When shy, awkward Helen Hamilton sees Lucas Delos for the first time she thinks two things: the first, that he is the most ridiculously beautiful boy she has seen in her life; the second, that she wants to kill him with her bare hands. With an ancient curse making them loathe one another, Lucas and Helen have to keep their distance. But sometimes love is stronger than hate, and not even the gods themselves can prevent what will
ISBN: 978-0-330-52973-0
Издательство:
Picador
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Starchitects is a complete catalogue of the most impressive architects and architectural firms working today, along with lavish full-color illustrations, drawings, floor and aerial plans, and photographs of the defining projects of these architects` careers thus far. More than 75 architects and firms are represented here by architecture and design expert Julio Fajardo, who has traveled the world to capture the best and the brightest in Starchitects.
ISBN: 978-0-06-196877-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The designer: Philippe Starck is an internationally acclaimed French creator, designer and architect. This untiring and rebellious citizen of the world, who considers it his duty to share his ethical and subversive vision of a fairer planet, creates unconventional objects whose purpose is to be "good" before being beautiful. Most of his designs have become cult objects, and his hotels are timeless icons that have added a new dimension to the global cityscape. An enthusiastic advocate of sustainability, this visionary recently developed the revolutionary concept of "democratic ecology" by creating affordable wind turbines for the home, scon to be followed by innovative wooden prefabricated ecological houses and solar boats. He himself...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-2108-6
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: август 2010
In the sleepy English countryside of decades past, there is a town that has stood on a jut of granite for six hundred years. And immediately to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here in the town of Wall, Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. One crisp October night, as they watch, a star falls from the sky, and Victoria promises to marry Tristran if he`ll retrieve that star and bring it back for her. It is this promise that sends Tristran through the only gap in the wall, across the meadow, and into the most unforgettable adventure of his the sleepy English countryside of decades past, there is a town that has stood on a jut of granite for six hundred years. And...
ISBN: 978-0-380-80455-9
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
In the sleepy English countryside of decades past, a lovelorn young man stepsthrough a gap in a high stone wall, and into the most unforgettable adventureof his life.
Книга полностью на английском языке.Life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall - named after the imposing stone barrier which separates the town from a grassy meadow. Here, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and for the coveted prize of her hand, Tristran vows to retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to his beloved. It is an oath that sends him over the ancient wall and into a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagining...This title includes extra material exclusive to "Headline Review`s" edition.
ISBN: 9780747263692
Издательство:
Hodder
Дата выхода: май 2019
Staring at the Sun charts the life of Jean Serjeant, from her beginning as a naive, carefree country girl before the war through to her wry and trenchant old age in the year 2020. We follow her bruising experience in marriage, her probing of male truths, her adventures in motherhood and in China and we learn cannot fail to be moved by the questions she asks of life and the often unsatisfactory answers it provides.
ISBN: 978-0-09-954009-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Confident in learning. Confidence in life. Power Up is a brand new course from the bestselling author team of Caroline Nixon and Michael Tomlinson. It provides the perfect start to life`s great adventure, creating `future ready` learners who embrace life with confidence. Meet vibrant characters who students will love; foster collaboration through real-world missions; deepen learners` social and cognitive skills; explore embedded exam preparation; and expand the skill-set ensuring everyone reaches their full potential.
ISBN: 9781108430210
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: январь 2018
Biron Farrell was young and naive, but he was growing up fast. A radiation bomb planted in his dorm room changed him from an innocent student at the University of Earth to a marked man, fleeing desperately from an unknown assassin. He soon discovers that, many light-years away, his father, the highly respected Rancher of Widemos, has been murdered. Stunned, grief-stricken, and outraged, Biron is determined to uncover the reasons behind his father's death, and becomes entangled in an intricate saga of rebellion, political intrigue, and espionage. The mystery takes him deep into space where he finds himself in a relentless struggle with the power-mad despots of Tyrann. Now it is not just a case of life or death for Biron, but a...
A recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the universe and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry against humankind`s most frightening enemy. Формат: 10,5 см х 17 см.
Этот буклет с ответами прилагается к учебнику и аудио компакт-диску. Он содержит ответы ко всем трем тестам, аудиозаписи и примеры обмена информацией, ожидаемого в тесте Speaking. Он также включает словарик, организованный по темам.Authentic examination papers for learners preparing for the revised Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers exams as introduced in 2018.This Answer Booklet accompanies Pre A1 Starters 3 Student`s Book and Audio CD. It contains answers for all three tests, the tapescripts and examples of the type of interchange to expect in the...
ISBN: 9781108465175
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
A day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a purchase she hadn`t bargained for. One moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy`s humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn. Witnesses to Tracy`s Faustian exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie who has returned to his home county in search of someone else`s roots. All three characters learn that the past is never history and that no good deed goes unpunished. Kate Atkinson dovetails and counterpoints her plots with Dickensian brilliance in a tale peopled with unlikely heroes and villains. Started...
ISBN: 978-0-552-77685-1
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The twentieth century offers the new collector a wide range of opportunities to build up a collection, from coffee sets, dinner wares, decorative plaques, egg cups and even chamber pots to a whole range of novelties that were manufactured by the pottery industry across Europe and America. The market for collectables has expanded greatly over the last twenty years with many people starting to buy their first examples from local flea markets, car boot sales and auction houses. More recently new opportunities to buy and sell pottery have been established via the internet with auction sites such as eBay. This book is for any collector interested in 20th century ceramics, whether a collector who concentrates on one factory, on a single...
ISBN: 978-1-85149-514-6
Издательство:
Antique Collector Club
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A fun way to familiarise young children with all the things they will need to know and be able to do when they start school. Following a typical day at school, children will enjoy using the stickers to help the characters in the book get dressed, pack bags, hang up coats, change for PE, and participate in art class, lunchtime, playtime, story time and home time. With over 100 stickers, this is sure to keep little children occupied for hours. WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-3493-8
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
Ever since the story of Gardner s transformation from homeless, single father to millionaire became known the world over, he has been inundated with the question, How did you do it? Gardner s reply is this inspirational manual to help readers achieve their goals.
