They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen's Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen girl is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages. Catalyst 13 points noun: a person or thing that precipitates an event or change When Najwa Bakri walks into her first Scrabble competition since her best friend's death, it's with the intention to heal and move on with her life. Perhaps it wasn't the best idea to choose the very same competition where said best friend, Trina Low, died. It might be ... |
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All-time greatest soul music. ... |
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It is with pleasure that I write a preface to the English version of this book, "The Black Sea, the Flood and Ancient Myths" It was originally written in Bulgarian by the distinguished father and son team of oceanographers, Petko and Dimitar Dimovi, and it is a major geologic past. ... |
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How far would you go to save those you love? Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking and looking for treasure - until a secret is uncovered that threatens their entire existence. Now Lowrie and Shen face an impossible choice: in the quiet at the end of the world, they must decide what to sacrifice to save the whole human race... ... |
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Лед Цепелин са в най-добрата си форма в периода между 27-29-ти юли 1973 г., когато бандата заснема концерта си в Медисън Скуеър Гардън в Ню Йорк "The Song Remains The Same". Саундтракът към филма, продуциран от Джими Пейдж, е издаден първоначално през 1976 г. "The Song Remains The Same" е саундтракът на легендарния концертен филм със същото име, който е издаден през 1976 г. Изпълненията във филма са записани в периода 27-29-ти юли 1973 г. в Медисън Скуеър Гардън, по време на турнето на групата в подкрепа на албума "Houses Of The Holy". Колекцията съдържа записи на изпълнения на живо на ... |
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The egg cracks and from a little hole in the ground, there is a little animal head peaking, covered in a shell. This is the tortoise Sima. Together with her, dear children, you will walk through forests and fields in the Eminska mountain, you will reach even the sea. You will get to know the extraordinary world of turtles, their habits and way of life, you will even encounter with deadly dangers and enemies, the scariest of them all is the human. You will visit the "turtle hospital" - Center for breeding and rehabilitation of tortoise in the village of Banya, not far from the sea shore. Here many ill and hurt ... |
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When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess, fleeing murderous villains, and trying to elude her shrewd older brothers-all while attempting to piece together clues to her mother's strange disappearance. Amid all the mayhem, will Enola be able to decode the necessary clues and find her mother? ... |
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Старата Галактическа империя е на върха на могъществото си. И на прага на разпадане. Това се разбира само от Хари Селдън, създател на науката психоистория (ПИ), която предсказва статистически достоверно поведението на огромни групи от хора. След разпада на старата до появата на нова велика империя ПИ доказва период от 30000 тъмни години на анархия и хаос в Галактиката. Пак с помощта на ПИ този период може да се скъси до 1000 години. За целта Хари Селдън основава две Фондации, които да контролират прехода. Първата, явна, трябва да спаси човешкото познание и да следи да се осъществява на практика планът на Селдън. Втората, ... |
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Retold by Sue Arengo . ... Read the famous tale of the old shoemaker. How do the elves help him? Children love stories. Bring the magic of good storytelling into your classroom with Classic Tales , and they'll love their English lessons too. This edition of the award-winning series uses traditional tales to bring English to life through more than 30 beautifully illustrated stories. Word Count: 527. ... |
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Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince . Kiss the prince, break the curse. Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn't believe in true love. Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way. Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who's been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him. Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi, until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle ... |
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Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and a nexus for wild plant gatherers, Elixir is an unforgettable exploration of the deep connections between people, plants and place. Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this magical region. She meets women and men who work in a long lineage of foragers, healers and mystics. She learns about wild plants and the ancient practice of herbalism, and experiences a symbiotic system where nature and culture have blended for thousands of years. Through her captivating encounters we come to feel the devastating weight ... |
