Shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. ... Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. This great scientific breakthrough has had far-reaching consequences for how we understand ourselves and our place in the natural world. The code forms the most striking proof of Darwin's hypothesis that all organisms are related, holds tremendous promise for improving human well-being, and has transformed the way we think about life. Matthew Cobb interweaves science, biography and anecdote in a book that mixes remarkable insights, theoretical dead-ends and ... |
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In this Holly and Tom story about bullying and friendship, Holly and Tom go to the park with Mum and Dad to ride their bikes. They meet Jake and he challenges Tom to a bike race. They race too fast and get hurt and break their bikes. They agree that it is better to be friends. "Macmillan English Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National Literacy Strategy and by teaching methodology for first language speakers of English, "Macmillan ... |
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Penguins. Race to the South Pole is a Level 5 reader. Its fun and informative subject matter will capture a child's interest in reading and learning English while reinforcing the basic structures and vocabulary found in most primary courses. Activities pages and picture dictionary can be found at the back of each reader. The book can be used as supplementary reading material with any primary course. The Macmillan Children's Readers series offers simplified English reading. The series is divided into six levels. The series brings children real and imaginary stories to arouse their interest. The book contains a ... |
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He`s the one, she loves to hate. ... NEMESIS [n]: a long-standing rival; an arch-enemy; a person's undoing; Joshua Templeman. Lucy Hutton, baker-of-cakes, exemplary assistant and professional "nice girl", is waging war. She's got the whole office on her side - except for tall, dark and charmless Joshua Templeman. He's been nothing but hostile since the moment they met and now it feels like nothing matters as much as taking him down. Trapped together under the fluorescent lights, they become entrenched in an addictive rivalry. There's the Staring Game, The Mirror Game, The HR Game. Lucy ... |
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There are secrets hidden beneath the ice... bring the magic home in the frosty fourth instalment of the bestselling "Pinch of Magic Adventures", from the award-winning Michelle Harrison. When the Widdershins sisters and Granny are called away in deepest winter to look after cousin Clarissa, it doesn't take long for adventure - or trouble - to find them. The town of Wilderness has plenty to explore with its frozen lake and winter market, as well as being haunted by a doomed highwayman and his secret love. But the legends are true and seeing a ghostly figure one night, the girls realise that Granny is in ... |
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"Skyward is an adventure and a half that you won't want to miss." Tor.com An alien race called the Krell leads onslaught after onslaught from the sky in a never-ending campaign to destroy humankind. Humanity's only defense is to take to their ships and fight the enemy in the skies. Pilots have become the heroes of what's left of the human race and Spensa has always dreamed of being one of them. But the chances of that happening were slim to none... at least until the Krell doubled their attacks. It's possible that humanity's desperation to survive will finally take her skyward... ... |
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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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Комплектът е част от серията Отмъстителите, където ще откриете още продукти и аксесоари по темата. ... Детските пояси за ръце от Mondo ще бъдат опора на малчуганите докато са във водата в басейна или в морето. Те са с изображения на любимите супергерои на много деца - Отмъстителите. Надуват се лесно, а размерите им са съобразени с малките детски ръчички. Всеки от поясите е с размери 23 x 15 cm. Внимание: Надуваемите пояси за ръце не са спасително средство против удавяне и е препоръчително да се използват в присъствието на възрастен! За да надуете най-бързо и лесно този продукт, ви е необходима помпа. При спукване ... |
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Защо харесваме нещата, които харесваме ... Идеята на книгата е да обясни същността на удоволствието, като проследи корените и развитието му при отделните индивиди и еволюционния му произход в нашия биологичен вид. Психологът Пол Блум защитава две твърдения, които обикновено не вървят ръка за ръка - първо, че всекидневното удоволствие е дълбинно и трансцендентално, и второ, че то е израз на еволюцията ни като човешки същества. Като тези позиции на пръв поглед си противоречат. Ако удоволствието е задълбочено, то би трябвало да се основава на култура и ерудиция. Ако пък е продукт на еволюцията, би трябвало да е просто; би ... |
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"Разказвачът е почти невидим, а главните герои в повечето истории са жени. Много от тях са прокудени от войната, често в Киев, от райони с тежки сражения през 2014-а. Мащабът на техните светове е почти винаги домашен, но през обектива на Белорусец незначителни действия и срещи придобиват митологична значимост... Ефектът е сякаш Исак Бабел и Светлана Алексиевич са си родили дете." Клеър Месуд, Harpers "Белорусец постига впечатляващ баланс между моментното страдание и вечните механизми за справяне, наречени хумор и въображение. (...) Много от тези 32 разказа са дълги едва по страничка, но силата им е в ... |
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The international bestseller on escaping the 9 - 5 and finding a new way of living. Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan - there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, this book is the blueprint. This step-by-step guide to living the life you want reveals: how Tim went from $40,000 dollars per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per MONTH and 4 hours ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... In this hugely influential, groundbreaking work of science fiction, a brilliant scientist constructs a machine, which, with the pull of a lever, propels him to the year AD 802,701. The Time Traveller finds himself in a verdant, seemingly idyllic landscape where he is greeted by the diminutive Eloi people. The Eloi are beautiful, but weak and indolent, and the explorer is perplexed by their fear of the dark. He soon discovers the reason for their fear - the Eloi are not the only race to have inherited the earth. When his time machine disappears, the Time ... |
