Over 200 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and conceptual pieces trace the story of modern art's innovation and adventure. With explanatory texts for each work, and essays introducing each of the major modern movements, this is an authoritative overview of the ideas and the artworks that shook up standards, assaulted the establishment, and trailblazed new ideas. A blow-by-blow account of groundbreaking modernism. Most art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. ... |
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In this contemporary adventure, Dan spends a day at his dad's hotel. However hard Dan tries to help, things seem to turn out badly, with one accident following another. Then Dan's luck changes, and he helps to solve a crime. "Macmillan English Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National Literacy Strategy and by teaching methodology for first language speakers of English, "Macmillan Explorers" is supported by an understanding of ... |
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Based on the story of John Christopher. Retold by Susan Binder. ... In the distant future, Harl and Ellen talk about their work and their lives. Their work as scientists is more important to them than love. Harl plans to leave Earth, on a long journey through space. Ellen plans to stay on Earth, to change the way the human mind works. When Harl returns to Earth, the world will be a very different place. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the CEFR. Word count: 6.250 ... |
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This volume is dedicated to the sixtiest anniversary of Professor Borislav Bojanov. It is a collection of twenty one papers, written by highly respected colleagues and friends as well as by some of his former students. We are deeply grateful to all authors who presented a paper as a special gift for an outstanding mathematician, dedicated teacher and a great person. WE thank everyone who helped us to organize and publish the volume, especially Prof. Georgi Grozev, Dr. Spasimir Paskov, and Dr. Quergana Petkova. Our warm thanks also go to Acad. Blagovest Sendov, Prof. Raytcho Lazarov, and Prof. Pencho Petrushev for their ... |
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The multi-million copy bestseller. ... "Everyone must read 12 Rules for Life. And then pass it on to a friend." Chris Evans "Genuinely extraordinary... unmatched by any other modern thinker... a prophet for our times." Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Mail "Briliant... The truth can set you free." Sunday Times "The most influential publick intellectual in the Western world right now." The New York Times "Masteful... He's filling the hole out of which my generation has just clambered." Amol Rajan, New Statesman "A recipe for salvation." Daily Telegraph "A ... |
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В настоящата монография "Валери Петров за себе си и другите за него" е разкрито нейното първо интервю с поета, публикувано през 1990 г., когато пада страхът от цензурата на отминалия период. Авторката разкрива сложността на последното десетилетие на XX век чрез текстове на интелектуалци като Блага Димитрова и Христо Ганев и чрез словото на самия Валери Петров пред членовете на творческите съюзи. Авторката рисува широкообхватна картина на сътвореното от поета като помества не само свои материали и интервюта с Валери Петров, но и извадки от статии на известни литературни критици и интервюта на журналисти с ... |
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Packed with doodles and cartoons, this is the wry, witty and very funny diary of Norse god Loki and the trials of being trapped on Earth as a weedy eleven-year-old boy. After one prank too many, trickster god Loki is banished to live as a "normal" school boy. If he can show moral improvement within one month, then Loki can return to Asgard... and if he can't? Then it's eternity in a pit of angry snakes. To keep track of his progress, Odin has handed over this magical diary in which Loki is forced to confess the truth. (Even when that truth is as ugly as a naked mole-rat.) As if moral improvement and ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Hello. Kate. This is Jan. I'm sorry, but you'll have to come down to Mother's. We've got to talk. I can't go on like this. It's becoming impossible. I know you're always busy but you'll have to come, Kate. I can't manage with Mother any more. Please call me back as soon as you can. Two sisters struggle to come to terms with their mother's illness and its effect on their lives. ... |
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Step by step guide to the test, with exercises, hints and complete practice test. With Audio CDs. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. One day in the fall a woman calls at the New York office of Nat Marley, licensed private investigator, to ask him to find Patrick, her missing husband. Marley's enquiries take him to the financial district of Wall Street and an investment company whose returns are too good to be true. Then the police find a body in the trunk of a car – Patrick's car. Whose is the body and where is Patrick? Paperback-only ... |
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Сър Филип се нуждае от съпруга. Той знае, че според стандартите на висшето общество Елоиз Бриджъртън е вече стара мома, и предполага, че няма да е придирчива, а по-скоро отчаяно ще копнее да получи предложение за брак. Само че тя съвсем не се оказва онова, което въображението му е рисувало. Красивата жена на прага му е всичко друго, но не и тиха и кротка... Елоиз Бриджъртън не може да се омъжи за някого, когото никога не е срещала! Да не би сър Филип да си мисли, че си е изгубила ума? Но писмото с предложението му не напуска мислите ѝ и преди да се усети, тя се озовава в карета на път към неговия дом, като се ... |