Учитесь ли вы иностранному языку или говорите на нем в совершенстве, любите ли читать книги на языке автора, а не в переводе – вам в этот раздел! Успешным бизнесменам, топ-менеджерам и тем, кто хочет таковыми стать будет полезен Курс делового английского языка. Тем, кто уже владеет английским, повезло - они могут прямо сейчас, не дожидаяь перевода на русский, прочитать захватывающий роман Стивена Joyland и европейский бестселлер Inferno Дэна Брауна. Ну, а тем, кто решил провести свой отпуск во Франции, пригодится Русско-французский разговорник и словарь.
I am Taita the Slave. I was sold into slavery when I was a child, and I grew up as a slave in the land of Egypt. I was the slave of Lord Intef - the most powerful man in Upper Egypt. Lostris was his only child and it was my job to protect her. On the day when my story begins I was thirty years old. That day, the River Nile was shining as brightly as metal under the desert sun. I was sitting in a long boat - a galley. The men who rowed the galley were soldiers of Pharaoh Mamose, King of Egypt. Lostris sat in the bow of the boat. She was fifteen years old and she was very beautiful. And that day she was also very happy. She had never come with us on a hippopotamus hunt before. Retold by Stephen Colbourn.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7305-9
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Discover fish, birds and all kinds of amazing wildlife on an extraordinary river and lake journey! Whether you want to meet mountain bears waiting to pounce on a leaping salmon, discover fearsome river reptiles or see incredible diving birds, everything you need to know about rivers and lakes is covered here. - New in paperback format - See captivating photography, fun fact boxes and a handy glossary - Discover a valuable Geography Key Stage 2 teaching aid for parents and teachers - perfect for first projects Eyewonder Rivers and Lakes is great for homework, particularly for reluctant readers. In a vibrant and accessible form, it is ideal for the age-range – with the meanings of new, subject-related words clearly explained. Fantastic...
ISBN: 978-1-4053-0964-6
Издательство:
Альпина Бизнес Букс
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The first kiss occurred in a dimly lit hallway on the upper floor of Elwin Hastings`s grand house. Louisa never saw it course, Anthony Stalbridge couldn`t possibly have had romantic intentions. The kiss was an act of desperation meant to distract the armed guard from catching the pair in a place they did not belong. After all, Louisa Bryce, in her dull maroon gown and gold-rimmed spectacles, was no man`s idea of an alluring female. The only thing the two interlopers have in common is a passionate interest in the private affairs of Mr. Hastings - a prominent member of Society whom they both suspect of hiding terrible secrets. Now, brought together by their ruse, Anthony and Louisa are united in their efforts to find the truth. Each has a...
ISBN: 978-0-515-14436-9
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Un cadavre, horriblement mutile, suspendu entre ciel et terre dans les montagnes de la region grenobloise. Une tombe, celle d`un petit garсon, mysterieusement "visitee" pendant la nuit, cependant que les dossiers le concernant disparaissaient de son ecole. Deux enigmes, que vont s`attacher a resoudre deux flics hors normes: Pierre Niemans, policier genial, dont les methodes peu orthodoxes ont compromis la carriere. Et Karim Abdouf, l`ancien delinquant devenu flic, dont la couleur de peau et les dreadlocks suscitent plutot la defiance dans le trou de province ou on l`a Les deux affaires vont se rejoindre, et les deux hommes se reconnaitre. Ensemble, ils vont remonter vers le terrifiant secret des rivieres pourpres. Un secret qui ne nous...
A wickedly funny Robert Ludlum you`ve never met before. All the explosive paving of "The Bourne Identity", the Byzantine treachery of "The Parsifal Mosaic", the relentless action of "The Bourne Ultimatum". The Principal Cast: General Mackenzie Hawkings, legend, hero, rogue. Sam Devereaux, bright young lawyer from Harvard, now in the army, can`t wait to get out. General Hawken`s four ex-wives, a quartet of incredibly endowed women who`ve formed a club: Hawkin`s Harem. The Premise: Kidnap Pope Francesco I, the most beloved pontiff since John XX III. Ransom: One American dollar for every Catholic in the world. The Problem: Pope Francesco I says: "Gentle souls, why not?"
ISBN: 978-0-553-27109-6
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
With the full cooperation of Stephen King himself, Vincent examines the epic journey of the author to complete his seven-part Dark Tower series - a journey began in 1970 that threatened to overwhelm him. Vincent presents a book-by-book analysis of each volume that would become the crowning achievement of King`s literary career.
ISBN: 978-0-451-21304-4
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The woods outside of Kingsmarkham were lovely, dark, and deep. And they were about to vanish forever when the new highway cut through them. While Chief Inspector Wexford privately despaired about the loss of his hiking grounds, local residents and outsiders were organizing a massive protest. Some of them were desperate enough to kidnap five hostages and threaten to kill them. One hostage was Wexford`s wife, Dora. Now, combining high technology with his extraordinary detecting skills, Wexford and his team race to find the kidnappers` whereabouts. Because someone has crossed from political belief to fanaticism, and as the first body is found, good intentions may become Wexford`s personal path to hell.
ISBN: 978-0-440-22602-4
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
A searing account of George Orwell?s observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic that has lost none of its political impact over time. His graphically unforgettable descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing, dangerous mining conditions, squalor, hunger and growing unemployment are written with unblinking honesty, fury and great humanity. It crystallized the ideas that would be found in Orwell?s later works and novels, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain.
ISBN: 978-0-14-118529-3
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: май 2012
A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food - and each other.
ISBN: 978-0-330-46948-7
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
New: More than 1,000 travel centers pinpointed for easier driving. New: Locator index for over 2,000 national, state and provincial parks with GPS coordinates for easy routing. 246 large-scale city maps for navigating urban areas. Extensive, 96-page index for rapid look-up. Michelin-rated scenic drives to discover and explore.
ISBN: 978-2-06-714313-5
Издательство:
Michelin
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2010
A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk The Road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food - and each other.
ISBN: 9780330468466
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: январь 2020
Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those strange misfits who are compelled by some unknown force to venture illegally into the Zone and, in spite of the extreme danger, collect the mysterious artefacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the Zone and the thriving black market in the alien products. Even the nature of his daughter has been determined by the Zone. And it is for her that Red makes his last, tragic foray into the hazardous and hostile depths.
ISBN: 978-0-575-07978-6
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Before the advent of corporate communications and architectural uniformity, America`s built environment was a free-form landscape of individual expression. Signs, artifacts, and even buildings ranged from playful to eccentric, from deliciously cartoonish to quasipsychedelic. Photographer John Margolies spent over three decades and drove more than 100,000 miles documenting these fascinating and endearingly artisanal examples of roadside advertising and fantasy structures, a fast-fading aspect of Americana. This book brings together approximately 400 color photographs of Main Street signs, movie theaters, gas stations, fast food restaurants, motels, roadside attractions, miniature golf courses, dinosaurs, giant figures and animals, and...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1173-5
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: май 2010
Bart Dawes is standing in the way of progress. A new highway extension is being built right over the laundry plant where he works—and right over his home. The house he has lived in for twenty where he has made love with his played with his But before the city paves over that part of Dawes` life, he`s got one more party to throw—and it`ll be a
ISBN: 978-0-451-19787-0
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The New Longman Literature series is a selection of pre and post 1914 works chosen especially for 14 to 18 year olds, covering fiction, poetry, plays and non-fiction. These nine short stories by Roald Dahl all have a final, unexpected twist.
ISBN: 978-0-582-43449-3
Издательство:
Pearson Education Ltd.
Дата выхода: июнь 2012
"Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts..." Who better to hand-pick the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, a writer whose own stories have enthralled and teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favorite ghost stories-including The Corner Shop, In The Tube, The Telephone and The Upper Berth-each so tantalizingly terrifying that you might not have the guts to read them at all...
ISBN: 0-14-007178-4
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
"I have a Magic Finger. When I get angry . . . things begin to happen!" What will happenwhen the finger is pointed at the Gregg family?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 eight levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE)...
The Enormous Crocodile is planning what to have for his lunch. This foul fiend - the greediest croc in the whole river - wants to eat something juicy and delicious. His teeth sparkle like knives in the sun and he`s getting hungrier and hungrier. But what can the greedy grumptious brute guzzle up?Beware - he`s looking for someone . . . someone who looks a lot like YOU!Listen to THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios!Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! inspired by the revolting Twits.
ISBN: 9780141365510
Издательство:
Puffin Books
Дата выхода: январь 2016
Roald Dahl was always full of fun and mischief and loved all kinds of jokes - the sillier the better! Here is a marvellous collection of Roald Dahl`s favourites, based on his much-loved children`s novels.
ISBN: 978-0-14-134055-5
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Phizz-whizzing new branding for the world`s No.1 storyteller, Roald Dahl! Exciting, bold and instantly recognisable with Quentin Blake`s inimitable artwork. The Witches by Roald Dahl is the story of a detestable breed of Witches. Beware. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes and look like ordinary women. But they are not ordinary. They are always plotting and scheming with murderous, bloodthirsty thoughts - and they hate children. The Grand High Witch hates children most of all and plans to make every single one of you disappear. Only one boy and his grandmother can stop her, but if their plan fails the Grand High Witch will frizzle them like fritters, and then what...? good?
ISBN: 978-0-14-136547-3
Издательство:
Puffin Books
Дата выхода: январь 2016