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Lee Hermione: Biography

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Biography is one of the most popular, best-selling, and widely-read of literary genres. But why do certain people and historical events arouse so much interest? How can biographies be compared with history and works of fiction? Does a biography need to be true? Is it acceptable to omit or conceal things? Does the biographer need to personally know the subject? Must a biographer be subjective? In…

Basic Documents in International Law

Скачать книгу (размер 2 237 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 440) Аннотация: Basic Documents in International Law draws together all of the most important documents needed for the study of international law. Collated by Ian Brownlie, a worldwide expert in the field, this book has provided students and practitoners with the most essential instruments giving a thorough grounding in this diverse and fascinating field of law. This sixth edition incorporates all key new…

Alexandre Dumas: The Vicomte de Bragelonne

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: «It is May 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. D'Artagnan, meanwhile, is perplexed by a mysterious stranger, and soon he learns that his old comrades already have great projects in hand. Athos seeks the restoration of Charles II, while…

Clement Moore: The Night Before Christmas

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... Clement Moore's popular festive poem about a visit from Santa Claus, illustrated in glowing colour by Tomie dePaola, is a delight to share with children.

M. R. James: Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: This selection of 21 stories represents the best of James's work, and includes three stories which are not in the Collected Edition.

Foster John: Excuses, Excuses

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Excuses, Excuses is a perennial favourite and best-selling collection of poems about school, compiled by top anthologiser John Foster. Most the poems here are humorous, but some are more serious and will make you think. Many of them have been written specially for this collection and, together with other poems by such well-known children's poets as Michael Rosen, Kit Wright, and Spike Milligan,…

Bassett Jennifer: Playing with Fire (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: He smiled, showing teeth yellow from cigarette smoke. He looked at his desk diary, then at her papers again. Mmm... a hundred pesos a month, Why, that's one thousand two hundred pesos a year. Surely, you can afford to buy me a forty-peso dinner! How can Marina say no? How can she refuse the Chief's next request? He is an evil man, but she needs her promotion...

Charles Brockden Brown: Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: One of the earliest American novels, Wieland (1798) is a thrilling tale of suspense and intrigue set in rural Pennyslvania in the 1760s. Based on an actual case of a New York farmer who murdered his family, the novel employs Gothic devices and sensational elements such as spontaneous combustion, ventriloquism, and religious fanaticism. The plot turns on the charming but diabolical intruder…

Moir Naomi: Starting and Ending Lessons

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Twenty-five activities to settle children into a class or bring the lesson to an end. Starting and Ending Lessons focuses on children's need for constant language revision. It provides easy, adaptable activities that use movement and games to maintain variety in the classroom.

Golding Julia: Wolf Cry

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Freydis has been left for dead following a raid by pirates on her father's Viking stronghold. Her brother has been kidnapped-and Freydis's father is hell-bent on revenge. But this is a volatile man who loathes his daughter and is driven by love of his son. Reluctantly he takes Freydis with him on his journey, giving her a slave-Enno-to tend her. As Freydis's father becomes more bitter and cruel,…

Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Major Works

Скачать книгу (размер 3 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 752) Аннотация: This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Coleridge's poetry and prose — all the major poems, complemented by important criticism, letters, and marginalia — to give the essence of his work and thinking. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, critic, and radical…

Snow White

Скачать книгу (размер 187 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 38) Аннотация: An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills.

Annas: Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book introduces readers to some ancient debates to engage with the ancient developments of some themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of…

Marcus Tullius Cicero: Defence Speeches

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: But I must stop now. I can no longer speak for tears — and my client has ordered that tears are not to be used in his defence. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world: he dominated the Roman courts, usually appearing for the defence. His speeches are masterpieces of persuasion: compellingly written, emotionally powerful, and somtimes hilariously funny. This book presents…

Oxenden Clive: American English File 4: Teacher's Book

Скачать книгу (размер 1 258 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 248) Аннотация: American English File gets students talking thanks to its unique and proven formula combining confidence-building, opportunity, and motivation. High-interest content is organized in lively, achievable lessons, using humor and imagination to encourage students to communicate and enjoy learning English. Solid grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation foundation carefully supports the work with the…

Dickens Charles: Barnaby Rudge

Скачать книгу (размер 3 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 752) Аннотация: What dark history is this? This is the question that hangs over Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century. Set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Barnaby Rudge tells a story of individuals caught up in the mindless violence of the mob. Lord George Gordon's dangerous appeal to old religious prejudices is interwoven with the murder mystery…

Family and Friends: Alphabet Book

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills.