In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe. We probably all have a vague idea of how to make an apple pie: mix flour and butter, throw in some apples and you're probably most of the way there, right? Think again. Making an apple pie from scratch requires ingredients that definitely aren't available in the supermarket, ovens that can reach temperatures of trillions of degrees, and a preparation time of 13.8 billion years. Inspired by Sagan's famous line, Harry Cliff ventures out in search of the ultimate apple pie recipe, tracing the ingredients of our universe through the hearts of dying stars and back in time ... |
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Over 200 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and conceptual pieces trace the story of modern art's innovation and adventure. With explanatory texts for each work, and essays introducing each of the major modern movements, this is an authoritative overview of the ideas and the artworks that shook up standards, assaulted the establishment, and trailblazed new ideas. A blow-by-blow account of groundbreaking modernism. Most art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. ... |
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Thought leader, visionary, philanthropist, mystic, and yogi, Sadhguru presents Western readers with a time-tested path to achieving absolute well-being: the classical science of yoga. The practice of hatha yoga, as we commonly know it, is but one of eight branches of the body of knowledge that is yoga. In fact, yoga is a sophisticated system of self-empowerment that is capable of harnessing and activating inner energies in such a way that your body and mind function at their optimal capacity. It is a means to create inner situations exactly the way you want them, turning you into the architect of your own joy. A yogi ... |
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Сър Филип се нуждае от съпруга. Той знае, че според стандартите на висшето общество Елоиз Бриджъртън е вече стара мома, и предполага, че няма да е придирчива, а по-скоро отчаяно ще копнее да получи предложение за брак. Само че тя съвсем не се оказва онова, което въображението му е рисувало. Красивата жена на прага му е всичко друго, но не и тиха и кротка... Елоиз Бриджъртън не може да се омъжи за някого, когото никога не е срещала! Да не би сър Филип да си мисли, че си е изгубила ума? Но писмото с предложението му не напуска мислите ѝ и преди да се усети, тя се озовава в карета на път към неговия дом, като се ... |
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Based on the story of John Christopher. Retold by Susan Binder. ... In the distant future, Harl and Ellen talk about their work and their lives. Their work as scientists is more important to them than love. Harl plans to leave Earth, on a long journey through space. Ellen plans to stay on Earth, to change the way the human mind works. When Harl returns to Earth, the world will be a very different place. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the CEFR. Word count: 6.250 ... |
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The best walks within easy reach of the capital. ... "The Rough Guide to Walks in London and Southeast England" is the ultimate guide to walking in this richly varied region. The book is for walkers of every ability, with varied itineraries from picturesque woodland strolls in the heart of the city, to get-away-from-it-all weekend hikes through the South Downs. The routes are detailed and easy-to-follow with descriptions of sights along the way, as well as lively background features on everything from smugglers' tales to stone circles. There are great recommendations for places to eat and have a pint along ... |
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This fresh approach to the perennially popular "Questions & Answers" format takes a sideways look at all that is wild, wonderful and downright weird about dinosaurs. Brilliantly humorous illustrations and playful text reveal the amazing answers. Find out which dinosaurs grew feathers, why T rex had such small arms, and if dinosaurs are still alive today. ... |
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Based on the story of Jules Verne . Text adaptation by Janet Hardy-Gould . ... It is 1865. Impey Barbicane and J.T. Maston are very good with guns and explosives, and want to do something important DS so they decide to build a big gun and use it to go to the Moon. But no-one has gone to the Moon before, and many people, like the great Captain Nicholl, believe that it cannot be done. What will happen when Barbicane and Nicholl meet? And will the men who try to go to the Moon come back alive? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their ... |
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Меката книжка Go to the Ocean от BabyOno ще привлече вниманието на вашето бебе със своите пъстри страници. Благодарение на различните текстури и контрастни цветове, тя ще забавлява детето, докато то развива своите сетива, въображение, моторно-двигателни и когнитивни умения. А предвидената халка позволява нейното лесно закрепване към детската количка , креватчето или кошчето за кола . ... |
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Packed with doodles and cartoons, this is the wry, witty and very funny diary of Norse god Loki and the trials of being trapped on Earth as a weedy eleven-year-old boy. After one prank too many, trickster god Loki is banished to live as a "normal" school boy. If he can show moral improvement within one month, then Loki can return to Asgard... and if he can't? Then it's eternity in a pit of angry snakes. To keep track of his progress, Odin has handed over this magical diary in which Loki is forced to confess the truth. (Even when that truth is as ugly as a naked mole-rat.) As if moral improvement and ... |
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* 52 x 77 cm * Цветни илюстрации * Двустранно ламинирани ... Табла с различни учебни теми за индивидуална работа. Ламинираната им повърхност дава възможност на детето да пише върху тях, без да се страхува, че ще сбърка само с едно изтриване на салфетката и упражнението може да се повтори стотици пъти от десетки деца. ... |
