"I shall show you this kindness. Go with me to see a lawyer. Let us make a bond. And - for a bit of fun - if you do not pay me back the full amount on the right day, and in the right place, the penalty will be a pound of your pale flesh, cut off and taken from any part of your body that I choose." Shylock Shylock lends money to the merchant Antonio, but the stakes are high. When Antonio cannot pay him back, Shylock demands a terrible punishment. This book is in British English. Here you can find: extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; notes about the life of William Shakespeare ; notes about this story; ... |
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A new perspective on the overused and misunderstood concept of "karma" that offers the key to happiness and enlightenment, from the world-renowned spiritual master Sadhguru . What is karma? Most people understand karma as a balance sheet of good and bad deeds, virtues and sins. The mechanism that decrees that we cannot evade the consequences of our own actions. In reality, karma has nothing to do with reward and punishment. Karma simply means action: your action, your responsibility. It isn't some external system of crime and punishment, but an internal cycle generated by you. Accumulation of karma is ... |
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A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love with all its complications by debut author Ashley Herring Blake. Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls - nothing is there for her but memories of a lonely childhood where she was little more than a burden to her cold and distant stepfamily. Her life is in New York, with her photography career finally gaining steam and her bed never empty. Sure, it's a different woman every night, but that's just fine with her. When Delilah's estranged stepsister, Astrid, pressures her into photographing her wedding with a ... |
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The Games have begun and she's playing for her life. From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of "The Darkest Minds" comes a high-octane story of power, destiny and redemption. A lifetime ago, Lore Perseous left behind the brutal, opulent world of the Agon families - ancient Greek bloodlines that participate in a merciless game every seven years. A game that is about to begin again... For centuries, Zeus has punished the gods with a game called the Agon, which turns them mortal for one week, and at the mercy of being hunted by those with godly ambitions. Only a handful of the original Greek gods ... |
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The Japanese Bestseller. ... What would you change if you could go back in time? In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. In "Before the Coffee Gets Cold", we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the cafe's time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, ... |
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"Funny, thought-provoking feminism"Guardian, on The Exact Opposite of Okay ... Izzy O`Neill: writer, activist, world`s worst waitress. It`s been two monts since eighteen-year-old Izzy O`Neill was slut-shamed in a national scandal. As well as coming to terms with the fact that thousands of people have seen her foofer - Izzy is juggling high school, writing a screenplay and figuiring out what to do next with her life. When another girl`s nude photos are leaked, Izzy and the Bitches Bite Back team decide to take action. They`re taking the fight all the way to the top...and won`t let anyone bring them down. It`s ... |
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Fire is like a rumour. You might think you've extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames ... New school. Tick. New town. Tick. New surname. Tick. Social media profiles? Erased. There's nothing to trace Anna back to her old life. Nothing to link her to the "incident". At least that's what she thinks ... until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of ... |
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Illustrator: Marcela Calderon. ... "Mini Classic: The Wind in the Willows" is a timeless story, full of joy, adventure and delight, for children aged 8+. Delightfully humorous and beautifully written, Mini Classic "The Wind in the Willows" follows the exciting adventures of water-loving Rat, sensitive Mole, fun-loving Toad and wise Badger as they mess about in boats, get lost in the Wild Wood and battle to take back Toad Hall. When Mole leaves his little underground home he meets up with water-loving rat. Together they mess about in bouts, get lost in the Wild wood, and join Toad and Badger in the ... |
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Зарадвайте детето си с количката от "Bburago"! Тя е снабдена с pull-back механизъм, който позволява на количката да върви напред, когато бъде издърпана в обратната посока. Играчката има и светлинни ефекти, които се задействат по 3 начина - при издърпване назад, при бутане напред и при лек натиск на покрива няколко пъти. Количката е имитация на любимото на много деца "Ferrari" и ще се хареса на всеки мъник. Приблизителната дължина на играчката е 13 cm. ... |
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33 пътеписа от известни актьори, режисьори и сценаристи. Пътеписите са събрани и редактирани от Андрю Маккарти и Дон Джордж. ... В книгата ще откриете пътеписи от звезди като: Алек Болдуин Брук Шийлдс Ричард Е.Грант Брус Бересфорд Боб Балабан Сара Бернхард Още от древността актьорите са разказвачите на истории. В наши дни и откакто Холивуд излезе от студията, тези разказвачи пътуват до най-далечните краища на света, за да разпространяват своите приказки. Помолихме някои от най-големите пътешественици в кино индустрията да ни разкажат своите собствени истории - лични, вдъхновяващи, забавни, смущаващи и ... |
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Събрани от Алвин Шварц . Илюстрирани от Стивън Гемъл. ... Достатъчно смели ли сте за тези страшни приказки? Стиска ли ви да посетите гробището посред нощ? Бихте ли преспали в къща, обитавана от духове? Какво ще направите, ако научите, че единственият ви родител може да се превръща в крокодил? Готови ли сте да наизустите веселата песничка за катафалката? Чували ли сте индианската легенда за Уендиго? В богато илюстрирания сборник "Страшни приказки за мрачни вечери" американският писател и фолклорист Алвин Шварц събира както страховити, така и хумористични истории, стихотворения и градски легенди, с които ... |
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В тази богата колекция известният историк Саймън Монтефиоре отново ни повежда на пътешествие от древни времена до наши дни. С нея той отдава почит към великите писма от световната история и културен живот. Ганди , Наполеон , Екатерина Велика, Фрида Кало, Саладин, Роза Паркс, Ленард Коен, Мандела, Хенри VIII, Оскар Уайлд , Моцарт, Елизабет I и много други - всички те са водели кореспонденция, орисана да остави дълбок отпечатък в човешката памет. Някои от тези писма са лични и сърцераздирателни, други са изпълнени със зли намерения, трети преливат от удивително чувство за хумор. Но независимо дали са любовни признания, ... |
