Based on the story of Anne Tyler . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... Everyday life in Baltimore, USA, is full of problems - getting the washing done, buying groceries and dog food, avoiding the neighbours... After the death of his son and the departure of his wife, Macon's attempts to run his own life become increasingly desperate - and more and more odd. Meanwhile, he has to get on with his work, writing tourist guides for business people. Then his dog Edward starts to bite people, and he has to send for Muriel, the dog trainer. And day by day, Macon's life gets more and more complicated. Classics, modern ... |
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Retold by Sarah Walker. ... In Sweden nobody wants a troll to come into their garden, but how do you stop them? On a lonely road at night in Oman, Abdul's car breaks down and he takes a ride with a stranger, but perhaps it is safer to walk. In England some young people play a scary game, and in Asia, a soldier returns home - at last. Every country in the world has stories about ghosts and spirits and monsters of one kind or another. Some people believe in ghosts and some don't - but everyone enjoys a good ghost story. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the ... |
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По романа на Емили Бронте , преразказан от Елизабет Ферети. ... In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte shows us the destructive power of hatred and revenge, but she also explores love in its many forms and, in the end, her story is about hope. Cathy's life is changed forever when her father brings home an abandoned child he names Heathcliff. As Cathy and Heathcliff grow up, their love for each other is as wild as the moors. But, can love overcome jealousy? Can forgiveness enter hearts filled with pain and suffering? In this reader you will find: information about Emily Bronte's life; sections focusing on ... |
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По пиесите на Уилям Шекспир от Чарлз и Мери Ламб, преразказани от Силвана Сарди. ... An excellent introduction to the world of Shakespeare. This edition includes seven of Shakespeare's plays: As You Like It; The Merchant of Venice; The Tempest ; Twelfth Night; Macbeth ; Much Ado About Nothing ; A Midsummer Night's Dream . They tell stories of love, romance, ambition, jealousy and death, to name but a few of Shakespeare's favourite themes and introduce us to some of his most famous characters. Книгата е част от поредицата Young Adult Readers от издателство Клет България . ... |
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This will be your third descent into the world of the Unexpected. The surprises awaiting you here, are penned again by classical and modern authors. Again, you will try to guess the ending and again will fail, and to those of you who do succeed in this, we offer an apology on behalf of the Masters of the Genre. What happens when: Two spouses hate each other and go to the mountain? A princess is attacked by a mountain lion? A high life girl meets a low-class boy? Three messengers make haste with contradictory orders for the execution of a death sentence? What do two archeologists search for in an ancient catacomb? ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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The greatest war novel of all time. ... Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other - if only he can come out of the war alive. "The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque . He is a craftsman of unquestionably ... |
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Елена е във Венеция за конгрес и се възползва от възможността да разгледа града по време на Карнавала и да се запознае на живо с Алвизе - неин приятел от "Инстаграм". Те двамата се впускат във вълшебната атмосфера на Венецианския карнавал, преобличат се в костюми и се разхождат в града заедно. И в крайна сметка им се случва нещо наистина мистериозно... "Un fine settimana" е колекция от адаптирани разкази, с помощта на чиито интересни истории ще откриете и научите любопитни факти за италианските градове. В книгите ще откриете: бележки за пътуването с обща информация и културни забележителности; ... |
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Преди да замине за Сиена, за да участва в курс по История на изкуството, Макс прекарва един уикенд във Флоренция. Щом пристига там, той се натъква на мистериозната Беатрис, която го въвлича в зрелищен лов на съкровища. "Un fine settimana" е колекция от адаптирани разкази, с помощта на чиито интересни истории ще откриете и научите любопитни факти за италианските градове. В книгите ще откриете: бележки за пътуването с обща информация и културни забележителности; упражнения за практикуване на слушане с разбиране и речник; речници на английски, френски, немски и нидерландски. Аудиозаписите са достъпни за ... |
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Grundlos wird Josef K. an seinem 30. Geburtstag verhaftet und verhort. Die Umstande sind grotesk, niemand kennt das Gesetz, und das Gericht bleibt anonym. Die "Schuld", erfahrt Josef K. hafte ihm an, ohne dass er dagegen etwas tun konne. Verbissen, aber erfolglos versucht er, sich gegen die zunehmende Absurditat und Verstrickung zu wehren in den Wind und wird schliesslich ein Jahr spater vor den Toren der Stadt exekutiert. Franz Kafka hat mit diesem Roman ein Jahrhunderwerk geschaffen, das auf beispielhafte Weise die wesentlichen Existenfragen des modernen Menschen neu formuliert. ... |
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Es scheint ein Fluch auf dem Geschlecht der Baskervilles zu liegen, denn seit Generationen überschattet eine Reihe rätselhafter Todesfälle die Geschichte der altehrwürdigen Familie. Als Sir Charles Baskerville auf ähnlich geheimnisvolle Weise ums Leben kommt, erhält Sherlock Holmes den Auftrag, die grausamen Geschehnisse aufzuklären. Gemeinsam mit seinem Gefährten Dr. Watson macht Holmes sich auf die Reise ins düstere Dartmoor, um Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen. Mit dem "Hund der Baskervilles" schuf Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) den wohl berühmtesten ... |
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Oscar Wildes Dorian Gray ist eine der berühmtesten Figuren der Weltileratur: So staunenswert schön er ist, so unverdorben und naiv ist sein Blick auf die Welt. Verführt durch den geistreichen Zyniker Lord Wotton, stürzt Dorian sich haltlos ins lüsterne Londoner Nachtleben. Ausschweifung und Genuss wecken in ihm den innigen Wunsch nach unvergänglicher Jugend - und auf wundersame Weise altert fortan nicht mehr er selbst, sondern ein Porträt von ihm. Doch Dorians unbedachter Pakt mit dunklen Mächten hat grausame Folgen... ... |
