In October 1942, a panzer officer wrote `Stalingrad is no longer a Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure`. The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin`s determination to win the gruesome, vicious war on the eastern front. The citizens of Stalingrad endured unimaginable hardship; the battle, with fierce hand-to-hand fighting in each room of each building, was brutally destructive to both armies. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler`s Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler`s territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his decline. An extraordinary story of tactical genius, civilian bravery, obsession, carnage and the nature...
ISBN: 978-0-14-103240-5
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The Standby Book is an anthology of more than 120 language learning activities contributed by 33 teachers. It includes complete lesson suggestions; activities which can be used to build complete lessons; suggestions for variations and extensions of the activities; example texts and photocopiable handouts. There are activities for conversation practice; vocabulary learning; reading; writing; fluency practice; warming up and changing pace; team building; confidence building; revision and for fun. The Standby Book has been compiled as a support for teachers who teach young adults and adults on General English courses, groups of business and professional people, students of English for Academic Purposes, Literature or those following exam...
ISBN: 978-0-521-55860-0
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
When her husband vanishes, Dominique Delahaye could crumble - or she could start to enjoy a whole new An unputdownable read from the No. 1 bestselling author Dominique (`Domino`) lives a charmed existence as wife to one of Ireland`s most successful businesssmen, Brendan Delahaye - until the day Brendan disappears, leaving his company in disarray and Domino and their daughter alone to face the music. STAND BY ME is the story of Domino`s recovery and her journey from obliging and dependent wife to a stronger and happier woman, with a new man ready to step into the gap left by her deserting husband. And that`s when Brendan comes home, handsome and charismatic as ever, expecting life to carry on just as it was
ISBN: 978-0-7553-4396-6
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июнь 2012
This title offers an explosive look at the biggest and best battles from Star Wars The Clone Wars. If your child loves Star Wars The Clone Wars then send them behind-the-scenes of the TV series. They`ll find out everything there is to know about the Clone`s most exciting battles and conflicts and pick up out-of-this-world facts about characters, vehicles and more. This title is packed with incredible photos and stills.
ISBN: 978-1-4053-4147-9
Издательство:
Dorling Kindersley Publishing
Дата выхода: август 2011
A historical tale marking a new turn in Doyle`s writing. Born in the slums of Dublin in 1902, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. He eventually becomes a Fenian, a rebel, a republican legend - one of Michael Collins`s boys, an assassin on a stolen bike.
ISBN: 978-0-09-928448-2
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Only as interstellar mercenaries can humans go to the stars; the aliens who already dominate the galaxy allow no other recourse. But when Swordsman Third Class Kana Karr and his comrades-in-arms are betrayed and abandoned on a hostile world by their alien master, s the warriors from Earth begin a desperate but glorious march across a planet whose every sword is against them. Their actions may doom humanity`s future - or lead the way to an empire of their own!
ISBN: 978-0-7434-3554-3
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
In the future, a heroic captain and his crew explore the Galaxy in a really fast spacecraft. The crew`s standing orders are: "...to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before."™ Simple, straightforward - that`s "Star Trek".® So what`s all the fuss? Why do news crews always seem to find someone, somewhere dressed up in a "Star Trek" costume? What could be so interesting to so many people? "Star Trek 101" is the answer. You`ll learn just a little about the heroes (Captain Kirk believes that man wasn`t meant to live in paradise), the villains (Klingons have a thirst for conquest), and the important aliens (Vulcans live their lives by logic). In the handy recaps for...
ISBN: 978-0-7434-9723-7
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
For the first time ever, the world of the original, classic Star Wars movies, Episode IV, V, and VI, comes to a Scholastic series for young readers. It is a critical moment in the struggle between the Rebels and the Empire: the Force itself hangs in the balance, and all the hopes of the galaxy depend on the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and a host of other heroes.
ISBN: 978-0-545-11211-6
Издательство:
Scholastic Inc
Дата выхода: август 2011
Star Wars ABC is an alphabetical adventure through the imaginative and intergalactic world of Star Wars featuring the names and images of the most popular characters, droids, spaceships, and creatures in this galaxy far, far away. With artistic alliterative text that describes each image and emphasizes each letter, Star Wars ABC is a completely new way to learn about the legendary story of Star Wars.
ISBN: 978-0-545-22738-4
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
In this book, young and old Star Wars fans will find everything they need to know about how young Anakin Skywalker turned to the dark side of the Force to become Darth Vader, Lord of the Sith.
For Crystal Wyatt, growing up on a ranch in Northern California, Hollywood seems a million miles away. Bold, passionate and enchantingly beautiful, she knows her destiny is waiting for her. But no one said it was going to be easy. Singled out for her devastating looks and captivating singing voice, Crystal soon embarks on the dangerous road to stardom. Her dreams are creeping closer, but then so are those determined to stop her. And when the darkest of scandals comes out. Crystal must face the challenge of her life. In this wonderful novel, Danielle Steel tells the story of an extraordinary young woman and her determination to achieve her ambition - whatever the odds. Формат: 10,5 см х 17,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-7515-4068-0
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: июль 2012
#1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, an evil legacy long believed dead is stirring. Now the dark side of the Force threatens to overwhelm the light, and only an ancient Jedi prophecy stands between hope and doom for the entire galaxy. On the green, unspoiled world of Naboo, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, arrive to protect the realm`s young queen as she seeks a diplomatic solution to end the siege of her planet by Trade Federation warships. At the same time, on desert-swept Tatooine, a slave boy named Anakin Skywalker, who possesses a strange ability for understanding the "rightness" of things, toils by day and dreams by night--of becoming a Jedi Knight and finding a way...
ISBN: 978-0-345-43411-1
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Molly Sullivan said that the new baby was a little star. She was no trouble at all and she was always smiling - so she became known as Star and no one remembered that her name was Oona. Star Sullivan just wanted everyone to be happy - her father to stop gambling, her mother not to work so hard, her brother to stay out of trouble, her sister to stop worrying about every little thing she ate. Then the Hale family moved in next door, and from the moment Star saw 23-year-old Laddy Hale, everything began to change - until Star was no longer the sweet, thoughtful girl everyone loved and no one worried
ISBN: 978-0-7528-7954-3
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Get your child hooked on reading as they meet the Jedi Knight Anakin from the new Star Wars Clone Wars series. Designed to engage even the most reluctant reader, this fun-packed Clone Wars Reader is all about your child`s favorite hero, Jedi Knight Anakin. Watch as your child meets Anakin and his young apprentice Ahsoko. They`ll find out all about their dangerous missions battling fearsome foes from battle droids to the Sith Assassin, Ventress. Plus, they`ll meet the Jedi, the clone soldiers who fight alongside them and check out the Clone Wars vehicles, spaceships and much more. Packed with pictures from the Clone Wars series, it`s an out-of-this-world read. And don`t forget, there`s a galaxy-full of DK Star Wars books to collect.
ISBN: 978-1-4053-3278-1
Издательство:
Dorling Kindersley Publishing
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The Clone Wars are over, but for those with reason to run from the new galactic Empire, the battle to survive has only just The Jedi have been decimated in the Great Purge, and the Republic has fallen. Now the former Republic Commandos-the galaxy`s finest special forces troops, cloned from Jango Fett-find themselves on opposing sides and in very different armor. Some have deserted and fled to Mandalore with the mercenaries, renegade clone troopers, and rogue Jedi who make up Kal Skirata`s ragtag resistance to Imperial occupation. Others-including men from Delta and Omega squads-now serve as Imperial Commandos, a black ops unit within Vader`s own 501st Legion, tasked to hunt down fugitive Jedi and clone deserters. For Darman, grieving for...
This is an amazing companion to "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" series one and two. This fantastic episode guide follows the adventures of Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, as they fight to bring peace to the galaxy in the Clone Wars. With episode highlights, facts and stats on key Jedi and Separatist characters like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Asajj Ventress and Count Dooku, and even a great poster for your wall, this is the ultimate episode guide for "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" aficionados.
