Създаването на НАТО след края на Втората световна война е следствие от ясното убеждение, че западните демокрации могат да избегнат глобален ядрен конфликт само ако работят в тясно сътрудничество. 75 години по-късно това е най-дълго просъществувалият военен съюз в историята, унищожителната война със СССР е избегната, а същевременно Атлантическият пакт се превърна в най-големия световен политически, стратегически и дипломатически фактор. И все пак това е история не само на триумфи, а и на страховити кризи, на постоянна борба за съществуването и функциите на съюза, която противопоставя лидери като Айзенхауер, Чърчил, Дьо ... |
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The boy who wouldn't grow up, Peter Pan has the power of flight and lives on a magical island. But he is fascinated by Mary Darling's bedtime stories for her children and makes covert night-time visits to their Bloomsbury home. One evening he loses his shadow, and after Mary's daughter Wendy helps him reattach it, he invites her to fly away with him on an extraordinary adventure. In addition to the famous 1911 novel Peter and Wendy, which tells the familiar adventures of Peter Pan in Neverland and popularized the characters of Tinkerbell and Captain Hook, this volume contains the celebrated stage version on ... |
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Based on the story of J. M. Barrie. Text adaptation by Alex Raynham. ... Peter Pan is the boy who never grows up. He lives in Neverland, an island with fairies and pirates--and he isn't real. Or is he? Wendy and her brothers learn the truth when Peter and the fairy Tinkerbell come and take them all to Neverland. Neverland is wonderful and dangerous. Peter Pan is real, but so are the pirates, and their terrible leader, Captain Hook. Peter cut off Hook's hand, and now Hook wants revenge. Who will win - Pan or Hook? And Will Wendy and her brothers ever go home to London? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive ... |
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"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: extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; notes about ... |
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Once upon a time, a long time ago, in London there was a happy family in a happy house... This is a story of a boy who never grew up, with his friends Wendy and the jealous fairy Tinker Bell. Why are there no Lost Girls in Neverland? What did the crocodile want to eat? Vocabulary areas: Family, gender and gender role. Grammar and Structures: Common regular and irregular verbs in the simple past, all forms, Common regular and irregular verbs in the present, all forms; There is / are / was / were, all forms + simple determiners; Modal verbs: can and could for ability; Adverbs of manner and frequency; Adjectives; ... |
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Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm. Rather than sit around, he takes a job with emigre Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence Skinner's brand new London start up - the Serious Cybernetics Company. Drawn into the orbit of Old Street's famous "silicon roundabout", Peter must learn how to blend in with people who are both civilians and geekier than he is. Compared to his last job, Peter thinks it should be a doddle. But magic is not finished with Mama Grant's favourite son. Because Terrence Skinner has a secret hidden in the bowels of the ... |
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Based on the story by Peter Newell. Adapted by Jane Cadwallader. ... The rocket brings the families who live on 15 Cherry Drive together and makes them into a community. Can't miss this reader based on a story called The Rocket Book by Peter Newell originally published in 1912. Number 15 Cherry Drive is a normal house in a normal town. The people who live there don't really take any notice of each other, except for formal greetings. All this is going to be different when Mr. Popper's son Michael sets off a rocket in the basement which moves up through the house, changing people's lives. Vocabulary areas: ... |
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Носител на наградите "Ман букър" 2009 и 2012 г. за бестселърите "Вълци" и "Доведете труповете". ... В "Убийството на Маргарет Тачър" Хилари Мантел, единствената британска авторка, удостоена два пъти с наградата "Ман Букър", ни представя изискани, проницателни, брутални, а на места и откровено бунтарски съвременни притчи за любовта, секса, семейството и обществото. Предизвикателен, тревожен, на моменти граничещ с гротеската, а понякога прекрачващ отвъд границите на страшното,този сборник с елегантни миниатюри в проза представлява разходка до най-тъмните ъгълчета и най- ... |
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Making stops in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, this edition rounds up some of today’s most exceptional and inspiring interiors across six continents. From rustic minimalism to urbane eclecticism, the selection celebrates a global spectrum of styles, united by authenticity, a love of detail, and a zest for individual expression that will never go out of fashion. Includes interiors in Argentina, Brasil, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK, the USA, and many more countries. With pictures by ... |
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Двуезично издание на български и на английски език ... Стиховете на Леда Милева са най-популярните творби за деца у нас. Със "Зайченцето бяло" израснаха няколко поколения. Това стихотворение естествено намери място в читанките и в много сборници. А музиката на Петър Ступел го превърна в най-любимата детска песен. Leda Mileva's books are smong the most popular modern Bulgarian literary works for children. Several generations have grown up with "Little Snow-White Bunny". This poem is present in school readers and anthologies. Peter Stupel's music turned the poem into a favorite song for all ... |
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Scottish architect, designer, and painter Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868 - 1928) was one of the earliest pioneers of modern architecture and design. While he did not receive much recognition in his hometown of Glasgow during his lifetime, his bold new blend of simplicity and poetic detail inspired modernists across Europe. Mackintosh's avant-garde approach embraced a variety of media as well as fresh stylistic devices. His multi-faceted oeuvre incorporated architecture, furniture, graphic design, landscapes, and flower studies. He embraced strong lines, elegant proportions, and natural motifs, combining an ... |
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Think Second edition is the English course that develops your students as learners and challenges them to consider global issues such as climate change and important scientific discoveries. With inspirational topics and texts from around the world, pages dedicated to life competencies and focused Cambridge English exam practice, this course encourages students to think big - in English. The Workbook offers extra practice of the language covered in the Student's Book - perfect for homework. It also comes with access to the Digital Pack, with mobile-friendly online practice and collaboration tools on Cambridge One. ... |