George Eastman's career developed in a particularly American way. The founder of Kodak progressed from a delivery boy to one of the most important industrialists in American history, and a crucial innovator in photographic history. Eastman died in 1932, and left his house to the University of Rochester. Since 1949 the site has operated as an international museum of photography and film, and today holds the largest collection of its kind in the world, containing over 400,000 images and negatives - among them the work of such masters as Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Ansel Adams. Home also to 23,000 cinema ... |
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Throughout history, people have sought to improve society by reducing suffering, eliminating disease or enhancing desirable qualities in their children. But this wish goes hand in hand with the desire to impose control over who can marry, who can procreate and who is permitted to live. In the Victorian era, in the shadow of Darwin's ideas about evolution, a new full-blooded attempt to impose control over our unruly biology began to grow in the clubs, salons and offices of the powerful. It was enshrined in a political movement that bastardised science, and for sixty years enjoyed bipartisan and huge popular support. ... |
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In an age Brexit and Trump, the themes of isolation and fragmentation permeating the west stand in sharp contrast to events in the east, where ties are being streighthend and mutural cooperation established."No reader will leave "The New Silk Roads" with her sense of the world unchanged." Times Literary Supplement "Frankopan is a brilliant guide to terra incognita." Sunday Times "Frankopan has the gift to perspective - the capacity to see the wood for the trees - which he combines with a Talstoyan knack for weaving little details into the broader sweep of human affairs." Daily ... |
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Празник е и всички са се събрали, но дали всичко е наред в семейство Малъри... Членовете на фамилията са се събрали да посрещнат заедно празниците, но между Джеймс, черната овца на рода, и съпругата му Джорджина съществува някакво скрито напрежение, а най-големият брат Джейсън, маркиз на Хавърстън, не е в състояние да убеди Моли - любовта на живота му и майка на единствения му син - да се омъжи за него. Всред цялата тази бъркотия се появява един тайнствен подарък, който ще се отрази драматично на всеки, в чиито вени тече кръвта на Малъри..."Сгряваща душата като чаша горещ шоколад край камината, историята за една ... |
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Изданието е на британски английски (British English). ... Три вълнуващи истории на Катрин Мансфийлд, преразказани от Маргарет Джонсън. В първата история Лаура и семейството ѝ се подготвят за парти, когато тя прави шокиращо откритие. Във втората - магията на първия танц на Лейла е предизвикана от думите на възрастен мъж. В последната Изабел, Кеция и Лоти получават невероятен подарък, но се вкарват в неприятности, когато избират на кого да го покажат. ... |
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This handbook is in line with the curriculum of the discipline Propaedeutics with Clinical-Laboratory Diagnostics. It presents in detail the plan for the study of various types of sick animals, which is illustrated with rich original photo material. The handbook is intended for students of veterinary medicine, but it can be used by practicing veterinarians as well as by all students in similar fields and majors. ... |
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In this contemporary adventure, Jack is given a fishing rod as a birthday present, and Uncle Ted takes Jack and Mary on a fishing trip. They make a discovery at the old pump house which loads them to become detectives. "Macmillan English Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National Literacy Strategy and by teaching methodology for first language speakers of English, "Macmillan Explorers" is supported by an understanding of the needs of ... |
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Fifth Edition. ... Would you like to get acquainted with the most important techniques every company manager should know? Quickly differentiate the fundamentals from the secondary, leading to the most accurate decisions? And do all of this for both everyday and extraordinary situations? If so, simply read this book. It presents an atypical look at the most successful techniques in business and draws on rich experience. Even within complex topics, easy-to-remember examples lead the reader step by step through the material clearly and methodically. The leading principles are highlighted, as are possible exceptions to them. ... |
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The terminology presents a specific lexical layer in the language in which there is a precise semiotic relation between signifier and signified. The terms have definite function by naming scientific concepts in a particular area. In semantic aspect the term must have: a) accuracy in the name of the scientific concept; b) definitivity reflecting the outcome of the scientific understanding of the object called with the given term; c) uniformity within the scientific field. In formal aspect the term should correspond to the norms of language while exhibiting its nominative character. The semantic definiteness is achieved ... |
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The book introduces the reader into sociological knowledge and focuses on the classical sociological heritage with its key conceptual and methodological strands and its application in the contemporary reading of social phenomena and processes. The reader will learn about the development of sociology and the characteristics of the sociological perspective and sociological imagination. The book presents the achievements of the classical sociological thinkers and the contemporary sociological schools of thought interpreting social reality. The reader is made aware of the elements of society, as well as of its major research ... |
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This collection presents current themes in the field of modern libraries and their users, united under a common title: "Library and Society: Contemporary Challenges". The texts have already been published in different Bulgarian sources. They are now published in English in this edition with minor changes. The included publications present the author's interest in contemporary problems and challenges facing the library community. The lecture format is intentional, as it gives the opportunity for the edition to be used for work with an audience of students. The lectures are accompanied by presentations in ... |