H. G. Wells skilfully combines tension, wit and terror in The Invisible Man, a masterpiece of science fiction. Complete & Unabridged. 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. A mysterious stranger arrives at a rural Sussex inn on a cold winter's night with his face obscured by bandages and his body cloaked in a long, heavy coat. He locks himself in his room and spends his stay labouring over chemicals in intricate glass bottles. The ... |
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If a novel is a long and torrid love affair, full of ups and downs and highs and lows, then a short story is merely a kiss from a stranger in the dark - a fleetingly experience that grips the heart, ignites the blood and lingers in the memory. The seven stories collected in this volume explore the world of darkness - the outer darkness which surrounds us and where all monsters live... and the inner darkness where all your secret demons dwell and fester undisturbed, feeding on your soul. Beware the truth contained within! Emil Minchev is born in 1984 in Sofia, Bulgaria, and has published six novels and a short story ... |
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A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Rollo Martins, a failing novelist, is invited to Vienna by his best friend, Harry Lime. The city he arrives in is unrecognisable - torn apart by the Second World War and shared between the occupying Allies. What’s more, Lime is dead, accusations of racketeering have been laid at his feet, and the circumstances of his demise look suspicious. Determined to uncover the truth, Martins starts asking questions, but soon begins to fear for his own life. Accompanied here by twelve further stories that exhibit the full range of Graham Greene’s masterly storytelling, "The Third Man" ... |
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In Kafka 's powerful and disturbing novel, an innocent man is arrested and repeatedly interrogated for a crime that is never ever explained. 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 is translated from German by Douglas Scott and Chris Waller, and features an afterword by David Stuart Davies. On the morning of his thirtieth birthday, a young bank official named Joseph K is arrested although he has done nothing wrong and is ... |
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In traditional societies, the individual exists only as far as taking its place in a group, a place that is often destined from birth in a social hierarchy. It is governed by the collective beliefs, rules and norms shared by all present that are not in dispute, because they come "from above" - transcendence based on social connections and "pre" - mythical past and valuable. The modern man of the XXI-the century chooses his preferred beliefs and values in a pluralistic world, where conflicting values co-exist and are subject to the critique of reason. The past is no longer a perfect world, ... |
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Ñëåäâàò ðåçóëòàòè ñ ïî-ñëàáî ñúâïàäåíèå íà òúðñåíîòî: |
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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. A plane crashes in the middle of the desert in Oman leaving a pilot and his family hurt and stranded. The pilot begins a journey across the desert to get help but collapses from exhaustion. He is found and taken to a nearby hospital but he is unconscious and no one has any idea who he is or where he has come from. Meanwhile time is running out for his wife and son who are waiting in the desert for help to arrive. ... |
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Traditional tale adapted by Gill Munton . ... In this traditional tale, the Biscuit Man escapes from the kitchen and runs away. No one can catch him until he meets a fox. "Macmillan English Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National Literacy Strategy and by teaching methodology for first language speakers of English, "Macmillan Explorers" is supported by an understanding of the needs of young learners and teachers of English. ... |
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Íàïèñàíà ïðîñòî, íî âúçäåéñòâàùî, òîâà å ïðèò÷à çà ñúâðåìèåòî.  ïîäíîæèåòî íà Ôðåíñêèòå Àëïè ðàçêàçâà÷úò ñðåùà îâ÷àð, êîéòî òèõî ñå å çàåë ñúñ çàäà÷àòà äà çàñàæäà ïî ñòî æúëúäà íà äåí, â îïèò äà çàëåñè ñâîÿ ïóñò ðàéîí. Äîðè äâåòå ñâåòîâíè âîéíè íå ìîãàò äà ïîïðå÷àò íà ñàìîòíèÿ ìó òðóä. Ïîñòåïåííî óïîðèòàòà äúëãîãîäèøíà ðàáîòà äàâà ïëîäîâå: ëàíäøàôòúò ñå ïðîìåíÿ, à æèâîòúò è íàäåæäàòà ñå çàâðúùàò ïî òåçè ìåñòà. Æàí Æèîíî 1895 - 1970 å ôðåíñêè ïàöèôèñò, ïîåò è ïèñàòåë. ×àñò îò èñòîðèèòå ìó ïîêàçâàò ñåëñêèÿ áèò â îáëàñòòà Ïðîâàíñ. ... |
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Êíèãà ïî êîìèêñèòå íà "Marvel". ... Çëèÿò Ìàíäàðèí àòàêóâà! Åäèíñòâåíî íåïîáåäèìèÿò Æåëåçåí ÷îâåê ìîæå äà ïîïðå÷è íà çëîäåÿ. Íî ùå óñïåå ëè Æåëåçíèÿ ÷îâåê äà íàäâèå Ìàíäàðèíà ñ íåãîâèòå äåñåò ìàãè÷åñêè ïðúñòåíà, îò êîèòî ÷åðïè ñâðúõ÷îâåøêè ñèëè? ... |
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This book is in British English. ... Adam's money order was for one hundred pounds. Suddenly he was a rich man!"Go to the Post Office" - said the school teacher. "The Post Office official will give you the money." Adam went to the Post Office. But The official did not give him the money. Adam felt old and he felt poor again. There are exercises at the end of the book. Included CD contains audio versions of all the chapters of the book. ... |
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From the discovery of entirely new kinds of galaxies to a window into cosmic "prehistory", Bothwell shows us the Universe as we've never seen it before - literally. Since the dawn of our species, people all over the world have gazed in awe at the night sky. But for all the beauty and wonder of the stars, when we look with just our eyes we are seeing and appreciating only a tiny fraction of the Universe. What does the cosmos have in store for us beyond the phenomena we can see, from black holes to supernovas? How different does the invisible Universe look from the home we thought we knew? Dr Matt Bothwell ... |
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Òîâà èçñëåäâàíå å íàñî÷åíî êúì òàçè ÷àñò îò îáùàòà êàðòèíà íà åâàíãåëñêîòî äåëî â Áúëãàðèÿ, êîÿòî îáõâàùà îíîâà êîåòî ñå å ñëó÷èëî èëè ñå ñëó÷âà â ìîìåíòà ïîä âëèÿíèåòî íà Ñàìîêîâñêàòà ïðîòåñòàíòñêî-åâàíãåëñêà äóõîâíîñò. Íèå íå òúðñèì ðàçäåëèòåëíà ëèíèÿ ìåæäó ñòàðèòå ïðîòåñòàíòè è íîâèòå åâàíãåëèñòè, à ñàìî èçòúêâàìå âçàèìîçàâèñèìîñòòà è îáùàòà èñòîðèÿ. Ïî òîçè ïîâîä å âàæíà ðîëÿòà íà ãðàä Ñàìîêîâ êàòî äóõîâíî ñðåäèùå íà ñòàðèòå ïðîòåñòàíòè, êîèòî ñà ãî èçïîëçâàëè êàòî áàçà çà åäíî íåñåêâàùî ïîëîæèòåëíî âëèÿíèå âúðõó öåëîêóïíèÿ áúëãàðñêè íàðîä, êîåòî âëèÿíèå ïðîäúëæàâà äà âúçäåéñòâà è âúðõó ñåãàøíîòî ðàçâèòèå íà ... |
