The Emporium opens with the first frost of winter. While the Great War wages across Europe, there is a place of hope and enchantment in the heart of London. The Emporium sells toys that capture the imagination of children and adults alike: patchwork dogs that seem alive, toy boxes that are bigger on the inside, soldiers that can fight battles on their own. Into this family business comes young Cathy Wray, running away from a shameful past. But Cathy is about to discover that the Emporium has secrets of its own... "Engaging and enchanting, a fairytale for adults, with all the wonder - and terror - that that entails... ... |
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Bestselling author of "Time travelling with a Hamster". ... He smells. He'll eat literally anything. And he's humanity's only hope. When 12-year-old Georgie makes friends with an eccentric retired scientist, she becomes the test-subject for a thrilling new experiment: a virtual reality, 3D version of the future. Then a deadly virus threatens to wipe out every dog in the country, and Georgie's beloved dog Mr Mash gets sick. Which is bad - but worse is still to come. As the world is thrown into chaos, Georgie embarks on a desperate quest: to save every dog on earth and all of humanity... ... ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. There are many different Irelands. There is the Ireland of peaceful rivers, green fields, and beautiful islands. There is the Ireland of song and dance, pubs and theatres - the country of James Joyce, Bob Geldof, and Riverdance. And there is the Ireland of guns, fighting, death, and the hope of peace. ... |
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"The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" takes us on a journey of many years-the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the burgeoning new metropolis and beyond, to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India, where war is peace and peace is war, and where, from time to time, 'normalcy' is declared. Anjum, who used to be Aftab, unrolls a threadbare carpet in a city graveyard that she calls home. A baby appears quite suddenly on a pavement, a little after midnight, in a crib of litter. The enigmatic S. Tilottama is as much of a presence as she is an absence in the ... |
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Doesn't everyone deserve their freedom? ... June's life at home with her stepmother and stepsister is a dark one - and a secret one. Not even her dad knows the truth. She's trapped like a butterfly in a jar. Then June meets Blister, a boy in the woods. In him, she finds a glimmer of hope that perhaps she can find a way to fly far, far away. But freedom comes at a price. A heart-breaking page-turner with a shocking twist. From the highly acclaimed author of "Seed". "It broke my heart over and over. Destined to be one of the most important books this year." Melinda Salisbury, author of " ... |
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The awesome final step of "The Long Earth" series. Authors of the No. 1 bestseller "The Long Earth". ... 2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day and in the Long Earth, the new Next post-human society continues to evolve. For Joshua Valienté, now in his late sixties, it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers: an adventure that turns into a disaster. Alone and facing death, his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls. But as Joshua confronts his mortality, the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars. A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in ... |
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The idea of this book is to emphasize - on the example of analysing select emblematic pieces of Victorian and post-Victorian poetry - that the Past matters as it informs the mind about its present state and about actuality in the general sense of the word. My theoretical premises have been modern European ontophilosophy, existential ethics and hermeneutics. A scholar's academic past - flawed as it may be - contains the scholar's own personal experiental past (and thus a morsel of a general communal past. and vice versa. It is the author's humble hope therefor that some of the ideas and issues raised in this ... |
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Той се бори, за да убива. Тя се бори, за да живее... Всеки юни семейство Фокс се качва на колата и отива в живописния Кентъки, за да остави децата си за двуседмичната им ваканция при баба. Тук дванайсетгодишната Теа може да тича на воля и да помага в приготвянето на домашен сапун. На следващия ден родителите ѝ потеглят обратно за Вирджиния, без да подозират, че съдбата им е подготвила среща с чистото зло. С убиец. След няколко дни в Кентъки Теа и баба ѝ Луси се събуждат от един и същ кошмар. И макар че двете почти не говорят за общата си специална дарба, през онази нощ веднага разбират, че се е случило нещо ... |
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"Ако някой е забравил как да плаче, се е научил наново при унищожаването на Дрезден", казва по повод съюзническите бомбардировки на града от 13 и 14 февруари 1945 г. германският романист Герхард Хауптман. А Кърт Вонегът , жив свидетел на огнения ад като военнопленник в града, пише в романа "Кланица-5": "Дрезден сега бе като повърхността на Луната - само камънак". Апокалипсисът в Дрезден е най-кръвопролитното единично събитие в европейската история. До сто хиляди души, а може би и повече, са били убити за няколко часа, голяма част от които са изгорени живи. При бомбардировката е сринат до ... |
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Книгата "Успешна седмица" на Антон Копринаров съдържа пословици, притчи, мисли, становища и случки, свързани с известни личности. "Полуобразован младеж попаднал между хора на изкуството и решил да се самоизтъкне. - Каква е всъщност разликата между водевила, комедията и трагедията? - попитал той. Сред присъстващите бил един актьор. - Отговорът се съдържа в самия вас - казал актьорът. - Това, че вие, един културен човек, не знаете тази разлика - за мен е водевил, за вас е трагедия, а за всички присъстващи е комедия." Антон Копринаров ... |
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Януари 1945. Четирима бегълци. Четири тайни. Всеки от тях - роден в различна страна. Всеки от тях - преследван от трагедия, лъжи и война. Хиляди отчаяни бежанци се стичат към бреговете, докато съветските войски настъпват в гръб, и пътищата им се пресичат на борда на Вилхелм Густлоф - кораб, който обещава спасение и свобода. Но не всички обещания могат да бъдат спазени. "Ние, оцелелите, не сме истинските свидетели. Истинските свидетели, притежателите на отвратителната истина, са удавените, мъртвите, изчезналите." Примо Леви "Най-забележителна книга на 2016." New York Times "Най-добра книга на ... |
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Those who have it already speak Bulgarian! ... "Bulgarian for English Speakers" is a brand new self-study book specially designed to meet the needs of anybody intending to learn Bulgarian well in a short time. Whoever you are - a student, a businessperson or a visitor to the country, this book is for you. "Bulgarian for English Speakers" contains all the knowledge that you need, emphasizing on real-world tasks. The book includes many dialogues and other texts specially created to help you speak and be understood. It develops your vocabulary systematically and also covers all the required grammar skills. ... |
