Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10.5 x 15.5 cm. ... One of the most celebrated works of classic literature for children, "The Wind in the Willows" follows Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger from one adventure to the next - in gipsy caravans and stolen cars, to prison and back to the Wild Wood. A story of animal cunning and human camaraderie, this remains a timeless tale more than 100 years after its publication. This edition contains all of the sixteen colour illustrations that Arthur Rackham produced for this book; most editions contain only twelve. In addition to this, Rackham's beautiful pen-and- ... |
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"The Catcher in Rye" is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the "phony" aspects of society, and the "phonies" themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose interest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Controversial and sexually charged, The Taming of the Shrew is possibly William Shakespeare's first play, and certainly among the most performed. Petruchio's courtship of the unwilling shrew Katherina poses the question: is it an examination of brute male domination or a passionate love story with a powerful moral message? To read it is to gain unique insight into a portrait of a marriage as created by a true master. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition is illustrated throughout by renowned artist Sir John Gilbert (1817 - 1897), and ... |
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Столичния район "Витоша". Предлага оригинално пътуване през историята и съвремието. Разкрива стопанското и икономическо развитие на района, неговите забележителности, условията на живот, работа, култура, образование, здравеопазване. Това е една вълнуваща разходка сред познати и малко известни кътчета на район "Витоша", среща с личности, места и събития, които не трябва да забравяме. "Вчера и Днес" е уникална поредица в която чрез текст и великолепна фотография преоткривате историята, забележителностите, съвременното икономическо и социално състояние, културата, образованието и спорта в ... |
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Throughout history, people have sought to improve society by reducing suffering, eliminating disease or enhancing desirable qualities in their children. But this wish goes hand in hand with the desire to impose control over who can marry, who can procreate and who is permitted to live. In the Victorian era, in the shadow of Darwin's ideas about evolution, a new full-blooded attempt to impose control over our unruly biology began to grow in the clubs, salons and offices of the powerful. It was enshrined in a political movement that bastardised science, and for sixty years enjoyed bipartisan and huge popular support. ... |
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Bestselling author of "The Bear and the Nightingale". ... For a young woman in medieval Russia, the choices are stark: marriage or life in a convent. Vasya will choose a third way: magic. The court of the Grand Prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumours of unrest. Meanwhile bandits roam the countryside, burning the villages and kidnapping its daughters. Setting out to defeat the raiders, the Prince and his trusted companion come across a young man riding a magnificent horse. Only Sasha, a priest with a warrior's training, recognises this 'boy' as his younger sister, thought to be ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Shooting stars tear across the night sky, then a gigantic artificial cylinder descends from Mars to land near London. Inquisitive locals gather round, only to be struck down by a murderous Heat-Ray. Giant destructive machines disgorge from the cylinder, destroying everything in their path on a merciless march towards the capital. Can humanity survive this Martian onslaught? A gripping adventure written in semi-documentary style, "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells is the seminal man versus machine adventure which has inspired countless ... |
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Средновековните гръцки и български документи на светогорския манастир "Зограф" (980 - 1600): критическо издание и коментар на текстовете (Университетска библиотека № 512). Настоящият труд представя текстовете на средновековните гръцки и български документи, съхранявани в Зографския манастир в Атон, подредени хронологично от 980 до 1600 г. Съпроводени са от критически анализ и коментари. Изданието представя 74 автентични и 10 подправени документа, 13 от всички тях са разкрити от автора и са непознати до този момент. Изданието съдържа и богат илюстративен материал. ... |
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Книгата е двуезично издание - на български език и на английски език. ... Настоящата книга е първо и допълнено издание в България на публикуваната първо в Япония през 2016 г. монография. Проф. Диана Гергова е специалист в областта на тракийската археология, с интерес към археологията на култа, погребалните практики, археометричните изследвания, културното законодателство и опазването на културното наследство. Работи в Националния археологически институт с музей в София, чете лекции в български и чуждестранни университети, сред които Държавния университет в Жешов, Полша, и др. Специализирала в СССР, Англия, Франция, ... |
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Selected by Bill Bowler . ... A Tall Tale is a story that's hard to believe, and the five tall tales in this book all tell of ghosts. Some have dark secrets buried in the past, others bring messages for the living. Some are laughable, some are sad, and some are just evil. Sometimes there's a logical explanation for the strangest happenings, but often things cannot be explained by logic alone. Either way, you're sure to find some frightening reading between the covers of this book. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their ... |
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Meg Long's "Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves" is a captivating debut about survival, found family, and the bond between a girl and a wolf that delivers a fresh twist on classic survival stories and frontier myths. On a frozen wasteland of a planet, a girl is on the run with a wolf who is born to be a killer, but bound to be her guide. As they fight to escape ice goblins, giant bears, and a ruthless leader intent on trapping them both, one question drives them relentlessly forward: where do you turn when there is nowhere to hide? ... |
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Съвременен вариант на култовата класика "Дзен и изкуството да се поддържа мотоциклет", прочетена от над 5 млн. читатели. Многобройни са поклонниците на дзен маршрута от Минеаполис до Сан Франциско. Един от най-запалените последователи на Робърт Пърсиг , неговата философия и дзен маршрута е канадският журналист Марк Ричардсън. След много обстойно проучване на книгата, обстоятелствата около написването й и маршрута той поема по следите на Пърсиг. От неговото пътешествие се ражда и настоящият личен разказ с философско разследване. Ричардсън не само следва дзен маршрута на Пърсиг и споделя своите впечатления и ... |
