Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The music of the medieval, Renaissance, and baroque periods have been repeatedly discarded and rediscovered ever since they were new. An interest in music of the past has been characteristic of a part of the musical world since the early 19th century. The revival of Gregorian chant in the early 19th century; the Cecilian movement in later 19th-century Germany seeking to immortalize Palestrina's…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Cytopathology provides a broad-ranging overview of the microscopic study of normal and abnormal cells, which embraces the latest imaging and visualization methods to study the structure of cells. The full colour presentation features over 400 figures. Written with the needs of the biomedical scientist centre-stage, it provides a firm grounding in normal cell structure, and the abnormal features…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Charles Bravo died from the poison antimony. He took three days to die, and the doctors could do nothing to help him. There were three people who had reasons for wanting Charles Bravo dead — Florence Bravo herself, Charles Bravo's new young wife; Dr James Gully, Florence's former lover; and Mrs Jane Cox, Florence's friend and companion. But the enquiry into the death in 1876 could not decide who…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 319 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 456) Аннотация: It is widely believed that people have privileged and authoritative access to their own thoughts, and many theories have been proposed to explain this supposed fact. The Opacity of Mind challenges the consensus view and subjects the theories in question to critical scrutiny, while showing that they are not protected against the findings of cognitive science by belonging to a separate explanatory…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: This stimulating Very Short Introduction throws open the doors on a remarkably diverse musical genre, with a world-wide reach that goes far beyond America's shores to discuss folk music of every possible kind and in every corner of the globe. Written by award-winning ethnomusicologist Mark Slobin this is the first compact introduction to folk music that offers a truly global perspective. Slobin…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: The bride wore a long white dress, with flowers in her hair. After the wedding, there was a party, and people gave presents to the bride and groom. This wedding was nearly two thousand years ago, in Rome. Some things don't change. But some things do. Today you can have a wedding on a mountain, or under the sea, or Elvis can sing for you. And different things happen in different places. Little…
Скачать книгу (размер 254 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 51) Аннотация: The bride wore a long white dress, with flowers in her hair. After the wedding, there was a party, and people gave presents to the bride and groom. This wedding was nearly two thousand years ago, in Rome. Some things don't change. But some things do. Today you can have a wedding on a mountain, or under the sea, or Elvis can sing for you. And different things happen in different places. Little…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Science Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define. It has been explained as a combination of romance, science and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responsive to the modern…
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Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Good luck in Malaysia, bad news in New Zealand, a chicken and a jug of cider in Britain, a goat and a pumpkin in India, fun and games in a cyber cafe in Nigeria... The countries change, but people's lives are always strange and wonderful in any place. Bookworms World Stories collect stories written in English from around the world. These stories are by Shahana Chaudhury, Mary McCluskey, Nandita…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Michael Faraday's celebrated series of lectures, The Chemical History of a Candle, turned into one of the most successful science books ever published and was a classic work of Victorian popular science. They also reflect how Faraday, the bookbinder's apprentice turned scientist, was a remarkable communicator of science. First published in 1861 they have remained continuously in print ever since.…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Enjoy the tale of the princesses who had holes in their shoes every morning. What did they do every night?
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: A pre-intermediate course for students studying for a career in the oil and gas industries, who will need English to communicate at work.
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Скачать книгу (размер 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 136) Аннотация: Oxford Team! is an exciting new three-level English course for younger students by Norman Whitney. Its key features are: • a lively cartoon adventure story at the beginning of each unit • a clear and systematic introduction to English grammar • careful attention to vocabulary development • reading texts on a wide variety of up-to-date topics • a thorough approach to writing, including model texts…
Скачать книгу (размер 274 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 55) Аннотация: Luke is a good-looking young man, but he's not very clever with words. Gemma is clever with words, but what does she want? Lucy and Becky are good friends, but what about Sam? He makes wonderful cakes, but does he make mistakes too? Nina and Dragan are in love, so deeply in love, but they live in the wrong place, at the wrong time... All love stories have moments of happiness, pain,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic shocker introduced Count Dracula to the world. He plans to wreak havoc on London, and only a small band of men and women, led by Professor Van Helsing, can defeat him. Dracula is the most famous of vampire stories, and remains a rattling good read. This edition includes the companion piece, 'Dracula's Guest'.
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Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: If environmental protection is costly, how much should we spend on pollution control? Is it worth reducing pollution to zero, or should we accept some level of pollution because of the economic benefits associated with it? How can we assess the benefits that people get from a less-polluted atmosphere? In broad terms, environmental economics looks at how economic activity and policy affect the…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: An elementary course for students studying for a career in the oil and gas industries, who will need English to communicate at work.