An Explorer's Guide to Heavens, Hells and Afterworlds. Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of the international bestseller The Phantom Atlas delivers an atlas unlike any other. The Devil's Atlas is an illustrated guide to the heavens, hells and lands of the dead as imagined throughout history by cultures and religions around the world. Packed with colourful maps, paintings and captivating stories, the reader is taken on a compelling tour of the geography, history and supernatural populations of the afterworlds of cultures around the globe. Whether it's the thirteen heavens of the Aztecs, the Chinese Taoist ... |
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"To all the readers who discovered "The Fountainhead" and asked me many questions about the wider application of its ideas, I want to say that I am answering these questions in the present novel and that "The Fountainhead" was only an overture to "Atlas Shrugged". I trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about don't exist. That this has been written - and published - is my proof that they do." Ayn Rand ... |
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Три деца, два свята, едно пророчество... Кейт отговаря за всичко. Тя е най-голямата. Единствената, която помни родителите си. Обещала е, че ще се грижи за брат си и сестра си до завръщането им. Майкъл обича да чете. Често е обект на присмех и подигравки, а очилата му винаги се оказват в тоалетната чиния. Обича истории за магии и най-вече за джуджета. Ема е мъничето. Обожава брат си и сестра си. Мисли, че Майкъл е малко странен, но е готова да се бие с всеки, който го каже. Тайно хвърли очилата на Майкъл в тоалетната – два пъти. Тримата заедно ще научат, че: Магията е истинска Старите книги носят неприятности Само ... |
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The present Atlas of Biodiversity Risk is the first of its kind to describe and summarise in a comprehensive, easy-to-read and richly illustrated form the major pressures, impacts and risks of biodiversity loss at a global level. The main risks identified are caused by global climate and land use change, environmental pollution, loss of pollinators and biological invasions. The impacts and consequences of biodiversity loss are analyzed with a strong focus on socio-economic drivers and their effects on society. Three scenarios of potential futures are the baseline for predicting impacts and explore options for mitigating ... |
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A forbidden love. A heartbreaking sacrifice. In Morocco, behind the ancient walls of the Medina, secrets will be revealed... Amina Bennis has come back to her childhood home in Morocco to attend her sister's wedding. The time has come for her to confront her strict, traditionalist father with the secret she has kept for more than a year - her American husband Max. Amina's best friend Charlie, and Charlie's feisty grandmother Bea, have come along for moral support, staying with Amina and her family in their palatial riad in Fes, and enjoying all that the city has to offer. But Charlie is also hiding someone ... |
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В шедьовъра си авторката на бестселъра Тихите разкрива силата на горчиво-сладката перспектива към живота и как копнежът и меланхолията ни правят по-силни. С Тихите Сюзан Кейн призовава обществото да опознае силата на интровертите и да култивира пространство за необикновения им поглед към живота. В Горчиво-сладко тя използва същия подход, обединяващ научни изследвания, спомени и житейски истории, за да изследва защо изпитваме копнеж и меланхолия. На какви изненадващи уроци за творчеството, състраданието, лидерството, духовността, смъртността и любовта могат да ни научат тези състояния на ума? Кейн показва как горчиво- ... |
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В книгата са разгледани нелинейни ефекти, проявявани при протичането на природните бедствия, негативните последици от тях и преодоляването им. Основно внимание е отделено на най-опасните и смъртоносни бедствия (земетресения и цунами), които през последните години предизвикват все повече жертви и разрушения. Разгледани са и други природни опасности като вулкани, горски пожари, наводнения, бури и др. Изучаването на природните опасности, тяхното моделиране, разработването на методологии за комплексна оценка на риска и менажирането и картирането му, са сред основните тематични направления в книгата. Оценката на уязвимост, ... |
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Shelley's short, prolific life produced some of the most memorable and well-known lyrics of the Romantic period. But he was also the most radical writer in the English literary tradition of his day, a fiery political visionary committed to social change and progress. The generous selection in this volume represents the wide range of his writing, both poetry and prose. Arranged chronologically, the accompanying introductory essays set Shelley's works in their historical, social and political context. They provide a vivid insight into the life and times of this volcanic spirit whose inspiring voice called on the ... |
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Every ending has a beginning. Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life-and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter's life."Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan ... |
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Endemics have always been the object of special attention as the most important and valuable indicators of plant diversity. "Atlas of Bulgarian Endemic Plants" comprises 164 Bulgarian and Balkan endemic taxa (140 species and 24 subspecies) belonging to 34 families, most with limited distribution and conservation status. It is based on the first edition published in Bulgarian in 1992. Families are presented in the same sequence as in Flora Europaea, while the species within a family are in alphabetical order. The following information is provided for each taxon: Latin name, authority, short morphological ... |
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Marco Polo – най-популярните пътеводители в Германия Джобен формат, модерно оформление, актуално съдържание. Който притежава тази марка пътеводители, знае къде отива, защото те предлагат всичко, от което имате нужда по време на път: * интегрирани карти и маршрути * кратки и ясни описания на обектите * внимателно проучена информация от кореспондентите в страната * редица практични съвети * информация за страната и хората И освен това: * малко известни забележителности (за ценители и любопитни) * дневни и почасови маршрути * какво да си купим за малко пари * препоръчвани хотели, ресторанти, заведения и ... |
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Atlas d'anatomie humaine et de chirurgie. Atlas der menschlichen anatomie und der Chirurgie. Multilingual Edition: English, French, German. ... We owe a great debt to Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797 - 1849) for his Atlas of Anatomy, which was not only a massive event in medical history, but also remains one of the most comprehensive and beautifully illustrated anatomical treatises ever published. Bourgery began work on his magnificent atlas in 1830 in cooperation with illustrator Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782 - 1871), a student of the French painter Jacques Louis David. The first volumes were published the following ... |
