In 1996, the author and a climbing team pushed toward the summit of Mount Everest. Then a storm exploded, ripping the team to shreds, and forcing the brave men to scratch and crawl for their lives. Rescuers who reached Weathers saw that he was dying and left him. Twelve hours later, Weathers descended the mountain, described as "dead man walking". Here, he describes his experience.
ISBN: 9780440237082
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2001
To read The Left Hand of God is to discover a world of wonder and cruelty, epic grandeur and unspeakable tragedy. It is Thomas Cale's story and before it is done he will have loved, killed, outwitted, saved or betrayed those who cross his path. He will have no choice the fate of the world lies in his hands.
ISBN: 978-0-14-104237-4
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
A groundbreaking work of science fiction, "The Left Hand of Darkness" tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter`s inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters. Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, "The Left Hand of Darkness" stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.
ISBN: 978-0-441-00731-8
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A tale of love, courage and family, interweaving the lives of two extraordinary women - a writer working in the heart of modern academia, and a daring young Sioux on an unforgettable journey in the eighteenth century. Someday is Brigitte Nicholson`s watchword. Someday she and the man she loves, Ted, will clarify their relationship. Someday she`ll have children. Someday she`ll finish writing her book. Someday she`ll stop playing it so Then something happens that changes Brigitte`s life completely. Struggling to plot a new course, Brigitte agrees to help her mother on a genealogy project - and makes a discovery that reaches back to the French aristocracy. How did Brigitte`s ancestor, Wachiwi, a Dakota Sioux, travel from the Great Plains to...
ISBN: 978-0-552-15897-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
n the bitter winter of 2009, following the death of their grandmother, Erica Calcott and her sister Beth return to Storton Manor, a grand and imposing Wiltshire house where they spent their summer holidays as children. When Erica begins to sort through her grandmother`s belongings, she is flooded with memories of her childhood - and of her cousin, Henry, whose disappearance from the manor tore the family apart. Erica sets out to discover what happened to Henry - so that the past can be laid to rest, and her sister, Beth, might finally find some peace. Gradually, as Erica begins to sift through remnants of the past, a secret family history emerges; one that stretches all the way back to turn-of-the-century America, to a beautiful society...
ISBN: 978-1-4091-1716-2
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
International Legal English Second edition is the definitive course for students who need to work in the international legal community. International Legal English Second edition teaches learners how to use English in a commercial law environment and is suitable for classroom use or self-study. This second edition has fully-updated content - including twice the number of authentic case studies compared to the first edition - and contains a new unit on Transnational Commercial Law. An updated pull-out glossary is included in the Student`s Book. International Legal English Second edition is ideal preparation for the Cambridge International Legal English Certificate (ILEC) and contains exam practice tasks, exam tips and a practice ILEC test.
ISBN: 978-0-521-27945-1
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
International Legal English is the definitive course for students who need to work in the international legal community. International Legal English Teacher`s Book is an essential companion for any teacher wishing to use International Legal English in the classroom. The book offers invaluable background information about the law topics discussed, giving teachers the confidence to explore these topics with their students. The Teacher`s Book guides the teacher through the exercises in the book and suggests optional consolidation activities along the way. It includes 45 extra photocopiable activities and adds a whole new communicative dimension to the course, with lots of ideas for discussion and role-plays.
ISBN: 978-0-521-68556-6
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: июль 2011
"International Legal English" is the definitive course for those who need to work in the international legal community. Suitable for classroom use or self-study, this course teaches language learners how to use English in a commercial law environment. The book focuses on a variety of legal topics including contracts, company formation, debtor-creditor relationships and intellectual property rights. Using authentic texts to present and practise legal language, the course develops the four key skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. In addition, this course is ideal preparation for the "International Legal English Certificate" (ILEC) and contains exam practice tasks and exam tips at the back of the book. It also includes an...
ISBN: 978-0-521-67517-8
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The Teacher`s Book is an essential companion for any teacher wishing to use Introduction to International Legal English in the classroom. It offers invaluable background information about the law topics discussed, giving teachers the
ISBN: 978-0-521-71203-3
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
"Introduction to International Legal English: A Course for Classroom or Self-Study Use: Student`s Book" is an intermediate level course for law students or newly-qualified lawyers who need to use English in their legal work or studies. Suitable for classroom use or self-study, the course prepares learners for using English in a commercial law environment. Using authentic legal texts and case studies supplied by TransLegal, Europe`s leading firm of lawyer-linguists, the course develops an understanding of the law and consolidates language skills. Featuring both academic and professional contexts, "Introduction to International Legal English: A Course for Classroom or Self-Study Use: Student`s Book" is an ideal starting point for preparing...
ISBN: 978-0-521-71899-8
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Why do some rules have the status of law while others do not? Is law simply a matter of rules anyway? What is justice? This updated new edition of Legal Theory asks questions such as these, discusses topical issues such as assisted suicide, and explains some of the answers which legal theorists have given from Ancient Greece to the present day.
In "Legal Writing in Plain English," Bryan A. Garner provides lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, and legal scholars sound advice and practical tools for improving their written work. The book encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing process: how to organize ideas, create and refine prose, and sharpen editing skills. In essence, it teaches straight thinking—a skill inseparable from good writing.
A comprehensive and accessible guide to the academic and practical skills needed in the study of law, including essential techniques for legal research, reasoning, writing, advocacy, negotiation, interviewing and advising. Also features an extensive section on career development.
International Legal English Second edition is the definitive course for students who need to work in the international legal community. International Legal English Teacher`s Book is an essential companion for any teacher wishing to use International Legal English Second edition in the classroom. The book offers invaluable background information about the law topics discussed, giving teachers the confidence to explore these topics with their students. The Teacher`s Book guides the teacher through the exercises in the book and suggests optional consolidation activities along the way. It includes over 50 extra photocopiable activities and adds a whole new communicative dimension to the course, with lots of ideas for discussion and role-plays.
Gorgons, Banshees, Dragons, Spinxes, Sea Monsters-where would a hero be without a monster to conquor? This collection pulls together the badddest beasts in story and song along with fast-moving action, plenty of fighting, and a good dose of gruеsome gore. The moody graphics add just the right punch of drama. From the Dragon who fought Saint George, to the Sphinx`s Riddle, Medusa` magnificent hair, the epic heroism of Perseus` many battles and more, this is the ultimate tour of mythology`s fantastic beasts.
The GREEN APPLE series is composed of illustrated graded readers. The readers are graded into three levels - Starter, Step 1 and Step 2 - according to structural and lexical criteria, as well as by choice of subject matter. 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 American English, with extra listening activities •...
ISBN: 9788853006189
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
