Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. In this book, the first of its kind written by a scientific expert, Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters. Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies, Why We Sleep delves into everything from ... |
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Поредицата включва 4 нива от A2 до C1 и осигурява на учащите теми и ситуации от ежедневието, допълнени от разнообразни упражнения. Подходящи са за самостоятелна подготовка и за работа в клас. С помагалото "Writing" учащите могат да развият уменията, от които се нуждаят, за да пишат уверено на английски, където и да се намират - у дома, на работа, на пътуване, учене или просто в социални ситуации с англоговорящи приятели. Изданието се предлага в два варианта - с отговори и без отговори. Изданието с отговори съдържа 112 страници и към него има приложено CD. Изданието без отговори е с 96 страници и се предлага ... |
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Поредицата включва 4 нива от A2 до C1 и осигурява на учащите теми и ситуации от ежедневието, допълнени от разнообразни упражнения. Подходящи са за самостоятелна подготовка и за работа в клас. С помагалото "Writing" учащите могат да развият уменията, от които се нуждаят, за да пишат уверено английски, където и да се намират - у дома, на работа, на пътуване, учене или просто в социални ситуации с англоговорящи приятели. Изданието включва отговори на упражненията и CD. Учебно-помощната система по английски език "Cambridge English Skills Real - ниво 2 (A2 - B1)" се състои от: помагало "Listening ... |
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The 10th anniversary edition of the bestselling foundational business training manual for ambitious readers, featuring new concepts and mental models: updated, expanded, and revised. Many people assume they need to attend business school to learn how to build a successful business or advance in their career. That's not true. The vast majority of modern business practice requires little more than common sense, simple arithmetic, and knowledge of a few very important ideas and principles. "The Personal MBA 10th Anniversary Edition" provides a clear overview of the essentials of every major business topic: ... |
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The hilarious and moving new book from funny fiction superstar Sam Copeland, author of the bestselling "Charlie Changes Into a Chicken". Uma Gnudersonn has a head full of questions: How can I save my home from being sold? Will my dad ever start talking again? And how do alpacas get drunk? But since her mum died, Uma's life has been short on answers. Then she finds a genius artificial intelligence called Athena who knows everything. Suddenly Uma has the answer to any question she can imagine - from the capital of Mozambique to the colour of her headteacher's underpants - and she's going to use them ... |
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Includes a fun wall poster. Set off on a dinosaur adventure! Every page is packed with amazing facts and illustrations, and a poster shows a collection of weird and wonderful dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth. Children can set off on an incredible adventure through the Age of the Dinosaurs with the help of appealing, contemporary artwork, fun text and wow facts. Powerful predators, Jurassic giants and fossil hunting are just some of the topics covered. Quirky cartoon characters communicate extra facts, and a practical activity on every spread encourages reader participation. Bright, simple, clearly labelled artwork on ... |
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My touch is lethal . My touch is power. A fragile teenage girl is held captive. Locked in a cell by The Reestablishment, a harsh dictatorship in charge of a crumbling world. But Juliette is no ordinary teenager - one touch from her can kill. The Reestablishment wants to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has other plans. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovered the strength to fight back and to find a future with the one person she thought she'd lost forever... "Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance. I'm envious . I couldn't put it down." Lauren Kate , New York Times ... |
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Книгата за учителя подготвя за изпита "First Certificate in English". ... "Complete First for Schools" is the most thorough preparation for B2 "First for Schools". This Teacher's Book contains detailed teacher's notes, answer key and extra teaching ideas. The Downloadable Resource pack includes Class Audio, access to B2 First for Schools Speaking Test Videos, and worksheets containing extra skills practice for the exam and extension skills work to stretch students further. Учебната система по английски език "Complete First for Schools Second Edition - ниво B2" се състои от: ... |
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A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness, a safe space where Sadness is welcome, where it can curl up small, or be as big as it can be, where it can be noisy or quiet, or anything in between. The boy can visit the shelter whenever he needs to, every day, sometimes every hour, and the two of them will cry and talk or just sit, saying nothing. And the boy knows that one day Sadness may come out of the shelter, and together they will look out at the world, and see how beautiful it is. A poignant and heart-warming picture book exploring the importance of making space and time for our own griefs, small or large, ... |
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Illustrated by John Dillow and Peter Harper. ... "I knew that I was hundreds of miles from the places merchant ships went. I was sure that I was going to die on this lonely island, completely alone. When I thought about this the tears ran down my face. I felt sorry that I had been born." From the Book The young Robinson Crusoe ignores his father's advice and decides to become a sailor. But Crusoe is soon caught up in violent storms and finds himself shipwrecked on a remote island. He will have to live on this island for the next twenty-eight years. This book is in British English. Here you can find: ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "My Family and Other Animals" is Gerald Durrell's hilarious account of five years in his childhood spent living with his family on the island of Corfu. With snakes, scorpions, toads, owls and geckos competing for space with one bookworm brother and another who's gun-mad, as well as an obsessive sister, young Gerald has an awful lot of natural history to observe. This richly detailed, informative and riotously funny memoir of eccentric family life is a twentieth-century classic. This edition features an afterword by Peter Olney, former ... |
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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."In the early 1990s Katy, a young reporter, arrives in Sarajevo, a city under siege, and receives conflicting advice from two colleagues. "Of all the wars I've been in," a news cameraman tells her, "this is the one where it's not possible to be objective. You can't be objective about what's going on here." "This is not my war or your war," an Italian journalist ... |
