From the Big Bang to Black Holes. The phenomenal international bestseller. Updated editition. ... Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece which begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time - from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and string theory. To this day a A Brief History Of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its ... |
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The extraordinary international bestseller. ... The Capitol Building, Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom. When Langdon's mentor, Peter Solomon - prominent mason and philanthropist - is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons. It is to take him on a breathless chase through Washington's dark history. All that was familiar is changed into a ... |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic detective chiller. It features the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, in his most challenging case. The Baskerville family is haunted by a phantom beast "with blazing eyes and dripping jaws" which roams the mist-enshrouded moors around the isolated Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor. Now the hound seems to be stalking young Sir Henry, the new master of the Baskerville estate. Is this devilish spectre the manifestation of the family curse? Or is Sir Henry the victim of a vile and scheming murderer? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve this devilish affair. The ... |
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The Best of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fifty-six short stories featuring the arch sleuth. Basing his selection around the author’s own twelve personal favourites, David Stuart Davies has added a further eight sparkling stories to Conan Doyle’s "Baker Street Dozen", creating a unique volume which distils the pure essence of the world’s most famous detective. Within these pages the reader will encounter the greatest collection of villains and the weirdest and most puzzling mysteries ever seen in print. And there at the centre, in a London ... |
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За актуализирания изпит "Certificate in Advanced English" от 2015 година. ... Учебната тетрадка осигурява по 5 страници с допълнителни практически упражнения за всеки урок в учебника. Разделът към конкретен урок винаги представя различни типове задачи, които обхващат формата на всички изпитни компоненти. Тетрадката се предлага във вариант с отговори и без отговори, като към всяко от двете издания е приложено CD. Дискът съдържа аудиоматериалите, необходими за всички задачи за слушане в учебната тетрадка. Учебната система "Complete Advanced - Second Edition" включва: учебник + CD учебна тетрадка + ... |
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Настоящият Руско-български / Българско-руски речник включва над 60 000 лексикални единици и изрази. Широко представени са новите думи и значения, навлезли в езика през последното десетилетие на ХХ и началото на XXI век и свързани с прилагането на информационните и мобилните технологии, както и с новите икономически, политически и социални реалности в руското и българското общество. Включени са често употребявани лексеми и изрази от разговорната и младежката реч. Акцентира се върху многозначността на думите и тяхната стилистична обагреност. Посочен е родът на съществителните, глаголите са представени във видови двойки, ... |