el akkad omar what strange paradise
El Akkad Omar What Strange Paradise
From the widely acclaimed author of American War, Omar El Akkad, a beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic and profoundly moving novel that brings the global refugee crisis down to the level of a child's eyes. More bodies have washed up on the shores of a small island. Another over-filled, ill-equipped, dilapidated ship has sunk under the weight of its too-many passengers: Syrians, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Palestinians, all of them desperate to escape untenable lives in their homelands. And only one had made the passage: nine-year-old Amir, a Syrian boy who has the good fortune to fall into the hands not of the officials, but of Vanna: a teenage girl, native to the island, who lives inside her own sense of homelessness in a place and among people she has come to disdain. And though Vanna and Amir are complete strangers and don't speak a common language, Vanna determines to do whatever it takes to save him. In alternating chapters, we learn the story of Amir's life and of how he came to be on the boat; and we follow the duo as they make their way towards a vision of safety. But as the novel unfurls, we begin to understand that this is not merely the story of two children finding their way through a hostile world. Omar El Akkad's What Strange Paradise is the story of our collective moment in this time: of empathy and indifference, of hope and despair - and of the way each of those things can blind us to reality, or guide us to a better one.
3655 Руб.
El Akkad Omar What Strange Paradise
From the widely acclaimed author of American War, Omar El Akkad, a beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic and profoundly moving novel that brings the global refugee crisis down to the level of a child’s eyes. More bodies have washed up on the shores of a small island. Another over-filled, ill-equipped, dilapidated ship has sunk under the weight of its too-many passengers: Syrians, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Palestinians, all of them desperate to escape untenable lives in their homelands. And only one had made the passage: nine-year-old Amir, a Syrian boy who has the good fortune to fall into the hands not of the officials, but of Vanna: a teenage girl, native to the island, who lives inside her own sense of homelessness in a place and among people she has come to disdain. And though Vanna and Amir are complete strangers and don’t speak a common language, Vanna determines to do whatever it takes to save him. In alternating chapters, we learn the story of Amir’s life and of how he came to be on the ship; and we follow the duo as they make their way towards a vision of safety. But as the novel unfurls, we begin to understand that this is not merely the story of two children finding their way through a hostile world. Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise is the story of our collective moment in this time: of empathy and indifference, of hope and despair – and of the way each of those things can blind us to reality, or guide us to a better one.
2041 Руб.
El Akkad Omar American War
2074. America's future is Civil War. Sarat's reality is survival. They took her father, they took her home, they told her lies… She didn't start this war, but she'll end it. Omar El Akkad's powerful debut novel imagines a dystopian future: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague and one family caught deep in the middle. In American War, we're asked to consider what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons against itself.
2435 Руб.
Gale Patrick Facing the Tank
American Professor Evan Kirby, moving to Barrowcester to research Paradise after a successful book on Hell, expects a very English cathedral society of gentle clergymen and coffee mornings. What he finds instead is a town thrown into chaos by strange, supernatural events, scandalous pregnancies and a Satanic summoning of a young feral girl.
2194 Руб.
Mian Zanib Planet Omar. Incredible Rescue Mission
Welcome back to Planet Omar! The third book in Zanib Mian's laugh-out-loud series, with amazing cartoon-style illustrations from Nasaya Mafaridik. Perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid. When Omar and his friends come back after the school holidays, their lovely teacher seems to have been replaced by somebody much more grumpy. Overhearing other teachers talking about her, Omar decides something terrible has happened. Could she possibly have been abducted by ... aliens?! Omar persuades his friends to mount a rescue mission but what they find is very surprising!
1382 Руб.
Baldacci David The Forgotten
The second title in David Baldacci's bestselling series, The Forgotten is a fast-paced action thriller, featuring the hero of Zero Day – John Puller. Criminal investigator John Puller is drawn closer to home when his aunt is found dead in her house in Paradise, Florida. The local police have ruled the death as an accident, but Puller finds evidence to suggest that she may well have been murdered. On the surface the town lives up to its name, but as Puller digs deeper he realizes that this town and its inhabitants are more akin to Hell than Paradise. His belief is confirmed as evidence of strange and inexplicable events come to light. And when Puller learns the truth about what is happening in this once sleepy town, he knows that his discoveries will impact far wider than Paradise.
2444 Руб.
AUDIO CD SENOR COCONUT - Yellow Fever. 1 CD
Треклист: 1. My Name Is Coco 2. Yellow Magic (Tong Poo) 3. Coco Agogo 4. Limbo 5. What Is Coconut? 6. Behind The Mask 7. El Coco Rallado 8. Pure Jam 9. Mambo Numerique 10. Simoon 11. El Coco Loco 12. The Madmen 13. What Is Coconut? 14. Music Plans 15. Breaking Music 16. Rydeen 17. El Coco Roto 18. Ongaku 19. What Is Coconut? 20. Firecracker 21. Untitled
3999 Руб.
Brittelle, William: Spiritual America. 1 CD
Brittelle, William: Spiritual America. 1 CD. 1. Abattoir - , 2. True Hunger - , 3. Strange Asylum - , 4. Topaz Were the Waves - , 5. Forbidden Colors - , 6. Birds of Paradise - , 7. Spiritual America - , 8. I Know the Law -
1804 Руб.
Виниловая пластинка Tina Turner. Break Every Rule (LP)
A1. Typical Male. A2. What You Get Is What You See. A3. Two People. A4.Till The Right Man Comes Along. A5. Afterglow. A6. Girls. B1. Back Where You Started. B2. Break Every Rule. B3. Overnight Sensation. B4. Paradise Is Here. B5. Ill Be Thunder.
3239 Руб.
Виниловая Пластинка Turner, Tina Break Every Rule (0190296234378)
A1. Typical Male. A2. What You Get Is What You See. A3. Two People. A4.Till The Right Man Comes Along. A5. Afterglow. A6. Girls. B1. Back Where You Started. B2. Break Every Rule. B3. Overnight Sensation. B4. Paradise Is Here. B5. Ill Be Thunder.
2890 Руб.
Gulaty Vikram The Four Blind Men. Based on a folk tale from India. Level 3
Four blind men are walking though the jungle. Suddenly, they hear a strange sound. What is in the forest with them? Each man guesses something different. Who is right?
912 Руб.
Hilderbrand Elin What Happens in Paradise
Secret lives and new loves emerge in the bright Caribbean sunlight . . . A year ago, Irene Steele had the shock of her life: her loving husband, father to their grown sons and successful businessman, was killed in a plane crash. But that wasn't Irene's only shattering news: he'd also been leading a double life on the island of St. John, where another woman loved him, too. Now Irene and her sons are back on St. John, determined to learn the truth about the mysterious life - and death - of a man they thought they knew. Along the way, they're about to learn some surprising truths about their own lives, and their futures. Lush with the tropical details, romance and drama, What Happens in Paradise is another immensely satisfying page-turner from one of the world's most beloved and engaging storytellers.
1969 Руб.
Mian Zanib Unexpected Super Spy
Omar and his friends have been saving up their pocket money for ages so they can have the world's most epic Nerf Blaster battle. But when Omar discovers that his mosque is in trouble, they decide to donate their pennies to help save it. Then they try to raise some more money by: Doing some chores (boorrring) Selling some home-made cookies (deeelicious) Holding a talent contest (YESSSSSSS) Everything goes PERFECTLY until the money mysteriously goes missing. Can they work out who has taken it in time to stop the mosque closing down? And what exactly is Omar's sister Maryam hiding in her room...?
1337 Руб.
Wells Herbert George The War of the Worlds. Reader. Книга для чтения
After strange lights appear on the planet Mars, large metal objects begin to fall out of the sky. What happens next changes the world forever. Will the people of earth survive? What will happen to the society we know? And how can we avoid disaster? Книга для чтения. Адаптация Дженни Дули. Уровень Intermediate.
477 Руб.
Omar Apollo – Ivory
Omar Apollo – IvoryTracklist• Ivory• Talk• No Good Reason• Invincible (feat. Daniel Caesar)• Endlessly Interlude• Killing Me• Go Away• Waiting on You• Petrified• Personally• En El Olvido• Tamagotchi• Can't Get Over You• Evergreen (You Didn't Deserve Me At All)• Bad Life (feat. Kali Uchis)• Mr. Neighbor
3990 Руб.
Howard Robert E. Conan the Barbarian. The Jewels of Gwahlur. Level 2
There are things happening in Alkmeenon that Conan does not understand - strange, terrible things. Will Conan get the jewels, or will Zargeba? And what is the secret of Alkmeenon? Text adaptation by Bill Bowler.
1998 Руб.