For years, rumors of the Marsh Girl have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life - until the unthinkable happens. Where the Crawdads Sing ... |
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Where is the Eastern border of European culture? ... The pobiti kamani complex near Varna was the first region in Bulgaria to be granted protected status in 1937. It has since acquired global renown. this book, however, looks at the complex from a completely new point of view, not as a natural phenomenon, but as a deliberate creation similar to the megalithic complex of Stonehenge in England, with which a number of comparisons are made. The first piece of evidence is that the Pobiti kamani complexes were built in such a way as to follow the path of the Sun in the cardinal moments of its transition - the spring and autumn ... |
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Изданието е на британски английски (British English). За изданието на американски английски (American English) кликнете тук . ... Том има рожден ден, но родителите му и сестра му нямат време да излязат с него. Тогава той намира чанта, а в нея - камера. Започва да прави снимки, но когато ги трие, нещо много странно се случва. Изданието се предлага и в комплект с аудио CD и CD-ROM, които съдържат игри, за усвояване на речника и пълен запис на романа. ... |
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There are two types of questions in the testbook: multiple choice, where only one of the given answers is correct, and open-ended, where the applicant must submit short answers. The issue has no answer key. ... |
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In this traditional story, three goats want to cross a bridge to reach the green grass on the other side of the river. But first they have to outwit a big, bad monster. "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, "Macmillan Explorers" is supported by an understanding of the needs of young learners and teachers of English. ... |
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Feminist fairytales for young and old. Await no princes to save you through their lips touching yours whilst you are in unwilling slumber. Wake each other up instead. Step into this world of empowering re-imagined fairytales where the stereotypes of obliging lovers, violent men and girls that need rescuing are transformed into brave princesses, blurred lines between heroes and villains, and a courageous Gretel who can bring down monsters on her own. ... |
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Sookie's boyfriend has been very distant-in another state, distant. Now she's off to Mississippi to mingle with the underworld at Club Dead-a little haunt where the vampire elite go to chill out. But when she finally finds Bill-caught in an act of betrayal-she's not sure whether to save him...or sharpen some stakes. ... |
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Illustrated by John Dillow. ... "Lennie was still staring at the door where the woman had stood. "Oh, she's really pretty", he said and smiled. George turned round to face him, took hold of one of his ears and shook him. "Listen to me, you fool", George said fiercely. "Don't even look at that woman. I don't care what she says and what she does. I've see dangerous women before, but nobody as dangerous as her." From the Book The tragic story of George and Lennie, who move from one farm to another, looking for work. George is clever but Lennie's size and slowness are ... |
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Cyril Christo is a poet, photographer, documentarian and activist for human and animal rights. Cyril has a Bulgarian name, but pronounced in French, because his father is Bulgarian and his mother is French, known as Christo & Jeanne-Claude. This is a poetry book, where the verses are inspired by his parents' projects and were written many years apart. The verbal images tell of which he grew up. ... |
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Изданието е на британски английски (British English). ... Близнаците Анди и Мери са на почивка в Калифорния с техните родители. Мери прави снимки с новата си камера и близнаците скоро откриват, че някой не иска да бъде сниман. Но защо? Изданието се предлага и в комплект с аудио CD и CD-ROM, които съдържат игри, за усвояване на речника и пълен запис на романа. ... |
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An Explosively Funny Tale illustrated by Tony Ross . Meet the Meeks! Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn't enough. She wants more, more, more! When Myrtle declares she wants a FING, there's only one problem... What is a Fing? Mr and Mrs Meek will do anything to keep their darling daughter happy, even visit the spooky library vaults to delve into the dusty pages of the mysterious Monsterpedia. Their desperate quest leads to the depths of the jungliest jungle where the rarest creatures can be found. But will they ever find a Fing? An explosively funny, totally surreal Tall ... |
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The Strandzha is Bulgaria's, and possibly Europe's, least known mountain range. It is a wild maze where you can easily get lost and a safe haven for species that survived the extinction of the last Ice Age. It is a mysterious place where century-old legends and stories cohabit with paganism, Christianity and modern mythology. It is dotted with ancient and latterday ruins. Yet, it is a lot more than that. Its pristine beaches at the Black Sea coast, its nature reserves, its rivers and its forests provide the intrepid traveller with countless opportunities to explore: from the perplexing ruins of Begliktash to the ... |