Original / American English (Available April 2008) Mahatma Gandhi died in 1948, but his name is famous around the world. He fought for change in South Africa and then at home in India. But he lived a simple life and he protested without violence. People watched him and they loved him. Many follow his ideas today.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7693-3
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
Mahatma Gandhi died in 1948, but his name is famous around the world. He fought for change in South Africa and then at home in India. But he lived a simple life and he protested without violence. People watched him and they loved him. Many follow his ideas today.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7839-5
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner`s own language ability. Every Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase comprehension and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-8502-2
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
In this arivetinga( The New York Times ) work of nonfiction, a sociologist infiltrates the world of Chicagoas crack-dealing gangs First presented in Freakonomics, the story of a young sociologist who embedded himself in Chicagoas most notorious gang and captured the worldas attention. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh gained entrance into the lives of a group of drug-dealers and went on to witnessaand participate inaevents that have rarely been described in print. A brazen, page-turning, and fundamentally honest view of the morally ambiguous, highly intricate, often corrupt struggle to survive in an urban war zone, it is also an emotional and complicated look at the friendship that develops...
ISBN: 978-0-143-11493-2
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: январь 2016
Trojan Industries are in Russia and there`s a new gang in their sights. Eagles 88, a twisted group of Neo-Nazi extremists, are terrorizing the streets of Moscow, attacking innocent civilians. Can Alexi Zukov, Trojan`s latest teenage recruit, infiltrate the inner workings of the gang and save the capital`s streets from another tragedy?
ISBN: 978-0-14-132590-3
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Deep in the heart of Rio, a new gang has emerged in the favelas. A gang with a sinister reputation, heavy-duty weaponry and a seemingly limitless drug supply. Recruited by the shady organization Trojan Industries, teenage tearaway Luiz Alves must gain initiation, infiltrate the gang and find out who`s backing them. But with guns on every street corner and the threat of exposure - and brutal death - hanging over his head, Luiz`s mission of discovery isn`t his biggest problem. Staying alive is.
ISBN: 978-0-14-132589-7
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Across the world millions of people are members of street gangs. In groups they fight, stab, rob, rape and murder anyone who isn`t one of their own. And when rival gangs meet - what you get is warfare. Ross Kemp, whose dad was a copper and taught him right from wrong, decided to infiltrate these secret underworld organizations to discover who they are, what makes them tick and what the law is doing to curb their criminal activity. On his harrowing journey he: meets murderous members of the Number gang in a Cape Town jail; crosses paths with warlords in Guatemala; gets shot at in El Salvador; and, is set on fire as an initiation test for Russian Neo-Nazis. Only TV hardman Ross Kemp could get this close to the world`s most violent street...
ISBN: 978-0-14-103225-2
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
PREPARE 2nd edition Level 1 provides a foundation for levels 2 and 3 which prepare students for the revised 2020 A2 Key for Schools exam. The Level 1 Workbook provides additional reading, writing and listening practice of the language covered in the PREPARE Level 1 Student`s Book units, and reinforces vocabulary. The accompanying Audio is available online for download via an access code in the Workbook. A Student`s Book and Online Workbook is also available, separately.
ISBN: 9781108380928
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: январь 2020
Welcome to Bascom, North Carolina, where it seems that everyone has a story to tell about the Waverley women. The house that`s been in the family for generations, the walled garden that mysteriously blooms year round, the rumours of dangerous loves and tragic passions. Every Waverley woman is somehow touched by magic. Claire has always clung to the Waverleys` roots, tending the enchanted soil in the family garden from which she makes her sought-after delicacies - famed and feared for their curious effects. She has everything she thinks she needs - until one day she waked to find a stranger has moved in next door and a vine of ivy has crept into her Claire`s carefully tended life is about to run gloriously out of control.
ISBN: 978-0-340-93574-3
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: август 2011
In his most provocative "New York Times" bestseller yet, Deaver introduces a German-American hit man who goes deep undercover at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin with orders to assassinate Hitler`s right-hand man.
ISBN: 978-0-7434-3782-0
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
К двадцать третьему веку Земля уже дважды сталкивалась с огромным неизвестным звездолетом, который прилетал из - за пределов солнечной системы - прямое доказательство того, что технология других цивилизаций намного превзошла земную. И теперь трое космонавтов с Земли попали в ловушку лабиринта на корабле Рама, и там от них требуются все физические и умственные усилия чтобы спастись.
ISBN: 0-553-29817-8
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
The Gardens of Delight brochure promises the opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful gardens in the Lake Como area of Italy. For Lucy, the chance to go to Italy offers more than just gardens. Lake Como is where her father lives and the last time she saw him was when she was just a teenager. Recently married Helen and her wealthy husband have just moved into the Old Rectory. With her husband spending so much time away from home, Helen throws herself into caring for the garden. But Helen needs help - and friends - and so decides to take the plunge and join the local Garden Club. Conrad isn`t the least bit interested in gardening. Widowed for five years, his life revolves around work and humouring Mac, his elderly uncle who lives...
ISBN: 978-0-7528-8351-9
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
In a deserted artist`s studio in the heart of Rome, detectives stumble upon a scene of shocking brutality: two bodies, freshly killed. Looming over them is a painting that bears all the hallmarks of a Caravaggio: a brilliantly colored canvas depicting a violent tableau of beauty and In David Hewson`s bold new novel of suspense, this grisly discovery sends Detective Nic Costa on a desperate chase through the streets of his city. The consequences are devastating. And for Nic, the case has only just begun. At the crime scene, detectives find a treasure trove of evidence - from fresh blood to lurid photos of dead prostitutes. For Costa, finding the killer who escaped him is intensely personal. But his prime suspect arrogantly hides in plain...
This text traces the use of ornamental features throughout the history of the Western garden, and explores the variety that are still being sold in salerooms. It presents some tried and tested principles of design that can still be applied to the typical modern garden.
ISBN: 978-0-500-28079-9
Издательство:
Thames & Hudson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A must-have book for Faye Kellerman`s many fans. The collection contains: One never-before-published short mystery, "The Garden of Eden", featuring Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus, who investigate the death of a next-door neighbour Two Decker-Lazarus short mysteries: "Bull`s Eye", the debut of Cindy Decker; and "A Woman Of Mystery", in which Rina Lazarus, aided by Peter Decker, solves the mystery of a student with missing memory Nine crime/mystery short stories, including "Mummy And Jack", which Faye co-wrote with her son, Jesse And several bonus short works: two stories about family relationships and two essays drawn from Faye`s personal life
ISBN: 978-0-7472-6536-8
Издательство:
Hodder
Дата выхода: август 2011
In this fully revised edition of a classic design and style sourcebook, Robin Williams shows you how to make beautiful gardens in which every element fits harmoniously into a whole. With a wealth of examples and plans, including three-dimensional sketches, he sets out the general principles of garden design and guides you through the process of assessing the plot, finding a style and choosing every garden element, from paths to planting. The book shows a full range of types, materials and styles for every garden detail and advises on suitability for different garden situations, how to design and construct them and how best to place them. Straightforward explanation, professional experience and outstanding illustrations combine to make...
ISBN: 978-0-7112-2632-6
Издательство:
Frances Lincoln
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This new title in the popular Look and Say series is designed to introduce the objects found in the garden. 5 colourful scenes show the garden in all its glory, from flowers to paddling pools, trees to sandpits and plants to barbeques. It provides a fantastic way for children to get to know their own routines and surroundings too, as the objects in the scenes can be spotted in real life, giving hours of entertainment. Illustrated with Jo Litchfield`s handmade models, each page features a robust tab enabling children to locate their favourite scenes, quickly and easily.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-8678-0
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
Elizabeth Glendinning QC has lost faith in the legal system. In an attempt to restore it, she has secretly devised a scheme to bring back to court a guilty man - Graham Riley - whom she had successfully defended some ten years before. As part of an elaborate contingency plan, Elizabeth leaves the unsuspecting Father Anselm with a key to a safety deposit box, to be opened in the event of her death. Three weeks later she is found dead in the East End of London and, once the box has been opened, a chain of events is triggered as if from beyond the grave, leading Anselm to fulfil what Elizabeth has begun. A powerful portrait of the dark heart of London and a tense thriller, "The Gardens of the Dead" confirms William Brodrick’s growing...
ISBN: 978-0-7515-3419-1
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
L`accident se produit de nuit, sur une route côtière de Santa Monica. Sans raison apparente, un jeune homme se jette sous les roues de la Jaguar de Dorothy Seymour, scénariste hollywoodienne, que conduit Paul, son amant et ami. Dorothy, qui a dépassé la quarantaine, est une femme libre, gaiement amorale et sans illusions sur tous les plaisirs de la vie. Elle décide d`installer le jeune blessé chez elle. Cet étrange Lewis lui voue bientôt une adoration exclusive. Sous les yeux tolérants et étonnés de Paul, une relation amoureuse ambiguë naît entre ces deux êtres. Peu à peu, Dorothy laisse Lewis envahir agréablement sa vie. Mais la situation commence...
ISBN: 978-2-266-19002-2
Издательство:
Pocket
Дата выхода: февраль 2011
