Многие художественные романы показали своим читателям, чем может обернуться пристрастие к ставкам и работа в этой сфере. Однако нельзя забывать, что в жизни есть те, кто преуспел на этом поприще. В этой подборке мы расскажем о книгах, в которых описана биография таких людей.

Название: Индийская жена: исследования, эссе
Автор: Глушкова И.П. (сост.)
Издательство: M.: Восточная литература РАН
Год: 1996
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 247
Размер: 13 mb
Язык: русский

Эссе и статьи сборника "Индийская жена" в увлекательной форме рассказывают о порядке выбора супруги, правилах поведения жены (индуски, мусульманки и джайнки), предписаниях эротологического трактата "Камасутра", а также о супружеских конфликтах и любовных треугольниках. Своими впечатлениями о супружеской жизни делятся и сами индийцы — драматург, ученый и дипломат.

Книги о подростках зачастую относят к детским, не особо серьезным и важным книгам. Меж тем, в подобной литературе обычно поднимаются серьезные, взрослые темы. И несерьезные на первый взгляд истории становятся самыми интересными, самыми любимые. А уж если добавить в подобные книги спорт, то чтение становится еще более увлекательным.
В эту подборку мы внесли четыре книги. И, что важно, у каждой есть продолжение, а значит, вы еще не скоро расстанетесь с любимыми персонажами.

Название: When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People
Автор: Jeannie Gaffigan
Издательство: Grand Central Publishing
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 17 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat in this funny and heartfelt New York Times bestselling memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother, Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor. In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor. As the mother of 5 kids -- 6 if you include her husband -- sat in the neurosurgery department in star-covered sweats too whimsical for the seriousness of the situation, all she could think was Am I going to die?

Название: Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet
Автор: Marta McDowell
Издательство: Timber Press
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 26 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Emily Dickinson was a keen observer of the natural world, but less well known is the fact that she was also an avid gardener—sending fresh bouquets to friends, including pressed flowers in her letters, and studying botany at Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke. At her family home, she tended both a small glass conservatory and a flower garden. In Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life, award-winning author Marta McDowell explores Dickinson’s deep passion for plants and how it inspired and informed her writing. Tracing a year in the garden, the book reveals details few know about Dickinson and adds to our collective understanding of who she was as a person. By weaving together Dickinson’s poems, excerpts from letters, contemporary and historical photography, and botanical art, McDowell offers an enchanting new perspective on one of America’s most celebrated but enigmatic literary figures.

Название: How to Live Like a Crazy Rich Asian: The Ultimate Guide to the Fashion, Food, Parties, and Lifestyle of Singapore
Автор: Philip Choo
Издательство: Skyhorse
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 96 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Indulge in the fantastical lifestyle through this vibrant coffee table book! Philip Choo has been running a Crazy Rich Asians tour in Singapore since 2014—and this book will transport you directly there! Being a local, he has insider knowledge of real-life Singaporeans who have inspired characters and places featured in the movie, as well as tons of fun facts about the country and culture. Being the creator of the first Crazy Rich Asians tour, he was even invited by Singapore tourism board to host media and influencers prior to the movie launch. Packed with gorgeous photos, and features on beautiful clothes, homes, food, weddings, parties, and extra sidebars with local gossip (can you guess which is fact or fiction?), you'll learn the ins and outs of all things Singapore!

Название: On the Menu: The world's favourite piece of paper
Автор: Nicholas Lander
Издательство: Unbound
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 31 Мб
Язык: английский / English

In the must-anticipated companion volume to his first book, The Art of the Restauranteur, restaurant critic Nicholas Lander rejoices in the history, design and evolution of the world’s favourite piece of paper: the menu. On the Menu is a stunning collection of menus, from those at the cutting edge of contemporary culinary innovation, like El Bulli and Noma, to those that are relics from another time: a 1970s menu from L’Escargot at a time when all main courses cost less than one pound; the last menu from The French House Dining Room before Fergus Henderson departed for St John; a Christmas feast of zoo animals served during the Siege of Paris in 1870; and three of the world’s original restaurant menus―now hanging proudly in London’s Le Gavroche.

Название: Camel Crazy: A Quest for Miracles in the Mysterious World of Camels
Автор: Christina Adams
Издательство: New World Library
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 26 Мб
Язык: английский / English

In this page-turning odyssey, a mother on a mission travels the globe — from Bedouin camps in the Middle East to Amish farms in Pennsylvania to camel-herder villages in India — to obtain camel milk, which dramatically helps her son’s autism symptoms. Chronicling bureaucratic roadblocks, adventure-filled detours, and Christina Adams’s love-fueled determination, Camel Crazy explores why camels are cherished as family members and hailed as healers. Adams’s work uncovers studies of camel milk for possible treatment of autism, allergies, diabetes, and immune dysfunction, as well as ancient traditions of healing. But the most fascinating aspect of Adams’s discoveries is the gentle-eyed, mischievous camels themselves. Huge and often unpredictable, they are amazingly intelligent and adaptable. This moving and rollicking ode to “camel people” and the creatures they adore reveals the ways camels touch lives around the world.

Название: Одесса глазами очевидцев и летописцев
Автор: Горбатюк А.И. (сост.)
Издательство: Одесса: Optimum
Год: 2019
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 188
Размер: 16 mb
Язык: Русский

Собрание интересных цитат из книг и публикаций об Одессе более сотни местных и зарубежных авторов разных времен дает общее представление о двух с четвертью столетиях жизни этого прекрасного города с его уникальной историей и удивительными обитателями.

Название: Ghost-Hunting For Dummies
Автор: Zak Bagans
Издательство: For Dummies
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 19 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Dive into the ghostly world of the supernatural with America’s leading paranormal investigator. Inside, paranormal investigator, star, and executive producer of The Travel Channel's hit series, Ghost Adventures and founder of the award-winning Haunted Museum (Las Vegas’ most popular attraction), Zak Bagans takes readers on an exciting journey into the supernatural world. With insider information on the history of ghost-hunting to learning about ghosts with all kinds of temperaments, Ghost-Hunting For Dummies is peppered with true accounts and stories from Bagans' famous cases and investigations. Featuring expert advice on picking a haunted location, setting up cameras, and dealing with unwieldy ghosts, this book shows how today's investigators use the tools of modern science to study a wide range of paranormal activity.