Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Now a major motion picture with a hugely star studded cast, featuring the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Emma Thompson, Antonio Banderas and Selena Gomez. 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. Doctor Dolittle is one of the most delightful and fascinating characters in children's literature. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The Story of Doctor Dolittle is ... |
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It is getting dark over the mountain lake; the passing winter freezes the quiet northern land. A little boy dressed in fur, girded with a sword decorated with a raven head, struggles with uneven terrain, mud, and unbearable load - the remains of his father - Edsgar, the mighty warrior of the Great North. A stream of white light splashes from the sky to the funeral pyre. A ringing sound fills everything around. It is as if billions of metal particles are sprinkled on a steel shield. Edsgar bids farewell to Erik, the lovely Valkyries take on the spirit of the warrior, and he flies with them to the gates of Valhalla to take ... |
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El Deafo meets "Inside Out" and "Back Again" in this funny, emotional illustrated middle-grade debut novel about immigrating to Australia, being upstaged by an annoying little brother, baking cakes and overcoming loss. When Jingwen moves to Australia, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible, since he doesn't speak English, and he's stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of the bakery his father had planned to open ... |
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The Gardener's Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features lively black and white illustrations by Czech artist Josef Capek and is translated by M. and R. Weatherall. From making puddles with ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Philip Ardagh. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... English gentleman Rudolf Rassendyll arrives in the country of Ruritania on the eve of King Rudolf the Fifth’s coronation. That night, the king is abducted and held prisoner in a castle in the small town of Zenda. Rassendyll, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the monarch, is persuaded to impersonate him in order to stop his villainous half-brother, Prince Michael, from seizing the throne. Determined to rescue the king and restore him to his rightful place, Rassendyll attempts to free him, but can he defeat the dastardly ... |
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To the outside world Alice, Jake and Harry have little in common. Alice is a social outsider: reclusive, middle-aged, and with only 850,000 honeybees for company. Jake, following an accident at a high school party, is grappling with life in a wheelchair and dashed dreams of music school. And Harry is an aimless twenty-four-year-old suffering from debilitating social anxiety. But when Alice nearly crashes her pick-up truck, packed with thousands of honeybees, into Jake, the last thing she expects is to find that Jake has a gift: he can hear her bees buzzing as a form of music. And when Harry also arrives at Alice's ... |
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Ïðîåêòîðúò å ÷àñò îò ñåðèÿòà "Ìàëêèÿò Ïðèíö", êúäåòî ùå íàìåðèòå îùå äåòñêè àêñåñîàðè ïî òåìàòà. ... Ïðîåêòîðúò îò "Trousselier" ùå îçàðè òàâàíà íà äåòñêàòà ñòàÿ ñ øàðåíè çâåçäè, äîêàòî ñâèðè íåæíà ìåëîäèÿ îò ôèëìîâàòà àäàïòàöèÿ íà ëþáèìàòà äåòñêè êíèæêà "Ìàëêèÿò ïðèíö". Ìîæåòå äà èçáåðåòå äàëè ïðîåêòîðúò äà ñâåòè, äà ñâèðè ìåëîäèÿ èëè äà ñâåòè è ñâèðè åäíîâðåìåííî. Ñúùî òàêà ìîæåòå äà èçáåðåòå äàëè ôèãóðêàòà íà ìîì÷åíöåòî äà ñå âúðòè èëè íå. Ñâåòëèíàòà ñ êîÿòî çâåçäèòå ùå îçàðÿò òàâàíà ìîæå äà ñå ïðîìåíÿ, êàòî ïðåëèâà ïëàâíî íà ïóëñèðàùè èìïóëñè. Òàêà ùå ìîæå äà ïîäáåðåòå íàé-ïîäõîäÿùèÿ ... |
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For the first time ever, a very special edition of the classic masterpiece, illustrated throughout in colour by the author himself and with the complete text printed in two colours. Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 150 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors' editions become prized and valuable items of publishing. This one-volume hardback edition contains ... |
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A parable about life, about the trials and hardships the seeker experiences along the path to his own spiritual self. Since ancient times the eternal spiritual world has been sending via its messengers vital light to humanity. Its rays can be traced as a "thread of silver" in the sacred books of the world's major religions. Although modified later by zealous copiers and followers, the eternal light can still be seen by the unbiased eye and the loving heart. This is a parable about life, about the trials and hardships the seeker experiences along the path to his own spiritual self. A "Prince Nameless& ... |
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Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. Everybody took photos of Prince William when he first arrived at the University of St Andrews. Crowds of photographers came to the little Scottish town next to the sea and took pictures of this new student - the nineteen year-old grandson of the Queen of England. But nobody photographed Kate Middleton on her first ... |
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Öåëòà íà ñèñòåìàòà "Ïèàíîòî ðàçêàçâà" å äà óëåñíè çàâúðøâàíåòî íà íà÷àëíèÿ åòàï îò îáó÷åíèåòî ïî ïèàíî è äà âúâåäå íà÷èíàåùèòå ïèàíèñòè â ñâåòà íà ãîëÿìîòî, ïðåêðàñíî, çàâëàäÿâàùî èçêóñòâî. Ñèñòåìàòà ïðåäëàãà 94 ïîäáðàíè ïèåñè, ïîäõîäÿùè çà íèâîòî íà çíàíèÿ è óìåíèÿ â êðàÿ íà ïúðâîíà÷àëíîòî îáó÷åíèå ïî ïèàíî. Âêëþ÷åíè ñà òâîðáè íà èçâåñòíè êîìïîçèòîðè îò ðàçëè÷íè åïîõè - îò ìàéñòîðè íà ïðåäêëàñèêàòà äî ñúâðåìåííè àâòîðè, êàòî ïðîèçâåäåíèÿòà ñà ïîäðåäåíè ïðèáëèçèòåëíî ïî íàðàñòâàùà òðóäíîñò. Ñèñòåìàòà ñúäúðæà DVD, íà êîåòî ñà çàïèñàíè 35 îò ïèåñèòå â èçïúëíåíèå íà âúçïèòàíèöè íà ïðîô. Ìèëåíà Êóðòåâà. Îñâåí îò ... |
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A short history of Bulgaria. ... Ivan Ilchev (b.1953) is full professor in Modern Balkan History at the Sofia University. He teaches modern history of the Balkans (18th-20th centuries), social history of the Balkans, history of Bulgaria, international relations in the Balkans, theory and history of propaganda, history of advertising in Bulgaria, history and theory of nationalism in the Balkans. This is a very useful edition of the Bulgarian history. ... |
