Специално издание с илюстрациите на Дейв Маккийн. ... Нийл Геймън успява да изгради очарователен символ на детството. Книгата започва със страховита сцена - цяло семейство е прободено до смърт от "човек, на име Някойси Джак", но най-малкият член, едва проходило бебе, успява да избяга. Съвсем скоро момченцето се оказва в близкото гробище, където духовете, които го обитават, решават да го осиновят, за да го предпазят и му позволяват да живее в техния свят. Детето, Никой Оуенс, е наречено така, защото "прилича единствено на себе си и на никого другиго". Сюжетът съвсем бързо се насочва към разказването ... |
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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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Return to the wonderful characters of beloved, bestselling, award-winning The Goldfish Boy, one of the most talked-about debut children's books of recent years. Melody Bird has discovered an old abandoned house in the corner of the graveyard, and a mysterious boy hiding out there... Hal tells her that he's a spy-in-training, using the house as a base for his undercover surveillance of a known local criminal. Her friends Matthew and Jake don't believe that a teenager would be entrusted with this mission and turn the tables to spy on him, uncovering secrets and untravelling a mystery as they go. ... |
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Sid Jones loves hanging out in the graveyard with her best friend Zen - they are desperate to see a real-life ghost! But when Sid accidentally summons a 300-year-old pirate from the dead, it opens the door to the Halfway House - a magical inn Full of lost souls from across the ages, all trapped there by a sinister landlord. There are more ghosts that Sid could ever have imagined - and they're all sure Sid is there to save them! (Sid's sure there's been some kind of mistake.) But someone else is watching, and they're not happy about Sid helping the ghosts..."Funny, epic, exciting!" Sam Copeland ... |
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The №1 International Bestseller. ... Here is a small fact - you are going to die. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Some important information - this novel is narrated by Death. It's a small story, about: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery. ... |
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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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A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us. ... What makes us human? Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them."Charming, compelling." Peter Frankopan "Intriguing... entertaining." Observer "This superbly accessible discussion about who we ... |
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The Book of Tea describes all aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony and explains how its rituals blend seamlessly with traditional Japanese life. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Anna Sherman and delightful illustrations by Sayuri Romei. This short book, written in English by a Japanese scholar and artist, was first published in 1906 at a time when Japan was opening up to Western Culture. In response ... |
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Изданието е триезично - на английски, немски и френски език. ... The finest botanical treasures of Pierre-Joseph Redouté Flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759 - 1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The darling of wealthy Parisian patrons including Napoleon’s wife Josephine, he was dubbed "the Raphael of flowers," and is regarded to this day as a master of botanical illustration. This collection brings our best-selling XL-sized edition to a ... |
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From the author of "Small Great Things" and "A Spark of Light" comes a "powerful" novel about the choices that alter the course of our lives. Everything changes in a single moment for Dawn Edelstein. She's on a plane when the flight attendant makes an announcement: Prepare for a crash landing. She braces herself as thoughts flash through her mind. The shocking thing is, the thoughts are not of her husband but of a man she last saw fifteen years ago: Wyatt Armstrong. Dawn, miraculously, survives the crash, but so do all the doubts that have suddenly been raised. She has led a good life. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Meet the human boy Mowgli, the sleek panther Bagheera, the "sleepy brown bear" Baloo, and the conniving tiger Shere Khan in one of the world's best-loved books. A collection of short stories and poems centred on the charming cast, "The Jungle Book" not only follows Mowgli's journey to learn the Law of the Jungle from his animal companions but also introduces some of its other wonderful inhabitants in stories such as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and "The White Seal". This "Macmillan Collector's Library" ... |
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Retold by Alison Ainsworth, illustrated by Galia Bernstein. ... An abridget retelling of the classic story by Rudyard Kipling, suitable for younger readers. Mowgli, the man-cub, is raised by wolves in the jungle in India. His friends are Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. His enemy is the ferocious tiger Shere Khan. Mowgli's life is filled with adventure and the chance to find his true place in the jungle. The story has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children. Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life. ... |
