They twinkle in the night sky, but what exactly are stars? Which one’s the nearest? Can humans visit a star? Curious little children can lift over 30 flaps to find the answers to these questions and many more in this delightful introduction to stars and the night sky, with simple explanations and gorgeous illustrations on every page.
What do you know about: *Girls` Day and Boys` Day? *the ancient Mayans? *mummies? *Timbuktu? What a World: Amazing Stories from Around the Globe, by Milada Broukal, is a three-book series that explores these and many other fascinating topics from around the world and across history. Each unit opens with a question that is answered in the reading and continues with vocabulary, comprehension, discussion, writing, and spelling and punctuation work. Features *Words that Go Together activities highlight collocations -- words that are easier to learn together. *Spelling and Punctuation activities provide basic rules and practice for essential skills. *Self-tests help students and teachers assess progress. See also What a World 1 and What a...
Google is not just a company, it is an entirely new way of thinking about understanding who we are and what we want. Jarvis has done something really important: extend that approach to business and culture, revealing just how revolutionary it is.
Malcolm Gladwell is the master of playful yet profound insight. His ability to see underneath the surface of the seemingly mundane taps into a fundamental human impulse: curiosity. From criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell takes everyday subjects and shows us surprising new ways of looking at them, and the world around us. Are smart people overrated? What can pit bulls teach us about crime? Why are problems like homelessness easier to solve than to manage? How do we hire when we can`t tell who`s right for the job? Gladwell explores the minor geniuses, the underdogs and the overlooked, and reveals how everyone and everything contains an intriguing story. "What the Dog Saw" is Gladwell at his very best -...
ISBN: 978-0-316-08465-9
Издательство:
Hachette Livre
Дата выхода: август 2011
When is bedtime for Peter rabbit? What time does Jeremy Fisher stop for a butterfly sandwich? Spend the day with Peter Rabbit and his friends to find out, and set the time yourself! The clock face with clicky hands makes learning to tell the
ISBN: 978-0-7232-6538-2
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
2-е издание, исправленное и дополненное. Это первый учебник по страноведению США, созданный совместно русским и американским авторами. Учебник рассчитан на студентов, владеющих навыками чтения, письма, а также говорения и слушания на уровне 2-3 лет обучения в языковом вузе. Учебник содержит текстовые материалы страноведческого содержания, лингвострановедческие комментарии и упражнения, обеспечивающие...
ISBN: 5-06-003039-3
Издательство:
Высшая школа
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
A former career FBI counterintelligence officer, specializing in behavioral analysis, presents the definitive book on how to best utilize nonverbal communication for success in business and life. Illustrated.
This is the paperback version of the first title in our exciting and highly visual approach to the conventional graphic design handbook, defining graphic design in its broadest terms. The book deals with the vital issue of revisiting a contemporary definition of graphic design, and defines the breadth and scope of activity and the potential opportunities posed to a variety of readers. This title really addresses the issues regarding graphic design today and aims to become essential reading not just for students and aspiring designers, but also for professionals.
ISBN: 978-2-940361-87-8
Издательство:
АСТ/Астрель
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he`d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing. Equal parts travelogue, training log, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and settings ranging from Tokyo`s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston. Funny and sobering, playful and philosophical. "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" is a must-read for fans of this masterful yet private writer as well as for the...
ISBN: 978-0-099-53253-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: февраль 2011
In this brilliant and provocative book, covering everything from criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell shows how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about us and our world. Looking under the surface of the seemingly mundane, he explores the underdogs, the overlooked, the curious, the miraculous and the disastrous, and reveals how everyone and everything contains an incredible story. "What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures" is Gladwell at his very best - asking questions and finding surprising answers.
ISBN: 978-0-14-104798-0
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The ladybird said never a word.But the ladybird saw,And the ladybird heard...Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two crafty robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer`s fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own...What the Ladybird Heard is a fantastically funny story from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. With brilliant rhyming verse, bright distinctive illustrations and glitter on every page, this much-loved modern classic is perfect for reading aloud.Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: Sharing a Shell, The Princess and the Wizard, The Rhyming Rabbit, The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and...
Now available for the first time in the in trade paperback! Ireland`s №1 bestselling author Cathy Kelly weaves a heartwarming tale about a group of friends who discover that when life gets comfortable, unexpected surprises are just around the corner. Do you know what you`ll be doing next year? Four friends - Hope, Sam, Virginia, and Nicole - all thought they did. Hope would still be slogging it out as a working mom, snatching quality time with husband Marc and her two small children. Her sister Sam was going to be the acclaimed boss of a record label, turning heads as the toughest, most brilliant music mogul around. Virginia would be planning her dream retirement home with her beloved husband Bill and doting on their little...
ISBN: 978-0-00-727393-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
I`d been kicked out of two boarding schools and the last thing I wanted was to be here, on the East Anglian coast, in a third. But without St. Oswald`s, I would not have discovered the fisherman`s hut with its roaring fire, its striped blankets, its sea monster stew. Without St. Oswald`s, I would not have met the boy with the beautiful eyes, the flickering half-smile, and no past. Without St. Oswald`s, I would not have met Finn. And without Finn, there would be no story. Shall we begin?
ISBN: 978-0-14-132246-9
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
"What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next" continue the story of the high-spirited and rebellious American girl, Katy Carr, and her family, who first appeared in "What Katy Did". "What Katy Did at Schoo"l is a compelling tale of the intrigues of life at the New England girls’ boarding school which Katy attends. Her trials and adventures are all interwoven with a sense of fun and gently ironic good humour. "What Katy Did Next" describes a tour by Katy of Europe as she evolves from the child of earlier books into a spirited young woman, and brings to a satisfying close this delightful trilogy.
ISBN: 9781853261312
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2020
Filled with fun anecdotes, quirky photos, and off-the-wall business advice, the provocative sequel to "It s Not How Good You Are, It s How good You Want to Be" reveals the surprising power of bad decisions.
It takes a particular kind of man to want an embroidered polo player astride his left nipple. Occasionally, when I am tired and emotional, or consumed with self-dislike, I try to imagine myself as someone else, a wearer of Yarmouth shirts and fleecy sweats, of windbreakers and rugged Tyler shorts, of baseball caps with polo players where the section of the brain that concerns itself with aesthetics is supposed to be. But the hour passes. Good men return from fighting Satan in the wilderness the stronger for their struggle, and so do I. Man Booker Prize-winning Howard Jacobson shimmers with life in this collection of his most acclaimed journalism. From the unusual disposal of his father-in-law`s ashes and the cultural wasteland of Chitty...
ISBN: 978-1-4088-1942-5
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
It takes a particular kind of man to want an embroidered polo player astride his left nipple. Occasionally, when I am tired and emotional, or consumed with self-dislike, I try to imagine myself as someone else, a wearer of Yarmouth shirts and fleecy sweats, of windbreakers and rugged Tyler shorts, of baseball caps with polo players where the section of the brain that concerns itself with aesthetics is supposed to be. But the hour passes. Good men return from fighting Satan in the wilderness the stronger for their struggle, and so do I. The winner of the 2010 Man Booker Prize, Howard Jacobson, brims with life in this collection of his most acclaimed journalism. From the unusual disposal of his father-in-law`s ashes and the cultural...
The moon and back before bathtime? Whatever next! Join Baby Bear as he finds a rocket, makes friends with an owl and has a picnic on the moon! A beautiful story of innocence and imagination, full of Jill Murphy`s characteristic warmth and humour, this is the second Bear family adventure following the bestselling Peace at Last.
ISBN: 978-0-230-01547-0
Издательство:
Macmillan ELT
Дата выхода: август 2011
