mathematical walks a collection of interviews
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RUR 1843
Mathematical Walks is a science education project initiated by the Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kharkevich Institute) and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech). The project was implemented during 2016 with the support of a number of Russia's leading media companies. Magazines, newspapers and Internet portals published interviews with leading Russian mathematicians and scientists working in fields related to mathematics. Over 20 researchers were invited to be interviewed while strolling along the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg, discussing maths, politics, music, poetry, the current status of academic research in Russia and abroad, and many other things. A few of the interviews, marked as "special issues," use a more traditional format. This book is an English translation of the interviews. A lot of what they contain is specifically Russian, but that is part of their interest. We hope that the book will help a foreign reader to get a feeling for what Russian mathematicians talk about, what concerns them and what they aspire to. The careers of many of the interviewees overlap the Soviet and post-Soviet periods, so their memories take us on a "walk through time". Start from the beginning or start in the middle. We guarantee that you will be drawn in. Join us for a walk! Compiled by Inessa Grigaliunene.
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RUR 1699
"В этой книге мы собрали очень разных людей, жизнь которых оказалась связана с математикой, или просто полностью ей посвящена. И я с огромным удовольствием читал воспоминания близко мне знакомых людей, удивлялся и радовался прежде всего тому, что появилась на свет такая замечательная книга. А её потенциальный успех я бы измерил количеством тех мальчишек, которые выберут эту профессию, как в свое время её выбрал я…" .Александр Кулешов, академик РАН, ректор Сколтеха .Кто они, люди, которые занимаются математикой профессионально? Что происходит с математикой сегодня? Мы слышим истории про светящихся мышек, коллайдеры, берестяные грамоты и новые пилюли от всех болезней, но что мы знаем про математику? Мы слышали что-то про список Гильберта, что вроде решены какие-то суперсложные уравнения, но в нашем представлении просто не укладывается как это: "сидеть на работе и решать примерчики", как в школе. .А для чего это надо? Чем вообще живут математики и с чего всё началось? .Для того чтобы стало понятнее всем нам, не математикам, мы решили поговорить с ведущими специалистами страны. Математика - наука точная и очень сложная, именно поэтому мы решили снизить градус интеллектуального напряжения и выбрали непринуждённый формат прогулки. Наши герои не только рассказали нам о себе, своей работе и о том, что такое математика сегодня, но и показали нам значимые для этой науки места. Где "делали" и "делают" учёных-математиков, где жили, работали и просто собирались пообщаться великие умы, где и как совершались значимые открытия. .В проекте приняли участие свыше 20 исследователей с мировым именем из ведущих математических центров страны, несколько интервью вошло в Сборник как "специальные выпуски", в которых авторы чуть отступили от формата. Герои проекта гуляли улицам Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга, говорили о жизни, математике, о математике вокруг нас, о науке в целом, об учёных, о музыке, о поэзии. Да мало ли о чем могут на прогулке говорить учёный и научный журналист! Полистайте, почитайте. .Всё ещё не верите, что математика может быть интересной? Тогда скорее гулять! "Математические прогулки" зовут…
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RUR 1699
"В этой книге мы собрали очень разных людей, жизнь которых оказалась связана с математикой, или просто полностью ей посвящена. И я с огромным удовольствием читал воспоминания близко мне знакомых людей, удивлялся и радовался прежде всего тому, что появилась на свет такая замечательная книга. А её потенциальный успех я бы измерил количеством тех мальчишек, которые выберут эту профессию, как в свое время её выбрал я…" .Александр Кулешов, академик РАН, ректор Сколтеха .Кто они, люди, которые занимаются математикой профессионально? Что происходит с математикой сегодня? Мы слышим истории про светящихся мышек, коллайдеры, берестяные грамоты и новые пилюли от всех болезней, но что мы знаем про математику? Мы слышали что-то про список Гильберта, что вроде решены какие-то суперсложные уравнения, но в нашем представлении просто не укладывается как это: "сидеть на работе и решать примерчики", как в школе. .А для чего это надо? Чем вообще живут математики и с чего всё началось? .Для того чтобы стало понятнее всем нам, не математикам, мы решили поговорить с ведущими специалистами страны. Математика - наука точная и очень сложная, именно поэтому мы решили снизить градус интеллектуального напряжения и выбрали непринуждённый формат прогулки. Наши герои не только рассказали нам о себе, своей работе и о том, что такое математика сегодня, но и показали нам значимые для этой науки места. Где "делали" и "делают" учёных-математиков, где жили, работали и просто собирались пообщаться великие умы, где и как совершались значимые открытия. .В проекте приняли участие свыше 20 исследователей с мировым именем из ведущих математических центров страны, несколько интервью вошло в Сборник как "специальные выпуски", в которых авторы чуть отступили от формата. Герои проекта гуляли улицам Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга, говорили о жизни, математике, о математике вокруг нас, о науке в целом, об учёных, о музыке, о поэзии. Да мало ли о чем могут на прогулке говорить учёный и научный журналист! Полистайте, почитайте. .Всё ещё не верите, что математика может быть интересной? Тогда скорее гулять! "Математические прогулки" зовут…
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RUR 4192
In 1949 Mao Zedong hoisted the red flag over Beijing's Forbidden City. Instead of liberating the country, the communists destroyed the old order and replaced it with a repressive system that would dominate every aspect of Chinese life. In an epic of revolution and violence which draws on newly opened party archives, interviews and memoirs, Frank Dikotter interweaves the stories of millions of ordinary people with the brutal politics of Mao's court. A gripping account of how people from all walks of life were caught up in a tragedy that sent at least five million civilians to their deaths.
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RUR 646
In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook.
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RUR 1806
Gathered together for the first time: a rare and diverse collection of intimate interviews, straight from the mouth of America's most celebrated street poet. DYLAN ON DYLAN is a must-read for his millions of fans.Twenty-nine of the most significant and revealing conversations with the singer, stretching over forty years from the earliest days of his career in 1962 through to 2004, are brought together here to cover the gaps left by the Chronicles: Volume 1. Among the highlights are the seminal Rolling Stone interviews by Jann Wenner, Jonathan Cott, Kurt Loder and Mikal Gilmore, as well as the legendary 1966 Playboy interview.Dylan expert Jonathan Cott writes an introduction to this must-have collection of the artist in his own words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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RUR 1806
Gathered together for the first time: a rare and diverse collection of intimate interviews, straight from the mouth of America's most celebrated street poet. DYLAN ON DYLAN is a must-read for his millions of fans.Twenty-nine of the most significant and revealing conversations with the singer, stretching over forty years from the earliest days of his career in 1962 through to 2004, are brought together here to cover the gaps left by the Chronicles: Volume 1. Among the highlights are the seminal Rolling Stone interviews by Jann Wenner, Jonathan Cott, Kurt Loder and Mikal Gilmore, as well as the legendary 1966 Playboy interview.Dylan expert Jonathan Cott writes an introduction to this must-have collection of the artist in his own words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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RUR 2412
Edited by Darren Ambrose and with a foreword by Simon Reynolds, this comprehensive collection brings together the work of acclaimed blogger, writer, political activist and lecturer Mark Fisher (aka k-punk). Covering the period 2004 - 2016, the collection will include some of the best writings from his seminal blog k-punk; a selection of his brilliantly insightful film, television and music reviews; his key writings on politics, activism, precarity, hauntology, mental health and popular modernism for numerous websites and magazines; his final unfinished introduction to his planned work on "Acid Communism"; and a number of important interviews from the last decade.
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RUR 2412
Edited by Darren Ambrose and with a foreword by Simon Reynolds, this comprehensive collection brings together the work of acclaimed blogger, writer, political activist and lecturer Mark Fisher (aka k-punk). Covering the period 2004 - 2016, the collection will include some of the best writings from his seminal blog k-punk; a selection of his brilliantly insightful film, television and music reviews; his key writings on politics, activism, precarity, hauntology, mental health and popular modernism for numerous websites and magazines; his final unfinished introduction to his planned work on "Acid Communism"; and a number of important interviews from the last decade.
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RUR 6376
An inspiring collection of quotes from The Talks, a much-loved online magazine featuring candid interviews with visionaries Over the last decade, The Talks has conducted more than 500 interviews with cultural visionaries - illuminating conversations with artists, actors, directors, chefs, fashion designers, architects, authors, musicians, and athletes. For this book, The Talks' founders Sven Schumann and Johannes Bonke have selected the finest quotes from those conversations and arranged them by category - including acting, advice, age, beauty, creativity, inspiration, love, money, nature, rebellion, and more. The result: a fast-paced, insightful look into the lives and minds of the creative voices of our time.
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RUR 2017
In his startling and singular new short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person', a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World', which reveals a woman's agonised consideration of her confusing sexual relationship with her husband; and 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men', a dark, hilarious series of portraits of men whose fear of women renders them grotesque. Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many different guises. Thought-provoking and playful, this collection confirms David Foster Wallace as one of the most imaginative young writers around. Wallace delights in leftfield observation, mining the ironic, the surprising and the illuminating from every situation. His new collection will delight his growing number of fans, and provide a perfect introduction for new readers.
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RUR 6973
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook.
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RUR 4843
The ultimate guide to the art of the MC, containing over 100 exclusive interviews with world-famous artists A first of its kind collection, How to Rap is an insightful and intelligent breakdown of the elements of rap for anyone wanting to learn the art form or understand the principles behind it. Author Paul Edwards examines the dynamics of hip hop from every region and in every form - mainstream, underground, current and classic - looking in particular at content, flow, writing and delivery. Edwards provides unparalleled access to the most acclaimed names in rap and their methods of working, with a foreword by Kool G Rap and interviews with over 100 artists, including Public Enemy, Mobb Deep, Schoolly D, Nelly, will.i.am, Arrested Development, A Tribe Called Quest, and Rah Digga. This one and only comprehensive examination of the MC art form is pure gold for the hip hop lover.
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RUR 4421
A fascinating life of Sergei Shchukin, the great collector who changed the face of Russia's art world. Sergei Shchukin was a highly successful textiles merchant in the latter half of the nineteenth century, but he also had a great eye for beauty. He was one of the first to appreciate the qualities of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists and to acquire works by Cezanne, Matisse, and Picasso. A trailblazer in the Russian art world, Shchukin and his collection shocked, provoked, and inspired awe, ridicule, and derision among his contemporaries. This is the first English-language biography of Sergei Shchukin, written by art historian Natalya Semenova and adapted by Shchukin's grandson Andre Delocque. Featuring personal diary entries, correspondence, interviews, and archival research, it brings to light the life of a man who has hitherto remained in the shadows, and shows how despite his controversial reputation, he opened his collection to the public, inspiring a future generation of artists and changing the face of the Russian art world.
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RUR 4337
This book, part of the New York Times bestselling The Wes Anderson Collection series, takes readers behind the scenes of the Oscar®-winning film The Grand Budapest Hotel with a series of interviews between writer/director Wes Anderson and movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz.Introduction by award-winning playwright Anne WashburnLearn all about the film’s conception, hear personal anecdotes from the set, and explore the wide variety of sources that inspired the screenplay and imagery—from author Stefan Zweig to filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch to photochrom landscapes of turn-of-the-century Middle Europe. Also inside are interviews with costume designer Milena Canonero, composer Alexandre Desplat, lead actor Ralph Fiennes, production designer Adam Stockhausen, and cinematographer Robert Yeoman; essays by film critics Ali Arikan and Steven Boone, film theorist and historian David Bordwell, music critic Olivia Collette, and style and costume consultant Christopher Laverty; and an introduction by playwright Anne Washburn. Previously unpublished production photos, artwork, and ephemera illustrate each essay and interview.The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel stays true to Seitz’s previous book on Anderson’s first seven feature films, The Wes Anderson Collection, with an artful, meticulous design and playful, original illustrations that capture the spirit of Anderson’s inimitable aesthetic, offering an overview of Anderson’s filmography.Praise for The Wes Anderson Collection:“The Wes Anderson Collection comes as close as a book can to reading like a Wes Anderson film. The design is meticulously crafted, with gorgeous full-page photos and touches.”—The A.V. Club
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RUR 4337
This book, part of the New York Times bestselling The Wes Anderson Collection series, takes readers behind the scenes of the Oscar®-winning film The Grand Budapest Hotel with a series of interviews between writer/director Wes Anderson and movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz.Introduction by award-winning playwright Anne WashburnLearn all about the film’s conception, hear personal anecdotes from the set, and explore the wide variety of sources that inspired the screenplay and imagery—from author Stefan Zweig to filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch to photochrom landscapes of turn-of-the-century Middle Europe. Also inside are interviews with costume designer Milena Canonero, composer Alexandre Desplat, lead actor Ralph Fiennes, production designer Adam Stockhausen, and cinematographer Robert Yeoman; essays by film critics Ali Arikan and Steven Boone, film theorist and historian David Bordwell, music critic Olivia Collette, and style and costume consultant Christopher Laverty; and an introduction by playwright Anne Washburn. Previously unpublished production photos, artwork, and ephemera illustrate each essay and interview.The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel stays true to Seitz’s previous book on Anderson’s first seven feature films, The Wes Anderson Collection, with an artful, meticulous design and playful, original illustrations that capture the spirit of Anderson’s inimitable aesthetic, offering an overview of Anderson’s filmography.Praise for The Wes Anderson Collection:“The Wes Anderson Collection comes as close as a book can to reading like a Wes Anderson film. The design is meticulously crafted, with gorgeous full-page photos and touches.”—The A.V. Club