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Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future-and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the rarified world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle. For as France's own dragon-borne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonaparte's boldest gambit, Laurence and Temeraire...

ISBN: 978-0-345-48128-3
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

ISBN: 9781787635838
Дата выхода: январь 2022

ISBN: 9780861541454
Дата выхода: январь 2021

ISBN: 978847423-915-7
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

Herodotus (c480-c425) is `The Father of History` and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining. Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or kilometres) from Marathon to Athens? And what did he do when he got there? Was the Battle of Salamis fought between sausage-sellers? Which is the oldest language in the world? Why did Leonidas and his 300 Spartans spend the morning before the battle of Thermopylae combing their hair? Why did every Babylonian woman have to sit in the Temple of Aphrodite until a man threw a coin into her lap, and how long was she likely to sit there? And what is the best way to kill a crocodile? This wide-ranging history provides the answers to all...

ISBN: 1-85326-466-0
Издательство: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2002

Данное учебное пособие по домашнему чтению представляет собой сборник небольших рассказов, расположенных в порядке нарастания лексических и грамматических трудностей. ...

ISBN: 5-98421-021-5
Издательство: НВИ-Тезаурус
Дата выхода: октябрь 2010

Winston Churchill`s History of the English-Speaking Peoples ended in 1900. Andrew Roberts, Wolfson History prizewinner has been inspired by Churchill`s example to write the story of the 20th century. Churchill wrote: `Every nation or group of nations has its own tale to tell. Knowledge of the trials and struggles is necessary to all who would comprehend the problems, perils, challenges, and opportunities which confront us today It is in the hope that contemplation of the trials and tribulations of our forefathers may not only fortify the English-speaking peoples of today, but also play some small part in uniting the whole world, that I present this account.` As the greatest of all the trials and tribulations of the English-speaking...

ISBN: 978-0-7538-2174-9
Издательство: Орион
Дата выхода: август 2011

ISBN: 978848975-638-0
Издательство: Edinumen
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

Even a brief glance at the maps of what has, or might have, been called Germany through the ages reveals a kaleidoscope of alterations in shape and composition. Though there are elements of continuity, the history of Germany has been the history of nearly constant change. In this concise introduction to Germany`s fascinating past, Peter Wende provides an approachable historical interpretation of the key periods and turning points from Roman times to the present. Wende shows that, throughout the course of 2000 years, German history is actually the history of many Germanies, and that it can be written neither just as the history of a region nor of a political, ethnic or cultural formation. Focussing on key points in Germany`s political,...

ISBN: 978-0-333-68765-9
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

This fresh and up-to-date interpretation of India`s rich and extraordinary history, written by a leading authority in the field, explores themes in ancient, medieval and especially modern India. Peter Robb`s accessible narrative analyses India`s civilizations and its empires through the ages - including the Mughal Empire, the British Raj, and independent India to the present day - as they entangled with regional rule and heterodox cultures. A History of India - examines the relationships between politics, religious belief, social order (especially caste), environment and economic change - assesses, from circa 1860, British colonialism, Indian nationalism and nation-building, popular protest movements, religious revivals, and...

ISBN: 978-0-333-69129-8
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

Intertwining the history of art, literature, food, music and religion, Baldoli explores Italy`s history from the Middle Ages to the present. The book offers an insight into continuities across past and present day Italian culture, politics, and identity, drawing on a range of recent historiography and contemporary sources.

ISBN: 978-1-4039-8616-0
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

This narrative history of Latin America surveys five centuries in less than five hundred pages. The first third of the book moves from the Americas before Columbus to the wars for independence in the early nineteenth century. The construction of new nations and peoples in the nineteenth century forms the middle third, and the final section analyzes economic development, rising political participation, and the search of identity over the last century. The collision of peoples and cultures - Native Americans, Europeans, Africans - that defines Latin America, and gives it both its unity and diversity, provides the central theme of this concise, synthetic history.

ISBN: 978-1-4039-8081-6
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

This is the first full historical survey of the Benelux area (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) to be written in English. Paul Arblaster describes the whole sweep of the history of the Low Countries, from Roman frontier provinces, through medieval principalities, to the establishment of the three constitutional monarchies of the present day. This readable overview highlights the international importance of the social, economic, spiritual, and cultural movements that have marked the region.

ISBN: 978-1-4039-4828-1
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

The turbulent history of Poland has long attracted international interest. In this wide-ranging survey, Anita J. Prazmowska explores the story of Poland from early settlements, through to the emergence of the Kingdom of Poland, the loss of independence and its eventual re-acquisition after the First World War, and ends with an assessment of the present day state. A History of Poland is a lucid examination of the rise of a state which, throughout centuries, spanned the civilizations of the West and East. Prazmowska explains the roots of Polish Christianity and accounts for its tenacity. She also offers a bold analysis of the origins and background to the development of a deeply patriotic nation, discussing the political and cultural roots...

ISBN: 978-0-333-97254-0
Издательство: Macmillan ELT
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

Il était autrefois un peuple nommé `Cogne-têtes`. Il vivait dans le Grand Nord à l`endroit où les historiens grecs et romains situaient la mer Hyperboréenne. Ces gens avaient ainsi été surnommés parce qu`ils avaient coutume de donner de la tête contre tout ce qu`ils trouvaient en chemin. Voyaient-ils un mur? Ils y cognaient leur tête. Faisaient-il leur prière? C`étaient de grands coups de tête sur le sol. Dans leur voisinage vivait une foule de tribus indé Parmi celles-ci la Chronique ne mentionne que les plus remarquables, à savoir les Gobe-phoques, les Croque-oignons, les Bâfre-sauce, les Cannebergiers, les Polissons, les Fèvetourniers, les...

ISBN: 978-2-07-038833-2
Издательство: Gallimard
Дата выхода: май 2012

Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself. This first volume of six takes us from the time that England was first settled, more than 15,000 years ago, to the death

ISBN: 978-0-330-54428-3
Дата выхода: май 2012

An exciting new series that covers the five Paper 2 topics of the IB 20th Century World History syllabus. This coursebook covers Paper 2, Topic 1, Causes, practices and effects of wars, in the 20th Century World History syllabus for the IB History programme. It is divided into thematic sections, following the IB syllabus structure and is written in clear, accessible English. It covers the following areas for detailed study: First World War (1914-18); Second World War (1939-45); Asia and Oceania: Chinese Civil War (1927-37 and 1946-9); and Europe and Middle East: Spanish Civil War (1936-9). Tailored to the requirements and assessment objectives of the IB syllabus, it allows students to make comparisons between different regions and time...

ISBN: 978-0-521-18931-6
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: май 2012

Dos libros para aprender jugando en clase, con dos niveles de dificultad. La primera parte de cada nivel esta dedicada al relato de unas historietas divertidas. Le siguen unas preguntas de comprension. En la segunda parte encontramos juegos, adivinanzas y pasatiempos.

ISBN: 978-84-7711-403-1
Издательство: Edelsa
Дата выхода: июнь 2012

There are three books in the series: Elemental, Intermediate, and Advanced. Each level`s book offers a selection of original texts, containing a great deal of local colour and many light touches of humour. Each reading includes a series of exercises (to practise grammar, vocabulary, etc.) and games (such as letter soups and crosswords). Each book also includes a bilingual glossary.

ISBN: 978-84-7143-980-2
Издательство: SGEL
Дата выхода: июнь 2012

There are three books in the series: Elemental, Intermediate, and Advanced. Each level`s book offers a selection of original texts, containing a great deal of local colour and many light touches of humour. Each reading includes a series of exercises (to practise grammar, vocabulary, etc.) and games (as letter soups and crosswords). Each book also includes a bilingual glossary.

ISBN: 978-84-7143-825-6
Издательство: SGEL
Дата выхода: июнь 2012

This book contine 20 short stories, independent of each other, and thrive in very diverse. Each account has specific contents of lexical, grammatical and functional. At the end of each text proposes a series of tasks. It also includes a Spanish-English glossary.

ISBN: 978847147-325-7
Дата выхода: июнь 2012

The history and development of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language, is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this book, a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the English language, outlining its development over fifteen centuries. With an emphasis on more recent periods, every key stage in the history of the language is covered, with full accounts of standardisation, names, the distribution of English in Britain and North America, and its global spread. New historical surveys of the crucial aspects of the language are presented, and historical changes that have affected English are treated as a continuing process, helping to...

ISBN: 978-0-521-71799-1
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2012

Edición revisada y actualizada, con un nuevo diseño gráfico y de maqueta. Dirigida a estudiantes extranjeros de nivel intermedio y superior. Breve historia de América Latina desde la Prehistoria y las civilizaciones prehispánicas, hasta nuestros días, con especial atención a los acontecimientos del siglo XX.

ISBN: 978-84-7143-643-6
Издательство: SGEL
Дата выхода: июль 2012

ISBN: 978-84-7143-704-4
Издательство: SGEL
Дата выхода: июль 2012

ISBN: 978-1-4075-5222-4
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012