Unadapted short stories by Rudyard Kipling, O. Henry, William Wymark Jacobs, Virginia Woolf, Jack London and Gerald Durell. ... This collection brings together stories and extracts which explore the relationship people have with animals large and small, wild and tame, real and imaginary. From a fantastical children's fable to a complex psychological love story, readers are sure to find stories that will delight and entertain them. This book is both in British and American English. ... |
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A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by motivational speaker and author Robin Sharma is an inspiring tale that provides a step-by-step approach to living with greater courage, balance, abundance and joy. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari tells the extraordinary story of Julian Mantle, a lawyer forced to confront the spiritual crisis of his out-of-balance life, and the subsequent wisdom that he gains on a life-changing odyssey that enables him to create a life of passion, purpose and peace. You can also find the edition in Bulgarian - Монахът, който продаде своето ... |
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"It is the history of a revolution that went wrong - and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for the perversion of the original doctrine, wrote Orwell for the first edition of Animal Farm in 1945. Orwell wrote the novel at the end of 1943, but it almost remained unpublished. Its savage attack on Stalin, at that time Britain's ally, led to the book being refused by publisher after publisher. Orwell 's simple, tragic fable, telling what happens when the animals drive out Mr Jones and attempt to run the farm themselves, has since become a world-famous classic." The Authoritative ... |
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В книгата оживяват подвизите на крал Артур и рицарите на Кръглата маса, пирове, турнири и смели сражения, възвишена любов към Дамата на сърцето, романтичните предания за Тристан и любимата му Изолда, историята на крал Лир и трите му дъщери, приключенията на Робин Худ и веселите му стрелци, чудесата на магьосника Мерлин и Фея Моргана, подвизите на крал Ричард ІІ и битките на най-благородния сред английските владетели - Едуард Черния принц, а търсенето на Свещения Граал и вълшебството на меча Екскалибур връщат вълненията и страстите от славните времена. Томас Булфинч (15 юли 1796 - 27 май 1867 г.) е американски писател, ... |
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A Fable About Following Your Dream. Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and soul-stirring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried near the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself a king, and an alchemist, all of whom point ... |
