"Revival" erzählt die Geschichte des Jungen Jamie und des Predigers Charles Jacobs, deren Wege sich von den Sechzigern bis heute auf unglückselige Weise immer wieder kreuzen. Sie steuert auf ein beängstigendes, auswegloses Ende zu, wie es selbst Stephen King bislang nicht zu Papier gebracht hat, und ist gleichzeitig Abrechnung mit dem Religionsfanatismus in unserem hoch technisierten Zeitalter und Verbeugung vor den Größen des klassischen Horrors. ... |
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Broke young man + chainsaw dog demon = Chainsaw Man ! Denji was a small-time devil hunter just trying to survive in a harsh world. After being killed on a job, he is revived by his pet devil Pochita and becomes something new and dangerous - Chainsaw Man! Chainsaw Man has escaped Makima's attempts to control him so far, but she now reveals the full extent of her plans. Denji will need the help of his remaining friends if he is to have any chance of defeating Makima in their final confrontation! ... |
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All-time greatest soul music. ... |
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Cia Special Agent Ethan Hunt and his highly skilled Impossible Mission Force specialize in perilous, last-chance assignments. An expert of intrigue and a master of disguise, Ethan has never failed to bring a case to a successful close. Until now. Their latest operation-to retrieve a top-secret list of undercover American agents in Europe-is moving along smoothly when something goes terribly wrong, and the secret government list vanishes. In a final, brutal twist, Ethan himself is accused of betraying his country. ... |
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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. Talk in the local pub is of strange deaths of sheep and rumours of the return of the legendary Beast of Brynmawr. Susie and Charlie are taking a break from work in London and renting a cottage in Brynmawr, where events grow stranger and stranger until it becomes clear that it is Susie the beast wants. ... |
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Матрачето "Sam" на "Topmark" е подходящо за сгъваемо легло "Charlie" или за всички сгъваеми кошари с вътрешни размери 60 x 120 cm. Матракът е с дебелина 2 cm, а пълнежът му е от 100% полиестер и се приспособява удобно към тялото на детето. Има чаршаф с ластик, който е изработен от 100% памук. Този топ матрак не се използва самостоятелно, а се поставя заедно с основния матрак на леглото. Размерите му в сгънато състояние са 40 / 60 / 7 cm, а максималното допустимо тегло е 15 kg. ... |
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Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?"Such a beautiful book." Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2 "Filled with warmth and humour." Sunday Times "A celebration of life's possibilities." Guardian ... |
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Retold by Alison Ainsworth, illustrated by Galia Bernstein. ... An abridget retelling of the classic story by Rudyard Kipling , suitable for younger readers. Mowgli, the man-cub, is raised by wolves in the jungle in India. His friends are Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. His enemy is the ferocious tiger Shere Khan. Mowgli's life is filled with adventure and the chance to find his true place in the jungle. The story has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children. Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life. ... |
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Es scheint ein Fluch auf dem Geschlecht der Baskervilles zu liegen, denn seit Generationen überschattet eine Reihe rätselhafter Todesfälle die Geschichte der altehrwürdigen Familie. Als Sir Charles Baskerville auf ähnlich geheimnisvolle Weise ums Leben kommt, erhält Sherlock Holmes den Auftrag, die grausamen Geschehnisse aufzuklären. Gemeinsam mit seinem Gefährten Dr. Watson macht Holmes sich auf die Reise ins düstere Dartmoor, um Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen. Mit dem "Hund der Baskervilles" schuf Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) den wohl berühmtesten ... |
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#1 New York Times bestselling author. ... Soldier. Summoner. Saint. For Alina Starkov , time is running out. The Darkling rules from his shadow throne while she, broken by their previous battle, is under the dubious protection of the zealots who worship her as a saint. And as Alina convalesces she must also battle her conflicted feeling for the Darkling and her beloved Mal. Her last hopes lie with the magic of a long-vanished ancient creature and the chance that an outlaw prince still survives. As her allies and enemies race toward war, only Alina stands between her country and a rising tide of darkness that could ... |
