Illustrated by Simon Williams. ... "It was Saturday night. The street lights were on and there was a misty light over Marabastad. Everyone was watchful, especially the women. I was watching for the light from torches. I think now that the torchlight was very threatening. It was always like this for us: Saturday night and police torchlights, Saturday night and police whistles, Saturday night and screams, Saturday night and cursing from the white man. And I was only thirteen." From the Book "Down Second Avenue" is the story of Eseki, a young boy who, during his growth into adulthood, becomes slowly ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... It is 1941 and bombs have turned London into the front line of a world war. In the shadows of the Blitz, Hitler's agents are running a blackmail operation to obtain documents that could bring the nation to instant defeat. Arthur Rowe, a man once convicted of a notorious mercy killing, stumbles onto a German spy operation in Bloomsbury and must be silenced. But even with his memory taken from him, he is still a very dangerous witness. A taut thriller and a haunting exploration of pity, love, and guilt, The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene is ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... It is 1941 and bombs have turned London into the front line of a world war - it is a city of nightmares. Hitler’s agents are running a blackmail operation to obtain documents that could bring the nation to instant defeat. Arthur Rowe, a man once convicted of a notorious mercy killing, stumbles onto a German spy operation in Bloomsbury and must be silenced. Even with his memory taken from him, he is still a very dangerous witness. In the hands of Graham Greene , this tale unfolds both as a taut thriller and as a haunting exploration of pity, love, and guilt. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Supernatural hounds, a family curse, a mysterious cipher and the return of a deadly enemy. Sherlock Holmes will have to utilize every skill he has to solve the two classic mysteries collected here. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" sees Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the misty wilds of Dartmoor to confront a devilish apparition, while in The Valley of Fear the pair investigate a gruesome murder that may be the work of the dastardly Professor Moriarty himself. In this "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition, Sherlock scholar David ... |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic detective chiller. It features the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes , in his most challenging case. The Baskerville family is haunted by a phantom beast "with blazing eyes and dripping jaws" which roams the mist-enshrouded moors around the isolated Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor. Now the hound seems to be stalking young Sir Henry, the new master of the Baskerville estate. Is this devilish spectre the manifestation of the family curse? Or is Sir Henry the victim of a vile and scheming murderer? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve this devilish affair. The ... |
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Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience. In "Atlas of the Heart", Brown takes us on a journey through eighty seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances - a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection. Over the past two decades, Brown's extensive research into the ... |
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There is less than one hundred Thracian stone-built under-tumular constructions in Bulgaria that are usually called tombs. Most of them were found half-demolished or were demolished subsequently. Thirteen such buildings were constructed in the Kazanlak valley (fig. 1). Their number rises to fifteen, it we add another two constructions, which are not so impressive but possess a high scientific value. They are concentrated within a limited geographic region and in terms of statistics they are considerably more than any other area of Bulgaria. Taking this into consideration and knowing that some fifty years ago the only ... |
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Човек, толкова измъчен, колкото и обичан, Оскар Уайлд (1854 - 1900) преодолява живота на необикновени възходи и падения, за да стане световноизвестен драматург, писател и поет. Запомнен най-вече с романа Портретът на Дориан Грей , пиесата Значението да бъдеш сериозен и широка гама изключително цитирани епиграми, той е един от най-влиятелните писатели от Викторианската епоха. Работата на Оскар Уайлд е изпълнена с прозренията на човек, който притежава дълбоко разбиране както за положителните страни, така и за опасностите на обществото. Критикуван за това, което се възприема като женствена природа и потиснат от до голяма ... |
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"I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear." Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all... An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times ... |
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If a novel is long and torrid love affair, full of ups and downs and highs and lows, then a short story is just a quick kiss from a stranger in the dark - a fleeting, but intense experience that grips the heart, fires up the blood and lingers in the memory. This collection of darkly disturbing tales will suck you into the weird and wonderful world of the author's imagination, populated by vengeful witches, ravenous zombies, serial killers, alien monsters, bloodthirsty androids and even a man who feeds on dreams. Emil Minchev is born in 1984 in Sofia, Bulgaria, and has published six novels and a short story ... |
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With the book of "The Grain of Wheat" we have made an inspired and loving effort to cast some light upon the great lifework of Beinsa Douno . Beinsa Douno (Beinsa Duno) is a name of Peter Deunov (Peter Dounov). This name is a spiritual projection of the connection with the followers of this Teaching. A spiritual bridge between Him, the Teaching-talks and lectures and the consciousness of his listeners and followers. By means talks and of selected thoughts based on themes from his lectures, resumes and essayes to act as a bridge between the various sections, the reader will be able to get some idea of the light ... |
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"It is well know to all how much daily problems the Bulgarian people has in these days. However, more dangerous than anything is the tendency to loose identity and national selfconfidence. This is a clearly visible tendency in the inscriptions of foreign languages, mass emigration and the wish for imitation of foreign culture. At other side, the answer to the question, "Why are you ashamed to call youself Bulgarian?" is more than obvious: there is in the present time to be proud of. The above-described situation makes preservation and popularization of Bulgarian History extraordinarily important. If it ... |
