How looking backward moves us forward. Drawing on research in social psychology, neuroscience, and biology, Pink debunks the myth of the no regrets philosophy of life. And using the largest sampling of American attitudes about regret ever conducted as well as his own World Regret Survey which has collected regrets from more than 15,000 people in 105 countries he lays out the four core regrets that each of us has. These deep regrets offer compelling insights into how we live and how we can find a better path forward. As he did in his bestsellers Drive, When, and A Whole New Mind, Pink lays out a dynamic new way of ... |
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The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, The Call of the Wild is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie. Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, he triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack. The story records the "decivilisation" of Buck as he answers 'the call of the wild', an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds. In contrast, ... |
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A gilded cage is still a prison."This is the story of King Midas... Or that's what we were always told. The Golden King with his palace of riches and me, his golden touched girl. I'm kept locked away. For my safety, I'm told. No one can get in. Apart from him. But when political upheaval becomes strife in our kingdom, I am sent with the royal court to be with my King. And everything I know starts to change. My love for Midas is challenged, my trust is broken. Everything I knew about him was wrong. We are told it's his tale but really, it's mine. The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones ... |
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Прави всичко по-лесно! ... Това, от което се нуждаете, за да започнете да създавате уеб страници - бързо! Може би не сте професионален уеб дизайнер или дори не искате да бъдете, но вероятно искате работата да бъде свършена и резултатът да изглежда добре? Тази книга е точно за вас. Създаването на уеб страници не е сложно. Тази книга ще ви покаже как да използвате HTML, обяснен на прост език. Отворете книгата и открийте: как да създавате уеб страници с помощта на HTML как да работите с текст и връзки как да представяте информация чрез списъци и таблици как да добавяте изображения как да добавяте аудио и видео HTML5 ... |
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Това, от което се нуждаете, за да започнете да създавате уеб страници - бързо! ... Може би не сте професионален уеб дизайнер или дори не искате да бъдете, но вероятно искате работата да бъде свършена и резултатът да изглежда добре? Тази книга е точно за вас. Създаването на уеб страници не е сложно. Тази книга ще ви покаже как да използвате JavaScript, обяснен на прост език. Отворете книгата и открийте: как работят скриптовете как да програмирате на JavaScript как да използвате библиотеки и среди за JavaScript Document Object Model как да добавяте обработчици на събития полезни съвети при писане на скриптове Ajax ... |
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Съставител: Ирен Иванчева. ... Избрана поезия, драма, преводи, анкети и за него."Това издание представя не само поета Мерджански, но и Мерджански като театрал - тук е поместена изцяло пиесата, написана в съавторство с режисьора Иван Добчев, и играна с изключителен успех в театър Сфумато - Тирезий слепият през 1997 г., както и изцяло преработена неговата първа пиеса Кой уби Питагор?, публикувана през 1988 г. в Театрална Библиотека на Центъра за художествена самодейност. Преводачът Кирил Мерджански е представен в раздел Преводи. Изданието също представя раздел За него с критически прочити и отзиви за творчеството му. ... |
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Illustrated by Peter C. Lee. ... "World of Warcraft - vol. 1: Chronicle" is a journey through an age of myth and legend, a time long before the Horde and the Alliance came to be. This definitive tome of Warcraft history reveals untold stories about the birth of the cosmos, the rise of ancient empires, and the forces that shaped the world of Azeroth and its people. Featuring beautifully illustrated original art and detailed maps, "World of Warcraft" is the first in a multipart series exploring the rich lore of Warcraft universe, from the distant past to the modern era. ... |
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Teen Zone е учебна система за изучаване на английски като втори чужд език. Ниво A2 е разделено в две части - A2 (Part 1) за 11. клас и A2 (Part 2) за 12. клас. Авторите Десислава Петкова и Цветелена Таралова са създали съвременни и увлекателни материали, които да мотивират учениците и да улеснят учителите. Включените в системата теми са съобразени с интересите и нивото на учениците. Оформлението е модерно и подпомага възприемането на изучавания материал. Учебникът съдържа: 6 урока с добре балансирано учебно съдържание, които осигуряват достатъчно упражнения за преговор и затвърдяване; помощни карета и достъпни ... |
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If I told you that I'd killed a man with a glance, would you wait to hear the rest? The why, the how, what happened next? Monster. Man-hater. Murderess. Forget everything you've been told about Medusa. Internationally bestselling author Jessie Burton flips the script in this astonishing retelling of Greek myth, illuminating the woman behind the legend at last. Exiled to a far-flung island after being abused by powerful Gods, Medusa has little company other than the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. Haunted by the memories of a life before everything was stolen from her, she has no choice but to make ... |
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Proceedings of the 2007 BSBS and BASA Annual Conference South-Western University "Neofit Rilski", Blagoevgrad. Bulgaria 9-12 November 2007 ... This volume contains a selection of the papers presented at the conference of the Bulgarien Society for British Studies (BSBS) which took place on 9-12 November 2007 at the "Neofit Rilski" SWU, Blagoevgrad. ... |
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Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait rather than on Dorian's own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about appearance, reality, art, life, truth, fiction and the burden of conscience. Oscar Wilde's only full-length novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a lasting gem of sophisticated wit and playfulness, which brings together ... |
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Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else's story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents-both gods, albeit minor ones-she dreams of leaving her family's island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home. In the colorful market streets of Athens and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athena's favored acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power. But when she is ... |
