Съставител: Майк Ашли. ... От магьосник, алергичен към магия, до невротичен Дядо Коледа, от говорещи машини до пеещи тоалетни, от продавач на компютри в света на феите до вампирски футболен мач - тази антология обръща с главата надолу представата ни за фентъзи и фантастика на ужаса и превръща магията в хаос. Книгата съдържа 35 истории, които със сигурност ще уверят читателя, че паралелният свят е също толкова смахнат, както и този. Това е най-голямата колекция от фентъзи, съставена от въображението на Естер Фризнър, Нийл Геймън, Крейг Шоу Гарднър, Том Холт, Тери Джоунс, Тери Пратчет, Робърт Ранкин и много други. В ... |
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Gun Honey - елитният доставчик на оръжия Джоана Тан в смъртоносна игра на котка и мишка с правителствен агент. Наричат я Gun Honey. Майстор в своя занаят, тя доставя перфектното оръжие за всяка ситуация - дискретно, бързо и без въпроси. Тя е най-добрата. Но когато умело скрит пистолет става инструмент в кървав затворнически бунт, Джоана Тан се оказва на прицела на правителството. Принудена да си партнира с агент Брук Бароу, тя трябва да открие неуловим убиец с мистериозно минало. Задачата е почти невъзможна, а провалът може да ѝ струва всичко."Истории без задръжки... крайно увлекателна поредица." Стивън ... |
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V. E. Schwab's New York Times bestselling "Villains" duology, now in a boxed set along with a gorgeous double-sided poster! In the "Villains" duology (Vicious, Vengeful) V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn't automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question."A dynamic and original twist on what it means to be a hero and a villain. A killer from page one... highly recommended!" Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Marvel Universe vs The Avengers and ... |
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Aimed at young learners aged 7 to 10, Start! is crafted to help students prepare for the Pre-A1 Starters of the Cambridge English Qualifications. In consists of practice tests at the end of every unit with a review of language taught within units. The digital book is interactive and has self-correcting activities which is crucial for exam preparation. This course includes 16 units packed with activities and exercises and introduces new language in a fun, structured way, with plenty of opportunities for practice especially with the Look & Learn and UK vs US boxes to explain vocabulary, grammar points, and cultural ... |
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Учебникът подготвя за изпита Cambridge YLE: Starters. ... Aimed at young learners aged 7 to 10, Start! is crafted to help students prepare for the Pre-A1 Starters of the Cambridge English Qualifications. In consists of practice tests at the end of every unit with a review of language taught within units. The digital book is interactive and has self-correcting activities which is crucial for exam preparation. This course includes 16 units packed with activities and exercises and introduces new language in a fun, structured way, with plenty of opportunities for practice especially with the Look & Learn and UK vs US boxes ... |
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An Era of the Invincible. The making of household heroes and mythological universes. It was an age of mighty heroes, misunderstood monsters, and complex villains. With the publication of Fantastic Four No. 1 in November 1961, comics giant Marvel inaugurated a transformative era in pop culture. Through the next two decades, the iconic Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the X-Men leapt, darted, and towered through its pages. Captain America was resurrected from his 1940s deep-freeze and the Avengers became the World’s Greatest Super Heroes. Daredevil, Doctor Strange, and dozens more were added to the pantheon, each with ... |
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"Angelina Sorensen writes with refreshing sense of humor, with light and slightly ironic take of the things in life. While I was reading the stories of Coupling and Uncoupling, I was reminded about the words of the song The Smile: With a light thread the smile ties one person to another..." Mihail Veshim, Chief Editor of Starshel newspaper "The book of Angelina Sorensen is a dialog with the intelligent reader, an awakening of his emotional memory, an invitation for spiritual interaction. It is very rare to find something like it in our nervous, hurried world nowadays. Rumen Belchev, Chief Manager and ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "Malice Aforethought" is one of the earliest and finest examples of the inverted detective story - we know who committed the crime, the question is, will he get away with it? 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 features an afterword by crime writing expert and award-winning writer Barry Forshaw. Dr Edmund Bickleigh and his insufferable wife Julia are ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... E. M. Delafield's largely autobiographical novel takes the form of a journal written by an upper-middle-class lady living in a Devonshire village. Written with humour, this charming novel is full of the peculiarities of daily life. The Provincial Lady of the title attempts to avoid disaster and prevent chaos from descending upon her household. But with a husband reluctant to do anything but doze behind The Times, mischievous children and trying servants, it's a challenge keeping up appearances on an inadequate income, particularly in front of the ... |
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Edited by Adam Roberts. ... An entertaining and wide-ranging collection of science-fiction short stories featuring space aliens, spectacular inventions, futuristic technologies and vividly imagined worlds. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Classic Science Fiction Stories is selected and introduced by academic and science-fiction writer Adam Roberts. Classic Science Fiction Stories highlights not only famous writers such as Edgar Allan ... |
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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 ... |
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Anna Karenina is one of the most loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. Tolstoy considered this book to be his first real attempt at a novel form, and it addresses the very nature of society at all levels, of destiny, death, human relationships and the irreconcilable contradictions of existence. It ends tragically, and there is much that evokes despair, yet set beside this is an abounding joy in life's many ephemeral pleasures, and a profusion of comic relief. ... |
