Tender is the Night is a story set in the hedonistic high society of Europe during the ‘Roaring Twenties’. A wealthy schizophrenic, Nicole Warren, falls in love with Dick Diver - her psychiatrist. The resulting saga of the Divers’ troubled marriage, and their circle of friends, includes a cast of aristocratic and beautiful people, unhappy love affairs, a duel, incest, and the problems inherent in the possession of great wealth. Despite cataloguing a maelstrom of interpersonal conflict, Tender is the Night has a poignancy and warmth that springs from the quality of Fitzgerald's writing and the tragic personal ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "The Call of the Wild" tells the story of Buck, a domestic dog who is kidnapped from his home in California and forced to pull sleds in the Arctic wasteland. White Fang, by contrast, is the tale of a crossbreed who is three-quarters wolf and a quarter dog, and who must endure considerable suffering in the wilderness before being tamed by an American and taken to live in California. Extraordinary both for the vividness of their descriptions and the success with which they imagine life from a non-human perspective, Jack London's classics of ... |
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Кутията е на тема Gorjuss , където ще откриете още продукти и аксесоари. ... Кутията от Santoro е подходяща за съхранение на всякакви неща като материали за рисуване, малки играчки, фигурки и други. Тя е с дизайн на момичетата от Gorjuss, което ще се хареса на всяко момиченце. Кутията е изработена от картон с магнитно затваряне. Симпатичните момиченца Gorjuss се открояват с характерния си дизайн и мистичната атмосфера, която носят. Разнообразните аксесоари са в пастелни цветове, съчетани хармонично и така отразяват характера на всяка героиня. Стила се откроява с харизма, която с лекота привлича окото и прави ... |
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Increasing effectiveness through situational leadership. New and updated edition. ... Become a good leader and motivate others! With a new foreword by Ken Blanchard adapting "The One Minute Manager" techniques to enable successful leadership to happen. Using different ways to motivate different kinds of people. "Leadership and the One Minute Manager" goes straight to the heart of management as it describes the effective, adaptive styles of Situational Leadership. In clear and simple terms it teaches how to become a flexible and successful leader, fitting your style to the needs of the individual and ... |
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For thousands of years the dead body of the young king Tutankhamun slept under the sands of Egypt. Then, in the autumn of 1922, Howard Carter and his friends find and open his tomb door. These are exciting times, and Carter's young helper Tariq tells the story in his diary. But soon people begin to die. Who or what is the killer? Is Tutankhamun angry with them for opening his tomb? And who is the beautiful French girl with the face of Tutankhamun's long-dead wife? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With ... |
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Educational cards ... The box contains 50 cards with 100 games about the nature and the numbers. Your children will have fun but also learn how to count, add, subtract and compare in an easy and enjoyable way. The ink of the marker can easily be erased from the cards and they can be reused. Use the marker which you will find in the box. Wipe it out with a dry material. ... |
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Албумът от 14 песни, представящ най-суровия и личен материал на "Shinedown" към момента, е емоционално и физическо пътешествие, което следва човека от най-ниските му падения в живота, до най-високите постижения, докато тревогите се разсейват, а демоните изчезват. Зловещият, откриващ албума водещ сингъл "Devil" съдържа изблик на непредсказуеми ритми и звуци на китари, които подготвят сцената за това, което предстои. Историята, която се разгръща в процеса на албума, носи сила и изявление за решителния човешки дух, волята на човека да преодолее трудностите, и важността на уважението и разчитането един на ... |
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Enola Holmes is still on the run from her brother and world's most famous detective Sherlock Holmes. After one close encounter too many with him, Enola must abandon her disguise and find a new way to avoid discovery. But when Sherlock's right-hand man, Dr Watson, goes missing without a trace, Enola is unable to resist investigating. Especially when she learns that a bizarre bouquet - with flowers that all symbolise death - has been delivered to the Watson residence. It's a race against time to find Dr Watson before it's too late. Enola Holmes returns in this exciting third mystery. ... |
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This full-colour book features four thrilling adventure stories, with an interactive twist! In order to progress through each story, the reader must solve a series of fun, science-themed puzzles. Go undercover with the agents of N. R. G. to learn about physics... solve a biological mystery with Molly Cool... race against time to solve the chemistry-themed puzzles of Atomic Island... and discover the technological secrets of Electree City! Exciting, educational fun for readers aged 7+. The book is part of the series "Solve the Puzzles, Save the World". ... |
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Retold by Sue Arengo . ... Read the famous tale of the old shoemaker. How do the elves help him? Children love stories. Bring the magic of good storytelling into your classroom with Classic Tales , and they'll love their English lessons too. This edition of the award-winning series uses traditional tales to bring English to life through more than 30 beautifully illustrated stories. Word Count: 527. ... |
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How far would you go to save those you love? Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking and looking for treasure - until a secret is uncovered that threatens their entire existence. Now Lowrie and Shen face an impossible choice: in the quiet at the end of the world, they must decide what to sacrifice to save the whole human race... ... |
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Осмият студиен албум, "Simulation Theory", който съдържа 11 песни, е продуциран от групата, заедно с продуцентите, носители на различни награди, "Rich Costey", "Mike Elizondo", "Shellback" и "Timbaland". Веднага се разпознава, че "The Dark Side" е типично парче на "Muse", с изявените високи вокали на "Matt Bellamy", остри китари и водещата ритъм секция на "Chris Wolstenholme" и "Dominic Howard", които са се превърнали в основата на отличителния стадионен звук на групата. Обложката на албума е дело на дигиталния артист & ... |