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Agatha Christie's most ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.'A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out...

High up in the treacherous mists of the Murderous Mountains, Hiccup and the Company of the Dragonmark are in hiding. The witch's Spydragons are guarding the shores of Tomorrow - but Hiccup is determined to become King of the Wilderwest. Can Hiccup dodgethe dragons and steal the King's Things back from Alvin before the Doomsday of Yule? And is there a traitor in Hiccup's camp who in the end will betray them all? How to Train Your Dragon is a DreamWorks film starring Gerrard Butler, America Ferrera andJonah Hill, out on DVD. Read the rest of Hiccup's exploits in How to Train Your Dragon Books 1-10. Check out

In prewar Budapest three families live side by side on gracious Katalin Street, their lives closely intertwined. A game is played by the four children in which Bálint, the promising son of the Major, invariably chooses Irén Elekes, the headmaster'sdutiful elder daughter, over her younger sister, the scatterbrained Blanka, and little Henriette Held, the daughter of the Jewish dentist.Their lives are torn apart in 1944 by the German occupation, which only the Elekes family survives intact. The postwar regime relocates them to a cramped Soviet-style apartment and they struggle to come to terms with social and political change, personalloss, and unstated feelings of guilt over the deportation of the Held parents and the death of little Henriette, who had been left in their protection. But the girl survives in a miasmal afterlife, and reappears at key moments as a mute witness to theinescapable power of past events.As in The Door and Iza's Ballad, Magda Szabó conducts a clear-eyed investigation into the ways in which we inflict suffering on those we love. Katalin Street, which won the 2007 Prix Cévennes for Best European novel, is a poignant, sombre, at timesharrowing book, but beautifully conceived and truly unforgettable.

Samyj znamenityj svoj roman Master i Margarita pisatel sozdaval na protjazhenii odinnadtsati let, peredelyvaja i dopolnjaja tekst pochti do samoj smerti. Odnako dolzhno bylo projti esche pochti tridtsat let, prezhde chem proizvedenie vyshlo v svet istalo odnim iz velichajshikh shedevrov russkoj prozy XX veka.Roman neodnokratno stavilsja v teatrakh Rossii i za rubezhom i posluzhil osnovoj dlja mnogikh kinofilmov. V 1994 godu rezhisser Jurij Kara snjal odnoimennyj film, sudba kotorogo okazalas misticheskim obrazom svjazana s romanom i tvorjaschejsja v nemchertovschinoj. Posle mnogochislennykh trudnostej na vsem protjazhenii sozdanija filma uzhe gotovaja lenta, tak i ne pojavivshis v prokate, prolezhala na polke tselykh shestnadtsat let. V 2011 godu legendarnyj film s uchastiem takikh zvezdotechestvennogo kino, kak Mikhail Uljanov, Valentin Gaft, Igor Kvasha, Nikolaj Burljaev i Anastasija Vertinskaja, nakonets vyjdet na shirokie ekrany strany.

A desperate woman seeks the aid of Hercule Poirot in a matter of life and death.A near-lethal dose of poison, a blood-stained knife, a revolver, and a family who aren't what they seem all figure inan extraordinary case that takes the celebrated Belgian detective from a village estate to the bohemian streets of London.

Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid. So when he boasts to Hercule Poirot that he considers murder an art form, the detective has some reservations about accepting a partyinvitation to view Shaitana's private collection. Indeed, what begins as an absorbing evening of bridge is to turn into a more dangerous game altogether.

On a French golf course, a millionaire is found stabbed in the back...An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face downwards in a shallow grave on a golf course.

1152. telén az egerek életét élelemhiány fenyegeti. Az egérőrség legkiválóbbjai - Saxon, Kenzie, Lieam és Sadie - a legendás Fekete Fejsze vezetésével bejárják a hó borította vidéket, hogy megerősítsék az egérvárosok közti szövetséget és létfontosságúgyógyírt vigyenek Óvrejtekbe. Ezt a telet azonban nem minden védegér éli túlEisner-díjas képregény

An up-and-coming playwright and producer learns of the toils of assembling a dream project set in the summer of 1984 in New York City.

This is the third novel in Jeffrey Archer's compelling saga, the Clifton Chronicles. 1945. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor's deciding vote will cast a longshadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington. Harry returns to America to promote his latest novel, while his beloved Emma goes in search of the little girl who was found abandoned in her father's office on the night he was killed. When theGeneral Election is called, Giles Barrington has to defend his seat in the House of Commons and is horrified to discover who the Conservatives select to stand against him. But it is Sebastian Clifton, Harry and Emma's son, who ultimately influences hisuncle's fate. In 1957, Sebastian wins a scholarship to Cambridge, and a new generation of the Clifton family march onto the page. After Sebastian is expelled from school, he unwittingly becomes caught up in an international art fraud involving a Rodinstatue that is worth far more than the sum it raises at auction. Does he become a millionaire? Does he go to Cambridge? Is his life in danger?Best Kept Secret will answer all these questions, but once again, pose so many more.

A teenage murder witness is drowned in a tub of apples... At a Hallowe'en party, Joyce-a hostile thirteen-year-old-boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no-one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in thehouse, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the 'evil presence'. But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer...

When moving on means moving out? Surely there should be a rule book to guide you through the tumultuous twenties, or a ?to do list? at the very least? Fresh out of university in Manchester and struggling to climb the career ladder in London, Flick?sdevastated when her boyfriend dumps her with no warning and leaves her looking for a new place to live. Being forced into a houseshare with three complete strangers isn?t exactly how Flick saw things going. But the residents of Carlisle Avenue arequickly on hand to help her navigate the ups and downs of the life she?s currently winging. With their help, along with her big sister, Flick manages to focus her energy on ticking off items that she?s added to her ?twenties list? ? the perfect bucketlist for any twenty-something reclaiming their life post-break up. And all is going well, that is until her boss catches wind of it and asks her to create a new magazine column documenting her progress. Enter Teddy, a sweet guy who becomes Flick?s friendafter a tennis meet-cute. As the column finds its feet Flick?s in way over her head, somehow managing to fake-date Teddy to please her boss and her readers. But the further Flick gets into twenties life, the more she realizes: maybe she?s not the onlyone following the ?fake it ?til you make it? mantra.

Edward Waverley, a young English soldier, is caught up in the Jacobite rising of 1745-6, the last civil war fought on British soil and the attempt to reinstate the Stuart monarchy. With Waverley Scott invented the modern historical novel and profoundlyinfluenced the development of European and American fiction for a century at least.

Heltai Jenő (1871-1957) az 1900 körüli évek újságíró világát idézi fel regényében, bohém szerzők, szolíd pénzemberek, egy furcsa gróf és az elmaradhatatlan széplány alakjának megrajzolásával. Szórakoztató elbeszélése nyomán kirajzolódik a modernnagyváros és élete.

The stunning conclusion to the bestselling saga of the fierce lifelong bond between two women, from a gritty Naples childhood through old age (Publishers Weekly, starred review).The Story of the Lost Child concludes the dazzling saga of two women, the brilliant, bookish Elena and the fiery, uncontainable Lila, who first met amid the shambles of postwar Italy. In this book, life's great discoveries have been made

A könyv és a 12 perces rajzfilm óvodás és kisiskolás gyerekeknek szól.A nyelvtanulást nem lehet elég korán kezdeni. Az egészen kis korban elkezdett nyelvtanulás során a gyerekek hamar megtapasztalják, hogy egy fogalmat több szóval is ki lehet fejezni, így gondolkodásuk rugalmasabb, elvonatkoztató képességük jobb lesz, sezáltal fejlődik az intelligenciájuk.A rajzfilmek és a képeskönyvek két kisgyerek kalandjait mesélik el, akik megtalálják Ziggyt, a papagájt, és megtanítják beszélni. Sok-sok kalandjuk során a madár megismeri a betűket, számokat, színeket és egyéb hasznos szavakat. Az egyenként 12 percesrajzfilmekkel a gyerekek egyre jobban elsajátítják az angol nyelvet, ha pedig már tudnak olvasni, akkor a könyvben végigkövethetik az adott történetet, amiben egy kis szótár is segítségükre lesz.A sorozat 10 kötetből áll. A könyvek és filmek egymástól függetlenül is élvezhetők, ugyanakkor a bennük lévő tudásanyag egymásra épül.A rendszeres Time for English-mesefogyasztás a legjobbkor és a legjobb módon, ráadásul élményszámba menően kínál biztos angoltudást a kisgyerekeknek.A korai nyelvtanulásnál a gyerekeknek még nem szükséges nyelvtant, kiejtést tanulniuk, az is elég, ha dalokat, verseket, szavakat ismételgetnek. A sok ismétlésnek köszönhetően egyre jobb lesz a kiejtésük, pontosabb a szóhasználatuk, ezáltalfelszabadultabban használják majd a nyelvet a tudatos nyelvtanulás során, az iskolában is.A rajzfilmhez angol és magyar felirat is választható.A 3. rész tartalma: ,,Mit vegyek fel?? Ruhadarabok és méretek ? Utasítások követése ? Érzelmek leírása ? Leírni valakiről, milyen ruhát viselEbben a részben Ziggynek különböző ruhadarabok és cipők nevét tanítják meg, miközben újra átismétlik a színeket, számokat és méreteket. Megtanítják őt elszámolni tíztől húszig.Nagyon vicces, ahogy mindhárman felpróbálgatják a ruhákat, összekeverik, mit mivel vesznek fel, rossz méretet választanak, és nem egymáshoz illő dolgokat párosítanak össze.A fagyiárus rengeteg gombócot halmoz fel egyetlen tölcsérben. Persze a fagyitorony leomlik, Wiz azonban gyorsan odavarázsol még két tölcsért, és szépen elosztja bennük a fagyigombócokat, majd hőseink elnyalják a három tölcsér fagylaltot.

'Yet Another Breathtaking Novel By Colleen Hoover That'S Full Of Blushing, Gushing And Heartache. I LovedEvery Page And Breathed In Every Beautiful Word' Anna Todd, Author Of The After Series'Hoover Joins The Ranks Of Such Luminaries As Jennifer Weiner And Jojo Moyes, With A Dash Of Gillian Flynn' Library Journal You'Ll Never Be Able To Find Yourself IfYou'Re Lost In Someone Else. Fallon Meets Ben The Day Before Her Big Move To New York. Their Attraction Is Untimely But Undeniable. They Spend Her Last Day In Los Angeles Together And Fallon'S Eventful Life Becomes The Inspiration Ben Has Sought For TheNovel He'S Always Wanted To Write. Over Time And Amidst The Relationships And Tribulations Of Their Own Separate Lives, Ben And Fallon Continue To Meet On The Same Date Every Year. Until, One Day, Fallon Becomes Unsure If Ben Has Been Telling Her TheTruth Or Fabricating A Perfect Reality For The Sake Of The Ultimate Plot Twist.Can Ben'S Relationship With Fallon - And, At The Same Time, With His Novel - Be Considered A Love Story If It Ends In Heartbreak? the cover of the article may vary

'Pain and pleasure are simple ideas, incapable of definition.'In 1757 the 27-year-old Edmund Burke argued that our aesthetic responses are experienced as pure emotional arousal, unencumbered by intellectual considerations. In so doing he overturned the Platonic tradition in aesthetics that had prevailed fromantiquity until the eighteenth century, and replaced metaphysics with psychology and even physiology as the basis for the subject. Burke's theory of beauty encompasses the female form, nature, art, and poetry, and he analyses our delight in sublimeeffects that thrill and excite us. His revolution in method continues to have repercussions in the aesthetic theories of today, and his revolution in sensibility has paved the way for literary and artistic movements from the Gothic novel throughRomanticism, twentieth-century painting, and beyond.In this new edition Paul Guyer conducts the reader through Burke's Enquiry, focusing on its place in the history of aesthetics and highlighting its innovations, as well as its influence on many subsequent authors from Kant and Schiller to Ruskin andNietzsche.

In his phenomenal bestseller A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking literally transformed the way we think about physics, the universe, reality itself. In these thirteen essays and one remarkable extended interview, the man widely regarded as the mostbrilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein returns to reveal an amazing array of possibilities for understanding our universe.

A külföldi olvasóközönség körében is jól ismert és méltán népszerű regény német nyelvű kiadása.Az Egri csillagok alcíme: Bornemissza Gergely élete. Az ő életét, sorsának alakulását követhetjük végig a műben: a gyermekkortól megannyi kalandon, a szerelem beteljesülésén át a várvédő katona tetteiig. A regény két részre tagolódik: az ostrom előttiévek és a néhány hetes ostrom. Rengeteg szereplőt, történelmi alakot és írói képzelet által megformált figurát mutat be az író. S bár a középpontban Bornemissza Gergely áll, az Egri csillagok elsősorban nem neki, hanem a török ellen küzdő magyarságnakállít emléket. Az önzetlen hazaszeretet és hazafiság példájával. Hiszen az egri vár védői szinte reménytelen helyzetben vállalták a küzdelmet, tudván azt, hogy csupán önmagukra támaszkodhatnak. A félelmetes török túlerővel szemben csodának tetszik agyőzelem. De a történelem valósága volt ez a csoda, melyet valóságos férfiak és nők - vagyis hősként viselkedő emberek értek el.

Sybil, or The Two Nations is one of the finest novels to depict the social problems of class-ridden Victorian England. The book's publication in 1845 created a sensation, for its immediacy and readability brought the plight of the working classes sharplyto the attention of the reading public. The 'two nations' of the alternative title are the rich and poor, so disparate in their opportunities and living conditions, and so hostile to each other. that they seem almost to belong to different countries. Thegulf between them is given a poignant focus by the central romantic plot concerning the love of Charles Egremont, a member of the landlord class, for Sybil, the poor daughter of a militant Chartist leader.

Written at the start of the Great War, when his son Borys was at the Western Front, The Shadow-Line is Conrad's supreme effort to open man's eyes to the meaning of war through the stimulus of art. In many ways an autobiographical narrative, thismasterpiece of his final period relates the story of a young and inexperienced sea captain whose first command finds him with a ship becalmed in tropical seas and a crew smitten with fever. As he wrestles with his conscience and with the sense ofisolation that his position imposes, the captain crosses the shadow-line between youth and adulthood.It is the qualities, both individual and collective, needed to confront the ship's crisis that symbolize the qualities needed by humanity, not only to face evil and destruction but also to come to terms with life.

Twelve people on the move around planet Earth, twelve individual lives, each in turmoil, and each in some way touching the next.In this nuanced and deeply moving sequence, David Szalay's diverse protagonists circumnavigate the world in twelve plane journeys, from London to Madrid, from Dakar to Sao Paulo, to Toronto, to Delhi, to Doha, en route to see lovers and parents, childrenand siblings, or nobody at all.Along the way, Szalay deftly depicts the ripple effect that, knowingly or otherwise, a person's actions have on those around them, and invites us to consider our own place in the vast and delicately balanced network of human relationships that is theworld we live in today.