Homage to Catalonia is both a memoir of Orwell`s experience at the front in the Spanish Civil War and a tribute to those who died in what he called a fight for common decency. Down and Out in Paris and London chronicles the adventures of a penniless British writer who finds himself rapidly descending into the seedy heart of two great European cities. This edition brings together two powerful works from one of the finest writers of the twentieth century.
The dire consequences of recent actions have put the students of the Xavier Institute in their most dangerous situation yet. Reverend Stryker has replaced his crucifixes and prayers with bullets and hand grenades. Can the kids survive his brand of conversion? Part of the Usborne Cloth Books series, this illustrated book is aimed at babies and very young children and provides an introduction to books. It also includes flaps, and touchy-feely patches. It features Diddy the baby dinosaur, and details his life as he hatches and goes on a journey to find his family. This new title in the popular Look and Say series is designed to introduce domestic objects to very young children. Find out what happens in the kitchen, the lounge, the bathroom...
ISBN: 978-0-7460-7168-7
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
The READING & TRAINING series is composed of illustrated graded readers, aimed at teenagers and adults. The readers are graded into six levels - from elementary/pre-lower intermediate to post-intermediate - according to internationally recognised criteria for structural grading. Features: • introduction about the author and his/her times • wide variety of interesting activities to promote understanding of the text, as well as all four language skills, lexis and sociocultural awareness and knowledge • activities in the style of the Cambridge ESOL and Trinity exams • informative and fascinating cross-curricular dossiers, which explore the historical and cultural background of the text • a recording on CD of the text in British or...
ISBN: 978885300-542-7
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Homeowner`s new title in its tremendously successful home plan series, "Home Plans for Baby Boomers" offers readers over 300 best-selling designs featuring main-level master suites. The book`s subtitle pretty much sums up what it`s about: "Finding the "me" in Boomer"; "Master Suites on the Main Floor"; "Right-Sizing to Fit Your Lifestyle". Over 200 gorgeous, full-color photographs allow readers to experience homes actually built from the designs, plus some stunning interior images. Virtually every home style is offered, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialties. In addition to these designs, Home Plans for Baby Boomers offers practical tips and advice on everything...
When it comes to interior design there are as many ideas as there are design suggestions to realize them. The homes featured in this book showcase the stunning variety of materials and designs to be found in contemporary homes. Impressive photos and illustrations make the volume Home! A comprehensive reference resource on contemporary interiors from all over the world. Over approx. 400 page`s the reader is taken on a tour of spectacular and extravagant, hut also stylish and elemental living spaces. Be inspired by a range of domestic interiors that combine vivid and multifunctional concepts. Формат: 13 см х 19 см.
ISBN: 978-3-938780-54-1
Издательство:
Braun
Дата выхода: июль 2011
As a child raised by his mother in post-war Germany, Peter Debauer becomes fascinated by a story he discovers in the proof pages of a novel edited by his grandparents. It is the tale of a German prisoner of war who escapes from a Russian camp and braves countless dangers to return home to a wife who believes him to be dead. But the novel is incomplete - Peter has inadvertently used the end pages of the proof for his homework - and he becomes obsessed by the question of what happened when the soldier and his wife met again. Years later, the adult Peter remembers the novel and embarks on a search for the missing pages that soon becomes a search for his own father, a German soldier whom he always believed was killed in the war. Peter`s...
Eleanor Levine left Ireland with just a suitcase and her mother`s recipe book. A lifetime later, she has returned from New York to Dublin`s beautiful Golden Square full of hard-won wisdom. As she watches life unfold from her window, she is drawn into the lives of the women who live in the Beautiful actress Megan Bouchier had fame and success in her grasp - then she made the wrong kind of headlines. Now she needs a place to hide. Big-hearted teacher Connie O`Callaghan is approaching forty and has given up on love - why does no man match the heroes in her romantic novels? Rae is a loyal friend and wife, dispensing tea and sympathy from Titania`s Tea Room - until a secret threatens everything she holds dear.
The land on which the following residences are built is the connecting thread of this volume. The plots, be it their topography or geological composition, determine the design of the houses and are a challenge for architects. The allotments` different heights and the geological characteristics define the organization and planning of the structures. Climatic elements such as wind, sun and rain determine the inclusion of energy-saving systems like a tank for rainwater or making use of the breezes to cool down the houses. The surroundings, mainly beautiful landscapes and ecological diversity, delimit the presence of houses, thus we can find some housing integrated into the scenery and other that provokes a clear visual contrast between...
ISBN: 978-84-95832-73-3
Издательство:
Loft Publications
Дата выхода: январь 2000
"Ladybird Homework Helpers" are fun, bright activity books with content that supports the work taught in schools. "The Ladybird Spelling Homework Helper" is in line with the Primary Framework for Literacy in Key Stage 1, and is perfect for helping your school-age child to learn and practise common spelling rules in a fun, motivating way. Each page contains short, snappy activities that can be done in short bursts, and there are also over 100 colourful stickers to interactively reinforce the concepts learnt. There`s also a thorough parent note to help both you and your child get the most out of the book. Trust Ladybird to give you the best homework help around!
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0570-5
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
"Basket of Selected Fruits" To pick the juiciest apple, you need to go to the apple orchard. In order to taste the sweetest grapes, you need to go to the vineyard. If you want to pick the most fragrant orange, you need to go to the plantation with citrus plants, right? But everything is easier when they bring you a basket of selected fruits. This book in a sense resem bles the very basket of the most valuable thoughts. There are a lot of motivational books that teach you how to succeed, as well as leadership concepts. What is the difference between the book that we intend to offer you? The fact that you have to get acquainted with the conclusions of the author, who motivated people for many years as a speaker, at the same time...
ISBN: 978-5-00153-213-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2020
"Help for Homework Spelling" is a quick and easy reference guide for children to use either at home or at school. "Spelling" covers key rules and facts to help children to spell words correctly and feel motivated and confident in their writing.
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0223-0
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
"You are now a discard. We have no further use for you in play. You are free to walk the Bounds, but it will be against the rules for you to enter play in any world. If you succeed in returning Home, then you may enter play again in the normal manner". When Jamie unwittingly discovers the scary, dark-cloaked Them playing games with human’s lives, he is cast out to the boundaries of the worlds. Clinging to Their promise that if he can get Home he is free, he becomes the unwilling Random Factor in an endless game of chance.
ISBN: 978-0-00-675525-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Homework Helper Punctuation and Grammar is a quick and easy reference guide for children to use either at home or at school. This title contains key facts and useful examples for each topic.
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0225-4
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
deadly trio of Nero Wolfe classics. It`s a wily killer who dares to strike on Nero Wolfe`s hallowed turf. It`s a gun-toting wife who serves up a confession of homicidal intent - only to become the suspect when the corpse is found. And it`s murder a la carte when a cop-hating landlady brings Wolfe counterfeit cash that leads to genuine murder.
