It's a pleasure to spend the weekend reading the book and enjoy the development of the plot. True, with a large selection, it is not easy to immediately decide. What's interesting to find in serious writers?
Instructions
Step 1
Read Irving Stone's biographical novel Michelangelo. Torment and joy. " You will learn the details of the life and work of Michelangelo Buonarotti. The greatest sculptor and artist of the Renaissance went through a difficult life path: he knew wealth and poverty, recognition and endless intrigues of envious people. His well-being and creativity depended entirely on the benevolence of the popes, who, to his failure, changed too often. After the death of each, the fate of the great sculptor changed dramatically. You will get acquainted with the facts about how Michelangelo created the legendary sculpture "David", and what patrons he had. You may be interested in the details of the work on the painting of the famous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. The biography describes the difficult, and rather rival, relationship between Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
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Reading the book of Carlos Castaneda "Journey to Ixtlan", you can get acquainted with the mysterious world of the shamans of ancient Mexico. The author of the book was a simple American anthropologist doing research work on plants. The meeting with the magician Don Juan turned his life upside down. Carlos paid less and less attention to the career of a scientist, and soon, unbeknownst to himself, embarked on the Path of the Warrior. Several times a year, Castaneda visited his teacher, and they talked for a long time. Many times their trips to the Sanor Desert ended in a revolution of consciousness for the pedantic scientist. Carlos recorded all his encounters with the mysterious and incomprehensible. He desperately resisted, questioning the new knowledge. Do not take this book solely as a guide for modern shamans. It will be very interesting for lovers of metaphors and allegories. You will learn self-irony, appreciate every moment of life and take responsibility for what is happening. From the book you can learn about the sources of Personal Power. The shaman reveals the secrets of ancient tribes and teaches you to go to your goals, living in harmony with the world and paying attention to signs. "Journey to Ixtlan" is an allegorical story about the search for oneself, one's best life path.
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In the collection "Humor of Serious Writers" by F. Krivin you will find many stories of Russian classics with a humorous form of presentation that is uncharacteristic for them. The book contains ironic essays by A. N. Tolstoy, F. M. Dostoevsky, M. A. Bulgakov and many others. Read the story by F. M. Dostoevsky's "Crocodile", in which Ivan Matveyevich decided to act outside the box in order to attract public attention. The official came to the conclusion that if a crocodile swallows him, he will be seen there sooner. Outside the crocodile, such an opportunity did not appear to him. Ivan Matveyevich invited his wife to join, but she was embarrassed by the thought of an unpresentable appearance. The official’s friend tried to save the comrade and cited the advantages of a free life. However, the swallowed have their own philosophy. Find out how his trick ended for Ivan Matveyevich and what was the hidden subtext of F. M. Dostoevsky.
