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Два долгих дня, пешком, идет красноармеец Никита Фирсов в родную деревню. В родительском доме встречает его только отец, мать умерла, так и не дождавшись любимого сына с войны. На следующий день происходит встреча Никиты с подругой детства - Любой.

Stella’s life hasn’t quite gone to plan. She imagined that, at forty, she’d be settled with a supportive husband, two kids and a dog. Instead, she’s single and living at home with her mum, Bonnie, and grandmother, Florence. She passes the evenings in her childhood bedroom, obsessively searching for the perfect sperm donor. Unbeknownst to Stella is that Bonnie and Florence both also had difficult journeys to motherhood. And now that they’re writing down their stories for Stella’s unborn child, the truth about their family is becoming harder to conceal.

Skin Deep explores beauty, ageing, imperfection, health and illness, all of which are closely related to skin, and interrogates whiteness, both historically, structurally and through current notions of white fragility and victimhood. Phillipa McGuinness has interviewed plastic surgeons, dermatologists, burn survivors, beauticians, melanoma sufferers, people who suffer from body dysmorphias, victims and perpetrators of racism and all kinds of people who are and are not comfortable in their own skin to write a book where science meets art and culture, history and politics.

Robert Musil: Über die Dummheit Ein Vortrag, gelesen von Moritz Brendel. Robert Musil hält seinen legendären Vortrag Über die Dummheit erstmals gehalten auf Einladung des österreichischen Werkbunds am 11. März 1937 in Wien – auf den Tag genau ein Jahr vor dem Anschluss Österreichs an Nazi-Deutschland. In seiner Rede formuliert er das Paradox der Dummheit, "dass jeder, der über Dummheit sprechen oder solch einem Gespräch mit Nutzen beiwohnen will, von sich voraussetzen muss, dass er nicht dumm sei und also zur Schau trägt, dass er sich für klug halte, obwohl es allgemein für ein Zeichen von Dummheit gilt, das zu tun!"

Сказка - это сокровище, так как она обращена к истокам самых древних мифов и уходит своими корнями в глубокое прошлое. Сказка - это сокровище, так как она дарит надежду на счастливый финал и торжество справедливости.

Clara Wilson is your typical clichéd teen fiction protagonist with exactly two friends, no social life and a 4.0 GPA. She has been in love with Alec Evans, the unattainably popular football quarterback and her next-door neighbor, forever. She thinks she is in for a quiet senior year until Jake Henderson arrives. Bad boy extraordinaire, he's arrogant, rude, undeniably gorgeous and shares a past with Clara that she wants to do nothing more than to forget. Caught between two boys, Clara’s life is turned upside down in the most ridiculous of ways.

The position which Allama Iqbal holds in the world of Urdu literature is equivalent to what Rabindranath Tagore means for Bengali literature. He is famous for his thought-provoking style of writing and Sufi poetry. But Iqbal stands apart from the rest of his time for the inclusion of certain unique elements in his works, like description of nature, nuances of patriotism, love for the nation and the importance of fostering religious tolerance. This book by Prakash Pandit outlines his life story and the important literary elements of his poetry.

Имя историка, литературоведа и собирателя фольклора Александра Николаевича Афанасьева известно всем. Последней объемной работой ученого стало составление сборников русских сказок, которые он разделил на детские и взрослые.

Daisy is the night security guard at the Manchester Museum of Social History. She takes her job very seriously, protecting the museum from teenage troublemakers. Nate works the day shift, though he'd be more suited as a museum guide the way he chats with the visitors. Daisy doesn't approve: how does he find it so easy to talk to strangers? For five minutes each day their shifts overlap at handover. He passes the torch over to Daisy - always with a smile on his face and she asks him for a full report of the day, which he gives reluctantly.

Друзья и знакомые Фроси Евстафьевой звали ее "Фро. Муж девушки - Фёдор, большой мечтатель и романтик решил с помощью машин преобразовать мир для блага человечества. В один из дней он уехал на Дальний Восток, настраивать там таинственные электрические приборы.

This book, written by Prakash Pandit, describes the events in the life of Firaq Gorakhpuri, who was an Urdu poet, writer and critic. He was one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India, and he has written a number of ghazals, nazmas, rubais and stories. Many of his works are still revered for their contemporary relevance, and he was awarded Padma Bhushan in the later part of his life. The number of ghazals written by him is said to be in the hundreds, and a few selected ones are given in a separate section of the book.

Here's an irreverent and hilarious reference guide to all the people, ideas, and institutions that pollute our lives. Because you don't have to be old to be grumpy. Read by the stars of Channel 4's Green Wing.

An insider and behind the scenes look at investigative reporting from an award-winning investigative reporter. First-hand intimate stories, not only about the workings of local television news, but also events and personalities that shaped the last 50 years including: Presidents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan; my experiences in Saudi Arabia with General Norman Schwarzkopf before the First Gulf War; Klan cross burnings and a Klan riot; an insider view of Florida executions including “Old Sparky”, the electric chair.

Stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at 'pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren't paid to be here,' Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a unique social experiment: Spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help Maya on her quest to be popular? The real-life results are painful, funny, and include a wonderful and unexpected surprise - meeting and befriending Betty Cornell herself.

For generations, no second-born daughter in the Fontana family has married. Lucy desperately wants to find love, but for her cousin Emilia, their family curse is a blessing in disguise. But then their Great Aunt Poppy declares she’ll reunite with her long-lost love on her 18th birthday - and break the curse once and for all. And so the three women embark on a journey to Tuscany to fulfil Poppy’s last wish. But the secrets they uncover there could change their family forever....

Службу подпоручика Юрия Ромашова нельзя было назвать гладкой. Постоянные стычки с офицерами, насмешки, порицание и недовольство командования. Все это не добавляло оптимизма в жизнь молодого офицера. Он чувствовал себя одиноко и подавлено. Последний каплей стала гибель солдата в одной из рот.

Tommy, der Sohn des Bürgermeisters der Stadt Rechtsherum, ist der tollpatschigste Tollpatsch, den man sich vorstellen kann. Bis er eines Tages auf traumhafte Weise sein wahres Talent entdeckt... Dieses Buch richtet sich an Kinder und Jugendliche, die in ihrer Händigkeitsfindung noch unentschlossen sind oder bereits erste Anzeichen dafür zeigen, von ihrer natürlichen Handpräferenz abgewichen zu sein.

This book revolves around the life of renowned Indian Urdu poet and lyricist of films in Hindi, Majrooh Sultanpuri. This book describes his life and career as an Urdu poet, lyricist, and songwriter in the Hindi film industry. He has written lyrics for a number of Hindi–Urdu soundtracks. He was one of the most dominant figures in Indian Urdu poetry and is still considered to be one of the finest avant-garde poets of 20th-century Urdu literature.

This book by Prakash Pandit reflects upon the life of an 18th-century Urdu poet named Meer Taqi Meer who lived in Mughal, India. Meer Taqi was one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language. A few of his important literary works are given in a separate section of the book. He was one of the principal poets of the Delhi school of Urdu ghazal, and most of his literature has been written under his nom de plume, Mir.

¿De verdad el vídeo mató a la estrella de la radio, como sentenciaba la canción de los Buggles? No, simplemente la desplazó a otro lugar. Este libro reivindica la radio como compañía, como inspiración, como ventana al mundo que combina lo íntimo y lo universal. La radio que ponemos cada mañana para aterrizar en la realidad mientras preparamos el café; la radio que fue el único contacto con el exterior de Ana Frank y su familia mientras permanecían ocultos; la radio que Walter Benjamin vislumbró como patria común imaginaria, hecha de multitud de voces y silencios.