Sometime the people we meet change our lives for ever. This book is a special edition of "Quick Reads" series. ... It's an exciting day for Timothy Flowers. It's the third of November, and it's Friday, and it's his twenty-first birthday. When Timothy walks to his usual street corner to see his favorite special bus, he meets Charlie. Charlie is a builder who is desperate for Timothy's help because Timothy is very tall, six feet six inches. Timothy has never had a job before - or no work that he's kept for more than a day. But when Timothy and Charlie have to collect money from a local ... |
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This book is a special edition of "Quick Reads" series. ... Have you ever been in the wrong place, at the wrong time? You are hiking in the Scottish highlands with three friends when you come across a girl. She is half-naked, has been badly beaten, and she can't speak English. She is clearly running away from someone. Do you stop to help her? Even if it means putting your friends' lives - and your own - in terrible danger? About the series "Quick Reads" are bite-sized books by bestselling writers and well-known personalities for the people who want a short, fast-paced read. They are designed ... |
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Sometimes divorce can be deadly. ... Kate wants a clean break from her husband Jack. They can still be friends. She just doesn't want to stay married to him. But Jack doesn't want a friend. He wants a wife. He wants Kate. And he will do anything to keep her. Jack remembers his wedding vow: "Till death do us part". He always keeps a promise. ... |
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Tender is the Night is a story set in the hedonistic high society of Europe during the ‘Roaring Twenties’. A wealthy schizophrenic, Nicole Warren, falls in love with Dick Diver - her psychiatrist. The resulting saga of the Divers’ troubled marriage, and their circle of friends, includes a cast of aristocratic and beautiful people, unhappy love affairs, a duel, incest, and the problems inherent in the possession of great wealth. Despite cataloguing a maelstrom of interpersonal conflict, Tender is the Night has a poignancy and warmth that springs from the quality of Fitzgerald's writing and the tragic personal ... |
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Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband. With its wit, its social precision and, above all, its irresistible heroine, Pride and Prejudice has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language. ... |
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The Best of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fifty-six short stories featuring the arch sleuth. Basing his selection around the author’s own twelve personal favourites, David Stuart Davies has added a further eight sparkling stories to Conan Doyle’s "Baker Street Dozen", creating a unique volume which distils the pure essence of the world’s most famous detective. Within these pages the reader will encounter the greatest collection of villains and the weirdest and most puzzling mysteries ever seen in print. And there at the centre, in a London ... |
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Now a major motion picture. A wattpad novel. New York Times bestselling author. New exclusive material inside! ... Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She`s got direction, and a mother who`s intent on keeping her that way. But she`s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she`s used to. But he`s also rude - to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin. And she does - until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about ... |
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Третата книга от поредицата "Бьорнстад" на Фредрик Бакман. Една книга не стига за тази малка история за големите въпроси. Какво е едно семейство? Какво е един хокеен клуб? Какво е една общност? И какво сме готови да жертваме, за да ги защитим? Минали са две години, откакто се случи онова, за което никой не иска да мисли. Всички се опитваме да продължим напред, но в този край на гората има нещо, което така и не ни позволява да го направим. Ние сме град с мъка в сърцето и насилие във въздуха, обичаме приказки с щастлив край, но дълбоко в себе си от самото начало знаехме, че този няма да е такъв. Всичко започва ... |
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Може ли една жена наистина да познава себе си, ако не познава майка си? Меридит и Нина Уитсън са толкова различни, колкото могат да бъдат две сестри. Едната е останала вкъщи, за да отгледа децата си и да се грижи за семейната овощна градина, а другата е последвала мечтата си да обиколи света и да стане известен фотожурналист. Но когато любимият им баща се разболява, Меридит и Нина отново се оказват на едно място, заедно със студената си майка Аня, която дори в този момент не предлага утеха на дъщерите си. Като деца единствената връзка между тях е била руската приказка, която Аня понякога е разказвала на момичетата през ... |
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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Queenie. How do you find the one in a million? ... Sapphire is the hot-headed leader of the Red Roses in an area where gang loyalty is all that matters. But after a tragic event, Sapphire vows to leave her old life, friends and her gang behind. Life without the Red Roses and the violence that always followed them is certainly quieter. When she meets a boy called Apollo on her way to Notting Hill Carnival, she forms an instant bond with him. She thinks he could be the one. Until she discovers he’s a member of rival gang, the Gold Teeth. Will she ever escape her past with the ... |
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Никой не е успял да избяга от Института. ... Посред нощ в къща на тиха уличка в предградията на Минеаполис похитители убиват родителите на Люк Елис, а него натоварват в черен джип. Операцията отнема едва две минути. Люк се събужда в Института, в стая, която прилича досущ на неговата, само дето няма прозорци. А щом излиза през вратата, вижда други врати, зад които живеят други деца с особени дарби − телекинеза и телепатия, - озовали се там по същия начин като него: Калиша, Ник, Джордж, Айрис и десетгодишният Ейвъри Диксън. Всички те са в Предната половина. Има и други деца, научава Люк, преместени в Задната половина, ... |
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Книгата е част от поредицата Училищна библиотека на издателство Дамян Яков с уводна статия от доц. д-р Елка Димитрова. Народен С идеали все боравих - Всичко друго смятах грях, с тях и себе си забравих, на света свят не видях. Все за другите залягах, трябва, казвах, тъй е ред, свойте работи отлагах - чуждите все по-напред. Минах живот любороден, със неволи бол и бол... И личи, че съм народен - гладен, жаден, бос и гол. 1875 Петко Славейков ... |