Unadapted short stories by Phillip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Weinbaum and Jack London. ... This collection brings together five stories which explores a range of perspectives within the genre of science fiction. From space travel to time travel, scientific experiments and teleportation, these stories will fascinate and delight fans of science fiction everywhere. This book is both in British and American English. ... |
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Encyclopedia of Amazing Facts is a children's encyclopedia with a difference, providing young learners with a wealth of knowledge in an accessible way! The book suggests: wide range of subjects; great for homework projects; bite-sized information to hold your child's attention; amazing images to support children who learn well through visual prompts. Crammed with amazing bite-sized facts, fantastic photographs and detailed artworks, Encyclopedia of Amazing Facts explains key concepts in a fun way to appeal to younger readers and support their learning at school. ... |
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The Glory of the Bulgarian science ... Винаги, когато са срещали трудности и прегради по пътя на своя материален, социален и духовен прогрес, хората са се обръщали към силите на обществото, към свойствата на обективния свят, към богатствата на заобикалящата среда, за да умножат своята собствена сила и разчистят терен на историческия прогрес. Днес напълно господства концепцията, че решаващ фактор за социално-икономичското развитие на обществото е науката. Широкото разгръщане на научните изследвания и пълноценното използване на резултатите от тях в обществената практика за съжаление сега не е основна задача на нашата ... |
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This madcap cosmic farce relates the adventures of the hapless human Carmody, as he attempts to make his way home to Earth after winning the grand prize in the Intergalactic Sweepstake, encountering parallel worlds, incompetent bureaucrats and talking dinosaurs on the way."The greatest entertainer ever produced by science fiction... a feast of wit and intelligence." J. G. Ballard "Hilarious SF satire. Douglas Adams said it was the only thing like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, although written ten years earlier. It's wonderful." Neil Gaiman ... |
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Drawing on different versions of the constitutional analysis of culture, this study addresses the search for "new post-epistemological identities" of science, political culture and art criticism. The book offers hermeneutic investigations of issues like the rationality of science, the notion of dialogue relevant to the pluralist public spheres, and the character of art criticisms after the "end of art". Dimitri Ginev is a professor at the University of Sofia. His research interests include history of modern hermeneutics, cultural and social theory of modernity, non-foundational epistemology, and ... |
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Линдзи Бъкингам е считан за един от най-големите китаристи, текстописци и музикални експресионисти на нашето време. Трикратния носител на Грами, Бъкингам е най-известен като продуцент, китарист, вокалист и главен автор на песни за "Fleetwood Mac". Албумът "Solo Anthology: The best of Lindsey Buckingham" включва версии на някои от най-известните произведения на Линдзи, включително "Law and Order", "Go Insane", "Out of the Cradle", "Under the Skin", "Gift of Screws" и "Seeds We Sow". ... |
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Because the missing pieces matter. ... Angie considers herself unremarkable. She likes history and science, running hard, grilled cheese with burned edges. But today, everything will change. A photo in an old box, in a drawer. Of her teenage mother with a boy she's never seen before - and yet Angie knows instantly that it's her father. The father who died before she was born. But Angie begins to understand that there are things she has not been told. Things that Angie now needs to know, more than anything. And so she sets off in search of her father's story. Her mother's story. And her own story. Because, ... |
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There are secrets hidden beneath the ice... bring the magic home in the frosty fourth instalment of the bestselling "Pinch of Magic Adventures", from the award-winning Michelle Harrison . When the Widdershins sisters and Granny are called away in deepest winter to look after cousin Clarissa, it doesn't take long for adventure - or trouble - to find them. The town of Wilderness has plenty to explore with its frozen lake and winter market, as well as being haunted by a doomed highwayman and his secret love. But the legends are true and seeing a ghostly figure one night, the girls realise that Granny is in ... |
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A New Selection. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Thomas Hardy saw himself, first and foremost, as a poet, and he wrote poetry throughout his prolific and acclaimed novel-writing years before announcing in 1896 that he would no longer write novels, much to the astonishment of his worldwide readership. Instead he went on to publish eight masterful volumes of poetry - ranging from lyrics and ballads to dramatic monologues and satire - and is now regarded as one of the greatest twentieth-century poets. Choosing the best verse from each volume, "The Poems of Thomas Hardy" is the ... |
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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, ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "On the Origin of Species" outlines Charles Darwin's world-changing theory that life on Earth had not been brought into being by a creator, but had arisen from a single common ancestor and had evolved over time through the process of natural selection. Received with both enthusiasm and hostility on its publication, it triggered a seismic shift in our understanding of humanity's place in the natural world. It is not only a brilliant work of science but also a clear, vivid, sometimes moving piece of popular writing that reflects both Darwin ... |
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Cambridge Science Skills is a dynamic new skills course through which students can practise their English, broaden their vocabulary, and improve their language skills. An enquiry-based approach to learning aids in the development of thinking skills; student-centred learning ensures an active classroom experience and allows the children to work alone or collaboratively on projects, investigations and experiments. It is ideal supplementary material to be used alongside Cambridge ELT textbooks. Учебната система по английски език Science Skills - ниво 6 се състои от: учебник учебна тетрадка книга за учителя ... |