Magic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, magicians have always been conduits to a parallel universe of limitless possibility-whether invoking spirits, reading minds, or inverting the laws of nature by sleight of hand. Long before science fiction, virtual realities, video games, and the Internet, the craft of magic was the most powerful fantasy world man had ever known. As the pioneers of special effects throughout history, magicians have never ceased to mystify us by making the impossible possible. This book celebrates more ... |
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Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn't pick, a book she couldn't steal, or a bad decision she wouldn't make. She's spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to peer into locked rooms, strangle people in their beds, or worse. Gloamists guard their secrets greedily, creating an underground economy of grimoires. And to rob their fellow magicians, they need Charlie. Now, she's trying to distance herself from past mistakes, but going straight isn't easy. Bartending at a dive, she's still entirely too close to the corrupt underbelly of the Berkshires. Not ... |
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One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming. Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books. Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he's Nora's work nemesis. Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she's the woman men date before they find their happy-ever-after. That's why Nora's sister has persuaded her to swap her desk in the city for a month's holiday in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. It's a small town straight out of a romance novel, but instead of meeting sexy lumberjacks, handsome doctors or cute ... |
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Taryn Cornick barely remembers the family library. Since her sister was murdered, she's forgotten so much. Now it's all coming back. The fire. The thief. The scroll box. People are asking questions about the library. Questions that might relate to her sister's murder. And something called The Absolute Book. A book in which secrets are written - and which everyone believes only she can find. They insist Taryn be the hunter. But she knows the truth. She is the hunted... "The Absolute Book" is a tale of sisters, ancient blood, a forgotten library, murder, revenge and a book that might just have the ... |
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112 лесни и вкусни рецепти и 14 дневен хранителен план. Някога вярвали ли сте, че е възможно да се храните по 3 - 4 пъти на ден и да бъдете в топ форма? Средиземноморска диета: Пълно ръководство за начинаещи е един прекрасен наръчник за всеки, който иска да си похапва вкусно и разнообразно, в същото време да изглежда добре и да води здравословен начин на живот. Забравете за гладуването, лишенията и безвкусните ястия! Насладете се на удоволствието от храната със Средиземноморската диета. Тази лека и приятна за четене книга ще ви вдъхнови да отворите една нова страница в живота си: ще преосмислите начина си на хранене, ... |
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The №1 International Bestseller. ... Here is a small fact - you are going to die. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Some important information - this novel is narrated by Death. It's a small story, about: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery. ... |
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Пътуването на Барбара в естественото здраве започва, когато първото ѝ дете се разболява и прекарва седмици в болница. Това мотивира Барбара да изследва причината, да намери средство за защита и да живее начин на живот, който би предотвратил това да се случи отново. На 26 години Барбара прегръща християнството и това я поставя на нов път, за да погледне човешкото тяло от креационистична гледна точка, за разлика от продукт на случайната неконтролирана еволюция. Телата ни са сложно проектирани с всичките си вградени механизми за самолечение! Барбара е особено вдъхновена от здравните писания на Елън Г. Уайт. ... |
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Children can set off on an amazing adventure through the animal world with the help of appealing, contemporary artwork, fun text and incredible facts. Clever camouflage, super senses and life in the harshest habitats are just some of the topics covered. Charming characters communicate extra fun facts and a practical activity on every spread encourages reader participation. Also included is an animal families wall poster, plus a quiz page. ... |
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Children can set off on an incredible adventure through the Universe and discover planets, stars, space travel, astronauts and much, much more. Quirky cartoon characters communicate extra fun facts, and a practical activity on every spread encourages reader participation. Also included is a wall poster of our Solar System, plus a useful glossary. ... |
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Includes a fun wall poster. Set off on a dinosaur adventure! Every page is packed with amazing facts and illustrations, and a poster shows a collection of weird and wonderful dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth. Children can set off on an incredible adventure through the Age of the Dinosaurs with the help of appealing, contemporary artwork, fun text and wow facts. Powerful predators, Jurassic giants and fossil hunting are just some of the topics covered. Quirky cartoon characters communicate extra facts, and a practical activity on every spread encourages reader participation. Bright, simple, clearly labelled artwork on ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Meet the human boy Mowgli, the sleek panther Bagheera, the "sleepy brown bear" Baloo, and the conniving tiger Shere Khan in one of the world's best-loved books. A collection of short stories and poems centred on the charming cast, "The Jungle Book" not only follows Mowgli's journey to learn the Law of the Jungle from his animal companions but also introduces some of its other wonderful inhabitants in stories such as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and "The White Seal". This "Macmillan Collector's Library" ... |
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Set off on a head-to-toe adventure through the human body with the help of appealing, contemporary artwork. Each spread explores a different body system through simple text and large, colourful anatomical illustrations. Also included is a wall poster showing all the body systems together. ... |
