#1 New York Times bestselling author. ... Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes "A Clash of Kings" and "A Storm of Swords". As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin's stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction. "A game of ... |
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Класическо викторианско философско фентъзи. Странен гарван с чудноват изказ подмамва младия Вейн в един отвъден полупустинен свят, където той не помни своето име; свят на чудовища, великани, магьосници и омагьосани деца. Още в началото се мяркат пръстенът с около в него, неугасващият огън сред мрака, думите, пазещи истории, хора, времена и места. Преди древните саги и приказките да привлекат вниманието на Толкин и Луис, Джордж Макдоналдс и по-младият У. Морис се потапят в света на митовете и започват да публикуват своите предания. Морис е воден от вярата си в едно бъдещо хармонично общество и се обръща към образите на ... |
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Illustrated by Matilda Harrison. ... Xuma is from the north. He comes to live in Malay Camp, a township near Johannesburg, so that he can work in the mine. The job is very hard but Xuma is strong and learns quickly. Xuma is lonely in Malay Camp. He desperately wants Eliza's love but she wants the comforts of a white man's life. Xuma cannot give her these things, for he is black. Maisy is a simple, happy girl. She loves Xuma very much. Will Xuma overcome his desire for Eliza and accept Maisy's love? This book is in British English. Here you can find: points for understanding comprehension questions; ... |
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Based on the story of James Fenimore Cooper . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The year is 1757. The English and the French are at war in North America. Two sisters - Cora and Alice - want to visit their father, General Munro. They begin their dangerous journey with the handsome English officer, Duncan Heyward and the Indian guide, Magua. On the way they meet friends and enemies, and many adventures. Some people will be heroes and some people will die. And what will happen to their friend Uncas, the last of the Mohican Indians? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... Dr. Huxtable has a school for boys in the north of England. When the Duke of Holdernesse decides to send his young son there, that is good news for the school. The Duke is a very important person, and Dr. Huxtable is happy to have his son in the school. But two weeks later Dr. Huxtable is the unhappiest man in England. Why? And why does he take the train down to London and go to Baker Street? Why does he need the help of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes ? Because someone has kidnapped the Duke's son... Classics, modern fiction, non- ... |
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Легендарният автор на пътеписи Пол Теру шофира по протежение на цялата граница между САЩ и Мексико, след което се потапя във вътрешността на страната, по задните улици на Чиапас и Оахака, за да разкрие богатия и многопластов свят отвъд потресаващите заглавия в пресата. Във време, когато из целия свят се вихрят дебати около имиграцията, Пол Теру се заема да опознае една страна, която е ключова за тълкуването на този въпрос: Мексико. На юг от аризонската граница, в пустинния регион Сонора, той попада на място, което блика от жизненост, макар да е белязано от американския граничен патрул на север и растящото вътрешно ... |
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A forbidden love. A heartbreaking sacrifice. In Morocco, behind the ancient walls of the Medina, secrets will be revealed... Amina Bennis has come back to her childhood home in Morocco to attend her sister's wedding. The time has come for her to confront her strict, traditionalist father with the secret she has kept for more than a year - her American husband Max. Amina's best friend Charlie, and Charlie's feisty grandmother Bea, have come along for moral support, staying with Amina and her family in their palatial riad in Fes, and enjoying all that the city has to offer. But Charlie is also hiding someone ... |
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"The Red Badge of Courage" is an adaptation of Stephen Crane's classic novel. The story is about a young man who goes to fight in the American Civil War on the side of the North's Union Army. In order to prove his bravery, he wishes to be wounded in battle - "the red badge of courage". The simplified text has about 2500 headwords and is appropriate for intermediate learners. The novel is included in: The Guardian;s list of The 100 Best Novels Written in English, No. 30; Ernest Hemingway's anthology Men at War: The Best War Stories of All Time. "Crane was concerned with elemental ... |
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Morrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But, as the clock strikes midnight, she's whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor.There she's invited to join the Wundrous Society. Mystery, magic and protection are hers - if only she can pass four impossible trials, using an exceptional talent. Which she doesn't have...Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and His Dark Materials, this series takes readers into an extraordinary world, setting hope and imagination alive. "Funny and delightful." Sunday Times "A full- ... |
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Abridged, introduced and annotated by Tim Mackintosh-Smith. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Ibn Battutah - ethnographer, biographer, anecdotal historian and occasional botanist - was just twenty-one when he set out in 1325 from his native Tangier on a pilgrimage to Mecca. He did not return to Morocco for another twenty-nine years, travelling instead through more than forty countries on the modern map, covering seventy-five thousand miles and getting as far north as the Volga, as far east as China and as far south as Tanzania. He wrote of his travels, and comes across as a superb ethnographer, biographer, ... |
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Една уникална стихосбирка, която ви впуска в света на поета и ви представя нейните мисли по великолепен начин. Славка Антонова е журналист, работила е като заместник-завеждащ отдел "Наука и образование" във всекидневника "Работническо дело" и главен редактор на месечното списание "Логос". Защитава дисертация по журналистика в Московския държавен университет и преподава във Факултета по журналистика на Софийския университет. В края на 1993г. емигрира със семейството си в Канада. След завършване на втора аспирантура в Канада С. Антонова сега е професор по комуникация и преподава в " ... |
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It was a dappled and daubed harbor scene that gave Impressionism its name. When Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet was exhibited in April 1874, critics seized upon the work's title and its loose stylistic rendering of light and motion upon water to deride this new, impressionistic, tendency in art. As with many seminal art movements, the critics got their comeuppance. Today, Impressionism is close contender for the world's favorite period of painting. With blockbuster exhibitions, record-breaking auction prices, and packed museums, the works once dismissed as unfinished or imprecise are now beloved for their ... |
