Царят демон. Огромната армия на Фйерда е готова да нападне, а Николай Ланцов ще събере цялата си изобретателност и чар - и дори чудовището вътре в себе си, - за да спечели тази война. Вещицата. Зоя Назяленска е изгубила вече твърде много в тази война. Видяла е как умира учителят ѝ и как възкръсва най-големият ѝ враг, и отказва да погребе още един приятел. Кралицата на опечалените. Нина Зеник е дълбоко в недрата на врага и рискува да бъде открита и да умре, но воюва с Фйерда отвътре, от самата ѝ столица. Но жаждата ѝ за мъст може да струва на страната ѝ победата, а на нея самата - ... |
|
|
Meg Long's "Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves" is a captivating debut about survival, found family, and the bond between a girl and a wolf that delivers a fresh twist on classic survival stories and frontier myths. On a frozen wasteland of a planet, a girl is on the run with a wolf who is born to be a killer, but bound to be her guide. As they fight to escape ice goblins, giant bears, and a ruthless leader intent on trapping them both, one question drives them relentlessly forward: where do you turn when there is nowhere to hide? ... |
|
|
Мерин Купър мрази Обвързаните. Всички други ги смятат за герои. Вълчи ездачи, които изграждат телепатична връзка със зверовете си и защитават кралството от кръвопийците, които живеят в далечния север. Ала за Мерин Обвързаните са просто самовлюбени убийци, които тънат в охолство, докато обикновените хора гаснат в мизерия. Когато сестра ѝ е отвлечена, младата жена знае, че няма смисъл да моли никого за помощ. Надеждата ѝ е, че ще успее да стигне до фронта, да проникне във владенията на кръвопийците и да я спаси. Вместо това се случва немислимото - Мерин е избрана от загадъчна сребърна вълчица да участва в ... |
|
|
Книга 7 от поредицата "Bulgarian Academic Monographs". ... This book is the second edition of a book with the same title, but in Bulgarian, published in 1963. Nikola Obrechkoff (1896 – 1963) was a world renowned specialist in the field of the geometry of polynomials. To him are due outstanding generalizations of the Descartes rule, Budan – Fourier theorem, and of several Laguerre’s theorems. In his last publication On some algebraic covariants and the zeros of polynomials he proposed a very promising new approach to the classicial item of the localization of the zeros of polynomials. Unfortunately, this ... |
|
|
The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion-a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold-now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications. In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert B. Cialdini - New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion-explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insights ethically in business and everyday settings. Using memorable stories and relatable examples, Cialdini makes this ... |
|
|
The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel. I've spent my life kneeling to their will and to my father's. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king. I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood. But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my father's throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life. Now I'm crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him bound ... |
|
|
The title of this book, The State of Trust, carries a deliberate double meaning. On the one hand, it refers to the condition of trust in contemporary governance - its growth, strength, decline, and renewal across societies; it lifecycle. On the other hand, it points directly to the state as an institution: governments, public administrations, and political systems whose legitimacy depends on the trust of their citizens. This duality captures the essence of the study: trust is a social sentiment, but also an institutional asset. Individuals live and experience it in their daily interactions with the state, but it is also ... |
|
|
Silva's door is open. My brain nudges me. She's not in there. All the time I've been hanging around and trying not to disturb her, she wan't here at all... Becks and Silva live under the same roof, but they couldn't be less like sisters. Becks lives watching loud superhero movies; girls, and chatting to anyone and everyone. Silva likes privacy; her bedroom is her oasis, and has an unspoken rule that none of her family are allowed inside. But then Silva goes missing. Becks enters Silva's room. And finds eight clues about Silva's secret life. Can Becks piece the jigsaw together and find her, ... |
|
|
"The Silver Citadel. From up here, this symbol of our power appears eternal. But it's an illusion, nothing more. Fire is sweeping through Celonia. And if we do nothing, I fear Solanum too will burn." Из книгата Aderyn took the throne in a bid to avert civil war. But three months on, her grip on the crown is as precarious as ever. Fears are growing that the flightless of Solanum will be the next to rise up, and enemies old and new soon threaten Aderyn's rule and the lives of those she loves. Staking everything on a final attempt to save her nation, Aderyn must fly to uncharted territories and forge ... |
|
|
Witness our incredible human story unfold - from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and beyond - exquisitely charted map by map. Come on a journey through global history, told in more than 130 specially made maps that each offer a window on a key event. Step into the action and follow Ghengis Khan sweeping through China, Napoleon conquering Europe, or two world wars raging across the globe. See empires rise and fall - from the Egyptians and the Aztecs to the British Empire and the Soviet Union. History of the World Map by Map also explains how elements of civilization, such as writing, printing, ... |
|
|
A geek, a jock, a criminal, a princess. A murder. Who would you believe? Five students walk into detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won't ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it's no accident. All of them ... |
|
|
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, ... |
