The Discworld is very much like our own – if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .The post was an old thing, of course, but it was so old that it had magically become new again.Moist von Lipwig is a con artist and a fraud and a man faced with a life choice: be hanged, or put the ailing postal service of Ankh-Morpork – the Discworld’s city-state – back on its feet.It’s a tough decision.The post is a creaking old institution, overshadowed by new technology. But there are people who still believe in it, and Moist must become one of them if he`s going to see that the mail gets through, come rain, hail, sleet, dogs, the Post Office...
ISBN: 9780552167680
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
The pledged themselves for For Gillian and Chris their happiness seemed complete. Handsome, dynamic, with a wild past behind him and a golden future ahead, Chris was everything Gillian wanted - and more. Until a moment’s infidelity broke the bond they shared and sent Gillian running to the city of her birth. And into the arms of another man. She thought she’d said goodbye to love. But her heart told her that she should never despair, for forever is never over.
ISBN: 978-0-7515-4247-9
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: июль 2012
Jo Edwards never planned to live on a barge. She`s not even sure she likes boats. But when her husband trades her in for a younger model, she finds her options alarmingly limited. Dora Hamilton never planned to run out on her own wedding. But as The Big Day approaches, her cold feet show no signs of warming up - and accepting Jo`s offer of refuge aboard The Three Sisters seems the only alternative. As Jo and Dora embark on reorganising their muddled lives, they realise they both need a practical way to keep themselves afloat. But, despite their certainty that they`ve sworn off men for good, they haven`t bargained for the persistent intervention of attractive but enigmatic Marcus, and laid-back, charming Tom, who both seem determined to...
ISBN: 978-0-09-949983-1
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Part of a two-level beginners` course in American English for work and travel, consisting of study books, class cassettes, teacher`s books, workfiles, workbooks and workbook cassettes. The study book at each level provides a 50-hour core syllabus of language and skills.
ISBN: 978-0-435-24050-9
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The second part of Roald Dahl`s remarkable life story, following on from Boy, tells of his time working in Africa and his wartime exploits. This edition has a great new cover with illustrations by Quentin Blake, and some new facts about Roald Dahl and his world.
ISBN: 978-0-14-132274-2
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
* The Language Maximiser provides additional grammar and vocabulary revision and consolidation exercises, and skills work * Can be used to supplement the Coursebook, self-study or homework.
ISBN: 978-0-582-51801-8
Издательство:
Longman
Дата выхода: август 2011
"Going for Gold" is a two-level Intermediate and Upper Intermediate course designed to develop students` language skills and provide a gradual introduction to the requirements of the Cambridge FCE exam. The Upper Intermediate level is the perfect lead-in to First Certificate Gold. "Going for Gold" is also suitable for use with students wishing to sit the Cambridge Certificates in English language Skills (CELS).
ISBN: 0-582-51808-3
Издательство:
Longman
Дата выхода: август 2010
North of Johannesburg, five companies share the Kitchenerville fields, furiously blasting and digging deep into the earth. For some men, gold mining is a way of life and death. For some it`s just a business. For one man, it`s the most dangerous game of Rod Ironsides makes love to his boss`s wife and drives his miners faster and harder than anyone has ever dared. A few weeks ago, Ironsides had a passion for golf and one-night stands. Now, he has been handed a prize and a curse: to blast through rock and reap a fortune or be destroyed. From a split-second, oxygen-sucking explosion to a looming underground wall of water, there are a dozen ways Rod can fail. But his passion and fury won`t let him back down from a conspiracy he cannot see:...
ISBN: 978-0-312-94061-4
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
It has been called the single most historic event of the 20th century: On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins met John F. Kennedy\'s call for a manned Moon landing by the end of the 1960s. A decade of tests and training, a staff of 400,000 engineers and scientists, a budget of $24 billion, and the most powerful rocket ever launched all combined in an unprecedented event watched by millions the world over. And no one captured the men, the mood, and the machinery like Norman Mailer. One of the greatest writers of the 20th Century, Norman Mailer was hired by LIFE magazine in 1969 to cover the Moon shot. He enhanced his reportage in the brilliantly crafted book, Of a Fire on the Moon, which is excerpted here....
ISBN: 978-3-8365-2077-5
Издательство:
Evergreen
Дата выхода: май 2010
Usually, this is where we`d tell you what this book is about. But with Chris Cleave, it`s a bit different. Because what his books are about is only part of the story - what really matters is how they make you feel. Gold will make you cry. Gold will make you feel glad to be alive. Gold will make you count your blessings. Gold is a story told as only Chris Cleave could tell it. And once you begin, it will be a heart-pounding race to the finish.
ISBN: 978-1-4447-0083-1
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2013
Glamour, intrigue, lust and betrayal merge in the sizzling new blockbuster from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Daddy’s Girls New York billionaire Adam Gold is moving to London. He`s sexy, single and about to come face to face with The Gold Diggers. Karin the jet-setting swimsuit entrepreneur and London`s most glamorous socialite. Adam Gold could be her perfect accessory. Erin the naive country girl who snares the job as Adam`s PA. But the bright lights and obscene money threaten to lose her everything she once held dear. Molly, a fading eighties supermodel with an expensive drug habit. Adam could be her last chance at gaining the ultimate lifestyle before time finally catches up with her. Summer is Molly`s daughter. A...
ISBN: 978-0-00-726239-7
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
Gold First has: * New design and 100% new content with the same winning formula * Fast-paced syllabus with comprehensive exam coverage * Stimulating discussion-rich topics * Strong focus on vocabulary and chunks of language * Extensive writing support including full reference with sample answers With the Coursebook: * ActiveBook: digital book with audio, interactive activities and VocabTrainer to practise and remember new words. * access code for one full FCE test: realistic interactive exam practice in the format of the exam
ISBN: 978-1-4082-9789-6
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: май 2012
Welcome to the fabled Gold Coast, that stretch on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America. Here two men are destined for an explosive collision: John Sutter, Wall Street lawyer, holding fast to a fading aristocratic legacy; and Frank Bellarosa, the Mafia don who seizes his piece of the staid and unprepared Gold Coast like a latter-day barbarian chief and draws Sutter and his regally beautiful wife, Susan, into his violent world. Told from Sutter`s sardonic and often hilarious point of view, and laced with sexual passion and suspense, The Gold Coast is Nelson DeMille`s captivating story of friendship and seduction, love and betrayal.
ISBN: 978-0-446-36085-2
Издательство:
Warner Books
Дата выхода: май 2012
