Картинна книга без текст. Вдъхновена от истински случай, Ще ида с Ванеса говори единствено с картини за чувствата на безпомощност и справедливост, които децата усещат. Ванеса е новото момиче в училище, което се превръща в обект на подигравки от страна на свой съученик. Друго момиче забелязва това и решава да застане на страната на справедливостта и приятелството. Визуален разказ за това как една малка добрина може да вдъхнови цялото общество. Великолепните и нежни илюстрации на Кераскоет изцяло запълват отсъствието на думи и помагат на историята да се разгърне върху белия лист. На последната страница има кратко ... |
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Traveling from the bureaucratic morass of Bombay to the ethereal beauty of Kashmir, from a sacred ice cave in the Himalayas to an abandoned temple near Madras, Naipaul encounters a dizzying cross-section of humanity: browbeaten government workers and imperious servants, a suavely self-serving holy man and a deluded American religious seeker. An Area of Darkness also abounds with Naipaul's strikingly original responses to India's paralyzing caste system, its acceptance of poverty and squalor, and the conflict between its desire for self-determination and its nostalgia for the British raj. This may be the most ... |
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Read from the beginning with this deluxe hardback collector’s edition of the first novel in the worldwide-bestselling "Shadow and Bone" Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo! This edition features: brand-new artwork; intricate foil iconography from the world of the book; beautiful endpapers; sprayed edges. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold-a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed. Now Alina will ... |
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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 elegant edition features an afterword by Dr Keith Carabine, specialist in American literature and former chair of the Joseph Conrad society. One night on the Thames, Charles Marlowe tells his fellow sailors the vivid and brutal tale of his time as a riverboat captain in the Belgian Congo. From the mists of London we are whisked to the darkness of Africa's colonial heart - and into the thrall of the ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... In this hugely influential, groundbreaking work of science fiction, a brilliant scientist constructs a machine, which, with the pull of a lever, propels him to the year AD 802,701. The Time Traveller finds himself in a verdant, seemingly idyllic landscape where he is greeted by the diminutive Eloi people. The Eloi are beautiful, but weak and indolent, and the explorer is perplexed by their fear of the dark. He soon discovers the reason for their fear - the Eloi are not the only race to have inherited the earth. When his time machine disappears, the Time ... |
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In a den of vipers, revenge is the deadliest weapon. After my sister was attacked and hospitalised, my world was shattered. Now, all I have left is vengeance. The problem? I have no idea who did this to her. My only lead is The Vipers, an elite college hockey team that rules the ice and the shadows beyond it. o infiltrate their secret society, I set my sights on their weakest link: Kane Davenport, the Viper's charismatic captain. But too late, I realise I've enticed the most venomous snake. Behind Kane's perfect mask lies something far more dangerous than I ever imagined. And now i'm trapped in a lethal ... |
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Поздравителната картичка е изработена ръчно, при направата ѝ са използвани декоративен паус и различни картони. Тя се предлага в комплект с плик за писма. Размери на картичката: 10.5 x 14 cm. Размери на плика: 11.5 x 16 cm. Важно! Продуктът е ръчно изработен, което прави всяка бройка уникална. Заради това са възможни леки разминавания в цвета и дизайна. ... |
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The heir to his grandfather's considerable fortune, Anthony Patch is led astray from the path to gainful employment by the temptations of the 1920s Jazz Age. His descent into dissolution and profligacy is accelerated by his marriage to the attractive but turbulent Gloria, and the couple soon discover the dangerous flip side of a life of glamour and debauchery. Containing obvious parallels with F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's own lives, The Beautiful and Damned is a tragic examination of the pitfalls of greed and materialism and the transience of youth and beauty. The book is part of the Alma Classics ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Ned Halley. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "The Beautiful and Damned", F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune. Anthony and his wife Gloria are young and gorgeous, rich and leisured, and dedicate their lives to the reckless pursuit of happiness. But this intimate story turns tragic, as their marriage disintegrates under the weight of their expectations, dissipation, jealousy and aimlessness. Fitzgerald skilfully portrays the east-coast elite as the Jazz Age ... |
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Марлоу е моряк и пътешественик, който разказва за своето физическо и психологическо пътуване в търсене на Курц, скандален търговец на слонова кост. Пътувайки нагоре по реката към сърцето на африканския континент, той постепенно става обсебен от тази енигматична фигура, подобна на призрак. Предшестван от репутацията си на брилянтен пратеник на прогреса, сега Курц се е утвърдил като бог сред местните жители в едно от най-мрачните места на земята. Марлоу обаче вижда нещо друго в Курц: той е полудял. Откритието му го въвлича в крайни размисли не само за собствената му природа и ценности, но и за тези на западната цивилизация. ... |
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Дори най-добрите намерения понякога са смъртоносни. По време на лятната си почивка на гръцкия остров Хидра две момичета се натъкват на нещо изумително: откриват на брега мъж на име Фауд, оставен на произвола на природата, но все още жив. Откъде се е появил? И има ли кой да му помогне? Наоми е дъщеря на богат британски колекционер на картини, който от десетилетия притежава вила на острова. Тя на практика прекарва детството си там и познава както местността, така и хората. Саманта е красива американка, която е на почивка със семейството си. Отегчена от собствената си независимост, тя бързо се поддава на чара на по- ... |
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An official Stranger Things novel. Before Hawkins... New York City was Hopper's beat. ... His last big case before everything changed... Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is a quiet first Christmas with his adopted daughter, but when Eleven finds a cardboard box marked "New York", the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins? What does "Vietnam" mean? And why has he never talked about New York? New York City, 1977. Returning from Vietnam to his young family and a new beat as an NYPD detective, Hopper soon slips back into civilian life. But after shadowy federal agents show up ... |
