V. S. Naipaul's Booker Prize winning novel about displacement, the yearning for the good place in someone else's land and the attendant heartache. 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 introduced by acclaimed author, Robert McCrum. In a Free State tells the story first of an Indian servant in Washington, who becomes an American citizen but feels displaced. Then of a disturbed Asian West Indian in London who, in ... |
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Dana Schwartz's Anatomy: A Love Story is a gothic tale full of mystery and romance. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who's just trying to survive in a city where it's too easy to die. When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist's Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham's lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. Because Hazel has made a deal ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Frederic Henry is an American Lieutenant serving in the ambulance corps of the Italian army during the First World War. While stationed in northern Italy, he falls in love with Catherine Barkley, an English nurse. Theirs is an intense, tender and passionate love affair overshadowed by the war. Ernest Hemingway spares nothing in his denunciation of the horrors of combat, yet vividly depicts the courage shown by so many. In writing "A Farewell to Arms", Hemingway was inspired by his own wartime experience as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross. ... |
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30 Mindful moments for kids to feel calm and focused, anytime, anywhere. "Breathe Like a Bear" is a beautifully illustrated collection of mindfulness exercises designed to teach kids techniques for managing their bodies, breath, and emotions. Best of all, these 30 simple, short breathing practices and movements can be performed anytime, anywhere: in the car to the grocery store, during heavy homework nights at home, or even at a child's desk at school. Based on Kira Willey's Parents' Choice Gold Award-winning CD, "Mindful Moments for Kids", this one of a kind book is sure to help kids find ... |
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Ïîçäðàâèòåëíàòà êàðòè÷êà îò ñåðèÿòà "Deluxe" íà "Gespansterwald" å ñ åëåãàíòåí, ìîäåðåí äèçàéí è ñ áðîêàòåí åôåêò. Ñ íåÿ ìîæå äà ïîêàæåòå çàãðèæåíîñò è âíèìàíèå êúì íÿêîãî, ïðàçíóâàù ñïåöèàëåí çà íåãî äåí. Òÿ å ñ íàäïèñ "Make a wish". Ïîäõîäÿùà å çà âñÿêàêâè ïðàçíè÷íè ïîâîäè. ... |
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"Funny, thought-provoking feminism"Guardian, on The Exact Opposite of Okay ... Izzy O`Neill: writer, activist, world`s worst waitress. It`s been two monts since eighteen-year-old Izzy O`Neill was slut-shamed in a national scandal. As well as coming to terms with the fact that thousands of people have seen her foofer - Izzy is juggling high school, writing a screenplay and figuiring out what to do next with her life. When another girl`s nude photos are leaked, Izzy and the Bitches Bite Back team decide to take action. They`re taking the fight all the way to the top...and won`t let anyone bring them down. It`s ... |
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Ñúñòàâèòåë: Äàíèåëà Îñèêîâñêà. ... "Èíòåðåñúò êúì ñúâðåìåííèòå áúëãàðñêè íàèâèñòè, à è èçîáùî êúì íàèâà äíåñ, ïðè öÿëàòà óñëîâíîñò íà òåðìèíà â êîíòåêñòà íà XXI âåê è ðàçìèòèòå ãðàíèöè ìåæäó íàèâèçìà è àóòñàéäåðñêîòî èçêóñòâî, ñå ïðîÿâè â íÿêîëêî çàáåëåæèòåëíè àêöèè â õóäîæåñòâåíèÿ æèâîò ïðåç ïîñëåäíèòå 3 - 4 ãîäèíè. Ñðåä òÿõ íàé-çíà÷èìî å îòêðèâàíåòî íà ìóçåéíàòà åêñïîçèöèÿ Ñàëîí çà íàèâèñòè÷íî è èíòóèòèâíî èçêóñòâî â Ãðàäñêàòà õóäîæåñòâåíà ãàëåðèÿ â Áåëîãðàä÷èê. Òåçè ïðîöåñè ïîâäèãàò è ãëàâíèÿ âúïðîñ çà íàèâèçìà â äíåøíèÿ ñâÿò íà ãëîáàëíî êóëòóðíî âçàèìîäåéñòâèå è àêòèâíà, äîðè àãðåñèâíà âèçóàëèçàöèÿ, ïîäðèâàùà ... |
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Óíèâåðñàëíà ñåðâèçíà êíèæêà, êîÿòî å íàé-óäîáíèÿò íà÷èí äà ïðîñëåäÿâàòå è îïèñâàòå âñè÷êè èçâúðøåíè ðåìîíòè è áúäåùè ïîääðúæêè íà âàøèÿ êàìèîí. Ñåðâèçíàòà êíèæêà ùå âè áúäå âåðåí ïîìîùíèê ïðåç ñëåäâàùèòå ãîäèíè åêñïëîàòàöèÿ. ... |
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Ñèìïàòè÷íà, óñìèõíàòà è ïúëíà ñ åíåðãèÿ! Ëóëó å óäèâèòåëíî ìàëêî ìîìè÷å.  ñúùîòî âðåìå îáà÷å òÿ ñè çàäàâà êóïèùà âúïðîñè... Êàê äà ñå ñïðàâè ñ ãîëÿìàòà ñè ñåñòðà, êîÿòî íå ñïèðà äà ÿ äðàçíè? Êàê äà ïîäêðåïè Òèì - íåéíèÿ íàé-äîáúð ïðèÿòåë, êîéòî ñ íåîõîòà ðàçáèðà, ÷å òðÿáâà äà íîñè î÷èëà? Èçïðàâåíà ïðåä ïðåäèçâèêàòåëñòâàòà íà äåíÿ, áèëè òå ìàëêè èëè ãîëåìè, Ëóëó, çà ùàñòèå, å âèíàãè íàùðåê! Ïîíå òàêà áåøå ïðåäè äà ñå âëþáè... Âòîðà ÷àñò îò ïîðåäèöàòà êîìèêñè Ëóëó îò Ìàðèëèç Ìîðåë . ... |
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Three sisters trapped by an ancient curse. Three magical objects with the power to change their fate. Will they be enough to break the curse? Or will they lead the sisters even deeper into danger? The enchanting new story from Michelle Harrison, bestselling author of "The Thirteen Tresures". "Spellbinding." Abi Elphinstone "Brilliant." Emma Carroll "Simply fenomenal." Sophie Anderson "Fizzes with Magic." Alex Bell ... |
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This book is based on a PhD thesis entitled "Philosophy of Translation: Between the Literal and the Interpretation". The present text differs from the latter not merely in form - both due to the year - long maturation of the initial ideas, as well as to the different target audience. The research aims at elucidating the position and interrelation of interpretation and literalness, as well as the factors underlining their interaction in the process of translation. What ultimately ensues is a new perspective on questions regarding the essence and boundaries of translation. ... |
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A princess must have her prince. I have a heart for every year I've been alive. There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. Every so often, I claw through the shingle to check they're still there. Buried deep and bloody. Princess Lira is siren royalty and revered across the sea until she is cursed into humanity by the ruthless Sea Queen. Now Lira must deliver the heart of the infamous siren killer or remain a human forever. Prince Elian is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world, and captain to a deadly crew of siren hunters. When he rescues a drowing woman from the ocean, she promises to help ... |
