Люк Даниълс е в Лондон, когато му се обажда стара приятелка. Джилиан Стайн е в смъртоносна опасност и има нужда от помощта му. Едва няколко часа по-късно, Люк вече е замесен във войната между две страни, решени да стигнат докрай - едната преследва истината, а другата се опитва да избяга от миналото. Томас Роуланд е влиятелен вашингтонски посредник, манипулатор и кукловод. Но освен това е човек с мрачно минало. Животът му се е преобърнал на 22 ноември 1963 година в Далас. Записаното в историята не отговаря на истината, а за истината е отговорен Томас Роуланд. И сега е готов да направи всичко, за да попречи на света да я ... |
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Whether you're skiing in Vermont, hiking the northern Appalachian Trail or exploring the back streets of old Boston, "The Rough Guide to New England" tells you all you need to know about this picturesque region. The 28-page, full-colour section introduces all of New England's highlights, from the beauty of the Berkshires to the windswept Maine coast, with two additional 4-page, full-colour inserts: Literary History' and Food and Drink'. The guide includes a new author pick' section of the very best hotels and restaurants, plus in-depth reviews of hundreds of shops, bars and clubs to suit all ... |
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Well-informed and richly illustrated, this book is the third volume of the popular Hidden Treasures of Bulgaria series. It takes the reader to lesser or completely unknown places in Bulgaria that fully live up to the promise of being "hidden treasures". Often located off (or off-off) the beaten track, they are integral part of what makes today's Bulgaria such a fascinating travel destination. Many of the forts, urbex sites, waterfalls and traditional villages are not to be found in any guidebook, and neither are some of the events and festivals described and photographed in detail here. This book provides ... |
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"Down and Out in Paris and London" was George Orwell 's first published book. It is at once a very personal account, and a vivid exposé of hard lives weighed down by poverty in France and England between the wars. 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 writer Lara Feigel. Towards the end of the 1920s, whilst living in Paris, George Orwell's few remaining funds are stolen and he quickly ... |
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The Author describes the dog kept and bred by the shepherds of mountainous Abruzzo in Italy to repel wolves and bears from their flocks. The way it behaves and works, its life history, and its relationship to the environment are recounted. The dog is placed in the wider perspective of the pastoral dogs of the Old World and historical documents are provided to indicate the antiquity of the type. The degenerating effect of kennel-breeding for conformation is stressed. The book does not contain instructions for the private fancier intending to keep one of these dogs as a companion. ... |
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Bestselling author of "The Bear and the Nightingale". ... For a young woman in medieval Russia, the choices are stark: marriage or life in a convent. Vasya will choose a third way: magic. The court of the Grand Prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumours of unrest. Meanwhile bandits roam the countryside, burning the villages and kidnapping its daughters. Setting out to defeat the raiders, the Prince and his trusted companion come across a young man riding a magnificent horse. Only Sasha, a priest with a warrior's training, recognises this 'boy' as his younger sister, thought to be ... |
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The Surviving Post-Byzantine Documents of the Athonite Monastery of Simonopetra and its Archival Codices A and B. Prof. Dr. Cyril P. Pavlikianov , Dr. Habilitatus (D.Sc.), Ph.D., M.A. is born in Sofia in 1965. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Byzantine History at the National and Capodistrian University of Athens in 1998. He has been Assistant Professor of Modern Greek Philology (1998 - 2001) and Associate Professor of Byzantine Literature (2001 - 2007) at the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology of the University of Sofia St. Kliment Ohridski. In 2004 he obtained the scholarly degree Doctor Habilitatus (Doctor ... |
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"Това е следващата ви любима книга.""Бук Ривюс" В деня, преди да се премести в друг град, Фалън среща Бен - млад талантлив писател. Ненавременно възникналото помежду им привличане ги подтиква да прекарат заедно последния ден на Фалън в Лос Анджелис и нейният наситен със съдбовни преживявания живот се превръща в творческото вдъхновение, което Бен винаги е търсил за своя роман. На следващия ден всеки от тях продължава да живее своя живот, изпълнен с различни изпитания, но двамата се уговарят да се срещат всяка година, на една и съща дата. До деня, когато Фалън вече не е сигурна дали Бен ѝ казва ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... When the chance discovery of an ancient cryptogram reveals a path to the Underworld, the adventurous Professor Otto Lidenbrock sets off to Iceland, determined to reach the centre of the earth. But nothing can prepare him and his nephew Axel for what they will find beneath the ground; measureless caverns and vast subterranean seas reveal all of the earth's known history and more, while dinosaurs do battle, giant men herd mastodons, and danger and excitement wait around every corner. Richly illustrated by Édouard Riou, the French painter and ... |
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A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. Selections from "Protagoras", "Republic", "Phaedrus" and "Gorgias". ... Plato is outstanding among philosophers, more or less inventing philosophy as we know it in the West. In the "Republic" he begins with the question "What is justice?", but this question soon broadens into an investigation of what is real and how we can know it, so defining the three main areas of philosophy – ethics, metaphysics and epistemology - for the next 2000 years and more. But Plato is remarkable also for the beauty of his writing. The allegory ... |
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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) never left his homeland of the Netherlands but in his massive body of painting, drawing, and etching, he changed the course of Western art. His prolific oeuvre encompasses religious, historical, and secular scenes, as well as one of the most extraordinary series of portraits and self-portraits in history. Rembrandt's work foregrounds texture, light, and acute observation. Like sudden, startling apparitions in a shadowy street, his subjects are illuminated against deep, dark backgrounds and rendered with immense physical as well as psychological scrutiny. Whether biblical or ... |
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Един от най-своенравните автори на нашето време, около когото съществува истинска истерия. Той се превръща в легенда с онова, което е казал или написал. Селинджър се превърна в мит благодарение на една-единствена книга - "Спасителят в ръжта". Тази култова книга е сред 25 -те най-продаваеми книги в света за всички времена. Героят Холдън Колфийлд продължава да вълнува с бунтът срещу общоприетите норми на обществото, с младежката си искреност, с отвращението от лицемерието, с трудностите на човешкото съзряване. Произведенията на Селинджър са изпълнени с философски разсъждения за живота и смъртта и често се ... |
