Not even death will tear them apart. Car headlights. The last thing Ash hears is the snap of breaking glass as the windscreen hits her and breaks into a million pieces like stars. But she made it, she's still here. Or is she? This New Year's Eve, Ash gets an invitation from the afterlife she can't decline: to join a clan of fierce girl reapers who take the souls of the city's dead to await their fate. But Ash can't forget her first love, Poppy, and she will do anything to see her again... even if it means they only get a few more days together. Dead or alive ... ... |
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Following the runaway success of Jonathan French's critically acclaimed fantasy adventure The Grey Bastards comes book two in The Lot Lands series - The True Bastards. Fetching was once the only female rider in the Lot Lands. Now she is the leader of her own hoof, a band of loyal half-orcs sworn to her command. But the hoof she inherited is on the brink of collapse. Tested to the breaking point by the burdens of leadership, fetching battles desperately to stave off famine, desertion and the scorn of the other half-orc chieftains, even as orcs and humans alike threaten the Lots' very existence. Then an old ... |
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From the genius of New York Times bestselling author David Levithan , author of Every Day, Marly's Ghost and co-author of Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, comes a collection of short stories (tracks) celebrating love in all of its wonderful, life-affirming and at times heart-breaking forms. It's the perfect collection for Valentine's Day. A resentful member of a high school Quiz Bowl team with an unrequited crush. An extraordinary "snow day" that changes two lives forever. A Valentine's Day in the life of Every Day's protagonist "A". 19 Love Songs was born from Levithan' ... |
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Humbert Humbert – scholar, aesthete and romantic – has fallen completely and utterly in love with Lolita Haze, his landlady's gum-snapping, silky-skinned twelve-year-old daughter. Reluctantly agreeing to marry Mrs Haze just to be close to Lolita, Humbert suffers viciously in the pursuit of romance; but when Lo herself starts looking for attention elsewhere, he will carry her off on a desperate cross-country misadventure, all in the name of Love. Savagely hilarious, flamboyant, heart-breaking and full of ingenious word play, Lolita is an immaculate, unforgettable masterpiece of obsession, delusion and lust. " ... |
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Монографията разглежда две понятия, които са изпълнени с дълбок смисъл за зрелия в чувствата и в съзнанието си човек. Всеки познава страданието, а почти всички - и състраданието. Но може би именно поради тяхната познатост тези понятия сравнително рядко стават предмет на научен анализ. Авторът разглежда удоволствието и страданието като антиподи на психичния живот, но разкрива и тяхната асиметричност. Страданието е по-силно откроено и релефно състояние от удоволствието. Това нюансира по съответен начин и проблемите на етиката. Минимизирането на страданието се оказва по-важен морален приоритет от максимизирането на ... |
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Don't laugh. He's dangerous. ... Fidge is having a bad week. She's been flung into a bizarre world alongside three companions: two are deeply weird and the third is her awful cousin Graham. She has to solve a series of nearly impossible clues, defeat a dictator who can't pronounce the letter "r" and deal with three thousand Wimbley Woos (yes, you read that sentence correctly). And the whole situation - the whole entire thing - is her fault. "What a book." Katherine Rundell "A classic in the making." The Times "A Riotously Funny Adventure Tale." Observer ... |
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Изданието е на британски английски (British English). За изданието на американски английски (American English) кликнете тук . ... По романа на Томас Харди - Кметът на Кастърбридж. Адаптация на класическата история на Майкъл Хенчард, който се издига над бедния си произход и става успешен бизнесмен. Но тогава, ужасна тайна от миналото му го застига и Хенчард трябва да плати цената. Открийте удоволствието от четенето на английски книги с поредицата Cambridge Experience Readers . Разделени в 7 нива и съобразени с особеностите на езика на тийнейджърите, книжките от поредицата разкриват на четящите един нов начин за ... |
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Ever felt anxious or alone? Like you don't belong anywhere? Like you're almost... invisible? Find your kindred spirits at The Sad Ghost Club. (You are not alone. Shhh. Pass it on.) This is the story of one of those days - a day so bad you can barely get out of bed, when it's a struggle to leave the house, and when you do, you wish you hadn't. But even the worst of days can surprise you. When one sad ghost, alone at a crowded party, spies another sad ghost across the room, they decide to leave together. What happens next changes everything. Because that night they start the The Sad Ghost Club - a secret ... |
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Five short stories about life in America in the 1920s and 1940s: "The Cut-glass Bowl" - A wedding present brings sorrow and bad luck. "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" - Marjorie tells Bernice that if she cuts off her long hair, she will be admired by all the young men. "Gretchen's Forty Winks" - Roger Halsey tricks his wife and finishes an important job. "Magnetism" - A rich and handsome film star has power over people. But can he control this power or will it destroy him? "Three Hours Between Planes" - Donald visits an old friend. But will Nancy remember him? This book is ... |
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Книгата Работно време, почивки и отпуски е предназначена за директори на образователни институции, но ще осигури навременна подкрепа и на служителите, ангажирани с мениджмънта и развитието на човешките ресурси в системата на предучилищното и училищното образование. Като работодател имате задължение да информирате работещите в институцията, като ги запознаете с правилата за вътрешния трудов ред, организацията и графика на работното време, на регламентираните почивки и възможностите за ползване на отпуски. Целта на авторите е да представят ясен и разбираем експертен коментар, изчерпателна и практически ориентирана ... |
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Книгата съдържа най-новите стихотворения на именитата ни поетеса, писани през последните години. "Изсъхва лоза. Разлиства се зло. Като проклятие Земна грамада се свлича. Радост ограбена. Бразда засята с тегло. Защо те обичам?" ... |
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Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain development and trauma expert, Dr Bruce Perry, discuss the impact of trauma and adverse experiences and how healing must begin with a shift to asking "What happened to you?" rather than "What's wrong with you?". Through wide-ranging and often deeply personal conversation, Oprah Winfrey and Dr Perry explore how what happens to us in early childhood - both good and bad - influences the people we become. They challenge us to shift from focusing on "What's wrong with you?" or "Why are you behaving ... |
