Животът, любовите и смъртта на най-великата рокзвезда. ... Късно вечерта на 8 декември 1980 година, когато се разчува новината, че в Ню Йорк хладнокръвно са застреляли най-обичаната рок-звезда на света, планетата спира да се върти за милиони хора. В своето увлекателно изследване популярния музикален биограф и журналист Лесли-Ан Джоунс разкрива загадката, за да представи по неповторим начин пълен портрет на мъжа, неговия живот, връзки, ненавременната му смърт и вечното му музикално наследство. Разгръщайки историческите пластове, Джоунс проследява възходите и паденията в професионалния и в личния живот, които принуждават ... |
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Чарли вижда мъртъвци. Точно така, тя вижда мъртъвци. Работата ѝ е да ги убеди да влязат в светлината. Но когато тези мъртъвци са починали при далеч не идеални обстоятелства (иначе казано, били са убити), понякога искат от Чарли да потърси сметка на лошите. Нещата се усложняват от изпълнените с гореща страст сънища на Чарли за някой, който я е следвал цял живот. Оказва се, че той май не е мъртвец. Нищо чудно да се окаже нещо съвсем различно... Великолепен дебютен роман, който жъне награди и който ни запознава с Чарли Дейвидсън, със странично занятие частен детектив и основно - жътвар на души. През 2009 година ... |
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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. Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect José - a member of his assistant Stella's family. As unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach, the search for proof takes him into the heart of the New York Russian American community. Marley must work quickly to save José and find the real criminals. ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Nicolette Jones. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Whilst out playing in the countryside, five children come across "It" - a cantankerous little sand fairy who agrees to grant them one wish every day, though its effects will only last until sunset. The possibilities seem endless to the adventurous siblings but whatever their wishes, whether it’s having piles of money, growing wings, or disposing of their annoying infant brother, their days never seem to go as planned. Indeed, the consequences of all their wishes lead the children into many thrilling and often ... |
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Peaking in the 1960s, Pop Art began as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a wholesale interrogation of modern society, consumer culture, the role of the artist, and of what constituted an artwork. Focusing on issues of materialism, celebrity, and media, Pop Art drew on mass-market sources, from advertising imagery to comic books, from Hollywood's most famous faces to the packaging of consumer products, the latter epitomized by Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup cans. As well as challenging the establishment with the elevation of such popular, banal, and kitschy images, Pop ... |
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A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup from the author of "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" and the new novel "Malibu Rising". Everyone knows Daisy Jones & The Six, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity... until now. Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's ... |
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"Smart and kind and wise". Katherine Rundell ... That year she found the power to be extraordinary. With a grandmother from China and another from Ghana, fifteen-year-old Wing Jones is often caught between worlds. But when tragedy strikes, Wing discovers a talent for running she never knew she had. Wing's speed could bring her family everything it needs. It could also stop Wing getting the one thing she wants. "I loved "Wing Jones". And it makes you want to pull on your shoes and start running." Katherine Rundell "In her darkest time, Wing finds her own strength. I fell in love ... |
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The national bestseller. Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in. Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. "Burn After Writing" allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself? Help your heart by turning off the comments and ... |
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Истински истории за любов, загуба и изкупление. Колекция от едни от най-запомнящите се и провокативни есета, публикувани в популярната колонка на "Ню Йорк Таймс". Включени са и историите, вдъхновили сериала с едноименно заглавие, в чиито главни роли участват Тина Фей, Анди Гарсия, Ан Хатауей, Катрин Кийнър, Дев Пател и Джон Слатъри. Какво е любовта днес? Този въпрос си задава Даниъл Джоунс, когато поставя началото на колонката "Модерна любов". Но отговорът не може да е еднозначен. Защото любовта не се поддава на дефиниции. Затова в този сборник четем за изпитанията на дългия брак, за трудностите да ... |
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Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in. Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. "Burn After Writing" allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself? Help your heart by turning off the comments and muting the accounts that drive ... |
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Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in. Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. "Burn After Writing" allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself? Help your heart by turning off the comments and muting the accounts that drive ... |
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Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in. Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. "Burn After Writing" allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself? Help your heart by turning off the comments and muting the accounts that drive ... |
