Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. "A suspenseful epic." Daily Telegraph "Unforgettable." Isabel Allende "In case you're wondering Whether A thousand splendid suns is a good as The Kite ... |
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The Ultimate Acoustic Anthems. ... |
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Двойният албум "The Astonishing" на една от най-емблематичните рок групи в последните 30 години - "Dream Theater", обрисува идеята на ретро-футуристична-постапокалиптична антиутопия, където властва средновековният феодализъм. Избраният трябва да се бори срещу империя, дефинирана от непрекъснатия шум от машини, илюзията за безопасност и вялото подчинение. Албумът "The Astonishing" следва изключително успешния запис от 2013-та година - "Dream Theater", който осигури на бандата втора номинация за "Grammy" и се изкачи до върха на класацията "Hard Rock Albums" на & ... |
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Where there are gods, there are also monsters... For a thousand years, the Etherworld has known peace. Until now. Many centuries ago, desperate to save her dying sister, Dianna made a deal with Kaden, a monster far worse than any nightmare. Locked in servitude to him, she is forced to hunt down an ancient relic held by her most dangerous enemies: an army led by Samkiel, the World Ender. After the Gods War, Samkiel hid from everything, denying his crown and deserting his people. Now, an attack on those he loves sends him back to the realm he never wished to return to, and into the sights of an enemy he had hoped to ... |
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The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by classicist, writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes, author of A Thousand Ships and host of her own BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics. Paris, a Trojan prince, wins Helen as his prize for judging a ... |
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How to Build Trust & Connection, No Matter the Distance. The book we all read right now: the definitive guide to communicating and connecting wherever you are. Email replies that show up a week later. Video chats full of "oops sorry no you go" and "can you hear me?!" Ambiguous text-messages. Weird punctuation you can't make heads or tails of. Is it any wonder communication takes us so much time and effort to figure out? How did we lose our innate capacity to understand each other? Humans rely on body language to connect and build trust, but with most of our communication happening from behind a ... |
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An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tane has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a ... |
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King Shahriyar cannot trust women. Every afternoon he marries a wife, but the next morning he always kills her. One day, the Vizier cannot find any more wives for the King. What can he do? "I can be Shahriyar's new wife!" says Sheherazade, his older daughter. "God willing I can stay alive, and help the women of our country." But how can Sheherezade stay alive for a thousand and one nights? And does Shahriyar learn to trust women again in the end? This famous story of stories has the answers. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience ... |
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"Учебникът по музика за 10. клас е оформен като книга за музиката, която дава възможност за активно участие на ученика в образователния процес, ангажираност и мотивация. Знанията за музиката са поднесени на достъпен и разбираем език и предлагат възможности за реализиране на междупредметни връзки и интерактивност. Илюстративният материал е важен компонент и включва комбинация от рисунки, снимки, схеми, графики, таблици и други. Към уроците са предвидени разнообразни задачи за затвърждаване и проверка на знанията, за провокиране на интереса на учениците към музиката, чрез преживяване, изследване и учене със всички ... |
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Melissa is a nobody. Wilf is a slacker. Bondi is a show-off. At least that's what their middle school teachers think. To everyone's surprise, they are the three students chosen to compete for a ten thousand-dollar scholarship, solving clues that lead them to various locations around Chicago. At first the three contestants work independently, but it doesn't take long before each begins to wonder whether the competition is a sham. It's only by secretly joining forces and using their unique talents that the trio is able to uncover the truth behind the Ambrose Deception - a truth that involves a lot more than ... |
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Includes vols. 1, 2 and 3. ... Plucky Gon's quest to find his dad leads him into a whole world of crazy adventure. Hunters dedicate their lives to tracking down treasures, magical beasts, and even other people. But such pursuits require a license, and less than one in a hundred thousand can pass the grueling qualification exam. Those who do pass earn the right to call themselves Hunters. When country boy Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter, he embarks across the perilous sea to take the Hunter Exam. After he finally finds the elusive Exam Hall, the other Hunter hopefuls ... |
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Настоящата книга съдържа: адаптирана версия на разказите "Girl", "After Twenty Years", "The Romance of a Busy Broker", "One Thousand Dollars", "Science of Matrimony" и "While the Auto Waits" от О'Хенри на английски език превод на по-сложни думи и изрази, даден за улеснение на самото място в текста шест теста, подходящи за всички, владеещи английски език на средно ниво (B2), които се занимават интензивно с изучаването му ключ с отговорите на тестовете, който прави книгата полезна както за работа в клас под ръководството на учителя, така и за ... |
