Her blood is thicker than water. Tabby lives a transient life with her mum Cate, never sticking in one place long enough to make friends. Until one day, an accident changes everything. Cate is arrested and Tabby realises her life has been a lie: Cate is not her mother. As she adjusts to her new life, Tabby finds herself drawn to the ocean - the only place she feels happy - and enrolls at a swimming summer school to help her heal. But all is not as it seems. She and her new friends are cut off from the outside world and she's plagued by a repeating symbol of interlocking circles that follows her everywhere. As Tabby ... |
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The thrilling conclusion to "Scythe", the New York Times sci-fi bestseller. ... I do not speak with the voice of the thunder. But the thunder does speak through me. Everything has changed in the world of the scythes. Citra and Rowan have disappeared. The floating city of Endura is gone. It looks like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute power. Now that the Thunderhead is silent, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder. ... |
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A former FBI hostage negotiator's fiel-tested tools for talking anyone into (or out of) just about anything. A former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating - effective in any situation. After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a kidnapping negotiator brought him face-to-face with bank robbers, gang leaders and terrorists. Never Split the Difference takes you inside his world of high-stakes negotiations, revealing the nine key principles that helped Voss and his colleagues succeed when it mattered the most - ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. An unforgettably powerful tragedy, Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" is one of the great classics of the late nineteenth century. This edition features illustrations by Sir Hubert von Herkomer and Joseph Syddall, and an afterword by Philip Mallett, editor of the Thomas Hardy Journal. Tess Durbeyfield's father ... |
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Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men, her struggle against the social mores of ... |
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Òåôòåðúò Tesla îò êîëåêöèÿòà Embellished Manuscripts Collection íà Paperblanks å âäúõíîâåí îò èçîáðåòàòåëÿ, ôèçèê è åëåêòðîìàøèíåí èíæåíåð Íèêîëà Òåñëà . Êíèæíîòî òÿëî ïðåäñòàâÿ ñêèöà îò íåãîâèòå èçñëåäâàíèÿ íà òóðáèíèòå è äàâà âúçìîæíîñò âñåêè äà ñå äîêîñíå äî âåëèêèÿ ó÷åí, êàòî ñå ïðåíåñå íàçàä âúâ âðåìåòî. Òåôòåðúò èìà ìåêà è ãúâêàâà êîðèöà, êàêòî è ñïåöèàëíî îáîñîáåíà êíèãîðàçäåëèòåëíà ëåíòà çà îòáåëÿçâàíå íà ñòðàíèöèòå. Âêëþ÷âà 176 ñòðàíèöè ñ øèðîêè ðåäîâå îò óñòîé÷èâà õàðòèÿ, áåç ñúäúðæàíèå íà êèñåëèíè. Òåôòåðúò å èäåàëåí ïîìîùíèê çà âîäåíå íà áåëåæêè è çàïèñêè íà ðàáîòíîòî ìÿñòî, óíèâåðñèòåòà, ó÷èëèùå èëè äîìà. ... |
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Åäèíñòâåíàòà îôèöèàëíà áèîãðàôèÿ íà Èëúí Ìúñê, íàïèñàíà ñ íåãîâîòî ñïåöèàëíî ñúäåéñòâèå. ... Èëúí Ìúñê - ÷îâåêúò çàä PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, SolarCity, Hyperloop è èäåÿòà çà ãëîáàëíà êîìóíèêàöèîííà ìðåæà. Ãåíèàëíèÿò âèçèîíåð - Õåíðè Ôîðä , Òîìàñ Åäèñúí è Ñòèâ Äæîáñ â åäíî. Íàé-äðúçêèÿò ïðåäïðèåìà÷ íà Ñèëèöèåâàòà äîëèíà: èíæåíåð, èçîáðåòàòåë è èíäóñòðèàëåö. Ïðàãìàòèêúò è ôàíòàñòúò, êîéòî ïîäãîòâÿ ÷îâå÷åñòâîòî çà êîëîíèçàöèÿ íà Ìàðñ. Ìúñê ñòîè íà÷åëî íà åäèí îò íàé-ãîëåìèòå ïîäåìè â èñòîðèÿòà íà áèçíåñà. Òîé å åäèíñòâåíèÿò ïðåäïðèåìà÷ ñ äîñòàòú÷íî åíåðãèÿ, ñèëà è âúîáðàæåíèå, êîéòî èíâåñòèðà öÿëîòî ñè áîãàòñòâî â ... |
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Òåñ Äúðáèôèéëä çíàå êàêâî å äà ðàáîòèø ìíîãî è äà ïîëó÷àâàø ìàëêî îò æèâîòà. Ñåìåéñòâîòî ѝ åäâà ñâúðçâà äâàòà êðàÿ. Çàòîâà, êîãàòî ðàçáèðàò, ÷å ïðîèçõîæäàò îò âëèÿòåëíèÿ â ìèíàëîòî ðîä Ä'Úðáúðâèë, èçïðàùàò Òåñ äà âúçñòàíîâè âðúçêèòå ñ äàëå÷íèòå èì ðîäíèíè. Àëåê Ä'Úðáúðâèë å î÷àðîâàí îò äåâîéêàòà. Íåéíàòà íåâèííîñò è íåóñòîèìà æåíñòâåíîñò ãî çàïëåíÿâàò. Áåçñêðóïóëåí è ñåáè÷åí ïî õàðàêòåð, òîé ÿ ïðåëúñòÿâà è ïðîìåíÿ æèâîòà ѝ. Íÿêîëêî ãîäèíè ïî-êúñíî Òåñ ñðåùà íàïúëíî ðàçëè÷åí ìúæ. Åéíäæúë Êëåð å íåæåí, èñêðåí è ïðåäëàãà íà Òåñ ëþáîâ è ñïàñåíèå. Ìëàäàòà æåíà å èçïðàâåíà ïðåä èçáîð. Äà ïðåãúðíå ... |
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Òèì Õèãèíñ, àâòîæóðíàëèñò è íîñèòåë íà ìíîæåñòâî íàãðàäè, íè ïðåäëàãà çàâëàäÿâàùàòà èñòîðèÿ îòâúä êóëèñèòå çà îáåùàíèåòî íà Èëúí Ìúñê äà ñúçäàäå íàé-âåëèêàòà êîëà íà ñâåòà. Tesla å îáåêò íà çàâèñò íå ñàìî ñðåä àâòîëþáèòåëèòå. Ïúðâàòà àâòîìîáèëíà êîìïàíèÿ, îöåíåíà íà 1 ìèëèàðä äîëàðà, ÷èéòî åëåêòðè÷åñêè êîëè âå÷å ñà ãëîáàëíî ðàçïðîñòðàíåíè - ñèìâîë ìå÷òà íà áîãàòñòâî è êëàñà. Íåéíèÿò èçïúëíèòåëåí äèðåêòîð, íåïðåäñêàçóåìèÿò è õàðèçìàòè÷åí Èëúí Ìúñê îñâåí íàé-áîãàòèÿò ÷îâåê íà ïëàíåòàòà âå÷å å è áåçñïîðíà çíàìåíèòîñò. Íî óñïåõúò íà Tesla äàëå÷ íå å ãàðàíòèðàí îò íà÷àëîòî. Îñíîâàíà ïðåç 2000 ãîäèíà, êîìïàíèÿòà ñå ðàæäà îò ... |
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Òîçè òðóä, ðåçóëòàò îò ÷åòèðåñåòãîäèøíèòå èçñëåäâàíèÿ íà Ìàðê Äæ. Ñàéôúð , å èñòèíñêà ñúêðîâèùíèöà íà íîâàòîðñêèòå èäåè íà Íèêîëà Òåñëà , åäèí îò íàé-âåëèêèòå ãåíèè â èñòîðèÿòà íà ÷îâå÷åñòâîòî. Âúç îñíîâà íà îáèëåí äîêóìåíòàëåí ìàòåðèàë êíèãàòà ïðåäîñòàâÿ ïîäðîáíà èíôîðìàöèÿ è àíàëèç íà îòêðèòèÿòà íà èçîáðåòàòåëÿ, êîèòî è äî äíåñ îêàçâàò âëèÿíèå âúðõó ðàçâèòèåòî íà òåõíîëîãèèòå è ñúâðåìåííèòå âîåííè ñòðàòåãèè. Êàòî åäèí îò âîäåùèòå ñâåòîâíè åêñïåðòè ïî Òåñëà àâòîðúò ïðåäëàãà íîâ ïîãëåä âúðõó íåãîâîòî îðúæèå ñúñ ñâåòëèííè ÷àñòèöè (ïîïóëÿðíî ñúùî êàòî ëú÷ íà ñìúðòòà). Ñàéôúð ïîäðîáíî è çàäúëáî÷åíî ïðîó÷âà ïóáëè÷íèòå è ... |
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Íîâî äîïúëíåíî è ïðåðàáîòåíî èçäàíèå. Íèâî A1 è A2. ... Ñàìîó÷èòåëÿò Deutsch für Bulgaren çà íèâàòà A1 è A2 å ñúîáðàçåí ñïðÿìî Îáùîåâðîïåéñêàòà åçèêîâà ðàìêà. Ñàìîó÷èòåëÿò ïî íåìñêè åçèê ñúäúðæà îñíîâíîòî îò ãðàìàòèêàòà è ëåêñèêàòà íà ñúâðåìåííèÿ íåìñêè åçèê. Ãðàìàòè÷íèÿò ìàòåðèàë å ðàçðàáîòåí â ñúïîñòàâèòåëåí ïëàí ñ áúëãàðñêèÿ, à äèàëîçèòå, òðåòèðàùè òåìè îò åæåäíåâíîòî îáùóâàíå, ñà ïðåâåäåíè. Ïðåäëàãàíèÿò ìåòîä íà îáó÷åíèå å èç÷èñòåí îò èçëèøíà òåîðåòè÷íà îáðåìåíåíîñò è àêàäåìè÷íè øàáëîíè. Íàïèñàí äîñòúïíî è íåïðèíóäåíî, ñàìîó÷èòåëÿò å àäðåñèðàí êúì øèðîê êðúã ÷èòàòåëè, êîèòî æåëàÿò äà èçó÷àâàò åçèêà ... |
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New York Times bestseller. ... A brilliant, penetrating examination of the roller-coaster life of silicon valley's most audacious businessman, sending shock waves throughout business and industry. "Musk is a visionary genius: the man most likely to solve our addiction to carbon, save the planet from global warming, and set us on course for our interplanetary destiny." London Review of Books "An essential read... a riveting portrait of Silicon Valley's most driven entrepreneur since Steve Jobs" Financial Times "An entertaining read for anybody who wants to get into the mind of this ... |
