He`s the one, she loves to hate. ... NEMESIS [n]: a long-standing rival; an arch-enemy; a person's undoing; Joshua Templeman. Lucy Hutton, baker-of-cakes, exemplary assistant and professional "nice girl", is waging war. She's got the whole office on her side - except for tall, dark and charmless Joshua Templeman. He's been nothing but hostile since the moment they met and now it feels like nothing matters as much as taking him down. Trapped together under the fluorescent lights, they become entrenched in an addictive rivalry. There's the Staring Game, The Mirror Game, The HR Game. Lucy ... |
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last, a bold framework for leadership in today's ever-changing world. How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. The winners and losers are easily identified. Infinite games, games with no finish line, like business or politics, or life itself, have players who come and go. The rules of an infinite game are changeable while infinite games have no defined endpoint. There are no winners or losers-only ahead and behind. The question is, how do we play ... |
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If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin’s masterwork - the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time - warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with "The World of Ice & Fire". This lavishly illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of "The Seven Kingdoms", providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and HBO’s "Game of Thrones". In a collaboration that’s been years in the making, George R. R. Martin has teamed with Elio ... |
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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. Some call it football, some call it soccer, and to others it's "the beautiful game". By any name, it's a sport with some fascinating stories. There is murder in Colombia, and a game that lasts for two days where many players never see the ball. There's the French writer who learnt ... |
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Седем билета. Остров сред океана. Шанс, който се пада един път в живота. Добре дошли в Най-великата игра, ослепителното, променящо животи състезание, организирано от Ейвъри Грамс и четиримата скандално известни братя Хоторн. Създадена, за да предложи шанс за слава и богатство, тазгодишната игра е ограничена до седем късметлии. Лийра е преследвана от смъртта на баща си и тайните, които е оставил след себе си. Тя си казва, че се е включила в състезанието заради наградата, а не, за да получи отговори относно участието на семейство Хоторн в трагичния край на баща ѝ и категорично не, за да се изправи срещу вбесяващия, ... |
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How do you make little children fall in love with a book? How about giving them the chance to choose what will happen inside? The opportunity for a child and a parent to play together and make the decisions that will shape the fairy tale is something you will not find anywhere else. The book sparks the imagination of children with nearly a 100 ways to be read and helps them understand how their choices shape their reality with 20 different endings. In only four years, The Big Adventure of the Little Gremlin went through 8 reprints and received 7 nominations and awards. ... |
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Луксозно цветно издание, което се основава на компютърните игри "The Witcher" и на фентъзи поредицата "Вещерът" на Анджей Сапковски. ... Богато илюстровано издание, което е перфектен подарък за всеки почитател на Анджей Сапковски. Йенефер ще анализира принципите на магията, разликите между различните източници на сила и зараждането и развитието на религията на континента. Гералт ще опише всички създания, които са врагове на разумните раси. А за финал Лютичето ще разкаже историята на своя най-добър и приятел и убиец на чудовища - Гералт от Ривия. Гмурнете се в света на легендарния Гералт от Ривия, ... |
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The official prequel to the eagerly anticipated video game Gears 5. ... Following Reyna Diaz's death at the hands of the Swarm, Kait seals her mother's tomb, swearing revenge. With her allies, including JD Fenix and Del Walker, she returns to New Ephyra to warn the Coalition of Ordered Governments: "The Swarm is coming". However, First Minister Jinn requires proof of the threat. She also demands their utter loyalty, driving a wedge between the allies. Joined by Marcus Fenix, Kait strikes out on her own while JD and Del embark on a sanctioned mission to prove that the threat is real. With the fate of ... |
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Faithful reproduction of the Great Game of the Oracle of the Ladies. Surely one of the most fascinating and mysterious esoteric decks: the author, Etteilla (Jean-Baptiste Alliette) published it between 1783 and 1787, in Paris and Amsterdam. The author stated that the game of Tarot derived directly from the legendary "Book of Thoth", a magical text of ancient Egypt to be rediscovered through these cards. Reproduction of the Great Game of the Oracle of Dames, printed in Paris in 1870. 78 cards with dimensions 6.6 x 12 cm and instruction booklet included. ... |
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Illustrated by Emily Chen, Stanton Feng, Alex Horley, Peter C. Lee, Sean Sevestre, Abe Taraky and Wei Wang. ... Blizzard Entertainment and Dark Horse Books are thrilled to present the next installment of the wildly popular World of Warcraft Chronicle series. Volume 2 will reveal more sought-after details about the game universe's history and mythology. Showcasing lush, all-new artwork from fan favorites such as Peter Lee, Joseph Lacroix, and Alex Horley, this tome is sure to please all fans--casual and collector alike. ... |
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This book was initially planned as a record of a series of lectures to my first classes of Bulgarian Philology, English Philology and Applied Linguistics, and Public Relations undergraduate and graduate students at the South West University of Bulgaria where, back in the early 1990s, we were to lay the foundations of an academic tradition in a fast changing world. It was meant as a record of the fast restructuring of our minds and attitudes in time of economic and sociopolitical transition and cultural transcendence, seen from a changing Bulgarian perspective where the world came upon our horizon English-speaking. The ... |
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The book behind the second season of "Game of Thrones", an original series now on HBO. No. 1 "New York Times" bestselling author. ... In this eagerly awaited sequel to "A Game of Thrones", George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. "A Clash of Kings" transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced. A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for ... |
