Християнската революция и нейните модерни врагове. ... Книгата разглежда исторически и съвременни опити за принизяване на християнството, за изопачаване на неговия смисъл и значение. В контекста на една популярна в последните години книга с такава насоченост, "Делюзията Бог" на Ричард Докинс , Дейвид Бентли Харт предлага отговор от името на вярващите интелигентни хора, в който баналните и логически неиздържани аргументи срещу вярата са опровергани с убедителна лекота. Но книгата е нещо много повече - тя предизвиква най-вече "новите атеисти", проповядващи привидно задълбочено едно "евангелие на ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "Tales of the Jazz Age" features some of F. Scott's Fitzgerald's best-loved short stories and "novelettes" including "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Set in the Jazz Age, Fitzgerald's own term for the Roaring Twenties of newly confident, post-war America, this collection shows a comic genius at work, fashioning every genre from low farce to shrewd social insight, along with fantasy of extraordinary invention. These stories illuminate the unique talent who went ... |
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Medical sciences. ... This textbook of Urology is intended for students of medicine. It complies with the academic Urology curriculum at the Faculty of Medicine, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. In the presentation of the teaching material, using clear and comprehensible language in accordance with the level achieved by our students, we have strived to strike a balance between the necessary and the sufficient amount of information that non-specialist urologists would need in order to acquire the basic knowledge of urology that is essential for their general medical culture and practice. We have deliberately avoided ... |
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To the outside world Alice, Jake and Harry have little in common. Alice is a social outsider: reclusive, middle-aged, and with only 850,000 honeybees for company. Jake, following an accident at a high school party, is grappling with life in a wheelchair and dashed dreams of music school. And Harry is an aimless twenty-four-year-old suffering from debilitating social anxiety. But when Alice nearly crashes her pick-up truck, packed with thousands of honeybees, into Jake, the last thing she expects is to find that Jake has a gift: he can hear her bees buzzing as a form of music. And when Harry also arrives at Alice's ... |
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Through blood and sacrifice, Amora Montara has conquered a rebellion and taken her rightful place as queen of Visidia. Now, with the islands in turmoil and the people questioning her authority, Amora cannot allow anyone to see her weaknesses. No one can know about the curse in her bloodline. No one can know that she's lost her magic. No one can know the truth about the boy who holds the missing half of her soul. To save herself and Visidia, Amora embarks on a desperate quest for a mythical artifact that could fix everything, but it comes at a terrible cost. As she tries to balance her loyalty to her people, her crew, ... |
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An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black , with stunning full-colour illustrations by Rovina Cai. Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue... Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. The No. 1 Bestselling author Holly Black takes a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic High King, Cardan, told only from his perspective. This new instalment in th "Folk of the Air" series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humour and drama that haveenchanted ... |
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies. There has never before been a company like Netflix. It has led nothing short of a revolution in the entertainment industries, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue while capturing the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people in over 190 countries. But to reach these great heights, Netflix, which launched in 1998 as an online DVD rental service, has had to reinvent itself over and over again. This type of unprecedented flexibility would ... |
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Edited by Ursula Doyle. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... From the private papers of Mark Twain and Mozart to those of Robert Browning and Nelson, "Love Letters of Great Men" collects together some of the most romantic letters in history. 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 edited and introduced by publisher Ursula Doyle. For some of these great men, love is a "delicious ... |
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Our paths crossed in 2020 to dedicate most of our inspiration, time and experience to imagine and outline the contours of the leaders we believe are the missing part of the solution to build a better tomorrow. Today. Leaders for a New Beginning is a beautiful reminder that strong and bright examples are all around us, that we have multiple springs which we inspirefrom and draw constructive ideas. Also that we ourselves have the power to awake and live actively the qualities we value and admire, and which make the real difference in our lives. Leaders for a New Beginning is not just a project pointing to the bright ... |
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"След багера" е първия роман на майстора на късия разказ Джак Харт. Той е изграден от два паралелни разказа, единият от които описва времето на петдесетте, а другият - нашето съвремие. Книгата едновременно е социален документ и разсъждение за промяната в човешкия живот като цяло. Това е затрогващата история на семейство Дауд, които биват откъснати от своите корени в Килиндъф, и се налага да се преселят по икономически причини в Мидландс, където торфените блата предлагат възможности за индустрията. Книгата представя стария селски живот с множество интересни детайли, които функционират като силни художествени ... |
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"A Cook's Book" is the story of Nigel Slater's life in the kitchen. From the first jam tart Nigel made with his mum standing on a chair trying to reach the Aga, through to what he is cooking now, this is the ultimate Nigel Slater collection brimming with over 200 recipes. He writes about how his cooking has changed from discovering the best way to roast a chicken to the trick to smoky, smooth aubergine mash. He gives the tales behind the recipes and recalls the first time he ate a baguette in Paris, his love of jewel-bright Japanese pickled radishes and his initial slice of buttercream-topped ... |
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This will be your third descent into the world of the Unexpected. The surprises awaiting you here, are penned again by classical and modern authors. Again, you will try to guess the ending and again will fail, and to those of you who do succeed in this, we offer an apology on behalf of the Masters of the Genre. What happens when: Two spouses hate each other and go to the mountain? A princess is attacked by a mountain lion? A high life girl meets a low-class boy? Three messengers make haste with contradictory orders for the execution of a death sentence? What do two archeologists search for in an ancient catacomb? ... |