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. Chief Inspector Jane Honeywell is a city detective who wonders why she has moved to a sleepy country town - nothing happens in Pilton. But then the rural peace and quiet is suddenly disturbed by a horrible murder. When Jane starts the dangerous pursuit of the killer, she discovers a more terrible plan in operation. ... |
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Is it murder to destroy a robot if it looks and speaks and thinks and feels like a human being? Can a ventriloquist be incriminated by the testimony of his own dummy? Can a time traveller prevent his younger self from killing the woman they both loved? And can the survivor of a pair of Siamese twins investigate his own brother's murder? No other writer has ever rivalled the imagination and narrative gifts of Ray Bradbury, and the 20 unforgettable stories in this collection demonstrate this singular writer's extraordinary range, influence and emotional power. ... |
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One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming. Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books. Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he's Nora's work nemesis. Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she's the woman men date before they find their happy-ever-after. That's why Nora's sister has persuaded her to swap her desk in the city for a month's holiday in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. It's a small town straight out of a romance novel, but instead of meeting sexy lumberjacks, handsome doctors or cute ... |
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Based on the story of Colin Dexter . Retold by Clare West . ... Chief Inspector Morse is drinking a pint of beer. He is thinking about an attractive woman who lives not far away. The woman he is thinking of is hanging, dead, from the ceiling of her kitchen. On the floor lies a chair, almost two metres away from the woman's feet. Chief Inspector Morse finishes his pint, and orders another. Perhaps he will visit Anne, after all. But he is in no particular hurry. Meanwhile, Anne is still hanging in her kitchen, waiting for the police to come and cut her down. She is in no hurry, either. Classics, modern fiction, non- ... |
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Illustrated by Matilda Harrison. ... "The young man on trial was Obi Okonkwo, a Senior Civil Servant. Obi Okonkwo was accused of taking a bribe. "I cannot understand why you took this bribe", said the judger. "You are an educated young man. A young man of great promise." When Obi heard these words, tears suddenly came into his eyes. Obi had lost everything. His had lost his mother. She was dead. And he had lost the woman he loved - she had left him for ever. Obi Okonkwo had nothing more to lose." From the Book This book is in British English. Here you can find: points for understanding ... |
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Order divides them. Revenge will unite them. Iraya Adair has spent her life in a cell. Heir of an overthrown and magically-gifted dynasty, she was exiled from her home on the island nation of Aiyca when she was just a child. But every day brings her closer to freedom - and vengeance. Jazmyne Cariot grew up dressed in gold, with stolen magic at her fingertips. Daughter of the self-crowned doyenne, her existence is a threat to her mother's rule. But unlike her sister, Jazmyne has no intention of dying to strengthen her mother's power. Sworn enemies, the two witches enter a deadly alliance to take down the woman ... |
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Classic Short Stories by Trailblazing Women Edited by Harriet Sanders. ... All the stories in Standing Her Ground have been chosen to celebrate the skill, the passion and achievements of women writers spanning one hundred years of innovation. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Edith Wharton was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for literature. Writer and activist Alice Dunbar Nelson was an early adopter of the Harlem Renaissance ... |
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Езикова система по английски език в три нива за самообучение и обучение в група, специално адаптирана за българи. Предимства на системата: Пълен курс по английски език с ясни и подробни обяснения на български език; Комбинация от най-ефективните методи за изучаване на чужд език; Ще получите такива познания по езика, които да ви позволят да общувате пълноценно; Ще изучавате английски, който бихте могли да използвате в реални житейски ситуации. Всеки учебник от системата BBC съдържа 20 раздела, като 4 от тях (5, 10, 15 и 20) са тестове. Всеки раздел съдържа 4 рубрики, които варират в зависимост от нивото, което ... |
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Хранене, йога, медитация и практически съвети по сезони. ... Задавате ли си често въпроса: след като отметнах всички задачи от списъка за деня, включително здравословното смути, задължителния фитнес / йога / зумба, защо не съм щастлива? Защото се опитваме да бъдем силни, да живеем правилно, да сме перфектните майки, съвършените жени и най-добрите в работата си! Бясната скорост на модерния живот ни пречи да чуваме вътрешния си глас, който ни казва друго - да забавим темпото, да се вслушаме в тялото си. Но не всяка от нас може да остави живота си и да тръгне за Тибет, за да постигне хармония със себе си. Затова авторката ... |
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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 missing woman and a dead body welcome Inspector Jenny Logan to her new job with the Edinburgh police. Logan questions the husband of the dead woman and a local doctor about the murder, but can she believe what they say? Then, a piece of jewellery leads Logan to the killer. ... |
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Based on the story of Geoffrey Chaucer. Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The year is 1386 and the first flowers of spring are here. A number of pilgrims are going to Canterbury to visit the tomb of Saint Thomas Becket, and they all tell stories on the way. Who should be the stronger in a marriage - the husband or the wife? And what happens when two men fall in love with the same woman? In these five stories from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales we find different answers to these questions from the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Clerk of Oxford, the Merchant, and the Franklin. Dominoes is a full-colour, ... |
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Защо да си необвързана, е най-добрата възможност да се свържеш със себе си. Единственото нещо, от което необвързаните жени трябва да бъдат спасени, е идеята, че имат нужда от спасяване. Вместо като водеща свободен и приказен живот, необвързаната жена в края на 20 -те ѝ години и след това често е определяна като отчаяна, самотна, прекалено придирчива или взискателна. Изобщо - Какво не ѝ е наред?. Вместо да се приема като избор, свободата се разглежда като липса на възможности. Човекът има инстинкт да образува двойка - да има при кого да се прибере у дома, с кого да остарее, с кого да споделя. Означава ли ... |
