The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is.`What shall we do?` said Twoflower.`Panic?` said Rincewind hopefully. He always held that panic was the best means of survival.As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the Discworld could do with a hero.What it doesn`t need is a singularly inept and cowardly wizard, still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world, or a well-meaning tourist and his luggage which has a mind (and legs) of its own.Which is a shame, because that`s all there is…The Discworld novels can be read in any order but The Light...
ISBN: 9780552166607
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
Издательство продолжает знакомить читателей с лучшими образцами английской литературы. Важное место в романе занимает тема судьбы художника. Личные взаимоотношения героев, споры об искусстве даны на фоне исторических событий, свидетелями и участниками которых являются главные герои романа.
ISBN: 5-8346-0177-4
Издательство:
Менеджер
Дата выхода: август 2002
Redwall`s most valiant champion, Martin the Warrior, embarks on a perilous journey to the northland shore to trace his heroic legacy: the legendary exploits of his father Luke…
ISBN: 0-441-00773-2
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Terry Fox has cancer and he has an artificial leg. He runs across Canada for sick children and he gets $10,000,000. Read about his Marathon of Hope, his pain, and his short life. This is the true story of a strong athlete-and a Canadian hero. An exciting new series which provides reading and language learning at five levels. As well as enjoyable stories and texts, each book provides a range of integrated activities designed to develop reading skills, consolidate vocabulary, and offer personalised project work. Each book is supported by a CD-ROM which contains additional activities and the complete audio recording. What`s special about Penguin Active Reading? Beautiful illustrations, photographs, maps and diagrams help to bring the...
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8455-6
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The Lake Gun is a satirical short story by James Fenimore Cooper first published in 1850. The title of the story comes from a mysterious loud exploding sound coming from Seneca Lake, called "The Lake Gun" by European American settlers to the area, and known today as the Seneca Guns. These sounds remain unexplained to this day, with no clear or agreed-upon cause.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06664-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018