В книгата са включени обичаните детски романи Вълшебникът от Оз и Страната на Оз. ... Вълшебникът от Оз разказва за приключенията на Дороти Гейл, което мечтае за по-добър живот. Фермата на леля ѝ е връхлетяна от разрушително торнадо, което отнася Дороти и кучето Тото във вълшебната страна на Оз. Дороти се среща с Добрата вълшебница от север, която ѝ казва да тръгне по пътя на жълтите павета, за да отиде в Смарагдовия град при вълшебника от Оз, който може да знае как да се върне обратно в Канзас. По време на пътешествието си тя се среща и запознава с Плашилото, Тенекиения човек и Страхливия лъв, които тръгват с ... |
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Complete and unabridged. The greatest of all story writers, Montague Rhodes James , summarised the qualities of a ghost story as "malevolence and terror, the glare of evil faces, the stony grin of unearthly malice, pursuing forms in darkness, long-drawn, distant screams, together with a modicum of blood, shed with deliberation". The stories in this anthology all meet these requirements, and they range from the traditional ghost story which is based on folklore and expressed in characteristically gothic fashion to the psychological ghost story where the horror may be in the mind of the beholder, and to the ... |
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Книжката е част от поредицата "Малки приказки" на издателство "Пух". ... В книжката са поместени няколко великолепно илюстрирани приказки с поука. Цветните и одухотворени герои надничат от страничките, а случките, през които преминават, биха накарали всяко дете да се усмихне. Книжката е удобна за носене навсякъде с размери - 12 / 15.6 / 1 cm. ... |
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An enchanting anthology full of calming, touching and funny tales to help you relax and drift off to sleep. Welcome to a world of happy endings, gentle humour and good choices. Each story from classic authors including Oscar Wilde , Kate Chopin, Guy de Maupassant and H. G. Wells will help banish anxiety and lead you gently to the land of nod. ... |
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Attraction at first sight can be messy... When Tate Collins finds airline pilot Miles Archer passed out in front of her apartment door, it is definitely not love at first sight. They wouldn't even go so far as to consider themselves friends. But what they do have is an undeniable mutual attraction. He doesn't want love and she doesn't have time for a relationship, but their chemistry cannot be ignored. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up, as long as Tate can stick to two rules: Never ask about the past and don't expect a future. Tate is determined that she ... |
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The Canterville Ghost Sir Simon de Canterville is a ghost. He has lived in his house for hundreds of years. His job is to terrify the people who stay there. Then Mr. Otis, an American, buys the house. And the ghost is angry - he cannot frighten the Otis family. The Model Millionaire Hughie Erskine loves Laura Merton. But Hughie is poor and he cannot marry her. Then one day he meets a beggar and all his wishes come true. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Mr. Podgers can read people's hands. Mr. Podgers reads Lord Arthur Savile's hand a party. What will Lord Arthur's future be? This book is in ... |
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Ever felt anxious or alone? Like you don't belong anywhere? Like you're almost... invisible? Find your kindred spirits at The Sad Ghost Club. (You are not alone. Shhh. Pass it on.) This is the story of one of those days - a day so bad you can barely get out of bed, when it's a struggle to leave the house, and when you do, you wish you hadn't. But even the worst of days can surprise you. When one sad ghost, alone at a crowded party, spies another sad ghost across the room, they decide to leave together. What happens next changes everything. Because that night they start the The Sad Ghost Club - a secret ... |
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Selected by Bill Bowler . ... A Tall Tale is a story that's hard to believe, and the five tall tales in this book all tell of ghosts. Some have dark secrets buried in the past, others bring messages for the living. Some are laughable, some are sad, and some are just evil. Sometimes there's a logical explanation for the strangest happenings, but often things cannot be explained by logic alone. Either way, you're sure to find some frightening reading between the covers of this book. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their ... |
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When seven lives collide. ... When they got in the lift, they were strangers. Sasha, who is desperately trying to deliver a parcel; Hugo, who knows he's the best-looking guy in the lift and is eyeing up; Velvet, who knows what that look means; Dawson, who used to be on TV, used to be handsome, and is sincerely hoping no one recognizes him; Kaitlyn, who's losing her sight but won't admit it; and Joe, who shouldn't be here at all, but wants to be here the most. And one more person, who will bring them together again on the same day every year. Every day told seven ways in this unique collaborative novel. ... |
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Can you fall in love when your life is falling apart? ... How do you change what’s already written in the stars? Christopher is the sort of guy that no one notices, yet when Air catches sight of him making intricate paper birds in the airport, she can’t look away. But their worlds are about to collide in ways they never expected. Someone they love is on Flight 0217 from London Heathrow. And it’s missing. Convinced that her brother was on a different flight, Air drives them hundreds of miles across the country, on a trip that will change their lives forever. But how do you tell the person you’re falling for that you ... |
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Editor: Phoebe Gloeckner. Series editor: Bill Kartalopoulos. ... "I love comics. Comics is (Comics are?) a perfect language, robustly evolving and expanding like any other living language," writes Phoebe Gloeckner in her Introduction to "The Best American Comics 2018". This year's collection includes work selected from the pages of graphic novels, comic books, periodicals, zines, online, and more, highlighting the kaleidoscopic diversity of the comics language today. "The Best American Comics 2018" includes: Gabrielle Bell; Tara Booth; Geof Darrow; Guy Delisle; Emil Ferris; Julia ... |
