Книгата е част от "Индийската поредица" на издателство "Жанет-45". ... Джумпа Лахири е родена в Лондон през 1967 г., в семейство на индийски имигранти, но израства в Америка, на североизточното крайбрежие. Първият ѝ сборник с разкази - "Преводачът на болести", излязъл през 1999 г., ѝ носи международна известност и наградата "Пулицър" за литература през 2000 г. Романът ѝ "Името" е екранизиран от режисьорката Мира Наир. Публикуваната през 2008 г. "Непривична земя" я извежда на първо място в списъка с бестселъри на "Ню Йорк Таймс", ... |
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Номинирана за "Ман Букър" 2011. ... Майката на мъртвото момче пазеше кръвта. Искаше тя да си остане там, личеше си. Дъждът напираше да плисне и да я измие, ама майката нямаше да му даде. Дори не плачеше, просто стоеше скована и озверяла, все едно това ѝ беше работата - да подплаши дъжда обратно горе в небето. Един гълъб се оглеждаше за манджа. Нагази право в кръвта. Даже и той беше тъжен - личеше си по това, където очите му бяха целите розови и мъртви. Цветята вече бяха клюмнали. Имаше снимки на мъртвото момче с униформата от училище. Пуловерът му беше зелен. "Моят пуловер е син. Моята униформа е по- ... |
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When Lord Asano drew his sword on Lord Kira one spring day in 1701, it began a story that is now a national legend in Japan. Lord Kira lived, but Lord Asano died, and after his death, his samurai became ronin, samurai without a master. And so began their long plan for revenge on Kira. Their loyalty to their dead master made him famous, and people in Japan remember them to this day. The story of the fortyseven ronin has been told and retold for 300 years - in plays, novels, and films. A major Hollywood film was made about the forty-seven ronin in 2013. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary ... |
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The monograph Education 4.0 and innovative techniques in teaching attempts to present the latest models and techniques of teaching, as well as the challenges facing higher education institutions in a COVID-19 pandemic. Given the specifics of the subject, the publication will be useful for professionals in the field of teaching accounting and finance at universities, and for all who are interested in the problems of innovative teaching methods. Assoc. Prof. Nadya Velinova-Sokolova , PhD, is a lecturer in the Department of Finance and Accounting at the Faculty of Economics and Business Adminisration, Sofia University St. ... |
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Мощна експлозия в Мексиканския залив унищожава три петролни платформи. Кърт Остин и екипът на специални проекти на НАМПД са натоварени от президента на САЩ да разберат какво се е объркало. Следата ги води до милиардерка, инвестираща в областта на алтернативната енергия. Целта ѝ е края на петролната ера - компанията ѝ харчи милиарди в разработването на най-модерните системи с горивни клетки в света. За мнозина тя е екологичен герой, но връзката ѝ с генен инженер - мошеник и парите от Централна Азия предполагат нещо повече. Дали Кърт Остин ще може да открие подводница, която е изчезнала преди повече от ... |
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La deuxième monographie de la série, consacrée à la faune cavernicole de la Péninsule Balkanique, traite la Grèce, pays très riche en grottes (plus de 10 milles) dont seulement 240 ont était l'objet de recherche biospéologique. Les 630 espèces d‘animaux cavernicoles, publiées jusqu‘a 2015, sont énumérées avec leurs localités et des notes sur la biologie. Les grotte aux animaux sont décrite en bref et plusieurs notes sur la zoogéographie de cette faune y trouvent place. La faune grecque est comparée avec les faunes cavernicoles ... |
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Join Holly and Tom on a family day out - with them you can enjoy funfair rides, games and a meal in a restaurant. In all the excitement, Holly and Tom remember to be kind to their baby brother. "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 Explorers" is supported by an understanding of the needs of young learners and teachers ... |
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The Second World War began on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion in Poland and ended in August 1945 with surrender of Japan. That global military conflict involved all of the great powers and most of the world’s nations. There were two opposing alliances: the Allies (USSR, Great Britain, USA etc.) and the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan). Second World War in Europe was fought on three fronts: Eastern, Western and Italian. The most bloody and devastating fights were on the Eastern front. The war ended with the total defeat of the Axis powers. Shortly after the outbreak of the war Hitler's Germany managed ... |
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Geppetto carves himself a puppet out of wood. He loves the puppet and calls him Pinocchio. Pinocchio doesn't want to be a puppet. He wants to be a real boy, but he is naughty and cannot tell the truth... "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 Explorers" is supported by an understanding of the needs of young ... |
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This textbook is designed for students taking a university degree in International Relations (IR), European Studies (ES) and Political Science (PS) at Bulgarian universities, including the University of National and World Economy (UNWE). Another potential target group of users are students majoring in journalism, law or management who need to understand and express key concepts in politics, economics and international relations. Students with an advanced level of proficiency in English will gain most benefit from this textbook. The latter has been graded as advanced level, considering that a basic prerequisite for ... |
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The first official Stranger Things novel. Before the Demogorgon... before the Mind Flayer... terror wore a human face. ... A mysterious lab. A sinister scientist. A secret history. If you think you know the truth behind Eleven’s mother, prepare to have your mind turned Upside Down. It's the summer of 1969. The world is changing, and Terry Ives isn't content to watch from the sidelines. When word gets around about an important government experiment, she signs on as a test subject. But behind the walls of Hawkins National Laboratory - and the piercing gaze of its director, Dr. Martin Brenner - lurks a dark ... |
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As variegated as the American experience itself, this original treasury reflects the vibrant role of the short story in our national literature. Fourteen outstanding tales by famous American authors unfold in settings ranging from the decaying family mansion of Edgar Allan Poe's dark psychological thriller, "The Fall of the House of Usher", to the bustling modern apartment building of John Cheever's domestic drama, "The Enormous Radio". Moods and attitudes shift from the simmering menace of a lynch mob in William Faulkner's "Dry September" to the gentle optimism of an elderly ... |
