"What I wanted was to be one with her, with nothing coming between us." You've just passed someone on the street who could be the love of your life, the person you're destined for - what do you do? In Murakami's world, you tell them a story. The five weird and wonderful tales collected here each unlock the many-tongued language of desire, whether it takes the form of hunger, lust, sudden infatuation or the secret longings of the heart. Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin, Ted Goosen and Philip Gabriel. ... |
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Кралят е мъртъв. Намерете виновник! ... Имало едно време дракони и принцеси, зли магьосници и мрачни подземия, и една ужасна тайна. С този свой шедьовър, изпълнен с вълшебства и дръзки приключения, Стивън Кинг ни превежда през едно вдъхващо страх и покоряващо царство на злото. "Запомняща се, убедителна, изпълнена с напрежение и несекващо действие". Чикаго Сън Таймс "Пригответе са да будувате, защото вълшебното перо на Стивън Кинг е създало роман, който няма да оставите, преди да сте прочели и последната страница". Уошингтън Пост Бук Уърлд ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Classic Locked-Room Mysteries is a fascinating collection of ingenious mysteries which all pose the question "howdunnit?" Featuring well-known sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown, as well as the less familiar, including Jacques Futrelle's Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, in each story the reader is invited to play detective and is presented with a challenge: can you solve the mystery before the solution is revealed? Locked-room mysteries reached their height of popularity in the Victorian and Edwardian eras; this collection, ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is perhaps the greatest collection of detective stories ever written. From his residence at 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes solves a series of baffling and bizarre cases, including those of a man terrified by the arrival of an envelope containing orange pips, and a woman whose fiancé disappeared on his way to their wedding. Each story showcases the great detective's inimitable and extraordinary deductive powers, recounted to us by his faithful friend and colleague, Dr Watson. This "Macmillan ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Inspired by his experiences as a reporter during the Spanish Civil War, Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" tells the story of Robert Jordan, an American volunteer in the International Brigades fighting to defend the Spanish Republic against Franco. After being ordered to work with guerrilla fighters to destroy a bridge, Jordan finds himself falling in love with a young Spanish woman and clashing with the guerrilla leader over the risks of their mission. One of the great novels of the twentieth century, "For Whom the Bell ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... When Jonathan Harker is summoned to Transylvania to finalize a property deal for the mysterious Count Dracula, he stumbles upon an ancient evil he is unprepared to face. When that evil escapes to England, the entire nation is suddenly under threat and only an aged vampire hunter, Professor Abraham Van Helsing, can put a stop to the bloodshed. Sensual, dark and thrilling, Bram Stoker's "Dracula" remains the seminal work of Gothic fiction, and in this elegant "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition, which includes an ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Oliver Francis. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A compelling story of a brutal double murder and its aftermath. An impoverished ex-student, Rodion Raskolnikov, kills a pawnbroker and her sister, apparently for financial gain. But as he encounters friends and family, strangers and adversaries, Raskolnikov is compelled to face the true forces that have led him to murder. His struggle with himself and those around him becomes a battle of the individual against society, radicalism against tradition, and ultimately the will of man against the mysteries of divine providence. ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Sam Gilpin. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Henry David Thoreau is considered one of the leading figures in early American literature, and "Walden" is without doubt his most influential book. It recounts the author's experiences living in a small house in the woods around Walden Pond near Concord in Massachusetts. Thoreau constructed the house himself, with the help of a few friends, to see if he could live "deliberately" - independently and apart from society. The result is an intriguing work which blends natural history with philosophical ... |
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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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Единственият роман на поетесата Емили Бронте и най-известното ѝ произведение. Публикуван е за първи път през 1847 г. под псевдонима Елис Бел. Името на романа идва от едно Йоркшърско имение на хълмовете, около което се развива историята. "Брулени хълмове" е един трагичен разказ за любов и омраза, за изпепеляващи страсти, които погубват човека и го превръщат в жив призрак. Новият превод на неостаряващата класика на Емили Бронте е с красива луксозна корица. Книгата е част от поредицата "Vintage Classic" на издателство "A&T Publishing". ... |
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Книгата е част от серията "Библиотека Световна класика" на "КК Труд". ... "Дванадесетте стола" (на руски - "Двенадцать стульев") е написан през 1928 г. Негово своеобразно продължение е "Златният телец" (1931). На български романът е преведен от Димитър Загоров, включително и на това издание. През целия роман двойката Остап Бендер и Киса Воробянинов търси съкровищата на тъщата, мадам Петухова - диаманти, скрити в един от 12-те стола от изящна гарнитура на майстор Гамбс. Мадам Петухова ги е скрила, опасявайки се от обиск, но не искала да го каже на зет си - Иполит Матвеич, ... |
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Третата книга на Харуки Мураками, с която се среща българският читател (след Норвежка гора и Спутник, моя любов ) е като поглед от прозорчето на самолета към плъзгащата се покрай нас писта. Ала изведнъж привидно спокойният разказ се издига рязко нагоре и читателят префучава над облаците, без вече да разбира накъде се носи самолетът и дали законите на летенето изобщо са валидни. Кафка на плажа е поредното повествование за избягалия от къщи пубер: ученикът Кафка Тамура, син на известен скулптор, изведнъж се мята на автобус от Токио за случайно избрания град Такамацу, напомняйки си непрекъснато с присъщата си ... |
