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An INSTANT New York Times bestseller!An INSTANT USA TODAY bestseller!An INSTANT Sunday Times bestseller! A modern-day YA romantic fantasy series opener about a glamorous magical world of social elites, forbidden love, and a dark magic that could destroy it all. **Deluxe edition with special embellishments on first printing only!** Dazzling and deceptive. The perfect escape! – Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Ballad of Never After The forbidden love story of my wildest dreams! – Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love HypothesisBURY YOUR SECRET OR DIE FOR IT.17 year-old Quell has lived her entire life on the run. She and her mother have fled from city to city, in order to hide the deadly magic that flows through Quell’s veins. Until someone discovers her dark secret.To

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For centuries, entertainers have strung their audiences along with these captivating characters. This author does the same, chronicling the global fascination with puppets over thousands of years. From Pinocchio to Kermit the Frog, from Indian stick figures to Jerry Mahoney puppets, these collectibles have entertained and educated generations. They are a perfect medium for telling stories, some quite serious and deeply meaningful and others meant simply for entertainment and laughter. Puppets and Marionettes will bring back memories of childhood, of the early days of television and the hours of delight these animated characters have brought into our lives. In this new book, Jan Lindenberger, with the help of her friend Joel Martone, offers a wide range of puppets and marionettes in more than 500 full-color photographs. Concisely captioned with current prices, this is the perfect book for the collector to take into the field.

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Marionettes are loved by puppeteers and audiences for what they can do on stage, but they can be challenging to design, make and perform. This beautiful book clearly explains the process from making the puppets to putting them on strings and bringing them alive. Detailed step-by-step instructions are given to make three marionettes - a walking bird, a dancer and a wooden man - each using different tools and materials, with progressively more tricky techniques. Written by a leading puppeteer, it celebrates the art of the marionette.

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PRE-ORDER THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER PHENOMENON . . .''Full of magic and intrigue . . . the perfect escape for fans of fantasies that straddle the edge of our world and transport readers to dazzling, deceptive, and unexpected places'' STEPHANIE GARBER--ARE YOU READY TO ENROL INTO THE HOUSE OF MARIONNE?Quell Marionne has lived her entire life on the run, all in order to hide the deadlymagic that flows through her veins.She was born cursed with Toushana - a perilous dark magic.And the sentence for having it? Death . . .When her secret is discovered by a merciless assassin, Quell fears time is running out.There is only one place that can save her: The House of Marionne. Run by her estranged grandmother, the school trains their students to enter The Order, a society of magical elites. Quell knows this may be the key to burying her forbidden magic forever.But if her Toushana is disco

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Acompaña al pollito durante el día! Despiértalo, dale de comer, acarícialo...Disfrutaréis narrando esta historia con la marioneta de dedo incluida en el libro.Recomendado a partir de 1 año.

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Gray asemeja la libertad humana a la libertad de las marionetas. En nuestro caso, el titiritero habita oculto en nuestra propia conciencia, y los hilos vienen dados por nuestra historia e ideas, pero nada implica que podamos evadirnos de los límites que constriñen y determinan nuestros actos en el mundo. John Gray observa que el anhelo sigue siendo liberar de una vez por todas al ser humano de sus ataduras, para dar comienzo a una nueva era de libertad humana y de plenitud. En cambio, en una magistral vuelta de tuerca, John Gray argumenta con lucidez casi lo contrario: justo ahí donde creemos liberarnos de las cadenas que nos atan, los seres humanos nos revelamos como simples marionetas incapaces de admitir las fronteras a las que irremediablemente nos constriñe nuestra condición.

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