How far would you go to save those you love? Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking and looking for treasure - until a secret is uncovered that threatens their entire existence. Now Lowrie and Shen face an impossible choice: in the quiet at the end of the world, they must decide what to sacrifice to save the whole human race... ... |
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Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time. ... |
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Изтънчена. Изпълнена с дискретен финес. Прочута с предпазливостта си. Добре дошли в тайния свят на Габриел Шанел. Тя съблича от жените пищните поли и ги облича в малки черни рокли. Подарява им най-знаменития аромат на 20 -и век, който и днес може да се усети в модната къща на своята създателка. Целият свят познава стила и името ѝ, но само пред малцина тя разкрива личността си. Призната за официална биография, тази книга разрушава слоевете романтика и митовете около загадъчната Коко Шанел. Забележителното проучване на Джъстин Пикарди проследява живота ѝ - от мрачните стаи в манастира, където е живяла малката ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... These twelve magical tales tell, among other things, how the camel got his hump; the leopard his spots; the elephant his trunk; how the alphabet was made; and how a butterfly caused mayhem at the court of King Solomon. Rightfully considered one of the enduring classics of children's literature, "Just So Stories" is an enchanting collection that still delights and illuminates over a century after it was first published. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Kipling himself, this "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition also ... |
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The Sunday Times bestseller. ... 66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today, Dr. Steve Brusatte, one of the leading scientists of a new generation of dinosaur hunters, armed with cutting edge technology, is piecing together the complete story of how the dinosaurs ruled the earth for 150 million years. The world of the dinosaurs has fascinated on book and screen for decades - from early science fiction classics like The Lost World, to Godzilla terrorizing the streets of Tokyo, and the monsters of Jurassic Park. But what if we got it wrong? In The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, top ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Billy Marr, a local misfit, claims he has murdered someone in an Edinburgh park. Inspector Logan and Sergeant Grant don't believe him - Billy has lied many times in the past about crimes he hasn't committed. But then a young woman is found dead in the park. Soon there is another body. Perhaps Billy is not so innocent after all. ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by John Grant. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Rejected by fifteenth-century Parisian society, the hideously deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo believes he is safe under the watchful eye of his master, the Archdeacon Claude Frollo. But after Quasimodo saves the beautiful Romani girl Esmeralda from the gallows and brings her to sanctuary in the cathedral, he and Frollo's mutual desire for her puts them increasingly at odds, before compassion and cruelty clash with tragic results. An emotionally stirring story, Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" is ... |
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Комплектът Cat от Staedtler съдържа 7 части за създаване на еднорози от полимерна глина за моделиране. Той включва 4 броя полимерна глина в разфасовка от 42 g в светло жълт, светло розов, розов и лилав цвят, инструмент за моделиране, инструкции стъпка по стъпка, шаблони, игрална повърхност и стикери. Комплектът е подходящ за училищни или развлекателни дейности и ще осигури часове творческо забавление за малки и големи. Декоративната игрална повърхност, забавните стикери и захващащите изрязани шаблони увеличават игралната стойност на комплекта. Той развива фините двигателни умения, креативност, въображение и ролеви игри. ... |
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Творческият комплект включва 4 блокчета полимерна глина Fimo Kids от 42 g в сив, жълт x 2 и черен цвят, инструмент за моделиране и картинни инструкции. Глината от серията Fimo Kids е по-мека и лесна за обработка от стандартните глини на Fimo, което я прави удобна за използване от деца. Цветовете полимерна глина са подбрани, така че да са подходящи за изработването на камион, багер. Внимание: Завършените фигурки трябва да се изпекат във фурна от възрастен човек при 110°C за 30 min. За целта не трябва да се използва микровълнова печка, а само електрическа фурна. ... |
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20 years of Traditions in the Center for Korean Studies at Sofia University. This volume entitled In the Focus of Korean Language, Culture and Society contains contributions to the International Conference on Korean Studies which was held at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski on May 26 - 27, 2023. The conference was dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of the Center for Korean Studies, named after its founder Prof. Dr. Habil. Alexander Fedotov. The initiation and successful implementation of the Center for Korean Studies is entirely credited to Prof. Dr. Habil. Alexander Fedotov. ... |
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Autonomous and embedded systems are the infrastructural fabric of modern technological society and are present as an almost imperceptible environment to each of us. Very soon after the advent of the electronic computer in the middle of the last century, the possibilities of digital control were realized as a substitute for human control over various processes. Accordingly, their use also began - first of all in an industrial environment and in military technologies - a still relatively limited application due to the then high price of the devices themselves, and also due to the need for complex adaptation of the ... |
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Broke young man + chainsaw dog demon = Chainsaw Man! Denji was a small-time devil hunter just trying to survive in a harsh world. After being killed on a job, he is revived by his pet devil Pochita and becomes something new and dangerous - Chainsaw Man! Asa and Denji are going on a date to the aquarium! Asa just wants to seduce Denji to turn him into a weapon, but Denji might have other ideas. Will they ruin the date with their extreme social awkwardness, or will a surprise attack by a devil be the culprit? ... |