Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire's impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They've seen what happens to those who do. But when Laia's brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for ... |
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Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story. Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her obsession, her everything. All she understands, she does so through the power of math. Roger and Dodger aren't exactly human, though they don't realize it. They aren't exactly gods, either. Not entirely. Not yet. Meet Reed, skilled in the alchemical arts like his progenitor before him. Reed created Dodger and her brother. He's not their father. Not quite. But he has a plan: to raise the twins to the highest power, to ... |
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Born to rule. Raised to deceive. A spellbinding story of three princesses and the destiny they were born for: seduction, conquest, and the crown. Immerse yourself in the first book in a new fantasy trilogy from the author of the New York Times bestselling "Ash Princess" series. Empress Margaraux has had plans for her daughters since the day they were born. Princesses Sophronia, Daphne, and Beatriz will be queens. And now, age sixteen, they each must leave their homeland and marry their princes. Beautiful, smart, and demure, the triplets appear to be the perfect brides, because Margaraux knows there is one ... |
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A magical secret. A mythical hunt. And a love that could risk everything. In the dark, gothic town of Wickdon, Maggie Welty lives in an old creaking manor. Maggie's mother is an alchemist who has recently left town, leaving Maggie with just her bloodhound for company. But when Maggie spots a legendary ancient fox-creature on her porch, her fate is changed forever. Whoever tracks down and kills the hala in the Halfmoon Hunt will earn fame and riches - and if Maggie wins the hunt, she knows her mother will want to celebrate her. This is her chance to bring her home. But the rules state that only teams of two can join ... |
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Four siblings. A country in ruin. One quest to save them all. Vira is desperate to get out of her mother's shadow and establish her legacy as a revered queen of Ashoka. But with the country's only quarry running out of magic - a precious resource that has kept Ashoka safe from conflict - she can barely protect her citizens from the looming threat of war. And if her enemies discover this, they'll stop at nothing to seize the last of the magic. Vira's only hope is to find a mysterious object of legend: the Ivory Key, rumoured to unlock a new source of magic. But in order to infiltrate enemy territory and ... |
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Perfect for fans of "Geekerella" and "Jenn Bennett", this charming, sparkly rom-com follows a wish-granting teen forced to question if she's really doing good, and if she has the power to make her own dreams come true. Charity is a fairy godmother. She doesn't wear a poofy dress or go around waving a wand, but she does make sure the deepest desires of the student population at Jack London High School come true. And she knows what they want even better than they do because she can glimpse their perfect futures. But when Charity fulfills a glimpse that gets Vindhya crowned homecoming queen, it ... |
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Великите мистерии на сътворението и еволюцията. Еволюцията на съзнанието е най-строго охраняваната езотерична тайна. Епохата на въображението, хората цветя, боговете риби, окултния болшевизъм. ... Световните митове, разгледани от абаносовата кула на езотериката – това е Джонатан Блек , автор на бестселъра "Апокрифната история на света". И в тази книга той разкрива мистичните лабиринти на сътворението и еволюцията, достигнали до нас като легенди. Какво обаче се крие зад чудесата, за които се разказва в тях? В зората на цивилизацията боговете са ходели по Земята, но материята постепенно се втвърдява, ... |
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Each Student's Book provides 14 topical units with familiar Headway structure and integrated skills methodology. New vibrant photography unit openers use questions to engage learners with the unit topic and video introductions provide overviews of the content included. New and updated reading texts focus on topics and themes that students can relate to and demonstrate a specific language point. Access codes in the front of the Student's Books provide learners with 30 hours of Online Practice per level here . Online Practice lets students look again at Student's Book language they want to revise or they ... |
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Една история за времето след Първата световна война. Как се променя ежедневието на хората и как те започват да се делят сами помежду си. ... В центъра на този роман е Габриел Дан, завърнал се след края на Първата световна война и три години на плен в Сибир. Намерението му е да продължи своя път към дома, но се нуждае от финансовата помощ на богати роднини. Той се настанява в хотел "Савой" и се сближава с хората, живеещи на горните му етажи, които трудно успяват да платят наемите си и са принудени да залагат онова, което имат. Опознава и богатите гости на хотела, които среща всеки ден. От плен се завръща и ... |
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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. Carl begins to worry when his wife Linda does not arrive for the weekend at their seaside house in the east of England. When he asks local people whether they have seen her, they appear helpful, but he soon begins to wonder whether they are hiding information from him about his missing wife. ... |
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Всички хора произхождаме от една човешка двойка, сътворена от Господа Бога. Затова - в очите на Бог - всички човеци сме негови деца! Бог направи хората да говорят на различни езици, те се разпръснаха по цялата земя и така се развиха различните народи! Бог може да ни даде сила - да не съгрешаваме повече. ... |
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"Трябва да спечеля любовта и одобрението на всички. Животът би трябвало да е справедлив. Бракът ни изисква толкова усилия, сигурно не сме подходящи един за друг. Аз съм християнин, защо Бог ме оставя да страдам?" Това са само няколко примера за лъжите, които се въртят като развалена грамофонна плоча в съзнанието ни; лъжи, които сме научили от родителите си, приятелите, обществото - дори от църквата. А те, според психолога Крис Търман, са най-важната причина за нещастието на повечето хора. Проникновеният анализ на автора върху лъжите, на които позволяваме да властват в живота ни, както и неговите библейски и ... |
