На 8 септември 1941 година, единайсет седмици след като Хитлер изненадващо напада Съветския съюз, Ленинград е обсаден. Блокадата трае почти 900 дни и довежда до гладната смърт на около 750 хил. души. Ленинград е завладяващ и достоверен исторически разказ, който хвърля светлина както върху ужасите на фронта, така и върху потресаващите подробности от живота в града: упоритото търсене на храна и вода, отслабването на емоциите и семейните връзки, грабежите, убийствата и канибализма, но и необикновените прояви на смелост и саможертва. Как се стига дотук? Защо градът не е превзет? Защо в него не настъпва анархия? Какво ... |
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As an inseparable part of the Bulgarian people, the Bulgarian Jews have shared on an equal basis the entire history of their establishment as a nation. Integrated for centuries in Bulgarian society, the Bulgarian Jews have participated alongside all Bulgarians in the country's national history. They defended their homeland during the struggles for liberation from Ottoman rule and fought in all the wars in which Bulgaria was protecting it's statehood and nationhood. The contribution of the Jews to Bulgaria's economic, cultural and intellectual advancement following the Liberation is also considerable. It has ... |
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In this book illustrated by Alan Burton, there are two nineteenth-century ghost stories - "The House in the Picture" and "Abbot Thomas' Treasure". The House in the Picture Mr. Williams has an old picture of a house. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very interesting picture. Then the picture tells Mr. Williams a terrible story. Abbot Thomas' Treasure An archaeologist finds some gold in an old church. It has been hidden for three hundred years. But the guardian of the gold returns, and the guardian of the treasure is angry. This book is in ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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With the book of "The Grain of Wheat" we have made an inspired and loving effort to cast some light upon the great lifework of Beinsa Douno . Beinsa Douno (Beinsa Duno) is a name of Peter Deunov (Peter Dounov). This name is a spiritual projection of the connection with the followers of this Teaching. A spiritual bridge between Him, the Teaching-talks and lectures and the consciousness of his listeners and followers. By means talks and of selected thoughts based on themes from his lectures, resumes and essayes to act as a bridge between the various sections, the reader will be able to get some idea of the light ... |
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An essential companion to the Harry Potter books, "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is a collection of fairytales from the wizarding world, via the enchanted pen of J.K. Rowling . Rich with allusions and symbols from the Harry Potter stories, and enhanced with fascinating commentary from beloved sage Professor Albus Dumbledore, this is a Hogwarts Library book to treasure and enjoy for years to come. All of the gorgeous, grim and gothic detail of the Bard's five bewitching tales has been brought to life by Chris Riddell, thrice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Much loved by generations of witches and ... |
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"It is well know to all how much daily problems the Bulgarian people has in these days. However, more dangerous than anything is the tendency to loose identity and national selfconfidence. This is a clearly visible tendency in the inscriptions of foreign languages, mass emigration and the wish for imitation of foreign culture. At other side, the answer to the question, "Why are you ashamed to call youself Bulgarian?" is more than obvious: there is in the present time to be proud of. The above-described situation makes preservation and popularization of Bulgarian History extraordinarily important. If it ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... All legends begin somewhere, and the two novels here are where one of the world's best-loved legends began. In "A Study in Scarlet", Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson first meet and investigate a seemingly impossible mystery that begins with a corpse in a deserted house. In The Sign of the Four the detective faces an even greater challenge: solving both the disappearance of Captain Arthur Morstan and the theft of the Agra treasure in India. In this "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies ... |
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Договор за стабилност, координация и управление в Икономическия и паричен съюз. ... Кризата на държавния дълг, която заплашва стабилността на Икономическия и паричен съюз, показа ясно неотложната необходимост от значителни подобрения на рамката за фискални политики. На 13 декември 2011 г. влезе в сила съществена реформа (част от т.нар. пакет от шест акта), с която се променя Пактът за стабилност и растеж и се осигуряват важни правила и инструменти за наблюдение на националните фискални политики. Друга съществена реформа, междуправителственият Договор за стабилност, координиране и управление в Икономическия и паричен съюз, ... |
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20 типично британски кратки разказа за учене на английски език. ... Учете английски с вълнуващи кратки разкази - ниво B1 - B2. Харесвате Великобритания и всичко, свързано със страната? Тази поредица е за вас. Потопете се в света на британците и активирайте знанията си по английски! С помощта на 20 вълнуващи кратки разказа, свързани с живота на Острова, бързо ще подобрите знанията и уменията си. Преводът на трудните думи на всяка страница ще Ви улесни. Специалните страници с информация за местата на действието и героите ще превърнат ученето на нови думи в истинско забавление. Текстовете и снимките са взаимосвързани и ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Carl begins to worry when his wife Linda does not arrive for the weekend at their seaside house in the east of England. When he asks local people whether they have seen her, they appear helpful, but he soon begins to wonder whether they are hiding information from him about his missing wife. ... |
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"Докато ти спеше..." Когато брат ѝ Томас е ранен на бойното поле в Америка, осиротялата Сесилия Харкорт е изправена пред две непоносими възможности: да отиде да живее при леля си или да се омъжи за подлия си братовчед. Вместо това тя избира трети вариант и прекосява Атлантическия океан. Решена е да намери брат си и да се грижи за него, докато оздравее. Но след седмица на безрезултатно търсене Сесилия случайно се натъква на най-добрия приятел на брат ѝ, красивия офицер Едуард Роуксби, който е в безсъзнание и се нуждае от нейните грижи. Тогава младата дама се заклева да спаси живота му, дори и това да ... |