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. Nancy is a security guard at a detention centre for asylum seekers and refugees who have come to Britain to escape persecution in their own countries. Nancy thinks she has everything: a comfortable house, nice furniture, a boyfriend and a beautiful Rolex watch. Then she falls in love with George, an asylum seeker who has nothing, and her world changes completely. ... |
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Òîâà èçäàíèå ñå îñíîâàâà ïðåäè âñè÷êî íà ïîäáîðà, íàïðàâåí îò ñàìèÿ Ñòàìàòîâ â áåëåòðèñòè÷íèòå êíèãè, êîèòî å èçäàë.  õðîíîëîãè÷åí ðåä ñà âêëþ÷åíè íàé-ïðåäñòàâèòåëíèòå ìó òâîðáè îò ñáîðíèöèòå: "Èçáðàíè î÷åðöè è ðàçêàçè" (1905), "Ðàçêàçè. Òîì I" (1929), "Ðàçêàçè. Òîì II" (1930) è "Ïðàøèíêè" (1934), êàòî íÿêîè îò ðàçêàçèòå ñå ïðåèçäàâàò çà ïúðâè ïúò ñëåä ïúðâàòà èì ïóáëèêàöèÿ. Êíèãàòà ïðåäñòàâÿ ðàçâèòèåòî íà ïèñàòåëÿ êàòî ðàçêàçâà÷ è èçãðàæäàíåòî íà íåãîâèÿ ñïåöèôè÷åí ïî÷åðê - îò ïî-ðàçãúðíàòèòå, êëàñè÷åñêè ïîâåñòâîâàòåëíè ôîðìè äî êúñèÿ ðàçêàç â "òåëåãðàôåí ñòèë" - ... |
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Äàìÿí Äàìÿíîâ å óäîñòîåí ñúñ çâàíèåòî Íàðîäåí äåÿòåë íà êóëòóðàòà, ëàóðåàò å íà Äèìèòðîâñêà íàãðàäà, à ïðåç 1997 ã. ïîëó÷àâà íàãðàäàòà "Èâàí Âàçîâ" çà öÿëîñòíî ëèòåðàòóðíî òâîð÷åñòâî. Íåãîâè ñà êíèãèòå ñúñ ñòèõîòâîðåíèÿ "Î÷àêâàíå", "Ëèðèêà", "Ïîåìà çà ùàñòèåòî", "Êîëåíè÷à ïðåä òåá", "Ïðåä îëòàðà íà ñëúíöåòî", "È ñè îòèâà ëÿòîòî", "Êàòî òðåâàòà", "Òè ïðèëè÷àø íà ñúëçà", "Ùå èìà âðúùàíå", "Ìîëáà êúì ñâåòà", "Â÷åðà ïî ñúùîòî âðåìå", "Ãèìíàçèÿ "Ðîäèíà", "Äà áÿõ õëÿá", "Àêî ... |
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"Äèíàìè÷íà, óâëåêàòåëíà è îáðàçîâàòåëíà... èçäóõâà ïîêðèâàëîòî îò ìåñòîïðåñòúïëåíèåòî." Êàòëèéí Åíòðèì, àâòîð íà Capital Offense Óâëå÷åíè ñòå îò êðèìèíàëèñòèêàòà? Òîâà ðúêîâîäñòâî, íà ïðîñò åçèê âè çàïîçíàâà ñ âñè÷êè êëþ÷îâè èãðà÷è â ñëåäñòâèåòî, ðàçêðèâàéêè êàê òå ðàáîòÿò íà ìåñòîïðåñòúïëåíèåòî, çà äà èäåíòèôèöèðàò æåðòâàòà, ïðåñòúïíèêà è îáñòîÿòåëñòâàòà, çàîáèêàëÿùè ïðåñòúïëåíèåòî. Ùå ïîñëåäâàòå ñúäåáíèÿ ëåêàð è åêèïà êðèìèíàëèñòè â äåéñòâèå, ùå îòêðèåòå êàê òå ñúáèðàò è îöåíÿâàò âåùåñòâåíèòå äîêàçàòåëñòâà è ùå íàäíèêíåòå â ìîçúêà íà ïðåñòúïíèêà. Àêî ïîçíàíèÿòà âè ïî êðèìèíàëèñòèêà ñå áàçèðàò íà âèäÿíîòî âúâ ... |
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Lawrence's finest, most mature novel initially met with disgust and incomprehension. In the love affairs of two sisters, Ursula with Rupert, and Gudrun with Gerald, critics could only see a sorry tale of sexual depravity and philosophical obscurity. "Women in Love" is, however, a profound response to a whole cultural crisis. The "progress" of the modern industrialised world had led to the carnage of the First World War. What, then, did it mean to call ourselves "human"? On what grounds could we place ourselves above and beyond the animal world? What are the definitive forms of our ... |
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Îò àâòîðà íà "Çàä áîðäà". ... Êúðê Ôîðä, àêòüîð îò õîëèâóäñêàòà çâåçäíà ëèãà, å â Íþ Îðëèúíñ, êúäåòî ñíèìà ôèëì. Åäíà ñóòðèí òîé ñå ñúáóæäà â õîòåëñêàòà ñè ñòàÿ è âèæäà äî ñåáå ñè òðóï - ïðèÿòåëêàòà ìó Êðèñòè å ìúðòâà. Ôîðä å åäèíñòâåíèÿò çàïîäîçðÿí â óáèéñòâîòî ѝ, òúé êàòî âúâ ôàòàëíàòà íîù âðàòàòà å îòâàðÿíà åäèíñòâåíî ñ íåãîâàòà åëåêòðîííà êàðòà. À òÿ å íàìåðåíà â ñòàÿòà. Âñåêè äåí, êîéòî ïðî÷óòèÿò àêòüîð áè ïðåêàðàë â àðåñòà è ñúäåáíàòà çàëà, ùå êîñòâà îãðîìíè çàãóáè íà êèíîñòóäèÿòà. Ïðîäóöåíòúò íà ôèëìà ñå íàäÿâà Ôîðä äà å íåâèíåí è íàåìà äåòåêòèâñêà àãåíöèÿ "Ðåé Ëîíãëè", êîÿòî ÷àñ ïî-ñêîðî ... |
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A magical secret. A mythical hunt. And a love that could risk everything. In the dark, gothic town of Wickdon, Maggie Welty lives in an old creaking manor. Maggie's mother is an alchemist who has recently left town, leaving Maggie with just her bloodhound for company. But when Maggie spots a legendary ancient fox-creature on her porch, her fate is changed forever. Whoever tracks down and kills the hala in the Halfmoon Hunt will earn fame and riches - and if Maggie wins the hunt, she knows her mother will want to celebrate her. This is her chance to bring her home. But the rules state that only teams of two can join ... |
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Ìåòàôèçèêàòà â Àðàáñêîòî ñðåäíîâåêîâèå: Àë-Êèíäè, Àë-Ôàðàáè, Èáí Ñèíà. ... "Çàáðàâåíàòà íàóêà" å îïèò äà ñå ðàçáåðå ïî-äîáðå íà÷èíúò, ïî êîéòî ìåòàôèçèêàòà âëèçà â àðàáñêèÿ ñâÿò, è çíà÷åíèÿòà, êîèòî äîáèâà òàì. Òåçè îñîáåíè çíà÷åíèÿ, êîèòî çàïàäíàòà íàóêà å çàáðàâèëà èëè ïðèíöèïíî å îòêàçàëà íà ìåòàôèçèêàòà, îïèñâàò åäèí êîëêîòî èíòåëåêòóàëåí, ôèëîñîôñêè, òîëêîâà è ñïåöèôè÷íî èñëÿìñêè, êóëòóðíî-èñòîðè÷åñêè ôåíîìåí.  òåçè ñâîè íåïîçíàòè èçìåðåíèÿ ìåòàôèçèêàòà ñå äîáëèæàâà äî àëõèìèÿòà, ìåäèöèíàòà, ïðèäîáèâà ìàùàáà íà àíòðîïîëîãè÷åí è äîðè êîñìîëîãè÷åí ïðîåêò. Ïðåâðúùà ñå â ïðàêòèêà íà èíòåëåêòà. Òîäîð Ï. ... |
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Áèâøèÿò ïðîôåñèîíàëåí áåéçáîëèñò Äæåéê Ëîíãëè êàòåãîðè÷íî îòêàçâà äà ðàáîòè â äåòåêòèâñêàòà àãåíöèÿ íà áàùà ñè è ïðåäïî÷èòà äà ïðåêàðâà âðåìåòî â áàðà ñè íà ïëàæà â êîìïàíèÿòà íà êðàñèâè ìîìè÷åòà. Íî ñòàðèÿò ïîëèöàé ìîæå äà áúäå ìíîãî óáåäèòåëåí è åäíà íîù Äæåéê ñå îêàçâà ïðåä äîìà íà áîãàòàòà Áàðáàðà Ïëúìúð ñ ôîòîàïàðàò â ðúêà. Çàäà÷àòà èçãëåæäà ñúâñåì ïðîñòà - íÿêîëêî ñíèìêè, äîêàçâàùè èçíåâÿðàòà, ïîñëå òëúñò õîíîðàð îò ðåâíèâèÿ ñúïðóã. Ñàìî ÷å òî÷íî òàçè íîù Áàðáàðà å óáèòà, è òî ïîä íîñà íà Äæåéê. Ïîäïîìîãíàò îò íîâàòà ñè ïðèÿòåëêà, ñöåíàðèñòêàòà Íèêîë, Äæåéê çàïî÷âà ñîáñòâåíî ðàçñëåäâàíå. Òî ãî îòâåæäà äî ïðåñòúïíà ... |
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What if love landed on your doorstep... and handed you the keys? After getting passed over for an overdue and much needed promotion, Sadie Green is in desperate need of three things: a stiff drink, a new place to live, and a one-night stand. But when an accidental mix-up lands her on the doorstep of Jack Thomas's gorgeous Brooklyn brownstone, it's too bad Sadie is more attracted to the impressive real estate than she is to the man himself. Jack, still grieving the unexpected death of his parents, has learned to find comfort in video games and movie marathons instead of friends. So while he doesn't know just ... |
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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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Introduced by Joanna Trollope. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... A complex and truly timeless emotion, love - whether passion or heartbreak, infatuation or flirtation - has provoked some of the greatest names in literature to write verse of outstanding beauty. 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 features an introduction by bestselling author, and Romantic Novelist Association prize-winner, ... |
