The classic bestseller. ... Tyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, a reasonable man. The deadliest lord of the Cosa Nostra. "The Godfather" a modern masterpiece, "The Godfather" is a searing portrayal of the 1940s criminal underworld. It is also the intimate story of the Corleone family, at once drawn together and ripped apart by its unique position at the core of the American Mafia. Still shocking forty years after it was first published, this compelling tale of blackmail, murder and family values ... |
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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. Liz teaches archaeology in Athens. She works too hard and her doctor tells her she needs to take a holiday. So she goes to the beautiful and peaceful Greek island of Sifnos. But the peace does not last long when a local man dies in suspicious circumstances. Liz ignores advice not to get involved and her relaxing holiday becomes a matter of life and death. ... |
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He`s the one, she loves to hate. ... NEMESIS [n]: a long-standing rival; an arch-enemy; a person's undoing; Joshua Templeman. Lucy Hutton, baker-of-cakes, exemplary assistant and professional "nice girl", is waging war. She's got the whole office on her side - except for tall, dark and charmless Joshua Templeman. He's been nothing but hostile since the moment they met and now it feels like nothing matters as much as taking him down. Trapped together under the fluorescent lights, they become entrenched in an addictive rivalry. There's the Staring Game, The Mirror Game, The HR Game. Lucy ... |
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H. G. Wells skilfully combines tension, wit and terror in The Invisible Man, a masterpiece of science fiction. Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. A mysterious stranger arrives at a rural Sussex inn on a cold winter's night with his face obscured by bandages and his body cloaked in a long, heavy coat. He locks himself in his room and spends his stay labouring over chemicals in intricate glass bottles. The ... |
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To walk among the age-old trees of the wildwood is to journey back in time, to a place of great simplicity and deep understanding. In this re-awakening of the original Greenwood Tarot, Mark Ryan and John Matthews introduce us to the classic forest archetypes of the Green Man and Woman, the Archer, the Hooded Man and the Blasted Oak. Will Worthington's rich and vivid images bring this ancient world to life and make it possible to feel the magic and power of the wildwood. The Wildwood Tarot draws inspiration from pre-Celtic mythology and a belief system steeped in shamanic wisdom and forest lore. Based on the seasonal ... |
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Every ending has a beginning. Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life-and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter's life."Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan ... |
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Ñòðàíèöèòå è â òàçè êíèãà ñà åäèí äúëúã ðàçêàç. Íÿêîëêîòî òàêà íàðå÷åíè åïèçîäà ïðèâèäíî ãî ïîâåæäàò â ðàçëè÷íè ïîñîêè. Âñúùíîñò åäèíñòâåíàòà ïîñîêà å íàâúòðå êúì ïðåæèâÿâàíèÿòà íà ïîëêîâíèê Õðèñòî Ëàçàðîâ îò âîåííîòî ðàçóçíàâàíå. ×èòàòåëÿò ðàçáèðà, ÷å èìåòî å èçìèñëåíî, çà äà ñêðèå åäíà êîíêðåòíà ëè÷íîñò. Òîçè æèâ âñå îùå ÷îâåê îáà÷å å ëèòåðàòóðíî îáðåìåíåí ñ ïðåæèâÿâàíèÿòà è íà äðóãè êàòî íåãî. Òàêà òîé ñòàâà îáîáùàâàù îáðàç.  ñàìèÿ çàíèê íà ñâîÿ äúëúã æèâîò ïîëêîâíèêúò îò ðåçåðâà Õðèñòî Ëàçàðîâ ðàçáèðà ñòîéíîñòíàòà ñòðàíà íà íåùàòà. À òàêà ñúùî ïîðî÷íîñòòà, ïðåñòúïíîñòòà è áåçäóøèåòî íà ïîëèòè÷åñêàòà êëàñà, êîÿòî íè ... |
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Magic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, magicians have always been conduits to a parallel universe of limitless possibility-whether invoking spirits, reading minds, or inverting the laws of nature by sleight of hand. Long before science fiction, virtual realities, video games, and the Internet, the craft of magic was the most powerful fantasy world man had ever known. As the pioneers of special effects throughout history, magicians have never ceased to mystify us by making the impossible possible. This book celebrates more ... |
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Ïî ðîìàíà íà Ôðàíñèñ Ñêîò Ôèöäæåðàëä , ïðåðàçêàçàí îò Ðè÷àðä Ëàðêìàí. ... Scott Fitzgerald's third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th century literary classic."– Gatsby ?" - asked Daisy urgently. – What Gatsby? Could it be the same young army lieutenant whom Daisy Fay met five years ago - and who owns a sumptuous house on Long Island, where New York society enjoys the best parties on offer? Is it just coincidence that Gatsby lives across the bay from Daisy - now married to wealthy polo-player Tom Buchanan?" From the novel As one man's mysterious dream moves towards its ... |
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Master of the sublime: The essential Impressionist. ... No other artist, apart from J.M.W. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Cezanne called "only an eye, but my God what an eye!" who stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting directly from the object. It could be said that Monet reinvented the possibilities of color. Whether it was through his early interest in Japanese prints, his time as a conscript in the dazzling light of Algeria, or his personal acquaintance with the ... |
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The Enriched Collection. ... Myths & Legends from Bulgaria. The Enriched Collection å êíèãà, êîÿòî âè êàíè äà ñå ãìóðíåòå íàäúëáîêî â äàëå÷íè íåçàïîìíåíè âðåìåíà è â èñòîðèè, êîèòî ñà ïðîïúòóâàëè îãðîìíî ðàçñòîÿíèå ïðåç âåêîâåòå, çà äà äîñòèãíàò äî íàñ. Ñáîðíèêúò ñúäúðæà ñåäåìäåñåò è øåñò ìèòîâå è ëåãåíäè îò âñè÷êè êúò÷åòà íà ñòðàíàòà, îáõâàùàéêè ïåðèîä îò íåÿñíàòà àíòè÷íîñò äî îáè÷àèòå è ïîâåðèÿòà, îöåëåëè äî íàøè äíè. Èñòîðèèòå â êíèãàòà ñà ïîäáðàíè îò ðàçíîîáðàçíè èçòî÷íèöè, êàêòî áúëãàðñêè, òàêà è ÷óæäè. Àâòîðêàòà ñå å îïèòàëà äà ãè ðàçäåëè íà ÷åòèðè ÷àñòè - Ìèòîâå îò äðåâíèÿ ñâÿò, Ëåãåíäè çà ñúçäàâàíåòî íà ñâåòà, ... |
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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 ... |
