The unnamed narrator of the novel, a former government official, has decided to retire from the world and lead a life of inactivity and contemplation. His fiercely bitter, cynical and witty monologue ranges from general observations and philosophical musings to memorable scenes from his own life, including his obsessive plans to exact revenge on an officer who has shown him disrespect and a dramatic encounter with a prostitute. Seen by many as the first existentialist novel and showcasing the best of Dostoevsky's dry humour, Notes from Underground was a pivotal moment in the development of modern literature and has ... |
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Книжка от създателите на На гости на мравките и На гости на пчелите. Този път насочваме поглед в лабиринта от тунели, камери и леговища, скрити под земята, за да открием купища любопитни факти. А твърдите страници с нестандартна форма и прекрасни илюстрации правят приключението Под земята още по-забавно! Къртицата, язовецът, земеровката - всички те живеят под земята. Някои обитават леговищата си целогодишно, други се крият в тях само през зимата. Животните са като хората - имат различни предпочитания и нужди. Ела на пътешествие в животинското царство и го опознай. Специалните страници и цветни илюстрации в тази книга ... |
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Мултиплатиненият певец и автор на песни Адам Ламбърт ще издаде своя очакван с голямо нетърпение трети студиен албум "The Original High" на 16 юни 2015 г. Записан в Стокхолм, Швеция и Лос Анджелис, Калифорния, и продуциран от Макс Мартин и Шелбек (Кейти Пери, "Maroon 5", Пинк и други), "The Original High" се откроява с различно за Ламбърт звучене и включва съвместни изпълнения с "Tove Lo" и Браян Мей от "Queen". Първият сингъл от албума, "Ghost Town", вече направи своята радио премиера. Адам Ламбърт ще има няколко участия в различни телевизионни предавания в ... |
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Николай Петков е български писател и свещеник. Роден е на 15 юли 1971 г. във Велико Търново. От 1989 до 1995 г. учи във Великотърновския университет. Учи едновременно българска филология, философия и богословие. Между 1998 и 2000 г. преподава антична философия във философския факултет на ВТУ "Св. св. Кирил и Методий". По това време написва книгите "Архе" - сборник за Антична и Средновековна култура и "Божествените имена във философията на Прокъл Диадох". През 2002 г. е ръкоположен от великотърновския митрополит Григорий. От края на 2003 г. досега е свещеник във Варненска епархия, в храм ... |
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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. Max Holland, an assassin for hire, receives a lucrative offer from a mysterious man. But the man's instructions are rather strange and Max isn't sure whether to believe him. It is the start of a job that leads Max to a very unusual place - a world where Max makes a life-changing decision. ... |
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С многофункционалната палитра Marigold на Profusion Cosmetics имате възможност да създадете множество от разнообразни визии в ярки тонове. Изберете между 35 силно пигментирани и лесни за преливане цветове. Съчетани са матови и блестящи текстури, които варират от неутрални земни и златисти, до маково червени и розови нюанси. Може да ги комбинирате в ежедневна визия, а също и във вечерна такава. Придават ефект на яркост и дефиниция. Палитрата Profusion Cosmetics Marigold е подходяща както за начинаещи, така и за професионалисти. Формулата е разработена да пасва на всички тонове на кожата. Палитрата със сенки Marigold е ... |
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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. Dan Combes is a former MI6 agent living peacefully in France. After being attacked by a former colleague, he realises his relationship with the British Secret Service has not yet finished. He believes the attack is linked to his roles in Berlin and Central America. But that was years ago so why do they want him dead now? Dan returns to England and confronts his difficult past - a web of lies and deceit that he knows ... |
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Based on the story of Jules Verne. Text adaptation by Merinda Wilson. ... In Hamburg, Germany, Professor Otto Lidenbrock comes home with an old Icelandic book. In it there is a message about a journey to the centre of the Earth. Can Lidenbrock and Axel and their Icelandic guide, Hans, find the centre of the Earth? And can they all get home alive after their many underground adventures? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading ... |
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The award-winning author of The hate u give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you. Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But when her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Bri finds herself at the centre of controversy and portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. And with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it - she has to. Even if ... |
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Multilingual Edition (English, French, German). ... Album art from the 1960s to the 90s. Record covers are a sign of our life and times. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. For music fans the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand for - Andy Warhol's covers, for example, including the banana he designed for The Velvet Underground. This edition of Record Covers presents a selection of the best rock album covers of the 60s to 90s from music ... |
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A Victorian scientist and inventor creates a machine for propelling himself through time, and voyages to the year AD 802701, where he discovers a race of humanoids called the Eloi. Their gently indolent way of life, set in a decaying cityscape, leads the scientist to believe that they are the remnants of a once great civilization. He is forced to revise this assessment when he comes across the cave dwellings of threatening ape-like creatures known as Morlocks, whose dark underground world he must explore to discover the terrible secrets of this fractured society, and the means of getting back to his own time. A biting ... |
