"She was never meant for you. She was never meant for any of this. That girl was sentenced to death the moment I named her Juliette."Juliette Ferrars isn`t who she thinks she is. Nothing in her world is what it seemed. She thought she`d defeated The Reestablishment. She thought she`d finally taken control of her life, her power, and her pain. But a lifetime of lies unravelling before her has changed all that. Stronger, braver, and more resilient than ever, Juliette must fight for life and love. But first she has to survive the war being waged against her mind. She has to remember who she was. New York Times ... |
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From the author of "The Song of Achilles". ... In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child-not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power-the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including ... |
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"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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Mit Illustratoren von Kat Menschik. ... Es ist der siebzehnte Tag ohne Schlaf.So beginnt Haruki Murakami Erzählung von einer Frau, die nachts kein Auge mehr zumacht. Aber es fühlt sich anders an als die quälende Schlaflosigkeit, die sie als Studentin erlebt hat: Jetzt ist sie auf zauberhafte Weise nicht mehr müde. Ich kann einfach nicht schlafen. Noch nicht einmal ein Nickerchen. Spätabends, wenn ihr Mann und ihr Sohn im Bett liegen, beginnt sie ein zweites Leben, und die Nächte sind bei Weitem aufregender als ihre gleichförmigen Tage - aber auch gefährlicher. Die Illustratorin ... |
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Das Werk von Franz Kafka ist ein Klassiker der modernen Literatur schlechthin. In sein faszinierendes Erzähluniversum führen keine Abkürzungen und Hintertürchen: Man muss es ganz für sich persönlich entdecken und lesend erkunden. Ein Glück für jeden, der diese große Erfahrung vor sich hat. Dieser Band bietet dazu die beste Gelegenheit. Er umfasst Kafkas Romane "Der Prozess" und "Das Schloss", den "Brief an den Vater" sowie sämtliche Erzählungen, unter ihnen "In der Strafkolonie" und "Die Verwandlung". ... |
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A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us. ... What makes us human? Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them."Charming, compelling." Peter Frankopan "Intriguing... entertaining." Observer "This superbly accessible discussion about who we ... |
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Keine Männer - das ist die Regel. Die Bewohnerinnen eines verwunschenen Hauses mitten in Paris haben der Liebe abgeschworen. Kater Jean-Pierre ist das einzige männliche Wesen, dem sie Zutritt zu ihrer Welt gestatten. Als die junge Juliette einzieht, stellt sie das Leben der unterschiedlichen Frauen auf die Probe. Denn sie hat die Liebe noch nicht aus ihrem Herzen verbannt... ... |
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Адаптирани разкази на италиански език. ... "Поредицата "Racconti adattati" на издателство "Веси" е предназначена за читатели, които са средно напреднали или напреднали (III - VI ниво) в обучението си по италиански език. Тук оригиналният текст не е съкращаван, а е даден в пълния му вид. За улеснение обаче, всички по-трудни изречения или части от тях, съдържащи идиоматични и фразеологични изрази или други особени лексикални форми, са преведени под линия. За историческите, географските, религиозните, митологичните и пр. понятия са дадени обяснителни бележки. Непознатите думи (съобразно един ... |
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Двуезични разкази на английски и български език. ... "Поредицата "Bilingual stories" на издателство "Веси" е предназначена за читатели, които са начинаещи (I - II ниво) в обучението си по английски език. Оригиналният текст е съпътстван паралелно с превод на български език. Скот Фицджералд заслужено се нарежда сред най-добрите американски майстори на перото през XX век, главно заради умението му да описва колоритно не само външността на своите герои, но и техния душевен мир, поведение и навици - вариращи от приятно закачливи до откровено отблъскващи. За тази богата палитра от образи в творбите ... |
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The award-winning author of The hate u give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you. Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But when her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Bri finds herself at the centre of controversy and portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. And with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it - she has to. Even if ... |
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В англискйта версия на сборника, разказите на всички класици са запазени. За тези от вас, които са чели българските версии, ще забележете, че няколко разказа липсват, но пък са добвени няколко нови. В книгата са включени разкази на: Edgar Allan Poe Alexander Pushkin Mikhail Lermontov Guy de Maupassant O. Henry Edith Wharton Kate Chopin Ambrose Bierce Hector Hugh Munro Rabindranath Tagore Stewart Edward White Herbert G. Wells Virginia Woolf W.W. Jacobs ... |
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The much-anticipated first book in a brand-new duology by New York Times bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. Face your demons or feed them. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war - and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a ... |
