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Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Love and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles' reputation has remained undimmed for two and a half thousand years. His greatest…

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.

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Find out what happens to the unfortunate Humpty Dumpty, ride with a fine lady to Banbury Cross, watch a cow jump over the moon, listen to Old King Cole's fiddlers, and march with the Duke of York in this wonderful collection of nursery rhymes. Brian Wildsmith has chosen over eighty best-loved rhymes that are full of charm and rhythm, and has illustrated them with great exuberance and imagination.…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: Set during the Jacobite rising in Scotland in 1745, this novel springs from Scott's childhood recollections and his desire to preserve in writing the features of life in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland. Waverley was first published anonymously in 1814 and was Scott's first novel.

Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: The history of Russia — from Kievan Rus to Vladimir Putin Russia: A History cuts through the myths and mystery that have surrounded Russia from its earliest days, with startling revelations from classified archives that until comparatively recently were not even known to exist. A distinguished team of historians has stripped away the propaganda and preconceptions of the past to tell the…

Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: How can Mr Frank be angry now? thinks Mike happily. His film is good and he is the only cameraman on the volcano. Now he can go home. But then he finds Jenny and she is dying. Rocks start to move and Mike is afraid. Can they get off the volcano alive? And what happens to Mike's camera and film?

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Smidge is used to Karlson, the funny little man with a propeller on his back, living on the roof. They are firm friends. Now, anytime Karlson pops in, Smidge knows that there's fun and adventure in store. In this collection of stories, they flood the bathroom, celebrate Karlson's birthday, and prompt a newspaper to offer a reward when Karlson is mistaken for a spy!

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.

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Smidge is used to Karlson, the funny little man with a propeller on his back, living on the roof. They are firm friends. Now, anytime Karlson pops in, Smidge knows that there's fun and adventure in store. In this collection of stories, they gobble cream buns, do their very best to frighten the new housekeeper and almost become television stars!

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Winnie the Witch has many talents! In 'Winnie's Wheels' she magics an old wreck of a car to take herself and Wilbur on holiday and demonstrates some rather unconventional driving skills; in 'Blooming Winnie' she summons the help of the ghost of Great Aunt Winifred in order to control a class of unruly children who have come to see her garden; in 'Winnie's Tea Party' Winnie is playing hostess and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Oxford Children's Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty — there's something here for everyone. These spell-binding tales of love, loyalty, greed and jealousy come from the mountains and valleys of Wales. From Pwyll, the prince of Dyfed, to Arthur's court, they tell of a world…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Oxford Children's Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty — there's something here for everyone. This lively collection brings to life the very best English traditional fairy-tales and stories. From Johnny Gloke the giant killer and the frog prince at the World's End, to the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Oxford Children's Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty — there's something here for everyone. From the Highlands and islands, to the Border country, there are stories from all over Scotland in this wonderful collection. You'll find tales of Tam Lin the elfin knight, MacCodrum…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This translation is based upon the Norwegian text in the Centenary Edition of Ibsen's collected works. It provides a close account of the quality of Ibsen's play by reproducing as nearly as possible not only the meaning in the literal sense but the verse forms that constitute so much of the substance and dramatic structure of the original. It makes an important contribution to those studying Peer…

Скачать книгу (размер 284 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 57) Аннотация: The human mind is a dark, bottomless pit, and sometimes it works in strange and frightening ways. That sound in the night... is it a door banging in the wind, or a murdered man knocking inside his coffin? The face in the mirror... is it yours, or the face of someone standing behind you, who is never there when you turn round? These famous short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, that master of horror,…

Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: It's a terrible problem — or it's really not as bad as people say. There will be sudden big changes — or slower changes that we can learn to live with. It means the end for many animals, people, even while islands — but will this happen soon, or hundereds of years from now? What is the true story about climate change? Why is it happening, and what can we do about it? If we learn about the past,…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Jamie and Tom are back in Jurassic dinosaur world doing a spot of prehistoric bird watching. Suddenly a large face appears among the treetops — it's a huge diplodocus! The boys enjoy watching the enormous beast chewing on the branches, but when a big twig gets lodged in its mouth, the diplodocus starts going crazy. Jamie and Tom must find their way across the treetops, swinging on vines, in order…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: You you a nun; you with your beauty defaced and your nature wasted you behind locks and bars! Never, never, if I can prevent it! A wealthy American man of business descends on Europe in search of a wife to make his fortune complete. In Paris Christopher Newman is introduced to Claire de Cintre, daughter of the ancient House of Bellegarde, and to Valentin, her charming young brother. His bid for…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Some call it football, some call it soccer, and to others it's the beautiful game. By and name, it's a sport with some fascinating stories. There is murder in Colombia, and a game that lasts for two days where many players never see the ball. There's the French writer who learnt lessons about life from playing football, and the women players who had to leave the club grounds because Women's…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Business Venture, a popular American and International English course for in-work students, has been updated and redesigned for its third edition. It now also includes 20 pages of TOEIC practice.