19 пъти награждаваният с "Grammy" Ерик Клептън ще издаде чисто нова компилация с най-доброто от творчеството си, озаглавена "Forever Man". Събрало 51 парчета (33 парчета в двойния диск ), изданието обхваща три десетилетия от годините на Клептън в "Reprise Records" и включва класически студийни сингли, както и диск с блус музика. Колекцията проследява голяма част от кариерата на Клептън, включвайки награждавани с "Grammy" парчета като "Change The World", "Tears In Heaven", "Bad Love" и материал от албумите "From The Cradle" и "Unplugged& ... |
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19 пъти награждаваният с "Grammy" Ерик Клептън ще издаде чисто нова компилация с най-доброто от творчеството си, озаглавена "Forever Man". Събрало 33 парчета (51 парчета в тройния диск ), изданието обхваща три десетилетия от годините на Клептън в "Reprise Records" и включва класически студийни сингли, както и диск с блус музика. Колекцията проследява голяма част от кариерата на Клептън, включвайки награждавани с "Grammy" парчета като "Change The World", "Tears In Heaven", "Bad Love" и материал от албумите "From The Cradle" и "Unplugged& ... |
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This book is an adaptation of seven of Edgar Allan Poes's famous short stories. It has about 3 000 headwords and is appropriate for upper intermediate to advanced learners. The text has been adapted and simplified, but it keeps the ideas and flavor found in the original stories. Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, literary critic and a major figure in world literature."It would also be just to say that Edgar Allan Poe sacrificed his life to work, his human destiny to immortality." Jeorge Luis Borges "It's because I liked Edgar Allan Poe's strories so much ... |
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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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Aesop's Fables is split into themed sections including Funny Fates, Challenge and Chance, and Narrow Escapes and features favourites such as The Hare and the Tortoise and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. At the end of every fable the moral is simply summarised in a way for younger readers to understand. Beautiful, colourful illustrations bring famous animal characters and scenes to life. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. ... As well as being one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century and the recipient of the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature, William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) is the greatest lyric poet that Ireland has produced. His early work includes the beguiling When You are Old, The Cloths of Heaven and The Lake Isle of Innisfree but, unusually for a poet, Yeats's later works, including Parnell's Funeral, surpass even those of his youth. All are present in this volume, which reproduces the 1933 edition of W. B. Yeats's Collected Poems and also contains an illuminating ... |
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New York Times bestseller. ... A brilliant, penetrating examination of the roller-coaster life of silicon valley's most audacious businessman, sending shock waves throughout business and industry. "Musk is a visionary genius: the man most likely to solve our addiction to carbon, save the planet from global warming, and set us on course for our interplanetary destiny." London Review of Books "An essential read... a riveting portrait of Silicon Valley's most driven entrepreneur since Steve Jobs" Financial Times "An entertaining read for anybody who wants to get into the mind of this ... |
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Hannibal meets Mistborn in Marina Lostetter's "The Helm of Midnight", the dark and stunning first novel in a new trilogy - "The Five Penalties", that combines the intricate worldbuilding and rigorous magic system of the best of epic fantasy with a dark and chilling thriller. In a daring and deadly heist, thieves have made away with an artifact of terrible power - the death mask of Louis Charbon. Made by a master craftsman, it is imbued with the spirit of a monster from history, a serial murderer who terrorized the city. Now Charbon is loose once more, killing from beyond the grave. But these ... |
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The poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a clown to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he ... |
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The art of ancient Egypt that has been handed down to us bears no names of its creators, and yet we value the creations of these unknown masters no less than the works of later centuries, such as statues by Michelangelo or the paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. This book introduces some of the most important masterpieces, ranging from the Old Kingdom during the Third millennium BC to the Roman Period. The works encompass sculptures, reliefs, sarcophagi, murals, masks, and decorative items, most of them now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but some occupying places of honor as part of the World Cultural Heritage in museums ... |
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Единствената официална биография на Илън Мъск, написана с неговото специално съдействие. ... Илън Мъск - човекът зад PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, SolarCity, Hyperloop и идеята за глобална комуникационна мрежа. Гениалният визионер - Хенри Форд , Томас Едисън и Стив Джобс в едно. Най-дръзкият предприемач на Силициевата долина: инженер, изобретател и индустриалец. Прагматикът и фантастът, който подготвя човечеството за колонизация на Марс. Мъск стои начело на един от най-големите подеми в историята на бизнеса. Той е единственият предприемач с достатъчно енергия, сила и въображение, който инвестира цялото си богатство в ... |
