Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction. Welcome to the Alexandrian Society. When the world's best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited - to fill five places. Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind's deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist ... |
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Newland Archer, heir to one of New York City's best families, is planning a proper marriage, a perfect product of New York society. One night he meets May's cousin, the Countess Ellen Olenska. This exotic and beautiful woman has returned to New York from Poland after a mysterious scandal. Newland becomes caught in a battle between duty and mystery, between tradition and the power of love."Newland felt more and more embarrassed. The men were all staring into the box where May was sitting between her mother and her aunt, he didn't recognise the lady in the strange dress, and he didn't know why everyone ... |
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The Woman in White is the first English sensation novel full of mystery and dark secrets. After meeting a strange woman one night in London, Walter Hartright begins to realise that this mysterious woman is connected, in some way, to his new life at Limmeridge House and the woman he loves, Laura Fairlie. The story is told through different characters, and soon we find Walter, Marian and Laura caught up in a frightening world of crime, madness and mistaken identity. Count Fosco with Sir Percival Glyde, will do anything to get their hands on Laura's money and think up a terrible crime that could destroy her life forever. ... |
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Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. In this book, the first of its kind written by a scientific expert, Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters. Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies, Why We Sleep delves into everything from ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Widely accepted as Henry James great masterpiece, "The Portrait of a Lady" is a poignant and intense exploration of freedom and identity. This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an introduction by Costa Award-winning author Colm Toibin. Intelligent, beautiful and vivacious, Isabel Archer fascinates and ... |
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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2021. In Sweden, refugee children fall asleep for months and years at a time. In upstate New York, high school students develop contagious seizures. In the US Embassy in Cuba, employees complain of headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises in the night. These disparate cases are some of the most remarkable diagnostic mysteries of the twenty-first century, as both doctors and scientists have struggled to explain them within the boundaries of medical science and - more crucially - to treat them. What unites them is that they are all examples of a particular ... |
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From deadly new villains to apocalyptic skies Batman's greatest challenges await in this definitive DC Finest collection! From the dark alleys of Gotham to the red skies of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies presents some of the most compelling stories in the Dark Knight's history. This collection spans the debut of Black Mask, Hugo Strange's master plans, and Batman's high stakes confrontations with Two Face, Catwoman, and the False Face Society. Through it all, Batman must navigate the line between his personal losses and his unyielding commitment to justice. This collection ... |
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Проявете детективския си потенциал с пъзела от Professor Puzzle. Той е изработен от дърво и е вдъхновен от литературния герой Шерлок Холмс. В дъното на кутията е разположена монета. Целта е да подредите пъзела в правилната позиция, така че да вземете монетата. Частите могат да се плъзгат и са илюстрирани с карта на Лондон. Подобрете вашата логика и въображение, докато се забавлявате. Размерите на кутията са 14 / 10.5 / 3 cm. ... |
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Играта На върха на езика с фразеологизми, поговорки и пословици – вече и на английски език! On the tip of the tongue е забавна и образователна игра с карти, която разкрива богатството на английските изрази, идиоми и пословици. Играта съдържа 50 илюстрирани карти с описания на английски език, които представят езика такъв, какъвто се използва в ежедневието – богат на образи, смисъл и настроение. Играта е предназначена за деца, за техните родители, които искат да прекарат забавна вечер с цялото семейство. Та е подходяща и за хора, които искат да упражняват английския си език и да се запознаят с характерни чуждо езикови ... |
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Разказите в "Мистерията живот" са въз основа на преживяванията ми с Клод. Писал съм ги, когато бяхме заедно и сега като ги препрочитам, в съзнанието ми изплуват ярки спомени, а сърцето ми болезнено се свива от носталгия по щастливите дни… Водех приятно и безметежно съществуване; отделях по четири часа за работа, седем дни седмично. Доставяше ми удоволствие и сега осъзнавам какъв късметлия съм бил, че всеки път, когато ми потрябваше нов сюжет, успявах да го намеря. Ежедневният четиричасов режим на работа, нито минута повече, ми осигуряваше доста време да се заигравам и с други неща. Заиграването ми много скоро ... |
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Educational cards ... The box contains 50 cards with 100 games about the nature and the numbers. Your children will have fun but also learn how to count, add, subtract and compare in an easy and enjoyable way. The ink of the marker can easily be erased from the cards and they can be reused. Use the marker which you will find in the box. Wipe it out with a dry material. ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Text adaptation by Jeremy Page. ... "- For me, Watson, life is not so interesting, says Holmes. - I loved to read the newspaper, hoping to find some news of an interesting crime for me to investigate or a dangerous criminal for me to catch. Where are all those clever criminals these days?' Then, suddenly, a wild, excited young man runs up the stairs to Holmes' room. He has a story to tell about a strange crime that took place in Norwood. But who is the criminal? And is he dangerous? Life, for Holmes, suddenly starts to get interesting." From the book ... |
