This will end in flames... The story is supposed to be over. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after... So why can’t Simon Snow get off the couch? What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light. That’s how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. They get so lost, they ... |
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Драматичната история на необичайното партньорство, довело до създаването на Hybrid Theory, най-продавания дебютен албум на XXI век. От неповторимата перспектива на мениджъра, който ги открива, One Step Closer разкрива как колежанският стаж на Брад Делсън се превръща в катализатор за няколко млади музикални визионери, водени от Майк Шинода, и дава тласък на група, която преживява безброй откази, надхвърля всички очаквания и се превръща в гласа на цяло поколение. Тази история за борба срещу неблагоприятните шансове проследява ранните дни на Linkin Park, от първия им демозапис под името Xero и първото изпълнение в ... |
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Carry On meets Arthurian legend in this funny, subversive young adult fantasy about what happens after the chosen one wins the kingdom and has to get married to keep it... and to stay alive. Arek hadn't thought much about what would happen after he completed the prophecy that said he was destined to save the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler. So now that he's finally managed to (somewhat clumsily) behead the evil king (turns out magical swords yanked from bogs don't come pre-sharpened), he and his rag-tag group of quest companions are at a bit of a loss for what to do next. As a temporary safeguard, Arek&# ... |
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"Лична, чудно-пъстра и лека за четене, "Нещотърсач" на Екатерина Петрова е като галерия с миниатюрни портрети - уж на вещи, но всъщност на места и култури. Приятно освежава паметта за безгрижното фланьорство от предходните две десетилетия." Албена Шкодрова "Нещотърсач" е като бездънен куфар, в който се побира цял един свят, пълен с вълнуващи сюжети - бележник Moleskine, матрьошка, бял потник, трохи от мадлени, жълто паве, люблянски змей, марсилски сапун, пилешка кост, наниз от мъниста. Екатерина Петрова разказва с литературен талант и журналистическо преклонение пред фактите историите зад ... |
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Humbert Humbert – scholar, aesthete and romantic – has fallen completely and utterly in love with Lolita Haze, his landlady's gum-snapping, silky-skinned twelve-year-old daughter. Reluctantly agreeing to marry Mrs Haze just to be close to Lolita, Humbert suffers viciously in the pursuit of romance; but when Lo herself starts looking for attention elsewhere, he will carry her off on a desperate cross-country misadventure, all in the name of Love. Savagely hilarious, flamboyant, heart-breaking and full of ingenious word play, Lolita is an immaculate, unforgettable masterpiece of obsession, delusion and lust. " ... |
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Based on the story of Anna Sewell . Retold by John Escott . ... When Black Beauty is trained to carry a rider on his back, or to pull a carriage behind him, he finds it hard at first. But he is lucky - his first home is a good one, where his owners are kind people, who would never be cruel to a horse. But in the nineteenth century many people were cruel to their horses, whipping them and beating them, and using them like machines until they dropped dead. Black Beauty soon finds this out, and as he describes his life, he has many terrible stories to tell. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for ... |
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It is getting dark over the mountain lake; the passing winter freezes the quiet northern land. A little boy dressed in fur, girded with a sword decorated with a raven head, struggles with uneven terrain, mud, and unbearable load - the remains of his father - Edsgar, the mighty warrior of the Great North. A stream of white light splashes from the sky to the funeral pyre. A ringing sound fills everything around. It is as if billions of metal particles are sprinkled on a steel shield. Edsgar bids farewell to Erik, the lovely Valkyries take on the spirit of the warrior, and he flies with them to the gates of Valhalla to take ... |
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When it comes to love, we are faced with a multitude of questions. The answers are different for everyone. One thing is for sure - love is not luck or a fortunate circumstance. It is not a gift of fate. According to Milena Rodriguez, we are the ones responsible for our self-confidence. It is up to us to be admired and appreciated by members of the opposite sex, by our loved ones and our colleagues. Living happy, fulfilling lives depends on ourselves. If you have recently broken up with a partner or are experiencing a crisis, this book will help you through it. Milena Rodriguez provides the answers you have been looking ... |
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A Laboratory Guide to Human Physiology is meant for second-year students of the masters’ program in Medicine. It includes subjects on the approved education program and a wide variety of exercises that support most areas covered in a human physiology course. In these manuals, an attempt has been made to acquaint the medical students with the experimental and clinical approach to the science of physiology. An attempt is made to give the student an insight into the examination of the more important cardiovascular system, respiratory system and neurophysiology and to enable him, for the practicals outlined, to grasp the ... |
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A Laboratory Guide to Human Physiology is meant for second-year students of the masters’ program in Medicine. It includes subjects on the approved education program and a wide variety of exercises that support most areas covered in a human physiology course. In these manuals, an attempt has been made to acquaint the medical students with the experimental and clinical approach to the science of physiology. An attempt is made to give the student an insight into the examination of the more important cardiovascular system, respiratory system and neurophysiology and to enable him, for the practicals outlined, to grasp the ... |
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This is a book that traces the boundaries of home. Twenty-two stories dedicated to the road. Twenty-two essays about life on the verge of languages and worlds. "My Brother's Suitcase" is an anthology of twenty-two stories about the evasive nature of the modern concept of ‘e/im/migration.’ A book about the language we feel at home with. About the suitcases that we carry around the world-suitcases full of memories, old photos, and dreams of home."The reflective, funny and bittersweet stories in My Brother's Suitcase made me rummage through my own baggage, accumulated over twenty years of expat life ... |
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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 ... |
