After losing his mother at a very young age, the narrator is thrust from his comfortable, middle-class environment, afforded by his distant but aristocratic father, into the wider world. His passion for music begins in Georgia's all-black church community and takes him from New York, where he plays ragtime for a rich white gentleman, to the South, where he witnesses lynchings and out of fear gives up his passion, as well as his race, to pass for white. Relevant to this day, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is an unflinching account of black experience in America. James Weldon Johnson’s The Autobiography of an ... |
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A TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses with unforecasted results in this electrifying romance from the author of "The Ex Talk". Ari Abrams has always been fascinated by the weather, and she loves almost everything about her job as a TV meteorologist. Her boss, legendary Seattle weatherwoman Torrance Hale, is too distracted by her tempestuous relationship with her ex-husband, the station's news director, to give Ari the mentorship she wants. Ari, who runs on sunshine and optimism, is at her wits' end. The only person who seems to understand how she feels is sweet ... |
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Since his stories began to appear in magazines such as Weird Tales in the 1920s and 30s, H. P. Lovecraft and his vivid imagination have been entertaining generations of readers with tales that both drew upon and pushed the boundaries of the genres of horror and science fiction. Lovecraft's influence has been immense: countless writers - from Stephen King to Neil Gaiman - and filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro have acknowledged the way in which Lovecraft has inspired them. Filled with suspense, amazing creatures and sensationally scary scenarios, this chronologically ordered collection of his short stories ... |
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Един уникален документ за концлагера на остров Персин! Така може да бъде определен разказа на бившия лагерист Стефан Бочев за най-големия политически лагер край Белене по времето на комунистическия режим. Белене: Сказание за концлагерна България е дълбоко и стойностно народопсихологическо изследване на българския дух от средата на XX век. Творбата на Стефан Бочев е нещо много повече от продължение на Бит и душевност на Иван Хаджийски за българите, 100 години по-късно. Подобна книга не може да бъде преразказана. Тя трябва да бъде прочетена. Изданието е внушително със своите над 1000 страници, но нито една няма да ... |
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Defense attorney Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - is inundated with pleas from prisoners protesting their innocence. With the help of ex-LAPD detective Harry Bosch, they find a needle in the haystack: a possible wrongful conviction. A woman imprisoned for murdering her husband, a sheriff's deputy. But the evidence doesn't add up, the department pushed for quick closure in the killing of one of its own. But is this rushed justice - or something more sinister? As they face a David versus Goliath court battle, the secrets which could set an innocent woman free could also be worth killing for... ... |
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The "New York Times" bestseller. ... "Google" executive chairman and ex-CEO Eric Schmidt and former SVP of products Jonathan Rosenberg came to "Google" over a decade ago as proven technology executives. At the time, the company was already well-known for doing things differently, reflecting the visionary and frequently contrarian principles of founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. If Eric and Jonathan were going to succeed, they realized they would have to relearn everything they thought they knew about management and business. Today, "Google" is a global icon that regularly pushes ... |
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Занимателни текстове на английски език. ... Тази книга предоставя на вашето внимание: легенди; приказки; откъси от популярни произведения на известни английски писатели; кратка енциклопедична информация за Англия; любопитни факти относно планетите в Слънчевата система. Прочитайки финала на това издание вие ще се убедите, че живее в държава, чиято география е дар от природата, че Родината ни - България е една от най-старите европейски държави, с вековно присъствие на картата на света. Авторът си поставя скромната цел, предлагайки събраните текстове, да съдейства на читателите да развиват и усъвършенстват своите познания в ... |
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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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Perfect for fans of "Geekerella" and "Jenn Bennett", this charming, sparkly rom-com follows a wish-granting teen forced to question if she's really doing good, and if she has the power to make her own dreams come true. Charity is a fairy godmother. She doesn't wear a poofy dress or go around waving a wand, but she does make sure the deepest desires of the student population at Jack London High School come true. And she knows what they want even better than they do because she can glimpse their perfect futures. But when Charity fulfills a glimpse that gets Vindhya crowned homecoming queen, it ... |
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The sequel to the book Mile High. ... Ryan. She's a distraction, that's what she is. I'm the newest Captain of the Devils, Chicago's NBA team, and the last thing I needed this year was for Indy Ivers, my sister's best friend, to move into my apartment. She's messy, emotional, and way too tempting. But when the team's General Manager vocalizes his blatant disapproval of my promotion to Captain, referring to me as an unapproachable lone wolf with no work-life balance, I can't think of a better way to convince him otherwise than pretending to date my outgoing roommate. The only problem? ... |
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Pretending to be in love never tasted better. A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you're actually in love... Catalina Martin desperately needs a date to her sister's wedding. Especially when her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiraled out of control. Now everyone she knows - including her ex-boyfriend and his fiancée - will be there. She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic for her and aid in her deception. NYC to Spain is no short flight and her family won't be easy to fool... But even then, when Aaron ... |
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Love happens when you least expect it... Assunta has given up on love. She might run her little trattoria in the most romantic mountain town in Italy, but love just seems to have passed her by. Sarah-Jane is finished with love. She's hiring an old convertible and driving around Italy this summer - it's the perfect way to forget all about her hot celebrity ex-boyfriend! But when Sarah-Jane's car breaks down in Montenello, she has to stay longer than she intended! And the trouble is, love is everywhere..."An uplifting and delicious taste of Italy." Erica James "The perfect recipe for the ... |
