Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American poet and novelist of the American Renaissance, best known for his allusive adventure novel "Moby-Dick." Partly based on the author\'s experience, "Redburn" is a fascinating coming- of-age story of a young sailor Wellington Redburn, who decides to leave New York in search of a better life in Liverpool, England. It is a moving tale about losing an innocent outlook on life and obtaining life experience through overcoming adversity.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07461-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Focus is a rich, varied, carefully levelled course for upper secondary students. Specially designed to motivate older teens, it helps them to track their level and achieve the exam results they need. With its unique blended learning package, Focus is the flexible course that gets results.
"Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" is the fictionalized biography of perhaps the most famous financial speculator of all time--Jesse Livermore. This annotated edition bridges the gap between the fictionalized account and the actual, historical events that populate the book.
Retinopathy of Prematurity presents a review of the current knowledge of this disease, which tragically renders many premature infants blind. First, the volume covers the natural history, classification and histopathology of ROP, followed by examination techniques, recommendations for follow-up and therapy and finally a panel discussion providing answers to frequent questions and areas of legal concern.
Pip is a pup with a very loud bark, He scares all the cats when he strolls through the park! Freddy`s a frog with goggly eyes, He`s small and fat and loves catching flies. Pip and Freddy are two lively creatures who love to make noise and have fun. These rhyming stories are beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Axel Scheffler - with lots of details that children will love to spot.
In this practical and inspirational "New York Times" bestseller, Kelly restores readers on a path towards purpose, sharing the simple steps that nourish the most basic requirements--food and exercise, love and friendship--and satisfy the deepest longings of every soul. Fireside
ISBN: 9780743265256
Издательство:
Touchstone
Дата выхода: октябрь 2005
Leading ribbonwork designer Gibb s love of antique handwork transpires in another sumptuous book of ribbon delights. This eye-appealing treasure expands on classic techniques for manipulating and stitching ribbon.
From the author of the now-classic "Resource Wars" comes an indispensable account of how the world s diminishing sources of energy are radically changing the international balance of power.
My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - we do paperwork so real coppers don`t have to - and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from someone who was dead but disturbingly voluable, and that brought me to the attention of Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard in England. Now I`m a Detective Constable and a trainee wizard, the first apprentice in fifty...
ISBN: 978-0-575-09758-2
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
In the jungle lives an enormous crocodile with clever ideas. He wants to eat children. Will the animals in the jungle keep the children safe?Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language.Beautifully illustrated and carefully written, the series combines the best of Ladybird content with the structured language progression that will help children develop their reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking skills.The eight levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners...
