Twelve-year-old Harley is happy to be back home after her adventures in the Land of the Dead. But strange things soon start happening. A bunch of Restless Souls turn up in at school, the portal of doom breaks and everyone thinks Harley has blown up her best friend Bess. Is this all connected to a mysterious ancient prophecy that everyone in the Land of the Dead keeps talking about? There's only one thing for it. Harley has to unleash her inner Legendary Hero and head Beyond Life for more monsters, mysteries and mayhem! This hilarious sequel to "The Caravan at the Edge of Doom" is full of heart, humour and ... |
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"Food, Food, Food! The Cat's Dinner" is a Level 1 reader. Its fun and informative subject matter will capture a child's interest in reading and learning English while reinforcing the basic structures and vocabulary found in most primary courses. Activities pages and picture dictionary can be found at the back of each reader. The book can be used as supplementary reading material with any primary course. The "Macmillan Children's Readers" series offers simplified English reading. The series is divided into six levels. The series brings children real and imaginary stories to arouse their ... |
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Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology. ... Ford Madox Ford felt especially drawn to the novelistic series. This book sets out to introduce him and some of his most prominent works - his trilogy, tetralogy and set of two novels to the reader. ... |
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The Thought Police, doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother - "1984" itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom and its suppression; yet they were newly created by George Orwell in 1949 as he conjured his dystopian vision of a world where totalitarian power is absolute. In this novel, continuously popular since its first publication, readers can explore the dark and extraordinary world he brought so fully to life. The principal characters who lead us through that world are ordinary human beings like ourselves: ... |
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George Orwell 's dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century, making famous Big Brother, newspeak and Room 101. 'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, ... |
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Георги Илиев (1973) е завършил "Журналистика и масови комуникации" в Американския университет в България и магистратура по драматургия в Университета на Калифорния, Лос Анджелис (UCLA). В Лос Анджелис е поставил три свои пиеси, работил е за Академичните награди (Оскарите) и е издал критическата антология "Класически монолози от Есхил до Бърнард Шоу" съвместно с Леон Кац, заслужил професор на Йейл. Първият му роман - "Животът и смъртта на г-н Илиев", ИК Жанет 45 - получи специална награда в Националния конкурс за дебют "Южна пролет". "Градът на кучетата" е първият роман от ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Brilliant anti-heroine Becky Sharp will do anything to climb to society's loftiest heights and couldn't be more different from her rich, sweet-natured schoolmate, Amelia Sedley. Their parallel lives are marked by love, lust, marriage, fortune and loss, in all their different guises, as they navigate the corrupt circus of upper-class Regency England. Hailed as a literary masterpiece upon first publication, William Makepeace Thackeray's "Vanity Fair" has never waned in popularity and remains a highly entertaining satire of early ... |
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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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Четириезично издание на английски, френски, немски и руски език. ... The published matter are articles and studies of Bulgarian folk music. They mostly concern theoretical issues and different aspects of relation "folklore - contemporaneity". These are lectures on folklore problems that were given on international conferences and simposia. ... |
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Selected writings edited by Annie Gray. ... A delicious anthology of classic food writing to satisfy every palate, this gorgeous book will delight food lovers everywhere. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning pocket size classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by food historian, lecturer and broadcaster Annie Gray. From ancient times to today’s celebrity chefs, people have always been inspired to write about food. In this delectable collection, Food for Thought, food historian Annie Gray has chosen an array of ... |
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Как лъжите правят бедните и средната класа още по-бедни. ... Фалшиви пари. През 1971 г. президентът Ричард Никсън премахна златния стандарт. През 1971 г. американският долар се превърна във фиатни пари... или държавни пари. Богатият татко наричаше държавните пари - фалшиви пари. Фалшивите пари правят богатите по-богати. Проблемът е, че фалшивите пари правят бедните и средната класа по-бедни. Фалшиви учители. Какво ви научи училището за парите? Какво знаеха родителите ви за парите? Какво знае вашият финансов съветник за парите? Какво знаят нашите лидери за парите? Защо 78% от всички американци живеят от заплата до заплата? ... |
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Книга 9 от поредицата "Bulgarian Academic Monographs". ... Bulgarian Folk Music is a scientific work offering a large-scope investigation of the issue of musical folklore dialects in Bulgaria in connection to the specificity of all-Bulgarian musical folklore style. It is for the first time that the history of Bulgarian musical folkloristics is presented in its entirety - from its initial steps to the latest publications. The activites of Bulgarian folklorists in the basic trends of musical folklore science create a prerequisite for its integration into the world musicology. ... |