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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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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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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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 ... |
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Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. That is, until the night that two old acquaintances break into Magnus's apartment and steal the powerful Book of the White. Now Magnus and Alec will have to drop everything to follow the thieves to Shanghai. And Magnus has been stabbed with a strange magical weapon that is changing the very nature of his powers. Fortunately, they have backup in the form of Clary, Jace, Isabelle and Simon. In Shanghai, they learn that a much darker threat awaits them. Magnus's magic is growing unstable, and if they can't stop the demons flooding into the city, they might have ... |
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Едно петнадесетгодишно момче се събужда без спомени в училищен автобус, пълен с тинейджъри на екскурзия. Няма минало, но очевидно си има гадже на име Пайпър и най-добър приятел смешник, който се казва Лио. Когато странна буря отприщва група страховити създания срещу него и приятелите му, а после и една хвърковата колесница ги отнася на място, наречено лагера на нечистокръвните, той се надява да научи кой е и защо има способността да призовава мълнии и да контролира ветровете... С "Изчезналият герой" - първата книга от поредицата "Героите на Олимп", Рик Риърдън продължава историята за митичните ... |
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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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Имало едно време едно далечно кралство, в което живяла прекрасна принцеса. Но зла вещица завидяла на красотата й и я проклела с дълбок сън без сънища. Магическата огърлица на принцесата била разкъсана и нейните 40 перли били разпръснати в градината на двореца. Легендата гласи, че онези, които съберат перлите и възстановят огърлицата, преди и последната песъчинка да падне в пясъчния часовник, ще събудят принцесата. До ден днешен принцесата все още спи и чака своите спасители да я освободят от проклятието на вещицата. Играта The Lost Necklace от Marbushka е подходяща за деца над 4-годишна възраст. В нея могат да се ... |
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Изгубеното ще бъде намерено... Книгата е част от поредицата "Кралете на трилъра" на издателство "Бард". ... Вашингтон. Професорът по символика Робърт Лангдън е повикан в последния момент да изнесе вечерна лекция в Капитолия. Само минути след неговото пристигане обаче в центъра на Ротондата е открит ужасяващ предмет, носещ пет символа. Той познава в него древна покана, зовяща получателя си към отдавна изгубен свят на тайна езотерична мъдрост. Уважаваният наставник на Лангдън Питър Соломон, филантроп и виден масон, е отвлечен брутално и професорът разбира, че единствената надежда да спаси живота на ... |
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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. A story of jealousy, estrangement and murder. Private Investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a homeless woman to find her missing son. At the same time Marley embarks on a strange relationship with a rich eccentric widow. The poorest and richest of New York are brought together in this thriller from the American detective series. ... |
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"Сборникът Приказки от сърцето на града (2018) - своеобразно продължение на Приказки от крайните квартали (2008) - съдържа 25 истории за отношенията между хора и животни... Почти всички илюстрации тук са маслена живопис - платната са повечето метър и половина на метър, без особено дигитално доработване... Често ме питат кое идва първо - сюжетът или изображението. По малко и от двете е, едното вае другото чрез последователни преразглеждания... Основната задача, която си поставих в Приказки от сърцето на града, беше съвсем простичка: да си представя определено животно в града. Защо е там? Как реагират хората на ... |
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Retold by Joan Collins, illustrated by Annie Wilkinson. ... An abridget retelling of the classic story by Sir J. M. Barrie, suitable for younger readers. Wendy, Michael and John begin the greatest adventures of their lives when Peter Pan teaches them to fly and takes them to Neverland. With Peter and the Lost Boys, they battle the dreaded Captain Hook and his pirates, meeting mermaids and savage beasts along the way. The story has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children. ... |
