Пригответе се за едно истинско литературно приключение. В този сборник ще прочетете трийсет и един необикновени разказа, всеки от които ще ви изненада или порази. Някъде ще ви се струва, че ей сега ще отгатнете какво ще се случи и ще сгрешите, а другаде финалът ще идва като шок. Представени са британски, американски, френски, руски и др. писатели - класици, модернисти и Нобелови лауреати. Ще прочетете творби в различни жанрове: класически разкази, хорър, съспенс, фантастика, приключения, престъпления и загадки, но навсякъде накрая ще ви очаква неочакваното и стъписващият обрат. "Късият разказ е нещо съвсем различно - ... |
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Edited by Becky Brown. ... Offering indispensable inspiration for wedding readings, this gorgeous compilation of writing on love and marriage is also the perfect gift for couples and wedding guests alike. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This elegant anthology is filled with readings to light up every kind of wedding ceremony. There are poems about falling in love, joyful prose celebrating marriage ... |
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Edited by Gaby Morgan. ... A stunning anthology of poetry to create calm and peacefulness. The poems are arranged around themes of meditation, friendship, gratitude, prayers and blessings, stillness and consolation. 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 a preface by Ana Sampson. There are poems by: Emily Dickinson ; William Shakespeare ; W. B. Yeats ; Katherine Mansfield ; George Herbert; William Wordsworth ; Anne Bronte ; Kahlil Gibran ... |
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Под редакцията на Патрик Ландман и Дьони Рибас. Тази книга е написана от психоаналитици от различни научни течения, родители и човек с аутизъм."Трябва не само да се припомнят някои неоспорими исторически положения, но и да се направи равносметка на днешните трудове и на новаторските предложения, внедрени в работата на психоаналитиците в полето на аутизма. Тази е двойствената задача, която са си поставили авторите на тази книга, която, обратно на защитна реч в името на своята кауза, припомня и някои научни грешки, допуснати от психоаналитиците, грешки, от които повечето от тях са извадили поука. Научният подход във ... |
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Morrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But, as the clock strikes midnight, she's whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor.There she's invited to join the Wundrous Society. Mystery, magic and protection are hers - if only she can pass four impossible trials, using an exceptional talent. Which she doesn't have...Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and His Dark Materials, this series takes readers into an extraordinary world, setting hope and imagination alive. "Funny and delightful." Sunday Times "A full- ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... With precise plotting underpinned by a wise understanding of human nature, George Eliot's most autobiographical novel gives a wonderful evocation of rural life and the complicated relationship between siblings. 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 of "The Mill on the Floss" features an introduction by Professor Kathryn Hughes. Maggie Tulliver and ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A literary sensation from its first publication, "The Master and Margarita" is considered a masterpiece of twentieth-century Russian literature. 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 translated by Diana Burgin and Katherine Tiernan O'Connor, and features an introduction by Orlando Figes. In Mikhail Bulgakov's imaginative extravaganza, Satan, ... |
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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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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "You look as if you thought it tainted you to be loved by me." Forced to move from the rural tranquillity of southern England to the turbulent northern mill town of Milton, Margaret Hale takes an instant dislike to the dirt and noise that seems to characterize her new home and its inhabitants - even the handsome and charismatic cotton mill owner, John Thornton. But as she begins to settle in, and to understand the nature of the surrounding poverty and injustice, events conspire to throw her and Thornton together. Amidst the chaos of industrial ... |
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Lesson one of the scholomance. Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal. Once you're inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die. El Higgins is uniquely prepared for the school's many dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions - never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school. Except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too. So El is trying ... |
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A suspenseful tale of witches, family, and magic from internationally bestselling author Stefan Bachmann. When a twelve-year-old orphan unexpectedly becomes the mistress of a seemingly abandoned castle, she is thrust into a mysterious plot involving murderous spells, false identity, and a magical battle of wills between the living and the dead. Readers of Kate Milford's "Greenglass House", Victoria Schwab's "City of Ghosts", and Diana Wynne Jones will be riveted. Twelve-year-old Zita, an orphan and a housemaid, has resigned herself to a life of drudgery when a strange letter arrives, naming ... |
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They call them the Unadoptables but families come in all shapes and sizes. The remarkable. The extraordinary. The brave. Way back in the autumn of 1880, five babies are discovered at the Little Tulip Orphanage in most unusual circumstances. Those babies are Lotta, Egbert, Fenna, Sem and Milou. The vile matron calls the children "the unadoptables" but this talented gang of best friends know that their individuality is what makes them so special - and so determined to stay together. When a sinister gentleman tries to get them in his clutches, the children make a daring escape across the frozen canals of ... |
