Russian for tourists and beginners.This book is designed to help English-speaking tourists learn to speak and understand basic Russian. The book consists of five not overwhelming lessons in Russian language with English translation. It focuses on the most useful words and everyday phrases you'll need while travelling in Russia or any Russian speaking country.

**"Yakovleva pick[s] up the torch from Philip Kerr’s Bernie Gunther series”. — The New York Times“A superb read, with some unexpected turns right at the end." — Crime Book of the Month, The Critic"Fascinating reading. . . This series has legs!" — Publishers WeeklyOn the eve of Soviet purges, Detective Zaitsev returns to solve the murder of a Red Army horseman — the second installment in the ultimate noir detective seriesPerfect for...

A goddess, disgusted with humanity, made her choice:The dead would rise first.Corpses clawed out of graves and morgues, mutating, evolving, growing stronger with every life they consumed. Cities fell. Borders vanished. The Apocalypse began.In the middle of this dying world, Alexander Faust—a powerless, ordinary man—makes an unforgivable decision: to survive, he abandons his humanity and becomes a Ghoul.This is the story of Alexander’s strugg...

This textbook aims to introduce students to the foundational concepts of the marriage and family therapy field, providing a comprehensive overview of a range of models and their practical application.Designed specifically for distance-learning, Yulia Watters and Darren Adamson bring together a collection of experienced marriage and family therapists to teach the absolute essentials of marriage and family therapy without peripheral or incidental information. Iterative in its present...

All the basics of Russian—fast and easy! The Everything Essential Russian Book is perfect for a quick introduction to learning the Russian language.Whether you are planning a vacation or adding a valuable second language to your resume, this portable guide covers the most important basics, including how to:*Recognize and read Cyrillic letters*Pronounce Russian words like a native*Ask and answer everyday questions*Ask for direct...

Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome is an essential resource that delves into the clinical aspects, treatments, and ongoing research related to tic disorders and Tourette syndrome. It covers a range of topics from primary to secondary and functional tics, providing differential diagnosis. The book is designed to offer foundational knowledge to neurologists, psychiatrists, neuropsychiatrists, and psychologists, while also catering to the needs of advanced readers. In addition to clinical pr...

What does it mean to be a business analyst? What would you do every day? How will you bring value to your clients? And most importantly, what makes a business analyst exceptional?This book will answer your questions about this challenging career choice through the prism of the business analyst mindset — a concept developed by the author, and its twelve principles demonstrated through many case study examples."Business analyst: a profession and a mindset" is a structurally r...

From choosing and using to programming, charging and cleansing, Crystals is a modern guide to enhancing your life with these enchanting stones.Often referred to as ‘wisdom keepers’, crystals hold millions of years of the Earth’s history within them. Through emitting steady vibrations, they will help you to become more centered and balanced, creating spaces of Zen around you and your home.Featuring 60 of the most common and interesting crystals, thi...

This book addresses a wide range of issues relating to the theoretical substantiation of the necessity of Industry 4.0, the development of the methodological tools for its analysis and evaluation, and practical solutions for effectively managing this process. It particularly focuses on solving the problem of optimizing the development of Industry 4.0 in the context of knowledge economy formation.The book presents the authors’ approach to studying the process of Industry 4.0 formati...

A memoir of a graduate of Stalin's Central Women's Sniper School and her experience during World War II.Yulia Zhukova was a dedicated member of the Soviet communist youth organization, the Komsomol, and her parents worked for Russia's secret police, the NKVD. Yulia started at the sniper school near Podolsk in western Russian and eventually became a valued soldier during operations against Prussia. In this powerful account, she shares firsthand knowledge of the mach...

Financial Privacy is dead. There is no bank secret anymore. Your bank account information is exchanged automatically with reporting mechanisms like FATCA and CRS. Offshore companies are useless in 2020. Even Panama exchanges your bank details.The European Union introduced the MDR - Mandatory Disclosure Rules for intermediaries. That means that intermediaries (tax lawyers, accountants, service providers) now have to report clients that inquire about aggressive tax structures.Y...

A beautifully illustrated and comprehensive graphic history of Ukraine’s centuries-long struggle against Russian domination, from the Middle Ages to today’s devastating war, by an award-winning journalist and Ukrainian cultural historianThe conflict between Russia and Ukraine began long before the 2014 war that led to the Russia’s invasion in 2022. The Ukrainian people have been subjected to systematic persecution and mass atrocities by Russian and Soviet authoriti...