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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Midnight tales and dangerous Magic. №1 New York Times Bestselling Author. ... From bestselling author of "Six of Crows", Leigh Bardugo, comes a lavishly illustrated collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice and love. Inspired by myth, fairy tale and folklore, "The Language of Thorns" will transport you to both lands familiar and strange that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse. Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread ... |
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The international bestseller. ... Sometimes you have to travel a long way to see what's right in front of you. It's not the journey that counts, but who's at your side. Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn’t know why and Satoru won't say. Set against the backdrop of Japan's changing seasons and narrated with a rare gentleness and humour, Nana’s story explores the wonder and thrill of life's ... |
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Edited by Gaby Morgan. ... Poems of the Sea is an anthology of classic poetry that celebrates the sea; from the power of a stormy ocean to ships and sailors and beaches strewn with shells. 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 an introduction by author Adam Nicolson. For generations, poets have taken inspiration from ocean mists and rugged coastlines to conjure up adventures on the high seas and joyous days at the seaside. From Emily Dickinson 's ... |
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Нова история - от живота в сянката на динозаврите до нас. Нашите предци, бозайниците, са се появили почти едновременно с динозаврите преди повече от 200 млн. г., когато цялата суша е била събрана в един свръхконтинент, изсушен от обширни пустини. А предисторията на тези първи бозайници е още по-дълбока. Тя започва преди около 325 млн. г. в необятните заблатени карбонови гори. Тогава в голямото родословно дърво на живия свят линията на предшествениците на бозайниците се е отделила от тази на влечугите. През тези огромни интервали от геологично време бозайниците са се развили в хиляди смайващи форми. По едно или друго ... |
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Историята на рок чудото от седемдесетте. ... Всички знаят кои са Дейзи Джоунс & The Six. Но никой не знае каква е причината групата да се разпадне, и то точно когато е на върха на славата си. Досега. Дейзи Джоунс е момиче, което израства в Ел Ей в края на шейсетте години на миналия век. Промъква се в клубове по "Сънсет Стрип", спи с рок звезди и мечтае да пее собствените си песни. Сексът и наркотиците са вълнуващи, но най-много от всичко тя обича рокендрола. Когато става на двайсет, продуцентите забелязват гласа ѝ. А небрежната ѝ красота подлудява хората. Водената от Били Дън група "The Six& ... |
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Разделителят за книги е изключително полезен аксесоар на всички, които обичат да четат. Книгоразделителят от "Gespansterwald" може да послужи и за прекрасен подарък, който ще бъде оценен от всеки любител на четенето. Той е с фина изработка от дърво с дебелина 1.5 mm и е с размери 4.1 x 14 cm. ... |
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Enter the world of the Grishaverse and Shadow and Bone, soon to be a Netflix original series! Dive into the epic world of international bestselling author Leigh Bardugo with this beautifully illustrated replica of The Lives of Saints, the Istorii Sankt’ya, featuring tales of saints drawn from the beloved novels and beyond. Out of the pages of the Shadow and Bone trilogy , from the hands of Alina Starkov to yours, the Istorii Sankt’ya is a magical keepsake from the Grishaverse. These tales include miracles and martyrdoms from familiar saints like Sankta Lizabeta of the Roses and Sankt Ilya in Chains, to the strange ... |
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Три деца, два свята, едно пророчество... Кейт отговаря за всичко. Тя е най-голямата. Единствената, която помни родителите си. Обещала е, че ще се грижи за брат си и сестра си до завръщането им. Майкъл обича да чете. Често е обект на присмех и подигравки, а очилата му винаги се оказват в тоалетната чиния. Обича истории за магии и най-вече за джуджета. Ема е мъничето. Обожава брат си и сестра си. Мисли, че Майкъл е малко странен, но е готова да се бие с всеки, който го каже. Тайно хвърли очилата на Майкъл в тоалетната – два пъти. Тримата заедно ще научат, че: Магията е истинска Старите книги носят неприятности Само ... |
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"Skyward is an adventure and a half that you won't want to miss." Tor.com An alien race called the Krell leads onslaught after onslaught from the sky in a never-ending campaign to destroy humankind. Humanity's only defense is to take to their ships and fight the enemy in the skies. Pilots have become the heroes of what's left of the human race and Spensa has always dreamed of being one of them. But the chances of that happening were slim to none... at least until the Krell doubled their attacks. It's possible that humanity's desperation to survive will finally take her skyward... ... |
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The award-winning author of The hate u give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you. Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But when her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Bri finds herself at the centre of controversy and portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. And with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it - she has to. Even if ... |
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Candide, or the Optimist is Voltaire’s hilarious and deeply scathing satire on the Age of Enlightenment. This classic of French literature has been a bestseller for over two hundred years. 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 classic of French literature features an introduction by Dr Marine Ganofsky. Young nobleman Candide lives a sheltered and comfortable life under the tutorship of the ridiculous Dr Pangloss who espouses the ... |