Saturday Night Fry was a six-part comedy series on BBC Radio 4.
Hosted by Stephen Fry — accompanied each week by a selection of guests including Jim Broadbent, Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Robert Bathurst, Julia Hills, Alison Steadman and long-time collaborator Hugh Laurie — the show took the form of a round table discussion and sketches which veered tangentially from the sublime to the ridiculous.
An examination of Infinity — in history and science — with excursions into literature and philosophy, written by one of the most successful writers of popular science. Infinity is surely the strangest idea that humans have ever thought. Where did it come from and what is it telling us about our Universe? Can there actually be infinities? Or is infinity just a label for something that is never reached, no matter how long you go on counting?Can you do an infinite number of things in a finite amount of time?Is the universe infinite?
Авторизованный перевод с английского языка выходящего в США учебного пособия (2-е издание), предназначенного для старшекурсников и преподавателей языковых факультетов и вузов, а также для тех, кто самостоятельно и серьезно изучает английский язык. Это издание специально переработано и дополнено для русских читателей. Его автор, одна из старших синхронных переводчиков ООН,Линн Виссон, — выпускница Гарварда с докторской степенью по русскому языку и литературе, была профессором Колумбийского и других университетов Америки.
John Horgan, author of the best-selling The End of Science, chronicles the most advanced research into the mechanics—and meaning—of mystical experiences. How do trances, visions, prayer, satori, and other mystical experiences "work"? What induces and defines them? Is there a scientific explanation for religious mysteries and transcendent meditation? John Horgan investigates a wide range of fields — chemistry, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, theology, and more — to narrow the gap between reason and mystical phenomena.
The queen of vegetarian hip is back! Convinced that entertaining doesn"t have to be high-stress or high-maintenance, Didi Emmons presents an alternative view: the best parties aren"t meticulously planned. Crammed with innovative ideas for delightfully informal gatherings and hundreds of globally inspired, big-flavored vegetarian recipes, Entertaining for a Veggie Planet proves that having friends over — whether for the season finale of a favorite TV show or for a book group discussion — is not only easy, it"s fun.
