The Sunday Times bestseller. ... London, 1941. Amid the falling bombs Emmeline Lake dreams of becoming a fearless Lady War Correspondent. Unfortunately, Emmy instead finds herself employed as a typist for the formidable Henrietta Bird, the renowned agony aunt at "Woman's Friend" magazine. Mrs Bird refuses to read, let alone answer, letters containing any form of Unpleasantness, and definitely not those from the lovelorn, grief-stricken or morally conflicted. But the thought of these desperate women waiting for an answer at this most desperate of times becomes impossible for Emmy to ignore. She decides she ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... It is 1941 and bombs have turned London into the front line of a world war. In the shadows of the Blitz, Hitler's agents are running a blackmail operation to obtain documents that could bring the nation to instant defeat. Arthur Rowe, a man once convicted of a notorious mercy killing, stumbles onto a German spy operation in Bloomsbury and must be silenced. But even with his memory taken from him, he is still a very dangerous witness. A taut thriller and a haunting exploration of pity, love, and guilt, The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene is ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... It is 1941 and bombs have turned London into the front line of a world war - it is a city of nightmares. Hitler’s agents are running a blackmail operation to obtain documents that could bring the nation to instant defeat. Arthur Rowe, a man once convicted of a notorious mercy killing, stumbles onto a German spy operation in Bloomsbury and must be silenced. Even with his memory taken from him, he is still a very dangerous witness. In the hands of Graham Greene, this tale unfolds both as a taut thriller and as a haunting exploration of pity, love, and guilt. ... |
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"The Third Chimpanzee" was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership. In it, Jared Diamond explores what makes us human and poses fascinating questions. If we share more than 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, how is it that we can write, read, talk, build telescopes and bombs, while we put our speechless and bomb-less close relatives in cages and zoos? What can woodpeckers teach us about spacecraft? Is genocide a human invention? Why does extinction matter? Why are we destroying the natural resources on which we depend for survival? ... |
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Умален модел на военен самолет - Avro Lancaster Mk.I / III - бомбардировач, разработен за Кралските военновъздушни сили на Великобритания по време на Втората световна война. За да може да сглобите и залепите този макет, ви е необходимо лепило. Елементите на модела са направени от едноцветна пластмаса. Моделът може да се оцвети с боички. Оригинално описание: The four-engined Avro Lancaster was without doubt the most famous of all the RAF heavy bombers in World War II. From 1942 it formed the backbone of the night bombing offensives deep in Germany and gained its fame through the sinking of the Tirpitz and the ... |
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A spellbinding supernatural teen drama and sequel to "All Our Hidden Gifts". Maeve and her friends have uncovered their powers and banded together as a coven: Roe can pick locks, Lily sends sparks flying, Maeve can read minds and Fiona can heal any injury. And even better than their newfound talents? Roe and Maeve are officially an item. But with strange things happening at school, and old enemies appearing in new places, it soon becomes clear their powers are attracting all the wrong attention. It's not long before Maeve's gift start to wane, drained by someone - or something - that's hiding even ... |
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Настоящото издание включва Земя, забравена от времето и двете продължения на романа - Хора, забравени от времето и От бездната на времето. ... 1916 г., Първата световна война. Когато се озовава пленен на борда на немска подводница заедно с красивата Лиз ла Ру, американецът Боуен Тайлър едва ли е очаквал, че съдбата ще ги отведе на тайнствен остров с размерите на малък континент. Това е неотбелязана на картите, изолирана от останалия свят територия, в която времето сякаш е спряло. Земя на динозаври, палеолитни зверове и примитивни хора. Един изгубен свят с хиляди опасности и вълнуващи тайни, които Тайлър се впуска да ... |
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Fifteen-year-old Sam is not a famous vlogger, he's never gone viral, and he doesn't want to be the Next Big Thing. In fact he's ordinary and proud of it. None of which was a problem until Dad got rich and Mum made the whole family move to London. Now Sam's off to the North London Academy for the Gifted and Talented, where everyone's busy planning Hollywood domination or starting alt-metal psychedelica crossover bands. Sam knows he'll never belong, even if he wanted to. And that's before he ends up on stage wearing nothing but a fur onesie. A brilliantly funny look at fitting in, falling out ... |
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По време на митичния Апокалипсис Не-Богът и неговият Консулт почти са унищожили света на Еарва. Две хилядолетия по-късно човешката цивилизация на Трите морета процъфтява. Но разнообразните народи и религиозни фракции са изпълнени с взаимно подозрение, презрение и омраза. До деня, в който Майтанет, новият шриах на Хилядата храма, обявява Свещена война срещу езичниците фаними, в която се включват доскорошни непримирими врагове. А зад политическите интриги се крие много по-ужасяващ план, който наистина може да преобърне съдбата на света. Друсас Акамиан, магьосник от школата на Завета, е призван да го разкрие. Ще успее ли и ... |
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Мрачен, епичен и поразително оригинален дебют; писател от класата на ДЖ. Р.Р. Мартин и С. Ериксън ... Майтанет, новият шриах на Хилядата храма, е призовал последователите на Късния пророк на Свещена война срещу езичниците фаними. В похода към свещения град Шимех се включват доскорошни непримирими врагове. И всеки от тях има свои собствени причини да тръгне срещу фанимите. Амбицията, подозренията и алчността заплашват да провалят похода. Докато от дивия, непознат север не се появява Анасуримбор Келхус. С помощта на тайното изкуство на дуниайните неочакваният съюзник завладява умовете и сърцата на воините, които го ... |
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Video Game Compendium. Based on a series of Polish novels extremely popular in Eastern Europe, The Witcher games have sold more then 5.5 million copies and collectively won over 250 awards worldwide. There are currently two games available across multiple platforms, and a third is slated for release in 2014. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be released in 2014 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Dark Horse is introducing a new series of graphic novels chronicling the adventures of Geralt, a witcher, one of the few remaining monster hunters. Dive deep into the world of monster hunters, as the prominent characters from the universe ... |
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The Sunday Times Bestseller and New York Times Bestseller. A book of hope for uncertain times. Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons. The conversations of the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared thousands of times online, recreated in school art classes, hung on hospital walls and turned into tattoos. In Charlie's first book, you will find his most-loved illustrations and some new ones too."The World that I am required to inhabit is this one. But the world that I long to inhabit is the one that Charlie Mackesy has ... |
