A thrilling paranormal mystery about biracial twin sisters separated at birth, following the brutal murder of their parents, perfect for fans of "The Vanishing Half". When Charlie and Magnolia's parents are brutally murdered, their black grandmother brings the twins home to raise as her own. However, Charlie is obviously black, while Magnolia is light-skinned and can "pass" as white. As a result, Magnolia is stolen away by her white grandmother, and raised as the heir to the Gatewood cotton plantation, knowing nothing of her twin sister or racial heritage. Elsewhere, their black grandmother flees ... |
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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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Truyan Saigas didn't choose to become a con artist, but after her father is lost at sea, it's up to her to support her mother and two younger sisters. A gifted art forger, Tru has the unique ability to paint the future, but even such magic is not enough to put her family back together again, or stave off the gangsters demanding payment in blood for her mother’s gambling debts. Left with few options, Tru agrees to a marriage contract with a mysterious dragon lord. He offers a fresh start for her mother and sisters and elusive answers about her father's disappearance, but in exchange, she must join him in his ... |
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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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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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"Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven." Blind, broken by the death of his wife and bitterly disappointed by the Restoration, Milton dictated his sweeping biblical epic Paradise Lost to a series of helpers. While the struggle between God and Satan rages across the cosmos, the human tragedy of Adam and Eve - the temptation and fall - is movingly depicted in language unsurpassed in its musicality and beauty. A staggering and audacious undertaking - seeking, in Milton's words, to justify the ways of God to men - Paradise Lost has been revered since its initial publication, inspiring writers from Mary ... |
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Някои тайни би трябвало да останат скрити... Бен Хоуп е в Италия на гости на стар приятел. Случайна среща отвежда бившия майор от британските специални части в известна галерия близо до Рим, където за минути се разиграва истинска драма. Маскирани убийци са готови на всичко, за да се сдобият с открита наскоро творба на Гоя. А Бен е изправен пред най-опасната си мисия досега - да спаси заложниците и да отблъсне похитителите. След кръвопролитието пресата го възхвалява като герой, но... не за дълго. Несправедливо обвинен за убийството на италиански политик, Бен се превръща в беглец, преследван от полицията в цяла Европа. В ... |
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4 All-New Adventures! A collection of four all-new strange stories from the sleepy town of Gravity Falls in one original New York Times bestselling graphic novel. Written by Alex Hirsch. As told by Shmebulock. The first story, Face It, is about Pacifica summoning a monster who steals Mabel's face. The second story, Comix Up, is about Stan getting trapped in a world of comics. In Don't Dimension It, Mabel gets pulled into a multi-verse filled with many different Mabels. And in Pines Brothers: The Jersey Devil's in the Details, a young Stan and Ford attempt to catch a supernatural jewel thief. ... |
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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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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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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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"– 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 Key features carefully controlled information, structure and vocabulary; some difficult words and phrases are explained with pictures; the book has around 1100 basic words for ... |
