After losing his mother at a very young age, the narrator is thrust from his comfortable, middle-class environment, afforded by his distant but aristocratic father, into the wider world. His passion for music begins in Georgia's all-black church community and takes him from New York, where he plays ragtime for a rich white gentleman, to the South, where he witnesses lynchings and out of fear gives up his passion, as well as his race, to pass for white. Relevant to this day, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is an unflinching account of black experience in America. James Weldon Johnson’s The Autobiography of an ... |
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The Art of War, Wuzi, Wei Liaozi, Taigong's Six Secret Teachings, The Methods of the Sima, Three Strategies of Huang Shigong, Questions and Replies Between Emperor Taizong of Tang and General Li Jing. Written between 500 BCE and 700 CE, these seven texts have inspired generals for millennia, both in China and the wider world. Featuring Sun Tzu's "The Art of War", this new translation brings to light the military masterpieces of ancient China. These seven texts display an understanding of strategy and warfare still relevant more than 2,000 years after they were originally written. Together, they ... |
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Witness our incredible human story unfold - from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and beyond - exquisitely charted map by map. Come on a journey through global history, told in more than 130 specially made maps that each offer a window on a key event. Step into the action and follow Ghengis Khan sweeping through China, Napoleon conquering Europe, or two world wars raging across the globe. See empires rise and fall - from the Egyptians and the Aztecs to the British Empire and the Soviet Union. History of the World Map by Map also explains how elements of civilization, such as writing, printing, ... |
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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 The dog is placed in the wider perspective of the pastoral dogs of the Old World and historical documents are provided to indicate the antiquity of the type.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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Leichte Krimis für Jugendliche in 3 Stufen. ... Einstein ist ein Genie in Mathematik und am Computer. In seiner Freizeit liest er auch Krimis. Plötzlich ist er mitten in einer Kriminalgeschichte und wird zum Detektiv wider Willen. Mit Illustrationen zur Erleichterung der Inhaltserschließung Mit landeskundlichen Anmerkungen und Worteklärungen Mit einem Übungsteil mit Aufgaben und Tests zum Textverstehen Книгата се предлага и във вариант със CD, което съдържа аудио версия на книгата. Книгата е подходяща за упражнение по четене и разбиране на текст, покриващи знания които отговарят на ниво A1 ... |
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The sequel to the book The Pillars of the Earth. ... A childhood lost. 1327 and four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. It is All Hallow's Day and their lives are forever changed when they see two men-at-arms killed. At the behest of the man responsible they vow never to speak of it again. A never-forgotten secret. Lives forever entwined, one boy travels the world, one eye always on Kingsbridge; the other becomes a powerful, corrupt nobleman. One girl defies the might of the medieval church; whilst the other pursues an impossible love. As ambition, love, greed and revenge reign, those living ... |
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Календарът е част от серията Клуб по езда, където ще откриете още фигури и аксесоари по темата. ... Потопете се в света на фермерския живот с адвент календара от Schleich! Той ще зарадва всеки малък почитател на животът на село и неговите обитатели. Комплектът съдържа 24 различни фигурки и аксесоари. Изненадите се крият под капака на кутията. Тя има номерирани капачета в предната си част, които детето трябва да отваря едно по едно. По този начин ще открие фигурките на всякакви домашни животни и допълващи аксесоари! Отворете всички капачета на кутията и създайте собствен малък фермерски свят! ... |
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Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress... Aldous Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece. Whith introductions by Margaret Atwood and David Bradshaw. ... |
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Facts as your fingertips. Packed with striking photography, this compact Countries of the World guide explores over 200 countries and territories from around the world. Explore the planet and journey across the world to discover what makes it special in this fact-filled Pocket Eyewitness book for children aged 9 - 12. This country guide is divided into continental chapters, featuring each nation's geography, climate and economics, supplemented by stats and data. Children will learn the national flags, official names, capital cities, populations, total area, population density, languages, literacy rate, type of ... |
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Дневниците ни със Слава Севрюкова е първата издадена книга от поредицата Предсказанията. Дневниците на Слава Севрюкова на Иво Лозенски, които са пазени в тайна почти половин век. Тя ще ви въведе в свят на чудеса, подкрепени с факти, научна обосновка и обяснения, предложени за първи път в света на езотеричната литература. Дневниците са резултат на дългогодишен труд на човек със свръхсетивни възможности и учен - автор на множество изобретения - тандемът Слава Севрюкова и Иво Лозенски. В първата книга на Иво Лозенски, са разгледани събития от диагностичните и пророческите дарби на Севрюкова, а и обяснения на Библията, ... |
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Глобален поглед върху природата и еволюцията на национализма - от ранномодерната епоха до наши дни. Съвременният подем на национализма по света напомня, че всъщност не живеем в безграничен свят на виртуална свързаност. В книгата Nationalism историкът Ерик Сторм хвърля светлина върху днешните националистически движения, като проследява глобалното развитие на национализма - от възхода на националната държава през XVIII век до възраждането на националистическите идеи в наши дни. Сторм изследва появата на унитарната национална държава - която предоставя граждански права на едни, но изключва мнозина други - и повсеместното ... |
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"This book isn’t only about sugar-free, allergen-free cooking and baking. It’s about sharing the recipes that I love and use all the time. Recipes that can be more flexible, to incorporate local produce or adapt to different dietary needs. Some of these recipes are family traditions or meant for special occasions, and some are much newer, but they are recipes that I come back to time after time. This is our story told from a place we all love at home - the kitchen. My advice is to not be afraid experimenting. Once in a while, you may have to start over, but more likely you’ll come up with something different and ... |
