The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic detective chiller. It features the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes , in his most challenging case. The Baskerville family is haunted by a phantom beast "with blazing eyes and dripping jaws" which roams the mist-enshrouded moors around the isolated Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor. Now the hound seems to be stalking young Sir Henry, the new master of the Baskerville estate. Is this devilish spectre the manifestation of the family curse? Or is Sir Henry the victim of a vile and scheming murderer? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve this devilish affair. The ... |
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Based on the story of Mark Twain . Retold by Alex Raynham . ... It is 1547 in London, and Tom is a pauper. His father sends him onto the streets of London to beg for money every day, and hits him when he brings nothing back. But Edward is a prince, the son of King Henry VIII, and he has everything. There is something very unusual about these boys: they are from different worlds, but they look the same. When they meet one day, a mistake puts each boy into the wrong life. So what happens when a prince lives as a pauper, and a pauper lives as a king? Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary ... |
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The ever-elusive Enola Holmes has now been on the run for more than eight months, much to the bemusement of her brother - the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. During a chance encounter with an old acquaintance, Lady Cecily, Enola realises that there is more to the young woman's plight than meets the eye. Especially when she leaves behind a dire plea for help within a peculiar pink fan... Puzzled, Enola finds she has no choice but to risk her freedom and join forces with Sherlock. But can she trust him? And can they both save Lady Cecily in time? ... |
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In this book illustrated by Alan Burton, there are two nineteenth-century ghost stories - "The House in the Picture" and "Abbot Thomas' Treasure". The House in the Picture Mr. Williams has an old picture of a house. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very good picture. It is not a very interesting picture. Then the picture tells Mr. Williams a terrible story. Abbot Thomas' Treasure An archaeologist finds some gold in an old church. It has been hidden for three hundred years. But the guardian of the gold returns, and the guardian of the treasure is angry. This book is in ... |
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As an inseparable part of the Bulgarian people, the Bulgarian Jews have shared on an equal basis the entire history of their establishment as a nation. Integrated for centuries in Bulgarian society, the Bulgarian Jews have participated alongside all Bulgarians in the country's national history. They defended their homeland during the struggles for liberation from Ottoman rule and fought in all the wars in which Bulgaria was protecting it's statehood and nationhood. The contribution of the Jews to Bulgaria's economic, cultural and intellectual advancement following the Liberation is also considerable. It has ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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With the book of "The Grain of Wheat" we have made an inspired and loving effort to cast some light upon the great lifework of Beinsa Douno . Beinsa Douno (Beinsa Duno) is a name of Peter Deunov (Peter Dounov). This name is a spiritual projection of the connection with the followers of this Teaching. A spiritual bridge between Him, the Teaching-talks and lectures and the consciousness of his listeners and followers. By means talks and of selected thoughts based on themes from his lectures, resumes and essayes to act as a bridge between the various sections, the reader will be able to get some idea of the light ... |
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"It is well know to all how much daily problems the Bulgarian people has in these days. However, more dangerous than anything is the tendency to loose identity and national selfconfidence. This is a clearly visible tendency in the inscriptions of foreign languages, mass emigration and the wish for imitation of foreign culture. At other side, the answer to the question, "Why are you ashamed to call youself Bulgarian?" is more than obvious: there is in the present time to be proud of. The above-described situation makes preservation and popularization of Bulgarian History extraordinarily important. If it ... |
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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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"Äèíàìè÷íà, óâëåêàòåëíà è îáðàçîâàòåëíà... èçäóõâà ïîêðèâàëîòî îò ìåñòîïðåñòúïëåíèåòî." Êàòëèéí Åíòðèì, àâòîð íà Capital Offense Óâëå÷åíè ñòå îò êðèìèíàëèñòèêàòà? Òîâà ðúêîâîäñòâî, íà ïðîñò åçèê âè çàïîçíàâà ñ âñè÷êè êëþ÷îâè èãðà÷è â ñëåäñòâèåòî, ðàçêðèâàéêè êàê òå ðàáîòÿò íà ìåñòîïðåñòúïëåíèåòî, çà äà èäåíòèôèöèðàò æåðòâàòà, ïðåñòúïíèêà è îáñòîÿòåëñòâàòà, çàîáèêàëÿùè ïðåñòúïëåíèåòî. Ùå ïîñëåäâàòå ñúäåáíèÿ ëåêàð è åêèïà êðèìèíàëèñòè â äåéñòâèå, ùå îòêðèåòå êàê òå ñúáèðàò è îöåíÿâàò âåùåñòâåíèòå äîêàçàòåëñòâà è ùå íàäíèêíåòå â ìîçúêà íà ïðåñòúïíèêà. Àêî ïîçíàíèÿòà âè ïî êðèìèíàëèñòèêà ñå áàçèðàò íà âèäÿíîòî âúâ ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... All legends begin somewhere, and the two novels here are where one of the world's best-loved legends began. In "A Study in Scarlet", Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson first meet and investigate a seemingly impossible mystery that begins with a corpse in a deserted house. In The Sign of the Four the detective faces an even greater challenge: solving both the disappearance of Captain Arthur Morstan and the theft of the Agra treasure in India. In this "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies ... |
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Ãëàäúò è âîëÿòà çà æèâîò - ôåíîìåí íîìåð 1 â ìåäèöèíàòà. ...  êíèãàòà ùå îòêðèåòå: ìåòîäèêè çà ëå÷åíèå íà 40 áîëåñòè ÷ðåç ãëàäóâàíå, ïðèìåðè; îáîáùåíèå íà ñâåòîâíàòà ïðàêòèêà. Îïèò íà àâòîðà â ãëàäîëå÷åíèåòî; íàó÷íà òåîðèÿ - ïðîöåñè è ôàçè ïðè ãëàäóâàíåòî; ôåíîìåíàëíèÿò ìåòîä íà Ìàëàõîâ - èçëåêóâàë ìèëèîíè õîðà â öåëèÿ ñâÿò; ãëàäúò - ïðå÷èñòâàíå è ïîêîé - óíèâåðñàëåí ëå÷èòåë. ... |
