New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi . ... When you're hiding from a world that hates you, who would make you risk everything to be seen again? It's the year after 9/11, and Shirin has just started at yet another new high school. It's a difficult time, but especially so for a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who wears hijab. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She hides away, drowning her frustrations in music and spending her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then Shirin meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know ... |
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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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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. Seven journeys which change lives for ever. A New York fashion buyer returns to her English home. A successful author meets an old friend. A reporter travels to an execution. A lorry driver gives an escaped prisoner a lift. A taxi driver picks up 'Bruce Lee'. A man's love for a tram driver leads him to follow her. And four strangers meet at a motel for the first and last time. ... |
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Двуезично издание - на български и английски език. ... В книгата си проф. Иван Христов акцентира върху важни детайли от античната история и археология на островите от Западното Черноморско крайбрежие - Св. Тома, Св. Иван, Св. Петър, Св. Кирик и Юлита, Св. Анастасия и Левка. Описани са някои по-малки острови в българските териториални води, които са слабо познати. Добавени са и бележки върху появата и изчезването на острови, от които днес няма видима следа. В заключение са разгледани примери за започналите необратими процеси, които биха довели до появата на нови острови в Черно море. Темата на книгата се вписва в ... |
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Sometimes making the wrong choice is the right thing to do... ... Jenna is known as The Ice Cream Girl. She doesn't mind the name one bit. After all, there far worse jobs than selling ice creams by the sea. Then one hot summer's day, everything changes and Jenna faces the most difficult decision of her life. Craig spends as much time as he can at the beach hut in Everdene he rents with a few of his mates. It's the perfect break from his stressful job, and he loves to surf. But one weekend he notices a girl on the beach - for all the wrong reasons. For Jenna and Craig, it's a chance meeting which could ... |
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Though magic can shape life and death, the one thing it can't control is love... The mermaid Alia has made a deal with the Sea Witch to give up her life under the sea in exchange for a human soul. Now, she has only twelve hours left on land to win the prince she loves, or perish. But Alia's sister, Runa, knows that the prince isn't capable of true love... As Alia, Runa and the Sea Witch's fates interwine, they find themselves caught in the middle of a deadly conflict between land and water. Will they be brave enough to sacrifice their own hearts desires for a chance to save their worlds? Sea Witch ... |
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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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Based on the story of Thomas Hardy . Retold by Clare West . ... On a stormy winter night, a stranger knocks at the door of a shepherd's cottage. He is cold and hungry, and wants to get out of the rain. He is welcomed inside, but he does not give his name or his business. Who is he, and where has he come from? And he is only the first visitor to call at the cottage that night... In these three short stories, Thomas Hardy gives us pictures of the lives of shepherds and hangmen, dukes and teachers. But rich or poor, young or old, they all have the same feelings of fear, hope, love, jealousy... Classics, modern fiction, ... |
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Този пътеводител ще представлява интерес за всички, които желаят да посетят Българското Черноморие. В първата част на изданието е поместена кратка информация за историята на България, по-известните курорти и забележителности, културното наследство, традициите и националната българска кухня. Втората част – Българското Черноморие – перлата на туризма, ще откриете кои са предимствата на нашето Черноморие, как да достигнете до бреговете му, къде да отседнете, най-добрите ресторанти и заведения, предлаганите видове спорт и забавления. Особено внимание е отделено на минералните води, красивите забележителности и културните ... |
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На български и английски език. Проверена с GPS. ... Включва карта на Северното Черноморие с обозначение на паметници на културата от национално значение и природни забележителности в снимки. Съдържа полезна информация, настаняване и хранене, туристически гид и забележителности в общините Каварна и Шабла. Характеристики на картата на Каварна и Шабла: Размери на сгъната карта: 10.3 x 19 cm. Размери на разгъната карта: 82 x 56 cm. Мащаб на картата на Каварна М 1:8000. Мащаб на картата на Шабла М 1:9000. Информация на български и английски език. Важно! Продуктът се предлага с различни дизайни на корицата. При ... |
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In traditional societies, the individual exists only as far as taking its place in a group, a place that is often destined from birth in a social hierarchy. It is governed by the collective beliefs, rules and norms shared by all present that are not in dispute, because they come "from above" - transcendence based on social connections and "pre" - mythical past and valuable. The modern man of the XXI-the century chooses his preferred beliefs and values in a pluralistic world, where conflicting values co-exist and are subject to the critique of reason. The past is no longer a perfect world, ... |
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Deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God's bride, in the hopes that one day the "true bride" will be chosen and end the suffering. Many believe that Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village - and the beloved of Mina's older brother Joon - may be the legendary true bride. But on ... |