Преди двайсет години четирима души се опитват да извършат перфектния обир. И почти успяват да се измъкнат с половин милион долара. Но на следващия ден всичко се обърква. Един от тях влиза в болница. Друг - в затвора. Третият е убит. А на четвъртия му се разминава. Ардън Максуел е дъщеря на мъжа, за когото всички предполагат, че е изчезнал заедно с парите от обира. И с кръв по ръцете. След дълги години в опити да избяга от миналото си тя се завръща в семейния дом в Тексас. Но Ардън не знае, че двама от съучастниците на баща ѝ все още живеят там. И следят всяко нейно движение. Сандра Браун е автор на седемдесет и ... |
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На кого бихте се доверили да спаси света - на едно момче или на милионер? Светът се е изместил от оста си, а върху слънцето се е появило загадъчно тъмно петно - цялата планета е в опасност! Но милионерът и гений на технологиите Хауърд Хансъм има план... Когато сестрата на Гриън изчезва, той е убеден, че е избягала в новия град на Хансъм, за да помогне за спасяването на света. Но когато Гриън и двамата му нови приятели Джефри и Шели я проследяват до там, откриват, че нищо не е такова, каквото изглежда. Защо всичко е толкова потайно? Къде се намира мистериозният тринайсети сектор? Какво иска да прави Хауърд Хансъм с всички ... |
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The second novel of "The Last Hours". ... The Last Hours is a brand-new Shadowhunters series set in 1903. You don’t need to have read any other Shadowhunter books to get started with it, though if you have you may see some familiar faces! Cordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. She’s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James’s charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero’s blade. But the ... |
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In this contemporary adventure, Dan spends a day at his dad's hotel. However hard Dan tries to help, things seem to turn out badly, with one accident following another. Then Dan's luck changes, and he helps to solve a crime. Macmillan English Explorers is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National Literacy Strategy and by teaching methodology for first language speakers of English, Macmillan Explorers is supported by an understanding of the needs of young ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Tendai comes to live in an isolated African village. Tendai is a runner, a dreamer and a storyteller. When landmines turn his world upside down, he runs, dreams and tells stories to try to deal with a terrible tragedy. A gripping story of victory over man-made evil, and of a young man who never gives up. ... |
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The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades. Tommy and Annika have a new neighbor. Her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has wild red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, and turns everything into an adventure! "Champion of fun, freedom and fantasy, and long happy thoughts, Pippi is an inspired creation knit from daydreams." Kirkus Reviews ... |
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This selection of a hundred of O. Henry's succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer. Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas. These stories are famed for their "trick endings" or "twists in the tail": repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry's cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a virtuoso&# ... |
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Sometimes you find something that changes everything. From the author of bestselling and Carnegie-nominated debut "Boy Underwater" comes a moving and hilarious novel for 10+ readers about friendships, family secrets, mystery - and life-changing hidden treasure... Jessica is playing with her family at the river when she finds a dirty, bedraggled teddy bear in the water. She has no idea that it will change everything, forever. Meanwhile, Cymbeline comes home from school to find that his mum’s house has been broken into - and the thieves seemed oddly focused on his toys. Thank goodness he had Not Mr Fluffy, his ... |
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Hannibal meets Mistborn in Marina Lostetter's "The Helm of Midnight", the dark and stunning first novel in a new trilogy - "The Five Penalties", that combines the intricate worldbuilding and rigorous magic system of the best of epic fantasy with a dark and chilling thriller. In a daring and deadly heist, thieves have made away with an artifact of terrible power - the death mask of Louis Charbon. Made by a master craftsman, it is imbued with the spirit of a monster from history, a serial murderer who terrorized the city. Now Charbon is loose once more, killing from beyond the grave. But these ... |
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Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. That is, until the night that two old acquaintances break into Magnus's apartment and steal the powerful Book of the White. Now Magnus and Alec will have to drop everything to follow the thieves to Shanghai. And Magnus has been stabbed with a strange magical weapon that is changing the very nature of his powers. Fortunately, they have backup in the form of Clary, Jace, Isabelle and Simon. In Shanghai, they learn that a much darker threat awaits them. Magnus's magic is growing unstable, and if they can't stop the demons flooding into the city, they might have ... |
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Take a journey through the makers and shapers of celluloid history. From horror to romance, noir to slapstick, adventure to tragedy, Western to new wave, this selection gathers the greats of 20th-century cinema into one indispensable guide to movie gold. The collection is arranged chronologically and in an extra-handy format. Film entries include a synopsis, cast/crew listings, technical information, actor/director bios, trivia, and lists of awards, as well as film stills, production photos, and the original poster for each film. From Metropolis to Modern Times, A Clockwork Orange to Bunuel's The Young and the ... |
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Колекцията събира на едно място 40 от най-обичаните песни на музиканта, включително "When Doves Cry", "Let's Go Crazy", "Kiss", "Little Red Corvette", "Purple Rain", "Raspberry Beret", "Sign O' The Times", "Alphabet Street", "Batdance" и "Cream". В албума е включен и неиздаван досега материал. "Prince 4Ever" включва и "Moonbeam Levels" - неиздавана досега песен, оригинално записана през 1982 г. по време на сесиите за 1999 г., и по-късно не влязла в албума "Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic". ... |
