Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure novels set mostly in Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. Cleopatra is set in the Ptolemaic era of ancient Egyptian history and revolves around the survival of a dynasty bloodline protected by the Priesthood of Isis. The main character Harmachis is charged by the Priesthood to overthrow the supposed impostor Cleopatra, drive out the Romans, and restore Egypt to its golden era. As is the case with the majority of Haggard`s works, the story draws heavily upon adventure and exotic concepts.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07731-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Feathers fly when one smart duck decides to teach the farmyard know-it-alls a lesson, in this charming adventure from the beloved author of "Babe: The Gallant Pig" and "The Water Horse."
Seven titles in the popular First Reading series are re-issued with hardback covers with audio CDs inserted into a wallet inside the back cover, making the book and CD easy to store together. The Young Reading series is developed with reading expert Alison Kelly from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence and ability.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-3312-2
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
The Oldest Member knows everything that has ever happened on the golf course - and a great deal more besides. Take the story of Cuthbert, for instance. He`s helplessly in love with Adeline, but what use are his holes-in-one when she`s in thrall to Culture and prefers rising young writers to winners of the French Open? But enter a Great Russian Novelist with a strange passion, and Cuthbert`s prospects are transformed. Then look at what happens to young Mitchell Holmes, who misses short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in the adjoining meadows. His career seems on the skids - but can golf redeem it? The kindly but shrewd gaze of the Oldest Member picks out some of the funniest stories Wodehouse ever wrote.
ISBN: 978-0-09-951386-5
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A US State Senator is dead, and 11-year-old Mark Sway is the only one who knows where the body is hidden. The FBI want him to tell them where it is at whatever cost to Mark and his family. The killer wants him silenced forever. Reggie Love has been practising law for less than five years. Only she can save Mark from these twin threats. Together they must take on the might of the State and the wiles of a cold-blooded killer. Формат: 110 мм x 175 мм.
How could such an intricate object as the human eye - so complex and so precise - have come about by chance? In this masterful piece of popular science, Richard Dawkins builds a powerful and carefully reasoned argument for evolutionary adaptation as the force behind all life on earth. The metaphor of `Mount Improbable` represents the combination of perfection and improbability that we find in the seemingly `designed` complexity of living things. And through it all runs the thread of DNA, the molecule of life, responsible for its own destiny on an unending pilgrimage through time. Evocative illustrations accompany Dawkins` eloquent descriptions of astonishing adaptations in the living world.
ISBN: 978-0-14-102617-6
Издательство:
Книжный мир
Дата выхода: май 2012
Alicia knows her Spanish cousin, Nina, is the hottest thing to come from Europe since Versace and Prada. But when Nina arrives from Spain and starts flirting with all the Briarwood boys, including Massie`s crush, the Clique decides that foreign imports are totally Out! Alicia is forced to choose between her friends and her own overexposed flesh and especially when Nina is clearly edging in on Massie`s territory. Will Nina make every boy in Westchester fall in love with her? Or will Massie toss her out faster than last season`s Seven`s
Meet Massie, Alicia, Dylan, Kristen and Claire - five girls who make up the Clique at Briarwood High School. The only thing harder than getting in is staying A tragic haircut leaves Kristen looking manlier than a New York Jets linebacker. Will she be condemned to a season of trying to find cute hats when, as everyone knows, hats are so over? Meanwhile, Claire`s got everything she wants - new camo converse high-tops, bags and, best of all, her first ever cell phone, from Massie. Although Claire`s now an official member of the Clique, presents don`t matter to her - all she really wants is her first kiss from Cam, of course! The Clique: the only thing harder than getting in is staying in.
Massie Block stands at the threshold of a huh-yuge secret: a hidden room at Octavian Country Day. But to prove the Pretty Committee is worthy of the key, the girls need to find dates to Skye Hamilton’s ‘famous couples’ costume party. On top of that, Massie has to convince her old crush, Chris Abeley, to be Skye’s or else the PC can kiss the room - and their popularity - goodbye. Luckily for the girls, alpha status just happens to come with ESP. Not the actual superpower, but a secret weapon that shows them exactly what their crushes are thinking. The question is, do they really want to know?
Just weeks before Christmas and the girls are busy at the Body Alive Dance Studio. As Alicia and her exhausted dance friends change out of their Nuala gear (not just for yoga anymore), they discuss their plans for the weekend. Alicia is hands down the most popular girl in the class, not only because she`s the best dancer, but because Massie isn`t there. Massie hates to dance, so for three hours a week on Tuesday and Thursday, Alicia is the alpha female. And she absolutely loves it. Is the Clique about to be turned upside down?
Meet The Clique, the five girls who rule Octavian Country Day When movie director Rupert Mann invites the girls to audition for his new teen blockbuster, Clique captain Massie packs her straight-leg velvet Sevens and heads off to on an ah-mazing private jet with all the girls except Kristen, who is grounded. But when they arrive, everyone starts treating Claire like she`s the star. Dial W for What?! Back home, Kristen Gregory isn`t missing her friends at all. The Briarwood boys are keeping her company including a certain person`s crush. Is Kristen playing with fire?
The Clique is Massie Block - Still gorgeous. Still trendsetting. Still ruling the social scene at she hopes. To keep her spot at the top, Massie decides to throw the school`s first boy/girl Halloween party. But her parents are making her invite the entire grade AND share the party with Claire. She`s not sure which is Dylan Marvil - Lost the weight. Kept the attitude. Plans to use her new look to snag a cute guy. Kristen Gregory - Clothes are for sharing. Guys aren`t. Likes the same guy Dylan does. Will do whatever it takes to get him. Alicia Rivera - With the Clique unravelling faster than last season`s Burberry sweater, is it time for Alicia to stage her takeover? Claire Lyons: Still out. Wants in. Seriously needs to lose those Keds.
Watch out, Here comes The Clique! The Briarwood boys have invaded the school and are taking over everything. So Clique captain Massie lays down the New Pretty Committee law: anyone caught with a crush on a boy will be thrown out of the gang for ever. But will she be able to stick to her own rules? For Alicia, the boy-fast is a total disaster. She just can`t keep away from irresistible Josh. Meanwhile Claire`s spent all summer dreaming about Cam but he`s moved on faster than you can say cuh-yutest couple. At least she finally has a secure spot in the Committee unless jealousy flirting breaks the
Meet the Clique: Massie Block - with her glossy brunette bob and clear white smile, Massie is the uncontested ruler of the Clique and the rest of the social scene at Octavian Country Day School, an exclusive private school at Westchester, New York. Dylan Marvil - Massie`s second in command, Dylan divides her time between sucking up to Massie and sucking down Atkins shakes to try to get rid of the extra fifteen pounds that won`t seem to leave her hips alone. Alicia Rivera - as sneaky as she is beautiful, Alicia floats easily under the adult radar because she seems so `sweet`. Would love to take Massie`s throne one day. Might just do Kristen Gregory - Kristen has been dying to fit in ever since her parents went broke. She`s smart,...
