'Watch out, world. Here I come!' For Victoria Dawson, growing up isn't a happy experience. Born to picture-perfect parents, she never feels pretty enough to meet their expectations. But when her parents have a second child, Victoria is thrilled - she can't help but adore her new baby sister Gracie. And since Gracie is the image of them, her parents finally have the perfect daughter they always wanted. Meanwhile Victoria still never seems to get it quite right - she battles with her weight, she's told she'll never find a man if she's too clever, and the one career she feels passionate about her parents don't approve of. And so Victoria decides to move to New York to fulfil her dreams and escape her...
ISBN: 978-0-440-24521-6
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011
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. Sophia is excited because she`s an extra in a film with a big star, Fabio Facelli. But things go wrong from the start, and soon Sophia`s at the police station, not on the film set. Does Fabio live up to her dreams when she finally meets him? Or might the policeman that Sophia calls `Mr Sit Down` be the one to make her day? Contains a paperback and Audio CD with complete text recordings from the book.
ISBN: 9780521167352
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
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. Sophia is excited because she`s an extra in a film with a big star, Fabio Facelli. But things go wrong from the start, and soon Sophia`s at the police station, not on the film set. Does Fabio live up to her dreams when she finally meets him? Or might the policeman that Sophia calls `Mr Sit Down` be the one to make her day? Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CD including complete text recordings from the book.
ISBN: 9780521183659
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Most of the big money belongs to Torquil Paterson Frisby, the dyspeptic American millionaire - but that doesn`t stop him wanting more of it. His niece, the beautiful Ann Moon, is engaged to "Biscuit", Lord Biskerton, who doesn`t have very much of the stuff and so he has to escape to Valley Fields to hide from his creditors. Meanwhile, his old schoolfriend Berry Conway, who is working for Frisby, falls for Ann - just as Biscuit falls for her friend Kitchie Valentine. Life in Wodehouse can sometimes become a little complicated. Oh, and Berry has been left a lot of shares in the Dream Come True copper mine. Of course they`re aren`t they? Формат издания: 13 см х 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-09-951422-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This book presents a highly original and accessible pathway to self-discovery and personal liberation. Since 1999 the Big Mind process has been experienced by many thousands of people in seminars across America. Big Mind employs a Jungian voice dialogue technique that enables people to step out of limited self-concepts into awareness of their many different sub-selves (emotions/mental states). In addition to exploration of the more familiar sub-voices like anger and fear, author Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel uses this technique to help people access the ever-present Big Mind/Big Heart awareness - the clear, "just being" awareness and the unconditional compassion that we all can experience. The Big Mind process is now available in book...
Many children are fascinated by the huge machines they see all around them. They want to know how they work and what each part does. Each title in this series features colourful illustrations on every page with labels pointing out the most interesting points of the machine. Clear step-by-step pictures explain how the machines do their job.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-6377-4
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
Children will love imagining they are driving a big noisy digger with this fun interactive book. The bright, bold illustrations and simple text are accompanied with a noisy sound chip that allows readers to get involved with all the work on the busy building site. This delightful, sturdy shaped board book is due to be a hit with every vehicle-mad toddler!
ISBN: 978-0-230-70550-0
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
With bright, bold illustrations and simple text accompanied with a noisy sound chip that allows readers to get involved with all the work on the busy farm, this sturdy shaped board book allows children to imagine that they are driving a big noisy tractor.
ISBN: 978-0-230-70549-4
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. The right place at the right time? Photographer Ken Harada thinks so when he gets a fantastic photo of a famous sumo star who is visiting Tokyo. However, it becomes clear that somebody wants that
ISBN: 978-0-521-68631-0
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: август 2011
Usborne Phonics Readers have been created in consultation with a language expert, taking into account the latest research on the most effective ways of teaching reading. Children who have just learned to read can enjoy the lively stories with very little guidance from an adult, gaining the experience and enthusiasm they need to become fully confident readers.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-7718-4
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: июль 2011
When Big Pig discovers a treasure map, she sets off to find a fortune. But will someone else get there first? Find out in this delightful rhyming tale.
From the author of the business bestseller Permission Marketing, the man Business Week called the `Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age` comes a book of essential truths about building a better website. Everyone who surfs the web knows that some sites are better than others. Now marketing guru Seth Godin identifies and illustrates the crucial guiding principles behind creating websites that satisfy visitors and keep them coming back for more. Once upon a time it was believed that web surfers had plenty of time, knew exactly what they wanted, and made considered decisions with each click. Before long, however marketers asserted that surfers that surfers were busy, ill-informed and impatient. Data would later reveal that the...
This is a great book for all children who love to create amazing pictures. It`s crammed with different scenes to decorate, from shops to the park, to a huge fold-out zoo scene - there are so many places to visit! Simple activities like matching and spotting games as well as lots of colouring add to the fun.Frustration-free, big stickers with special arrows that show the easiest way to peel off stickers will be very popular with little ones.
`We fed the monster until it blew ` While Wall Street was busy creating the biggest credit bubble of all time, a few renegade investors saw it was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a fortune. From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, this is the outrageous story of the misfits, mavericks and geniuses who, against all odds, made the greatest financial killing in history.
ISBN: 978-0-14-104353-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
The Penguin Active Reading range is carefully graded into 5 levels from starter to intermediate. The text is simplified and exercises develop the four language skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking. The accompanying multi-rom contains a recording of the full simplified text and a range of interactive exercises linked to the text. Ideal for all English Language students.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-6406-5
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
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