Based on the story of Oscar Wilde . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The three stories in this book are about ordinary people, people like you and me; but they find themselves in surprising situations. Lord Arthur Savile, a rich man with no enemies, finds out that he must do something terrible before he can marry. Poor young Hughie Erskine gives money to an old beggar - but the beggar is not what he seems. And Lord Murchison falls in love with a mystery woman - but what is the strange secret behind the door in Cumnor Street? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading ... |
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Based on the story of Mary Shelley . Retold by Patrick Nobes. ... Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new man. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him - even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 ... |
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The Breathtaking Global #1 Bestseller. ... Harvard professor Robert Langdon arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing scientific breakthrough. The evening's host is billionaire Edmond Kirsch, a futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial global figure. But before his secret can be revealed, the meticulously orchestrated evening is blown apart. With his life under threat, London is forced to flee, aided by the museum's director, Ambra Vidal. If they are to beat a devious enemy to Kitsch's discovery, Langdon and ... |
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Методът на неуязвимостта, в който неуязвимостта се разглежда като явление, като духовно понятие, ни поставя няколко вълнуващи въпроса. Дали изобщо може да се говори за съществуването на неуязвимост на три нива - духовно, астрално и физическо? Съществуват ли някакви обстоятелства или някакви условия, които, изпълнени правилно, могат да ни дарят с това магическо качество на неподвластност и неуязвимост? Неуязвимост е състоянието на проникналия в съкровената тайна, пребиващия под покрива на Всевишния, знаещия името на Скрития. Това не означава, че реализацията на неуязвимостта се явява нещо извън границите на възможното или ... |
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A TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses with unforecasted results in this electrifying romance from the author of "The Ex Talk". Ari Abrams has always been fascinated by the weather, and she loves almost everything about her job as a TV meteorologist. Her boss, legendary Seattle weatherwoman Torrance Hale, is too distracted by her tempestuous relationship with her ex-husband, the station's news director, to give Ari the mentorship she wants. Ari, who runs on sunshine and optimism, is at her wits' end. The only person who seems to understand how she feels is sweet ... |
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What if love isn't enough... Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin's, throw everything they knew before into doubt and make their hard-won future together more difficult to claim. Tessa's life begins to come unglued. Nothing is what she thought it was. Not her friends. Not her family. Hardin - the one person she should be able to rely on - is furious when he discovers the massive secret she's been keeping. And rather than being understanding, he turns to sabotage... Tessa knows Hardin loves her and will do anything to ... |
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The first official Stranger Things novel. Before the Demogorgon... before the Mind Flayer... terror wore a human face. ... A mysterious lab. A sinister scientist. A secret history. If you think you know the truth behind Eleven’s mother, prepare to have your mind turned Upside Down. It's the summer of 1969. The world is changing, and Terry Ives isn't content to watch from the sidelines. When word gets around about an important government experiment, she signs on as a test subject. But behind the walls of Hawkins National Laboratory - and the piercing gaze of its director, Dr. Martin Brenner - lurks a dark ... |
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The sequel to the international bestseller "One of Us is Lying". ... Welcome back to Bayview High... It's been a year since the events of "One Of Us Is Lying". But nothing has settled for the residents of Bayview. Not now someone has started playing a sinister game of Truth or Dare. Choose truth? You must reveal your darkest secret. Choose dare? Well, that could be even more dangerous. Even deadly. When the game takes an even darker turn, suddenly no one at Bayview High knows who to trust. But they need to find out who is behind the game, before it's too late. "Praise for One of Us is ... |
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Morrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But, as the clock strikes midnight, she's whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor.There she's invited to join the Wundrous Society. Mystery, magic and protection are hers - if only she can pass four impossible trials, using an exceptional talent. Which she doesn't have...Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and His Dark Materials, this series takes readers into an extraordinary world, setting hope and imagination alive. "Funny and delightful." Sunday Times "A full- ... |
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"Тази книга е лична история и няма претенции да преобърне живота ви, нито ви обещавам да извади от вас скритата Кейт Мос. Написах я, защото много от нещата, за които говоря в нея, са прилагани не само от мен, но и от много други жени с успех. Надявам се с нея да ви спестя време, ядове и да ви покажа, че самообвиненията и недоволството от себе си не са задължителен аксесоар на добрата фигура и с нищо не помагат. Жените мислят за отслабване веднъж на всеки час, обяви изследване на международна компания за контрол на теглото. Участничките в него признават, че мислите на тази тема са подчертано негативни и самокритични. ... |
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Номиниран за наградите "Букър" и "Голдсмит" 2015 г. ... Том Maккaртu е роден през 1969 г. и живее в Лондон. Известен е в света на изкуството със своите беседи, манифести и медийни изяви основно в качеството си на генерален секретар на Международното дружество на некронавтите - отчасти фиктивна авангардна мрежа. Освен на "Сатененият остров", той е автор на следните четири книги: "Men in Space", "С", "Remainder" и "Tintin and the Secret of Literature". През 2013 г. писателят стана първият носител на литературната награда на Йейлския университет " ... |
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Октомври 1968 г. Шестнайсетгодишната Калина и майка ѝ напускат за пръв път България. Крайната цел на пътуването им е Куба. Престояват 24 часа в Прага. Миговете, прекарани в сърцето на обсадения град, ще разтърсят из основи душата на младото момиче. Вече нищо няма да е както преди. Три години по-късно, въоръжена с цялата си смелост, решителност и находчивост, Калина ще поеме пътя на изгнанието, сама, с пет долара в джоба си и няколко поеми на Гарсия Лорка. Тя напълно съзнава, че няма път назад. Знае, че няма да види отново нито родината си, нито родния си град, нито близките си. От Източна Европа към Северна Америка, ... |
