The Bomber Mafia is a case study in how dreams go awry. When some shiny new idea drops from the heavens, it does not land softly in our laps. It lands hard, on the ground, and shatters. In the years before the Second World War, in a sleepy air force base in central Alabama, a small group of renegade pilots put forth a radical idea. What if we made bombing so accurate that wars could be fought entirely from the air? What if we could make the brutal clashes between armies on the ground a thing of the past? This book tells the story of what happened when that dream was put to the test. The Bomber Mafia follows the stories ... |
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Why do we love something or someone is not a question we often ask ourselves. It is difficult to answer. Perhaps this is because love is a feeling that is not easy to catch in words. And that is why the book in front of you, that asks the question - Why do I love Bulgaria, makes you curious and especially because a foreigner has made the effort to answer this question. Hans Wissema is not a stranger to Bulgaria and Bulgaria is not a stranger to him, for several reasons. Some of the reasons you will understand when you read the book or perhaps you have already read his book (in Bulgarian translation) "Siberian ... |
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Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition features a specially commissioned translation by Ros and Chloe Schwarz, as well as the charming original illustrations by Saint-Exupery himself, coloured by Barbara Frith. After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a pilot encounters a little prince who is visiting Earth from his own planet. Their strange and moving meeting illuminates for the aviator ... |
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last , a bold framework for leadership in today's ever-changing world. How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. The winners and losers are easily identified. Infinite games, games with no finish line, like business or politics, or life itself, have players who come and go. The rules of an infinite game are changeable while infinite games have no defined endpoint. There are no winners or losers-only ahead and behind. The question is, how do we play ... |
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To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can't put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom - and the world. Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people. New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi's first novel in this epic, romantic fantasy series - This Woven Kingdom , inspired by ... |
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От авторката на романа "Трябва да поговорим за Кевин". Кей и Сирил Уилкинсън са медици, те познават болестта, познават и най-унизителното лице на старостта. Затова на около петдесет, докато са все още жизнени, съпрузите решават да се самоубият едновременно щом навършат осемдесет и така да избегнат унизителното падение. На моменти затрогващо комичен, на моменти ироничен, на моменти смразяващо сериозен, романът описва паралелните светове на различни евентуални сценарии за бъдещето на Кей и Сирил. Какво ще пропуснат, ако не дочакат естествената си кончина и сложат край на живота си по-рано: нещо страхотно или нещо ... |
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H. G. Wells skilfully combines tension, wit and terror in The Invisible Man, a masterpiece of science fiction. Complete & Unabridged. 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. A mysterious stranger arrives at a rural Sussex inn on a cold winter's night with his face obscured by bandages and his body cloaked in a long, heavy coat. He locks himself in his room and spends his stay labouring over chemicals in intricate glass bottles. The ... |
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"The Hamilton Mixtape" е несравнима музикална добавка към бродуейския мюзикъл, дело на наградения с "Tony", "Grammy" и "Emmy" актьор и композитор Лин Мануел Миранда. Със сценарий, музика и текстове от Лин Мануел Миранда, режисура от Томъс Кайл, хореография от Анди Бланкенбуехлър и музикална оркестрация от Алекс Лакамор, "Hamilton" е базиран на биографията "Founding Father Alexander Hamilton", дело на Ron Chernow. Мюзикълът беше награден с единадесет награди Tony тази година в категориите за "Best Musical", "Score", "Book of a Musical& ... |
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Двуезично помагало "Disney English Story Book - Advanced" - на български и английски език. ... Ученето на английски език е по-забавно, когато ти помагат героите от "Красавицата и звяра"! Детството е вълшебно време на открития. Децата толкова бързо попиват знания, че сега е точния момент да им разкриете чудесата на чуждия език. Разпалването на въображението е важно, за да поощри детето да се впусне в това двуезично приключение, но все пак книжките, използвани за обучението, трябва да се достатъчно простички, за да подпомогнат развитието на ранните езикови умения. Поредицата включва увлекателни истории, ... |
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Двуезично помагало "Disney English Story Book - Advanced" - на български и английски език. Научи названията на членовете на семейството с любимите герои на "Disney". ... Героите от "Феноменалните" ще ти помогнат в ученето на английски език! Детството е вълшебно време на открития. Децата толкова бързо попиват знания, че сега е точния момент да им разкриете чудесата на чуждия език. Разпалването на въображението е важно, за да поощри детето да се впусне в това двуезично приключение, но все пак книжките, използвани за обучението, трябва да се достатъчно простички, за да подпомогнат развитието на ... |
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Following the runaway success of Jonathan French's critically acclaimed fantasy adventure The Grey Bastards comes book two in The Lot Lands series - The True Bastards. Fetching was once the only female rider in the Lot Lands. Now she is the leader of her own hoof, a band of loyal half-orcs sworn to her command. But the hoof she inherited is on the brink of collapse. Tested to the breaking point by the burdens of leadership, fetching battles desperately to stave off famine, desertion and the scorn of the other half-orc chieftains, even as orcs and humans alike threaten the Lots' very existence. Then an old ... |
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The book shows in a chronological order a large number of written records on the Mohammedan Bulgarians, mainly by European authors, documented till the restiration of the Bulgarian state in 1878. All cited sources provide evidence that this population, converted to Islam after the Ottoman invasion of the Balkans, had preserved their Bulgarian mother tongue and many of their old customs and folklore. The sources prove that the Mohammedan bulgarians are an integral part of the Bulgarian community. The geographic boundaries of the Mohammedan Bulgarians are outlined and the migratory and emigration processes of this ... |
