What if a perfect stranger could mend your broken heart? The first rule of heartbreak club is - get your heart broken. That's all really. Caroline's heart broke when her husband took his own life. Josh's heart broke when his wife was killed in an accident. And somehow, talking to a group of strangers once a week doesn't seem to be helping either of them. Until Sylvia arrives. When she lost her own partner two years ago, she fell apart and had to put herself back together. Most of all she wished for the help of someone who'd been through it already. And now she's here to pass her handbook on to ... |
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last , a bold framework for leadership in today's ever-changing world. How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. The winners and losers are easily identified. Infinite games, games with no finish line, like business or politics, or life itself, have players who come and go. The rules of an infinite game are changeable while infinite games have no defined endpoint. There are no winners or losers-only ahead and behind. The question is, how do we play ... |
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After being chased from the home of an upper-class young girl called Ellie, chimney-sweep Tom falls asleep and tumbles into a river. There he is transformed into a "water-baby" and his adventures truly begin. Beneath the surface, he enters a magical world full of strange and wonderful creatures, where he must prove his moral worth in order to earn what he truly desires. One of the most unusual children's books ever written, "The Water-Babies", subtitled "A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby", was originally intended as a satire in support of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, and ... |
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Ñúçäàâàíå íà GIF, JPEG è PBG çà íàé-êðàòêî âðåìå. ... Ïîâå÷åòî õîðà ñìÿòàò, ÷å ñúçäàâàíåòî íà web ãðàôèêè å ðàáîòà åäèíñòâåíî è ñàìî íà ãðàôè÷íèòå ðåäàêòîðè êàòî Adobe Photoshop èëè Paint Shop Pro. Èñòèíàòà å, ÷å ñ ïîìîùòà íà ñîôòóåðèòå ñúñ ñâîáîäåí äîñòúï (Open Source) êàòî Perl è GNU Image Manipulation Program (Gimp) âèå ìîæåòå ñîáñòâåíîðú÷íî äà ãåíåðèðàòå äèíàìè÷íè ãðàôèêè, áàçèðàíè âúðõó ïîòðåáèòåëñêèÿ âõîä è äåéíîñò, ëåñíî äà óïðàâëÿâàòå ñúäúðæàíèåòî èì è äà îïòèìèçèðàòå ãðàôè÷íàòà êîìïðåñèÿ è êà÷åñòâî. Ñúçäàâàíåòî íà ãðàôè÷íè ñêðèïòîâå, êàòî ñå ïî÷íå îò áðîÿ÷èòå íà äîñòúïà è ñòàòèñòè÷åñêèòå îò÷åòíè ãðàôèêè è ñå ... |
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Ãåðîèòå íà èçòî÷íîåâðîïåéñêèÿ ôîëêëîð ìîãàò îòíîâî äà ñå êèïðÿò ñ ÷óäíèòå ñëîâåñíè äàðîâå íà Íèêîëàé Ï. Òîäîðîâ (1907 - 1988) - æóðíàëèñò, ïðåâîäà÷, ïèñàòåë. Ñèí íà Ï. Þ. Òîäîðîâ è íà Ðàéíà Ãàí÷åâà - âíó÷êà íà Êîëþ Ôè÷åòî, ïëåìåííèê íà Ìèíà Òîäîðîâà, íåîñúùåñòâåíàòà ëþáîâ íà ßâîðîâ. Ïîçíàò ñ ïðèêàçêè êàòî "Ñóëòàíêà-ìúë÷àíêà" è "Ñèëÿí Ùúðêà", ðàçêàçâà÷úò ãîäèíè íàðåä îñòàâà çàáðàâåí èëè ïðåíåáðåãâàí.  òîâà íîâî èçäàíèå ñà ïîäáðàíè íÿêîè îò íàé-õóáàâèòå ìó ïðèêàçêè. Ïðèêàçíèòå ãåðîè ïðåõâúðëÿò âèñîêè ïëàíèíè, ïðåãàçâàò áëàòà è òðåñàâèùà, çà äà ñòèãíàò äî âúëøåáíàòà ïòèöà, äî ïðèêàçíî êðàñèâàòà äåâîéêà, ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features a specially commissioned translation by Ros and Chloe Schwarz, as well as the charming original black and white illustrations by Saint-Exupery himself. After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a pilot encounters a little ... |
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Êíèãàòà ñúäúðæà òðèíàäåñåò ôèëîñîôñêè ñòàòèè, ïèñàíè ïðåç ïåðèîäà 1996 - 2010 ã.  îñíîâàòà èì å çàëåãíàëî îïðåäåëåíî ðàçáèðàíå çà ôèëîñîôèÿòà. Ñïîðåä òîâà ðàçáèðàíå íå ñúùåñòâóâà ìåòàèñòîðè÷åñêà ïîçèöèÿ, îò êîÿòî ôèëîñîôèòå íàáëþäàâàò, îïèñâàò è îáÿñíÿâàò ñâåòà êàòî öÿëî. ôèëîñîôñêîòî ìèñëåíå ïî-ñêîðî å ïðîâîêèðàíî îò âúïðîñè, êîèòî èäâàò îò ìèíàëîòî íà ñàìàòà ôèëîñîôèÿ, îò æèçíåíèÿ îïèò è æèòåéñêàòà ìúäðîñò, îò íàóêèòå, îò èçêóñòâàòà, îò ðàçëè÷íè îáùåñòâåíè ïðàêòèêè, îò ïîëèòèêàòà è ïð. Îíîâà, îò êîåòî ôèëîñîôèÿòà çàïî÷âà, å åçèêúò - îáèêíîâåíèÿò åçèê, íà êîéòî âñè÷êè ãîâîðèì. Ôèëîñîôèÿòà ñè ïîñòàâÿ çà öåë äà ðàçáåðå ... |
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Four siblings. A country in ruin. One quest to save them all. Vira is desperate to get out of her mother's shadow and establish her legacy as a revered queen of Ashoka. But with the country's only quarry running out of magic - a precious resource that has kept Ashoka safe from conflict - she can barely protect her citizens from the looming threat of war. And if her enemies discover this, they'll stop at nothing to seize the last of the magic. Vira's only hope is to find a mysterious object of legend: the Ivory Key, rumoured to unlock a new source of magic. But in order to infiltrate enemy territory and ... |
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Fifth edition. ... "Webster’s New World College Dictionary", Fifth Edition, presents the very best a college dictionary can offer, with all the user-friendly qualities that have distinguished the Webster’s New World name for decades. A clear and accessible defining style, compelling feature notes, full-page tables and charts, hundreds of drawings that complement the definitions, and authoritative guidance on usage and style points make this the perfect dictionary for use at school, at the office, or at home. This brand-new edition has been completely revised and updated. ... |
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Retold by Alison Ainsworth, illustrated by Galia Bernstein. ... An abridget retelling of the classic story by Rudyard Kipling , suitable for younger readers. Mowgli, the man-cub, is raised by wolves in the jungle in India. His friends are Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. His enemy is the ferocious tiger Shere Khan. Mowgli's life is filled with adventure and the chance to find his true place in the jungle. The story has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children. Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life. ... |
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Tom's family have moved into their dream home. But pretty soon he starts to notice that something is very wrong - there are strange messages written on the wall and locks on the bedroom doors. On the outside. The previous owners have moved just across the road and they seem like the perfect family. Their daughter Amy is beautiful and enigmatic but Tom is sure she's got something to hide. And he isn't going to stop until he finds the truth behind those locked doors. . . Will their dream home become a nightmare? ... |
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The mysteries of the tarot come to vivid life in this gorgeous deluxe card deck that features a colorful and distinctly modern take on this ancient card game and divining tool. This brilliantly colored Tarot deck and instruction booklet will lead you to increased self-knowledge and enlightenment. The lavishly illustrated cards portray the major and minor arcana and can also be used for traditional card games. ... |
