Tender is the Night is a story set in the hedonistic high society of Europe during the ‘Roaring Twenties’. A wealthy schizophrenic, Nicole Warren, falls in love with Dick Diver - her psychiatrist. The resulting saga of the Divers’ troubled marriage, and their circle of friends, includes a cast of aristocratic and beautiful people, unhappy love affairs, a duel, incest, and the problems inherent in the possession of great wealth. Despite cataloguing a maelstrom of interpersonal conflict, Tender is the Night has a poignancy and warmth that springs from the quality of Fitzgerald's writing and the tragic personal ... |
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Star Wars exploded onto our cinema screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since. After watching depressing and cynical movies throughout the early 1970s, audiences enthusiastically embraced the positive energy of the Star Wars galaxy as they followed moisture farmer Luke Skywalker on his journey through a galaxy far, far away, meeting extraordinary characters like mysterious hermit Obi-Wan Kenobi, space pirates Han Solo and Chewbacca, loyal droids C-3PO and R2-D2, bold Princess Leia Organa and the horrific Darth Vader, servant of the dark, malevolent Emperor. Writer, director, and producer George Lucas ... |
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Based on the story of Robert E. Howard . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... When Conan the Barbarian follows Valeria the Pirate south, he surprises her. Together they escape from a fierce dragon, and enter a strange city in the desert, looking for treasure. Two enemy clans live there, and Conan and Valeria are soon asked to join in the war between them. This adventure story - full of battles, magic, and terrible monsters - is about two friendly fighters. But who are their enemies? And what is the secret of the black pillar with the red nails in it? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers ... |
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Какво е "Magic Nuudles"? "Magic Nuudles" са еко конструктори , създадени от царевично био нишесте. Напълно натурални и безопасни, те отговарят на строги международни стандарти и получават следните сертификати: ASTM – сертификат от Американското общество на изпитване и материали, който посочва, че продуктът е нетоксичен, безопасен за кожата и напълно биоразградим CE и EN71 – сертификати, отговарящи на европейските изисквания за безопасност на играчките BPI – сертификат за 100% биоразградим продукт, получен от BPI (American biodegradable plastics association) Може да видите "Magic Nuudles& ... |
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Комплектът от Marvin's Magic е подходящ за деца над 8-годишна възраст. Той е уникално магическо изобретение, с което децата ще завоюват публиката си и ще накарат всяко празненство да засияе. В комплекта са включени няколко прости техники, които ще помогнат на младите магьосници да вдъхнат живот на своите представления. Приспособленията, които са добавени са изработени така, че да приличат на палец и да бъдат незабележими, особено когато магьосниците движат ръце. Във всеки палец има светещ механизъм. Той е поставен стабилно и не може да бъде изваден. Размерът на палците е съобразен и подходящ за деца. Включени са ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "The Call of the Wild" tells the story of Buck, a domestic dog who is kidnapped from his home in California and forced to pull sleds in the Arctic wasteland. White Fang, by contrast, is the tale of a crossbreed who is three-quarters wolf and a quarter dog, and who must endure considerable suffering in the wilderness before being tamed by an American and taken to live in California. Extraordinary both for the vividness of their descriptions and the success with which they imagine life from a non-human perspective, Jack London's classics of ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... When the chance discovery of an ancient cryptogram reveals a path to the Underworld, the adventurous Professor Otto Lidenbrock sets off to Iceland, determined to reach the centre of the earth. But nothing can prepare him and his nephew Axel for what they will find beneath the ground; measureless caverns and vast subterranean seas reveal all of the earth's known history and more, while dinosaurs do battle, giant men herd mastodons, and danger and excitement wait around every corner. Richly illustrated by Édouard Riou, the French painter and ... |
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Специалистите от "Fa" ви предлагат душ гел в устойчива рециклируема опаковка - пълнител пауч. С него всеки потребител може да допринесе за опазването на околната среда, намалявайки разходването на пластмаса. Душ гелът "Fa Magic Oil Pink Jasmine" има иновативна формула за нежна грижа с микромасла. Той деликатно почиства кожата, като интензивно я хидратира и предпазва от изсушаване. За това спомага и вложеният в състава витамин E , който притежава овлажняващи, регенериращи, антиоксидантни и подмладяващи свойства. Сетивата ви ще са докоснати от прекрасния аромат на розов жасмин . Формулата съдържа 94% ... |
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Кутията е на тема Gorjuss , където ще откриете още продукти и аксесоари. ... Кутията от Santoro е подходяща за съхранение на всякакви неща като материали за рисуване, малки играчки, фигурки и други. Тя е с дизайн на момичетата от Gorjuss, което ще се хареса на всяко момиченце. Кутията е изработена от картон с магнитно затваряне. Симпатичните момиченца Gorjuss се открояват с характерния си дизайн и мистичната атмосфера, която носят. Разнообразните аксесоари са в пастелни цветове, съчетани хармонично и така отразяват характера на всяка героиня. Стила се откроява с харизма, която с лекота привлича окото и прави ... |
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Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time. ... |
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This is a book that traces the boundaries of home. Twenty-two stories dedicated to the road. Twenty-two essays about life on the verge of languages and worlds. "My Brother's Suitcase" is an anthology of twenty-two stories about the evasive nature of the modern concept of ‘e/im/migration.’ A book about the language we feel at home with. About the suitcases that we carry around the world-suitcases full of memories, old photos, and dreams of home."The reflective, funny and bittersweet stories in My Brother's Suitcase made me rummage through my own baggage, accumulated over twenty years of expat life ... |
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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 ... |
