Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects - and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note , a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal... or his life? Art by Takeshi Obata. ... |
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War and Peace is a vast epic centred on Napoleon's war with Russia. While it expresses Tolstoy 's view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence, he peoples his great novel with a cast of over five hundred characters. Three of these, the artless and delightful Natasha Rostov, the world-weary Prince Andrew Bolkonsky and the idealistic Pierre Bezukhov illustrate Tolstoy's philosophy in this novel of unquestioned mastery. This translation is one which received Tolstoy's approval. ... |
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The Belgica's journey into the Dark Antarctic night. The harrowing, survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly wrong, with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter. August 1897: The Belgica set sail, eager to become the first scientific expedition to reach the white wilderness of the South Pole. But the ship soon became stuck fast in the ice of the Bellinghausen sea, condemning the ship's crew to overwintering in Antarctica and months of endless polar night. In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious illness, their minds ravaged by the sound of ... |
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Wilde's only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life, and consequence. From its provocative Preface, challenging the reader to believe in 'art for art's sake', to its sensational conclusion, the story self-consciously experiments with the notion of sin as an element of design. Yet Wilde himself underestimated the consequences of his experiment, and its capacity to outrage the Victorian establishment. Its words returned to haunt him in his court appearances in 1895, and he ... |
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A spellbinding supernatural teen drama and sequel to "All Our Hidden Gifts". Maeve and her friends have uncovered their powers and banded together as a coven: Roe can pick locks, Lily sends sparks flying, Maeve can read minds and Fiona can heal any injury. And even better than their newfound talents? Roe and Maeve are officially an item. But with strange things happening at school, and old enemies appearing in new places, it soon becomes clear their powers are attracting all the wrong attention. It's not long before Maeve's gift start to wane, drained by someone - or something - that's hiding even ... |
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Illustrated by Julia Pearson. ... "Anna opened carriage door and stepped down onto the platform. The wind and snow swirled around her and she took a deep breath of the freezing air. The storm was very powerful now. She took another deep breath and turned to go back into the train. As she turned, she saw Vronsky standing on the platform before her. He bowed to her and said a few words which she could not hear. All the time, he looked at her with the same expression - one of complete love. She was overcome by a feeling of great joy. "I did not know that you were travelling. Why are you coming to Petersburg?" ... |
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"Скъпи баскетбол от момента, в който започнах да обувам чорапите на баща си и да стрелям въображаеми победни стрелби в Great Western Forum, знаех, че едно нещо е истинско: Влюбих се в теб. Това бе една толкова дълбока обич, че ти дадох всичко - от ума и тялото до сърцето и душата си. Като шестгодишно дете, дълбоко влюбено в теб, не виждах края на тунела. Виждах само себе си, тичащ навън. И така - тичах. Тичах нагоре-надолу по всяко игрище и след всяка топка. Заради теб. Ти поиска моя хъс, аз ти дадох сърцето си, защото то просто искаше да даде повече. Играх, въпреки потта и всяка болка, не заради ... |
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Има най-различни интригуващи начини, по които да предизвикате интереса на децата към света на науката. Един от тях определено може да е "Експерименти в кухнята" - образователен комплект от серия "Kidz Labs", чрез който екипът на компания "4M" успява да покаже няколко научни експеримента в много забавна "светлина". Като се замислите - все пак за едно дете забавното и интересното винаги е по-добре от отегчаващо обяснение. И винаги е по-ефективен начин за учене. В кутията пристигат специални аксесоари за провеждането на няколко експеримента от света на химията, физиката и биологията. ... |
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Умален модел на най-известната канадска шхуна за риболов Bluenose през 20-те години. Оригинално описание: It’s the most famous fishing schooner of that time. It was launched in 1920 besides operating a great Newfoundland reefs fishing cod-fishes annually, it participated to the fishermen Cup, prestigious regatta between Canadian and American people. The Bluenose won this cup for 17 years uninterruptedly. Комплектът съдържа: дървени елементи за сглобяване на кораба конци знаме метални пирони и игли плат за изработка на корабните платна аксесоари за декориране - котва, спасителна лодка и др. инструкции за ... |
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To walk among the age-old trees of the wildwood is to journey back in time, to a place of great simplicity and deep understanding. In this re-awakening of the original Greenwood Tarot, Mark Ryan and John Matthews introduce us to the classic forest archetypes of the Green Man and Woman, the Archer, the Hooded Man and the Blasted Oak. Will Worthington's rich and vivid images bring this ancient world to life and make it possible to feel the magic and power of the wildwood. The Wildwood Tarot draws inspiration from pre-Celtic mythology and a belief system steeped in shamanic wisdom and forest lore. Based on the seasonal ... |
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From the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The movement of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives has been the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The practice has both inspired reverence and worship, and deepened our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. While modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological knowledge, their lineage reaches back to ancient Mesopotamia. As author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology, the second volume in Taschen's Library of Esoterica ... |
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Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite winning critical acclaim. Some even said her audacious, futuristic designs were unbuildable. During the latter years of her life, Hadid's daring visions became a reality, bringing a unique new architectural language to cities and structures as varied as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, hailed by The New York Times as the most important new building in America since the Cold War; the MAXXI Museum in Rome; the Guangzhou Opera House in China; and the London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre. At the time of her ... |
