#1 New York Times Bestselling author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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За да спаси репутацията си, тя трябваше да се преструва на негова любовница... Благопристойната лейди Кристабел, маркиза на Хавершам, отчаяно се опитва да си върне писма, които завинаги могат да погубят репутацията ѝ. Толкова е отчаяна, че се представя за любовница на прочутия притежател на игрална зала - Гавин Бърн, за да го придружи на едно скандално празненство, където ще може да се добере до писмата. Гавин възнамерява лично да открие писмата и да ги използва за отмъщение срещу благородника, който го е изоставил да расте по лондонските улици. Освен това е много доволен от възприемчивостта на новата си ... |
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Тефтерът от лимитираната серия на Moleskine е украсен с тематични цитати и мотиви от шестата книга от поредицата - "Хари Потър и Нечистокръвният принц". Той е подходящ за водене на записки или организиране на задачи, планове и цели. Има твърди корици с практично заоблени ъгли и непожълтяваща с времето хартия с плътност 70 g/m 2 в цвят слонова кост, която бързо попива мастилата. Разполага с 240 страници, текстилна лента за отбелязване, място за надписване и ластик за плътно затваряне. От вътрешната страна, на задната корица на тефтера, има джоб, в който може да съхраняване важни бележки или малки по размер, ... |
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По време на митичния Апокалипсис Не-Богът и неговият Консулт почти са унищожили света на Еарва. Две хилядолетия по-късно човешката цивилизация на Трите морета процъфтява. Но разнообразните народи и религиозни фракции са изпълнени с взаимно подозрение, презрение и омраза. До деня, в който Майтанет, новият шриах на Хилядата храма, обявява Свещена война срещу езичниците фаними, в която се включват доскорошни непримирими врагове. А зад политическите интриги се крие много по-ужасяващ план, който наистина може да преобърне съдбата на света. Друсас Акамиан, магьосник от школата на Завета, е призван да го разкрие. Ще успее ли и ... |
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A princess must have her prince. I have a heart for every year I've been alive. There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. Every so often, I claw through the shingle to check they're still there. Buried deep and bloody. Princess Lira is siren royalty and revered across the sea until she is cursed into humanity by the ruthless Sea Queen. Now Lira must deliver the heart of the infamous siren killer or remain a human forever. Prince Elian is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world, and captain to a deadly crew of siren hunters. When he rescues a drowing woman from the ocean, she promises to help ... |
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What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius - his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two ... |
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Book 1 of the "Malice" Duology. ... The princess isn't supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this darkly magical retelling of "Sleeping Beauty", true love is more complicated than a simple fairy tale. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Holly Black . Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love's kiss. Utter nonsense. Let me tell you, no one in Briar cares what happens to our princess. I thought I didn't care, either. Until I met her. Princess Aurora, last heir to the ... |
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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow-and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling-and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness-and, ... |
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This beautiful gift book presents 100 poems, organised by theme to encourage the discovery of new favourites. Bright, colourful illustrations are packed with charm and detail to capture the imaginations of young children. Poems include classics from Robert Burns , William Wordsworth, Christina Rossetti, Louisa M Alcott and Edward Lear. ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling Author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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An Autobiography is an adaptation of Mark Twain's famous autobiogrphy. This title has approximately three thousand headwords and is sppropriate for upper intermediate to advanced learners. Twain was an American writer of such classics as "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Prince and the Pauper". In his time, he was considered the funniest man on earth. In this small volume the author recounts colourful anecdotes from his long life. "In this Autobiopgraphy, I shall keep in mind the fact that I am speaking from the grave... I shall be dead ... |
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"The Little Prince" is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman's discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from another planet - "Тhe Little Prince" of the title - and his stories of intergalactic travel, while on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition. First published in 1943, the year before the author's death in action, this translation contains Saint-Exupery's delightful illustrations. ... |
