Number 1 New York Times bestselling author. They can only hurt you if you try to teach them. ... The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. They're so bad they've been removed from the student body and isolated in room 117. Their teacher is Mr. Zachary Kermit, the most burned-out teacher in all of Greenwich. He's living for retirement, but the superintendent has his own plans to torpedo that idea - and it involves assigning him to the Unteachables... The Unteachables never thought they'd find a teacher who had a worse attitude than they did. And Mr. Kermit ... |
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The classic bestseller. ... Tyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, a reasonable man. The deadliest lord of the Cosa Nostra. "The Godfather" a modern masterpiece, "The Godfather" is a searing portrayal of the 1940s criminal underworld. It is also the intimate story of the Corleone family, at once drawn together and ripped apart by its unique position at the core of the American Mafia. Still shocking forty years after it was first published, this compelling tale of blackmail, murder and family values ... |
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The thrilling conclusion to "Scythe", the New York Times sci-fi bestseller. ... I do not speak with the voice of the thunder. But the thunder does speak through me. Everything has changed in the world of the scythes. Citra and Rowan have disappeared. The floating city of Endura is gone. It looks like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute power. Now that the Thunderhead is silent, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder. ... |
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Íåóêðîòèìàòà ñèëà íà îðãàíèçàöèèòå áåç ëèäåðè ... Àêî îòðåæåòå ãëàâàòà íà ïàÿê, òîé óìèðà. Àêî îáà÷å îòðåæåòå êðàéíèê íà ìîðñêà çâåçäà, íà íåãîâî ìÿñòî ùå èçðàñòå íîâ, à îòðÿçàíèÿò ùå ñå ïðåâúðíå â èçöÿëî íîâà ìîðñêà çâåçäà. Òðàäèöèîííèòå éåðàðõè÷íè îðãàíèçàöèè ñà êàòî ïàÿöèòå, íî â äíåøíî âðåìå êîìïàíèè òèï ìîðñêà çâåçäà ïðîìåíÿò îáëèêà íà áèçíåñà è ñâåòà. Êàêâà å ñêðèòàòà ñèëà çàä óñïåõà íà Wikipedia, craigslist è Skype? Êàêâî îáùî èìàò eBay è General Electric ñ äâèæåíèåòî çà ïðåìàõâàíå íà ðîáñòâîòî èëè çà ïðàâàòà íà æåíèòå? Çàðàäè êîå êëþ÷îâî ðåøåíèå General Motors è Toyota òðúãâàò ïî äâà êîðåííî ðàçëè÷íè ïúòÿ? Êàê ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. One of the great Victorian novels, "The Moonstone" has engrossed, entertained and enraptured readers since its first publication in 1868. This edition features an introduction by the renowned historian, journalist and author, Judith Flanders. Lady Verinder's uncle gives her the Moonstone - a magnificent diamond as large as an egg - ... |
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„Ìàéìóíàòà è òèãúðúò“ å ñáîðíèê ñ äâà ðàçêàçà, êîèòî îïèñâàò ðàçñëåäâàíèÿòà íà ñúäèÿòà Äè â äâà ðàçëè÷íè ìîìåíòà îò êàðèåðàòà ìó.  åäèíèÿ ðàçêàç òîé å ìàãèñòðàò íà Õàíþàí è ïîïàäà íà çàõâúðëåí â ïëàíèíñêèÿ ïóùèíàê òðóï ñ îòðÿçàíè ïðúñòè. Òàî Ãàí âëàãà ìíîãî ñòàðàíèå â ðàçñëåäâàíåòî è å âçåò çà ïîñòîÿíåí ïîìîùíèê. Âòîðàòà ñëó÷êà å îò „çðÿëàòà“ êàðèåðà íà ñúäèÿòà Äè, êîãàòî òîé å íà ïúò çà ñòîëèöàòà, çà äà ïîëó÷è íîâîòî ñè íàçíà÷åíèå. Ñëó÷àéíî ñå îòêúñâà îò ñïúòíèöèòå ñè è íàìèðà ïîäñëîí â åäíî ñòîïàíñòâî ñðåä ïîëåòî, êîåòî ñòàâà êàïàí çà Äè è îáèòàòåëèòå ìó – îòâúí äåáíå áàíäà ñâèðåïè ïðåñòúïíèöè, à îòâúòðå – õèòúð óáèåö. ... |
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"I killed a man before I turned six. Today I`m turning ninety-two. It is autumn. In the stillness of the street, the chestnut trees lazily relinquish their leaves. At the end of the century in wich my time was fated to flow with a memory bloodied from the very beginning.""The Migration" ... |
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The worldwide bestseller. ... "Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance..." From the book This popular paperback edition of the classic work of fantasy, with a striking new black cover based on J. R. R. Tolkien 's own design and featuring brand new reproductions of all his drawings and maps. The prelude to "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit& ... |
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Êèí Çåí ïúòóâà íà çâåçäíèÿ êîðàá „Âîÿäæúð", êîéòî ïðîó÷âà äàëå÷íè ãàëàêòèêè. Êîãàòî êîðàáúò êàöà íà íåèçñëåäâàíà ïëàíåòà, Êèí å ÷àñò îò åêèïà, êîéòî èìà çà çàäà÷à äà òúðñè íîâè ôîðìè íà æèâîò. Àñòðîíàâòèòå óñïÿâàò äà çàëîâÿò ñòðàííî èçãëåæäàùî èçâúíçåìíî ñúùåñòâî, íî ñêîðî ñòàâà ÿñíî, ÷å ñúçäàíèåòî ïðèòåæàâà ñïîñîáíîñòè, íàäõâúðëÿùè òåçè íà õîðàòà, êîèòî ãî äúðæàò â ïëåí. Êîé èëè êàêâî êîíòðîëèðà êîðàáà?Äàëè Êèí íå äúðæè îòãîâîðà çà îöåëÿâàíåòî íà íåãîâèÿ åêèïàæ? Çàãëàâèåòî å ÷àñò îò àòðàêòèâíà ïîðåäèöà îò îðèãèíàëíè êíèãè çà ÷åòåíå, íàïèñàíè ñïåöèàëíî çà ó÷åíèöèòå â 8. êëàñ , êîèòî èçó÷àâàò èíòåíçèâíî àíãëèéñêè ... |
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A home full of love. A house full of secrets. Trevor found himself unable to resist the call home when he inherited a tumbledown cabin from his grandfather. He's come back to live the simple life but nothing here is simple. There's Callie, the sullen local teenager who seems to know more than she should about Trevor's grandfather's death. And there's Natalie, the deputy sheriff intent on making a point and lingering in Trevor's mind long after she's left his porch. In a bid to unravel Natalie and Callie's secrets and to find out what really happened to his grandfather, Trevor is about to ... |
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They call them the Unadoptables but families come in all shapes and sizes. The remarkable. The extraordinary. The brave. Way back in the autumn of 1880, five babies are discovered at the Little Tulip Orphanage in most unusual circumstances. Those babies are Lotta, Egbert, Fenna, Sem and Milou. The vile matron calls the children "the unadoptables" but this talented gang of best friends know that their individuality is what makes them so special - and so determined to stay together. When a sinister gentleman tries to get them in his clutches, the children make a daring escape across the frozen canals of ... |
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Every empire demands revolution. Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne. Through assassinations and massacres, in bedrooms and war rooms, Touraine and Luca will haggle ... |
