Edited by David A. Jasen. ... Throughout history, few musical crazes have hit with such impact, had such a heyday and lingered so hauntingly as ragtime. Ragtime arrived on the upswing of Tin Pan Alley, when the popularity of pianos in the home was reaching its peak and an endless stream of sheet music flowed out to meet the demand. In the early 1900s, no name was more prominent on those sheet-music covers and no one wrote ragtime music more brilliantly than Scott Joplin. This wonderful book brings together in one superbly produced playing edition all thirty-eight of Scott Joplin's piano rags, including his six ... |
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Tales by Stoker, Poe, Lovecraft and others. Introduction by Mike Ashley . ... Fans of horror and the supernatural will savor the dark delicacies in this spine-tingling anthology of the genre's very best. Featuring an international gallery of the world's great horror writers, this collection celebrates one of literature's most popular forms of fiction with 14 masterfully crafted tales of terror. "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." H. P. Lovecraft ... |
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Poems to Kick-Start Your Day Edited by Susie Gibbs. ... If you struggle to get out of bed in the morning, here’s a poetry collection that’s just right for you. Sunrise is an energizing and rousing collection of classic poetry all about purpose, hope and perseverance. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Susie Gibbs. Wise, reassuring words and magical verses conjure up the promise and possibilities of each new day. With contributions ... |
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Ариол е малко синьо магаренце с очила. Живее в крайните квартали със своите мама и тате. Най-добрият му приятел е прасенце. Той е влюбен в една красива телица от неговия клас. Учител му е едно голямо куче. А преподавателят му по физическо е едър петел. С една дума, Ариол е като теб и мен. Много е лесно: Ариол е магарето, а Рамоно е прасето. Единият е син, с дълги уши и големи очила. Другият е розов и зурлата му е като електрически контакт. Не си приличат особено, но въпреки това са приятели. Толкова добри приятели, че понякога прасето прави магарии, а магарето - свинщини. В крайна сметка май не било чак толкова лесно... ... |
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Based on the story of Anne Tyler . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... Everyday life in Baltimore, USA, is full of problems - getting the washing done, buying groceries and dog food, avoiding the neighbours... After the death of his son and the departure of his wife, Macon's attempts to run his own life become increasingly desperate - and more and more odd. Meanwhile, he has to get on with his work, writing tourist guides for business people. Then his dog Edward starts to bite people, and he has to send for Muriel, the dog trainer. And day by day, Macon's life gets more and more complicated. Classics, modern ... |
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Quick reads by great writers. This book is a special edition of "Quick Reads" series. ... "To buy books would be a good thing", observed Arthur Schopenhauer , "if we also could buy the time to read them". All devoted readers long for more time to spend with their books, and the next best thing to buying time is making the most of the available moments. "Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers" offers that opportunity. An outstanding collection of 30 brilliant short stories, each just six or fewer pages in length, it provides the chance to absorb an entire story (or ... |
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Based on the story of Charlotte Bronte . Retold by Clare West . ... Jane Eyre is alone in the world. Disliked by her aunt's family, she is sent away to school. Here she learns that a young girl, with neither money nor family to support her, can expect little from the world. She survives, but she wants more from life than simply to survive: she wants respect, and love. When she goes to work for Mr Rochester, she hopes she has found both at once. But the sound of strange laughter, late at night, behind a locked door, warns her that her troubles are only beginning. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. ... |
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Надявам се сборникът да ти хареса, Верни читателю. Мнозина са забравили истинската наслада от четенето на разкази. Но… разказът е като открадната целувка от непознат в мрака. Разбира се, това не е любовна връзка или брак, но понякога целувките са опияняващи, а мимолетността им само подсилва тяхната привлекателност. Стивън Кинг смесва образи на страха, стари като света, с иконографията на съвременния американски живот. Резултатът – „специална марка“ ужаси – онази, заради която милиони читатели поглъщат страница след страница... макар и да им страшничко. Насладата е гарантирана: освен новелата „Мъглата“ в сборника са ... |
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Based on the story of Katherine Mansfield . Retold by Rosalie Kerr. ... "Oh, how delightful it is to fall in love for the first time! How exciting to go to your first dance when you are a girl of eighteen! But life can also be hard and cruel, if you are young and inexperienced and travelling alone across Europe... or if you are a child from the wrong social class... or a singer without work and the rent to be paid." By the book Set in Europe and New Zealand, these nine stories by Katherine Mansfield dig deep beneath the appearances of life to show us the causes of human happiness and despair. Classics, modern ... |
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Изданието е съвместимо с настоящата учебна програма. ... Огромната част от съвременния софтуер, предназначен да подпомага дейността на институциите, бизнеса и отделната личност, използва - под една или друга форма, в по-голям или по-малък обем - съхранени в компютрите данни. Утвърден през годините подход за събиране, съхраняване и обработка на нужните на един субект данни е, с използването на Система за управление на бази от данни (СУБД). Целта за третия модул на Профил Информатика е, да запознае учениците с теоретичните основи на базите от данни и практическите аспекти на използването им. В първия раздел са разгледани, ... |
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Based on the story of Daniel Defoe . Retold by Diane Mowat . ... "I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand. I went over to look at it more carefully... It was a footprint - the footprint of a man!" By the book In 1659 Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a small island off the coast of South America. After fifteen years alone, he suddenly learns that there is another person on the island. But will this man be a friend - or an enemy? Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels ... |
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Based on the story of Washington Irving . Text adaptation by Alan Hines. ... In the first of these stories, Rip van Winkle sleeps for over twenty years, and then wakes up to a world that he no longer understands. In the other story, Ichabod Crane, the school teacher, meets a headless rider in the middle of a dark night. These two classic tales of the supernatural by Washington Irving have been popular for nearly two hundred years. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries ... |
