През есента на далечната 1935 г. великите руски сатирици Иля Илф , Евгений Петров поемат на пътешествие в САЩ като кореспонденти на вестник "Правда". От личните им впечатления се ражда "Едноетажна Америка" - пътепис с особен заряд, въздействащ като роман, който се нарежда сред най-значимите творби на руския творчески тандем. Придружавани от семейната двойка Адамс, Илф и Петров прекосяват Америка от Атлантика до Тихия океан и обратно в своя новозакупен сив Форд. По време на това вълнуващо приключение те успяват да посетят 25 щата, спират в стотици градове, срещат хора от всички прослойки - от ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. When the wife of a prominent surgeon dies suddenly in the hospital emergency room of Mercy Hospital in Milwaukee, USA, Dr Maxine Cassidy suspects murder. Maxine is determined to find the killer and starts an investigation of her own. However, when someone tries to kill her, she begins to wonder which of her medical colleagues she can trust. ... |
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Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince . Kiss the prince, break the curse. Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn't believe in true love. Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way. Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who's been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him. Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi, until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle ... |
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It is getting dark over the mountain lake; the passing winter freezes the quiet northern land. A little boy dressed in fur, girded with a sword decorated with a raven head, struggles with uneven terrain, mud, and unbearable load - the remains of his father - Edsgar, the mighty warrior of the Great North. A stream of white light splashes from the sky to the funeral pyre. A ringing sound fills everything around. It is as if billions of metal particles are sprinkled on a steel shield. Edsgar bids farewell to Erik, the lovely Valkyries take on the spirit of the warrior, and he flies with them to the gates of Valhalla to take ... |
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Умален модел на галеон - Златна кошута , използван за околосветско пътешествие през 1577 г. под командването на сър Френсис Дрейк. По време на плаването с този кораб сър Френсис Дрейк открива протока "Дрейк", разделящ Америка от Антарктида и югозападната част на Огнена земя. Оригинално описание: The Golden Hind took its name from the golden figure appearing on the coat-of-arms of Lord C.C. Hatton’s family, who financed Sir Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe. On the 13th of December 1577 Sir Francis Drake, on board the galleon Golden Hind, together with another four ships. Set out on the most ... |
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Умален модел на военен кораб HMS Repulse. Оригинално описание: Operating with the Home Fleet in the North Sea and Atlantic during the first two years of World War II, taking part in the pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941. Later in the year she was sent to the Far East, accompanying the new battleship Prince of Wales. За да може да сглобите и залепите този макет, ви е необходимо лепило . Елементите на модела са направени от едноцветна пластмаса. Моделът може да се оцвети с боички . ... |
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Second, expanded & updated edition. ... This book is for everyone with an interest in Jewish history in Bulgaria and the Balkans, and in the general history of southeastern Europe. It is designed to be a journey through both territory and time, illuminating the sometimes very complex backgrounds while guiding through the topography. Many of the monuments described in it are hard to find and in various stages of disrepair: poignant reminders of a long-disappeared culture, but also pointers to the present and the future. Unless travellers know exactly where they are going and what they are seeking, these landmarks of ... |
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The Road to Wigan Pier is a book in two parts: the first half is Orwell 's description of working-class life in industrial communities of the north of England, the second examines his own political views. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by journalist and author Amelia Gentleman. The Road to Wigan Pier is an insightful and powerful account of lives lived in poverty and deprivation in a time of low wages ... |
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Понякога се налага да търсиш прозрението. Друг път, то само те намира. ... "Скъпи читатели, може би вече сте чули слуховете... Всичко е вярно. Отново открих Джоунс - порицателя, който завинаги промени живота ми. Първият път, когато го срещнах, бях на двадесет и три. Нямах нищо освен дрехите на гърба си и спях на плажа под един кей. Старецът стана единственият ми приятел и ми каза истината за мен самия, въпреки че не исках да я чуя. Аз ли? Аз го наричах Джоунс. Не господин Джоунс. Просто Джоунс. Защо изчезна, без дори да се сбогува, а години по-късно се появи, също толкова неочаквано? Страхувам се, че не съм ... |
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This textbook is designed for students taking a university degree in International Relations (IR), European Studies (ES) and Political Science (PS) at Bulgarian universities, including the University of National and World Economy (UNWE). Another potential target group of users are students majoring in journalism, law or management who need to understand and express key concepts in politics, economics and international relations. Students with an advanced level of proficiency in English will gain most benefit from this textbook. The latter has been graded as advanced level, considering that a basic prerequisite for ... |
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The book is concerned with the history of the Protestant missions in Bulgaria, their evangelistic, educational and literary activities, and offers a case study of a particular Czech-speaking Protestant community in north-western Bulgaria. The history of the Protestant mission is followed since its establishment in the 19th century in the territory of the Ottoman Empire to the foundation of Congregationalist and Methodist missions in southern and northern Bulgaria respectively. The role of American missionaries and linguists such as Albert Long and Elias Riggs in the translation of the Bible into modern Bulgarian is ... |
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Моделът е произведен по дизайн на "Bell". ... Мащабно умален модел от пластмаса на военен хеликоптер Bell AB 212 / UH-1N, използван от НАТО през 90-те години на XX-ти век. Дължина на модела: 35.2 cm За да може да сглобите и залепите този макет, ви е необходимо лепило . Елементите на модела са направени от едноцветна пластмаса. Моделът може да се оцвети с боички . За Bell AB 212 / UH-1N Хеликоптерът Bell AB 212 / UH-1N е разработен от проект на американската компания Bell Helicopter в края на 60-те години. В Италия, по щатски лиценз, фирмата Agusta Westland произвежда подобна версия с обозначение AB 212. ... |
