Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us.
We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?
In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we’re going.
Sapiens is a thrilling account of humankind’s extraordinary history - from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age - and our journey from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. ... |
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"Im Jahr, an dessen Schwelle wir stehen, wird unser Volk den 100. Jahrestag der Befreiung Bulgariens vom osmanischen Joch begehen. Ein Jahrhundert nationale Freiheit nach fünf Jahrhunderten Knechtschaft! Ein jahrhundert, das durch den Aufgang des roten Sterns unserer revolutionären kommunistischen Bewegung gekennzeichnet ist, ein jahrhundert, dessen Weg von dem in den Kämpfen gegen den kapitalismus und Faschismus vergossenen Blut gezeichnet ist, ein jahrhundert, das mit den großen Schritten der socialistischen Fünfjahrpläne der kommunistischen Zukunft Bulgariens entgegenschreitet. Vom ... |
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Sustainable Corporate Governance in 21st century. ... This book is dedicated to those, who wish for a stress-free natural environment for themselves, their children and their children’s children. The narrative tells the story of how investments - a critical factor in the global economy - can mitigate the impact of climate change. Finding a way for the key corporate governance players to reconcile economic and sustainable development criteria is the main theme. This is a point that needs to be understood by the global community, because, unlike financial crises, the ill effects of global warming can not be reversed.
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This is a book about TRUTH - and all the ingenious ways, throughout history, that we've managed to avoid it.
We live in a 'post-truth' age, we're told. The US has a president who openly lies on a daily basis (or who doesn't even know what's true, and doesn't care). The internet has turned our everyday lives into a misinformation battleground. People don't trust experts any more. But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? As the editor of the UK's leading independent fact-checker, Tom Phillips deals with complete bollocks every day. Here, he tells the story of how we ... |
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Адаптираната версия на разказите на Ръдиард Киплинг е от поредицата "Language Trainer", предназначена да помага на учащите да усъвършенстват познанията си по английски език на ниво B1, развиват своите умения за четене и за превод.
Настоящата книга съдържа:
адаптирана версия на разказите на Нобеловия лауреат Ръдиард Киплинг "Mowgli’s Brothers", "Kaa’s Hunting" и "Tiger! Tiger!" на английски език;
превод на по-сложните думи и изрази, даден за улеснение на самото място в текста;
шест теста, подходящи за всички, владеещи английски език на средно ниво, които се занимават ... |
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The notion of intuitionistic fuzzy set has received a lot of attention in the recent years, especially as a tool to deal with uncertainty. This book aims to outline the main results in the area in concise manner, to provide a useful summary of similar concepts and how they relate to intuitionistic fuzzy sets, and to show that some of the claimed "extensions" proposed by different authors are in fact incorrect, redundant, etc. It also highlights new venues for research and defines currently open problems which could serve all interested researchers as a road map in their investigations. ... |
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Шест истории от майстора на късия разказ Хектор Хю Мънроу, известен с литературния си псевдоним Саки.
Настоящата книга съдържа:
разказите "The Lumber Room", "The Open Window", "Tobermory", "The Mouse", "The Guest" и "Laura" от Саки (Хектор Хю Мънроу) на английски език;
превод на по-сложни думи и изрази;
шест теста, подходящи за всички, владеещи английски език на средно ниво (B2);
ключ с отговорите на тестовете.
Поредицата "Language Trainer" е предназначена да помага на учащите да усъвършенстват познанията си по английски език, като:
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This book is based on a PhD thesis entitled "Philosophy of Translation: Between the Literal and the Interpretation". The present text differs from the latter not merely in form - both due to the year - long maturation of the initial ideas, as well as to the different target audience. The research aims at elucidating the position and interrelation of interpretation and literalness, as well as the factors underlining their interaction in the process of translation. What ultimately ensues is a new perspective on questions regarding the essence and boundaries of translation. ... |
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"Brain Training Puzzles" by Eric Saunders. ... |
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Puzzles are an excellent way to improve your mental prowess. The collection of IQ puzzles is designed to do just that, sharpening your mental skills all while keeping you entertained for hours. ... |
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Faculty of Classical and modern Philology. ... "Shakespeare’s Wordplay and Possible Worlds" proposes a novel possible-world approach to the complex interpretative potential of Shakespeare’s wordplay. The approach is based on the observation that in Shakespeare multiple significations of ambiguous words or syntactic structures often cohere with other apparently unambiguous words or syntactic structures and thus project parallel cognitive scenarios. ... |
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В недалечното бъдеще климатът на земята е доста по-горещ и животът не е такъв, какъвто го познаваме. Заради глобалното затопляне нивото на световния океан се е повишило. Стават три страшни наводнения и огромни вълни заливат и унищожават крайбрежни градове по целия свят. В малкото австралийско градче Аксъл Мийна и брат й Марк водят спокоен, но не напълно безопасен живот. Винаги съществува опасност от бандитски нападения, а и от следващо страшно наводнение...
Заглавието е част от атрактивна поредица от оригинални книги за четене, написани специално за учениците в 8. клас, които изучават интензивно английски език. Книгата ... |
