To the world, they had everything. Cassie Barrett was a renowned anthropologist. Alex Rivers was a respected actor. They met on a film set in Africa. They shared childhood tales, toasted the future, and declared their love in a fairy-tale wedding. But when they returned to California, something altered the picture of their perfect marriage. Torn between fear and compassion, Cassie wrestled with the questions she never dreamed she would face. Why did she stay? And how could she leave?
ISBN: 978-0-340-93354-1
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This is a new edition of this key title for children of primary school age. It combines a colourful design with simple definitions and illustrated examples to form an appealing picture dictionary and a perfect introduction to Spanish. Each one of the 1,200 words included in the dictionary is depicted by Jo Litchfield`s gorgeous models. It covers all parts of speech, including adjectives, adverbs and prepositions. In addition to the comprehensive dictionary, thematic spreads cover key themes, such as seasons, colours, numbers, shapes and useful grammatical information.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-7670-5
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Basil Hallward paints a portrait of a handsome young man, Dorian Gray. Dorian wishes that he could always stay handsome and young, and his wish comes true. But there are consequences.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-8957-0
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: август 2011
On 20 June 1890 the Philadelphian Lippincott`s Monthly Magazine published Oscar Wilde`s "The Picture of Dorian Gray" as the lead story for its July number. Wilde revised and enlarged this, his first and only novel, for appearance in book form the following April. Hitherto the thirty-five-year-old author had published a book of poems (1881; largely ignored or ridiculed), had had one play produced (unsuccessfully, in New York in 1883), published a book of fairy tales (1888; on the whole well received), and had published some essays and stories in literary journals. Wilde had reviewed many novels, and discoursed on the art of the novelist in "The Decay of Lying"; now was his chance to practise what he had been preaching, and to fulfil the...
Dorian is a good-natured young man until he discovers the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deep into a frivolous, glamorous world of selfish luxury, he apparently remains physically unchanged by the stresses of his corrupt lifestyle and untouched by age. But up in his attic, hidden behind a curtain, his portrait tells a different story.
ISBN: 9781784871710
Издательство:
Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: январь 2016
The modern woman is a Jill of all Ava is a wife, lover, mother, daughter, friend, fixer, so many different people, in fact, she no longer knows what it means to be herself. Not that anyone will let her - not her
ISBN: 978-1-84488-152-9
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
The Pied Piper helps the town of Hamelin get rid of rats. The Mayor has promised him money but when he doesn`t pay, the Piper decides to play a more sinister tune.
ISBN: 978-0-582-42872-0
Издательство:
Pearson Education Limited
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Everyone in Hamelin was happy until the rats came. One day, a man went to see the mayor. "I can make the rats leave Hamelin, " he said. Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully written, the series combines the best of Ladybird content with the structured language progression that will help children develop their reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking skills. The four levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE)...
ISBN: 9780241253731
Издательство:
Ladybird
Дата выхода: январь 2016
Every night, Kawashima Masayuki creeps from his bed and watches over his baby girl`s crib while his wife sleeps. But this is no ordinary domestic scene. He has an ice pick in his hand, and a barely controllable desire to use it. Deciding to confront his demons, Kawashima sets into motion a chain of events seeming to lead inexorably to murder.
ISBN: 978-0-7475-9313-3
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Fifty new books, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry.`See my hand up-tipped, learn the secret of my human heart . . . `Soaring, freewheeling snapshots of life on the road across America, from the Beat writer who inspired a generation.
- Brightly coloured editions of the much-loved Farmyard Tales series. - All 20 stories available in miniature format. - Enjoyable and collectible stories for children who are just learning to read.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-6314-9
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
What did the rulers of the Soviet Union truly think about each other? "Piggy Foxy and the Sword of Revolution" provides a window onto the soul of Bolshevism no other set of materials has ever offered. Sketching on notebook pages,
