Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare-and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium's place has thrown everything into disarray. Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwideAdolin in Azimir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah at Thaylen City. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons... and ... |
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Sydney's dad is the only psychiatrist for miles around in their small Ohio town. He is also unexpectedly dead. Sydney believes the crash was anything but an accident. And when the threatening texts begin, and June Copeland - homecoming queen and golden child - appears at his funeral out of nowhere, she's sure of it. But through Sydney's newfound relationship with June, she's given a glimpse of a life without the darkness of an unresolved grief and the chance, just maybe, of a fresh start. Until it's clear that the secrets won't go away, and the truth might bring everything crashing down... ... |
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Geralt takes a short cut down a beaten path, where he makes a grim discovery of two corpses. Backtracking their trail, he's led to a derelict mansion secured with elevated walls and a gate mysterious and ramshackle, yet adorned with a rare elegance Geralt could not ignore. He is met with the mansion's owner not quite human, but a beast with the faculties of a man. With Geralt unfazed by his monstrous appearance and displays of aggression, the beast invites him inside. A kind but wary host, he shares stories of his family, his life... and his curse. If the weight of his misdeeds could condemn him to the body of a ... |
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Professor Verity has invented a machine which forces its subjects to tell the truth. Soon everyone wants to use it. "– Why did you make the Truth Machine? - asked the reporter. – I love truth - said professor Verity, – And I hate lies. – But how does the truth machine work? - asked the reporter. The Professor laughed. – That's a secret." From the book This book is in British English. Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanreaders.com. ... |
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This is a book about TRUTH - and all the ingenious ways, throughout history, that we've managed to avoid it. We live in a 'post-truth' age, we're told. The US has a president who openly lies on a daily basis (or who doesn't even know what's true, and doesn't care). The internet has turned our everyday lives into a misinformation battleground. People don't trust experts any more. But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? As the editor of the UK's leading independent fact-checker, Tom Phillips deals with complete bollocks every day. Here, he tells the story of how we ... |
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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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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. It is the start of a new school year for teenager Hu at an international school in the exciting city of Bangkok. She has a problem with one of the teachers and does not know what to do. Through an adventure in a national park, acting in a musical and the help of friends, Hu finds the courage to tell the truth. ... |
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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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Мемоарите на бившия директор на ФБР - разказ за живота, лидерството, истината... и как те могат да бъдат провалени. На 04 септември 2013 г. Джеймс Коми полага клетва като седми директор на ФБР. Заема поста от 2013 до 2017 г., назначен от Барак Обама. Преди това е главен федерален прокурор за Южния окръг на Ню Йорк и заместник-министър на правосъдието в администрацията на Джордж Буш. От съдебното преследване на Мафията и Марта Стюарт, през опитите му да помогне за промяна на политиките, свързани с изтезанията и електронното наблюдение на администрацията на Буш до надзора над разследването за електронната поща, ... |
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Бестселър № 1 на Ню Йорк Таймс. ... Грег Хефли винаги е бил нетърпелив да порасне. А всъщност, наистина ли израстването и осъзнаването вървят ръка за ръка? Изневиделица Грег се оказва притиснат от ходенето по купони с момичета, нарасналите отговорности и трудните промени, от които няма измъкване, когато порастваш - и всичко това без неговия най-добър приятел, Раули. Ще успее ли Грег да се справи сам? Или е време да се сблъска с грозната истина? Читателите обожават поредицата "Дневникът на един дръндьо" - бестселър на "Ю Ес Ей Тъдей", "Паблишърс Уикли", "Уол Стрийт Джърнъл" и " ... |
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Подарете си хидратация и обем с гланца Filler Supreme на Catrice. Той придава на устните деликатен цвят и съблазнителен блясък, който подчертава по-плътния им и сочен вид. Пухкавата, нелепкава текстура се плъзга гладко и равномерно по кожата, обгръщайки сетивата с деликатен аромат на кокос и ванилия за момент на истинско удоволствие. Благодарение на мекия и гъвкав апликатор, гланцът осигурява точното количество блясък, само с едно движение. Формулата е обогатена с пептиди, които подобряват еластичността, укрепват кожната бариера и стимулират клетъчната регенерация. Добавената хиалуронова киселина привлича и задържа ... |
