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. Rick Drummond is a music lover without a job who dreams of making it big in the world of music. The people around him think he's just a dreamer, or a loser. When his wife walks out on him it seems the real world is falling around him. But then his luck changes when he wins the lottery. Is this really a change of fortune for Rick or is he about to lose again? ... |
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This humorous twist on the perennially popular "Questions & Answers" format takes a sideways look at all that is super and strange about life in the oceans. Quirkily illustrated characters and playful text reveal the amazing answers. Find out who has picnics on the seabed, how long it takes to make an island, and why a dolphin is more like a hippo than a herring. ... |
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Жизненоважни техники за усвояване на маските на слоеве, четките и режимите на смесване. ... В "Инструментите на Photoshop" фотографът и писател Глин Дюис разбива програмата само на три основни части: маски на слоеве, четки и режими на смесване. Глин е обучавал хиляди хора онлайн, на живо и чрез своите бестселъри "Професионална обработка с Photoshop" и "Photograph Like a Thief". Отново и отново, той показва, че след като потребителят действително разбере тези три инструмента, няма какво да му попречи да постигне каквото иска във Photoshop. Докато Глин Дюис обяснява не само "какво", ... |
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Based on the story of Jerome K. Jerome . Retold by Diane Mowat . ... "I like work. I find it interesting... I can sit and look at it for hours." By the book With ideas like this, perhaps it is not a good idea to spend a holiday taking a boat trip up the River Thames. But this is what the three friends - and Montmorency the dog - decide to do. It is the sort of holiday that is fun to remember afterwards, but not so much fun to wake up too early on a cold, wet morning. This famous book has made people laugh all over the world for a hundred years... and they are still laughing. Classics, modern fiction, non- ... |
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The book behind the fourth season of the acclaimed HBO series "Game of Thrones". No. 1 "New York Times" bestselling author. ... Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R.R. Martin's monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in "A Feast for Crows", Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace... only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction. It seems too good to be true. After centuries of ... |
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"It is well know to all how much daily problems the Bulgarian people has in these days. However, more dangerous than anything is the tendency to loose identity and national selfconfidence. This is a clearly visible tendency in the inscriptions of foreign languages, mass emigration and the wish for imitation of foreign culture. At other side, the answer to the question, "Why are you ashamed to call youself Bulgarian?" is more than obvious: there is in the present time to be proud of. The above-described situation makes preservation and popularization of Bulgarian History extraordinarily important. If it ... |
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"My Bulgaria" is geared to young Bulgarians abroad who want to trace their roots as well as to any English-speaking people who would like to broaden their knowledge of the history of Bulgaria. All 51 richly illustrated chapters provide a concise yet in-depth description of historical events from Prehistory to Modernity."History does not make us grand but rather rational. It fosters an understanding of the core human values; it helps us learn from the mistakes of our predecessors; it instills in us pride of their achievements and thus boosts our confidence. A confident person is bound to be successful and ... |
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Pocket editions. A compact, user-friendly reference book addressing many of the kinds of questions about grammar that regularly confront teachers, both novice and experienced, when planning or executing their lessons. A glance at any web-site, discussion forum or social network shared by teachers of English suggests that teachers are constantly asking each other questions related to pedagogical grammar. These may simply be questions about terminology or categorisation (What's a clause?; Is like a preposition?), or they may seek to unravel subtle grammatical distinctions (What's the difference between for and ... |
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Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project - a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia - Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward. Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. And sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the ... |
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Fifty recipes inspired by the works of Dr. Seuss, for children and grown-ups to cook together! Have you ever wanted to quench your thirst—like a Yink, with a Pink Ink Drink? Or to carve a Roast Beast like the Grinch at a holiday meal? Have you always wanted to say "Yes, thank you, I would like to try Green Eggs and Ham"? Then this is the book for you! From "Pups in Cups" to "Star-Belly Peaches" to "Warm Whisked Wocket Waffles", the simple, wholesome recipes in this unique cookbook are almost as much fun to read as they are to make! Created specifically for children to use with ... |
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Играта по гръб или корем с активната гимнастика "Baby Like" ще спомогне за правилното физическо развитие на вашето бебе. Тя пренася малчугана в един нов, забавен и интригуващ свят. Изработена е в ярки цветове, които стимулират цветоусещането. Когато детето е легнало по гръб, движенията на ръцете и тялото се насърчават чрез висящите играчки, като по този начин се укрепва физическото здраве, развиват се сетивните умения и координацията. Една от играчките е с музикална функция. За нейното захранване са необходими 3 батерии LR44 , които трябва да закупите отделно. С откачане на арките и висящите играчки активната ... |
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Детските книги, превърнали А. А. Милн в знаменитост, и неговият Мечо Пух - най-известното мече на света, заемат малка част от неговото творчество. Неговите романи и разкази отдавна са влезли в златния фонд на английската литература и са преведени на много езици, а пиесите му се поставят и до днес на театралните сцени в Лондон. Неподправен английски хумор, изящни афоризми, забавни шеги и истински истории за джентълмени, които се отличават с изключителното британско "чувство за собствено достойнство". Майсторски изградени сюжети, необикновени герои, неочаквани обрати, непредсказуеми финали и, разбира се, ... |