Jane the Virgin meets The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in New York Times bestselling author J.C. Cervantes's charming, romantic YA debut. Ava Granados will never forgive herself for being late to her beloved nana's deathbed. But due to a flash flood that left Ava in a fender bender with a mysterious boy, she missed her grandmother's mystical blessing - one that has been passed between the women of her family upon death for generations. Then Nana's ghost appears with a challenge from beyond the grave. As it turns out, Nana did give Ava a blessing, but it missed its target, landing with the boy from ... |
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This selection of a hundred of O. Henry's succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer. Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas. These stories are famed for their "trick endings" or "twists in the tail": repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry's cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a virtuoso&# ... |
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Колекцията "Saved By The Bell - the Collected Works of Robin Gibb: 1969-70" улавя музикалното творчество на Робин Гиб в 12-месечен период, когато той е на 19 години. Изданието от 3 диска включва неговия одобрен от критиката соло албум "Robin's Reign", съдържащ девет алтернативни парчета и техните пълни версии, както и неиздавания досега и доста търсен албум "Sing Slowly Sisters", излизащ точно 45 години след създаването му. Завършването на компилацията, продуцирана от номинирания за "Grammy" Андрю Сандовал ("The Beach Boys", Елвис Костело, Елтън Джон), отнема 10 ... |
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The Lost Storyteller is the heartwarming and evocative debut novel from a stunning new voice in fiction, Amanda Block. Perfect for fans of Ruth Hogan, Jessie Burton and Diane Setterfield. One forgotten book. Seven fairy tales. A lifetime of secrets. Rebecca hasn't seen her father Leo since she was six. Her family never talk about him, and she has long since pushed him firmly to the back of her mind. All she knows is that, once upon a time, he was a well-loved children's TV star. But when a journalist turns up uninvited at her office, asking questions about her once-famous father, Rebecca starts to wonder ... |
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The extraordinary international bestseller. ... The Capitol Building, Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom. When Langdon's mentor, Peter Solomon - prominent mason and philanthropist - is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons. It is to take him on a breathless chase through Washington's dark history. All that was familiar is changed into a ... |
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Книга от серията "Lost" ... "Хора... Къде сме?" Четиридесет и осем души, оцелели от катастрофа на полет 815 на "Океаник Еърлайнс", се събуждат на неизвестен тропически остров. Приятели, врагове, "странни птици" - те трябва да се сплотят, да станат добър екип, за да оцелеят. Но островът няма да позволи това да се случи така лесно... Защитничката на природата, Фейт Харингтън, е една от най-ценните фигури, която може да помогне за оцеляването. Изстрадвайки своето минало, разкъсвана между чувството за вина и ниското й самочувствие, Фейт ще трябва да се бори с реалността, заобиколена от ... |
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Вековно проклятие. Обещание от миналото. Тайна, която само тя може да разкрие. 1806 г. Астрид Пул сияе от щастие в булченските си одежди, но веднага след церемонията е убита, а златната халка е изтръгната от пръста ѝ. С последния си дъх обещава на любимия си никога да не го изостави. В наши дни Соня Мактавиш с изумление открива, че починалият ѝ баща е имал брат близнак. И че чичо ѝ Колин Пул ѝ е завещал величествено имение на крайбрежието на Мейн. Но за да получи наследството, Соня трябва да живее в къщата поне три години. Водена от желанието да разбере защо братята са били разделени при ... |
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Long ago, Andrew made a childhood wish, and kept it in a silver box. When it finally comes true, he wishes he hadn't. Long ago, Ben made a promise and had a dream: to travel to Africa to volunteer at a lion reserve. When he finally makes it, it isn't for reason he imagined... Ben and Andrew keep meeting in unexpected places, and the intense relationship that develops seems to be guided by fate. Or is it? What if the very thing that drwas them together is tainted by past secrets that threaten everything? A dark, consuming drama that shifts from Zimbabwe to England, and then back into the past, "The Lion ... |
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Книга от серията "Lost" ... Джеф Хадли съвсем не е света вода ненапита. Известен художник, скулптор и преподавател, доскоро се е радвал на огромна слава в арт средите. Заради скандал животът му се обръща наопаки и Джеф има нужда да изчезне за известно време от общественото внимание. Когато се качва на полет 815 на "Океаник", той не предполага, че ще стане точно това. Останал един от оцелелите след катастрофата на самолета, Джеф разполага с предостатъчно време, за да преосмисли грешките от миналото си. Животът на острова сякаш го изпълва с новооткрито творческо вдъхновение. Ала новите рисунки на ... |
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There is a film of this story. ... "– This is wonderful, Professor Challenger! - I said. – You have found a place which no one knows about - a lost world. A world where creatures from the past still live. – But nobody in London believes my story - said the professor. – People say the drawing and the photograph are fakes - they aren't real. – I want to return to the Lost World. Other people must see the Lost World. Then everyone will know it is real!" From the book This book is in British English. Here you can find: a note about the author; a note about the story; the people in this story; points for ... |
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There are secrets hidden beneath the ice... bring the magic home in the frosty fourth instalment of the bestselling "Pinch of Magic Adventures", from the award-winning Michelle Harrison . When the Widdershins sisters and Granny are called away in deepest winter to look after cousin Clarissa, it doesn't take long for adventure - or trouble - to find them. The town of Wilderness has plenty to explore with its frozen lake and winter market, as well as being haunted by a doomed highwayman and his secret love. But the legends are true and seeing a ghostly figure one night, the girls realise that Granny is in ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Text adaptation by Susan Kingsley . ... "You said that you wanted danger, didn't you?" says McArdle, the editor of the Daily Gazette. And he sends his young reporter, Malone, on a strange journey into South America with the famous Professor Challenger. Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the Amazon forest. But this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the Professor and his small group of explorers arrive, things get even more dangerous for them. Will they return alive? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive ... |
