A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom - John Boyne
From the bestselling author of A Ladder to the Sky—“a darkly funny novel that races like a beating heart” (People)—comes a new novel that plays out across all of human history: a story as precise…
“My wish as champion is for you to descend the tower and be my wife.â€Climbing a deadly tower, Oscar seeks the power of its master, the Witch of the AzureMoon. He hopes her incredible magic can break a curse that will kill any woman hetakes for a wife. When the prince sees how beautiful Tinasha is, though, he has a betteridea—since she’s surely strong enough to survive his curse, she should just marryhim instead! Tinasha isn’t keen on the idea, but agrees to live with Oscar in the royalcastle for a year while researching the spell placed on the prince. The witch’s prettyface hides several lifetimes of dark secrets, however—secrets that begin resurfacing…
From the bestselling author of A Ladder to the Sky—“a darkly funny novel that races like a beating heart” (People)—comes a new novel that plays out across all of human history: a story as precise…
Soon it will be the one-hundredth day of school. Minna wants to come up with a really, really different idea for her Ready, Set, 100th project. With the help of Mom, Dad, and Pip, Minna…
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V daleké budoucnosti lidstvo kolonizuje vesmír a dostává se do kontaktu s nepřátelskou mimozemskou civilizací. Začíná krvavá válka, jejíž konec je v nedohlednu. Válka duševně mrzačí vojáky, kteří dosahují psychologického stavu tzv.- rudé meze, kdy…
Zkušený autor, pedagog a celoživotní muzejní praktik i teoretik a organizátor, přichází se sumarizující příručkou, která každého zájemce o muzea, muzeologii a muzejnictví provede muzejní praxí i vzpomínkami na poslední půlstoletí v ní. Text má…
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