This is a book about TRUTH - and all the ingenious ways, throughout history, that we've managed to avoid it. We live in a 'post-truth' age, we're told. The US has a president who openly lies on a daily basis (or who doesn't even know what's true, and doesn't care). The internet has turned our everyday lives into a misinformation battleground. People don't trust experts any more. But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? As the editor of the UK's leading independent fact-checker, Tom Phillips deals with complete bollocks every day. Here, he tells the story of how we ... |
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#1 New York Times bestselling author. ... Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes "A Clash of Kings" and "A Storm of Swords". As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin's stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction. "A game of ... |
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A 70-card oracle deck-featuring female icons and otherworldly symbols-that aims to add spiritual insight and feminist guidance to your personal divination practice. If you seek wisdom from strong, creative women, this oracle deck-which features 30 prominent female writers from literary history-will give you what you seek. The female visionaries in this deck will inform answers to questions about your creative life and spiritual journey. In addition to the portraits of literary heroes, such as Virginia Woolf and Toni Morrison, and lesser-known trailblazers, such as Yumiko Kurahashi and Mirabai, the deck features 40 symbol ... |
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Бестселър № 1 на Ню Йорк Таймс. ... Любовта витае във въздуха... но какво ли значи това за Грег Хефли? Танцовата забава за Свети Валентин е преобърнала света му с главата надолу. Въпреки отчаяните усилия да си намери дама, той се тревожи, че ще остане на сухо през тази съдбоносна вечер. Най-добрият му приятел Раули също няма изгледи за успех, но това е слаба утеха. Съдбата обаче дарява Грег с партньорка за танците, а оставя Раули в ролята на излишния трети. Но за една вечер могат да се случат толкова много неща, че накрая не е сигурно кой ще има късмет в любовта. ... |
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Защита на плурализма и равенството ... Буквално разбирано, равенството е идеал, който лесно може да бъде предаден. Отдадени на него мъже и жени го предават - или поне така изглежда - веднага след като организират някакво движение за равенство и разпределят властта, позициите и влиянието помежду си... Майкъл Уолзър (1935) е социално-политически и морален теоретик с огромно световно признание, професор в принстънския Institute for Advanced Studies. Тази книга е неговото основно произведение – в нея е разгърнато специфичното му разбиране за „комплексното равенство”, което представлява една от ключовите съвременни теории за ... |
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Perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, this fantastical and heartfelt first book in a new trilogy from critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson follows a girl who must defeat thirteen evil witches. Twelve-year-old Rosie Oaks's mom is missing whatever it is that makes mothers love their daughters. All her life, Rosie has known this... and turned to stories for comfort. Then, on the night Rosie decides to throw her stories away forever, an invisible ally helps her discover the Witch Hunter's Guide to the Universe, a book that claims that all of the evil in the world ... |
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The book behind the fourth season of the acclaimed HBO series "Game of Thrones". No. 1 "New York Times" bestselling author. ... Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R.R. Martin's monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in "A Feast for Crows", Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace... only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction. It seems too good to be true. After centuries of ... |
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Die Welt der Ornamente. L'Univers de L'ornement. Multilingual Edition: English, French, German. ... Discover a world of decorative ideas with this compendium of history's most elegant patterns and ornamental designs. "The World of Ornament" brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Auguste Racinet’s L'Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II (1875 - 1888) and Auguste Dupont-Auberville's L'Ornement des tissus (1877) to provide one lavish source book spanning jewelry, tile, stained glass, illuminated manuscript, textile and ceramic ornament. ... |
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A 78-card deck and guidebook. ... Deluxe tarot radiant with mystical energy by renowned American Wiccan Priestess Phyllis Curott, illustrated by UK Hedgewitch Danielle Barlow. A new interpretation of the Tarot blending the divine magic of nature with modern Witchcraft, offering spiritual insight and life-changing wisdom to awaken the Witch within. "The Witches' Wisdom Tarot" brings you into the heart of what it means to be a Witch, a wise one who lives with reverence for the land, for life, and for the divine magic that connects us all. And you don't have to be a Witch to benefit from its wisdom. This ... |
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26 Arrangements. ... Suitable for beginning pianists of all ages, this volume features 26 simplified versions of longer pieces by the great Johannes Brahms arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Selections include the famous "Lullaby" as well as the theme from "Academic Festival Overture" and "Hungarian Dance No. 5". Additional melodies include themes from the composer's quintet and concertos for piano, "Variations on a Theme by Haydn" and other pieces. ... |
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Третата книга от поредицата за рода Мейфеър разкрива мистериозната връзка на династията със свещената земя на Гластънбъри, където се ражда още една легенда - историята на необикновена раса същества, живели в мир. Народ на изгубената земя, който поддържа веригата на паметта чрез тайнствено ритуално припомняне, оставил след себе си мистериозни артефакти, доказващи неговото съществуване. Кои са талтошите и защо са изчезнали от лицето на земята? Кой е свети Ашлар и как неговата съдба се преплита с рода Мейфеър, който носи в кръвта си зловеща жилка, отговорна за вещерските им дарби и за раждането на чудовищни отрочета? Каква ... |
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Order divides them. Revenge will unite them. Iraya Adair has spent her life in a cell. Heir of an overthrown and magically-gifted dynasty, she was exiled from her home on the island nation of Aiyca when she was just a child. But every day brings her closer to freedom - and vengeance. Jazmyne Cariot grew up dressed in gold, with stolen magic at her fingertips. Daughter of the self-crowned doyenne, her existence is a threat to her mother's rule. But unlike her sister, Jazmyne has no intention of dying to strengthen her mother's power. Sworn enemies, the two witches enter a deadly alliance to take down the woman ... |
