"The English Neighbour" is a resourceful, vivid, and tirelessly funny story about the clash and fusion of cultures in today{{~}}s age of globalization. Bulgaria. Middle of Nowhere. The fictional village of Plodorodno (meaning "fertile") is in dire straits. As Bulgaria is gradually opening to the outside world, many of its residents have emigrated in pursuit of a different life, while others cast their hopes on winning the lottery instead of on working the fertile land nearby. One fine day, a true Englishman named John buys a hose in the village and settles there. He is retired chemical engineer ... |
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This book was initially planned as a record of a series of lectures to my first classes of Bulgarian Philology, English Philology and Applied Linguistics, and Public Relations undergraduate and graduate students at the South West University of Bulgaria where, back in the early 1990s, we were to lay the foundations of an academic tradition in a fast changing world. It was meant as a record of the fast restructuring of our minds and attitudes in time of economic and sociopolitical transition and cultural transcendence, seen from a changing Bulgarian perspective where the world came upon our horizon English-speaking. The ... |
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Hi! My name is Amanda Greenberg, and you're holding a book about me. I modestly can say that... well, THIS BOOK ROCKS! After all, i went through a lot these past few months: went to a new school kissed a guy in front of his girlfriend from the wrestling team got a new pet put my new found friends in A LOT of trouble started acting went to a wedding on a Wednesday and interacted with the school's most attractive guy Oh, and got an A in World History But, well, all you really need to know is that you'll read a lot about this wonderful, amazing person a.k.a. Amanda Greenberg (me), and all the insane things that ... |
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Classic Scottish Poems. A glorious anthology of poetry and verse by the greatest classic Scottish poets, introduced by acclaimed poet John Glenday. With poems from famous Scottish writers such as Robert Burns , Sir Walter Scott and Mary Queen of Scots herself, there is plenty here to enjoy and inspire. The collection roams across so many aspects of Scottish life and culture - its landscape and history, its people and celebrations. It is a country that has always inspired poets to write about love, nature and heritage, and to reflect on the important things of life. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a ... |
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They say that the eyes feed first, then the body follows."The idea behind this book started in the land of smiles - Thailand. The specific aroma of Asian cuisine embraces everyone who sets foot in this land. This fragrance lingers in the mind, enriching the memories associated with the exotic. One of the festivals celebrated there, which is deeply connected to the story of this book, is the festival of the floating lanterns. Its preparation begins with the crafting of small boats made out of banana leaves in the shape of lotus flowers, lavishly adorned with petals and candles, before being set afloat in flowing water ... |
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Èçäàíèåòî å ñúâìåñòèìî ñ íàñòîÿùàòà ó÷åáíà ïðîãðàìà. Ó÷åáíèêúò å îäîáðåí ñúñ çàïîâåä ¹ ÐÄ 09-1512/08.02.2017 ã. ... Êàêâî ïðåäëàãà ó÷åáíèêúò Hello! New Edition?: Äîêàçàíî óñïåøíè ìîäåëè íà îáó÷åíèå îò ïðåäèøíîòî èçäàíèå íà åäíîèìåííàòà åçèêîâà ñèñòåìà. Äîáðå áàëàíñèðàíî ó÷åáíî ñúäúðæàíèå, êîåòî îñèãóðÿâà íóæíèòå ÷àñîâå çà ïðåãîâîð è çàòâúðäÿâàíå íà çíàíèÿòà, ðàáîòà íàä ïðîåêòè, îöåíÿâàíå è ñàìîîöåíÿâàíå íà ïîñòèãíàòèòå ðåçóëòàòè. ßñíî è ïîñëåäîâàòåëíî âúâåæäàíå íà ãðàìàòè÷íèÿ ìàòåðèàë ÷ðåç òàáëèöè è ãðàäèðàíè ïî òðóäíîñò óïðàæíåíèÿ. Èçãðàæäàíå íà óñòîé÷èâ ëåêñèêàëåí çàïàñ. Óïîòðåáà íà åçèêà â ðåàëíè êîìóíèêàòèâíè ... |
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Unadapted short stories by Rudyard Kipling, O. Henry, William Wymark Jacobs, Virginia Woolf, Jack London and Gerald Durell. ... This collection brings together stories and extracts which explore the relationship people have with animals large and small, wild and tame, real and imaginary. From a fantastical children's fable to a complex psychological love story, readers are sure to find stories that will delight and entertain them. This book is both in British and American English. ... |
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Ñúçäàâàíå íà èíòåëèãåíòíè ÷àòáîòîâå, ãåíåðàòîðè íà ñúäúðæàíèå è ìíîãî äðóãè. ... Òàçè ìàëêà êíèãà å èç÷åðïàòåëíî ðúêîâîäñòâî çà ðàçðàáîò÷èöè íà Python, êîèòî æåëàÿò äà ñå íàó÷àò êàê ñå ñúçäàâàò ïðèëîæåíèÿ ñ ãîëåìè åçèêîâè ìîäåëè. Ðàçãëåäàíè ñà îñíîâíèòå ñâîéñòâà è ïðåäèìñòâà íà GPT-4 è ChatGPT. Îáÿñíåíè ñà ïðèíöèïèòå çà ðàáîòà ñ òÿõ. Ñòúïêà ïî ñòúïêà å ïîêàçàí ïðîöåñúò ïî ñúçäàâàíå íà ðàçëè÷íè âèäîâå ïðèëîæåíèÿ ñ áèáëèîòåêàòà GPT-4 è ChatGPT Python, âêëþ÷èòåëíî ïðèëîæåíèÿ çà ãåíåðèðàíå íà òåêñò, îòãîâàðÿíå íà âúïðîñè è èíñòðóìåíòè çà îáîáùàâàíå íà ñúäúðæàíèå. Êíèãàòà å íàïèñàíà íà ÿñåí è ñòåãíàò åçèê è âêëþ÷âà ëåñíè çà ... |
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A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness, a safe space where Sadness is welcome, where it can curl up small, or be as big as it can be, where it can be noisy or quiet, or anything in between. The boy can visit the shelter whenever he needs to, every day, sometimes every hour, and the two of them will cry and talk or just sit, saying nothing. And the boy knows that one day Sadness may come out of the shelter, and together they will look out at the world, and see how beautiful it is. A poignant and heart-warming picture book exploring the importance of making space and time for our own griefs, small or large, ... |
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A princess must have her prince. I have a heart for every year I've been alive. There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. Every so often, I claw through the shingle to check they're still there. Buried deep and bloody. Princess Lira is siren royalty and revered across the sea until she is cursed into humanity by the ruthless Sea Queen. Now Lira must deliver the heart of the infamous siren killer or remain a human forever. Prince Elian is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world, and captain to a deadly crew of siren hunters. When he rescues a drowing woman from the ocean, she promises to help ... |
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"This collection of Thomas Marent"s images, 16 years in the making, brings alive the sheer and awe-inspiring beauty of the rainforest." Sting - founding patron, The Rainforest Foundation Photographs by Thomas Marent Rainforest is the stunning result of half a lifetime’s work by Swiss photographer Thomas Marent. Inspired by a visit to the rainforest in Australia when he was 24, Marent has spent the ensuing 16 years exploring and photographing the world’s rainforests. With all the immediacy of the best documentaries, Rainforest celebrates the fascinating behaviour and incredible variety of rainforest animals ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Connie's unhappy marriage to Clifford Chatterley is one scarred by mutual frustration and alienation. Crippled from wartime action, Clifford is confined to a wheelchair, while Connie's solitary, sterile existence is contained within the narrow parameters of the Chatterley ancestral home, Wragby. She seizes her chance at happiness and freedom when she embarks on a passionate affair with the estate's gamekeeper, Mellors, discovering a world of sexual opportunity and pleasure she'd thought lost to her. The explosive passion of Connie and ... |
