Laissez-vous aller dans l'univers merveilleux des récits d'antan. Exorcisez vos peurs, chassez la tentation d'effroi par la caresse des mots lus par des comédiens de grande experience. Suspense et frissons garantis dans les contes de Perrault. Les contes de fées présentés dans ce livre font partie des Contes de ma mère l'Oye, un classique de la littérature enfantine. Ces récits font partie de la tradition populaire mondiale. Ils se terminent tous par une petite morale. Venez faire la connaissance de la cruelle Barbe bleue, du Chat botté rusé, des Fées ... |
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Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange again... Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It's clear from the way he tracks Misery ... |
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The fate of the world rests on a blade's edge. Fighting beside her band of unlikely companions, Corayne is learning to embrace her ancient lineage and wield her father's powerful sword. But while she successfully closed one of the Spindles, her journey is far from over. Queen Erida's army marches across Allward with her consort, Taristan, right beside them, opening more portals into nightmarish worlds, razing kingdoms to the ground. Corayne has no choice but to assemble an army of her own if she's to save the realm as she knows it. But perilous lands await her and the companions, and they face assassins, ... |
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The sequel to the book The Atlas Paradox. Destiny is a Choice. Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive. An explosive return to the library leaves the six Alexandrians vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment. Old alliances quickly fracture as the initiates take opposing strategies as to how to deal with the deadly bargain they have so far failed to uphold. Those who remain with the archives wrestle with the ethics of their astronomical abilities; elsewhere, an unlikely pair partner to influence politics on a global stage. And still the outside world mobilizes to destroy them - while the ... |
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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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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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The sequel to the book The Atlas Paradox. Destiny is a Choice. Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive. An explosive return to the library leaves the six Alexandrians vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment. Old alliances quickly fracture as the initiates take opposing strategies as to how to deal with the deadly bargain they have so far failed to uphold. Those who remain with the archives wrestle with the ethics of their astronomical abilities; elsewhere, an unlikely pair partner to influence politics on a global stage. And still the outside world mobilizes to destroy them - while the ... |
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Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive. An explosive return to the library leaves the six Alexandrians vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment. Old alliances quickly fracture as the initiates take opposing strategies as to how to deal with the deadly bargain they have so far failed to uphold. Those who remain with the archives wrestle with the ethics of their astronomical abilities; elsewhere, an unlikely pair partner to influence politics on a global stage. And still the outside world mobilizes to destroy them - while the Caretaker himself, Atlas Blakely, may yet succeed with a plan ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and of Experience" includes some of the visionary poet's finest and best-loved poems such as "The Lamb", "The Chimney-Sweeper" and "The Tiger". Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has a foreword by Peter Harness. Blake's work is instantly recognizable by its flamboyance and ... |
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Прозорец към изгубените души. Портал към миналото. Проклятие, което може да разруши всичко. Когато Соня Мактавиш наследява огромно имение на брега на Мейн, тя няма представа, че къщата е обитавана от духове. Стъпките, затръшването на вратите и музиката, които чува нощем, не са плод на въображението ѝ. В сънищата си тя вижда проблясъци от миналото. В настоящето открива портрети на булки. А едно старинно огледало пази тъмни семейни тайни и я притегля неудържимо, за да ги разкрие. А когато една нощ огледалото се появява, Соня се плъзва през него в миналото. Там тя вижда булка, убита в сватбения си ден, а златната ... |
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"Al dente" е модерен и иновативен курс, създаден за ученици, които изучават италиански като чужд език. Подходът е активен, с фокус върху лексикалния запас. Всички езикови компоненти са обхванати в едно единствено издание. Премиум изданието включва хартиеното издание на учебника и едногодишен код за достъп до интерактивната цифрова версия на учебника на платформата "Blink Learning". Кодът за достъп е поместен в учебника. Интерактивната дигитална версия на учебника съдържа всички аудио и видео записи от учебника и повече от 200 упражнения за самопроверка. Учебната система "Al dente - ниво 2 (A2)& ... |
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Based on the story of Buchi Emecheta. Retold by Rosemary Border. ... When her father dies, Aku-nna and her young brother have no one to look after them. They are welcomed by their uncle because of Aku-nna's bride price - the money that her future husband will pay for her. In her new, strange home one man is kind to her and teaches her to become a woman. Soon they are in love, although everyone says he is not a suitable husband for her. The more the world tries to separate them, the more they are drawn together - until, finally, something has to break. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for ... |