From the award-winning author of "Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda". ... I don't entirely understand how anyone gets a boyfriend. Or a girlfriend. It just seems like the most impossible odds. A perfect alignment of feeling and circumstances. Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly is always careful. Better to be careful than be hurt. But when Cassie gets a new girlfriend who comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick, everything changes. Will is funny, flirtatious and basically the perfect first boyfriend. There's ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... It is 1941 and bombs have turned London into the front line of a world war - it is a city of nightmares. Hitler’s agents are running a blackmail operation to obtain documents that could bring the nation to instant defeat. Arthur Rowe, a man once convicted of a notorious mercy killing, stumbles onto a German spy operation in Bloomsbury and must be silenced. Even with his memory taken from him, he is still a very dangerous witness. In the hands of Graham Greene , this tale unfolds both as a taut thriller and as a haunting exploration of pity, love, and guilt. ... |
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"The Merchant of Venice" is most associated not with its titular hero, Antonio, but with the complex, unforgettable figure of the money-lender, Shylock. It is Shylock who finances Antonio's friend Bassanio in his pursuit of the beautiful Portia, and who demands a gruesome bond from the wealthy merchant. Described as a comedy in the First Folio, Shakespeare's explorations of prejudice, duty and the nature of justice make for a far darker play. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition is illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert (1817 - 1897), and includes an introduction by Ned Halley. Designed ... |
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Êíèãàòà å åäíî îòêðîâåíèå çà Õðèñòîñ, åâðåèòå è îñòàíàëèÿ ñâÿò, êàêòî è çà âðúçêàòà ìåæäó òÿõ. Ïî åäèí ÿñåí è óáåäèòåëåí íà÷èí, ñ öèòàòè îò Áèáëèÿòà è ñ ïîìîùòà íà ñúâðåìåííîòî ìèñëåíå, òÿ ïîêàçâà è äîêàçâà, ÷å âúïðåêè âñè÷êî - è äàæå ïîðàäè âñè÷êî! - åâðåèòå ñà èçáðàíèÿ îò Áîãà íàðîä çà ñïàñåíèåòî íà ÷îâå÷åñòâîòî, ò.å. çà âúçñòàíîâÿâàíåòî íà âðúçêàòà ìó ñ Áîãà è çà èñòèíñêîòî ïðèåìàíå íà àâòåíòè÷íîòî õðèñòèÿíñòâî.  êðàÿ íà âðåìåíàòà, êîéòî å âå÷å ïðåä íàñ, ò.íàð. õðèñòèÿíñêè ñâÿò òðÿáâà äà ïðåîöåíè íåùàòà, äà ðàçáåðå æåðòâåíàòà ìèñèÿ íà åâðåèòå, äà ãè ïîìîëè çà ïðîøêà è çàåäíî äà ñòàíàò èñòèíñêè õðèñòèÿíè. Ñàìî òàêà ùå ... |
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Illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Regarded as a modern fairy tale, L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz" is one of America's most cherished and enchanting children's stories. 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 features original illustrations by W. W. Denslow, coloured by Barbara Frith, and an introduction by Professor Sarah Churchwell. Follow ... |
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Tales of the Woodland is a beautiful hardback book where children to follow the adventures of four adorable animals in their natural woodland habitats. Four original animal stories written by Catherine Veitch tell the story of Blaze the emperor butterfly, Diamond the white-tailed deer, Jasper the jay and Silver the shrew. Children will be captivated by a deer who loves solving mysteries, a proud butterfly who starts to make friends, a mischievous shrew, and a jay who learns to share with others. Each story unfolds through a wonderful backdrop of artwork, packed with charming detail, and explores themes that children ... |
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A New Selection. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Thomas Hardy saw himself, first and foremost, as a poet, and he wrote poetry throughout his prolific and acclaimed novel-writing years before announcing in 1896 that he would no longer write novels, much to the astonishment of his worldwide readership. Instead he went on to publish eight masterful volumes of poetry - ranging from lyrics and ballads to dramatic monologues and satire - and is now regarded as one of the greatest twentieth-century poets. Choosing the best verse from each volume, "The Poems of Thomas Hardy" is the ... |
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The present book is devoted to students of the last school grades, university students, teachers, lectures and all lovers of mathematics who want to enrich their knowledge and skills in complex numbers and their numerous applications in Euclidean Geometry. Few countries in the world include complex numbers in their secondary school curriculum but even if included the volume of the corresponding content is quite insufficient consisting of elementary operations and geometric representation at most. Mainly, the book will be useful for outstanding students with high potentialities in mathematics preparing themselves for ... |
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Ðîäèòåëèòå, ÷èéòî äåöà ñà êðúñòåíè èëè âúçíàìåðÿâàò äà ãè êðúñòÿò, ùå îòêðèÿò, ÷å ñáèòî è ÿñíî íàïèñàíàòà êíèæêà íà Ñàðòåë å òî÷íî òîâà, êîåòî èì å íóæíî, çà äà èìàò ïî-äîáðî ðàçáèðàíå çà äåòñêîòî êðúùåíèå. Ïðàêòè÷íèòå îòãîâîðíîñòè íà ðîäèòåëèòå õðèñòèÿíè è Áîæèèòå îáåùàíèÿ çà òåõíèòå äåöà ñà èçëîæåíè ÿñíî, ñ ïîëîæèòåëåí è íåçàÿäëèâ òîí. Íàïèñàíà íå çà äèïëîìèðàíèÿ áîãîñëîâ, à çà îáèêíîâåíèòå âÿðâàùè, òàçè êíèæêà ìîæå äà ñå ÷åòå è ïîëçâà îò âñè÷êè ðîäèòåëè õðèñòèÿíè."Áåçñïîðíî Êàêâî òðÿáâà äà çíàÿò ðîäèòåëèòå õðèñòèÿíè çà äåòñêîòî êðúùåíèå å íàé-äîáðîòî èçó÷àâàíå ïî ðîäà ñè, êîåòî íÿêîãà ñúì ÷åë - ïðîñòî, íàãëåäíî, ... |
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Madrid, 1957. Daniel, young, wealthy and unsure of his place in the world, views the city through the lens of his camera. Ana, a hotel maid whose family is suffering under the fascist dictatorship of General Franco. Lives and hearts collide as they unite to uncover the hidden darkness within the city. A darkness that could engulf them all..."Gripping. Ruta Sepetys is the finest writer of historical fiction working today." The Wall Street Journal "A master of historical fiction." Elizabeth Wein on "Salt to the Sea" "Spain under Francisco Franco is as dystopian a setting as Margaret ... |
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In a world where we're more connected than ever, why is it that we're also more lonely? Dip into this anthology of classic writing to reclaim the pleasure of your own company. 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 writer and academic, Zachary Seager. "The Art of Solitude" shows some of the myriad ways in which people throughout history have understood their experiences of ... |
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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 ... |
