Part Wonder Woman, part Vikings - and all heart. Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, god-decreed rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: train to fight and fight to survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield - her brother, fighting with the enemy - the brother she watched die five years ago. Eelyn loses her focus and is captured. Now, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbour is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is ... |
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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. Six stories about a world we cannot explain. A film star discovers the dangers of dancing with a stranger. A man comes face-to-face with his father's history. An Irish-American family cannot escape someone from the past. A woman doesn't listen to warnings about an old tree. An English writer slowly becomes more and more Japanese. And a killer watches himself die in hospital. ... |
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"Laurent spoke slowly. If your husband was dead, we could be happy together. If... If he was dead, Therese repeated. She looked down at her lover. Her eyes looked very dark in her pale face. Sometimes, people die suddenly, she said." From the Book This book is in British English. Here you can find: extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; notes about the life of Emile Zola; points for understanding comprehension questions; glossary of difficult vocabulary; free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheet at www.macmillanreaders.com. There are exercises at the end of the book. Included ... |
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Bestselling author of "Divergent". Sequel to "Carve the Mark". ... He'd die for him. She'd kill for him. The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable. Akos is in love with Cyra, in spite of his fate: he will die in service to Cyra's family. And when Cyra's father, Lazmet Noavek - a soulless tyrant, thought to be dead - reclaims the Shotet throne, Akos believes his end is closer than ever. As Lazmet ignites a barbaric war, Cyra and Akos are desperate to stop him at any cost. For ... |
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Born to rule. Blessed by fire. Broken by desire. Once a territory built on matriarchal rule, Tir Teine has been without a female heir for centuries. Through a long line of corrupt kings, an oppressive anti-magic teaching has infected the land - leading to the tragic decline of the dragons. Aemyra was born to rule, gifted with fire magic from the Goddess Brigid. For years she has hidden in the shadows, waiting for the king to die so she can bond to his dragon, claim her birthright and protect her people. But when her ambitious plan is foiled, Aemyra is thrust into a vicious game of politics and plots. Her biggest ... |
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The sequel to the book World Without End. ... A world in turmoil. 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended to the throne but she is not safe in this dangerous new world. There are many who would see her removed, not least Mary Queens of Scots, who lies in wait in Paris. A new order. Elizabeth determines to set up a new secret service: a group of resourceful spies and courageous agents entrusted to keep her safe and in power. As she searches for those who will make the difference, one man stands out. A man who would die for his queen. For Ned Willard the ... |
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Illustrated by Fausto Biabchi. ... "I have got to do it, because she has given me a reason to do it which I will not say out loud. She must die, because if she doesn't die she'll deceive other men. I'll put out the light of this torch, and then I'll put out the light of her life." From the Book When Othello, the Moorish general of Venice, marries Desdemona, the daughter of a rich Venetian, he must prove that they are really in love. But his "honest" friend Iago has other plans, for power revenge. They travel to the island of Cyprus, and Iago works to set Othello against his new wife ... |
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Can you love someone you can never touch? Stella Grant likes to be in control - even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions. The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn't care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he'll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to ... |
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Изданието включва актуалните теми за писмения изпит за Немска езикова диплома ( Deutsches Sprachdiplom B2/C1), предвидени за 2023, 2024 и 2025 година. Настоящото помагало е предназначено за ученици от 10. клас, 11. клас и 12. клас на паралелките с интензивно изучаване на немски език в езиковите гимназии и предлага тренировъчни примери за писмения изпит за Немска езикова диплома (DSD B2/C1). Помагалото включва най-актуалните теми, предвидени за 2023, 2024 и 2025 година от областите Konsum in Deutschland, Tourismus in Deutschland, Kindheit und Jugend in Deutschland, Medienlandschaft in Deutschland и съдържа общо 44 ... |
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Атлас от 40 карти. Изданието е с текстове на български, немски, френски и английски език. ... Издаден за първи път в Берлин от царската дворцова литография. Hof-Buch und teindruckerei Wilhelm Greve през 1917 г. в Берлин."Великата война бавно и плахо се приближава към своя край. Лойд Джордж бе прав, когато каза: че тази война е най-великата човешка катастрофа след потопа. Ала малко съмнение има, че тая война може да стане и най-великото благодеяние, което човечеството познава, ако тя успее да тури край на войните, или, поне, да даде на всички народи един дълготраен и мъчно нарушим мир. При едно само непременно ... |
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В романа Сибир. Come on baby light my fire, Василий Димов преплита историите на трима неразделни приятели, които се учат да градят живота си, да обичат, да следват мечтите си в Москва в началото на 80 -те години. Дали обаче съществува действителна промяна и отишла ли си е съветската реалност? Как да запазиш човешкото в себе си, когато е останала единствено надеждата за намиране на истината? Light My Fire Запали огъня ми Знаеш, че ще е невярно. Знаеш, че ще съм лъжец, ако ти кажа: Момиче, по-високо не можем да стигнем! Хайде, скъпа, запали огъня ми. Опитай да възпламениш нощта. За колебания времето свърши. Да се ... |
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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 ... |
