"In a fast paced world with media focused on single, dramatic images there is the danger that extended documentary work like that of Babak Salari’s may be missed in the rush for the next great cover shot. Salari’s photographs, by contrast, require us to slow down and savour the moments he has rendered on film. Like any story, the best way to experience “Remembering the People of Afghanistan” is to be conscious of the telling and willing to let ourselves be affected by it. Salari’s photos form a rich, complex story told in a soft voice. It is the story of a people recounted with empathy and respect. At times, it is ... |
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The Flash Reading Scheme provides a stimulating yet structured approach to developing reading skills. The carefully graded vocabulary throughout its five reading levels enables children to learn keywords whilst enjoying exciting, fun-filled stories. The amusing characters and their adventures with the magic camera have been specially created to capture the imaginations of the young in both familiar and unusual settings. Each illustration has been designed to encourage discussion and interaction, and playful Tiger can be found hiding amongst the pages of every story. Level Two of the Flash Reading Scheme helps your child ... |
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The art and science of communicating numbers. Making Numbers Count is a lively, practical, first-of-its-kind guide to turning cold, clinical data into a memorable story. How many hours' worth of songs are on your Spotify Wrapped this year? How much is your commute time really worth? How do you work out how likely you are to get Covid based on the official statistics? How do your viewing hours track against the most popular shows on Netflix? Whether you're interested in global problems like climate change, and understanding that the Australian wildfires destroyed an area twice the size of Portugal, or just ... |
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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2021. In Sweden, refugee children fall asleep for months and years at a time. In upstate New York, high school students develop contagious seizures. In the US Embassy in Cuba, employees complain of headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises in the night. These disparate cases are some of the most remarkable diagnostic mysteries of the twenty-first century, as both doctors and scientists have struggled to explain them within the boundaries of medical science and - more crucially - to treat them. What unites them is that they are all examples of a particular ... |
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This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics briskly explains Einstein's general relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, and the role humans play in this weird and wonderful world. Carlo Rovelli, a renowned theoretical physicist, is a delightfully poetic and philosophical scientific guide. He takes us to the frontiers of our knowledge: to the most minute reaches of the fabric of space, back to the origins of the cosmos, and into the workings of our minds. The book celebrates the joy of discovery."Here, on ... |
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... ... Among the stars and across the vast expanses of space, the Galactic Civil War rages. On the battlefields of multiple worlds in the Mid Rim, legions of stormtroopers are waging brutal combat against an armada of freedom fighters. In the streets of ravaged cities, the Rebel Alliance forces are pushing deeper into Imperial territory as they grapple with the savage realities of war on the ground. Leading the charge are the soldiers of Twilight Company - the Sixty-first Mobile Infantry, whose hard-bitten, ferociously loyal members doggedly survive where others perish. Against ... |
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"Sunday Times" bestselling Author. ... Welcome to New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson 's first collection of short fiction. These wonderful works, originally published individually, have been collected for the first time and convey the true expanse of the Cosmere. Telling the exciting tales of adventure Sanderson fans have come to expect, "Arcanum Unbounded" include the Hugo Award-winning novella "The Emperor's Soul", an excerpt from the graphic novel "White Sand", and the never-before-published Stormlight Archive novella "Edgedancer". ... |
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В книгата са разгледани нелинейни ефекти, проявявани при протичането на природните бедствия, негативните последици от тях и преодоляването им. Основно внимание е отделено на най-опасните и смъртоносни бедствия (земетресения и цунами), които през последните години предизвикват все повече жертви и разрушения. Разгледани са и други природни опасности като вулкани, горски пожари, наводнения, бури и др. Изучаването на природните опасности, тяхното моделиране, разработването на методологии за комплексна оценка на риска и менажирането и картирането му, са сред основните тематични направления в книгата. Оценката на уязвимост, ... |
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The main purpose of the book Mathematical Handbook is to present school Students, applying to Mathematical Colleges and Universities, candidates for SAT I and SAT II, Students of Mathematics, Computer sciences, Economics, Engineering, Physics and other sciences full information on mathematics concepts, formulas, graphs, axioms, theorems and tables. Moreover, this book is helpful to those Students who go to mathematics exams and competitions, where they can easily express their own ideas and thoughts by solving mathematical problems. Mathematical handbook is written according to the newest educational programs and ... |
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Изданието е съвместимо с настоящата учебна програма. ... Преработената "Easy Grammar for the 7th Grade" към Hello! New edition е единствената практическа граматика по английски език, предназначена специално за 7. клас. Тя е лесна и удобна за ползване и включва целия граматичен материал от учебната програма. "Easy Grammar" съдържа: обяснения на български език на всички граматични конструкции; много примери, които илюстрират тяхната употреба; допълнителни упражнения за правилно прилагане на граматичните правила; четири преговорни урока за затвърдяване на наученото; отговори на всички упражнения. & ... |
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The textbook presents consistently the basic concepts in general chemistry that relate to the types of chemical bonds binding atoms in organic molecules. Special attention is also paid to the structure, configuration and conformation of organic molecules, which are closely related to their biological activity. The material included in this textbook will facilitate English-speaking medical students in learning the material taught in the pre-clinical disciplines, such as Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Physiology and others. In addition, learning about the chemical properties of biologically important molecules and linking ... |
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Целенасочените геоложки изследвания на остров Ливингстън, където се намира българската полярна база Св. Климент Охридски, започват преди 30 години, по време на самостоятелната българска антарктическа експедиция през астралното лято на 1993 - 1994 г. Дотогава са били провеждани единични рекогносцировъчни проучвания от полеви лагери на британски, аржентински, чилийски, полски и испански геолози. В този труд се прави обобщение на синтезираните данни за стратиграфията и геоложката еволюция на остров Ливингстън през кредния период. Основните изводи са резултат на детайлната картировка в мащаб 1:5000, прецизното разчленяване ... |
