For thousands of years the dead body of the young king Tutankhamun slept under the sands of Egypt. Then, in the autumn of 1922, Howard Carter and his friends find and open his tomb door. These are exciting times, and Carter's young helper Tariq tells the story in his diary. But soon people begin to die. Who or what is the killer? Is Tutankhamun angry with them for opening his tomb? And who is the beautiful French girl with the face of Tutankhamun's long-dead wife? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With ... |
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Вълшебството на красивите илюстрации идва при вас с книгата Алиса в Огледалния свят във вида на оригиналното италианско издание и с незабравимите илюстрации на италианския майстор художник Либико Марайа . Той е илюстрирал всепризнати шедьоври на литературата за деца, създавайки сцени с рядка живописна красота. Като майстор илюстратор притежава способността точно да се придържа към съдържанието на текста и великолепно да го допълва. Творчеството му има международна известност - илюстрираните от него книги са познати и обичани в целия свят. Светлана Комогорова-Комата е сред най-известните преводачи на книги и филми в ... |
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A home full of love. A house full of secrets. Trevor found himself unable to resist the call home when he inherited a tumbledown cabin from his grandfather. He's come back to live the simple life but nothing here is simple. There's Callie, the sullen local teenager who seems to know more than she should about Trevor's grandfather's death. And there's Natalie, the deputy sheriff intent on making a point and lingering in Trevor's mind long after she's left his porch. In a bid to unravel Natalie and Callie's secrets and to find out what really happened to his grandfather, Trevor is about to ... |
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Eight years have passed since the young Princess Bitterblue and her country were saved from the vicious King Leck. Now Bitterblue is the queen of Monsea, and her land is at peace. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisers, who have run the country on her behalf since Leck's death, believe in a forward-thinking plan: to pardon all of those who committed terrible acts during Leck's reign and to forget every dark event that ever happened. Monsea's past has become shrouded in mystery, and it's only when Bitterblue begins sneaking out of her ... |
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The much-anticipated first book in a brand-new duology by New York Times bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo . Face your demons or feed them. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war - and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... This mesmerising, macabre collection contains Edgar Allan Poe's best-known poetry, including "The Raven", "Annabel Lee" and "Lenore", and a selection of his very best stories, along with his finest tales from the last decade of his tragically short life. Many of these stories and poems explore the familiar Poe themes of murder, obsession and love, but this volume also contains many overlooked tales of the fantastic, black comedies, parodies and hoaxes, such as "The Unparalleled Adventure of Hans Pfaall", " ... |
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A mythical monster, a kingdom in peril, an adventure that will test two children’s bravery to the limit. Discover a brilliantly original fairy tale about the power of hope and friendship to triumph against all odds, from one of the world’s best storytellers. The kingdom of Cornucopia was once the happiest in the world. It had plenty of gold, a king with the finest moustaches you could possibly imagine, and butchers, bakers and cheesemongers whose exquisite foods made a person dance with delight when they ate them. Everything was perfect – except for the misty Marshlands to the north which, according to legend, were home ... |
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The Sandman: Overture, New York Times best-selling author and master of modern fantasy Neil Gaiman returns for his first full-leght story of the Dream King in nearly 20 years - a stunning prequel to the original Sandman saga, illustrated by critically acclaimed artist J. H. Williams III and colorist Dave Stewart. This deluxe hardcover edition collects all six issues of the landmark Vertigo series and includes more than 40 pages of special behind-the-scenes feature, as well as an all-new sketchbook section from Williams."A sweeping and extravagant prequel." Entertainment Weekly "An eruption of ... |
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За големите почитатели и малките пънкари! Кои са най-важните творци в световен мащаб? Как са започнали със своите групи и кариери? Какво те прави рок звезда? Книгата Историята на рока е разделена на глави, всяка от които започва с въведение в определен жанр. Успоредно с илюстрациите ще откриете любопитни факти за музикантите от съответното музикално течение, смешни случки, информация за произхода на изпълнителите и за жанровете, в които творят. Споменават се и песни на други важни изпълнители, които не са включени в книгата. ... |
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"Еуфория" е включена в топ 10 на най-добрите книги на 2014 г. на "Ню Йорк Таймс" и "Амазон". Книгата е част от поредицата "Красноглед" от издателство "Изток - Запад". ... Нел Стоун е млада антроположка, която изучава местните племена в Нова Гвинея заедно със съпруга си Фен. Интелигентна и неустрашима, тя не се колебае да навлезе в този непознат свят и да го опише увлекателно и завладяващо, което ѝ носи световна слава. Фен също търси признание, но все се оказва в сянката на известната си съпруга. Двойката тъкмо е избягала от свирепото племе мумбаньо, когато среща ... |
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Hans Christian Andersen is the best-loved of all tellers of fairy tales. This collection of over forty of Andersen’s most popular stories includes The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Red Shoes, The Little Match Girl, The Snow Queen, The Tinder Box, The Ugly Duckling and many more. It is delightfully illustrated in black-and white by those remarkable brothers, Charles, Thomas and William Heath Robinson. ... |
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През 1066 г. Норманският херцог, известен в историята като Уилям Завоевателя, спечелва битката при Хейстингс, а с нея и английския трон. За да постави острова под норманска власт кралят провежда серия от военни кампании и построява укрепени замъци. Един от най-внушителните от тях е Бялата кула, сърцевината на днешния Лондонски тауър. Известен днес като мрачен, страховит затвор и място за екзекуции, комплексът е действал също като дворец, оръжейна, монетен двор и менажерия. Моделът съдържа: 10 цветни листа с формат 23.5 х 33.5 cm Необходими материали: лепило за хартия ножица макетен нож линия или триъгълник ... |
