"The Catcher in Rye" is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the "phony" aspects of society, and the "phonies" themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose interest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Controversial and sexually charged, The Taming of the Shrew is possibly William Shakespeare's first play, and certainly among the most performed. Petruchio's courtship of the unwilling shrew Katherina poses the question: is it an examination of brute male domination or a passionate love story with a powerful moral message? To read it is to gain unique insight into a portrait of a marriage as created by a true master. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition is illustrated throughout by renowned artist Sir John Gilbert (1817 - 1897), and ... |
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Bud the mouse loves to play in the mud, but Mum is angry when he comes home muddy. Then the sun comes out and the mud goes away, so Bud finds another game to play in the second story. "The Explorers Phonics" bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. They focus on how reading works, so children are able to read new texts and pronounce new words more easily. "The Explorers Phonics" complement the "Macmillan English Explorers" and can also be used alongside any other reading program. "Macmillan Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Shooting stars tear across the night sky, then a gigantic artificial cylinder descends from Mars to land near London. Inquisitive locals gather round, only to be struck down by a murderous Heat-Ray. Giant destructive machines disgorge from the cylinder, destroying everything in their path on a merciless march towards the capital. Can humanity survive this Martian onslaught? A gripping adventure written in semi-documentary style, "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells is the seminal man versus machine adventure which has inspired countless ... |
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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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"Научих си урока - край със свалките... Наистина, това беше! Без повече гаджета, без повече игрички. Аз, Хънтър Девънпорт, новият капитан на хокейния отбор на Брайър, се отказвам официално от секса и обявявам, че за мен са важни само спортът и ученето. И колкото и изкушения да ми се предлагат, ще бъда твърд! Но пък кой е казал, че не мога да съм приятел с някое момиче? Няма да ви лъжа, новата ми съученичка Деми Дейвис е страшно готина. Сладка и забавна, тя определено ме привлича, но си има гадже, а аз имам своето въздържание - значи няма как да има нещо между нас. Само дето скоро тя се оказва свободна. И търси игра. ... |
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Based on the story of Oscar Wilde . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The Happy Prince is a beautiful golden statue high up on a column in the city. Everyone loves him. He feels sad about the city's poor people, but what can he do? He can't leave his column. Then the swallow arrives, and helps the Happy Prince to do many good things. But what about the swallow's dream of flying to Egypt? And what does the Mayor do when the Happy Prince loses all his gold? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With ... |
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Meg Long's "Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves" is a captivating debut about survival, found family, and the bond between a girl and a wolf that delivers a fresh twist on classic survival stories and frontier myths. On a frozen wasteland of a planet, a girl is on the run with a wolf who is born to be a killer, but bound to be her guide. As they fight to escape ice goblins, giant bears, and a ruthless leader intent on trapping them both, one question drives them relentlessly forward: where do you turn when there is nowhere to hide? ... |
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"Писна ли ти да не постигаш целите си? Писна ли ти да те дърпат лошите навици назад? Писна ли ти да се бориш постоянно с някой или с нещо? Изтощен ли си от всичко това? Ако отговорът ти е да, то тази книга е за теб. Тази книга е написана специално за хора, които искат да се избавят от убеждения и вярвания, които ги карат да се чувстват непълноценни и недостатъчни. Тази книга е специално за мъже и жени, които искат да работят със себе си, със своето вътрешно състояние. Чрез техниките ще успеете да си възвърнете силната интуиция и връзката със себе си. Лесно ще достигнете до желаната си версия. Техниките, които ... |
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There is less than one hundred Thracian stone-built under-tumular constructions in Bulgaria that are usually called tombs. Most of them were found half-demolished or were demolished subsequently. Thirteen such buildings were constructed in the Kazanlak valley (fig. 1). Their number rises to fifteen, it we add another two constructions, which are not so impressive but possess a high scientific value. They are concentrated within a limited geographic region and in terms of statistics they are considerably more than any other area of Bulgaria. Taking this into consideration and knowing that some fifty years ago the only ... |
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Трета част от трилогията "Долината на мразовития вятър" ... Убиецът Артемис Ентрери отвлича жертвата си, полуръстът Риджис, на юг в Калимпорт, към отмъщението на Пук паша. Ако пашата успее да установи контрол над магическата пантера Гуенивар, Риджис ще умре в истинска игра на котка и мишка. Използвайки вълшебна маска, с която скрива своя произход и раса, мрачният елф Дризт До'Урден се заема да спаси заедно с варваринът Уолфгар "сръчния" си приятел. Един неочакван съюзник пристига точно, когато Ентрери залага своя капан. Но ще успее ли Риджис да се измъкне невредим? Съмишлениците от Долината на ... |
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При доста странни и невероятни обстоятелства Кристофър Нолс, обикновен журналист от малък провинциален вестник, се озовава в компанията на тайнствен и загадъчен мъж, Доналд Гарсия, който, движен от скука, се заема да осъществи някои от желанията му. За три дни, прекарани заедно, Крис печели крупна сума в казино, става главен редактор на вестника, собственик на яхта и притежател на солиден бизнес. Редуват се периоди, в които Крис е замаян и обсебен от случващото се, с такива, в които съмнението взема връх и той се мъчи да проумее какво всъщност става с него и около него. Кой е Доналд - ловък мошеник и манипулатор, дявол ... |
