Retold by Joan Collins, illustrated by Ester Garcia-Cortes. ... When Alice follows a White Rabbit in a waistcoat down a hole, she finds herself in a mixed-up world where nothing is as she expected it to be! Alice meets a pipe-smoking caterpillar, a grinnig cat, a Mad Hatter and the Formidable Queen of Hearts. This beautiful hardback "Ladybird Classic" edition of "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children, whilst retaining ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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Dine like the lords and ladies and bring the high society meals and treats home with these 100 delicious recipes inspired by Netflix's most-watched series of all time - Bridgerton . Blue satin ball gowns, chocolates and high tea, five course meals with family, scandal, and romance. Welcome to the dashing world of Bridgerton. Grosvenor Square is buzzing with ladies and lords dressed to the nines, promenading in the park, and sharing lemonade at the evening's ball. And while you might not be able to score the jewels and frocks of the Bridgertons and the Featheringtons, you can still eat like them with "The ... |
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The art of ancient Egypt that has been handed down to us bears no names of its creators, and yet we value the creations of these unknown masters no less than the works of later centuries, such as statues by Michelangelo or the paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. This book introduces some of the most important masterpieces, ranging from the Old Kingdom during the Third millennium BC to the Roman Period. The works encompass sculptures, reliefs, sarcophagi, murals, masks, and decorative items, most of them now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but some occupying places of honor as part of the World Cultural Heritage in museums ... |
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Kellen and Reichis have just finished fighting a duel in the desert when Kellen inadvertently smears blood on the Daroman flag - an act of treason for which the Marshals have no choice but to arrest him. Just before he's put before the Queen to be executed, Kellen is given a strange piece of advice from one of his fellow prisoners: kill the Queen and he'll be given clemency by those who take power. But when Kellen comes face-to-face with the eleven year-old monarch, he realises she's vastly smarter than he expected - and in a great deal more danger. The fifth book in the page-turning "Spellslinger" ... |
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Mirror, mirror on the wall... Who's the deadliest of them all? Once upon a time, a girl named Sophie rode into the forest with the queen's huntsman. Her lips were the colour of ripe cherries, her skin as soft as new-fallen snow, her hair as dark as midnight. When they stopped to rest, the huntsman pulled out his knife... and took Sophie's heart. It shouldn't have come as a surprise. Sophie had heard the rumors. They said she was too kind and foolish to rule - a disaster of a future queen. And Sophie believed them. She believed everything she'd heard about herself, the poisonous words people use to ... |
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At Zalindov, the only person you can trust is yourself. Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan is a survivor. For ten years, she has worked as the healer in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, making herself indispensable. Kept afloat by messages of hope from her family, Kiva has one goal and one goal only: stay alive. Then one day the infamous Rebel Queen arrives at the prison on death's door and Kiva receives a new message: Don't let her die. We are coming. The queen is sentenced to the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most ... |
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Гласът на родното говори чрез историите на Ивелина Радионова по начин, по който никой съвременен писател от XXI век не го е правил досега. Авторката утвърждава вечното и непреходното чрез ценностите на родния фолклор и традиции. Разкривайки различни нюанси в чувствата на героите си, тя събужда топлината и копнежа по една отминала епоха, в която дълг, чест и морал са били поставяни на пиедестал. Посланията ѝ проникват дълбоко в съзнанието на читателите и отключват секретен код към мъдростта и познанието. Така както "в комата хляб трябва да видим и буцата пръст, и дъжда, и небето. Тогава той утолява глада." ... |
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Shelley's short, prolific life produced some of the most memorable and well-known lyrics of the Romantic period. But he was also the most radical writer in the English literary tradition of his day, a fiery political visionary committed to social change and progress. The generous selection in this volume represents the wide range of his writing, both poetry and prose. Arranged chronologically, the accompanying introductory essays set Shelley's works in their historical, social and political context. They provide a vivid insight into the life and times of this volcanic spirit whose inspiring voice called on the ... |
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Съвети и опит с лечебни билки. ... "Здраве от аптеката на Господ" е основното произведение на Мария Требен , което вече три десетилетия се радва на незалязваща популярност. Книгата е преиздавана повече от 90 пъти, преведена е на 27 езика и от нея са продадени над 8 милиона екземпляра по целия свят. В нея са описани изчерпателно 31 основни билки, тяхната лечебна сила и начините на приложение. Авторката дава съветите си на достъпен и разбираем език, като изпъстря страниците с много примери от своята практика и свидетелства за положителния ефект от билколечението. Тъй като днес, за жалост, се отдалечаваме все ... |
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От авторката на "Вратата" и "Улица Каталин". Книгата "Пилат", излязла през 1963 г., не черпи от личните преживявания на Магда Сабо , не е и на историческа тематика. Централна роля в повествованието играе умната и модерна, разведена лекарка Иза Сьоч, която кара овдовялата си майка да се премести при нея в Будапеща. 70-годишната старица е прекарала значителна част от живота си в провинцията и сърцето ѝ не бие с ритъма на столицата. Откъсната от патриархалния свят и от обичайните си дейности, ще се справи ли тя със самотата? Или ще се вкопчи в спомена за неотдавна починалия си съпруг и ... |
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Любопитството невинаги е опасно, но понякога се заплаща твърде скъпо... Любяща съпруга и всеотдайна майка на три дъщери Сесилия Фицпатрик има всичко, за което някога е мечтала. Един ден, докато търси сувенир на тавана, тя се натъква на адресирано до нея писмо от съпруга си - Джон-Пол, върху което изрично е посочено да се отвори след смъртта му. Изгаряща от любопитство, тя пренебрегва заръката върху плика и научава дълбоко пазена тайна, която преобръща живота ѝ. Тес О'Лиъри е съсипана от разкритието, че съпругът ѝ Уил и братовчедка ѝ Фелисити са влюбени един в друг. Импулсивно решава да замине при ... |
