Ryjov A.
The death of the great ones. 50 accidents
SKU | 198830 |
EAN | 9785699214648 |
ISBN | 978-5-699-21464-8 |
Author | Ryjov A. |
Series | Gift edition |
Publisher | Эксмо |
Publication date | 2007 |
Copies | Эксмо |
Dimensions | 60x90/16 (~145х217 мм) |
Paperback | 352 |
Cover | Твердый |
Fragile | No |
Qty in box | 1 |
Minimal order | 1 |
Unit | pc |
Tax rate | 7% |
Created at | 12.10.2010 |
Login to see prices
Description
Sudden, ridiculous death is always a tragedy, extreme, extreme bewilderment. Want to exclaim: "This can't be! This can't be happening!" The mind refuses to accept the reality especially when it comes to people truly great. The book contains stories of some of the idols: actors, musicians, artists, writers, scientists, whose life was cut short in an accident. For example, the world famous author of the novel "gone with the wind Margaret Mitchell died in a terrible accident - she was hit by a taxi that was being driven by a drunk driver. The poet Alexander Galich, tuning the radio, by mistake put the antenna wire in the wrong connector, and is fatally electrocuted. Russian writer and philosopher Dmitry Pisarev drowned while swimming in the Gulf of Riga, almost in shallow water... an Accident is a black mark. It is impossible to predict, it cannot be avoided and, noting a different fates, it equalizes the great and simple, generals and soldiers, kings and slaves...