Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project - a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia - Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward. Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. And sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the ... |
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От автора на Хипотеза за любов - Али Хейзълууд . ... Животът на Бий Кьонигсвасер се крепи на едно просто правило: Какво би направила Мария Кюри? Ако от НАСА ѝ предложат позиция като ръководител на невроинженерен проект - истинска сбъдната мечта, - Мария би се съгласила на мига. На. Мига. Но майката на съвременната физика не е била принудена да работи в сътрудничество с Ливай "Отвуордкото" Уорд. Ливай е висок, мрачен и има пронизващи очи, досещате се - привлекателен е. Но също така много ясно е дал да се разбере още в университета, че към Бий изпитва единствено чиста неприязън. Оборудването ѝ ... |
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When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive on her way to a happily ever after was always going to be tough, scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting woman, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor and well-known ass. ... |
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In this classic story, Ali Baba finds a cave full of gold. He is rich! But nothing in life can be so easy. Soon his greedy brother Kassim wants the treasure for himself. Then the forty thieves discover that Ali Baba has been steeling their gold and their leader sets out to find and kill him. "Macmillan English Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National Literacy Strategy and by teaching methodology for first language speakers of English, " ... |
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Размисли за един жизнен път. ... "Душа на пеперуда" е специална компилация от мемоар и избрани духовни прозрения на един от най-великите спортисти на всички времена. Непреходни добродетели като любов, мир и разбирателство оживяват върху страниците на книгата, подкрепени от суфистки притчи, лични истории, писма и стихове. Красотата и остротата на писане са толкова изумителни, колкото са и уменията на Мохамед Али на боксовия ринг. Там, където се срещат красивите криле на пеперудата с безпощадното жило на пчелата, егото и емпатията, тленното и вечното - там започва и това житейско пътешествие на великия Мохамед ... |
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Fifteen-year-old Sam is not a famous vlogger, he's never gone viral, and he doesn't want to be the Next Big Thing. In fact he's ordinary and proud of it. None of which was a problem until Dad got rich and Mum made the whole family move to London. Now Sam's off to the North London Academy for the Gifted and Talented, where everyone's busy planning Hollywood domination or starting alt-metal psychedelica crossover bands. Sam knows he'll never belong, even if he wanted to. And that's before he ends up on stage wearing nothing but a fur onesie. A brilliantly funny look at fitting in, falling out ... |
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Книга е част от поредицата "Мъглороден" от Брандън Сандерсън на издателство "Artline". ... Убийството на лорд Владетеля слага край на Последната империя. Изглежда правилно - но дали е така? Защото сега, когато мъглите се завръщат и са много по-пагубни, когато зачестяват саждопадите и трусовете стават все по-мощни, Вин и Елънд започват да се съмняват. Преди много-много време на Гибелта - едно от древните същества, създали този свят - било обещано правото да го разруши. Сега, когато Вин е подмамена да я освободи при Кладенеца на Възнесението, Гибелта очевидно смята да осъществи замисъла си. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... An impenetrable fog has descended on the streets of post-war London and, lurking in the shadows, a violent murderer is on the rampage. Gentleman detective, Albert Campion, is on the trail of a mysterious man posing as the dead husband of a war widow with a wealthy new fiancé, but his expedition into the city's criminal underworld reveals something far more sinister than blackmail... Set in the atmospheric midst of a London "pea souper", "The Tiger in the Smoke" is Margery Allingham's most sophisticated Golden Age crime ... |
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A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse is startled to read a tantalising article in The Times about this missing woman. An article which lures him back to Wytham Woods near Oxford... and straight into the most extraordinary murder investigation of his career. First published in 1992, "The Way Through the Woods" strikes the perfect balance between the best of Colin Dexter's cantankerous detective, and the character as portrayed in the hugely successful television adaptation starring John Thaw. Ingenious and affecting, this modern crime novel will endure as a ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... With precise plotting underpinned by a wise understanding of human nature, George Eliot's most autobiographical novel gives a wonderful evocation of rural life and the complicated relationship between siblings. 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. This edition of "The Mill on the Floss" features an introduction by Professor Kathryn Hughes. Maggie Tulliver and ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10.5 x 15.5 cm. ... One of the most celebrated works of classic literature for children, "The Wind in the Willows" follows Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger from one adventure to the next - in gipsy caravans and stolen cars, to prison and back to the Wild Wood. A story of animal cunning and human camaraderie, this remains a timeless tale more than 100 years after its publication. This edition contains all of the sixteen colour illustrations that Arthur Rackham produced for this book; most editions contain only twelve. In addition to this, Rackham's beautiful pen-and- ... |
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"The Catcher in Rye" is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the "phony" aspects of society, and the "phonies" themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose interest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in ... |
