Във времена на алчност и беззаконие, когато цивилизацията все още не е преобразила напълно Дивия запад, а стремежът за бързи пари тласка находчиви авантюристи към богатата на петрол прерия, един мъж с качествата на класически уестърн герой се изправя сам срещу корупцията, омразата и организираната престъпност. Неговото разследване през 20-те години на XX век проправя пътя към възхода на ФБР, но също така спасява може би стотици коренни американци, които са били набелязани за отстраняване. През 20-те години на XX век поредица от мистериозни смъртни случаи разтърсва най-богатия народ в света - племето на осейджите от ... |
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"I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear." Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all... An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times ... |
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Compiled and edited by Nevena Dishlieva-Krysteva. ... This anthology contains twenty-six personal tales of youthful adventures, ridiculous hairstyles, bootleg cassette tapes, mafia thugs, hitchhiking and guitar-playing, free falling, and hopes for a bright future. All this took place against the backdrop of political and social cataclysms during the most vertiginous decade in Bulgaria’s recent history. A chronicle of euphoria, aspirations, and painful collapse. Stories from the '90s is the third and final book in the series of themed anthologies published by ICU , which also include My Brother's Suitcase and ... |
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Бионсе - представяне с една дума е достатъчно. Известна по целия свят, тя е повече от суперзвезда: тя е икона, чиято история е толкова вдъхновяваща, колкото придружаващите я статистики. В тази новаторска илюстрирана биография впечатляващото израстване на Бионсе се изследва и ознаменува както никога досега, а красивите инфографики прославят невероятните ѝ постижения. Тя е най-номинираната жена в историята на наградите "Грами", сред десетте най-богати артисти със звукозаписи в света и една от стоте най-влиятелни личности на списание "Time". Престижът ѝ се простира далеч отвъд света на ... |
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At the age of six, Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) wanted to be a cook. At the age of seven, he wanted to be Napoleon. "Since then", he later said, "my ambition has steadily grown, and my megalomania with it. Now I want only to be Salvador Dali, I have no greater wish". Throughout his life, Dali was out to become Dali: that is, one of the most significant artists and eccentrics of the 20th century. This weighty volume is the most complete study of Dali's painted works ever published. After years of research, Robert Descharnes and Gilles Neret located painted works by the master that had been ... |
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Има ли някой в живота ви, който просто отказва да слуша, без значение какво казвате? Може би е някой в работата: подчинен, член на екипа, клиент, вашият шеф. Или може би е някой у дома: партньор, родител, бунтуващ се тийнейджър, разгневен бивш. Само ако можехте да накарате този човек да се успокои и да бъде в състояние да възприема, вероятно щяхте да успеете да изгладите вашите различия... "Просто слушай" ще ви помогне. В тази силна и увлекателна книга признатият психиатър и бизнес треньор Марк Гоулстон разкрива как да достигате до абсолютно всеки - дори когато успешната комуникация изглежда невъзможна - с ... |
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Adventurous, magical and brilliantly funny sequel to "The House at the Edge of Magic". Nine and her friends have broken the curse on their marvellous, magical House, and are free to travel the worlds once more! Their first stop: The Wizarding Hopscotch Championships. There's only one problem: the House is nervous about travelling - and gets the hiccups! Bouncing from world to world with every "HIC!", they finally land at the championships, only for Flabberghast to have an unfortunate run-in with square number nine, and find himself faced with the terrible Tower at the End of Time. But maybe here ... |
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A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness, a safe space where Sadness is welcome, where it can curl up small, or be as big as it can be, where it can be noisy or quiet, or anything in between. The boy can visit the shelter whenever he needs to, every day, sometimes every hour, and the two of them will cry and talk or just sit, saying nothing. And the boy knows that one day Sadness may come out of the shelter, and together they will look out at the world, and see how beautiful it is. A poignant and heart-warming picture book exploring the importance of making space and time for our own griefs, small or large, ... |
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Ако някога сте мечтали да направите толкова невероятни туристически снимки, че когато приятелите и семейството ви ги видят, да кажат: "Почакай малко, това твоя снимка ли е!? Ти ли си направил това?" тогава държите правилната книга. Скот Келби , награждаван фотограф пътешественик и автор на най-продаваната книга по цифрова фотография в историята, споделя всичките си тайни и изпитани с времето техники, като обсъжда всичко от своята основна туристическа екипировка до настройките на камерата, начините за проучване преди пътуването, до техниките за туристическа фотография, които ще ви помогнат да заснемете наистина ... |
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Making right desicions when you don't have all the facts. ... Even the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time. There's always an element of luck that you can't control, and there's always information hidden from view. So the key to long-term success (and avoiding worrying yourself to death) is to think in bets: How sure am I? What are the possible ways things could turn out? What decision has the highest odds of success? Did I land in the unlucky 10% on the strategy that works 90% of the time? Or is my success attributable to dumb luck rather than great decision making? Annie Duke, a ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of "Black Beauty" features illustrations by Cecil Aldin and an afterword by author and conservationist Lauren St. John. "Black Beauty" enjoys a carefree upbringing in a pleasant meadow with his mother, where his gentle first master trains him well - until he is reluctantly forced to sell him. Through a long and ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Sam Giplin. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... When young Jim Hawkins finds a mysterious map in a dead sailor’s sea trunk, it marks the start of a thrilling treasure hunt - and a very dangerous adventure. Accompanied by the local doctor and squire, he sets off on the high seas as a cabin-boy, determined to find the buried hoard. But they are not alone in their quest, a band of pirates - led by the enigmatic, one-legged Long John Silver - will stop at nothing to take back what they believe is theirs. One of the best-loved children's stories of all time, Robert Louis ... |
