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Wilde Oscar: The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The poor old Canterville Ghost does not know what to do. His work is to frighten people, but the Americans who have just moved into Canterville Chase are not frightened by anything he does to them. Things get even worse when the young twins start to play tricks on him. The Canterville Ghost is three hundred years old. He is very tired, but he cannot rest. He would like to stop frightening people…

Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Philosophia Botanica (The Science of Botany), by Carl Linnaeus, was originally published in Latin in Stockholm and Amsterdam in 1751. It is a greatly expanded revision of his Fundamenta Botanica (Foundations of Botany) of 1736, summarizing his work on the classification and taxonomy of plants while adding substantial new material. The book represents a critical stage in the evolution of binomial…

Newman Michael: Socialism

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Many people now think of socialism as an outdated ideology. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Newman seeks to contextualise it, explaining the evolution of socialist ideas from the French Revolution to the present day, and examining why past attempts to implement socialism might have failed. This fresh approach offers a unique understanding of both the theory and practice involved, and how…

Sydes John: Tech Talk Pre-Intermediate: Workbook

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: A course for adult learners in the technical, industrial, and scientific sectors, who need English for everyday workplace communication.

Berkeley Jon: Chopsticks

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: On a restaurant on a boat, in faraway Hong Kong, lives a little mouse. This enchanting story tells of his adventures when, one New Year's night, he magics a carved wooden dragon into life and together they fly through midnight skies, over lands you and I only dream of...

James Gordon Finlayson: Habermas

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: This book gives a clear and readable overview of the philosophical work of Jurgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher alive today, who has commented widely on subjects such as Marxism, the importance and effectiveness of communication, the reunification of Germany, and the European Union. Gordon Finlayson provides readers with a clear and readable overview of Habermas's forbiddingly…

Cross Gillian: Pictures in the Dark

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Charlie is always trying to find unusual things to capture on camera and takes a chance photograph in the dark of something swimming in the river. He thinks he knows what it was, but no one believes him. When the photo's displayed at school, new boy Peter seems fascinated. It seems bizarre. But Peter's weird? When he looks at people in a particular way, odd things seem to happen. As Peter becomes…

McCaughrean Geraldine: Not the End of the World

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Everyone knows the story of the Flood, the men God chose to survive, the animals that went in two by two. But what about the others that sailed on the Ark — the women and the children? This adventure story asks what it was really like when the heavens opened and the world drowned — and what might have happened in the days that followed. With a frighteningly zealous and single-minded Noah; Japheth…

Dilys Parkinson: Really Learn 100 Phrasal Verbs for Business

Скачать книгу (размер 554 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 110) Аннотация: With each page focusing on one verb, this title offers graphs, diagrams, and illustrations to help learners understand and remember. It includes review pages to consolidate learning, and an answer key for reference. Designed for self-study, it can also be used in the classroom, and is useful in preparing for BEC and other Business English exams.

Woodhead Linda: Christianity

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: At a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern hemisphere but declining in much of the West, thisVery Short Introduction offers an important new overview of the world's largest religion. Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and tracing its course over two millennia, this book provides a fresh, lively, and candid portrait of its past and present.…

Oxford Dictionary of Musical Works

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Anyone who listens to or plays classical music often wants to put the pieces they encounter in context — to check information ranging from who wrote the piece, or the date of its first performance, to how it acquired its title, or whether it was commissioned for a specific person or occasion. General dictionaries of music only cover a limited number of musical works, and include very little…

Wilson Penelope: Hieroglyphs

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years; used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptianness, and for rarefied communication with the gods. In this exciting new study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script with an emphasis…

Opie Iona: A Dictionary of Superstitions

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Did you know that it used to be the custom to fight at Scottish funerals until blood was drawn? If you've ever wanted the definitive answers on subjects such as black cats, magpies and spilt milk, look no further than this classic, critically acclaimed dictionary. Hundreds of superstitions and beliefs, including spells, cures, rituals, taboos, charms, and omens are covered, and illustrated by…

Poole Adrian: Tragedy

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: What do we mean by 'tragedy' in present-day usage? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with the masterpieces of Sophocles, Shakespeare and Racine? What has tragedy been made to mean by dramatists, story-tellers, critics, philosophers, politicians and journalists over the last two and a half millennia? Why do we still read, re-write, and stage these…

Susan Blackmore: Consciousness

Скачать книгу (размер 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 156) Аннотация: Consciousness, 'the last great mystery for science', has now become a hot topic. How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion? Exciting new developments in brain science are opening up debates on these issues, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists,…

Grosby Steven: Nationalism

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: This book examines the political and moral challenges that face the vast majority of human beings who consider themselves to be members of various nations. It explores nationality through the difficulties and conflicts that have arisen throughout history, and discusses nations and nationalism from social, philosophical, and anthropological perspectives. In this fascinating Very Short…

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