There's no place like home... Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of marketing and unable to make the mortgage payments on the new townhouse he shares with his fiancée, he's desperate to make ends meet. Enter Whitney. Beautiful, charming, down-to-earth, and looking for a room to rent. She's exactly what Blake's looking for. Or is she? Because something isn't quite right. The neighbours start treating Blake differently. The smell of decay permeates his home, no matter how hard he scrubs. Strange noises jar him awake in the middle of the night. And ... |
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Over 60 flaps to lift to discover the wonderful, mysterious and often funny stories behind some of the world's most ground-breaking inventions. Featuring eye-catching illustrations, quirky facts, and surprises such as flaps within flaps. With internet links to websites to find out more and design your own inventions. Illustrated by Colin King. You can also find the book in Bulgarian - Разгледайте отвътре!: Изобретенията. ... |
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She lives next door. She knows your secrets. You must be our new neighbors! Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way... I used to clean other people's houses-now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our ... |
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A thought-provoking flap book on how the brain and senses work presented in a clear, colourful, and above all fun way. From how the brain learns to do new things like playing to tennis to what happens when the brain goes wrong, this book explains the essential part the brain plays in our every thought and action. With over 70 flaps to lift, each hiding an interesting fact or fun visual illusions, this book provides a great introduction to the hidden world of the mind. Chapters in this book include: your mighty brain; control room; making sense of the world; making non-sense of the world; who am I; see inside ... |
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Frida Kahlo transcended art history like no woman artist before her. She was a key figure of Mexican revolutionary modern art and a pioneer of the politics of gender, sexuality, and feminism. This monograph combines Kahlo’s paintings with rare photos, diary pages, and an illustrated biography. Among the women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; along with hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists such as Manuel and Lola &# ... |
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A graphic exploration of how our brains work with other brains. Professors and husband-and-wife team Uta and Chris Frith have pioneered major studies of brain disorders throughout their nearly fifty-year career. Here, in this pleasing mix of wonder, genial humor, and humility, they tell the compelling story of the birth of neuroscience and their paradigm-shifting discoveries across areas as wide-ranging as autism and schizophrenia research, and new frontiers of social cognition including diversity, prejudice, confidence, collaboration, and empathy. Working with their son Alex Frith and artist Daniel Locke, the Friths ... |
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The questions in this book were curated by the staff at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in London, to address all the most common - and a few uncommon - things that children want to know about the universe and about outer space. It covers a mixture of basic questions about planets, moons, human exploration and the origins of the universe, as well as tackling really big questions such as 'How do black holes work?, Is it worth going to space? and What's going to happen at the end of time? Join two curious children and a robot programmed with all the answers as they guide readers through some of the most mind- ... |
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An amazing flap book that shows just how fascinating maths can be. Colourful double page topics introduce numbers, shapes and measuring, fractions, algebra, calculus and pi, and maths in everyday life. Exactly 86 flaps conceal interesting facts and fun visual explanations that make abstract concepts meaningful. With puzzles to solve and games to test calculation skills, and internet links to fun maths websites to find out more. Illustrated by Colin King. You can also find the book in Bulgarian - Разгледайте отвътре!: Математиката. ... |
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Понякога просто ти прекипява... Деби Малън губи контрол. В продължение на години е раздавала съвети във вестникарската си рубрика Скъпа Деби в отговор на писма от местни съпруги, които търсят от нея съпричастие и съвет по съседски. Покрай работата си Деби е чувала безброй истории за жени игнорирани, презирани и дори малтретирани от съпрузите си. И Деби искрено се стреми да ги тласне в правилната посока. До неотдавна поне. Напоследък обаче животът ѝ се разпада на съставните си части. Деби губи работата си. Подрастващите ѝ дъщери се държат по-странно от обикновено. А ако се съди по мобилното приложение, с ... |
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Две жени - един офис, пълен с тайни. Офисът е място, където уж работят възрастни хора. Всеки носи отговорности и всички се държат възпитано. Но зад тази фасада на цивилизованост, офисът понякога се оказва не много по-различен от гимназията. Доун Шиф и Натали Фаръл много добре знаят това. Двете работят заедно в компанията за хранителни добавки Vixed, но сякаш не биха могли да бъдат по-различни една от друга. Всички смятат Доун Шиф за странна. Сякаш никога не може да каже правилното нещо. Няма приятели и не излиза с никого. Била е обект на подигравки и тормоз в гимназията и продължава да бъде - въпреки безупречната си ... |
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Тя търси идеалния мъж. Той търси идеалната жертва... Като повечето самотни жени в Ню Йорк, Сидни Шоу няма никакъв късмет със срещите. Виждала е всичко - мъже, които лъжат в профилите си, мъже, които я оставят да плати цялата сметка, и най-лошото, мъже, които говорят основно за майките си. Но най-накрая и тя печели шестица от тотото. Новият ѝ приятел е чисто и просто съвършен. Чаровен, красив и сякаш това не стига - лекар в местната болница. Сидни е на седмото небе. А после бруталното убийство на млада жена, станала поредната жертва на сериен убиец, поставя полицията в шах. Главният заподозрян е тайнствен мъж, ... |
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A fun and informative book packed with 100 fascinating things to know about space, from how to escape a black hole to why astronauts learn wilderness survival skills. With bright, infographic-style illustrations, detailed facts on every page, a glossary and index, and internet links to specially selected websites for more information. You can also find the book in Bulgarian - 100 любопитни неща: Космосът. ... |
