Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men, her struggle against the social mores of ... |
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A short history of Bulgaria. ... Ivan Ilchev (b.1953) is full professor in Modern Balkan History at the Sofia University. He teaches modern history of the Balkans (18th-20th centuries), social history of the Balkans, history of Bulgaria, international relations in the Balkans, theory and history of propaganda, history of advertising in Bulgaria, history and theory of nationalism in the Balkans. This is a very useful edition of the Bulgarian history. ... |
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The story of Edmund Dantes, self-styled Count of Monte Cristo, is told with consummate skill. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of intrigue, betrayal, escape, and triumphant revenge moves at a cracking pace. Dumas' novel presents a powerful conflict between good and evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is complicated by the hero's ultimate discomfort with the hubristic implication of his own actions. Our edition ... |
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Всеки аспект от нашето съществуване може да се разбира като проход, отвор, врата. Любов, негодувание, приятелство, успех, провал, раждане, смърт... Картите в тази колода са 78 врати, физически и метафорични, способни да ни осигурят ключа към най-важната врата, тази на нашата душа. Броя на картите е 78. Размерите на една карта са 6.6 x 12 cm. Към тях има и инструкции на английски, италиански, испански, френски и немски език. ... |
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Video, Game Compendium. ... Based on a series of Polish novels extremely popular in Eastern Europe, "Тhe Witcher" games have sold more then 5.5 million copies and collectively won over 250 awards worldwide. There are currently two games available across multiple platforms, and a third is slated for release in 2014. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be released in 2014 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Dark Horse is introducing a new series of graphic novels chronicling the adventures of Geralt, a witcher, one of the few remaining monster hunters. Dive deep into the world of monster hunters, as the prominent characters from ... |
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Митът за Инана, шумерската богиня - девица и майка, любовница и воин, млада и стара - се предава през вековете и културите в непрекъснато променящи се свещени форми. Богинята се трансформира и обновява, оставайки вярна на себе си. Митът се променя и остава последователен. Свещеното женско начало е митът на цялото човечество, погледнато от женска и лунна гледна точка. Това е митът, който допълва нашата патриархална чувствителност. Броя на картите е 78. Размера на една карта е 6.6 x 12 cm. ... |
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Здрачен шепот се промъква в ъглите на душата ти, събуждайки отдавна забравени чувства. Сюрреалистични образи галят и изненадват ума ви. Извитите линии и цветове радват очите ви. Горчиво-сладка красота, подплатена с тъга, оживява сърцето ви и вие сте докоснати и трогнати невероятно. Вие сте се променили. Вие сте по-мъдри. Светът ви изглежда по-сложен, но не и по-малко красив. Броя на картите е 78. Размера на една карта е 6.6 x 12 cm. ... |
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Aestheticization in tourism is used in different types of projects in all kinds of tourism objects like hotels, resorts, restaurants, sport and golf clubs, casinos, cruise ships and others. The designer’s role is especially important for the success of these projects. In his activities he will comply with the essence of the tourist, the functional requirements of the object, the requirements of the standards for achieving a certain image (for example in the hotel chains), as well as with the budgetary and financial constraints. Aesthetic solutions in the tourism reflects the goals that the objects want to implement, such ... |
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It was then that Erda, the great mother goddess, uttered an onerous prophesy: only a man of free will could wear the Ring and direct its might. The Rheingold brought damnation to all others and they all, dwarf or giant, mortal or god, would fall victim and the Ring would vanquish them... But if a man of free will were to don it, all would be freed and the gods would perish. Peter Stanimirov is a Bulgarian artist. His name associate with comics magazine "Rainbow", with "Pleiades Publishing House" and book covers of Stephen King and Dean Koontz , with the boom of books games at Bulgaria, with his ... |
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An abridged edition with an afterword by Marcus Clapham. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas is the ultimate novel of retribution. Based on a true story, it recounts the story of Edouard Dantes, his betrayal and imprisonment in the sinister Chateau d'If. Years later, Paris is intrigued by the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, who bursts onto the Paris social scene with his millions. He encounters the three principal betrayers of Dantes who have prospered in the post-Napoleonic boom and, one by one, their lives fall apart. The book was a huge, popular ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... One of the first great spy novels, "The Riddle of the Sands" is set during the long, suspicious years leading up to the First World War. In spite of good prospects in the Foreign Office, sardonic civil servant Carruthers is finding it hard to endure the boredom of his life in London. He accepts an invitation from a college friend, Davies, a shyly intrepid yachtsman, and joins him on a sailing holiday in the Baltic, and there, amidst the sunshine and bright blue seas, they discover a German plot to invade England... Like much contemporary British ... |
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Pack your suitcase for the final magical adventure at the Strangeworlds Travel Agency! Flick and Jonathan have faced countless dangers in their roles as part of the Strangeworlds Society and come out alive on the other side. But what do they really know about the Society they are risking their lives for? Why does it exist? Who is Strangeworlds there to protect? And what in the worlds is happening to the multiverse now? With worlds everywhere under threat of collapse and mysteries abounding, it's up to Flick and Jonathan to discover the answers to these questions. And only if they can uncover the secrets of ... |