An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tane has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a ... |
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George Orwell 's dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century, making famous Big Brother, newspeak and Room 101. 'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, ... |
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If a novel is long and torrid love affair, full of ups and downs and highs and lows, then a short story is just a quick kiss from a stranger in the dark - a fleeting, but intense experience that grips the heart, fires up the blood and lingers in the memory. This collection of darkly disturbing tales will suck you into the weird and wonderful world of the author's imagination, populated by vengeful witches, ravenous zombies, serial killers, alien monsters, bloodthirsty androids and even a man who feeds on dreams. Emil Minchev is born in 1984 in Sofia, Bulgaria, and has published six novels and a short story ... |
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Écho, une méthode véritablement actionnelle et organisée par niveau du Cadre européen commun de référénce. Les nouveautés de la 2e édition: une maquette rénovée; des illustrations et une iconographie actuelles; des documents mis à jour; et un livre-web, 100% en ligne, inclus dans le livre de l'élève et le cahier personnel d apprentissage. Учебната система по френски език "Echo - B1.2" на издателство "CLE International" се състои от: учебник + портфолио + CD учебна тетрадка + книжка с отговори + CD ръководство ... |
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#1 New York Times bestselling author. ... Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes "A Clash of Kings" and "A Storm of Swords". As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin's stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction. "A game of ... |
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Based on the story of F. Scott Fitzgerald . Retold by Clare West . ... Gatsby's mansion on Long Island blazes with light, and the beautiful, the wealthy, and the famous drive out from New York to drink Gatsby's champagne and to party all night long. But Jay Gatsby, the owner of all this wealth, wants only one thing - to find again the woman of his dreams, the woman he has held in his heart and his memory for five long years. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, is one of the great American novels of the twentieth century. It captures perfectly the Jazz Age of the 1920s, and goes deep into ... |
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When Lord Asano drew his sword on Lord Kira one spring day in 1701, it began a story that is now a national legend in Japan. Lord Kira lived, but Lord Asano died, and after his death, his samurai became ronin, samurai without a master. And so began their long plan for revenge on Kira. Their loyalty to their dead master made him famous, and people in Japan remember them to this day. The story of the fortyseven ronin has been told and retold for 300 years - in plays, novels, and films. A major Hollywood film was made about the forty-seven ronin in 2013. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary ... |
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Le présent manuel est une troisième édition revue et remaniée du Cours systématique de langue française, partie constructive. Fondé sur la théorie idéogénétique de Krassimir Mantchev et élaboré dans une large mesure sous sa direction, il paraît en deux parties, la première ayant pour objet les moyens d'expression des idées de lieu, de mouvement, de qualité et de quantité et la deuxième - les moyens d'expression des idées de possession, de perception et d'intellection en français. Il s'adresse à des ... |
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Das Kursbuch mit 3 Audio-CDs bietet: 30 Lektionen, verteilt auf die Niveaustufen A1 (8 Lektionen), A2 (10 Lektionen) und B1 (12 Lektionen Je Lektion 3 inhaltliche Doppelseiten sowie 1 Doppelseite Überblick über Lektionswortschatz, Grammatik und Redemittel Klare Zuordnung der Kannbeschreibungen zu den Doppelseiten Prüfungsrelevante Aufgabentypen des Zertifikats Deutsch im B1-Teil integriert und gekennzeichnet DaF kompakt, das Anfängerlehrwerk für Lernende, die schnell das Niveau B1 erreichen wollen, führt Erwachsene in einem Band von A1 bis B1. Учебната система "Daf Kompakt - Ниво A1-B1& ... |
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Écho, une méthode véritablement actionnelle et organisée par niveau du Cadre européen commun de référénce. Les nouveautés de la 2e édition: une maquette rénovée; des illustrations et une iconographie actuelles; des documents mis à jour; et un livre-web, 100% en ligne, inclus dans le livre de l'élève et le cahier personnel d apprentissage. Учебната система по френски език "Echo - A2" на издателство "CLE International" се състои от: учебник + портфолио + DVD-ROM учебна тетрадка + книжка с отговори + CD с ... |
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Just as Bruce Cable’s Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island. Florida’s governor orders a mandatory evacuation, and most residents board up their houses and flee to the mainland, but Bruce decides to stay and ride out the storm. The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people lose their lives. One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce’s and an author of thrillers. But the nature of Nelson’s injuries suggests ... |
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Enter the world of the Grishaverse and Shadow and Bone, soon to be a Netflix original series! Dive into the epic world of international bestselling author Leigh Bardugo with this beautifully illustrated replica of The Lives of Saints, the Istorii Sankt’ya, featuring tales of saints drawn from the beloved novels and beyond. Out of the pages of the Shadow and Bone trilogy , from the hands of Alina Starkov to yours, the Istorii Sankt’ya is a magical keepsake from the Grishaverse. These tales include miracles and martyrdoms from familiar saints like Sankta Lizabeta of the Roses and Sankt Ilya in Chains, to the strange ... |
