Rich with surprise and hilarious adventure, “The Prince And The Pauper” is a delight satire of England`s romantic past and a joyful boyhood romp filled with the same tongue-in-cheek irony that sparked the best of Mark Twain`s tall tales. Two boys, one an urchin from London`s filthy lanes, the other a prince born in a lavish palace, unwittingly trade identities. Thus a bedraggled "Prince of Poverty" discovers that his private dreams have all the come true - while a pampered Prince of Wales finds himself tossed into a rough-and-tumble world of squalid beggars and villainous thieves. Originally written as a story for children, “The Prince And The Pauper” is a classic novel for adults as well - through its stinging attack on the...

ISBN: 978-0-553-21256-3
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

The Penguin Complete English Reference Collection: Dictionary of english grammar, new penguin dictionary of abbreviations, quickway crossword dictionary, penguin A-Z thesaurus, penguin guide to punctuation, pengiun dictionary of english idioms, concise english dictionary, penguin guide to plain english.

ISBN: 978-0-14-091221-0
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett. The Painted Man, book one of the Demon trilogy, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes. Sometimes there is very good reason to be afraid of the dark! Arlen lives with his parents on their small farmstead, half a day`s ride from the isolated hamlet of Tibbet`s Brook. As dusk falls each evening, a mist rises from the ground promising death to any foolish enough to brave the coming darkness. For hungry demons materialize from the vapours to feed, and as the shadows lengthen, all of humanity is forced to take shelter behind magical wards and pray that their protection holds until the dawn. But when Arlen`s...

ISBN: 978-0-00-727614-1
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011

Wilbur Smith returns with the eagerly awaited sequel to his thrilling Egyptian series. Following on from River God, The Seventh Scroll and Warlock, The Quest continues the story of the Warlock, Taita, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods and a master of magic and the supernatural. Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish and sustain the land dry up. Something catastrophic is taking place in the distant and totally unexplored depths of Africa from where the mighty river springs. In desperation Pharoah sends for Taita, the only man who might be able to win through to the source of the Nile and discover the cause of all their...

ISBN: 978-0-330-45601-2
Издательство: Picador USA
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious "Third Force". As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics, or for love?

ISBN: 0-099-47839-0
Издательство: Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: февраль 2007

Incisive, controversial and startlingly funny, The Rules of Attraction examines a group of affluent students at a small, self-consciously bohemian, liberal-arts college on America`s East Coast. Lauren, who changes the man in her bed even more often than she changes course, is dating Victor but sleeping with Sean. Sean cool, ambivalent and deeply cynical might be in love with Lauren, but he`s not going to let that stop him from bedding Paul. Paul, as shrewd as he is passionate, is Lauren`s ex-lover and the final point in this curious triangle. This is a breathtaking tale of sex, expectation, desire and frustration. `A tour of the heart of darkness, a moral armageddon` The Times ` sympathetic to his "lost generation" the way only...

ISBN: 978-0-330-53634-9
Издательство: Picador
Дата выхода: апрель 2011

Contemporary / American English John Steinbeck wrote some of the best and most famous American stories ever. Jody Tiflin is often alone and he knows little of the world. But one day he gets a pony. He learns how to love and his whole life changes.

ISBN: 978-1-4082-0958-5
Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Wilhelm von Habsburg wore the uniform of an Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the decorations of the Order of the Golden Fleece and, every so often, a dress. He spoke the Italian of his archduke mother, the German of his archduke father, the English of his British royal friends, the Polish of the country his father wished to rule and the Ukrainian of the land Wilhelm wished to rule himself. Timothy Snyder`s masterful biography is not only a reconstruction of the life of this extraordinary man - a man who remained loyal to his Ukrainian dreams even after the country`s dissolution in 1921 - but also charts the final collapse of the ancient regime in Europe and the rise of a new...

ISBN: 978-1-84595-120-7
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) It is the summer of 1956, and the ageing butler of Darlington Hall takes a rare holiday. But it is a journey that will also take him deep into his past. The Remains of the Day is a remarkable story: a man`s exploration of his own life, and his heart-breaking attempt to make sense of it.

ISBN: 978-1-4058-8269-9
Издательство: Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Since 2002, readers all over the world have been enjoying and learning from Michele A. Berdy`s column "The Word`s Worth" in The Moscow limes. In this quirky, opinionated, sometimes hilarious yet always thoughtful and authoritative guide, Berdy looks at Russia`s changing culture, social scene and everyday life through language and the art of translation. She discusses colloquialisms and youth slang, the language of politics, the workplace, and the often comical struggle of expats to feel at home in a foreign idiom and culture. The Russian Word`s Worth is essential reading for students and teachers of Russian, translators, Russia-watchers, expats, and anyone who wants to understand Russia today.

ISBN: 978-5-7172-0087-5
Издательство: Глас
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011

Tulio and Miguel want just two things in life: fame and fortune. Then fate hands them a map to the place of their dreams: the city of gold, El Dorado.

ISBN: 978-0-582-50474-5
Издательство: Pearson Education Ltd.
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Цель пособия - способствовать дальнейшему формированию и совершенствованию речевых навыков и умений студентов в профессиональной для них сфере коммуникации - ресторанном бизнесе. Пособие включает в себя аутентичные тексты из оригинальных американских и британских источников по указанной тематике, а также современной периодики. Предлагаемая система лексических и речевых упражнений, а также...

ISBN: 5-238-01047-8
Издательство: Юнити
Дата выхода: апрель 2006