Artemisia is training to be a Gray Sister, a nun who cleanses the bodies of the deceased so that their souls can pass on; otherwise, they will rise as spirits with a ravenous hunger for the living. She would rather deal with the dead than the living, who trade whispers about her scarred hands and troubled past. When her convent is attacked by possessed soldiers, Artemisia defends it by awakening an ancient spirit bound to a saint's relic. It is a revenant, a malevolent being that threatens to possess her the moment she drops her guard. Wielding its extraordinary power almost consumes her - but death has come to ... |
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100 Bulgarian Folk Tales will give you one hundred reasons to love Bulgaria and its people. Broadly divided into six chapters, this book covers a wide range of the most common topics and characters, pertaining to Bulgarian folklore. Starting with the practical wisdom of everyday stories, the collection then dips into tales of magical adventures and encounters with supernatural creatures. Further, it will make you relax with witty sketches, sprinkled with local humour. Following the trail, you will gradually discover a closer and deeper bond to the life of our ancestors. The surviving legends of creation and shared ... |
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A gripping new romance from the team that brought you New York Times bestseller "Five Feet Apart". Can you find true love after losing everything? Kyle and Kimberly have been the perfect couple all through high school, but when Kimberly breaks up with him on the night of their graduation party, Kyle's entire world upends - literally. Their car crashes and when he awakes, he has a brain injury. Kimberly is dead. And no one in his life could possibly understand. Until Marley. Marley is suffering from her own loss, a loss she thinks was her fault. As Kyle and Marley work to heal each other's wounds, ... |
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Through blood and sacrifice, Amora Montara has conquered a rebellion and taken her rightful place as queen of Visidia. Now, with the islands in turmoil and the people questioning her authority, Amora cannot allow anyone to see her weaknesses. No one can know about the curse in her bloodline. No one can know that she's lost her magic. No one can know the truth about the boy who holds the missing half of her soul. To save herself and Visidia, Amora embarks on a desperate quest for a mythical artifact that could fix everything, but it comes at a terrible cost. As she tries to balance her loyalty to her people, her crew, ... |
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Hi! My name is Amanda Greenberg, and you're holding a book about me. I modestly can say that... well, THIS BOOK ROCKS! After all, i went through a lot these past few months: went to a new school kissed a guy in front of his girlfriend from the wrestling team got a new pet put my new found friends in A LOT of trouble started acting went to a wedding on a Wednesday and interacted with the school's most attractive guy Oh, and got an A in World History But, well, all you really need to know is that you'll read a lot about this wonderful, amazing person a.k.a. Amanda Greenberg (me), and all the insane things that ... |
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How high achievers unlocked their potential. And how you can too. How do Olympic medal-winning athletes turbo-charge their motivation? How do multi-millionaire founders develop the habits of champions? And how do Premier League football coaches lead their teams to victory? "High Performance" reveals the methods the world's most remarkable athletes, coaches and entrepreneurs use to excel. From taking responsibility for your situation to finding your "trademark behaviours", thinking flexibly to crafting a high performance culture, Jake Humphrey and Professor Damian Hughes identify the eight crucial ... |
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Втора книга от "Вещиците: Полунощ" ... И една тайна, по-страшна и вълнуваща дори от топлината на домашното огнище и енигматичната атмосфера на старото имение на Първа улица. И колкото по-дълго остава в града, толкова повече нараства изкушението да разбере всичко за тайнствения тъмнокос мъж, забелязван от мнозина в градината. Мъжът, който е свързан със семейство Мейфеър от самото начало на родовата им история и чието име не бива да се споменава. Но дали тази пагубна страст ще се окаже по-силна от предупрежденията и от любовта? Ан Райс е автор на готически и религиозни книги с над сто милиона продадени копия ... |
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Animated stories, songs, worksheets and flashcards, plus all the vocabulary needed for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) test. The Primary i-Dictionary level 1 CD-ROM is ideal for general English classes as well as exam preparation, and can be used with any coursebook or on its own. With pictures and pronunciation for the featured words in British and American English, the dictionary makes learning new vocabulary memorable and fun. This CD-ROM is for single classroom use. A multi-classroom use CD-ROM is also available. Учебната система "Primary i-Dictionary - Ниво 1: High Beginner" съдържа: учебна ... |
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Истории от Япония. От събраните кратки истории в четвъртата ѝ книга Хай хай, Япония читателят може да научи за страната на изгряващото слънце повече от някои богато илюстровани и най-детайлни пътеводители. Авторката търси не екзотика и сензации, а пролуки към самото ядро на японската душевност. Като дългогодишен дипломат и съпруга на японец Юлияна Антонова-Мурата има възможността да живее на различни места по света - Германия, Русия, Англия, Китай, които опознава с любопитство и описва с любов. Има дипломатически специализации в Индия и Хърватия. Сърцето ѝ обаче завинаги остава в Япония, където живее и до ... |
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Enter the world of the Grishaverse and Shadow and Bone, soon to be a Netflix original series! Dive into the epic world of international bestselling author Leigh Bardugo with this beautifully illustrated replica of The Lives of Saints, the Istorii Sankt’ya, featuring tales of saints drawn from the beloved novels and beyond. Out of the pages of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, from the hands of Alina Starkov to yours, the Istorii Sankt’ya is a magical keepsake from the Grishaverse. These tales include miracles and martyrdoms from familiar saints like Sankta Lizabeta of the Roses and Sankt Ilya in Chains, to the strange and ... |
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"Not all love stories are written the same way. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending."Luna Rexroth is everyone’s favorite wallflower. Sweet. Caring. Charitable. Quiet. Fake. Underneath the meek, tomboy exterior everyone loves (yet pities) is a girl who knows exactly what, and who, she wants - namely, the boy from the treehouse who taught her how to curse in sign language. Who taught her how to laugh. To live. To love. Knight Cole is everyone’s favorite football hero. Gorgeous. Athletic. Rugged. Popular. Liar. This daredevil hell-raiser could knock you up with his gaze alone, but ... |
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"Размазващ екшън и духовити, изпълнени с ирония изпълнения на всички актьори!"Джефри Лайънс – KNBC (LA)/ The Lions Den Radio Show ... Трой Дъфи, сценарист и режисьор на култовия хит "Светците от Бундок", представя дългоочакваното продължение на жестоката, стилизирана и опъваща нервите сага за братята Макманъс (Норман Рийдъс, Шон Патрик Фланъри). Двамата са се покрили, заедно с баща си Херцога (Били Конъли) в спокойните долини на Ирландия, на светлинни години от досегашния им начин на живот. Когато се разчува, че обичан от народа свещеник е бил убит от зловещите сили на мафията, братята се завръщат в ... |
