Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A young man appears at the door and seems to be the answer to Marina's wishes. She and her husband Tom have moved from London to a quiet village, and Marina is bored with her life, as it seems she does nothing but housework. One day she wishes for somebody to help with the ironing, and the 'ironing man' appears. Not only does he help Marina with the housework, but he also helps Tom realise just how ... |
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From the discovery of entirely new kinds of galaxies to a window into cosmic "prehistory", Bothwell shows us the Universe as we've never seen it before - literally. Since the dawn of our species, people all over the world have gazed in awe at the night sky. But for all the beauty and wonder of the stars, when we look with just our eyes we are seeing and appreciating only a tiny fraction of the Universe. What does the cosmos have in store for us beyond the phenomena we can see, from black holes to supernovas? How different does the invisible Universe look from the home we thought we knew? Dr Matt Bothwell ... |
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With a new introduction. Now a Netflix original series. ... What makes a serial killer? John Douglas has looked evil in the eye, and made a vocation of understanding it. In "Mindhunter" the FBI special agent who was the inspiration for Jack Crawford's character in "The Silence of the Lambs" (and who lent the film's makers his expertise) explains how he invented and established the practice of criminal profiling. He also discusses individual case histories including those of Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson, Ted Bundy and the Atlanta child murders. With the fierce page-turning power of a ... |
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A former FBI hostage negotiator's fiel-tested tools for talking anyone into (or out of) just about anything. A former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating - effective in any situation. After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a kidnapping negotiator brought him face-to-face with bank robbers, gang leaders and terrorists. Never Split the Difference takes you inside his world of high-stakes negotiations, revealing the nine key principles that helped Voss and his colleagues succeed when it mattered the most - ... |
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Какъв е смисълът на кралската институция? Какво правят по цял ден кралете и кралиците? И как ли би се чувствал човек, ако е един от тях? Отдавна е отминало времето, когато кралете са твърдели, че управляват по силата на Божествено право. Но те все още съществуват – защо? Интелектуалните аргументи в полза на премахването на монархията звучат убедително и все пак кралските сватби, юбилеи и погребения са в състояние да накарат стотици хиляди хора да излязат на улиците – с какво тези привилегировани личности владеят все още човешкото въображение? В това извънредно забавно и същевременно интелигентно проучване Джеръми Паксман ... |
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Every four years, the world's best athletes come together for one of the most exciting competitions in sport: the Olympic Games. After years of training, competitors in more than forty different sports win and lose their events, and set new world records, in front of crowds of people. The Olympic Games are more than two thousand five hundred years old. So how did they start, how have they changed over the years, and what have been some of the most important times in their history? Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford Bookworms Library available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - ... |
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Детското столче "King" на "Pilsan" е със закачлив и ергономичен дизайн. Подходящо е за деца над 3 години и е съобразено с телосложението и височината им. Крачетата на стола са с гумички, които предпазват от хлъзгане по пода. Столчето е подходящо както за вкъщи, така и за детски градини и училища. Максималното натоварване е 150 kg, а височината на седалката - около 30 cm. ... |
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Based on the story of Katherine Mansfield . Retold by Rosalie Kerr. ... "Oh, how delightful it is to fall in love for the first time! How exciting to go to your first dance when you are a girl of eighteen! But life can also be hard and cruel, if you are young and inexperienced and travelling alone across Europe... or if you are a child from the wrong social class... or a singer without work and the rent to be paid." By the book Set in Europe and New Zealand, these nine stories by Katherine Mansfield dig deep beneath the appearances of life to show us the causes of human happiness and despair. Classics, modern ... |
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Линдзи Бъкингам е считан за един от най-големите китаристи, текстописци и музикални експресионисти на нашето време. Трикратния носител на Грами, Бъкингам е най-известен като продуцент, китарист, вокалист и главен автор на песни за "Fleetwood Mac". Албумът "Solo Anthology: The best of Lindsey Buckingham" включва версии на някои от най-известните произведения на Линдзи, включително "Law and Order", "Go Insane", "Out of the Cradle", "Under the Skin", "Gift of Screws" и "Seeds We Sow". ... |
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Enola Holmes is on the run from the world's most famous detective - her brother Sherlock Holmes. As she roams the dark and dangerous streets of London disguised as a doctor's secretary called Miss Ivy Meshle, Enola is reminded more and more that her name backwards spells "alone". But when she finds a concealed cache of dazzling charcoal drawings, she feels drawn to the girl who drew them. Only, that girl, young Lady Cecily, has mysteriously vanished. It's up to Enola to find her, but false appearances can only last so long... Enola's adventures continue in this thrilling second instalment. ... |
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Since his stories began to appear in magazines such as Weird Tales in the 1920s and 30s, H. P. Lovecraft and his vivid imagination have been entertaining generations of readers with tales that both drew upon and pushed the boundaries of the genres of horror and science fiction. Lovecraft's influence has been immense: countless writers - from Stephen King to Neil Gaiman - and filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro have acknowledged the way in which Lovecraft has inspired them. Filled with suspense, amazing creatures and sensationally scary scenarios, this chronologically ordered collection of his short stories ... |
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Братята Димитър и Недко Богданови и Ани – дъщеря на Димитър предлагат програма с много интересна музика. Базата е българската народна музика, но пречупена през вижданията на тримата музиканти. ... |
