Единбург, 1817 г. Хейзъл Синет е момиче, което мечтае да стане лекар повече, отколкото да се омъжи. Джак Кърър изкопава трупове от гробището, докато се опитва да оцелее в град, в който е твърде лесно да умреш. Когато двамата случайно се натъкват един на друг пред Кралската анатомична общност на Единбург, Хейзъл не отдава значение на срещата. Но след като е изгонена от лекциите на известния хирург доктор Бийчъм просто защото е момиче, младата дама осъзнава, че новият ѝ познат може да ѝ бъде от полза. Хейзъл е сключила сделка с доктор Бийчъм: ако се подготви сама и успее да издържи медицинския изпит, ще ѝ ... |
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A Big History of Everything from the Big Bang to the first stars, to our solar system, life on Earth, dinosaurs, homo sapiens, agriculture, an ice age, empires, fossil fuels, a Moon landing and mass globalization. And what happens next... ... "I have long been a fan of David Christian. In "Origin Story", he elegantly weaves evidence and insights from many scientific and historical disciplines into a single, accessible historical narrative." Bill Gates Most historians study the smallest silver of time. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the Big Bang through the present day ... |
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Хейзъл Синет е сама и склонна да мисли, че събитията от предишната година - безсмъртието, ампулата на Бийчъм - са били плод на въображението ѝ. Сега ѝ остава само да лекува пациенти и да поддържа колкото може рушащия се около нея замък Хоторндън. Когато спасяването на човешки живот води до арестуването ѝ, Хейзъл изглежда обречена да изгние в затвора, но ето че пристига съдбовно известие: призована е да стане личен лекар на принцеса Шарлот, болнавата внучка на крал Джордж III. Не след дълго Хейзъл е въвлечена в бляскавия дворцов живот, където всеки има тайни, особено загадъчните членове на социален клуб, ... |
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Dana Schwartz's Anatomy: A Love Story is a gothic tale full of mystery and romance. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who's just trying to survive in a city where it's too easy to die. When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist's Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham's lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. Because Hazel has made a deal ... |
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Скорост! Мощ! Рев! Свобода! Историята на култовия мотор за първи път на български. Лято е! С мирис на бензин, със следи от гуми по асфалта поемаме по безкрайните пътища на американската мечта. Много са образите, с които свързваме бунтарския свободен дух на Америка, но най-разпознаваем е иконичният контур на Харли-Дейвидсън. Началото е поставено в малка работилница в Милуоки в началото на XX век, а днес в целия свят брандът е символ на скорост и мощ. Харли-Дейвидсън: Една американска легенда на Джон Уестлейк събира историята на марката в едно заредено с мощ книжно приключение. Разказът за създаването на механичните ... |
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The №1 International Bestseller. ... Here is a small fact - you are going to die. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Some important information - this novel is narrated by Death. It's a small story, about: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery. ... |
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Пакет със книжки. ... The Flash Reading Scheme provides a stimulating yet structured approach to developing reading skills. The carefully graded vocabulary throughout its five reading levels enables children to learn keywords whilst enjoying exciting, fun-filled stories. The amusing characters and their adventures with the magic camera have been specially created to capture the imaginations of the young in both familiar and unusual settings. Each illustration has been designed to encourage discussion and interaction, and playful Tiger can be found hiding amongst the pages of every story. All of the books contain advice ... |
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A storybook, building and playmat! These compact activity books encourage early reading skills alongside imaginative play. Young children can enjoy the story of George the firefighter and his day on duty when an emergency call comes through. Then they can fold out the fire station building and playmat to create their own adventures with the press-out characters. ... |
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If a novel is long and torrid love affair, full of ups and downs and highs and lows, then a short story is just a quick kiss from a stranger in the dark - a fleeting, but intense experience that grips the heart, fires up the blood and lingers in the memory. This collection of darkly disturbing tales will suck you into the weird and wonderful world of the author's imagination, populated by vengeful witches, ravenous zombies, serial killers, alien monsters, bloodthirsty androids and even a man who feeds on dreams. Emil Minchev is born in 1984 in Sofia, Bulgaria, and has published six novels and a short story ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Victoria Assanelli. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird book" edition of "Pinocchio" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic story for young readers. The tale is sensitively retold, following the story of a little wooden puppet who wants to be a real little boy. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, these classic ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Victoria Assanelli. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Little Mermaid" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. The story is sensitively retold, following the tale of the young mermaid who falls in love with a human prince. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, ... |
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The book is part of "Ladybird tales" collection. Illustration by Marina Sarah Preston. ... This beautiful hardback "Ladybird books" edition of "The Emperor's New Clothes" is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers. The tale is sensitively retold, following the story of the vain emperor who is taken in by a pair of trickster weavers. "Ladybird Tales" are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and ... |
