The thrilling conclusion to "Scythe", the New York Times sci-fi bestseller. ... I do not speak with the voice of the thunder. But the thunder does speak through me. Everything has changed in the world of the scythes. Citra and Rowan have disappeared. The floating city of Endura is gone. It looks like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute power. Now that the Thunderhead is silent, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder. ... |
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Íåóêðîòèìàòà ñèëà íà îðãàíèçàöèèòå áåç ëèäåðè ... Àêî îòðåæåòå ãëàâàòà íà ïàÿê, òîé óìèðà. Àêî îáà÷å îòðåæåòå êðàéíèê íà ìîðñêà çâåçäà, íà íåãîâî ìÿñòî ùå èçðàñòå íîâ, à îòðÿçàíèÿò ùå ñå ïðåâúðíå â èçöÿëî íîâà ìîðñêà çâåçäà. Òðàäèöèîííèòå éåðàðõè÷íè îðãàíèçàöèè ñà êàòî ïàÿöèòå, íî â äíåøíî âðåìå êîìïàíèè òèï ìîðñêà çâåçäà ïðîìåíÿò îáëèêà íà áèçíåñà è ñâåòà. Êàêâà å ñêðèòàòà ñèëà çàä óñïåõà íà Wikipedia, craigslist è Skype? Êàêâî îáùî èìàò eBay è General Electric ñ äâèæåíèåòî çà ïðåìàõâàíå íà ðîáñòâîòî èëè çà ïðàâàòà íà æåíèòå? Çàðàäè êîå êëþ÷îâî ðåøåíèå General Motors è Toyota òðúãâàò ïî äâà êîðåííî ðàçëè÷íè ïúòÿ? Êàê ... |
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„Ìàéìóíàòà è òèãúðúò“ å ñáîðíèê ñ äâà ðàçêàçà, êîèòî îïèñâàò ðàçñëåäâàíèÿòà íà ñúäèÿòà Äè â äâà ðàçëè÷íè ìîìåíòà îò êàðèåðàòà ìó.  åäèíèÿ ðàçêàç òîé å ìàãèñòðàò íà Õàíþàí è ïîïàäà íà çàõâúðëåí â ïëàíèíñêèÿ ïóùèíàê òðóï ñ îòðÿçàíè ïðúñòè. Òàî Ãàí âëàãà ìíîãî ñòàðàíèå â ðàçñëåäâàíåòî è å âçåò çà ïîñòîÿíåí ïîìîùíèê. Âòîðàòà ñëó÷êà å îò „çðÿëàòà“ êàðèåðà íà ñúäèÿòà Äè, êîãàòî òîé å íà ïúò çà ñòîëèöàòà, çà äà ïîëó÷è íîâîòî ñè íàçíà÷åíèå. Ñëó÷àéíî ñå îòêúñâà îò ñïúòíèöèòå ñè è íàìèðà ïîäñëîí â åäíî ñòîïàíñòâî ñðåä ïîëåòî, êîåòî ñòàâà êàïàí çà Äè è îáèòàòåëèòå ìó – îòâúí äåáíå áàíäà ñâèðåïè ïðåñòúïíèöè, à îòâúòðå – õèòúð óáèåö. ... |
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"I killed a man before I turned six. Today I`m turning ninety-two. It is autumn. In the stillness of the street, the chestnut trees lazily relinquish their leaves. At the end of the century in wich my time was fated to flow with a memory bloodied from the very beginning.""The Migration" ... |
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Êèí Çåí ïúòóâà íà çâåçäíèÿ êîðàá „Âîÿäæúð", êîéòî ïðîó÷âà äàëå÷íè ãàëàêòèêè. Êîãàòî êîðàáúò êàöà íà íåèçñëåäâàíà ïëàíåòà, Êèí å ÷àñò îò åêèïà, êîéòî èìà çà çàäà÷à äà òúðñè íîâè ôîðìè íà æèâîò. Àñòðîíàâòèòå óñïÿâàò äà çàëîâÿò ñòðàííî èçãëåæäàùî èçâúíçåìíî ñúùåñòâî, íî ñêîðî ñòàâà ÿñíî, ÷å ñúçäàíèåòî ïðèòåæàâà ñïîñîáíîñòè, íàäõâúðëÿùè òåçè íà õîðàòà, êîèòî ãî äúðæàò â ïëåí. Êîé èëè êàêâî êîíòðîëèðà êîðàáà?Äàëè Êèí íå äúðæè îòãîâîðà çà îöåëÿâàíåòî íà íåãîâèÿ åêèïàæ? Çàãëàâèåòî å ÷àñò îò àòðàêòèâíà ïîðåäèöà îò îðèãèíàëíè êíèãè çà ÷åòåíå, íàïèñàíè ñïåöèàëíî çà ó÷åíèöèòå â 8. êëàñ , êîèòî èçó÷àâàò èíòåíçèâíî àíãëèéñêè ... |
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The worldwide bestseller. ... "Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance..." From the book This popular paperback edition of the classic work of fantasy, with a striking new black cover based on J. R. R. Tolkien 's own design and featuring brand new reproductions of all his drawings and maps. The prelude to "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit& ... |
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They call them the Unadoptables but families come in all shapes and sizes. The remarkable. The extraordinary. The brave. Way back in the autumn of 1880, five babies are discovered at the Little Tulip Orphanage in most unusual circumstances. Those babies are Lotta, Egbert, Fenna, Sem and Milou. The vile matron calls the children "the unadoptables" but this talented gang of best friends know that their individuality is what makes them so special - and so determined to stay together. When a sinister gentleman tries to get them in his clutches, the children make a daring escape across the frozen canals of ... |
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Every empire demands revolution. Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne. Through assassinations and massacres, in bedrooms and war rooms, Touraine and Luca will haggle ... |
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Âòîðà êíèãà îò "Âåùèöèòå: Ïîëóíîù" ... È åäíà òàéíà, ïî-ñòðàøíà è âúëíóâàùà äîðè îò òîïëèíàòà íà äîìàøíîòî îãíèùå è åíèãìàòè÷íàòà àòìîñôåðà íà ñòàðîòî èìåíèå íà Ïúðâà óëèöà. È êîëêîòî ïî-äúëãî îñòàâà â ãðàäà, òîëêîâà ïîâå÷å íàðàñòâà èçêóøåíèåòî äà ðàçáåðå âñè÷êî çà òàéíñòâåíèÿ òúìíîêîñ ìúæ, çàáåëÿçâàí îò ìíîçèíà â ãðàäèíàòà. Ìúæúò, êîéòî å ñâúðçàí ñúñ ñåìåéñòâî Ìåéôåúð îò ñàìîòî íà÷àëî íà ðîäîâàòà èì èñòîðèÿ è ÷èåòî èìå íå áèâà äà ñå ñïîìåíàâà. Íî äàëè òàçè ïàãóáíà ñòðàñò ùå ñå îêàæå ïî-ñèëíà îò ïðåäóïðåæäåíèÿòà è îò ëþáîâòà? Àí Ðàéñ å àâòîð íà ãîòè÷åñêè è ðåëèãèîçíè êíèãè ñ íàä ñòî ìèëèîíà ïðîäàäåíè êîïèÿ ... |
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Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that's barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And there are more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on every planet in the Solar System. But amid all this vastness, the Milky Way Galaxy, our Sun and the Earth are home to the only known life in the Universe - at least ... |
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Historical novel. ... The historical plot encompasses the period between 1840 and 1885. The crossing of the paths of people of different nationalities knits together the entire novel. Bulgarians, Romanians and Serbs support each other in their struggle for independence. They meet diplomats and the kings of European monarchies in order to obtain entreaties and favorable attitude towards nascent Bulgarian uprising and the Serbian-Turkish War. And so the geographical borders of the novel prove to be infinite. Britain with its "eternal and perpetual interests", is portrayed; France, torn apart by internal ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Utterly unique and beloved around the world, "The Prophet" is a collection of twenty-six poetic essays by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran . Telling the story of the prophet Al-Mustafa and his conversations with various acquaintances as he returns home after a long absence, the book touches on subjects of universal concern, including love, friendship, passion, pain, religion and freedom. Thought-provoking, comforting and wise, the simple truths of "The Prophet" remain compelling and rewarding to this day. ... |
