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Cameron Rondo: A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: This is the fourth edition of this successful textbook, which was first written by Rondo Cameron (the third edition having published in 1997). As with previous editions, the book covers economic history from pre-history to the present. It offers an introduction to the study of both economic history and economic development.

Simon Haines: Landmark Advanced: Student's Book

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Landmark builds on what learners bring to class and respects their knowledge and experience. Using real-life listening and reading, Landmark gets students thinking, noticing, and reacting. — Fresh topics get students thinking and speaking. — A strong focus on skills pushes students to extend their knowledge and ability. — Texts and tasks help students explore and activate their vocabulary. —…

Swan Michael: Basic English Usage

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: An alphabetical guide to the most common problems of grammar and vocabulary.

Scruton Roger: Spinoza

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77) was at once the father of the Enlightenment and the last sad guardian of the medieval world. In his brilliant synthesis of geometrical method, religious sentiment, and secular science, he attempted to reconcile the conflicting moral and intellectual demands of his epoch, and to present a vision of humanity as simultaneously bound by necessity and eternally free. In…

Janaway Christopher: Schopenhauer

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Schopenhauer is the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will — a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind…

Ruth Gairns: Natural English Intermediate: Workbook (without Key)

Скачать книгу (размер 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 76) Аннотация: A modern, speaking-centred general English course that helps students use language naturally. Students at Elementary level and above have gaps in their language knowledge and performance which inhibit their progress. The natural English syllabus is based on research into these language gaps and the course brings together current ideas in a stylish, principled, and easy-to-teach set of materials.…

Beaton K.B.: A Practical Dictionary of German Usage

Скачать книгу (размер 4 777 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 938) Аннотация: One of the most difficult tasks confronting the English speaker learning German is that of finding exactly the right German word to translate an English word in a particular context. Many common English words have several, sometimes a bewildering number of German equivalents. Thus it is all too easy to find yourself saying the equivalent of Have you extinguished the rubbish? instead of Have you…

Hutchinson T.: Big City 1 Students' Book

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A series of videos for those working or training to work in a business environment. Level: Elementary Overview Big City combines factual reports with a dramatized story to introduce students to Business English in context. Who is it for? Suitable both for pre-experience students and students already in work. How can it be used? To accompany the Business Basics course. As a supplement to any…

DeGrazia David: Animal Rights

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Do animals have moral rights? If so, what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand welfare? By presenting models for understanding animals' moral status and rights, and examining their mental lives and welfare, David DeGrazia explores the implications for how we should treat animals in connection with our diet, zoos, and research. Animal Rights…

Gowers Timothy: Mathematics

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The aim of this book is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics, and the sort of mathematics we learn at school. The most fundamental differences are philosophical, and readers of this book will emerge with a clearer understanding of paradoxical-sounding concepts such as infinity, curved space, and imaginary numbers. The first few…

Trollope Anthony: Phineas Redux

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: The fourth of Trollope's Palliser novels, this text tells the story of Phineas Redux, who returns to politics only to find that a series of quarrels hamper his progress. The beautiful and enigmatic Madame Max Goesler, familiar from earlier political novels, plays her part in this tale.

Carolyn Graham: Children's Jazz Chants Old and New: Student Book

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: «The best of the classic «Jazz Chants for Children», along with a collection of new chants and songs by author Carolyn Graham. They offer children an exciting and fun way to practise the intonation patterns of American English.»

Cooper Louise: Short and Scary

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Short and Scary! includes stories of ghosts, monsters, and aliens — as well as some much more unexpected scares! Over forty stories in one book — all of them very, very short! None of the stories are more than two pages long, but each of them is special and thought-provoking. Drawn from a range of sources, including folk tales, urban myths, and narrative jokes, as well as original stories, the…

Pearson Maggie: Short and Shocking

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Short and Shocking is full of stories with a twist in the tail — each surprising and stimulating in its own way. Over forty stories in one book — all of them very, very short! None of the stories are more than two pages long, but each of them is special and thought-provoking. Drawn from a range of sources, including folk tales, urban myths, and narrative jokes, as well as original stories, the…

Sandra Lee McKay: Teaching English as an International Language

Скачать книгу (размер 799 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 158) Аннотация: An accessible overview of this increasingly important field. English is the major language of international communication, and everyone wants to learn it. But which English, and how? This book questions the cultural assumptions underlying much English teaching, and suggests classroom aims and teaching methods based on the requirements of an international language.

Holderness Jackie: Zabadoo! Plus: Class Book

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This is a topic-based four-level primary course with an emphasis on developing reading and writing skills.

Gibson Robert: Intercultural Business Communication

Скачать книгу (размер 621 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 123) Аннотация: This series offers useful references for language teachers, teacher trainers, and trainees. This book provides an introduction to the theory and practice of intercultural business communication, and surveys some key cultural dimensions and case studies.

Salway Peter: Roman Britain

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Britain was within the orbit of Graeco-Roman civilization for at least half a millennium, and for over 350 years part of the political union created by the Roman Empire that encompassed most of Europe and all the countries of the Mediterranean. First published as part of the best-selling Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Peter Salway's Very Short Introduction to Roman Britain weaves together…