Retold by Joan Collins, illustrated by Ester Garcia-Cortes. ... When Alice follows a White Rabbit in a waistcoat down a hole, she finds herself in a mixed-up world where nothing is as she expected it to be! Alice meets a pipe-smoking caterpillar, a grinnig cat, a Mad Hatter and the Formidable Queen of Hearts. This beautiful hardback "Ladybird Classic" edition of "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children, whilst retaining ... |
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As an inseparable part of the Bulgarian people, the Bulgarian Jews have shared on an equal basis the entire history of their establishment as a nation. Integrated for centuries in Bulgarian society, the Bulgarian Jews have participated alongside all Bulgarians in the country's national history. They defended their homeland during the struggles for liberation from Ottoman rule and fought in all the wars in which Bulgaria was protecting it's statehood and nationhood. The contribution of the Jews to Bulgaria's economic, cultural and intellectual advancement following the Liberation is also considerable. It has ... |
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Lawrence's finest, most mature novel initially met with disgust and incomprehension. In the love affairs of two sisters, Ursula with Rupert, and Gudrun with Gerald, critics could only see a sorry tale of sexual depravity and philosophical obscurity. "Women in Love" is, however, a profound response to a whole cultural crisis. The "progress" of the modern industrialised world had led to the carnage of the First World War. What, then, did it mean to call ourselves "human"? On what grounds could we place ourselves above and beyond the animal world? What are the definitive forms of our ... |
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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. Talk in the local pub is of strange deaths of sheep and rumours of the return of the legendary Beast of Brynmawr. Susie and Charlie are taking a break from work in London and renting a cottage in Brynmawr, where events grow stranger and stranger until it becomes clear that it is Susie the beast wants. ... |
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Born to rule. Raised to deceive. A spellbinding story of three princesses and the destiny they were born for: seduction, conquest, and the crown. Immerse yourself in the first book in a new fantasy trilogy from the author of the New York Times bestselling "Ash Princess" series. Empress Margaraux has had plans for her daughters since the day they were born. Princesses Sophronia, Daphne, and Beatriz will be queens. And now, age sixteen, they each must leave their homeland and marry their princes. Beautiful, smart, and demure, the triplets appear to be the perfect brides, because Margaraux knows there is one ... |
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Kellen and Reichis have just finished fighting a duel in the desert when Kellen inadvertently smears blood on the Daroman flag - an act of treason for which the Marshals have no choice but to arrest him. Just before he's put before the Queen to be executed, Kellen is given a strange piece of advice from one of his fellow prisoners: kill the Queen and he'll be given clemency by those who take power. But when Kellen comes face-to-face with the eleven year-old monarch, he realises she's vastly smarter than he expected - and in a great deal more danger. The fifth book in the page-turning "Spellslinger" ... |
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The book applies modern interpretation of marketing in tourism industry. The purpose of the book is to integrate the potential of Bulgaria as a tourist destination with European good practices and standards through a successful marketing strategy. Special attention is paid to the consumers behaviour, tourism market and the development of effective marketing mix in tourism. The topics and discussions on product, price and distribution policy are also analyzed. ... |
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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Queenie. How do you find the one in a million? ... Sapphire is the hot-headed leader of the Red Roses in an area where gang loyalty is all that matters. But after a tragic event, Sapphire vows to leave her old life, friends and her gang behind. Life without the Red Roses and the violence that always followed them is certainly quieter. When she meets a boy called Apollo on her way to Notting Hill Carnival, she forms an instant bond with him. She thinks he could be the one. Until she discovers he’s a member of rival gang, the Gold Teeth. Will she ever escape her past with the ... |
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The book behind the fourth season of the acclaimed HBO series "Game of Thrones". No. 1 "New York Times" bestselling author. ... Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R.R. Martin's monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in "A Feast for Crows", Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace... only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction. It seems too good to be true. After centuries of ... |
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If a novel is a long and torrid love affair, full of ups and downs and highs and lows, then a short story is merely a kiss from a stranger in the dark - a fleetingly experience that grips the heart, ignites the blood and lingers in the memory. The seven stories collected in this volume explore the world of darkness - the outer darkness which surrounds us and where all monsters live... and the inner darkness where all your secret demons dwell and fester undisturbed, feeding on your soul. Beware the truth contained within! Emil Minchev is born in 1984 in Sofia, Bulgaria, and has published six novels and a short story ... |
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Дизайнът на тефтера от колекцията Poetry in Bloom е репродукция на подвързия на книга от 1910 година, The Sensitive Plant and Early Poems, стихосбирка от Пърси Биш Шели. Написана след смъртта на детето му, заглавното стихотворение на Шели описва цветна градина, преминаваща през сезонни промени. Първо градината въплъщава радостта и блаженството на пролетта и лятото, а по-късно е погълната от гниенето и летаргията на есента и зимата. С това стихотворение Шели приканва читателя да размишлява как единствената връзка с реалността, която имаме, е чрез мимолетни усещания. Тефтерът от Paperblanks се отличава с изключителен ... |
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Дизайнът на тефтера от колекцията Poetry in Bloom е репродукция на подвързия на книга от 1910 година, The Sensitive Plant and Early Poems, стихосбирка от Пърси Биш Шели. Написана след смъртта на детето му, заглавното стихотворение на Шели описва цветна градина, преминаваща през сезонни промени. Първо градината въплъщава радостта и блаженството на пролетта и лятото, а по-късно е погълната от гниенето и летаргията на есента и зимата. С това стихотворение Шели приканва читателя да размишлява как единствената връзка с реалността, която имаме, е чрез мимолетни усещания. Тефтерът от Paperblanks се отличава с изключителен ... |
