Две млади жени не дочакват последния автобус от Оксфорд за Удсток и решават да пътуват на стоп. По-късно същата вечер едната от тях е открита мъртва и изнасилена в двора на кръчмата Черният принц в Удсток. Инспектор Морз е сигурен, че неизвестната спътница на убитата е ключът към разплитането на случая, но нейното откриване се оказва изненадващо трудна задача. Постепенно находчивият инспектор се озовава сред истински лабиринт от възможни сценарии, но след няколко погрешни завоя, впрягайки цялата си изобретателност, той стига до болезнената истина. Романът Последният автобус за Удсток е началото на изключително успешната ... |
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На 27 юни 1527 г. на площада пред главното здание на Базелския университет един професор ритуално изгаря пред студентите си трудовете на Хипократ, Гален и Авицена. Това кощунство парадоксално поставя началото на качествено нов скок в медицинската наука. Защото професорът е Парацелз, а с демонстративното изгаряне великият ренесансов лекар, хирург и естествоизпитател на практика пръв дръзва да оспори погрешните постулати в трудовете на дотогавашните медицински светила и да подложи на съмнение цялата схоластична медицина. Затова и наричат Парацелз баща на научното изследване. Но и преди него здравната наука има своите ... |
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Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results. No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level ... |
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A Life-Changing Tool Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About. What if the key to happiness, success, and love was as simple as two words? If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. Two simple words - Let Them - will set you free. Free from the opinions, drama, and judgments of others. Free from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage everything and everyone around you. The Let Them Theory puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands-and this book will show you exactly how to do it. In ... |
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Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain development and trauma expert, Dr Bruce Perry, discuss the impact of trauma and adverse experiences and how healing must begin with a shift to asking "What happened to you?" rather than "What's wrong with you?". Through wide-ranging and often deeply personal conversation, Oprah Winfrey and Dr Perry explore how what happens to us in early childhood - both good and bad - influences the people we become. They challenge us to shift from focusing on "What's wrong with you?" or "Why are you behaving ... |
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Homage to Catalonia remains one of the most famous accounts of the Spanish Civil War. With characteristic scrutiny, Orwell questions the actions and motives of all sides whilst retaining his firm beliefs in human courage and the need for radical social change. 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 Helen Graham, a leading historian on the Spanish Civil War. When George Orwell arrived in Spain in 1936, he ... |
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Книга четвърта и последна от тетралогията неаполитански романи "Гениалната приятелка". ... "Гениалната приятелка", "Новото фамилно име", "Тази, която си отива, тази, която остава" и "Историята на изгубеното дете" са четирите части на неаполитанската тетралогия на загадъчната Елена Феранте, италианска писателка, вероятно родена в Неапол през 1943 г., авторка на 9 романа, издадени на 42 езика. От книгите ѝ са продадени над 5.5 милиона екземпляра, два от романите ѝ са филмирани, а по тетралогията (ИК "Колибри", 2014 - 2019) е създаден 32-сериен ... |
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1980. Llewelyn Moss, a Vietnam veteran, is hunting antelope near the Rio Grande when he stumbles upon a transaction gone horribly wrong. Finding bullet-ridden bodies, several kilos of heroin, and a caseload of cash, he faces a choice - leave the scene as he found it, or cut the money and run. Choosing the latter, he knows, will change everything. And so begins a terrifying chain of events, in which each participant seems determined to answer the question that one asks another: how does a man decide in what order to abandon his life? Savage violence and cruel morality reign in the backwater deserts of Cormac McCarthy' ... |
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This book is all about building relationships. With good relationships; personal and business success are easy. Dale Carnegie says You can make someone want to do what you want them to do by seeing the situation from the other person's point of view and arousing in the other person an eager want. You learn how to make people like you, win people over to your way of thinking, and change people without causing offense or arousing resentment. For instance, let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers, and talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. Over 16 million copies sold. You can ... |
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He doesn't believe that anyone holds her last name against her... so he offers her his. Beau Eaton is the town prince, a handsome military hero with a tortured past. Bailey Jansen is the outcast bartender, a shy girl from the wrong side of the tracks. He's thirty-five and all man, and she's twenty-two and all... virgin. He's also her fiancé. Correction: her fake fiancé. It starts out as a bet, a point for Beau to prove. And it's a win-win: Beau gets a break from his concerned family's prying, and Bailey gets a chance to shed her family's reputation while she saves up to ditch this ... |
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The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. A book that will change how you think and transform how you live Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people - at work, at school, at home. It is wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his paradigm-shattering book Drive, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and the world. Along the way, he takes us to companies that are enlisting new approaches to motivation, and introduces us to the scientists and entrepreneurs ... |
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New York Times bestseller. From the )1 bestselling author of "Drive" and "A whole new mind". "Brims with a surprising amount of insight and practical advice." The Wall Street Journal ... The groundbreaking book that unlocks the scientific secrets of good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home. Every day we confront a never-ending stream of "when" decisions. When to change jobs. When to schedule a meeting or a class. When to get serious about a person or a project. Yet we make such decisions haphazardly-based on intuition and guesswork. In "When", ... |
