Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: Anna is a new student at Oxford University. When she arrives in Oxford, she meets Selim, and they become good friends. But Selim is not English, and living in a different country is not easy for him. Anna tries to help but she knows that her father isn't going to like it. Selim and Anna have each other. But is that enough? And can they find true happiness together?
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: Chris leaves his home in a small town in Australia to go and study at the University of Sydney. He needs to find somewhere to live. But it's not easy to find a house to share in a big city. Every house has its problems, and not all of Chris's housemates are easy to live with. In fact, some of them are very difficult people! Can Chris find the house that he needs with housemates that he can live…
Скачать книгу (размер 106 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 22) Аннотация: Wobble Bear is learning to talk and his mum is trying to teach him about colours. But the only colour he will say is 'yellow'. Yellow to the pink soap, yellow to the red towel, yellow to his green pyjamas ...until finally he gets it right and says yellow to the harvest moon at bedtime. Parents and toddlers everywhere will love watching Wobble Bear learn and will relate to all his little triumphs…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: The power of words in politics is well known, and Lend Me Your Ears, the fourth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations, brings together both words of wisdom and things that might have been better left unsaid. This unique reference book not only charts the most influential political events of recent times via the things people said about them — including an international…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: In No Turning Back, Paul Addison takes the long view, charting the vastly changing character of British society since the end of the Second World War. As he shows, in this period a series of peaceful revolutions has completely transformed the country so that, with the advantage of a longer perspective, the comparative peace and growing prosperity of the second half of the twentieth century appear…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: When Pollyanna's farther dies, she goes to live with her Aunt, Miss Polly Harrington. Miss Harrington likes doing good, but she doesn't like children very much! Pollyanna always tries to find the good in everything. She soon makes many different people in her new home feel happier. But is Miss Polly's life going to change for better or worse after her niece arrives? And what happens to Pollyanna…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: 'Are you scared, Gordon?' asks Heather. Four friends talk of ghosts in a hotel in Scotland. That night Gordon sees and hears something strange in his room. But is it really the ghost of Lord McCoy? These six stories tell of ghosts — friendly, sad, and bad — from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, America — and Egypt!
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: Fay loves making The Friends Hour for Studio Five, but her boss — Jason — is always angry with her. One day, a young man — Simon Jones — phones her show. Soon Fay must find Simon, and work hard to keep her job. Then her best friend — Wing — stops helping her. What can Fay do now? Can she and Wing stay friends?
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line Nor all thy tears wash out a word of it. In the 'rubaiyat' (short epigrammatic poems) of the medieval Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald saw an unflinching challenge to the illusions and consolations of mankind in every age. His version…
Скачать книгу (размер 524 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 104) Аннотация: A specialist course for medical students, doctors, and advanced nurses who want to work in English-speaking countries.
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: Are men cleverer than women? Is a poor man cleverer than a rich man? And what about teachers? Are they always cleverer than their students? The people in these six well-known folk tales from around the world all want to be clever. But are some of them just stupid?
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: 'My first journey was a pilgrimage to Mecca. I got on a donkey and said Goodbye to my parents in Tangier when I was 21. My mother cried.' In this way Ibn Battuta, one of the greatest travellers in the world, begins telling his story to his nephew, Ahmed. His many journeys take him to new and interesting places far from home. He sees many strange and wonderful things, has many funny and…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: A specialist course for medical students, doctors, and advanced nurses who want to work in English-speaking countries.
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: Some people in the world of sport are heroes only because they are the best at their sport. But the sportsmen and sportswomen in this book — Oscar Pistorius, Michael Phelps, Wilma Rudolph and Natalie du Toit — are all that and much more. All of them went through bad times and learned to be stronger people through sport. Because it isn't living through good times, but living through bad times that…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: How much do you know about the Wild West? What do you know about cowboys and Indians, about wagon trails and gunfights? Inside this book you will find the true story of the Wild West, and of some of the famous people who lived and worked there. People like Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, Billy the Kid — and Annie Oakley, the best shot in the West.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 942 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 382) Аннотация: Thomson and Martinet's classic grammar is the most widely used book of its kind. It is popular because its explanations are clear and because it deals thoroughly with the topics which students find most difficult. It is intended for intermediate and post-intermediate learners, but is also a useful source of reference for more advanced students and for teachers. A Practical English Grammar has now…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Whizz, bang, orang-utan Hear his mighty roar As he stamps and as he stomps On the jungle floor. John Foster Here is a collection of poems and rhymes for very young children. With themes ranging from funfairs, giants, and favourite foods, to seaside holidays, days in the park, and wobbly teeth, there are poems for every occasion. And the mix of traditional rhymes, limericks, lullabies, and comic…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: It's Gromit the dog's birthday, and his friend Wallace gives him an unusual present — a pair of Techno-trousers. At first Wallace uses the trousers to take Gromit for walks, but when the penguin comes to stay, he uses them one night for something different — very different. This strange story won the Oscar(R) for Best Animated Short Film in 1993.
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: What does a poor young woman do when she loses her boyfriend or wants to find one? What little lies do we tell to make ourselves look better in the eyes of those that we love? How can a friend save someone who is sure that they are going to die? What happens when someone's clever plans all go wrong? These sweetly surprising short stories — about both good times and bad — are sometimes sad, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: These three works exemplify the Roman historian Sallust`s condemnation of the excesses of the late Republic. In the conspiracy of Catiline and the war against Jugurtha he sees moral and political corruption and the tragedy of civil strife. This new translation captures Sallust`s distinctive style and considers his work as history and literature.