Cass, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji, members of the top-secret Terces Society, have been given a crucial mission: to track down a cursed Aztec tuning fork that has the power to recreate any flavour the user has ever tasted. But no sooner have they succeeded than Cass` mother is kidnapped by evil chef Senor Hugo, who demands that they hand the fork over.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-0631-7
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: август 2011
Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The vibrant illustrations have been preserved, remaining true to his vision, and where applicable facts have been updated, appearing on a This page at the back of each book. The charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek`s witty, playful narrative, make for perfect souvenirs that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember them from their own childhood. This is Britain, first published in 1974, encompasses the nation`s many facets, from the mystery of Stonehenge to the monuments of the British Isles. Among his stops are the White Cliffs of Dover; Brighton`s Prince Regent`s Royal Pavilion; the castles and Tintern Abbey in Wales;...
ISBN: 978-0-7893-1753-7
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
F. Scott Fitzgerald`s extraordinary career as a novelist ended abruptly and unhappily, but it began with one of the most brilliant first novels in the history of American literature. Published when its author was just twenty-three, This Side of Paradise is about the education of a youth, and to this universal story Fitzgerald brought the promise of everything that was new in the vigorous, restless America during the years following World War I. Amory Blaine-egoistic, versatile, callow, and imaginative-inhabits a book that is interwoven with songs, poems, playscripts, and questions and answers. His growth from self-absorption to sexual awareness and personhood is described by means of a continuous improvisatory energy and delight. Far...
America in the ’aughts—hilariously skewered, brilliantly dissected, and darkly diagnosed by one of the country’s most prominent social critics Now in paperback, Barbara Ehrenreich’s widely acclaimed This Land Is Their Land takes the measure of what we are left with after the cruelest decade in memory and finds lurid extremes all around. While members of the moneyed elite have bought up congressmen, many in the working class can barely buy lunch. While a wealthy minority obsessively consumes cosmetic surgery, the poor often go without health care for their children. And while the Masters of the Universe have thrown themselves into the casino economy, the less fortunate have been fed a diet of morality, marriage, and abstinence....
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\`s ability. Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect Jos
ISBN: 978-0-521-68606-8
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: март 2011
Творчество Фрэнсиса Скотта Фицджеральда, одного из самых известных и блистательных авторов "эпохи джаза", остаётся актуальным и интересным и по сей день. Его первый роман "По эту сторону рая", во многом автобиографичный, всерьёз затронул тему взросления и становления личности, и принёс настоящую славу автору. Главный герой, энергичный и амбициозный юноша, способен пойти на многое, чтобы стать частью...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05162-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2017
The debut of an American original. Here is the accomplished first novel that catapulted F. Scott Fitzgerald to literary fame-at the age of 23. It follows the education-intellectual, spiritual, and sexual-of young Amory Blaine.
ISBN: 978-0-451-53034-9
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
Lola has just found out that her boyfriend - charismatic politician Paddy de Courcy - is getting married. Heartbroken, Lola flees the city for a cottage by the sea. But will Lola`s retreat prove as idyllic as she hopes? Journalist Grace wants the inside story on Paddy de Courcy`s engagement and thinks Lola holds the key to it. Grace knew Paddy a long time ago. But why can`t she forget him? Grace`s sister, Marnie, might have the answer but she also has issues with the past. Her loving husband and beautiful daughters are wonderful, but they can`t take away memories of her first love: a certain Paddy de Courcy. What will it take for Marnie to be able to move on? Alicia Thornton is Paddy`s wife-to-be. Determined to be the perfect wife,...
ISBN: 978-0-241-95936-7
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2012
What happened in the house that Jack built? It all started with the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built. And then came the rat that ate the cheese and the cat who killed the rat. Caldecott Medal? Winning author and illustrator Simms Taback brings his distinctive humor and creativity to the beloved story of Jack and the house that he built.
ISBN: 978-0-14-240200-9
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
