Based on the story of Gerald Durrell . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The weather in England that summer had been so awful that Gerald's mother sold the family house and took her children to live on the Mediterranean island of Corfu. Between lessons, the ten-year-old Gerald was free to walk round the sunny island and discover the wonderful people and animals living there. This is the story of Gerald's adventures with the fascinating animals of Corfu, and, of course, with his surprising family and their friends. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading ... |
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Based on the story of Oscar Wilde . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The three stories in this book are about ordinary people, people like you and me; but they find themselves in surprising situations. Lord Arthur Savile, a rich man with no enemies, finds out that he must do something terrible before he can marry. Poor young Hughie Erskine gives money to an old beggar - but the beggar is not what he seems. And Lord Murchison falls in love with a mystery woman - but what is the strange secret behind the door in Cumnor Street? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading ... |
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Based on the story of O. Henry . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... What does a poor young woman do when she loses her boyfriend or wants to find one? What little lies do we tell to make ourselves look better in the eyes of those that we love? How can a friend save someone who is sure that they are going to die? What happens when someone's clever plans all go wrong? These sweetly surprising short stories - about both good times and bad - are sometimes sad, and sometimes funny. But all of them are sure to make you think. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading ... |
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Based on the story of Mary Shelley . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... On a ship in the Arctic, Victor Frankenstein - ill and tired - tells the story of his sad life to the British man of science, Robert Walton. He talks of his family and friends in Geneva, and of his love for beautiful Elizabeth Lavenza. He speaks, too, about the terrible creature that he made from dead body parts when he was a university science student. He hates this monster, which has destroyed his life. But how does the monster feel about its maker? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading ... |
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Based on the story of Geoffrey Chaucer. Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The year is 1386 and the first flowers of spring are here. A number of pilgrims are going to Canterbury to visit the tomb of Saint Thomas Becket, and they all tell stories on the way. Who should be the stronger in a marriage - the husband or the wife? And what happens when two men fall in love with the same woman? In these five stories from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales we find different answers to these questions from the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Clerk of Oxford, the Merchant, and the Franklin. Dominoes is a full-colour, ... |
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Based on the story of Oscar Wilde . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The Happy Prince is a beautiful golden statue high up on a column in the city. Everyone loves him. He feels sad about the city's poor people, but what can he do? He can't leave his column. Then the swallow arrives, and helps the Happy Prince to do many good things. But what about the swallow's dream of flying to Egypt? And what does the Mayor do when the Happy Prince loses all his gold? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With ... |
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Колекцията събира на едно място 40 от най-обичаните песни на музиканта, включително "When Doves Cry", "Let's Go Crazy", "Kiss", "Little Red Corvette", "Purple Rain", "Raspberry Beret", "Sign O' The Times", "Alphabet Street", "Batdance" и "Cream". В албума е включен и неиздаван досега материал. "Prince 4Ever" включва и "Moonbeam Levels" - неиздавана досега песен, оригинално записана през 1982 г. по време на сесиите за 1999 г., и по-късно не влязла в албума "Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic". ... |
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Based on the story of James Fenimore Cooper . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The year is 1757. The English and the French are at war in North America. Two sisters - Cora and Alice - want to visit their father, General Munro. They begin their dangerous journey with the handsome English officer, Duncan Heyward and the Indian guide, Magua. On the way they meet friends and enemies, and many adventures. Some people will be heroes and some people will die. And what will happen to their friend Uncas, the last of the Mohican Indians? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun ... |
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Based on the story of Robert E. Howard . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... When Conan the Barbarian follows Valeria the Pirate south, he surprises her. Together they escape from a fierce dragon, and enter a strange city in the desert, looking for treasure. Two enemy clans live there, and Conan and Valeria are soon asked to join in the war between them. This adventure story - full of battles, magic, and terrible monsters - is about two friendly fighters. But who are their enemies? And what is the secret of the black pillar with the red nails in it? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers ... |
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Лора Кънингам е обладана от призраците на миналото. Единственото спасение от тях е да се затвори в малкия свят на любовта на Джак, на приятелството на Фий и на умението да създава уникални златни бижута. Това е всичко, от което има нужда - това и от всички червени обувки, които може да си позволи. До декемврийския ден, в който Робърт Блейк влиза в нейната работилница и ѝ поръчва да създаде най-красивата възможна огърлица за жената, която обича повече от живота - съпругата му Кат. Лора трябва да влезе в живота на богаташкото семейство, за да изработи седем амулета, които да разкажат живота на една невероятна жена, в ... |
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За двайсет и осемгодишния разказвач, уволнил се от казармата няколко години по-рано, завръщането към цивилния живот все така се явява непреодолимо препятствие. Всеки опит за ресоциализация е откровение. Всяка стъпка, жест, дума или образ го връщат към началото, към времето, в което реалността е изгубила формата си и се е превърнала в непознат и неуловим свят. В спомените му изплуват някогашната му приятелка, неговите другари от детството и армията, всички те отдавна изчезнали. "Довиждане, Птицо" не дава отговори, а поставя въпроси. Книгата е като пъзел, който читателят сам трябва да нареди, а картината не е ... |
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Романът на Майкъл Конъли за пореден път доказва, че той е ненадминат майстор на криминалния трилър , а неговият герой е една от най-сложните и противоречиви фигури в борбата с престъпността. Мари Жесто изчезва през 1993 година. Разследването е възложено на детектив Хари Бош. Но от младата жена няма никаква следа и Бош не може да приключи следствието. Минава време, Бош вече работи в отдела за неразкрити престъпления. От прокуратурата звънят. Обвиняем за две жестоки убийства е готов да направи пълни самопризнания и за други престъпления срещу гаранции, че няма да бъде осъден на смърт. Едно от тях е убийството на Мари ... |
