Seven struggling customers are given the unique opportunity to take home a "blanket cat" . . . but only for three days, the time it’ll take to change their lives. A peculiar pet shop in Tokyo has been known to offer customers the unique opportunity to take home one of seven special cats, whose "magic" is never promised, but always received. But there are rules: these cats must be returned …
Greg Heffley is not a fan of surprises-especially when it comes to his birthday. But he never could have guessed the shocking surprise his family has in store for him this year. When Greg's epic party plans start to unravel, he holds out hope that he'll get his one birthday wish-a rare trading card that's worth a fortune. The problem is, everyone else is after it, too, and there's no guarant…
from the back cover: When a handsome young man begins to court Catherine Sloper, she feels she is very lucky. She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to the front parlour of her home in Washington Square to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the 1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. Cath…
from the back cover: You are walking through the streets of London. It is getting dark and you want to get home quickly. You enter a narrow side-street. Everything is quiet, but as you pass the door of a large, windowless building, you hear a key turning in the lock. A man comes out and looks at you. You have never seen him before, but you realize immediately that he hates you. You are shocked…
from the back cover: About a quarter of the people in the world today speak or use English. In homes and schools, offices and meeting rooms, ships and airports, people are speaking English everywhere. How has this happened? How did English begin, and what will become of it in the future? The history of the English language is a journey through space and time, from thousands of years ago to …
from the back cover: From out of the sky, from under the earth, from far out at sea - disaster comes. We build and invent new things - and sometimes bring disaster on ourselves. Today television and the Internet mean that we can watch disasters as they happen, and see their terrible results. From Pompeii to the Asian Tsunami, from the Great Fire of London to Chernobyl, the stories of disast…
Setelah mendonorkan darahnya untuk kakak sulungnya, Alie akhirnya mencapai batas kesabarannya dan memilih pergi dari rumah. Kepergiannya membuat keluarga Jdoraksa yang selama lima tahun menyalahkannya atas kematian Bunda Gian menghadapi krisis—Samuel yang memberontak, Rendra yang selalu marah, Natta yang terobsesi mencari Alie, dan Sadipta yang dikejar rasa bersalah.
from the back cover: 'I turned on the light, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the corner that made my blood turn cold. Scudder was lying on his back. There was a long knife through his heart, pinning him to the floor.' Soon Richard Hannay is running for his life across the hills of Scotland. The police are chasing him for a murder he did not do, and another, more dangerou…