It is eight years after the tours from offworld have stopped. High Chancellor Querida has retired, leaving Wizard Corkoran in charge of the Wizards` University. Although Wizard Corkoran`s obsession is to be the first man on the moon, and most of his time is devoted to this project, he decides he will teach the new first years himself in hopes of currying the favor of the new students` families for surely they must all come from wealth, important families and obtaining money for the University (which it so desperately needs). But Wizard Corkoran is dismayed to discover that one of those students - indeed, one he had such high hopes for, Wizard Derk`s own daughter Elda - is a hugh golden griffin, and that none of the others has any money...
In this book, featuring three timeless fables, Dr Seuss explores the pitfalls of growing too big for your boots. The text is a Yellow Back Book, which means that it is suitable for fluent readers aged five and over to enjoy on their own, or for reading aloud to younger children.
ISBN: 978-0-00-717314-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
In this hilarious book, featuring three timeless fables, Dr. Seuss explores the pitfalls of growing too big for your boots!King Yertle the Turtle soon learns the pitfalls of becoming too big for your boots, in the first tale in this hilarious trio of classic Dr. Seuss fables!As part of a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr. Seuss`s bestselling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands - Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to...
Having been dumped by his girlfriend, Danny really wasn`t doing the young, free and single thing very well. Instead, he was avoiding people. Texting them instead of calling them. Calling them instead of meeting them. This is the story of what happened when Danny decided to say yes to everything, in order to make his life more interesting.
Inviting the student reader to put themselves in the shoes of the Renaissance theatre-goer, the impact of plays such as Hamlet, Othello and Dr Faustus on contemporary audiences forms the basis of this volume. Discussions of Shakespeare`s classic plays are accompanied by examinations of the work of lesser known playwrights and commentators, while chapters including Madness and Subjectivity; Rhetoric and Performance and Nation-Building provide a variety of critical perspectives essential for students of Renaissance drama.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-0480-1
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The kiss was just amazing. I knew instantly that Ian was the one for me. `You`re lovely,` he said. `Absolutely lovely.` `So are you, Ian,` I breathed. He pulled away. `But I can`t do this. Not until I`ve broken things off with Caroline. It just wouldn`t be fair.` On holiday in the Caribbean, Lisa and Jennifer are both attracted to Ian and Ian likes both of them. But what about his girlfriend Caroline? And then there`s Jennifer`s boyfriend Pete... Cambridge English Readers is an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels - from elementary to advanced - the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes.
ISBN: 0-521-75084-9
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
`This is the truth as we know it. I have read so much about what people think they know about Michael, but this is about what really happened.` Jermaine Jackson You Are Not Alone is an intimate, loving portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man like never before. It is an invitation into Michael`s real character, private insights and hidden feelings: the innermost thoughts of a fiercely private individual. Jermaine Jackson knew Michael like only a brother can. In You Are Not Alone Jermaine brings light to the man behind the mask of superstardom, an identity that has lingered in the shadows for too long. You Are Not Alone is a celebration of the real Michael: the boy who shared a tiny bunkbed with Jermaine at 2300 Jackson...
ISBN: 978-0-00-743567-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The next addictive thriller from the uncomparable bestseller Karen RoseWhen forensic pathologist Lucy Trask stumbles across a mutilated body by the chess tables in her local Baltimore park, its face so badly damaged it is unrecognisable, her sole concern is that it might be her old school teacher Mr Pugh. When the corpse is identified, Lucy is shocked to discover that the victim is actually another man from her past. Who killed him and why his skin is burnt with the number `1` is unclear but it`s evident that someone is demanding Lucy`s attention. The discovery of a second branded body raises worrying questions: how many more lives may be at risk before the killer`s final message is revealed? And can Lucy solve the killer`s gruesome...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-7419-9
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: май 2012
A psychiatrist is bound to her patients by confidentiality but do ethics always override catching a murderer? You don`t know who I am. Someone is tormenting psychiatrist Tess Ciccotelli`s patients, pushing them to commit suicide, and setting her up to take the blame. But even police pressure won`t make her break her oath to protect their secrets. You can`t stop what I am doing. Detective Aidan Reagan understands Tess`s need to safeguard her clients but all the clues suggest that a nameless, faceless enemy is set on destroying her career, her family and, finally, Tess herself. You can`t hide. As Reagan and Tess race to stop the killer, one thing becomes clear - the noose is tightening around Tess`s neck and there is nowhere for her to
Here is a modern take on cautionary verse in the hugely successful tradition of Hilaire Belloc and others. Children getting into and out of trouble is the theme of this collection - which offers much scope for hilarious pranks and wonderfully sticky endings. With poems from poets as diverse as Hilaire Belloc, Shel Silverstein, Dick King-Smith, Heinrich Hoffmann, John Agard, and of course Roger McGough himself, this will appeal to all fans of the comic, the unfortunate, and the darkly humorous!
When Paul McCartney told the world in 1970 that he had no plans to work with the Beatles again, it was widely viewed as a cultural tragedy by the media and public alike. This title tells the story of the Fab Four post 1969. It also charts the almost Shakespearean rivalry of the Lennon and McCartney families.
ISBN: 978-0-09-953236-1
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
