An essential companion to the Harry Potter books, "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is a collection of fairytales from the wizarding world, via the enchanted pen of J.K. Rowling . Rich with allusions and symbols from the Harry Potter stories, and enhanced with fascinating commentary from beloved sage Professor Albus Dumbledore, this is a Hogwarts Library book to treasure and enjoy for years to come. All of the gorgeous, grim and gothic detail of the Bard's five bewitching tales has been brought to life by Chris Riddell, thrice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Much loved by generations of witches and ... |
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Quick reads by great writers. This book is a special edition of "Quick Reads" series. ... "To buy books would be a good thing", observed Arthur Schopenhauer , "if we also could buy the time to read them". All devoted readers long for more time to spend with their books, and the next best thing to buying time is making the most of the available moments. "Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers" offers that opportunity. An outstanding collection of 30 brilliant short stories, each just six or fewer pages in length, it provides the chance to absorb an entire story (or ... |
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Among the country's greatest artistic contributions, twentieth-century Russian literature was revolutionary on its approach to realism, injecting characters with human weaknesses familiar to all. It also provided fodder for other such important concepts as existentialism and even passive resistance, which was rooted in the works of Tolstoy and practiced successfully by Gandhi and Martin Luther King. The twelve powerful short stories in this collection are excellent examples of writing by the foremost authors from Russia's Golden Age of Literature. Ideal for students of Russian literature, this magnificent ... |
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The delighted wonder surrounding a cat that has learned to talk quickly turns to dismay when the feline's conversation involves the scandalous remarks he's overheard. "Tobermory" abounds in the irony for which its author, Saki, is well known and admired. Along with the other short stories in this first-rate anthology, it showcases the talents of a renowned British writer. Other stories include Anthony Trollope's "The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne," a subtle study of the psychological cost of maintaining self-esteem; Thomas Hardy's "The Fiddler of the Reels", in which a ... |
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Featuring 19 of the finest works from the most distinguished writers in the American short-story tradition, this new compilation begins with Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1835 tale "Young Goodman Brown" and ranges across an entire century, concluding with Ernest Hemingway 's 1927 classic, "The Killers". Other selections include Poe 's "The Tell-Tale Heart", Melville's "Bartleby", Harte's "The Luck of Roaring Camp", "To Build a Fire", by Jack London , "The Real Thing" by Henry James, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Bernice Bobs Her Hair& ... |
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Illustrated by Helen Allingham. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "Far From the Madding Crowd" was the first of Hardy's novels to give the name of Wessex to the landscape of south-west England and is set against the backdrop of the unchanging natural cycle of the year. The story both upholds and questions rural values with a startlingly modern sensibility. 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. ... |
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The purpose I pursue with this book is to compare the information that has come down to us from old writers and to draw some conclusions about the people who spread the Bulgarian state to the Balkans, without resorting to the numerous contemporary books that I have read and that fill my library. I do this not out of disrespect for the tremendous work of contemporary Bulgarian writers and historians, but out of a desire to make an independent assessment of events and to draw my own conclusions about the relationship and sequence of events and their consequences by reading only older authors. I hope the book will find a ... |
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×àíòàòà çà ñïîðò å ÷àñò îò ñåðèÿòà "The Great City", êúäåòî ùå íàìåðèòå íåñåñåðè, ÷àíòè è àêñåñîàðè ñúñ ñúùèÿ äèçàéí. ... Ñïîðòíàòà òîðáà îò "Ars Una" ìîæå äà ñå íîñè íà ãðúá, â ðúêà, èëè âìåñòî ðàíèöà . Ïîäõîäÿùà å çà òðåíèðîâêè è åêñêóðçèè.  íåÿ ìîæå äà ïðèáåðåòå ñïîðòíèÿ åêèï èëè ðåçåðâíè äðåõè, êàêòî è âàæíàòà ïðè ôèçè÷åñêè çàíèìàíèÿ è ïðåõîäè áóòèëêà ñ âîäà è êóòèÿ çà õðàíà , â êîÿòî äà ñëîæèòå çàêóñêà çà èç ïúò. Ðàçïîëàãà ñ îñíîâíî îòäåëåíèå, êîåòî ñå çàòâàðÿ êàòî ñå ñòåãíàò âðúçêèòå, êîèòî ñëóæàò è çà ïðåçðàìêè. Äåêîðèðàíà å ñ ôîí, ïðåäñòàâëÿâàù ñòèëèçèðàíè ãðàäñêè óëèöè è íàäïèñ "The ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... Horseracing is the sport of kings, perhaps because racehorses are very expensive animals. But when they win, they can make a lot of money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them. Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears, and someone kills his trainer. The police want the killer, and the owner wants his horse, but they can't find them. So what do they do? They write to 221B Baker Street, of course - to ask for the help of the great detective, Sherlock ... |
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Edited by Ursula Doyle. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... From the private papers of Mark Twain and Mozart to those of Robert Browning and Nelson, "Love Letters of Great Men" collects together some of the most romantic letters in history. 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 is edited and introduced by publisher Ursula Doyle. For some of these great men, love is a "delicious ... |
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Èçäàíèåòî å ñúâìåñòèìî ñ íàñòîÿùàòà ó÷åáíà ïðîãðàìà. ... Èçäàíèåòî å íåèçìåííà ÷àñò îò ó÷åáíèêà è å ïðåäíàçíà÷åíî äà ñå ïîëçâà óñïîðåäíî ñ íåãî. Öåëòà å äà ñå ïîäïîìîãíå âàøàòà åçèêîâà ïîäãîòîâêà è ðàáîòàòà âè â ÷àñîâåòå ïî èñòîðèÿ è öèâèëèçàöèè ïðè îáó÷åíèå ñ èíòåíçèâíî èçó÷àâàíå íà àíãëèéñêè åçèê. Èçäàíèåòî âêëþ÷âà ñàìî óðîöè çà íîâè çíàíèÿ.  òåêñòîâåòå ùå îòêðèåòå èíäåêñè, êîèòî âè ïðåïðàùàò êúì èçîáðàæåíèÿ, êàðòè, ñõåìè, òàáëèöè è äðóãè â ó÷åáíèêà. Ïðåâåäåíè ñà îùå âñè÷êè ñïåöèôè÷íè èñòîðè÷åñêè ïîíÿòèÿ è òåõíèòå îáÿñíåíèÿ. Èçäàíèåòî å ðàçðàáîòåíî â äâå ÷àñòè, ñúîòâåòñòâàùè íà äâåòå ÷àñòè íà ó÷åáíèêà ïî èñòîðèÿ è ... |
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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 - ... |