"Еуфория" е включена в топ 10 на най-добрите книги на 2014 г. на "Ню Йорк Таймс" и "Амазон". Книгата е част от поредицата "Красноглед" от издателство "Изток - Запад". ... Нел Стоун е млада антроположка, която изучава местните племена в Нова Гвинея заедно със съпруга си Фен. Интелигентна и неустрашима, тя не се колебае да навлезе в този непознат свят и да го опише увлекателно и завладяващо, което ѝ носи световна слава. Фен също търси признание, но все се оказва в сянката на известната си съпруга. Двойката тъкмо е избягала от свирепото племе мумбаньо, когато среща ... |
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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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A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us. ... What makes us human? Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them."Charming, compelling." Peter Frankopan "Intriguing... entertaining." Observer "This superbly accessible discussion about who we ... |
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Изправена пред важно житейско решение, Алексис Филдинг копнее да научи повече за миналото на майка си. София никога не говори за това, казва само, че е израснала в малко критско селце, преди да се премести в Лондон. Когато Алексис решава да отиде на Крит обаче, София ѝ дава писмо за своя стара приятелка и ѝ обещава, че от нея ще научи повече. Алексис е изненадана да види, че селцето Плака е съвсем близо до миниатюрния изоставен остров Спиналонга - бивша гръцка колония за прокажени. А когато открива Фотини, най-сетне чува историята, която София е погребала: историята на нейната прабаба Елени, на дъщерите ... |
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"Жената на баща ми умря. Майка ми каза, че трябва да отидем при него и да видим дали там няма да има нещо за нас." Така започва този забележителен роман от Ейми Блум - блестящо написана, дълбоко вълнуваща, фантастично смешна книга за любов, разбити сърца и късмет... Разочаровани от семействата си, Айрис, която се надява да стане звезда, и Ива, по-малката ѝ сестра, поемат на пътуване из Америка през 40 -те години в търсене на слава и пари. Амбициите на Айрис тласкат двете момичета през една Америка, където всеки се преизобретява. Пътуването им започва от градчето в Охайо към смайващия и чувствен Холивуд, ... |
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An Entertainment Weekly Summer Reads pick and New York Times bestseller! Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire. But she knows that danger lurks on all sides: Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable and violent, while Keris Veturia, the ruthless Commandant, capitalizes on the Emperor's volatility to grow her own power, regardless of the carnage she leaves in her path. Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not ... |
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The book examines the fiercest clash in World War II: the Soviet-German Battle of Kursk, which lasted from July 5 to August 23, 1943. The author presents the Battle of Kursk as a watershed between the two phases of the war. In terms of concentration of people and military equipment, and of power and determination of the German offensive and persistence of the Russian defense, this battle surpassed all other battles. More than 4 million people, 13000 tanks and 12000 planes are involved in this huge clash. ... |
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The production of this Reader in the 20th century British literature is a result of years of lecturing on the subject of English literature to the English Students undergraduates at the South Western University, and the cooperation of my students and colleagues as well as the support of the faculty bodies and administration. ... |
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Edited by Marcus Clapham. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... The First World War was one of the deadliest conflicts in modern history and produced horrors undreamed of by the young men who cheerfully volunteered for a war that was supposed to be over by Christmas. Whether in the patriotic enthusiasm of Rupert Brooke, the disillusionment of Charles Hamilton Sorley, or the bitter denunciations of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, the war produced an astonishing outpouring of powerful poetry. The major poets are all represented in this beautiful Macmillan Collector’s Library anthology, "Poetry of the First ... |
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Rediscover the worlds of Emberfall and Syhl Shallow in this irresistible return to Brigid Kemmerer's New York Times bestselling Cursebreaker series. Tycho of Rillisk has been a lot of things: son and brother, stablehand, prisoner, soldier and friend to the king. Now, four years after Grey took the throne of Emberfall, Tycho has taken on a new role: courier and spy. As the only person the king can trust, Tycho carries secret messages back and forth between the kingdoms of Emberfall and Syhl Shallow. But even though the war is over, peace still seems far away. A dangerous anti-magical faction is rising, and when Tycho ... |
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Complete and unabridged. ... As well as being one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century and the recipient of the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature, William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) is the greatest lyric poet that Ireland has produced. His early work includes the beguiling When You are Old, The Cloths of Heaven and The Lake Isle of Innisfree but, unusually for a poet, Yeats's later works, including Parnell's Funeral, surpass even those of his youth. All are present in this volume, which reproduces the 1933 edition of W. B. Yeats's Collected Poems and also contains an illuminating ... |
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Gold can blind, lies can bind."For ten years, I've lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas's golden castle. But one night changed everything. Now I'm here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom's army, and I'm not sure if I'm going to make it out of this in one piece. They're marching to battle, and I'm the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war. At the heart of my fear, my worry, there's him - Commander Rip. Known for his brutality on the battlefield, his viciousness is unsurpassed. But I know the truth about what he is. Fae. The betrayers. The murderers. The ones ... |