Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction. Welcome to the Alexandrian Society. When the world's best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited - to fill five places. Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind's deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist ... |
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Бележки на един режисьор за изгнанието, семейството и киното."Цял живот съм се крил зад филмови герои. Живеех техния живот и като разказвах техните истории, криех своя. Неразказаните истории оставаха в режисьорския бележник като в добре запушена бутилка. И изведнъж, вероятно с надеждата с това да улесня завръщането си, реших да отворя тази бутилка." Райко Гърлич "Представена под формата на филмов терминологичен речник, чиито термини са драматургично организирани като малки сценарии или като своеобразно търсене на сценарий, книгата Неразказани истории е едновременно автобиография, физическа, интелектуална и ... |
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Плюшеният книгоразделител е симпатичен приятел с очила, който ще се превърне във вашия нов домашен любимец. Косматият разделител ще направи четенето ви забавно и приятно. А когато решите да оставите книгата ще можете по лесен начин да си отбележите страницата, която последно сте прочели, посредством закачливата опашка. ... |
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The sequel to the book The Atlas Six. Six magicians were offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Five are now members of the Society. And two paths lie before them. In this thrilling next instalment, the secret society of Alexandrians is unmasked. Its newest recruits realize the institute is capable of raw, world-changing power. It's also headed by a man with plans to change life as we know it - and these are already under way. But the cost of this knowledge is as high as the price of power, and each initiate must choose which faction to follow. Yet as events gather momentum and dangers multiply, which of their ... |
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An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame. Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude willing to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, Oak will have to decide whether to attempt regaining the trust of the girl he's always loved or to remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign even if it means ending Wren, too. With a new war looming on the horizon and treachery ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling Author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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Защо повече означава по-малко. В свят, в който имаме всичко, всеки ден се налага да избираме от безброй възможности. Независимо дали си купуваме дънки, поръчваме си кафе, спираме се на мобилен план, кандидатстваме в университет, или подбираме продукти в супермаркета, всекидневните решения - малки или големи - са се превърнали в неимоверно сложна задача. Свикнали сме с мисълта, че многообразието означава по-добри възможности и по-голямо задоволство от направения избор. Но количеството решения, които се налага да вземем - от обикновените избори в делника до дълбоките предизвикателства на балансирането на кариера, ... |
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An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black, with stunning full-colour illustrations by Rovina Cai. Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue... Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. The No. 1 Bestselling author Holly Black takes a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic High King, Cardan, told only from his perspective. This new instalment in th "Folk of the Air" series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humour and drama that haveenchanted ... |
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"I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear." Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all... An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times ... |
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The intoxicating and bloodthirsty finale to the New York Times bestselling "The Cruel Prince", nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019, and New York Times bestseller "The Wicked King". After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of "Black Beauty" features illustrations by Cecil Aldin and an afterword by author and conservationist Lauren St. John. "Black Beauty" enjoys a carefree upbringing in a pleasant meadow with his mother, where his gentle first master trains him well - until he is reluctantly forced to sell him. Through a long and ... |
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In 1991, two Bulgarian brothers, Ned and Angel, receive an unusual package from the USA; a black plastic box containing the ashes of their late father, Professor Emmanuel Banov. But are they really his ashes? How can the brothers be sure? And why would anyone want to fake their father's death? 15 years later, as the brothers forge new and very different lives (Ned a management consultant; Ango a dog walker to the rich) in their new home in New York, some answers begin to emerge... A darkly comic tale of disillusionment, The Black Box explores the nature and logic of neo liberal capitalism and how so many of us are ... |
