"Revival" erzählt die Geschichte des Jungen Jamie und des Predigers Charles Jacobs, deren Wege sich von den Sechzigern bis heute auf unglückselige Weise immer wieder kreuzen. Sie steuert auf ein beängstigendes, auswegloses Ende zu, wie es selbst Stephen King bislang nicht zu Papier gebracht hat, und ist gleichzeitig Abrechnung mit dem Religionsfanatismus in unserem hoch technisierten Zeitalter und Verbeugung vor den Größen des klassischen Horrors. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and of Experience" includes some of the visionary poet's finest and best-loved poems such as "The Lamb", "The Chimney-Sweeper" and "The Tiger". Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has a foreword by Peter Harness. Blake's work is instantly recognizable by its flamboyance and ... |
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Училищна размяна води нашите приятели в училище във Венецуела. Докато са там няколко необясними събития предизвикват голям хаос. Поредицата адаптирани книжки за четене "Aventura Joven" е предназначена за тийнейджъри от 11 до 15 години. Лаура, Моника, Гилермо, Мартин и Серджо са главните герои на поредицата, които постоянно попадат в интересни приключения. Към книгата е включено CD с историята в mp3 формат. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Undoubtedly the greatest love story ever written, "Romeo and Juliet" has spawned a host of imitators on stage and screen and been adapted countless times. A young man and woman meet by chance and instantly fall in love. But their families are bitter enemies, and in order to be together the two lovers must be prepared to risk everything. Set in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy. This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition is ... |
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Двуезични разкази на руски и български език. ... "Поредицата "Двуязычные рассказы" на издателство "Веси" е предназначена за читатели, които са все още начинаещи (I - II ниво) в обучението си по руски език. Тук оригиналният текст е съпътстван паралелно от превод на български. Като един от най-бележитите представители на руската класическа литература, Александър Сергеевич Пушкин ще положи началото на нашата поредица. Подборът на творбите му е направен, от една страна, за да бъде обхванато по-широко тематично разнообразие, а от друга, да бъдат представени типични за руския бит и култура сюжетни ... |
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Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d'Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, and the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men, her struggle against the social mores of ... |
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Книжката за четене за ниво A2 - B1 разказва за немец, който живее в Испания повече от 20 години и за неговите приключения и културни недоразумения по време на пътуването му през Андалусия, посещението на неделен концерт в театъра, разходка до пазара, екскурзия до крайморско селище. Историята е достъпна за слушане и в MP3 формат. ... |
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300 years before "A Game of Thrones" dragons ruled Westeros. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO's upcoming "Game of Thrones" prequel series House of the Dragon. Centuries before the events of "A Game of Thrones", House Targaryen - the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria took up residence on Dragonstone. "Fire & Blood" begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, ... |
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Лиза и Присила, две близначки, които живеят разделени в Хавана и Маями, се срещат в Куба, след дванадесет години, без да се виждат. Опитът ще им помогне да осъзнаят многото различия, които съществуват между живота им в Куба и в Съединените щати, като същевременно ще преживеят незабравими приключения. Книгата от поредицата "America Latina" съдържа множество културни, политически, географски и гастрономически коментари, както и дейности за упражнение. Към нея е включен и диск с разказа на романа, идеален за практикуване на слушане с разбиране и за запознаване с испанския език, характерен за Куба. ... |
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Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life seems too good to be true. Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn't hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle's ... |
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The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by classicist, writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes, author of A Thousand Ships and host of her own BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics. Paris, a Trojan prince, wins Helen as his prize for judging a ... |
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A New York Times bestseller. Grace Sachs, a happily married therapist with a young son, thinks she knows everything about women, men and marriage. She is about to publish a book based on her pet theory: women don't value their intuition about men, leading to serious trouble later on. But how well does Grace know her own husband? She is about to find out, and in the place of what she thought she knew, there will be a violent death, a missing husband, and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a very public disaster, and horrified by the ways in which she has failed to heed her own advice, Grace ... |
