Ейприл Латимър е убита от брат си, който в последните часове преди да отнеме живота си, признава за поредица кръвосмешения в семейството им - едно от най-влиятелните и опасни в политическия живот на Ирландия. Години по-късно бащата на приятелката ѝ Фийби я среща жива в испанския град Сан Себастиан. Фийби пристига заедно с инспектор Страфорд, за да потвърди самоличността ѝ. По петите им обаче тръгва и наемен убиец. Април в Испания е третата книга от поредицата за детектив Страфорд на Джон Банвил. ... |
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Edited by Gaby Morgan. ... Poems of the Sea is an anthology of classic poetry that celebrates the sea; from the power of a stormy ocean to ships and sailors and beaches strewn with shells. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by author Adam Nicolson. For generations, poets have taken inspiration from ocean mists and rugged coastlines to conjure up adventures on the high seas and joyous days at the seaside. From Emily Dickinson 's ... |
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Книжката за оцветяване Under the sea е с формат A4 и е подходяща за деца, които обичат морските обитатели и рисуването. Книжката подпомага фината моторика, концентрацията и въображението, като насърчава децата да се изразяват творчески чрез цвят и рисунка. За да оцветите тази книжка препоръчваме да използвате моливи или пастели, за да избегнете цветовете да се отбележат на другата страница. ... |
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Are you lost or are you exploring? When Zachary Rawlins stumbles across a strange book hidden in his university library it leads him on a quest unlike any other. Following the clues inside, he is guided to a masquerade party, a dangerous secret club, and finally to a labyrinth filled with stories, hidden far beneath the surface of the Earth. But when the labyrinth is threatened, Zachary must race through it's twisting tunnels and crowded ballrooms, searching for the end of his story."A mystical adventure in an enchanted universe." Time "A unique, mind-boggling fantasy." The Times ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Three adventurers set out to kill a sea monster, but all is not as it seems. Out in the vast expanse of the Pacific they find not a beast but a submarine - the Nautilus, an advanced craft captained by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Captured and hauled aboard, they accompany him through coral reefs, shipwrecks, and ancient ruins. There they hunt sharks, and battle giant squid, not realizing that the greatest danger is Nemo himself, who will stop at nothing in his quest for vengeance. Beautifully illustrated by the French painter Édouard Riou, who worked ... |
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Welcome to Tenderness! A quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko is full of hidden delights. And one unexpected treasure is the 24/7 convenience store, Tenderness. At first glance, it's a store like any other. Sure, it's a bit odd that the handsome manager has his own fan club. And perhaps the customers are somewhat eccentric. But there's a warmth about Tenderness that draws you in. The bright lights are always on. The employees know you by name. And the shelves are stacked with delicious treats, from strong hot coffee to sweet parfaits, egg sandos to ramen, crispy fried chicken to refreshing soba. After a ... |
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It is with pleasure that I write a preface to the English version of this book, "The Black Sea, the Flood and Ancient Myths" It was originally written in Bulgarian by the distinguished father and son team of oceanographers, Petko and Dimitar Dimovi, and it is a major geologic past. ... |
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Based on the story of Jules Verne. Text adaptation by Lesley Thompson. ... When ship after ship goes down in the Atlantic, Dr Pierre Aronnax and his servant, Conseil, journey from Paris to learn more. What - or who - is attacking these ships? Aronnax, Conseil, and the Canadian, Ned Land, find the answer to this question when they meet the strange Captain Nemo. Finalist The Language Learner Literature Award 2016. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of ... |
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It is 1866, and there is trouble in the world's oceans. What is the extraordinary thing that people have seen there, travelling faster than a whale and cutting holes in the bottom of the strongest ships? Dr Aronnax joins the search for the monster, hoping for an exciting adventure. But when he meets the mysterious Captain Nemo, his adventure becomes more extraordinary than he had ever imagined, and he discovers a new underwater world, full of wonders, but of strange dangers too... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading ... |
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Освободеният от затвора Фреди Монтгомъри се завръща в къщата, в която е израснал. Минали са много години и престъплението му не е забравено, но всичко е различно, хората са други. Домът му вече принадлежи на семейството на прочутия учен Адам Годли, вече покойник. Пристига и биограф на автора на теорията за мултивселените. Всеки от героите носи със себе си собствените си призраци и бяга от миналото си, но и сблъсъкът с другите е болезнен. В Сингулярностите Джон Банвил среща герои от няколко свои предишни романа. За да вникнеш в историята обаче, не е необходимо да ги познаваш. Ирландският писател променя и историческата ... |
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Оливър е известен художник, който е изпаднал в творческа криза и е спрял да рисува. Той и красивата му съпруга са се върнали да живеят в малкото градче, където се е родил. Там се сприятеляват с друга двойка, с която се заплитат в сложни отношения на приятелство и изневяра. С жестокост към себе си и крайна самоирония Оливър се връща назад във времето, когато е започнал да краде малки ненужни предмети, към вината за отношенията с родителите си, изневерите си по-късно и смъртта на детето му."В нашия греховен, пределен свят всичко, което човек реши да подхване, да извърши, не може да бъде доведено до завършек, а само ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Carl begins to worry when his wife Linda does not arrive for the weekend at their seaside house in the east of England. When he asks local people whether they have seen her, they appear helpful, but he soon begins to wonder whether they are hiding information from him about his missing wife. ... |
