Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Eighteen-year-old Francesca comes to England to achieve her life-long ambition of learning to fly. The first lessons go really well and Doug, her instructor, describes her as a natural pilot. But when Doug's actions lead Francesca to question his motives, she starts to lose her confidence. Her dream of independence in the sky is in danger. ... |
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The complete stories with original illustrations from the Strand Magazine. ... It is more than a century since the ascetic, gaunt and enigmatic detective, Sherlock Holmes , made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. From 1891, beginning with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the now legendary and pioneering Strand Magazine began serializing Arthur Conan Doyle's matchless tales of detection, featuring the incomparable sleuth patiently assisted by his doggedly loyal and lovably pedantic friend and companion, Dr Watson. The stories are illustrated by the remarkable Sydney Paget from whom our images of Sherlock ... |
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This is a book that traces the boundaries of home. Twenty-two stories dedicated to the road. Twenty-two essays about life on the verge of languages and worlds. "My Brother's Suitcase" is an anthology of twenty-two stories about the evasive nature of the modern concept of ‘e/im/migration.’ A book about the language we feel at home with. About the suitcases that we carry around the world-suitcases full of memories, old photos, and dreams of home."The reflective, funny and bittersweet stories in My Brother's Suitcase made me rummage through my own baggage, accumulated over twenty years of expat life ... |
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George Orwell wrote extensively about English life and politics and this selection of essays and journalism brings together some of his most provocative and insightful writing on England and Englishness. Orwell's interests were broad. He often wrote about everyday concerns such as transport, food and the weather. Turning to social issues, he exposed the plight of the poor and the unemployed. He dissected the idea of nationalism and he examined the failings of the Left. What emerges from his acute observation of English rituals, habits and attitudes is his belief that these are the very things with which the English ... |
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Conceived originally as a tool for familiarizing Western intellectuals with the rich history and culture of Bulgaria and its people, the book presents as well - albeit briefly - the other Balkan nationalities and their interrelations. The case is made for the injustice wrought upon the country by the Great Powers, such that within the last 130 years or so since its liberation from the Ottoman yoke it has been splintered into multiple pieces, each donated to a different neighbour. Specifically, the call is justified for unification between Bulgaria and it's southwestern part that is known under the name of Republic of ... |
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Двуезично издание на български и испански език, съдържащо стихове от Хуан Антонио Берниер. ... Съмва се в гората Доближавам вратата. Въздухът е студен като леден чаршаф върху празно легло; макар и замаян, поглъщам го спокойно. Пеят невидими птици, привличат вниманието към листака – това ѝ е нужно на гората. Ниско над земята се приплъзва мъглица без корени. Опитвам се да не мисля. Искам да отговоря на познатия поглед, с който гората ни гледа. Взирам се дълго в безпаметната мъгла наоколо. Amanece en el bosoue Me acerco hasta la puerta. El aire es frío como el gélido lienzo de una cama vacía y, a& ... |
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Поздравителната картичка-таг на "Gespansterwald". Тя е със стилен и модерен дизайн. С нея може да покажете загриженост и внимание към някого, празнуващ специален за него ден. Върху нея са изобразени лама и закачлив надпис "No problama". Подходяща е за всякакви празнични поводи. Поздравителната картичка е с размери 10.9 / 16.1 / 0.15 cm и с включен плик. ... |
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През 2007 година Станислава се затваря в нает нарочно апартамент, далеч от физическия свят, за да напише третата си книга. В продължение на половин година тя общува със себеподобните си изключително във виртуалното пространство, опитвайки се да да опознае новата прослойка, която самата тя нарича "интернет имигранти" - все по-разрастващата се група на хора, които прекарват почти цялото си време в мрежата, управляват професионалните си дела през интернет и общуват, влюбват се и правят секс с потребители от цял свят, и живеят в социалните мрежи. След десет месеца се появява книга, която е толкова художествена ... |
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"In this job, festering skeletons have a nasty habt of tumbling out, sooner or later. So think carefully - is there anything you need to tell me?"Four best friends with perfect lives. A once in a lifetime opportunity. Who can resist the call of fame and fortune? When Liv, Hetty, Jez and Duffy auditioning for a new reality TV show, they're confident they can handle the pressure of being in the public eye. After all, they don't have anything to hide. Do they? But that's before Cass produced the photo of the body. ... |
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Поздравителната картичка на "Gespansterwald" е част от колекцията "Silver Line". Тя е със стилен и модерен дизайн с лъскав ефект. С нея може да покажете загриженост и внимание към някого, празнуващ специален за него ден. Тя е с надпис "Love Life" и е подходяща за всякакви празнични поводи. Поздравителната картичка е с размери 11.5 x 16.5 cm и с включен плик. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Librar y is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Chosen and introduced by the playwright J. B. Priestley, these twelve marvellous sketches are accompanied by George Cruikshank's evocative illustrations. Charles Dickens was one of the great chroniclers of London life. From the colourful chaos of dances and gin-shops to the sparse destitution of the pawnshop and the penitentiary, he captured ... |
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Етикетите от серията Gamer 4Life на Lizzy Card са от самозалепваща хартия и интересен дизайн. Прилепват добре както към хартия и картон, така и към подвързиите за учебници и тетрадки. Комплектът се състои от 3 листа с по 4 броя ученически етикети. Всеки етикет е с редове за надписване. ... |
