dotted with ancient sculptures and reflecting pools, is graced with splendid panoramic views revealing the sea near Syracuse, a distant folly, a restored villa nestled in an ancient olive grove, and the decaying grandeur of a classical temple reconstructed with ancient fragments.
10763 Руб.
Marquez Gabriel Garcia The General in His Labyrinth
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s most political novel tells the tragic story of General Simon Bolivar, the man who tried to unite a continent. Bolivar, who drove the Spanish from South America, where he is still known as ‘the Liberator’, is in Garcia Marquez’s brilliant re-imagining a hero who is also magnificently flawed. The novel follows his final journey down the Magdalena river in 1830, revisiting the scenes of his former glory and lamenting his lost dream of an alliance of American nations. Forced from power, dogged by assassins, prematurely aged and wasted by a fatal illness, the General is still a remarkably vital and mercurial man, who seems to remain alive by the sheer force of will that led him in the past to so many victories in both love and war. The General in his Labyrinth is an unforgettable portrait of a visionary from one of the greatest writers of our time. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.
3342 Руб.
McGrath Carol The Swan-Daughter
A marriage made in Heaven, or Hell? 1075 and Dowager Queen Edith has died. Her niece Gunnhild longs to leave Wilton Abbey but is her suitor Breton knight Count Alain of Richmond interested in her inheritance as the daughter of King Harold and Edith Swan-Neck, or does he love her for herself? Is her own love for Count Alain an enduring love or has she made a terrible mistake? The Swan Daughter is woven around a true 11th century tale of elopement, love and courage.
2412 Руб.
Camilleri A. The Sicilian Method
Mimi Augello is visiting his lover when the woman's husband unexpectedly returns to the apartment. Hurriedly, he climbs out the window and into the downstairs apartment, but from one danger to another. In the dark he sees a body lying on the bed.
933 Руб.
Camilleri A. The Sicilian Method
Mimi Augello is visiting his lover when the woman's husband unexpectedly returns to the apartment. Hurriedly, he climbs out the window and into the downstairs apartment, but from one danger to another. In the dark he sees a body lying on the bed.
933 Руб.
Puzo Mario Omerta
Omerta, the Sicilian code of silence, has been the cornerstone of the Mafia's sense of honour for centuries. Born in the Sicilian hills, omerta carried the Mafia through a hundred years of change, but now at the century's end it is becoming a relic from a bygone age. Honour may be silent - but money talks. New York - a mob boss is assassinated. His nephew Astorre Viola and the head of the city's FBI both launch investigations into the murder. But this time silence spreads like a contagion: the silence of rival gangs, the silence of crooked bankers, even the silence of the courts. The world of the Mafia is riven with greed, and Viola knows that now is the time to claim his destiny...
1474 Руб.
Colette La Chatte
Lorsque debute leur vie commune, Alain et Camille sont deux amis d’enfance que tout en apparence rapproche. Mais leurs secretes reveries les divisent. « Mon mariage, reconnait Alain, contente tout le monde et Camille, et il y a des moments ou il me contente aussi, mais… » Ce qu’Alain aime en Camille, c’est une beaute idealisee, faite d’immobilite et de silence. Aussi est-il deconcerte par son exuberance. Comme l’arrivee d’une saison nouvelle, la decouverte de leur intime division le met a la merci d’autres reves. Et c’est alors que le drame se noue. La chatte Saha sera desormais pour Alain la chimere sublime qui domine sa vie et pour Camille la rivale detestee contre laquelle aucun procede n’est trop brutal. Avec une maitrise et une sobriete sans egales, Colette a compose, en suivant les regles de l’art classique, une veritable tragedie d’amour a trois personnages.
2297 Руб.
Jacobs Anna A Widow's Courage
Lancashire 1934. Three years after her husband's sudden death, Stella comes into some money unexpectedly and decides to make a new start in the country. She settles on Ellin Valley, where she quickly begins to make friends. She falls in love with a cottage in Birch End, but an unscrupulous man wants it too. Will she be able to buy her dream home? Life has changed drastically for local handyman Wilf Pollard as well. When tragedy strikes, Wilf is left as the only support of his two young children. But his friends rally round to help so that he can pull his life together and take up an exciting new job with a well-respected builder. Some of the local council are eager to deal with the squalid conditions of the Backshaw Moss slum, but others will stop at nothing to keep their profitable rents. And Stella's dream cottage is threatened by their plans to build yet more cheap housing. Can Stella, Wilf and the residents of Birch End pull together to make sure good triumphs over evil?
2230 Руб.
Puzo M. Omerta
Omerta, the Sicilian code of silence, has been the cornerstone of the Mafia’s sense of honour for centuries. Born in the Sicilian hills, omerta carried the Mafia through a hundred years of change, but now at the century’s end it is becoming a relic from a bygone age. Honour may be silent - but money talks. New York - a mob boss is assassinated. His nephew Astorre Viola and the head of the city’s FBI both launch investigations into the murder. But this time silence spreads like a contagion: the silence of rival gangs, the silence of crooked bankers, even the silence of the courts. The world of the Mafia is riven with greed, and Viola knows that now is the time to claim his destiny...
859 Руб.
Versace Eros Pour Femme For Women Eau De Toilette 100ML
Eros Pour Femme Eau de Toilette offers a new sensual and addictive freshness based on the association of precious citrus notes: Sicilian lemon and mandarin with crisp, fruity notes of raspberry and blackberry. A touch of calone creates the icy effect of a temping sorbet. Velvety floral petals of magnolia and jasmine confer femininity, while a touch of orange blossom adds intensity and character. The dry down offers notes of white woods, musk, and ambrox to convey elegance and add a sensual dimension. The bottle is crafted within the mythological codes of the Versace DNA. The Medusa and the gold Greek key design are engraved on the edge, stamping their imposing authority on the bottle. Notes: Sicilian Lemon, Mandarin, Raspberry Sorbet, Blackberry, Magnolia, Orange Blossom, Jasmine Petals, Ambrox, White Woods, Musk.
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Puzo M. Omerta
Omerta, the Sicilian code of silence, has been the cornerstone of the Mafia’s sense of honour for centuries. Born in the Sicilian hills, omerta carried the Mafia through a hundred years of change, but now at the century’s end it is becoming a relic from a bygone age. Honour may be silent - but money talks. New York - a mob boss is assassinated. His nephew Astorre Viola and the head of the city’s FBI both launch investigations into the murder. But this time silence spreads like a contagion: the silence of rival gangs, the silence of crooked bankers, even the silence of the courts. The world of the Mafia is riven with greed, and Viola knows that now is the time to claim his destiny...
859 Руб.
Парфюмерная вода JACQUES ZOLTY A BIENTOT
JACQUES ZOLTY A BIENTOT 100 Женская парфюмерия
14866 Руб.
The Sicilian (мягк). Puzo M. (Британия ИЛТ)
After Mario Puzo wrote his internationally acclaimed The Godfather, he has often been imitated but never equaled. Puzo's classic novel The Sicilian stands as a cornerstone of his work-a lushly romantic, unforgettable tale of bloodshed, justice, and treachery. The year is 1950. Michael Corleone is nearing the end of his exile in Sicily. The Godfather has commanded Michael to bring a young Sicilian bandit named Salvatore Guiliano back with him to America. But Guiliano is a man caught in a bloody web of violence and vendettas. In Sicily, Guiliano is a modern-day Robin Hood who has defied corruption-and defied the Cosa Nostra. Now, in the land of mist-shrouded mountains and ancient ruins, Michael Corleone's fate is entwined with the dangerous legend of Salvatore Guiliano: warrior, lover, and the ultimate Siciliano. Формат: 10,5 см x 17,5 см. . 0
713 Руб.
The Sicilian (мягк). Puzo M. (Британия ИЛТ)
After Mario Puzo wrote his internationally acclaimed The Godfather, he has often been imitated but never equaled. Puzo's classic novel The Sicilian stands as a cornerstone of his work-a lushly romantic, unforgettable tale of bloodshed, justice, and treachery. The year is 1950. Michael Corleone is nearing the end of his exile in Sicily. The Godfather has commanded Michael to bring a young Sicilian bandit named Salvatore Guiliano back with him to America. But Guiliano is a man caught in a bloody web of violence and vendettas. In Sicily, Guiliano is a modern-day Robin Hood who has defied corruption-and defied the Cosa Nostra. Now, in the land of mist-shrouded mountains and ancient ruins, Michael Corleone's fate is entwined with the dangerous legend of Salvatore Guiliano: warrior, lover, and the ultimate Siciliano. Формат: 10,5 см x 17,5 см. . 0
713 Руб.
Beigbeder Frederic Conversations d'un enfant du siècle
Ecrire, c’est parler en silence, et reciproquement : parler, c’est ecrire a haute voix. J’ai interroge les auteurs de ce livre comme un apprenti garagiste questionnerait un professionnel sur la meilleure maniere de changer un joint de culasse. Je voulais dechiffrer leur methode, comprendre les rouages de leur travail, voler leurs secrets de fabrication. C’est fou comme on se sent bien en ecoutant les dernieres personnes intelligentes sur terre. Liste de mes interlocuteurs, de 1999 a 2014, par ordre chronologique d’apparition sur le papier : Bernard Frank, Philippe Sollers, Jean-Jacques Schuhl, Guillaume Dustan, Antonio Tabucchi, Umberto Eco, Gabriel Matzneff, Chuck Palahniuk, Catherine Millet, Jay McInerney, Albert Cossery, Francoise Sagan, Simon Liberati, Tom Wolfe, Charles Bukowski, Alain Finkielkraut, Michel Houellebecq, Jean d’Ormesson, Bernard-Henri Levy, Moi, Bret Easton Ellis, Paul Nizon, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, James Salter. F. B.
3281 Руб.
Lemaitre P. Inhuman Resources
Alain Delambre is a 57-year-old former HR executive, drained by four years of hopeless unemployment.All he is offered are small, demoralizing jobs. He has reached his very lowest ebb, and can see no way out.So when a major company finally invites him to an interview, Alain Delambre is ready to do anything, borrow money, shame his wife and his daughters and even participate in the ultimate recruitment test: a role-playing game that involves hostage-taking.Alain Delambre commits body and soul in this struggle to regain his dignity.But if he suddenly realised that the dice had been loaded against him from the start, his fury would be limitless.And what began as a role-play game could quickly become a bloodbath.
1375 Руб.