"Classic Animal Stories" is a wild and wonderful collection of animal adventure tales for children aged 8+. "Classic Animal Stories" is the perfect introduction to renowned writers such as Rudyard Kipling , E. Nesbit , Kenneth Grahame and Anna Sewell. A host of favourite characters, from "Shere Khan" to "Black Beauty", are brought to life by enchanting artwork. Charming illustrated decoration on every page and an irresistible sparkly cover makes this a book to treasure. "Classic Animal Stories" Beautifully illustrated throughout; 20 extracts and stories from around ... |
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The Lost Storyteller is the heartwarming and evocative debut novel from a stunning new voice in fiction, Amanda Block. Perfect for fans of Ruth Hogan, Jessie Burton and Diane Setterfield. One forgotten book. Seven fairy tales. A lifetime of secrets. Rebecca hasn't seen her father Leo since she was six. Her family never talk about him, and she has long since pushed him firmly to the back of her mind. All she knows is that, once upon a time, he was a well-loved children's TV star. But when a journalist turns up uninvited at her office, asking questions about her once-famous father, Rebecca starts to wonder ... |
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"През последните години нарасна изключително много оборотът на финансовите пазари и възможностите, които борсите предлагат като възможности за инвестиции в ценни книжа. Инвеститорът може да управлява доходността на портфейла си според риска, който иска да приеме за допустим и нормален по негова собствена инвеститорска стратегия. Този учебник е предназначен за студентите от специалност Финанси на УНСС , като целта му е да покрие основни теми от дисциплините, изучаващи случващото се на фондовите пазари: борси и борсови сделки, фондови пазари, финансов инженеринг, деривати с фиксиран доход и други. Учебникът съдържа ... |
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies. There has never before been a company like Netflix. It has led nothing short of a revolution in the entertainment industries, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue while capturing the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people in over 190 countries. But to reach these great heights, Netflix, which launched in 1998 as an online DVD rental service, has had to reinvent itself over and over again. This type of unprecedented flexibility would ... |
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Последното издание от легендарните прогресив-рок изпълнители включва изпълненията от 2016 на "Drama" в неговата цялост, плюс селекция от "Tales From Topographic Oceans", както и любими на феновете записи. През лятото на 2016 г. "Yes" предприемат амбициозно турне. На всяко шоу групата изпълнява албума си от 1980 г. "Drama" в неговата цялост за пръв път, плюс част първа и четвърта от двойния им албум от 1973 г. "Tales From Topographic Oceans" (техния номер едно албум), заедно с любимите на феновете "Roundabout" и "Starship Trooper". ... |
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Резервните ленти на Tashev имат ширина 20 mm и са изработени от полиамид за висока здравина и дълъг експлоатационен живот. Предлагат се в комплект от 2 броя и са подходящи за моделите Dura , Trek , Direct , Pick , Basic и Short . ... |
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"Five Nights at Freddy's" fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night... Haunted by the past... To avoid confronting an ugly truth, Nole falls prey to a monster that punishes past transgressions. Growing weaker by the day, nine-year-old Jake looks back on the time before he was sick, imagining life as if he were well again. And, forever desperate to prove his worth to his arrogant brother and distant father, Toby chases victory at an arcade game with horrifying consequences. But in the unpredictable world of ... |
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Contains 25 stories. ... Get ready for broomstick rides and bubbling cauldrons in these magical short stories from a much-loved storyteller. This bumper collection of 25 short stories is populated by every sort of magical and mysterious creature, from a grumpy wizard who is outwitted by an elf to pixie who rides on a rabbit. The stories are the perfect length for reading aloud in a classroom or at bedtime. With lots of humour and fantastic characters, these will appeal to newly confident readers to read alone as well as to younger children being read to. ... |
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Sherlock Holmes: A Gripping Casebook of Stories contains the full-length novel "A Study in Scarlet", plus 14 short stories. "A Study in Scarlet" marked Sherlock Holmes' debut appearance in novel form, while Holmes made his first short story appearance in "A Scandal in Bohemia", also included in this compendium. In his perceptive introduction to this compendium, leading crime writer Martin Edwards observes that "the compelling evocation of character is what makes Conan Doyle's stores come alive". Ally this to vivid settings and the result is unbeatable entertainment enjoyed ... |
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If a novel is a long and torrid love affair, full of ups and downs and highs and lows, then a short story is merely a kiss from a stranger in the dark - a fleetingly experience that grips the heart, ignites the blood and lingers in the memory. The seven stories collected in this volume explore the world of darkness - the outer darkness which surrounds us and where all monsters live... and the inner darkness where all your secret demons dwell and fester undisturbed, feeding on your soul. Beware the truth contained within! Emil Minchev is born in 1984 in Sofia, Bulgaria, and has published six novels and a short story ... |
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Enter the world of the Grishaverse and Shadow and Bone, soon to be a Netflix original series! Dive into the epic world of international bestselling author Leigh Bardugo with this beautifully illustrated replica of The Lives of Saints, the Istorii Sankt’ya, featuring tales of saints drawn from the beloved novels and beyond. Out of the pages of the Shadow and Bone trilogy , from the hands of Alina Starkov to yours, the Istorii Sankt’ya is a magical keepsake from the Grishaverse. These tales include miracles and martyrdoms from familiar saints like Sankta Lizabeta of the Roses and Sankt Ilya in Chains, to the strange ... |
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This book is an adaptation of seven of Edgar Allan Poes's famous short stories. It has about 3 000 headwords and is appropriate for upper intermediate to advanced learners. The text has been adapted and simplified, but it keeps the ideas and flavor found in the original stories. Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, literary critic and a major figure in world literature."It would also be just to say that Edgar Allan Poe sacrificed his life to work, his human destiny to immortality." Jeorge Luis Borges "It's because I liked Edgar Allan Poe's strories so much ... |
