A Big History of Everything from the Big Bang to the first stars, to our solar system, life on Earth, dinosaurs, homo sapiens, agriculture, an ice age, empires, fossil fuels, a Moon landing and mass globalization. And what happens next... ... "I have long been a fan of David Christian. In "Origin Story", he elegantly weaves evidence and insights from many scientific and historical disciplines into a single, accessible historical narrative." Bill Gates Most historians study the smallest silver of time. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the Big Bang through the present day ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... One of the most irrepressible and exuberant characters in the history of literature, Tom Sawyer explodes onto the page in a whirl of bad behaviour and incredible adventures. Whether he is heaving clods of earth at his brother, faking a gangrenous toe, or trying to convince the world that he is dead, Tom's infectious energy and good humour shine through. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is Mark Twain's joyful and nostalgic recollection of tall tales from his own boyhood by the Mississippi. It was an instant success on first publication in ... |
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Истинска история и вълнуващ разказ за мъжете, които буквално пренасят на плещите си алпинистите на света до К2. ... 1 август 2008 г. е може би най-трагичната дата в историята на алпинизма. Четиридесет тренирани катерачи се отправят към К2 с намерението да покорят върха, след като седмици наред са очаквали подходящия момент и благоприятни метеорологични условия. Единадесет от тях никога няма да се завърнат у дома и остават погребани сред небесата на осем хиляди метра. Дали богинята Такар Долсангма, пазителка на К2, се е разгневила в онзи ден и търсейки жертви, е напуснала върха, яхнала своя зелен дракон? Само шерпите и ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... When the chance discovery of an ancient cryptogram reveals a path to the Underworld, the adventurous Professor Otto Lidenbrock sets off to Iceland, determined to reach the centre of the earth. But nothing can prepare him and his nephew Axel for what they will find beneath the ground; measureless caverns and vast subterranean seas reveal all of the earth's known history and more, while dinosaurs do battle, giant men herd mastodons, and danger and excitement wait around every corner. Richly illustrated by Édouard Riou, the French painter and ... |
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“ История на българите ” за първи път ще представи летописа на народа ни, а не на българските земи, както повечето досегашни научни трудове. Амбициозният проект е съвместно дело с издателство “Знание”. Сред редакционния съвет на мащабния исторически труд изпъкват имената на водещи наши учени и историци – проф. Д-р Георги Бакалов , проф. Д-р Георги Марков , проф. Д-р Григор Велев доц. Д-р Емил Александров, доц. Д-р Трендафил Митев и доц. Д-р Райна Гаврилова . Идеята на авторите не е да пренапишат или изопачат конкретните факти, а да коригират отдавна наложени погрешни становища и да предложат на настоящите и бъдещите ... |
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Religio, Historia. ... Двутомникът представлява сборник статии и студии в памет на изтъкнатия наш медиевист - професор Иван Божилов . Той обединява трудове на повече от 50 учени от 17 страни от Европа, САЩ и Канада, които представят свои изследвания основно за Средновековието, но и за свързани с религията, културата и изкуството проблеми, разположени във времето между класическата Античност и ХХ век. Широките международни контакти и разностранните изследователски интереси на Иван Божилов предопределят и обхвата на темите, включени в сборника. Том I "Religio, Historia" обхваща теми из областта на вярата, ... |
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Равносметката на едно провалено столетие. ... "Връщането към драматичните години и трагични събития, сполетяли България през последното столетие е преди всичко повод за задълбочени размисли, анализи, равносметка и сериозни изводи за бъдещето. Първата, най-важна и задължителна поука е никога в управлението и още по-малко начело на държавата да не се допускат безотговорни, професионално неподготвени, морално деградирали, безлични, безхарактерни, страхливи и с манталитет на слуги, както и авантюристи, психически неустойчиви лица, както и персони чужди по произход и дух на България." Доц. д-р Йордан Величков & ... |
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Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we’re going. Sapiens is a thrilling account of humankind’s extraordinary history - from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age - and our journey from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. ... |
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Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that's barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And there are more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on every planet in the Solar System. But amid all this vastness, the Milky Way Galaxy, our Sun and the Earth are home to the only known life in the Universe - at least ... |
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A brief history of all things: Mathematical. ... In this book, Johnny Ball tells one of the most important stories in world history - the story of mathematics. By introducing us to the major characters and leading us through many historical twists and turns, Johnny slowly unravels the tale of how humanity built up a knowledge and understanding of shapes, numbers and patterns from ancient times, a story that leads directly to the technological wonderland we live in today. As Galileo said, 'Everything in the universe is written in the language of mathematics', and Wonders Beyond Numbers is your guide to this ... |
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Conceived originally as a tool for familiarizing Western intellectuals with the rich history and culture of Bulgaria and its people, the book presents as well - albeit briefly - the other Balkan nationalities and their interrelations. The case is made for the injustice wrought upon the country by the Great Powers, such that within the last 130 years or so since its liberation from the Ottoman yoke it has been splintered into multiple pieces, each donated to a different neighbour. Specifically, the call is justified for unification between Bulgaria and it's southwestern part that is known under the name of Republic of ... |
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The Belgica's journey into the Dark Antarctic night. The harrowing, survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly wrong, with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter. August 1897: The Belgica set sail, eager to become the first scientific expedition to reach the white wilderness of the South Pole. But the ship soon became stuck fast in the ice of the Bellinghausen sea, condemning the ship's crew to overwintering in Antarctica and months of endless polar night. In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious illness, their minds ravaged by the sound of ... |
