Съвременна мафиотска приказка, в която любовта се кове в мрак и опасност. Ария Скудери е родена в едно от най-могъщите престъпни семейства в Чикаго - истинска принцеса, прочута със своята красота и затворена в златна клетка от богатство, кръв и строги порядки. Всички ѝ завиждат за този живот - без да знаят, че той върви с истинско проклятие. Ария е принудена да се омъжи за Лука Витиело, бъдещия Капо на нюйоркската фамилия, мрачен и жесток мъж, прочут с липсата си на милост. Неговите ръце, способни на невъобразимо насилие, са отнемали животи, а сивите му очи, студени като буреносни облаци, крият тайни, обагрени с ... |
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The Bomber Mafia is a case study in how dreams go awry. When some shiny new idea drops from the heavens, it does not land softly in our laps. It lands hard, on the ground, and shatters. In the years before the Second World War, in a sleepy air force base in central Alabama, a small group of renegade pilots put forth a radical idea. What if we made bombing so accurate that wars could be fought entirely from the air? What if we could make the brutal clashes between armies on the ground a thing of the past? This book tells the story of what happened when that dream was put to the test. The Bomber Mafia follows the stories ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... In 1960, Joy Adamson first introduced to the world the story of her life alongside Elsa - the lioness she had rescued as an orphaned cub and raised to adulthood at her home in Kenya. But, as Elsa had been born free, Joy made the heartbreaking decision to return her to the wild. Since the first publication of "Born Free" generations of readers have been enchanted, inspired and moved by its uplifting charm and the remarkable interaction between Joy and Elsa. ... |
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Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough - who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on. Plus the pair are still battling their feelings for one another, while Robin is also juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention. As Strike and ... |
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Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup. Winner of the DT/McKinsley Business Book of the Year Award 2018. ... The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers. In Bad Blood, John Carreyrou tells the riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley. "A tale of corporate fraud and legal brow-breating that ... |
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300 years before "A Game of Thrones" dragons ruled Westeros. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO's upcoming "Game of Thrones" prequel series House of the Dragon. Centuries before the events of "A Game of Thrones", House Targaryen - the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria took up residence on Dragonstone. "Fire & Blood" begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, ... |
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The international bestseller. ... Sometimes you have to travel a long way to see what's right in front of you. It's not the journey that counts, but who's at your side. Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn’t know why and Satoru won't say. Set against the backdrop of Japan's changing seasons and narrated with a rare gentleness and humour, Nana’s story explores the wonder and thrill of life's ... |
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"Хората винаги са шушукали за съквартирантката ми от гимназията. Най-богатите сред най-богатите изпращаха децата си в академия "Хилкрест", а Брук Бенет стоеше на върха, въпреки че никога не съм знаела защо. Беше забавна и духовита, но станеше ли въпрос за семейството ѝ се затваряше в себе си. Единствено с мен бе споделила снимки на братята си. От всички тях, незнайно защо, най-много бях привлечена от Кай Бенет. Очите му ме изпиваха, а лицето му ме преследваше и в сънищата ми. Четиринайсет години по-късно се взирам в лицето на приятелката си, но през телевизионния екран. Брук е изчезнала. А само два ... |
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The classic bestseller. ... Tyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, a reasonable man. The deadliest lord of the Cosa Nostra. "The Godfather" a modern masterpiece, "The Godfather" is a searing portrayal of the 1940s criminal underworld. It is also the intimate story of the Corleone family, at once drawn together and ripped apart by its unique position at the core of the American Mafia. Still shocking forty years after it was first published, this compelling tale of blackmail, murder and family values ... |
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Bones in the mountains, magic in the blood. ... Sixteen-year-old twins Madeline and Catlin move to a new life in Ballyfrann, a strange isolated Irish town, a place where the earth is littered with small corpses and unspoken truths. A place where, for generations, teenage girls have gone missing. Catlin has always been the confident one, and Maddy used to being in her shadow. But in Ballyfrann their paths devide, as Catlin falls in love, and Maddy begins to discover powers she never knew she had. maddy will have to find something hidden deep within her if she is going to prevent her sister losing more than her heart to ... |
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Коледният адвент календар от Zapf Creation се състои от дрехи, аксесоари и обувки, които са подходящи за кукла с височина до 43 cm. Той се състои от 24 прозорчета, които детето ви ще може да отваря по 1 на ден от 1 до 24 декември. Разнообразете гардероба на куклата си с дрехи и аксесоари на Коледна тематика. Създавайте различни коледни визии с помощта на изненадите скрити в комплекта. Важно: Цената се отнася само за календара, куклата може да закупите отделно. ... |
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Because the missing pieces matter. ... Angie considers herself unremarkable. She likes history and science, running hard, grilled cheese with burned edges. But today, everything will change. A photo in an old box, in a drawer. Of her teenage mother with a boy she's never seen before - and yet Angie knows instantly that it's her father. The father who died before she was born. But Angie begins to understand that there are things she has not been told. Things that Angie now needs to know, more than anything. And so she sets off in search of her father's story. Her mother's story. And her own story. Because, ... |