A Magnus Bane Story. ... A beautiful gift edition of The Midnight Heir, taken from The Bane Chronicles. Magnus thought he would never return to London, but he is lured by a handsome offer from Tatiana Blackthorn, whose plans involving her beautiful young ward, Grace - are far more sinister than Magnus even suspects. In London at the turn of the century, Magnus finds old friends, and meets a very surprising young man. ... |
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Contains 30 stories. ... Head off on a sparkling springtime adventure with the world's best-loved storyteller. From the little boy who helps a lamb in trouble to the fairies hidden inside Easter Eggs, excitement and magic are never far away in this collection of stories to read and share. These fun, entertaining tales are ideal for newly confident readers and are the perfect length for reading aloud at bedtime or in the classroom. ... |
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In the Pictorial Key you will recognize the images, symbols and universal meanings of the Tarot as you have never seen them before. This cutting-edge creation is so realistic and innovative that it almost makes all the Arcana come alive. The Pictorial Key possesses an effective evocative power and an instrument that can open our inner temple. Art by Davide Corsi. 78 cards with dimensions 6.6 x 12 cm and instruction booklet included. ... |
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Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life seems too good to be true. Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn't hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle's ... |
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Anthology of Contemporary Bulgarian Poetry. Edited by Katerina Stoykova . ... "The Season of Delicate Hunger" brings us more than thirty Bulgarian poets whom the translators and editor successfully make us feel we need to listen to. The anthology is a valuable introduction to a wide variety of voices most of us have never heard before. The book comes as a gift both to international understanding and to American literature." J. Kates, Editor of "In The Grip of Strange Thoughts: Russian Poetry in a New Era" ... |
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Attraction at first sight can be messy... When Tate Collins finds airline pilot Miles Archer passed out in front of her apartment door, it is definitely not love at first sight. They wouldn't even go so far as to consider themselves friends. But what they do have is an undeniable mutual attraction. He doesn't want love and she doesn't have time for a relationship, but their chemistry cannot be ignored. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up, as long as Tate can stick to two rules: Never ask about the past and don't expect a future. Tate is determined that she ... |
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"World of Warcraft: Comic Collection - volume 1" brings together eleven digital World of Warcraft comic books for the first time ever in print! Featuring all-new stories from the eras of Warlords of Draenor, Legion and Battle for Azeroth, go deeper into the lore of "World of Warcraft" with fan favorites such as Jaina Proudmoore, Magni Bronzebeard, Gul'dan and many more! Includes never seen concept art and sketches from Alex Horley, Nesskain and more acclaimed artists! ... |
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Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project - a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia - Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward. Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. And sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the ... |
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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. It is 2051. CONTROL, the government of Europe, keeps everyone happy in a virtual reality where music made by dolphins gives exquisite pleasure. When Saul Grant, a writer, discovers the truth about the music, the illusion is shattered. He soon sets out to free the dolphins but CONTROL is aware of his actions and will stop him at any cost. ... |
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The idea of this book is to emphasize - on the example of analysing select emblematic pieces of Victorian and post-Victorian poetry - that the Past matters as it informs the mind about its present state and about actuality in the general sense of the word. My theoretical premises have been modern European ontophilosophy, existential ethics and hermeneutics. A scholar's academic past - flawed as it may be - contains the scholar's own personal experiental past (and thus a morsel of a general communal past. and vice versa. It is the author's humble hope therefor that some of the ideas and issues raised in this ... |
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"The Unfathomable Chasm is Pre-Eternal - unstirred by time, not bothered by Eternity. The Deep Calm of the Unfathomable Chasm never speaks. This Calm has turned into Silence. Within the Unfathomable Chasm, there is no footing, no support, no reliance, no resurrection, no revelation. In the Unfathomable Chasm, in Infinity, there is only a majestic Plentitude. The veritable Pathway represents vanishing into the Nothnik, into Infinity. If you knew Me, you would forskae even the Sun." Eleazar Harash ... |
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Winner of The 2023 International Booker Prize. ... In Time Shelter, an enigmatic flaneur named Gaustine opens a clinic for the past that offers a promising treatment for Alzheimer's sufferers: each floor reproduces a decade in minute detail, transporting patients back in time. As Gaustine's assistant, the unnamed narrator is tasked with collecting the flotsam and jetsam of the past, from 1960s furniture and 1940s shirt buttons to scents and even afternoon light. But as the rooms become more convincing, an increasing number of healthy people seek out the clinic as a time shelter, hoping to escape from the horrors ... |
