As an inseparable part of the Bulgarian people, the Bulgarian Jews have shared on an equal basis the entire history of their establishment as a nation. Integrated for centuries in Bulgarian society, the Bulgarian Jews have participated alongside all Bulgarians in the country's national history. They defended their homeland during the struggles for liberation from Ottoman rule and fought in all the wars in which Bulgaria was protecting it's statehood and nationhood. The contribution of the Jews to Bulgaria's economic, cultural and intellectual advancement following the Liberation is also considerable. It has ... |
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The unfading popularity of Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918) attests not only to the particular appeal of his luxuriant painting but also to the universal themes with which he worked: love, feminine beauty, aging, and death. The son of a goldsmith, Klimt created surfaces of ornate and jewel-like luminosity which show influence of both Egyptian and Japanese art. Through paintings, murals, and friezes, his work is defined by radiant color, fluid lines, floral elements, and mosaic-like patterning. With a number of subjects dealing with sensuality and desire as well as anxiety and despair, all this iridescence is also suffused ... |
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The book behind the second season of "Game of Thrones", an original series now on HBO. No. 1 "New York Times" bestselling author. ... In this eagerly awaited sequel to "A Game of Thrones", George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. "A Clash of Kings" transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced. A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for ... |
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Complete and unabridged. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Readers and critics were scandalized by The Awakening when it was first published, but it is now regarded as among the boldest and earliest examples of feminist fiction. It is published here with a selection of Chopin's strikingly perceptive short stories and introduced by Dr J. Michelle Coghlan, a specialist in American literature. In The Awakening, Edna Pontellier is on holiday ... |
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Жените от семейство Санбернар са живели в Морн Мари, къщата на върха на хълм извън Порт Анджелис, от поколения. Изградена от останките на плантация, която е поробила техните предци, тя се превръща в дом на род, свързан с нещо повече от кръвта. По една жена във всяко поколение е отговорна за преминаването на душите на мъртвите от града в отвъдното. Но връзката на Йеджиде с майка ѝ, Петронела, винаги е била пропита от гняв и пренебрежение, които Петронела упорито носи и на смъртния си одър, оставяйки Йеджиде неподготвена да изпълни съдбата си. Междувременно, Даруин расте в провинцията с благочестивата си майка ... |
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Official sponsor - London Fashion Week. ... "Artelier" takes its name from the French word for "artist's studio". "Artelier" is an eclectic mix of inspirations from the "Toni & Guy" International Artistic Team, who created ten definitive cut and eight colour techniques for 2012/2013. Transforming ready-to-wear shapes into a couture cut – classic ideals are transformed with internal disconnection that loosens and releases hair to create interesting texture and ultimate versatility – for multiple ways-to-wear style. Shattered perimeters, cross-reference strength and femininity, ... |
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Taking inspiration from high fashion, couture and street style, integrated for an ultimately wearable collection encompassing a multitude of lengths and shapes. Classic cuts are wig-like qualities with expanded width, whilst vigorous texture created by elaborate layering techniques achieves a rebelilious, DIY (Do it yourself) finish to the hair. Colour highlights catwalk inspired trends and palettes, reminiscent of the 90's "grunge generation". Simple techniques make strong statements in a variety of vintage hues clever futuristic undertones. An innovative collection of strong cut and colour choicesm ... |
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Official sponsor - London Fashion Week. ... "50/50 Collection" is a truly iconic celebration of "Toni & Guy" past 50 years of inspirational, trend-defining, fashion-led hairdressing that has changed the face of the industry forever, while the collection also looks firmly into the future with an eclectic mix of inspirations from the Toni & Guy International Artistic Team, who worked to create 10 definitive cut and colour techniques for 2013/2014. "50/50 Collection" pays homage to "Toni & Guy" illustrious legacy of creating beautiful hair, that has seen the brand being awarded both a & ... |
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Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends - a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago. As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off - villain, hero, tyrant, temptress - though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else's story. But when the teachers ... |
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Official sponsor - London Fashion Week. ... Echoing the "Toni & Guy" philosophy of functionality and individuality, cut and colour work in alignment to enhance texture, shape and personal expression. A collection of ten cut and colour techniques for man and woman. A raw, yet highly editorial collection with inspirations derived from fashion, music, street culture, art and architecture. Influences are gathered from decades gone by and futuristic ideas to give an "old meets new" approach and an ecclectic high-fashion feel in multiple lengths and textures. From strong statement cuts to uncomplicated ... |
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Based on the story of Louisa May Alcott . Retold by John Escott . ... When Christmas comes for the four March girls, there is no money for expensive presents and they give away their Christmas breakfast to a poor family. But there are no happier girls in America than Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. They miss their father, of course, who is away at the Civil War, but they try hard to be good so that he will be proud of his little women when he comes home. This heart-warming story of family life has been popular for more than a hundred years. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult ... |
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Illustrations by Gay Glasworthy. ... The weather was terribly hot. Hot winds blew and the air was full of red dust. But everyone knew that the hottest weather came before the rain. In September the rain clouds would gather. But September came and there were no rain clouds in the sky. At the cattle posts, far out in the bush, the wells began to dry up and the cattle began to die... This book is in British English. Here you can find: points for understanding comprehension questions; glossary of difficult vocabulary; free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheet at www.macmillanreaders.com . ... |
