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Keats John: Selected Poetry

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: «This is an entirely new selection of Keats's finest poetry containing all his best known work as well as a sample of less familiar pieces. Keats published three volumes of poetry before his death at age twenty-five of tuberculosis and, while many of his contemporaries were prompt to recognize his greatness, snobbery and political hostility led the Tory press to vilify and patronize him as a…

Shakespeare: Julius Caesar

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: The most famous of Shakespeare's Roman tragedies, Julius Caesar was written and first performed in 1599, and was apparently one the plays his contemporaries enjoyed most. Recounting the death of Caesar on the steps of the Senate house, the play offers some of Shakespeare's finest scenes: Antony's skillful speech at Caesar's funeral, and the quarrel and reconciliation between Brutus and Cassius…

Northcott Richard: Clothes Then and Now (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: The Audio CD Pack contains a copy of the book along with an audio CD with a recording of the complete text in both British and American English. Listen and read to discover all about clothes in the past and clothes today... Where were your clothes made? What is a fashion victim?

David A. Rothery: Planets

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: This Very Short Introduction looks deep into space and describes the worlds that make up our Solar System: terrestrial planets, giant planets, dwarf planets and various other objects such as satellites (moons), asteroids and Trans-Neptunian objects. It considers how our knowledge has advanced over the centuries, and how it has expanded at a growing rate in recent years. David A. Rothery gives an…

Hearn Julie: Rowan the Strange

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: How does a doctor examine a person's brain? They won't use any knives on me, will they? Rowan knows he is strange. But dangerous? He didn't mean to scare his sister. In his right mind, he wouldn't hurt a fly. But there's a place he can go where they say they can fix his mind... Beyond the bars on the window, England is at war. Behind them, Rowan's own battle is only just beginning. This amazing…

Wildsmith Brian: A Christmas Journey

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The story opens with a familiar Biblical image-of Mary being visited by the angel Gabriel. In Brian Wildsmith's imagining of this scene, Mary is shown with her cherished cat and dog. When Mary and Joseph set out for Bethlehem, her pets are left behind. But the cat and dog miss their mistress and decide to make the journey to find her. Along the way, they stop to help various other animals who…

Braddon: Lady Audley's Secret

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: «This Victorian bestseller, along with Braddon's other famous novel, Aurora Floyd, established her as the main rival of the master of the sensational novel, Wilkie Collins. A protest against the passive, insipid 19th-century heroine, Lady Audley was described by one critic of the time as «high-strung, full of passion, purpose, and movement.» Her crime (the secret of the title) is shown to…

Lassiter Rhiannon: Outland

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: We have no idea what's behind of any of these Doors, she said. It could be dangerous for us... and we could be dangerous for it. The city of Shattershard lies in ruins following a war engineered by three teenagers from Earth. The devastation has left Laura blind, Alex injured, and Zoe without a way home. Forced to leave Shattershard, they're now caught between worlds and face thousands of Doors —…

Martin Elizabeth A.: A Dictionary of Science

Скачать книгу (размер 4 645 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 912) Аннотация: This best-selling dictionary contains 9,200 entries on all aspects of chemistry, physics, biology (including human biology), earth sciences, and astronomy. This new edition includes expanded coverage of global warming, forensic science, astrophysics, quantam theory, and the solar system. Supported by over 200 diagrams and illustrations the dictionary features recommended web links for many…

Quinn Robert: Food Around the World (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: The Audio CD Pack contains a copy of the book along with an audio CD with a recording of the complete text in both British and American English. Listen and read to discover all about food around the world... Where are cacao trees grown? What drink can you make from cherries?

Maley Alan: Advanced Learners

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: 90 activities focusing on productive and receptive skills, vocabulary, grammar, and culture. Designed for use as self-study, in one-to-one situations, or in small groups.

Buchler Michaela: English for Pharmaceutical Industry: (+ CD-ROM)

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: A new series of short, specialist English courses for professions such as human resources, and marketing and advertising, and work skills such as telephoning, meetings, and presentations.

Frank A.J.L. James: Michael Faraday

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: Michael Faraday is one of the best known scientific figures of all time. Known as the discoverer of electro-magnetic induction, the principle behind the electric generator and transformer, he has frequently been portrayed as the father of electrical engineering from whence much of his popular fame derives. This Very Short Introduction dispels the myth that Faraday was an experimental genius…

Sir Walter Scott: Ivanhoe

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: More than a century after the Norman Conquest, England remains a colony of foreign warlords. The dissolute Prince John plots to seize his brother's crown, his barons terrorize the country, and the mysterious outlaw Robin Hood haunts the ancient greenwood. The secret return of King Richard and the disinherited Saxon knight, Ivanhoe, heralds the start of a splendid and tumultuous romance, featuring…

Wilkie Collins: Hide and Seek

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: At the centre of Hide and Seek (1854) a secret waits to be revealed. Why should the apparently respectable painter Valentine Blyth refuse to account for the presence in his household of the beautiful girl known as Madonna? It is not until his young friend Zack Thorpe, who is in rebellion against his repressive father, gets into bad company and meets a mysterious stranger that the secret of…

Hines Alan: Changing Places

Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills.

Simmons Naomi: Family and Friends 4: Workbook

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills.

Andrew S. Goudie: Landscapes and Geomorphology

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: What were the landscapes of the past like? What will landscapes look like in the future? Landscapes are all around us, but most of us know very little about how they have developed, what goes on in them, and how they react to changing climates, tectonics and human activities. Examining what landscape is, and how we use a range of ideas and techniques to study it, Andrew Goudie and Heather Viles…

Prentice Nina: Saladin

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: Well, Yusuf, are you sure that you want to be a soldier? I'll do my best, Uncle. When Yusuf went to Aleppo to learn to fight under General Shirkuh, no one knew what this young man would do with his life. But years later, Yusuf became the great and chivalrous general, Saladin — the man who helped to bring Muslims together to win back the holy city of Jerusalem from the Franks. This is his story...