The deeper she dives, the darker it gets. ... When Aster wakes alone on a tropical island, she has no idea what has happened, why she is there, or where to find her younger sister, Poppy. Meanwhile Sam, who once met the sisters on a plane, makes links between the mystery of their disappearance and suspicious happenings in his own life. In a stunning dual narrative, the truth unravels with devastating effect - and the answer lies in the secret underwater world surrounding the desert island, populated by the beautiful and the impossible. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. ... As well as being one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century and the recipient of the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature, William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) is the greatest lyric poet that Ireland has produced. His early work includes the beguiling When You are Old, The Cloths of Heaven and The Lake Isle of Innisfree but, unusually for a poet, Yeats's later works, including Parnell's Funeral, surpass even those of his youth. All are present in this volume, which reproduces the 1933 edition of W. B. Yeats's Collected Poems and also contains an illuminating ... |
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The search for allies extends to a new land in the sixth book of the № 1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. The continuation of Empire of Storms. A glorious empire. A desperate quest. An ancient secret. Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold. After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child at the hands of Adarlanian ... |
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Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships-at least, that's what she tells herself. Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It's how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips ... |
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Никой не иска да вярва в зловещия характер на тайните, които са скрити дълбоко под земята в хиляди военни бази, разпръснати по целия свят, твърди бившият канадски офицер с псевдонима "Тимъти". Той използва този псевдоним, за да не бъде подведен под отговорност за издаването на държавна тайна. Повече от 3000 души били убити, защото се опитвали да разкажат за онова, което се случва в тези подземни бази. Разкриването на тайните им се наказва със смърт. "Тимъти" разказва за подземни съоръжения, където се извършват животински и човешки жертвоприношения за "чуждородните същества", които дошли на ... |
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Retold by Joyce Faraday, illustrated by Annie Wilkinson. ... An abridged retelling of the classic story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, suitable for younger readers. When the orphan Mary Lennox comes to live at Misselthwaite Manor, she finds it filled with gloom and mystery. Her uncle is sad and silent, there are strange cries in the night and there are tales of a hidden Secret Garden, which Mary is determined to find and unlock. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the key parts of the story, including the mysterious, locked secret ... |
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After her parents die of cholera in India, Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in his gloomy house in Yorkshire, where she leads a lonely and neglected life, with nothing to do apart from exploring her surroundings. One day she discovers a walled garden which has been locked up, and becomes determined to enter it and find out its secret and the source of the mysterious crying sound that can be heard nearby. A powerful tale of regeneration and personal transformation, The Secret Garden has become one of the most popular children's classics, and has continued to delight generations of young readers. This ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... When Mary Lennox is orphaned she is sent from her home in India to live with her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor on the Yorkshire Moors. She arrives as a sour-faced, sickly and ill-tempered little girl, bewildered by her surroundings and desperately lonely. One day she discovers a way in to a secret abandoned garden and, with the help of local lad Dickon and her poorly cousin Colin, they set about restoring the garden. "The Secret Garden" by "Frances Hodgson Burnett" is a magical tale of transformation that has enchanted both children and ... |
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Part Wonder Woman, part Vikings - and all heart. Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, god-decreed rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: train to fight and fight to survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield - her brother, fighting with the enemy - the brother she watched die five years ago. Eelyn loses her focus and is captured. Now, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbour is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is ... |
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This is one of Burnett's most popular novels, considered to be a classic of children's literature. One day in India, nine-year old Mary wakes up and finds that she is completely alone. Back home in England, she is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. His house is a strange, lonely place where she will gradually discover secret after secret in a new and magical world. Vocabulary areas: Clothing, Home and garden, Jobs, Emotions, Games and toys, Family, Animals. Grammar and Structures: Simple Present: states and habits, Present Continuous: actions in progress, Past Simple: finished actions, Past Continuous, ... |
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Фрагменти от Голямата тайна са откривани пред вековете в устните традиции, в литературата, в различните религиозни и философски учения. За първи път всички парчета на Тайната са събрани заедно в едно невероятно откровение, което ще промени живота на всички, до които достигне. От тази книга ще научите как да използвате Тайната, в който и да е аспект на вашия живот – пари, здраве, взаимоотношения, щастие, във всяко ваше взаимодействие с този свят. Ще започнете да разбирате скритата, неизползвана сила, която е в самите вас – както и че това откровение може да донесе радост във всички изяви на вашето съществуване. Тайната ви ... |
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Книгата е част от поредицата "Строго секретно". ... Проф. Йордан Начев е автор на шест книги и над сто публикации. В своята последна книга "Дълбоката държава" първоначално прави кратък преглед на различните недемократични модели на държавно управление. По задълбочено разглежда характеристиките и влиянието на корпоратокрацията и криптокрацията, който през последните десетилетия влияят съществено на политическото и икономическото развитие в съвременния неолиберален модел на държавно управление. Във втората част на текста авторът дава отговор на въпроса доколко "Дълбоката държава" може да се ... |
