Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling "An Ember in the Ashes" fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm? Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off... The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning. By his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family. Laia of ... |
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Save the world or end it... A strange darkness is growing in the Ward. Even Corayne an - Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. Fate knocks on her door, in the form of a mythical immortal and a lethal assassin, who tell Corayne that she is the last of an ancient lineage - with the power to save the world from destruction. Because a man who would burn kingdoms to the ground is raising an army unlike any seen before, bent on uprooting the foundations of the world. With poison in his heart and a stolen sword in his hand, he'll break the realm itself to claim it. And only Corayne can ... |
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Американско пътешествие. От един от най-вдъхновяващите политически лидери в Америка: книга за основните истини, които ни обединяват, борбата да разберем кои са тези истини и как най-добре да ги приложим в собствения си живот и в живота на нашата страна. Решимостта на вицепрезидента Камала Харис да говори истината е в основата на нейното възпитание. Тя е отгледана в Оукланд, Калифорния като дъщеря на имигранти и от ранна възраст проявява силна загриженост за социалната справедливост. Родителите ѝ - уважаван икономист от Ямайка и изявена изследователка в областта на раковите заболявания от Индия - се срещат като ... |
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Чувството, че живееш в роман Чувството, че живееш в роман (недовършен роман по Димов), те преследва, когато си сам. Достраша ли те? Обади ми се. Безизходици търсят решения и случайни съдби криволичат. Обади се. В едно отклонение да си спомним как сме обичали. Нищо ново на запад (допусках го), а на изток от рая е тъмно. Тези твои напукани устни ще лекувам, преди да се съмне. Идва нощ и конете са бели (на картината на стената ми). Любовта е любов и в неделя, и във всичките ми възприятия. Любовта обитава и книгите и дома ти. Нахлувам неканена. В някой есенен ден ще ме видиш по шосето, романи нарамила. Обади се. ... |
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Sniff out a big adventure with Mr. Dog and the Faraway Fox. ... A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences... Co-written with best-selling children's author Steve Cole and illustrated throughout with beautiful black and white illustrations by Nikolas Ilic. You can always count on Mr Dog to help an animal in trouble... When Mr Dog takes a trip into town, he doesn't expect to stay for long. But then he meets a fox who needs his help - a fox who's very far from home... ... |
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Among the few women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; along with hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists such as Edward Weston, Manuel and Lola Alvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray, and Martin Munkácsi, they made Frida Kahlo an iconic image of 20th century art. After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter of her own free will. Her marriage to Diego Rivera in 1929 placed her at the forefront of an artistic ... |
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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. Nancy is a security guard at a detention centre for asylum seekers and refugees who have come to Britain to escape persecution in their own countries. Nancy thinks she has everything: a comfortable house, nice furniture, a boyfriend and a beautiful Rolex watch. Then she falls in love with George, an asylum seeker who has nothing, and her world changes completely. ... |
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last , a bold framework for leadership in today's ever-changing world. How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. The winners and losers are easily identified. Infinite games, games with no finish line, like business or politics, or life itself, have players who come and go. The rules of an infinite game are changeable while infinite games have no defined endpoint. There are no winners or losers-only ahead and behind. The question is, how do we play ... |
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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. A plane crashes in the middle of the desert in Oman leaving a pilot and his family hurt and stranded. The pilot begins a journey across the desert to get help but collapses from exhaustion. He is found and taken to a nearby hospital but he is unconscious and no one has any idea who he is or where he has come from. Meanwhile time is running out for his wife and son who are waiting in the desert for help to arrive. ... |
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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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"My Bulgaria" is geared to young Bulgarians abroad who want to trace their roots as well as to any English-speaking people who would like to broaden their knowledge of the history of Bulgaria. All 51 richly illustrated chapters provide a concise yet in-depth description of historical events from Prehistory to Modernity."History does not make us grand but rather rational. It fosters an understanding of the core human values; it helps us learn from the mistakes of our predecessors; it instills in us pride of their achievements and thus boosts our confidence. A confident person is bound to be successful and ... |
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Книгата е част от поредицата "501...". ... "501 острова, които трябва да посетите" е безценен източник на вдъхновение за тези, които искат да се запознаят с едни от най-пленителните острови на света – било като ги посетят, било като се настанят в удобните си кресла и отворят страниците на тази книга. Това издание ви предлага описание на 501 от най- интересните острови, пръснати по целия свят. Част от тях са съвсем недостъпни, а други са близо до бреговете на някой от континентите и до тях се стига лесно с корабче или самолет. На някои от тези места ще откриете невероятни исторически паметници, ... |
