Eight stories by the famous American journalist and writer, Ambrose Bierce: "Owl Creek Bridge" - A man is hanged on a bridge. But then the rope breaks... "Beyond the Wall" - A pretty girl lives on the other side of the wall. What is her secret message? "An Adventure at Brownville" - Two young women are staying in the town of Brownville. Then one of them dies mysteriously. "The Damned Thing" - A man dies. What is the strange animal or "thing" that kills him? "One of the Missing" - A young soldiers's tragic experience of the American Civil War. "The ... |
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Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the battleship Leviathan, where even now some swear they have seen the unctuous malamander creep... Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy - especially when the lost thing is not a thing at all, but a girl. No one knows what happened to Violet Parma’s parents twelve years ago, and when she engages Herbie to help her find them, the pair discover that their disappearance might have something to do with ... |
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Включва албумите: Tim Buckley - Tim Buckley Wildflowers - Judy Collins Tom Paxton - Ramblin' Boy John Prine - John Prine Incredible String Band - The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion ... |
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Twelve-year-old Harley is happy to be back home after her adventures in the Land of the Dead. But strange things soon start happening. A bunch of Restless Souls turn up in at school, the portal of doom breaks and everyone thinks Harley has blown up her best friend Bess. Is this all connected to a mysterious ancient prophecy that everyone in the Land of the Dead keeps talking about? There's only one thing for it. Harley has to unleash her inner Legendary Hero and head Beyond Life for more monsters, mysteries and mayhem! This hilarious sequel to "The Caravan at the Edge of Doom" is full of heart, humour and ... |
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Since his stories began to appear in magazines such as Weird Tales in the 1920s and 30s, H. P. Lovecraft and his vivid imagination have been entertaining generations of readers with tales that both drew upon and pushed the boundaries of the genres of horror and science fiction. Lovecraft's influence has been immense: countless writers - from Stephen King to Neil Gaiman - and filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro have acknowledged the way in which Lovecraft has inspired them. Filled with suspense, amazing creatures and sensationally scary scenarios, this chronologically ordered collection of his short stories ... |
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Sarah J. Maas 's sexy, richly imagined Court of Thorns and Roses series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta. Nesta Archeron has always been prickly - proud, swift to anger and slow to forgive. And since the war - since being made High Fae against her will - she's struggled to forget the horrors she endured and find a place for herself within the strange and deadly Night Court. The person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred, winged warrior who is there at Nesta's every turn. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. And when they ... |
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It is 1866, and there is trouble in the world's oceans. What is the extraordinary thing that people have seen there, travelling faster than a whale and cutting holes in the bottom of the strongest ships? Dr Aronnax joins the search for the monster, hoping for an exciting adventure. But when he meets the mysterious Captain Nemo, his adventure becomes more extraordinary than he had ever imagined, and he discovers a new underwater world, full of wonders, but of strange dangers too... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading ... |
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Кас Ръсъл е добра по математика. Плашещо добра. Векторните изчисления, които прави със смайваща скорост, ѝ позволяват да се справя с въоръжени мъже, два пъти по-големи от нея, и да избягва всеки куршум при престрелка. Кас е наемник и ако заплащането е добро, тя е готова да приеме всяка поръчка. Специалността ѝ е да възстановява изгубени хора и вещи. Доколкото ѝ е известно, тя е единственият човек със свръхсила... докато не среща някой, който притежава способност, още по-опасна от нейната. Някой, който влиза директно в съзнанието на хората и превръща мозъците им в мьобиусови ленти. Някой, който иска да ... |
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Сали Даймънд е истинска откачалка, но самата тя е напълно наясно с това. Да, Сали е странна, емоционално незряла, никога не е имала приятели и социални контакти и предпочита да живее в уединение заедно със своя баща. Той често ѝ повтаря, че когато умре, тя ще е най-добре да го... изхвърли на боклука. И когато това наистина се случва и трупът му е открит там, бедната Сали, която тепърва ще трябва да научи много, включително и че хората не винаги казват това, което мислят, ще привлече трайно вниманието на медиите и полицията в своето малко ирландско градче. Разбира се, Сали съвсем не е подготвена за онова, което ... |
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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. United by the theme of the circle, these stories are set in the UK, the USA and Singapore. From the discovery by a student archaeologist of a mysterious silver disc with strange properties to the heart-warming story of the rescue of a dangerously ill child by a poor tri-shaw driver, this collection of five stories is both amusing and thought provoking. ... |
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Играта от Ludic ще се хареса на всеки малчуган над 7-годишна възраст. В нея могат да се включат от 2 до 6 играча. Играта съдържа 48 двустранни карти с 98 изображения, 1 пясъчен часовник и правила. Целта на играта е да използвате картите си, за да създадете различни връзки межди изображенията. Те може да представляват общи характеристики. Пълните правила на играта може да откриете в прикачените инструкции. ... |
