Stephen Davies – лучшие книги

Хильда — настоящая искательница приключений. Тролли, великаны, морские духи, древесный человек и даже ручной лисолень — кого только не встретишь в сказочной долине. Девочка смело исследует мир, полный магии и тайн. Но однажды она знакомится с загадочными невидимыми существами. Они требуют, чтобы Хильда и ее мама покинули родные края. Кто они? Почему люди их не…

Mali 2012: Islamische Rebellen fallen in Timbuktu ein und etablieren in der Stadt die Scharia. Der Hirtenjunge Ali ist einer von ihnen. Er verabscheut Musik, Tanzen und alles, was das Leben lebenswert macht. Kadija lebt in Timbuktu. Sie spielt in einer Band, liebt Literatur und pfeift auf die Gesetze der Dschihadisten. Als Ali und seine Freunde einen berühmten Musikclub der Stadt in die Luft sprengen, kreuzen sich ihre Wege...

Up the downy dunes, across the dark, wide river and up and down the steep, steep mountain, Penda lovingly carries a bowl of milk to her father in the grasslands. But will she manage to get it there without spilling a single drop? Authentic setting drawn from the author's own experience, this is a wonderfully fun introduction for small children to a completely different culture.

Old Al Haji Amadu had three wives, seven children - and five extremely naughty goggle-eyed goats that munched and gobbled and chewed whatever they could find. One day, enough was enough, they had to go! But getting rid of these troublesome goats proved to be harder than Al Haji could ever have imagined... 'One of the best new picture books of this year.' The Times

In this engaging text, Stephen Davies provides an incisive account of the core subjects and questions in contemporary philosophy of art. Topics include the interpretation of art; the relation between art, culture, and our evolutionary heritage; the

Book DescriptionRepresenting Stephen Davies's best shorter writings, these essays outline developments within the philosophy of music over the last two decades, and summarize the state of play at the beginning of a new century. Including two new and