Сборникът с разкази Унгарски танци на Тенерифе доказва, че животът е твърде кратък, за да го вземаме прекалено на сериозно. С пиперлив хумор, безупречен сарказъм и копнеж по малките удоволствия Весо Портарски кани съвременния читател на стендъп комедийно шоу. Двайсет и пет разказа от личния дневник на автора се превръщат в безупречни скечове, представени през погледа на българин в чужбина, турист в курорти със съмнителни практики, йога инструктор или пък гост на хайлайф събитие. Литературен спектакъл, който ще събуди хедониста у всеки читател и ще му напомни колко шарени могат да бъдат хората по света. Роденият в София ... |
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Съставители: Димка Гичева-Гочева, Силвия Кръстева, Петър Горанов. ... Асоциацията за развитие на университетското класическо образование (АРУКО) е създадена на 8 март 2005 г. През годините на своето съществуване тя се превърна в дружелюбна колегиална общност, обединяваща студенти, докторанти, учители, университетски преподаватели, изследователи от институтите на БАН, а така също и колеги, живеещи и работещи в чужбина. Събиращото ни в едно цяло е не само професионалният дълг, но и личната отдаденост на изучаването на културноисторическото наследство на античния свят, продължило битуването си и в следващите епохи чак до ... |
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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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Based on the story of Isaac Asimov. Retold by Rowena Akinyemi. ... A human being is a soft, weak creature. It needs constant supplies of air, water, and food; it has to spend a third of its life asleep, and it can't work if the temperature is too hot or too cold. But a robot is made of strong metal. It uses electrical energy directly, never sleeps, and can work in any temperature. It is stronger, more efficient - and sometimes more human than human beings. Isaac Asimov was one of the greatest sciencefiction writers, and these short stories give us an unforgettable and terrifying vision of the future. Classics, ... |
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Based on the story of Thomas Hardy. Retold by Clare West. ... On a stormy winter night, a stranger knocks at the door of a shepherd's cottage. He is cold and hungry, and wants to get out of the rain. He is welcomed inside, but he does not give his name or his business. Who is he, and where has he come from? And he is only the first visitor to call at the cottage that night... In these three short stories, Thomas Hardy gives us pictures of the lives of shepherds and hangmen, dukes and teachers. But rich or poor, young or old, they all have the same feelings of fear, hope, love, jealousy... Classics, modern fiction, ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle. Retold by Clare West. ... Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask. In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle. Retold by Clare West. ... Sherlock Holmes is famous around the world. When the police cannot solve a crime, they turn to Holmes. He never misses a clue, and when he looks carefully at a person, he can understand everything about them. These are two of the best Sherlock Holmes stories. In The Dead Coachman, Holmes investigates a burglary and a murder while he is staying in the countryside with his friend Doctor Watson. In The Last Mystery, Holmes is in danger from the evil Professor Moriarty, who is as clever as the detective himself. They are both ready to fight to the death. ... |
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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 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 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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"Защо по нощница се пише най-добре? Какви са причините един мъж да не звъни на жената, която му е хвърлила око? (1. Умрял е и 2. Не иска) Как да се отървем от вътрешната си тревожност и да заприпкаме игриво по улицата, дарявайки околните със слънчева усмивка, без да опустошим хладилника преди това? Кое е по-добре за психиката - чаша вино или споделяне в приятелски кръг? А може би и двете едновременно? Всичко това в история, разказана със смях, сълзи, сополи и романтика, подправена със здравословен цинизъм. Живейте го този живот, защото е дълъг колкото два маха от крила на пеперуда, дъх на колибри и прозявка на котка. ... |
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If you like stories about wilderness and survival full of adventures, check out Jack London's "To Build a Fire and Other Stories". This book has approximately 2 000 headwords and is appropriate for intermediate-level learners. The text has been adapted and simplified, but it keeps the ideas and flavor found in the original stories. Jack London (1876 - 1916) was an American novelist and short story writer. He wrote passionately about the great questions of life and death and the elemental strugles for survival. His stories were based on his own experiences and they appealed to millions of peopple worldwide. ... |
