Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Set in the South of France in the decade after the First World War, "Tender is the Night" explores the new world of moneyed leisure found by the first generation of idle-rich Americans to take refuge in the French Riviera, bracketed between the horrors of the Great War and the Great Depression to come. It is the story of a brilliant and magnetic psychiatrist named Dick Diver; the bewitching, wealthy, and dangerously unstable mental patient, Nicole, who becomes his wife; and the beautiful, harrowing ten-year pas de deux they act out along the ... |
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Tender is the Night is a story set in the hedonistic high society of Europe during the ‘Roaring Twenties’. A wealthy schizophrenic, Nicole Warren, falls in love with Dick Diver - her psychiatrist. The resulting saga of the Divers’ troubled marriage, and their circle of friends, includes a cast of aristocratic and beautiful people, unhappy love affairs, a duel, incest, and the problems inherent in the possession of great wealth. Despite cataloguing a maelstrom of interpersonal conflict, Tender is the Night has a poignancy and warmth that springs from the quality of Fitzgerald's writing and the tragic personal ... |
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Обещаващият млад психиатър Дик Дайвър се оженва за своя бивша пациентка - красивата и богата Никол. Елегантната двойка се установява на Ривиерата, огражда се с безгрижни и безделни приятели и се отдава на разточителни развлечения. Обект на завист за онези, които не са допуснати в тесния им кръг, Дик и Никол кръстосват между плажовете край Ница и Кан, модните зимни курорти и парижките салони. Постепенно обаче над привидното благополучие и сякаш неугасващото привличане помежду им започва да тегне сянката на компромисите. Разкъсван между грижите за психически нестабилната Никол и зараждащите се чувства към изгряващата ... |
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Meg Long's "Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves" is a captivating debut about survival, found family, and the bond between a girl and a wolf that delivers a fresh twist on classic survival stories and frontier myths. On a frozen wasteland of a planet, a girl is on the run with a wolf who is born to be a killer, but bound to be her guide. As they fight to escape ice goblins, giant bears, and a ruthless leader intent on trapping them both, one question drives them relentlessly forward: where do you turn when there is nowhere to hide? ... |
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From bats to bees to elephants to elk, discover powerful animal spirit energy to guide you through the darkest, toughest times and discover the light. This tarot deck is an invitation to find beauty wherever you are on your path and to remember that there is always light to be found - even on the darkest nights. Based on the traditional Rider Waite Tarot, The Guardian of the Night Tarot blends the essence of the animal spirits with the Major and Minor Arcana. The archetypal creatures of this deck will become your guardians as they walk beside you, offering their individual gifts of wisdom and inspiration to your readings. ... |
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Set in a rich, high-fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Sabaa Tahir's "An Ember in the Ashes" told the story of Laia, a slave fighting for her family, and Elias, a young soldier fighting for his freedom. Now, in A Torch Against the Night, Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf - the Empire's most secure and dangerous prison to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' ... |
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Поредицата се състои от книжки с упражнения за децата, на които им предстои да тръгнат на училище. ... |
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Поредицата се състои от книжки с упражнения за децата, на които им предстои да тръгнат на училище. ... |
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Първа част от поредицата Свръхестествени разследвания от Б. Б. Олстън. ... Амари Питърс никога не е преставала да вярва, че нейният мистериозно изчезнал брат Куинтън е жив. Въпреки твърденията на полицията за обратното. Затова, когато открива тиктакащо куфарче в неговия гардероб, съдържащо документи за записване в обучителната програма на Бюрото за свръхестествени дела, тя е убедена, че именно тази тайна организация е ключът към разплитането на загадката около неговото изчезване. Е, и разбира се, ще ѝ трябва известно време да осмисли това, което току-що е научила - че извънземни, магьосници, феи и други свръх ... |
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Картонената табелка от "Simetro" е прекрасен начин да се мотивирате всеки ден - подходяща е за дома, офиса или любимото заведение; за вас, за подарък или просто така. На гърба на табелката има специално място за надписване, което я превръща в оригинална поздравителна картичка. Към нея е прикрепена и връвчица, с която може да се закача на най-различни места. Табелката е с размери 22 x 12 cm. ... |
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This beautifully illustrated book comprises 297 photos of living insects and spiders, demonstrating a little known aspect of entomology for there exists no popular literature treating the nocturnal activities of these fascinating creatures. Few have had the time - or courage - to carry a camera quietly through the jungle at night. The text and photos introduce the reader to the various types of tropical forest and their smaller inhabitants. A chapter illustrates the many ways in which one may observe noctural life in the jungle, and the special techniques necessary to photograph bugs and vegetation in these dripping ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Erica - Jane Waters. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Princess and the Pea" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. The tale is sensitively retold, retaining all the key parts of the story beginning with the princess finding her way to the castle one stormy night, through to her sleepless night on top of twenty mattresses! "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind ... |
