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. On a hot August night in Milwaukee in the USA, a young artist and a gang leader's girlfriend are shot in the street, a woman dies mysteriously in the Mercy Hospital emergency room, and a famous artist is killed at the opening of an exhibition of his work. Dr Maxine Cassidy feels sure there must be a connection between these events and sets out to find it. ... |
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"The Catcher in Rye" is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the "phony" aspects of society, and the "phonies" themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose interest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in ... |
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Dr. Cliff Miyashiro arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue his recently deceased daughter's research, only to discover a virus, newly unearthed from melting permafrost. The plague unleashed reshapes life on earth for generations. Yet even while struggling to counter this destructive force, humanity stubbornly persists in myriad moving and ever inventive ways. Among those adjusting to this new normal are an aspiring comedian, employed by a theme park designed for terminally ill children, who falls in love with a mother trying desperately to keep her son alive; a scientist who, having failed to save his own son from ... |
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Възглавницата е част от серията Rabbits In Love , където може да откриете още бебешки продукти по темата. ... Възглавницата с личице на зайче от Kikka Boo ще бъде чудесно допълнение към креватчето на вашето дете. Тя ще внесе уюта и комфорта, от който се нуждае всяка бебешка стая. Възглавницата е с покритие от мека материя и пухкав пълнеж. Декоративната възглавница е с размери 30 / 50 / 11 cm и е произведена в съответствие със стандарта EN 71. ... |
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Женствеността е чар, чувственост, магнетизъм... В парфюма "In Love" на "La Rive" ще откриете своя уникален стил. Върховите нотки от виолетка и мандарина съблазняват със своята сладост. В сърцевината на композицията се крие елегантно ухание на роза и свежа лилия . Базовите нотки са дълбок и остър аромат на мускус и ободрителен мирис на пъпеш."In Love" е ухание, което разкрива женската красота и магията на чара ѝ. Парфюмът е от типа EDP ( Eau de Parfum ). ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... On a seemingly normal day at the exclusive Reform Club, Phileas Fogg, a gentleman of great wealth and exacting tastes, makes an extraordinary £20,000 wager; he will perform an impossible feat and circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days. Accompanied only by his new French valet, the steady Passepartout, he sets off on a thrilling journey. Adventure, chaos and romance ensue as the daring pair harness the new power of steam to escape their ever-increasing enemies and beat the clock. The exciting adventures of Fogg and Passepartout in Jules Verne' ... |
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The year is 1984. The country is impoverished and permanently at war, people are watched day and night by Big Brother and their every action and thought is controlled by the Thought Police. Winston Smith works in the department of propaganda, where his job is to rewrite the past. Spurred by his longing to escape, Winston rebels. He breaks the law by falling in love with Julia and, as part of the clandestine organization the Brotherhood, they attempt the unimaginable - to bring down the Party. George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of the most famous and influential novels of the 20th century. This terrifying ... |
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The Lost Storyteller is the heartwarming and evocative debut novel from a stunning new voice in fiction, Amanda Block. Perfect for fans of Ruth Hogan, Jessie Burton and Diane Setterfield. One forgotten book. Seven fairy tales. A lifetime of secrets. Rebecca hasn't seen her father Leo since she was six. Her family never talk about him, and she has long since pushed him firmly to the back of her mind. All she knows is that, once upon a time, he was a well-loved children's TV star. But when a journalist turns up uninvited at her office, asking questions about her once-famous father, Rebecca starts to wonder ... |
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Dana Schwartz's Anatomy: A Love Story is a gothic tale full of mystery and romance. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who's just trying to survive in a city where it's too easy to die. When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist's Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham's lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. Because Hazel has made a deal ... |
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Luke: We should start where it matters. Leia: I guess we start right now, then. ... Real life is messier than the movies. A bold, thought-provoking novel from the exceptionally talented, Steven Camden... He's Luke. She's Leia. Just like in Star Wars. Just like they're made for each other. Only this isn't a film. This is real life. This is where monsters from the past come back to take revenge. And where the things we build to protect us, can end up doing the most harm... From the critically acclaimed author of tape comes a beautiful and gripping new novel. About new beginning... About family... About ... |
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Комплектът лигавници от серията "Rabbits In Love" на "Kikka Boo" спомага за предпазване на бебешките дрешки от намокряне и зацапване по време на хранене и пиене на течности. Те са изработени от нежна на допир хавлиена материя със състав 100% памук, сертифицирана с "Oeko-Tex" за безвредност на тъканите. Лигавниците са подходящи за бебета от 0+ месеца и се поставят и свалят лесно, благодарение на тик-так копчета в горната част, чрез които може да коригирате размерът им в 2 позиции. Всеки от лигавниците е с размери 23 x 31 cm. ... |
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Nella Larsen's Passing is a distinctive and revealing novel about racial identity, now a critically acclaimed film adaptation by Rebecca Hall, starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga and Alexander Skarsgård. 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. This edition of Passing features an introduction by writer and academic, Christa Holm Vogelius. Irene Redfield, married to a successful physician, enjoys a comfortable life in 1920s Harlem, New ... |
