Учитесь ли вы иностранному языку или говорите на нем в совершенстве, любите ли читать книги на языке автора, а не в переводе – вам в этот раздел! Успешным бизнесменам, топ-менеджерам и тем, кто хочет таковыми стать будет полезен Курс делового английского языка. Тем, кто уже владеет английским, повезло - они могут прямо сейчас, не дожидаяь перевода на русский, прочитать захватывающий роман Стивена Joyland и европейский бестселлер Inferno Дэна Брауна. Ну, а тем, кто решил провести свой отпуск во Франции, пригодится Русско-французский разговорник и словарь.
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: 9788853001627
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
The war is over, the RAF uniform has been handed in and James Herriot goes back where he ought to be - at work in the dales around Darrowby. Much has changed, but the blunt-spoken Yorkshire folk and the host of four-legged patients are still the same. So is their vet, who doesn`t yet know that literary success is just around the
ISBN: 978-0-330-44355-5
Издательство:
Picador
Дата выхода: июль 2012
`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.` So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences between a father and son. Chesterfield wrote almost daily to his natural son, Philip, from 1737 onwards, providing him with instruction in etiquette and the worldly arts. Praised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by Samuel Johnson for teaching `the morals of a whore and the manners of a dancing-master`, these letters reflect the political craft of a leading statesman and the urbane wit of a man who associated with Pope, Addison, and Swift. The letters reveal Chesterfield`s political cynicism and his belief that his...
ISBN: 978-0-19-955484-3
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The classic tale of a group of English school boys who are left stranded on an unpopulated island, and who must confront not only the defects of their society but the defects of their own natures.
It`s cold. The wells of power are weakening and the forces of Night grow strong. The gods are real, and still have some power, mostly to do harm. The Instrumentalities of the Night are the worst of these. Piper Hecht, born Else Tage, survived a battle with the Instrumentalities. Now he`s Captain-General of the armies fighting a crusade for Patriarch Sublime V. Intrigues swirl around the throne of the Grail Empire, as the imperial family`s enemy Anne of Menand raises money to help the perpetually indebted Patriarch finance his crusades. To reduce his own vulnerability, sickly young Emperor Lothar assigns his two half-sisters--his immediate heirs--to their own realms. Now Piper Hecht learns that the legendary sorcerer Cloven Februaren,...
ISBN: 978-0-7653-4597-4
Издательство:
Holtzbrink
Дата выхода: август 2011
Continuing the story of The Hobbit, this three-volume paperback boxed set of Tolkien`s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, features exclusive covers from Peter Jackson`s award-winning film trilogy, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of...
In which the mighty badger warrior Lord Brocktree - with the help of the spirited young haremaid Dotti - must reclaim the mountain land of Salamandastron from the army of a villainous wildcat… `An engrossing journey. A marvelous tale full of unforgettable characters`. (`The Cincinnati Enquirer`) `Lord Brocktree` is a thriller. The pace is like all of Jacques`s books, as fast as the slingshots and double-edged swords`. (`Deseret News`) `Great reading`. (`The Orlando Sentinel`) `The medieval world of Redwall Abbey - where gallant mouse warriors triumph over evil invaders - has truly become the stuff of legend`. (`Seattle Post-Intelligencer`)
ISBN: 0-441-00872-0
Издательство:
Rem Distributors
Дата выхода: январь 1999
Haunted by the memory of a moment of lost nerve during a disastrous voyage, Jim submits to condemnation by a Court of Inquiry. In the wake of his disgrace he travels to the exotic region of Patusan, and as the agent at this remote trading post comes to be revered as `Tuan Jim.` Here he finds a measure of serenity and respect within himself. However, when a gang of thieves arrives on the island, the memory of his earlier disgrace comes again to the fore, and his relationship with the people of the island is jeopardized.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06072-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: октябрь 2017
Abraham Van Helsing refuses to rest until he has killed Dracula himself, but now he risks his very soul as he confronts an even more evil force, the Lord of the Vampires.
ISBN: 978-0-440-22442-6
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord`s evil dominion. Thus begins `s classic tale, which continues in "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King". Формат: 13 см х 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-00-726970-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The final part of Tolkien`s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring an exclusive cover designed to complement the new `History of Middle-earth` series. The climactic volume of the trilogy, wherein the little hobbit and his trusty companions make a terrible journey to the heart of the land of the Shadow in a final reckoning with the power of Sauron. Impossible to describe in a few words, JRR Tolkien`s great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a vast new mythology in an...
ISBN: 978-0-261-10359-7
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: март 2012
A sumptuous large-format hardback containing sketches and paintings from the illustrated Lord of the Rings, together with brand new and previously unseen material.In this large-format hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created the images in the authorised illustrated edition of The Lord of the Rings. These images would prove so powerful, matching perfectly with Tolkien’s own vision, that they would eventually define the look of Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy and earn Alan a coveted Academy Award.The book is filled with over 150 of his sketches and early conceptual pieces to show how the project progressed from idea to finished art. It also contains 20 colour paintings reproduced in full-page glory, together with...
ISBN: 9780261103832
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: март 2023
The year is 878 and the Vikings have been thrown out of Wessex. Uhtred, fresh from fighting for Alfred in the battle to free Wessex, travels north to seek revenge for his father`s death, killed in a bloody raid by Uhtred`s old enemy, renegade Danish lord, Kjartan.
ISBN: 978-0-00-721970-4
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Although they may feature witches and wizards, vampires and dwarves, along with the occasional odd human, Terry Pratchett`s bestselling Discworld novels are grounded firmly in the modern world. Taking humorous aim at all our foibles, each novel reveals our true character and nature. It`s a dreamy midsummer`s night in the Kingdom of Lancre. But music and romance aren`t the only things filling the air. Magic and mischief are afoot, threatening to spoil the royal wedding of King Verence and his favorite witch, Magrat Garlick. Invaded by some Fairie Trash, soon it won`t be only champagne that`s flowing through the
ISBN: 978-0-06-105692-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
The epic, action-packed and powerful second novel in Conn Iggulden`s bestselling Conqueror series, bringing to the story of Genghis Khan brilliantly to life.
ISBN: 978-0-00-720177-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Lorenzo de Médicis, héros éponyme, ne manque ni de grandeur ni de complexité. Débauché notoire et pourvoyeur des plaisirs d`Alexandre, le tyran pervers qui règne sur Florence, le jeune homme dévoile peu à peu une autre facette de lui-même. Non, il n`est pas entièrement contaminé par le mal ambiant mais a gardé au fond de lui une véritable pureté, au point de tuer Alexandre au nom d`un idéal personnel et politique. Si Lorenzaccio se passe dans l`Italie du XVIe siècle, ce drame trouve pourtant un écho dans l`actualité politique de ces années d`après 1830, où le pouvoir de Louis-Philippe, qui avait suscité de grands espoirs, se...
ISBN: 978-2-01-168972-6
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
La collana "Italiano Facile per bambini", indirizzata alla fascia d’eta 6-11 anni, propone una serie di racconti originali e motivanti che permettono ai bambini non madrelingua di scoprire il piacere di leggere in italiano. Accompagnati da illustrazioni accattivanti, i volumi della collana presentano storie adatte a stimolare nel bambino la curiosita e l’immaginazione e consentono di avvicinarsi alla lingua in modo piacevole e coinvolgente. Ogni racconto e integrato da esercizi e attivita didattiche. I testi sono utilizzabili sia individualmente che in classe.
ISBN: 978886182-181-1
Издательство:
Alma Italy
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
One winter`s day in 1673 young John Ridd is riding home from school, across the wild lonely hills of Exmoor. He has to pass Doone valley - a dangerous place, as the Doones are famous robbers and murderers. All Exmoor lives in fear of the Doones. At home there is sad news waiting for young John, and he learns that he has good reason to hate the Doones. But in the years to come he meets Lorna Doone, with her lovely smile and big dark eyes. And soon he is deeply, hopelessly, in love ...
ISBN: 978-0-19-479177-9
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
1673 - the south-west of England. The Doone family live in a secret valley on Exmoor They are robbers and murderers. One day, Carver Doone murders young John Ridd`s father. John is a boy, but soon he will be a man. Then he will kill Carver Doone. John meets a beautiful young girl in Doone Valley. And he falls in love. But the girl`s name is Loma Doone and Carver Doone is going to marry her. What will John do? Retold by John Escott.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7241-0
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011