"Блестящият свят" е роман за летящия човек Друд, за приключенията и гибелта му. "Не човекът лети, а се извисява духът му!" - казва авторът. Александър Грин (Александър Степанович Гриневски 1880-1932) заема особено място в руската литература. Не е възможно да се намери подобен нему писател. Сравняват го с Едгар По - американския романтик от деветнадесети век. Вторият роман "Златната верига" напомня за "Златният бръмбар" на Едгар По. И в двете произведения става дума за пиратски съкровища и несметни богатства. Но в "Златният бръмбар" съкровището обещава благополучие и ... |
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An Anthology of Plants, Gardens and Gardeners Selected and edited by Elizabeth Jane Howard. ... Elizabeth Jane Howard, acclaimed author of the Cazalet Chronicles, once said that she would certainly have been a gardener had she not become a writer first. In Green Shades: An Anthology of Plants, Gardens and Gardeners, she brings together a diverse and fascinating selection of garden writing that spans the centuries, the seasons and the species. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book ... |
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Хамалин, моряк, теляк, копач, бояджия, рибар, пожарникар, златотърсач, преписвач на роли - такъв е реалният живот на Александър Грин. Но неговите герои добиват богатирска сила, благодарение на мечтата и безпределната вяра в чудесното. "Никога не се страхувай, че можеш да сгрешиш - не бива нито от увлечения, нито от разочарования да се страхуваш. Разочарованието е таксата, която човек заплаща за нещо, получено по-рано, понякога може би несъразмерна, но ти бъди щедър. Страхувай се само да обобщаваш разочарованието и не оцветявай с него всичко останало. Тогава ще намериш сила да се съпротивляваш на злото в живота и ... |
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Творчеството на Александър Грин (1880 - 1932) досега е представяно като творчество за деца - един мит, който вече е развенчан. Произведенията на Грин се смятат за близки до готическия роман, а той смята себе си за символист. Сравняват го с Едгар По, Стивънсън, Набоков и Булгаков. Подбраните тук разкази и новели са един нов поглед към непризнатия приживе голям писател, към неговия необичаен и неповторим талант, и почит към свободния му дух. "Всичко, което неочаквано изменя живота ни, не е случайност. То е в самите нас и чака само външен повод за изразяване на действията си." Книгата е част от Колекция ... |
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Teaches you how to cheat, dissemble, feign, fight and advance your cause Independent on Sunday. When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections and captured great minds. Immerse yourself in the twenty-four maneuvers and strategies of the seductive process, understand how to Poeticize Your Presence, and Master the Art of the Bold Move. In this condensed version of Greene 's bestselling The Art of Seduction, learn how to gain mastery over the subject of your desire, and how to keep those you want constantly anticipating what comes next. Every bit ... |
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Around the globe, people are facing the same problem - that we are born as individuals but are forced to conform to the rules of society if we want to succeed. To see our uniqueness expressed in our achievements, we must first learn the rules - and then how to change them completely. Charles Darwin began as an underachieving schoolboy, Leonardo da Vinci as an illegitimate outcast. The secret of their eventual greatness lies in a rigorous apprenticeship: by paying close and careful attention, they learnt to master the hidden codes which determine ultimate success or failure. Then, they rewrote the rules as a reflection ... |
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When raised to the level of art, seduction - an indirect and subtle form of power - has toppled empires, won elections and enslaved great minds. Immerse yourself in the twenty-four maneuvers and strategies of the seductive process, the ritual by which a seducer gains mastery over the object of their desire. Understand how to Poeticize Your Presence, Keep them in Suspense - What Comes Next and Master the Art of the Bold Move. Every bit as essential as The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer of persuasion that reveals one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate form of power. You ... |
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Spanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, The 33 Strategies of War is the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Abundantly illustrated with examples from history, from powerful world leaders like Napoleon and Margaret Thatcher, to Shaka the Zulu and Hannibal, each of the thirty-three chapters outlines a strategy to help you win life's wars. Learn proactive methods that require you to maintain initiative and negotiate from positions of strength, or defensive strategies that ... |
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Spanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, The 33 Strategies of War is the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Abundantly illustrated with examples from history, from powerful world leaders like Napoleon and Margaret Thatcher, to Shaka the Zulu and Hannibal, each of the thirty-three chapters outlines a strategy to help you win life's wars. Learn proactive methods that require you to maintain initiative and negotiate from positions of strength, or defensive strategies that ... |
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Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, ... |
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The ultimate hustle is to move freely between the street and corporate worlds, to find your flow and never stay locked in the same position. This is a manifesto for how to operate in the twenty-first century, where everything has been turned on its head. Building on the runaway success of Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power (almost five million copies sold), the modern Machiavelli teams up with rapper 50 Cent to show how the power game of success can be played to your advantage. Drawing on the lore of gangsters, hustlers, and hip-hop artists, as well as 50 Cent's business and artistic dealings, the authors ... |
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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distils three thousand years of the history of power into forty-eight well-explicated laws. As attention-grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws require prudence: Law 1: Never Outshine the Master, some stealth. Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions, and some the total absence of mercy. Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally, but like it or not, all have applications in real- ... |
