Преди около 4.6 милиарда години Слънцето, Земята и останалите космически тела от Слънчевата система се образували от облаци газ и прах, които се въртели из Космоса. Условията на Земята - отровните газове, вредните лъчи на новото Слънце, силните бури, вулкани и земетресения - направили живота на планетата ни невъзможен. Но тя постепенно започнала да се охлажда и успокоява. Така преди около 3.5 милиарда години се появили ранните форми на живот. Те били микроскопични, желеподобни прашинки сред морето. Живите същества останали малки по размер и просто устроени още 2 милиарда години. Те обаче променили условията във въздуха и ... |
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Editor: Roxane Gay, author of "Difficult women". ... "I am looking for the artful way any given story is conveyed", writes Roxane Gay in her introduction to "The Best American Short Stories 2018", "but I also love when a story has a powerful message, when a story teaches me something about the world." The artful, profound, and sometimes funny stories Gay chose for the collection transport readers from a fraught family reunion to an immigration detention center, from a psychiatric hospital to a coed class sleepover in a natural history museum. We meet a rebellious summer camper, a ... |
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From the Big Bang to Black Holes. The phenomenal international bestseller. Updated editition. ... Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece which begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time - from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and string theory. To this day a A Brief History Of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its ... |
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Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we’re going. Sapiens is a thrilling account of humankind’s extraordinary history - from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age - and our journey from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Reading the stories of Somerset Maugham is rather like curling up and up listening to the delicious, risqué tales of an old, dear and rather wicked friend. You turn the pages and enter a magical world of fabulous characters, are transported to the very place, the villa, the street, the bar, of which he writes. This Macmillan Collector's Library selection features ten of his finest and most vivid stories: "The Letter", "The Verger", "The Vessel of Wrath", "The Book-Bag", "The Facts of Life", " ... |
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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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Шест истории от майстора на късия разказ Хектор Хю Мънроу, известен с литературния си псевдоним Саки. Настоящата книга съдържа: разказите "The Lumber Room", "The Open Window", "Tobermory", "The Mouse", "The Guest" и "Laura" от Саки (Хектор Хю Мънроу) на английски език; превод на по-сложни думи и изрази; шест теста, подходящи за всички, владеещи английски език на средно ниво (B2); ключ с отговорите на тестовете. Поредицата "Language Trainer" е предназначена да помага на учащите да усъвършенстват познанията си по английски език, като: развиват ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Clare West . ... Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask. In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Clare West . ... Sherlock Holmes is famous around the world. When the police cannot solve a crime, they turn to Holmes. He never misses a clue, and when he looks carefully at a person, he can understand everything about them. These are two of the best Sherlock Holmes stories. In The Dead Coachman, Holmes investigates a burglary and a murder while he is staying in the countryside with his friend Doctor Watson. In The Last Mystery, Holmes is in danger from the evil Professor Moriarty, who is as clever as the detective himself. They are both ready to fight to the death. ... |
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Кратка история. ... "Ако небето се сгромоляса ще го закрепим на щиковете си!" Наполеон "Трябваше да похитя Европа, за да я притежавам" Хитлер "Наполеон и Хитлер" е новаторско проучване на Дезмънд Сиуърд, в което той намира поразителни паралели и прави интригуващи сравнения между живота, кариерата и наследството на двамата най-отявлени диктатори в историята - Наполеон Бонапарт и Адолф Хитлер, както и подчертава значението на тяхната роля в оформянето на съдбата на съвременна Европа. Той също така показва как класическият трактат на Карл фон Клаузевиц "За войната" - пронизващ ... |
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"Лекарят и любовта са неразривно свързани, защото Бялата професия е вплетена с най-светлото и силно човешко чувство. На тази тема съм писал и публикувал много страници - разкази, статии, интервюта; както и няколко книги - 222 любовни лекарски истории, За сърцата, що се любят , Убийте Отело! , Джобен гид за любовта и секса , Нощна птица, Небесното избухване и други. Любовта е силна като смъртта!, пише в Книга Песен на песните (смята се, че неин автор е самият Соломон) от Стария завет на Библията. В негово потвърждение си позволявам накратко да поднеса 45 къси разказа, нови или преработени публикувани, по ... |
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"My Bulgaria" is geared to young Bulgarians abroad who want to trace their roots as well as to any English-speaking people who would like to broaden their knowledge of the history of Bulgaria. All 51 richly illustrated chapters provide a concise yet in-depth description of historical events from Prehistory to Modernity."History does not make us grand but rather rational. It fosters an understanding of the core human values; it helps us learn from the mistakes of our predecessors; it instills in us pride of their achievements and thus boosts our confidence. A confident person is bound to be successful and ... |
