This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives - all connected by a single drop of water. In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh. In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. Arthur's only chance of escaping poverty is his brilliant memory. When his gift earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, Arthur's world opens up far beyond the slums, with one book soon sending him across the seas: Nineveh and Its Remains. In ... |
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Двуезични разкази на италиански и български език за ниво A1 - A2. ... "Поредицата Racconti bilingui на издателство Веси е предназначена за читатели, които са все още начинаещи (I - II ниво) в обучението си по италиански език. Тук оригналият текст е следван паралелно от превод на български. От сборното издание Разкази от Златната илюстрована библиотечка (1901 - 1906) на автора Емилио Салгари тук сме подбрали 5 творби с оглед на жанровото разнообразие. Цикълът Приключения в Африка е представен с истории за крайбрежни пирати в Западна Сахара и за кръвожаден дахомейски цар; Разкази за морето - с едно чудновато ... |
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Twenty four more remarkable short stories await you in this book - stories that you will never forget, or remember for a long time. Their secret is that each of them touches a string in your heart. Mythological or realistic, classical or modern, these tales will emerge unexpectedly in your mind to experience them again. Some of them will summon smiles, some will bring tears to your eyes, and others will make you want to be in love again. ... |
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Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life seems too good to be true. Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn't hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle's ... |
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Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from TikTok sensation, Ana Huang! Read Twisted Games now for a steamy, angsty forbidden romance. He can't have her... but he's taking her anyway. Stoic, broody and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: protect his clients at all costs and do not become emotionally involved. Ever. He has never once been tempted to break those rules... until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed. Day ... |
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He'll do anything to have her... including lie. Charming, deadly and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him. She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse. Every monster has their weakness. She's his. His obsession. His addiction. His ... |
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Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from TikTok sensation, Ana Huang! Read Twisted Love now for a brother's best friend romance. He has a heart of ice... but for her he'd burn the world. Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape. Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart. But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest. A crack. A melt. A fire that could end his ... |
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Winner of The 2023 International Booker Prize. ... In Time Shelter, an enigmatic flaneur named Gaustine opens a clinic for the past that offers a promising treatment for Alzheimer's sufferers: each floor reproduces a decade in minute detail, transporting patients back in time. As Gaustine's assistant, the unnamed narrator is tasked with collecting the flotsam and jetsam of the past, from 1960s furniture and 1940s shirt buttons to scents and even afternoon light. But as the rooms become more convincing, an increasing number of healthy people seek out the clinic as a time shelter, hoping to escape from the horrors ... |
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An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black, with stunning full-colour illustrations by Rovina Cai. Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue... Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. The No. 1 Bestselling author Holly Black takes a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic High King, Cardan, told only from his perspective. This new instalment in th "Folk of the Air" series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humour and drama that haveenchanted ... |
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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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Двуезични разкази на френски и български език. ... "Поредицата "Contes bilingues" на издателство "Веси" е предназначена за читатели, които са все още начинаещи (I - II ниво) в обучението си по френски език. Тук оригиналният текст е следван паралелно от превод на български. В масовата развлекателна култура днес солидно място заемат историите за вампири, върколаци, призраци и други фантастични същества. Слабо известен факт е обаче, че "бащата" на мускетарите и граф Монте Кристо - Александър Дюма - баща, създава и първите прототипи на участващи в литературни сюжети вампири и върколаци. В ... |
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Двуезични разкази на френски и български език. ... "Поредицата "Contes bilingues" на издателство "Веси" е предназначена за читатели, които са все още начинаещи (I - II ниво) в обучението си по френски език. Тук оригиналният текст е следван паралелно от превод на български. Според наше вестникарско проучване от 2001 г. приказките на Шарл Перо са сред първите 5 книги, до които се докосва всяко подрастващо българче. Навярно и в останалите или поне в повечето европейски държави отношението към тях е подобно. Техният автор обаче съвсем не е предвиждал такова развитие на нещата, понеже в неговата ... |
