The Best of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fifty-six short stories featuring the arch sleuth. Basing his selection around the author’s own twelve personal favourites, David Stuart Davies has added a further eight sparkling stories to Conan Doyle’s "Baker Street Dozen", creating a unique volume which distils the pure essence of the world’s most famous detective. Within these pages the reader will encounter the greatest collection of villains and the weirdest and most puzzling mysteries ever seen in print. And there at the centre, in a London ... |
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This book surveys the major linguistic and social changes which shaped the English language. It begins with the Proto-Indo-European common ancestor, goes through Old English and Middle English providing illustrations of the changes with authentic texts, and finishes with Early Modern English. The text is written for advanced non-native students of English who are curious to find out how from some obscure Germanic dialects spoken in an abandoned Roman colony on the edge of Europe a new global language evolved. ... |
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Aestheticization in tourism is used in different types of projects in all kinds of tourism objects like hotels, resorts, restaurants, sport and golf clubs, casinos, cruise ships and others. The designer’s role is especially important for the success of these projects. In his activities he will comply with the essence of the tourist, the functional requirements of the object, the requirements of the standards for achieving a certain image (for example in the hotel chains), as well as with the budgetary and financial constraints. Aesthetic solutions in the tourism reflects the goals that the objects want to implement, such ... |
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Òàéíèòå íà èçîñòàâåíè ñåëà çàä îãðàæäåíèÿòà ïî ãðàíèöèòå è ïîä âîäèòå íà ÿçîâèðèòå; ñþððåàëíàòà àóðà íà ìîíóìåíòà íà Áóçëóäæà è ïúñòðîòàòà íà ãðàôèòèòå íà Ñîôèÿ; ìàãèÿòà íà ãàéäàðñêèÿ ñúáîð â Ãåëà è åêñòàçà íà àâòåíòè÷íèòå íåñòèíàðè; ñòðàííèòå áåëè ëèöà íà áóëêèòå îò Ðèáíîâî è äèñêðåòíèÿò ÷àð íà áúëãàðñêèÿ áðÿã íà Äóíàâ: ëóêñîçíèÿò ïúòåâîäèòåë "Hidden Treasures of Bulgaria 2" ñúáèðà íÿêîè îò íàé-íåïîçíàòèòå è åêçîòè÷íè êúñ÷åòà îò æèâîòà è ìèíàëîòî íà Áúëãàðèÿ. Íà íåãîâèòå ñòðàíèöè ùå "÷óåòå" íàðîäíà ïåñåí, ñúçäàäåíà çà áúëãàðñêèòå æåðòâè íà "Òèòàíèê", ùå ðàçáåðåòå çàùî êâàðòàë Áúêñòîí ñå ... |
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Compiled by: Tig Thomas. ... "Illustrated Treasury of Classic Stories" is a remarkable large format storybook that children aged 7+ will cherish and love forever. It is packed with captivating stories and extracts of magic, adventure and charm from renowned authors such as E. Nesbit , Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett , L. Frank Baum , and many more. Each story is accompanied by beautiful artwork and page decoration, designed to accentuate a format that will capture the imaginations of children everywhere. Meet much-loved characters from famous stories, and join them on thrilling adventures in this ... |
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Compiled by: Tig Thomas. ... "Illustrated Treasury of Animal Stories" is a wonderful hardback book for children aged 7+ to enjoy timeless tales by renowned storytellers such as Lewis Carroll. The book is a collection of captivating stories, brimming with crafty characters and amazing adventures. Favourite tales sit alongside lesser-known gems from renowned authors such as Kenneth Grahame, E. Nesbit and Rudyard Kipling. Animal antics abound in this classic selection of short stories and extracts, packed with endearing characters. "Illustrated Treasury of Animal Stories": Spectacular stories that you ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestseller. A Grisha novel. ... Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker has been offerd wealth beyond his wildest dreams. But to claim it, he`ll have to pull off a seemingly impossible heist: Break into the notorious Ice Court (a military stronghold that has never been breached), retrieve a hostage (who could unleash magical havoc on the world), survive long enough to collect his reward (and spend it). Kaz need a crew desperate enough to take on this suicide mission and dangerous enough to get the job done - and he knows exactly who: six of the deadliest outcasts the ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "Tales of the Jazz Age" features some of F. Scott's Fitzgerald's best-loved short stories and "novelettes" including "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Set in the Jazz Age, Fitzgerald's own term for the Roaring Twenties of newly confident, post-war America, this collection shows a comic genius at work, fashioning every genre from low farce to shrewd social insight, along with fantasy of extraordinary invention. These stories illuminate the unique talent who went ... |
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"Tales of Horror" is an adapted Elementary Level reader written by Bram Stoker . This book consists of three short stories that are strange and frightening. The stories are "The Judge's House", "The Iron Maiden" and "The Return of Abel Behena". This book is in British English. Here you can find: extra grammar and vocabulary exercise; points for understanding comprehension questions; free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanreaders.com . The book is two versions available: book + audio download (You have to buy these ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "A Tale of Two Cities", a story of revolution, revenge and sacrifice, is one of Charles Dickens most exciting novels. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it tells the story of a family threatened by the terrible events of the past. Dr Manette, wrongly imprisoned in the Bastille for eighteen years, is finally released and reunited with his daughter Lucie who, despite her French ancestry, has been brought up in London. Lucie falls in love with Charles Darnay, who has abandoned both wealth and title in France because of his ... |
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"Íÿìà íèùî ïî-ìèëî íà ñâåòà îò Îòå÷åñòâîòî. Çàòîâà âñåêè îáè÷à Îòå÷åñòâîòî ñè å è å ãîòîâ äà ãî áðàíè îò âðàãîâåòå ìó. È íèå îáè÷àìå íàøåòî Îòå÷åñòâî. Êîãàòî ïîðàñíåì, ùå ðàáîòèì çà íàïðåäúêà ìó è ùå ãî áðàíèì, òúé êàêòî þíàøêè ñà ãî áðàíèëè è ñà óìèðàëè çà íåãî íàøèòå áàùè è äåäè." Ñ òåçè âúçäåéñòâàùè ñëîâà çàïî÷âà ó÷åáíèêà ïî ïðåäìåòà Îòå÷åñòâîçíàíèå çà ÷åòâúðòî îòäåëåíèå, èçäàäåí ïðåç 1941 ã. Èìàìå óäîâîëñòâèåòî äà âè ïðåäñòàâèì çà ïúðâè ïúò íåãîâî ôîòîòèïíî èçäàíèå. "Çàùî ïàäíà Áúëãàðèÿ ïîä òóðöèòå", "Áîðáà çà ñâîáîäíà è íåçàâèñèìà Áúëãàðèÿ", "Ìàêåäîíèÿ", "Çàïàäíèòå ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "On the Origin of Species" outlines Charles Darwin's world-changing theory that life on Earth had not been brought into being by a creator, but had arisen from a single common ancestor and had evolved over time through the process of natural selection. Received with both enthusiasm and hostility on its publication, it triggered a seismic shift in our understanding of humanity's place in the natural world. It is not only a brilliant work of science but also a clear, vivid, sometimes moving piece of popular writing that reflects both Darwin&# ... |
