The book introduces the reader into sociological knowledge and focuses on the classical sociological heritage with its key conceptual and methodological strands and its application in the contemporary reading of social phenomena and processes. The reader will learn about the development of sociology and the characteristics of the sociological perspective and sociological imagination. The book presents the achievements of the classical sociological thinkers and the contemporary sociological schools of thought interpreting social reality. The reader is made aware of the elements of society, as well as of its major research ... |
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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. ... Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. This great scientific breakthrough has had far-reaching consequences for how we understand ourselves and our place in the natural world. The code forms the most striking proof of Darwin's hypothesis that all organisms are related, holds tremendous promise for improving human well-being, and has transformed the way we think about life. Matthew Cobb interweaves science, biography and anecdote in a book that mixes remarkable insights, theoretical dead-ends and ... |
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The Road to Wigan Pier is a book in two parts: the first half is Orwell 's description of working-class life in industrial communities of the north of England, the second examines his own political views. 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 is introduced by journalist and author Amelia Gentleman. The Road to Wigan Pier is an insightful and powerful account of lives lived in poverty and deprivation in a time of low wages ... |
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Consent, Boundaries and Being in charge of you. From the co-creator of the viral "Tea Consent" video, this is the perfect introduction to consent for kids and families everywhere. ... Your body belongs to you and you get to set your own rules, so that you may have boundaries for different people and sometimes they might change. Like when you hi-five your friends and kiss your kitten, but not the other way round! But consent doesn't need to be confusing. From setting boundaries, to reflecting on your own behaviour and learning how to be an awesome bystander, this book will have you feeling confident, ... |
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Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this lyrical and magical novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Colour of After. Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He's sick of being haunted by his family's past mistakes. The only things keeping him from running away are his younger brother, a supernatural wind and the bewitching girl at his new high school. Luna Chang dreads the future. Graduation looms ahead, and her parents expectations are stifling. Then her life is turned upside down by the strange new boy in her class, the arrival ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Ned Halley. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A baby is found by wood nymphs in the forest of Burzee. They raise him as their own and give him the name Neclaus. When he grows up, Neclaus has to leave the forest so he makes a home for himself in the laughing valley of Hohaha, where he lives amongst humans for the first time. He discovers there that many children are very poor and neglected so, to cheer them up, he whittles wooden toys as gifts. Eventually he makes presents for all the children and so the story of Santa Claus is born. Fashioned as a whimsical fairy tale, & ... |
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Поредицата "Български народни приказки" се предлага в два варианта: книжка книжка + CD Ще откриете приказката: "Дванайсетте месеца". ... |
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Вълшебна история за магията на книгите. Някои вълшебни истории оживяват малко преди Коледа... Един книжар и една млада жена, отдавна изстинали към уюта на празниците, ще се отправят на пътешествие във времето, което ще предопредели не само тяхната съдба, но и Баланса на Реалността. Някъде на Земята има тайнствена книга, която ги свързва, и макар те да не го знаят, дванайсет часа преди Коледа, страниците ѝ ще засияят, а по ръбовете ѝ ще изпъкнат мистериозни символи. В търсене на своя нов Книжар Главната книга ще се телестранира на Земята и ще припомни на двама души кои са истински важните неща в живота. Шепа ... |
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Истории от 50 години в Холивуд. ... От края на 60 -те години в продължение на десетилетия Ъруин Уинклър продуцира поредица от провокативни и въздействащи филми и се превръща в един от най-възхваляваните от критиците, най-продуктивните и успешни продуценти на своето време. Списъкът от заглавия е впечатляващ: Роки, Добри момчета, Разярения бик, Вечната музика, Истински неща, Крийд. Филмите му имат петдесет и две номинации за награди на Академията, включително пет номинации за най-добър филм, и печелят общо дванайсет награди Оскар. През последните години Уинклър продължава с Крийд 2 с Майкъл Б. Джордан и Силвестър Сталоун в ... |
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The classic biography of reggae legend Bob Marley, updated and revised for the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death. ... Bob Marley left an indelible mark on modern music, both as a reggae pioneer and as an enduring cultural icon. Catch a Fire, now a classic of rock biography, delves into the life of the leader of a musical, spiritual, and political explosion that continues today. Under the supervision of the author’s widow and with the collaboration of a Marley expert, this fourth edition contains a wealth of new material, including many revisions made by the author before his untimely death. An appendix to the new ... |
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Second, expanded & updated edition. ... This book is for everyone with an interest in Jewish history in Bulgaria and the Balkans, and in the general history of southeastern Europe. It is designed to be a journey through both territory and time, illuminating the sometimes very complex backgrounds while guiding through the topography. Many of the monuments described in it are hard to find and in various stages of disrepair: poignant reminders of a long-disappeared culture, but also pointers to the present and the future. Unless travellers know exactly where they are going and what they are seeking, these landmarks of ... |
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Всички познаваме хора, които интуитивно разбират какво искат другите, какво мислят и какво имат предвид. Тези хора лесно могат да привличат околните на своя страна, да ги мотивират и да ги правят щастливи. Знаят ли те нещо повече от нас? Можем ли и ние да го научим? Отговорът е да. Те знаят Правилата на хората. Тези правила ще ви покажат как да общувате с непознати, да изградите силни връзки с приятели и колеги и дори да получите най-доброто от трудни хора. Ще ви помогнат да кажете подходящите думи, да направите правилното нещо и да знаете как да се справите с всяка ситуация. Така ще общувате без усилие и ще разбирате ... |
