We takes place in a distant future, where humans are forced to submit their wills to the requirements of the state, under the rule of the all-powerful Benefactor, and dreams are regarded as a sign of mental illness. In a city of straight lines, protected by green walls and a glass dome, a spaceship is being built in order to spearhead the conquest of new planets. Its chief engineer, a man called Delta-503, keeps a journal of his life and activities: to his mathematical mind everything seems to make sense and proceed as it should, until a chance encounter with a woman threatens to shatter the very foundations of the world ... |
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The Science, Creativity and Transformative Power of Dreams. ... We all dream, and 98 per cent of us can recall our dreams the next morning. Even in today's modern age, it is human nature to wonder what they mean. With incredible new discoveries and stunning science, "Why We Dream' will give you dramatic insight into yourself and your body. You'll never think of dreams in the same way again... Groundbreaking science is putting dreams at the forefront of new research into sleep, memory, the concept of self and human socialization. Once a subject of the New Age and spiritualism, the science of dreams is ... |
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A fantastic first book of feelings that introduces little ones to a wide range of emotions. Why are the animals happy? What has made them feel sad? What do you feel excited about? We feel happy when reading our favourite book. We feel calm when we have a bath. We feel excited when we go to a party. "We Feel Happy" is the perfect book for starting a conversation about feelings with children. The animals are experiencing lots of different emotions, from the hippos who are excited to visit their friends to the shark who is grumpy about brushing its teeth. Includes learning hooks such as counting, first words and ... |
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A beautifully realistic, relatable story about mental health and the healing powers of friendship and art, perfect for fans of Kathleen Glasgow's Girl in Pieces and Jennifer Niven's All the Bright Places. It's been two months since the Night on the Bathroom Floor - when Lily found her sister, Alice, hurting herself. Now Alice is coming home after treatment and it's getting harder for Lily to outrun the compulsive thoughts she's having. Meeting Micah, a guy with a troubled past of his own, the pair embark on a poetry project that helps Lily to see that the words she's been holding back, ... |
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Only the best and brightest will attend. Only the monstrous will survive. A dead teacher at an elite boarding school. Four students who had every reason to want her gone. Who is the monster? At an elite New England boarding school, eight students are selected for an exclusive storytelling workshop with the one and only Meredith Graffam-an enigmatic writer, director, and actress. For sixteen days, they will live in the isolated estate of the school's founder, surrounded by snowy woods and a storm-tossed seas. Only one of the chosen will walk away with a lifechanging opportunity to realize their creative dreams. ... |
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Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends - a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago. As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off - villain, hero, tyrant, temptress - though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else's story. But when the teachers ... |
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When Luna’s family win an island, Luna thinks it will solve everything AND she can finally get a donkey! But things don’t go entirely to plan - no one expects Luna’s younger brother to win a Sheep Pageant, for example – and the secret festival they hold soon spirals out of control. But the island is beautiful, and the family are happy, and maybe Luna will get her donkey after al. ... |
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Every day, Glennon Doyle spirals around the same questions: Why am I like this? How do I figure out what I want? How do I know what to do? Why can't I be happy? Am I doing this right? Each morning, she's somehow forgotten all the answers. She wonders: I'm almost fifty years old. I've learned a whole lot. Why do I wake up every day having forgotten everything I know? Her sister, Amanda, and her wife, Abby, are the people Glennon calls first when she's drowning, because they are her life preservers. Recently, in the span of a single year, Glennon was diagnosed with anorexia, Amanda was diagnosed with ... |
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From the New York Times bestselling author of "Beach Read" comes a sparkling new novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She's a wild child, he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust, he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart - she's in New York City, and he's in ... |
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An illustrated tour of the night sky. ... What We See in the Stars Kelsey Oseid is a richly illustrated guide to the myths, histories, and science of the celestial bodies of our solar system, with stories and information about constellations, planets, comets, the northern lights, and more. Combining art, mythology, and science, What We See in the Stars is a tour of the night sky through more than a hundred magical pieces of original art, all accompanied by text that weaves related legends and lore with scientific facts. This beautifully packaged book covers the night sky's most brilliant features such as ... |
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Картонената табелка от "Simetro" е прекрасен начин да се мотивирате всеки ден - подходяща е за дома, офиса или любимото заведение; за вас, за подарък или просто така. На гърба на табелката има специално място за надписване, което я превръща в оригинална поздравителна картичка. Към нея е прикрепена и връвчица, с която може да се закача на най-различни места. Табелката е с размери 22 x 12 cm. ... |
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Запознайте се с Рейчъл Чайлдс - бивша журналистка, която напуска професията си след скандален провал в ефир и сега живее като отшелник. Останалото е идеален живот с идеалния мъж - докато случайна среща в един дъждовен следобед не кара Рейчъл да се усъмни във всичко, което я заобикаля, дори в собствения ѝ разсъдък. Ще има ли достатъчно вътрешна сила да се справи с невъобразимите си страхове и немислимата истина? Наричат Денис Лихейн наследник на Джон Стайнбек и Реймънд Чандлър. Романите му, в които се преплитат елементи от детективските истории, трилърите и драмата, са се превърнали в световни бестселъри, ... |
