The worldwide bestseller. ... "Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance..." From the book This popular paperback edition of the classic work of fantasy, with a striking new black cover based on J. R. R. Tolkien 's own design and featuring brand new reproductions of all his drawings and maps. The prelude to "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit& ... |
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Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. "The Hobbit" became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and 75 years later Tolkien's epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal. Now, for the first time, the ... |
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The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that made The Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked because of their short lengths, they are finally together in a volume which reaffirms Tolkien's place as a master storyteller for readers young and old. Roverandom is a toy dog who, enchanted by a sand sorcerer, gets to explore the world and encounter strange and fabulous creatures. Farmer Giles of Ham is fat and unheroic, but - having unwittingly managed to scare off a short-sighted giant - is called upon to do battle when a dragon comes to town. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil tells in verse of ... |
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Many people will know the legend of Mulan, a young girl who dresses up as a male soldier and goes to fight in a long war in place of her old, sick father. After ten years of fighting courageously, she returns home to her family with one great desire: peace between the kingdoms that existed in China in that period of time. In this book we discover how brave and determined Mulan is, but also that she is a vulnerable young girl with dreams, just like many young girls today. The book offers: grammatical structures and vocabulary according to HSK 3/4 standards; glossary with pronunciation and translation; no pinyin in ... |
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How was the earth and man created? How were the properties of tea discovered? How did a poor shepherd and a fairy fall in love? How did Chang'e, a young woman who didn't want to lose her beauty, fly to the moon with Yutu, the Jade Rabbit? This book includes ten stories, ten journeys between past and present, in a world where the gods and mortals live in harmony and where story and myth are entwined. The book offers: grammatical structures and vocabulary according to HSK3 standards; glossary with pronunciation and translation no pinyin in text to encourage the habit of reading authentic material; activities ... |
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Where do Chinese proverbs come from? How many are there? Are they all four characters long? Did you know that behind every proverb there is a story? This volume tells you nine stories behind nine proverbs, and invites the readers to guess the corresponding proverb in their own language. The book offers: grammatical and vocabulary structures within the HSK3 standard; cultural inserts; glossary with pronunciation and translation; no pinyin in text, to encourage the habit of reading authentic material; activities at the end of each chapter; downloadable audio files with the complete reading of the text. ... |
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This book is a special edition of "Quick Reads" series. ... Have you ever been in the wrong place, at the wrong time? You are hiking in the Scottish highlands with three friends when you come across a girl. She is half-naked, has been badly beaten, and she can't speak English. She is clearly running away from someone. Do you stop to help her? Even if it means putting your friends' lives - and your own - in terrible danger? About the series "Quick Reads" are bite-sized books by bestselling writers and well-known personalities for the people who want a short, fast-paced read. They are designed ... |
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Sometime the people we meet change our lives for ever. This book is a special edition of "Quick Reads" series. ... It's an exciting day for Timothy Flowers. It's the third of November, and it's Friday, and it's his twenty-first birthday. When Timothy walks to his usual street corner to see his favorite special bus, he meets Charlie. Charlie is a builder who is desperate for Timothy's help because Timothy is very tall, six feet six inches. Timothy has never had a job before - or no work that he's kept for more than a day. But when Timothy and Charlie have to collect money from a local ... |
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Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results. No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level ... |
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Here are the Emperor Penguins as happy as can be. They're off to lay their eggs in a place far from the sea. They stay here all winter, as cold as cold can be. Until their babies hatch in a place far from the sea. In this hilarious story you will learn something about the habits of the Emperor Penguins and follow Uncle Jack and the others in their race against time to help the penguins to the place where they lay their eggs. Vocabulary areas: Weather, food, physical description. Grammar and Structures: Past simple regular and irregular forms, Verb + infinitive, Verb + -ing, Adverbs, Can / can't, Must / mustn' ... |
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The Science of Achieving Greater Things. We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become. We can all improve at improving. And when opportunity doesn't knock, there are ways to build a door. Hidden Potential offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Adam Grant weaves together ... |
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How high achievers unlocked their potential. And how you can too. How do Olympic medal-winning athletes turbo-charge their motivation? How do multi-millionaire founders develop the habits of champions? And how do Premier League football coaches lead their teams to victory? "High Performance" reveals the methods the world's most remarkable athletes, coaches and entrepreneurs use to excel. From taking responsibility for your situation to finding your "trademark behaviours", thinking flexibly to crafting a high performance culture, Jake Humphrey and Professor Damian Hughes identify the eight crucial ... |
