A crime buried for years. And one that's just began... On New Year's Eve at the end of one of the hardest years in history, hundreds of revelers shoot their guns into the air in time-honoured LA tradition. But as the rain of lead comes down, a man is shot dead in the middle of a crowded street party. Detective Renee Ballard soon connects the bullet to an unsolved cold case last worked by legendary ex-LAPD detective Harry Bosch. As they investigate where the old and new cases connect, a new crime shatters the night shift. The Midnight Men are a pair of violent predators who stalk the city during the dark hours, ... |
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When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive on her way to a happily ever after was always going to be tough, scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting woman, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor and well-known ass. ... |
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This beautifully illustrated book comprises 297 photos of living insects and spiders, demonstrating a little known aspect of entomology for there exists no popular literature treating the nocturnal activities of these fascinating creatures. Few have had the time - or courage - to carry a camera quietly through the jungle at night. The text and photos introduce the reader to the various types of tropical forest and their smaller inhabitants. A chapter illustrates the many ways in which one may observe noctural life in the jungle, and the special techniques necessary to photograph bugs and vegetation in these dripping ... |
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Ñúñòàâèòåëñòâî, ïîäáîð è áåëåæêè: Âàñèëåíà Áèëÿðñêà, Äîíêà Áèëÿðñêà, Öî÷î Áèëÿðñêè . ... Àðõèâèòå, êúùèòå-ìóçåè è áèáëèîòåêèòå âñå îùå êðèÿò ñâîèòå òàéíè çà ïîåòà, ðåâîëþöèîíåðà, äðàìàòóðãà, ïóáëèöèñòà è ïîêîðèòåëÿò íà æåíñêèòå ñúðöà Ï. Ê. ßâîðîâ . Ìíîãî îò òåçè öåííè ñâèäåòåëñòâà ñúñòàâèòåëèòå ñà ñå ïîñòàðàëè äà ïîêàæàò â òîâà çà ïúðâè ïúò èçëèçàùî íàé-ïúëíî èçäàíèå íà ïèñìàòà, òåëåãðàìèòå è ïîùåíñêèòå êàðòè÷êè îò íåãîâèòå êîðåñïîíäåíòè. Òàçè áîãàòà ñáèðêà íàáðîÿâà íàä 700 èçïðàòåíè äî íåãî äîêóìåíòà è ñà ïðÿêî ñâúðçàíè ñ íåãîâèòå ïèñìà, êîèòî Èçäàòåëñòâî Çàõàðèé Ñòîÿíîâ îòïå÷àòà â îòäåëåí òîì ( Ñú÷èíåíèÿ â ñåäåì ... |
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How Entrepreneurial Management Transforms Culture and Drives Growth. Author of the international Bestseller "The Lean Startup". ... Entrepreneur and bestselling author of The Lean Startup, Eric Ries reveals how entrepreneurial principles can be used by businesses of all kinds, ranging from established companies to early-stage startups, to grow revenues, drive innovation, and transform themselves into truly modern organizations, poised to take advantage of the enormous opportunities of the twenty-first century. In The Lean Startup, Eric Ries laid out the practices of successful startups - building a minimal ... |
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Òàçè êíèãà å ñúêðàòåíî èçäàíèå íà âúçòîðæåíî ïðèâåòñòâàíîòî çàäúëáî÷åíî èçó÷àâàíå Îáåùàíèåòî è áúäåùåòî. Ïîäãîòâåíà íàé-âå÷å êàòî ñå èìà ïðåäâèä ÷èòàòåëÿ, êîéòî íå å ïðåìèíàë ïðåç áîãîñëîâñêî îáó÷åíèå â óíèâåðñèòåò, Õðèñòîñ è áúäåùåòî åêñïåðòíî îáîáùàâà ó÷åíèåòî íà Áèáëèÿòà çà ïîñëåäíèòå äíè. Õðèñòîöåíòðè÷íàòà ñúùíîñò íà áèáëåéñêîòî ó÷åíèå çà áúäåùåòî å ãëàâíîòî óäàðåíèå â öåëèÿ òðóä, äîêàòî àâòîðúò íè ïîêàçâà áúäåùåòî íà îòäåëíèÿ ÷îâåê, íà Öúðêâàòà è åñòåñòâåíî, íà öÿëàòà âñåëåíà. Êîðíèëúñ Ï. Âåíåìà å ïðåçèäåíò íà "Ìèä-Àìåðèêà ðèôîðìä ñåìèíàðè", â ãðàä Äàéúð, ùàòà Èíäèàíà, êúäåòî ñúùî òàêà ñëóæè êàòî ... |
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Ðàçêàçè ... "... Ãåðîèòå íà Áàíêî Ï. Áàíêîâ íå ñà õîðà îò íàðîäà, à ÷àñò îò èíòåëåêòóàëíèÿ è äóõîâåí åëèò íà íàöèÿòà, ñ äîáðà ïðîôåñèîíàëíà êàðèåðà, íî â ñúùîòî âðåìå ñ íàðàíåíà äóøåâíîñò, ñ "Äàìãà ïîä ðèçàòà" îò íÿêàêúâ ñïîìåí, îò áàùèíà âèíà èëè ðîäîâà îáðåìåíåíîñò ("Ïðåç âðàòèòå íà âðåìåòî"), îò ïðèÿòåëñêè èëè êîëåãèàëíè óäàðè è èçíåâåðè, îò ïðåäàòåëñòâîòî íà áëèçêè õîðà. Òúæíè, âúòðåøíî óÿçâèìè, ñëîæíè êàòî ïñèõèêà, êàòî ñâåòîâúçïðèåìàíå è ñîöèàëíî àäàïòèðàíå.  òåõíèÿ ñâÿò - ïðèíóäèòåëíî íàëîæåí èëè ñúçíàòåëíî èçáðàí - èìà íåùî íåíàçîâèìî ïîêîðÿâàøî, êàòî îíàçè ïðèãëóøåíà åñåííà ïå÷àë è ... |
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Âñåêè æèâîò ñå èçâèâà ïî êðèâàòà íà ñîáñòâåíàòà ñè ñïèðàëà íà ìúë÷àíèåòî. Ðèñóâà êîíòóðèòå íà ìå÷òè è äåéñòâèòåëíîñò, íàäåæäè è ñòðàõîâå, èñòèíà è ÷óâñòâî çà âèíà, íà ñâåòà êàòî îíîâà, êîåòî òðÿáâà äà áúäå, â îïîçèöèÿ íà òîâà, êîåòî å - â êâàðòàëíàòà êðú÷ìà èëè íà äðóãèÿ êðàé íà ñâåòà, â îôèñà è çàä çàêëþ÷åíàòà âðàòà íà äîìà, ïðåäè âåêîâå è äíåñ. Ñïèðàëàòà íà ìúë÷àíèåòî å òåðìèí îò òåîðèÿòà çà ìàñîâà êîìóíèêàöèÿ, íî ñúùî è ìîùåí ñèìâîë, êîéòî èçïëóâà îò íàé-äðåâíèòå ïëàñòîâå íà ðåëèãèîçíîòî ìèñëåíå, çà äà îáãúðíå â åäâà âèäèìèòå ñè ñòåíè âñè÷êî, êîåòî íÿêîãà ñìå ïîçíàâàëè è êîåòî ïðåäñòîè äà îïîçíàåì. Ïî-âàæíîòî, íåéíàòà ... |
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 ñòðàíàòà Ëóäîðèÿ ïðåçèäåíòúò ñå ñìåíÿ âñÿêà ñåäìèöà, à ïðåçèäåíò ñòàâà îíçè, êîéòî ñïå÷åëè ñúñòåçàíèåòî ïî ðåøàâàíå íà êðúñòîñëîâèöè. Ïðåçèäåíòñòâàíåòî, êàêòî è âñÿêà äðóãà ðàáîòà òàì, íå å òðóäíî, çàùîòî âñÿêà ñåäìèöà èìà ïåò ïî÷èâíè è ñàìî äâà ðàáîòíè äíè. Êàêâà ïðåêðàñíà ñòðàíà! Êîÿ å òÿ? Òîâà å ñòðàíàòà íà äåöàòà. Îò íåÿ çàïî÷âàò ïðèêëþ÷åíèÿòà âúâ "Âúëøåáíî ëÿòî" – âåñåëà âàêàíöèîííà êíèæêà çà ó÷åíèöè ñëåä 2. êëàñ . Óâëå÷åíè â òåçè ïðèêëþ÷åíèÿ, äåöàòà íå óñåùàò, ÷å âñúùíîñò ðåøàâàò çàäà÷à ïî ìàòåìàòèêà èëè óïðàæíÿâàò ãðàìàòèêàòà ñè. Èìà îáà÷å ðåàëíà îïàñíîñò äà ñè ãëúòíàò ãðàìàòèêàòà â ñëåäâàùàòà ÷óäíà ... |
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Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince . Kiss the prince, break the curse. Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn't believe in true love. Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way. Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who's been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him. Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi, until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle ... |
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The master of ticking-bomb suspense Jeffery Deaver brings us the latest thriller featuring his most beloved protagonists. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are back - on the hunt for a criminal terrorizing New York City. A killer without limits... He comes into your home at night. He watches you as you sleep. He waits. A city in turmoil... He calls himself The Locksmith. No door can keep him out. No security system can catch him. And now he's about to kill. A race against time to stop him... Nobody in New York is safe. Now it's up to Lincoln Rhyme to untangle the web of evidence and catch him. But with Lincoln ... |
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A gorgeously atmospheric contemporary fantasy of two Long Island teens and fledgling mediums investigating a murder in their small town by the New York Times bestselling author of The Devouring Gray. Mina Zanetti is a fledgling medium, desperate to share in her mother's world and speak with the dead. But Sand Dollar Cove is a grieving town, still recovering from the unsolved murders of three teenagers six years ago, found with sand dollars on their eyes. And Evelyn Mackenzie has felt every day of it, as the town blames her father for the deaths. When Mina and Evelyn conduct a ritual to speak to the dead they ... |