Представете си една година без Коледа. Без пораженията, които тя нанася върху семейните финанси. Никакво препускане по магазините, никакви нови тоалети, никакви разноцветни лампички, елха, печена пуйка и безполезни подаръци. Защо да се харчат луди пари по празниците? Тъкмо от това искат да се спасят Лутър и Нора Кранк, когато решават – поне веднъж! - да пропуснат коледната треска. Предишната година са похарчили над 6000 долара. А с половината от тази сума могат да отидат на круиз из Карибско море. Но ако те не украсят къщата си, съседите им няма да спечелят конкурса за най-хубава улица в квартала. Приятелите, които са ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect José - a member of his assistant Stella's family. As unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach, the search for proof takes him into the heart of the New York Russian American community. Marley must work quickly to save José and find the real criminals. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. An English company executive in India is dismissed after he tries to uncover corruption within his company. He returns to England where his life falls apart and his marriage breaks up. He then sets out on a one-man search for the truth behind his dismissal. He turns to the rich mystery and beauty of India and is finally forced to choose between love and revenge. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A collection of stories that offer eight slices of life in England today. The themes covered include British eating habits, the media, inner-city problems, immigration, football hooliganism, student life, leisure activities and the countryside. Well-observed, lively and amusing, these stories provide a fascinating picture of the country at the start of a new century. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. In Cambridge, Fanella bravely faces the challenge of adopting a child alone after her partner leaves her. Fanella and five-year-old Ellie get off to a rocky start, but Fanella patiently steers their relationship on to more solid ground. Meanwhile, her relationship with Rod, Ellie's teacher and a married man, is a little more complicated. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Seven journeys which change lives for ever. A New York fashion buyer returns to her English home. A successful author meets an old friend. A reporter travels to an execution. A lorry driver gives an escaped prisoner a lift. A taxi driver picks up 'Bruce Lee'. A man's love for a tram driver leads him to follow her. And four strangers meet at a motel for the first and last time. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Nelson Mbizi returns to his home in southern Africa after studying in Britain. When he tries to help a family of orphans he meets Viki, a South African TV presenter. The story of Nelson and Viki's relationship is told against a background of HIV/AIDS and government corruption on the one hand, and great good humour and wonderful music on the other. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. After being jilted by her lover, Carla is devastated and intends to seek revenge. She joins a self-help group for people in similar situations and there she meets three women who have been betrayed or abandoned by their husbands. Carla decides to rehearse her revenge on these men and starts by buying a ticket to Cuba. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A musician disappears, leaving only a strange e-mail message. Her husband, in a desperate search to find her, revisits their shared past and has to face up to some unpleasant realities, before trying to rebuild his life. His journey of discovery takes us across the world to Poland and Rio and deep into the human heart. ... |
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Паричката на късмета, хвърлена във Фонтана ди Треви в Рим, носи ли щастие? Как емигриралата във Франция Летиция може да си върне наследството от чичовците, репресирани от комунистическия режим? Какво ново ще научи за объркания си любовен живот от младите си години и ще намери ли издател в Румъния за автобиографичния си роман? Гласът на главната героиня ни въвлича в болезнени за всеки дилеми: между приятелството и недоверието, любовта и секса, гласа на земята и скептицизма на емигранта, заложбите и кариерата. По време на един неин ден в днешния Букурещ минаваме по улиците на града със спомените ѝ от последните три ... |
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"Въпреки живота - всичко е любов!" ... "Плът, пот, дрога, алкохол, прах, страх. Дух, светлина, музика, талант, надежда в безнадеждността. "Германия, мръсна приказка" е отвъд националният български роман, който попива в кожата и нахлува в ноздрите, стича се по бедрата и кара зъбите да тракат в поразяващо реалистичния разрез на изгубеното поколение от края на 60-те, в което съвременността се оглежда с така плашеща лекота. Има хора, които са чели "Германия, мръсна приказка", и такива, на които им предстои да я прочетат. За останалите не си струва да се говори." Димитър Стоянович " ... |
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