Complete an unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth, but wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the wreckage of a downed German bomber, he finds the ultimate trophy - a working machine gun. Hiding his discovery from the local police, Chas recruits his friends and together they build a fortress for their prize. But war is not a game and soon both friendships and loyalties are tested when the gang's actions have dangerous consequences. Robert Westall wrote "The Machine Gunners" for his son, Christopher, based on his ... |
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How our minds predict and shape reality. A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worlds. For as long as we've studied the mind, we've believed that information flowing from our senses determines what our mind perceives. But as our understanding has advanced in the last few decades, a hugely powerful new view has flipped this assumption on its head. The brain is not a passive receiver, but an ever-active predictor. At the forefront of this cognitive revolution is widely acclaimed philosopher and cognitive scientist Andy Clark, who has synthesized his ground-breaking work on ... |
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A Victorian scientist and inventor creates a machine for propelling himself through time, and voyages to the year AD 802701, where he discovers a race of humanoids called the Eloi. Their gently indolent way of life, set in a decaying cityscape, leads the scientist to believe that they are the remnants of a once great civilization. He is forced to revise this assessment when he comes across the cave dwellings of threatening ape-like creatures known as Morlocks, whose dark underground world he must explore to discover the terrible secrets of this fractured society, and the means of getting back to his own time. A biting ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... In this hugely influential, groundbreaking work of science fiction, a brilliant scientist constructs a machine, which, with the pull of a lever, propels him to the year AD 802,701. The Time Traveller finds himself in a verdant, seemingly idyllic landscape where he is greeted by the diminutive Eloi people. The Eloi are beautiful, but weak and indolent, and the explorer is perplexed by their fear of the dark. He soon discovers the reason for their fear - the Eloi are not the only race to have inherited the earth. When his time machine disappears, the Time ... |
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Professor Verity has invented a machine which forces its subjects to tell the truth. Soon everyone wants to use it. "– Why did you make the Truth Machine? - asked the reporter. – I love truth - said professor Verity, – And I hate lies. – But how does the truth machine work? - asked the reporter. The Professor laughed. – That's a secret." From the book This book is in British English. Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanreaders.com. ... |
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"Dangerous Weather. The Weather Machine" is a Level 5 reader. Its fun and informative subject matter will capture a child's interest in reading and learning English while reinforcing the basic structures and vocabulary found in most primary courses. The "Macmillan Children's Readers" series offers simplified English reading. The series is divided into six levels. The series brings children real and imaginary stories to arouse their interest. The book contains a picture dictionary or a list of words. Изданието е на британски английски (British English). ... |
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Пътувайте във времето към Дивия запад с уникалния колекционерски модел Back to the Future III Time Machine от Jada Toys. Този детайлен модел пресъздава легендарния DeLorean DMC-12 в неговата специална версия от третата част на филмовата поредица — когато машината на времето се движи по релсите през 1885 година. Изработен от метал (die-cast) и допълнен с висококачествени пластмасови елементи, моделът впечатлява с автентични детайли като кафяви джанти тип влакови колела, сложни механични елементи и прецизна изработка. Отварящите се криловидни врати и свободните колела дават възможност за реалистично представяне, а бутонът ... |
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Колекционерският модел Hollywood Rides – DeLorean Time Machine "Back to the Future II" (1989) от Jada Toys ви дава възможност да се върнете назад (и напред) във времето с една от най-емблематичните машини във филмовата история. Пресъздаден с изключително внимание към детайлите, този модел в мащаб 1:24 комбинира висококачествен метален корпус, реалистични елементи и ефектни функции, познати от култовия филм. Моделът разполага с отварящи се криловидни врати, прецизно оформен интериор и характерните детайли на оригиналната машина на времето – включително реакторния модул и кабелните елементи. Вградената ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Shooting stars tear across the night sky, then a gigantic artificial cylinder descends from Mars to land near London. Inquisitive locals gather round, only to be struck down by a murderous Heat-Ray. Giant destructive machines disgorge from the cylinder, destroying everything in their path on a merciless march towards the capital. Can humanity survive this Martian onslaught? A gripping adventure written in semi-documentary style, "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells is the seminal man versus machine adventure which has inspired countless ... |
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You can find the bulgarian version of the book here. ... A caring little boy, a magical island swimming in the cold ocean waters and an albatross feather with special powers! Finni is a little boy who lives on a distant island in the north Atlantic Ocean. In his curly red hair he wears an albatross feather with extraordinary power. And on this whimsical island that looks very much like an old elephant sleeping on the surface of the ocean, live an albatross and its young. Finni looks after the baby while the albatross is away on day-long journeys in search of food. One day the big bird does not return from its daily ... |
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Чантата Florence от Hama притежава елегантен, модерен и изчистен дизайн. Тя е предназначена за съхранението и безопасното пренасяне на лаптопи с диагонал на екрана до 15.6". Изработена е от устойчив на замърсявания полиестер, а във вътрешността ѝ е добавена уплътняваща подплата за предпазване на дисплея от драскотини и наранявания. Florence е оборудвана с 1 голямо отделение за вашето устройство и 1 допълнително отделение за съхранение на зарядно, тефтер, химикалка или други лични вещи. За повече удобство при пренасяне, чантата е снабдена с една регулируема дълга дръжка за носене през рамо, две къси дръжки ... |
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