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Цар и парфюмерист - един драматичен сблъсък по действителен случай. ... Рафаел Арие (действителна личност от първата половина на XX век) не се интересува от политика, негова грижа е женската красота. По прищявка на съдбата е осъден след шумен процес. В ранните часове на 16 април 1943 г. в килия на Софийския затвор той очаква отговор от Двореца на молбата си за помилване. В продължение на 6 часа, между полунощ и 6 часа сутринта, Рафаел се опитва да сглоби всички части от един огромен пъзел, който е довел до неговия процес. Прозрението идва заедно с вестта от Двореца в 6 часа сутринта. Повече от 70 години по-късно, в ... |
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Hatushaly and his young wife Hava are living a good life, working to reopen the burned-out Inn of the Three Stars in the prosperous trading town of Beran's Hill. But there is a great deal more to this bucolic scene than meets the eye. Both Hatu and Hava were raised on the secret island of Coaltachin, and though they may appear to be no more than a young couple in love, preparing for the midsummer festival where their friends Declan and Gwen will be wed, they are in fact assassins on a mission, waiting instructions from their masters in the Kingdom of Night. Moreover, Hatu is the last remaining member of the ruling ... |
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Колекцията "Saved By The Bell - the Collected Works of Robin Gibb: 1969-70" улавя музикалното творчество на Робин Гиб в 12-месечен период, когато той е на 19 години. Изданието от 3 диска включва неговия одобрен от критиката соло албум "Robin's Reign", съдържащ девет алтернативни парчета и техните пълни версии, както и неиздавания досега и доста търсен албум "Sing Slowly Sisters", излизащ точно 45 години след създаването му. Завършването на компилацията, продуцирана от номинирания за "Grammy" Андрю Сандовал ("The Beach Boys", Елвис Костело, Елтън Джон), отнема 10 ... |
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Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. New York private investigator Nat Marley meets a stranger who is celebrating his release from prison after a ten-year sentence. The man wants to trace an old friend and reclaim the money which the friend is holding for him. Finding the "friend" turns out to be relatively easy, but getting hold of the money is quite another matter. ... |
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These essays bring together ideas and modes of expression from Vico, Hegel, Cassirer, and James Joyce. This work approaches philosophy as a form of literature and approaches literature as containing insights and images that supply a basis for philosophical thought. Philosophy and literature are both products of the rational imagination. The rational imagination provides a guide to the conception of the good society. By looking back at Plato's Laws, it is possible to conceive society as based on friendship rather than ideology. Considering the interrelationships among philosophy, society, and literature offers a ... |
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"The Greatest Seventies Album" е компилация, която включва песни на "Foreigner", "ZZ Top", "The Stranglers", "Fleetwood Mac", "ELO" и др. Тази компилация ще ви пренесе в едно от най-значимите музикални десетилетия. ... |
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По романа на Чарлз Дикенс, преразказан от Елизабет Ферети. ... Dickens' favourite Christmas story shows us the difficult lives of the poor, but it is also a story of hope, where the future can be better. Ebenezer Scrooge loves only one thing - money. He has no friends, doesn't like his family and never helps anyone. But when Jacob Marley, who's been dead for seven years, arrives at his house one night, Scrooge learns that a good life is about much more than money. In this Reader you will find information about Charles Dickens' life, focus on sections: England in the 1800s, Christmas traditions and ... |
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From the author of "Small Great Things" and "A Spark of Light" comes a "powerful" novel about the choices that alter the course of our lives. Everything changes in a single moment for Dawn Edelstein. She's on a plane when the flight attendant makes an announcement: Prepare for a crash landing. She braces herself as thoughts flash through her mind. The shocking thing is, the thoughts are not of her husband but of a man she last saw fifteen years ago: Wyatt Armstrong. Dawn, miraculously, survives the crash, but so do all the doubts that have suddenly been raised. She has led a good life. ... |
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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. It is 2051. CONTROL, the government of Europe, keeps everyone happy in a virtual reality where music made by dolphins gives exquisite pleasure. When Saul Grant, a writer, discovers the truth about the music, the illusion is shattered. He soon sets out to free the dolphins but CONTROL is aware of his actions and will stop him at any cost. ... |
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With an introduction by Jenifer Egan. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... One of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. An eternal masterpiece of candid observation, emotional insight and transcending humour, "Middlemarch" is a truly monumental novel. Endlessly appealing to modern readers, "Middlemarch" has been adapted as BBC Radio 4 drama. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition ... |