Life is short. No-one knows that better than seventeen-year-old Lenni. But as she is about to learn, it's not only what you make of life that matters, but who you share it with. Dodging doctor's orders, she joins an art class where she bumps into fellow patient Margot, a rebel-hearted eighty-three-year-old from the next ward. Their bond is instant as they realize that together they have lived an astonishing one hundred years. To celebrate their shared century, they decide to paint their life stories: of growing old and staying young, of giving joy, of receiving kindness, of losing love, of finding the person ... |
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Когато наскоро дипломиралият се лекар Андрю Менсън поема първото си назначение в малко миньорско градче в Уелс, той е изпълнен с вдъхновение и идеализъм. Скоро обаче ентусиазмът му е попарен, когато се сблъсква с действителността - отживели медицински практики и липсата на каквито и да е условия за справяне с болестите и мизерията. Откровеността и решителността на Андрю бързо му спечелват врагове, но също така и приятели, както и любовта на младата учителка Кристин. Кариерата на Андрю Менсън продължава сред блясъка на богатия Лондон, където изгражда завидна частна практика, която обаче не се поколебава да жертва в името ... |
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Прочутият роман Замъкът на шапкаря, който превръща Арчибалд Кронин в един от най-четените и обичани съвременни писатели, е вълнуваща история за гордост, алчност и възмездие. След като е принудена от баща си да напусне училище и да прекъсне всякакви връзки с външния свят, Мери Броуди става затворник в собствения си дом. Защото замъкът на шапкаря е именно това - затвор, в който тираничният, горд и нарцистичен Джеймс Броуди държи в страх и подчинение цялото си семейство. Но има по-силни неща от страха и едно от тях е любовта. Когато Мери се влюбва в младия ирландец Денис и решава да се опълчи на волята на шапкаря, това ... |
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Nos vemos hoy es la nueva edición de ¡Nos vemos!, el manual más fácil de usar en clase. Este Cuaderno de ejercicios ofrece más de 270 actividades para: consolidar la gramática; fijar y ampliar el léxico; repasar y ampliar los contenidos de la sección cultural (panamericana); descubrir el español del ámbito laboral con la sección mundo profesional; mejorar la fonética y la ortografía con el apartado pronunciar bien; medir el propio progreso con una autoevaluacion al final de cada unidad. Учебната система по испански език Nos vemos hoy ... |
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A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse is startled to read a tantalising article in The Times about this missing woman. An article which lures him back to Wytham Woods near Oxford... and straight into the most extraordinary murder investigation of his career. First published in 1992, "The Way Through the Woods" strikes the perfect balance between the best of Colin Dexter's cantankerous detective, and the character as portrayed in the hugely successful television adaptation starring John Thaw. Ingenious and affecting, this modern crime novel will endure as a ... |
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Chief Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis went into the house. Inside the sitting-room, the light was still switched on and a gas fire was burning. The dead body of a young man was lying on the carpet, in front of the fire. Near the body, on a small table, stood a bottle of sherry and a wine glass. The bottle almost full, the glass was almost empty. Morse smelt the sherry which was left in the glass. "This smells like cyanide, Lewis", he said. "This man was probably poisoned." From the Book This book is in British English. Here you can find: notes about this story; points for understanding ... |
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Nos vemos hoy es la nueva edición de ¡Nos vemos!, el manual más fácil de usar en clase. Este Cuaderno de ejercicios ofrece más de 260 actividades para: consolidar la gramática fijar y ampliar el léxico repasar y ampliar los contenidos de la sección cultural (Panamericcana); descubrir el español del ámbito laboral con la sección Mundo Profesional; mejorar la fonética y la ortografía con el apartado Pronunciar Bien; medir el propio progreso con una Autoevaluación al final de cada unidad. Учебната система по испански език Nos vemos ... |
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Адаптирани разкази на английски език. ... "Поредицата Adapted stories на издателство Веси е предназначена за читатели, които са средно напреднали или напреднали (III - VI ниво) в обучението си по английски език. Тук оригиналният текст не е адаптиран в общия смисъл на понятието. Вместо да бъдат извадени относително сложните думи и изрази, те са допълнително обяснени. Идиоматичните, фразеологичните и някои по-особени лексикални форми са преведени под черта. За научните понятия (исторически, географски, митологични и пр.) са дадени обяснителни бележки. А евентуално непознатите за читателите думи (при предполагаем ... |
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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. Is it coincidence or is he losing his mind? While researching a new programme, John, a successful television producer, comes across a story about a ghostly hitch-hiker. Soon he realises that the story of the Lady in White bears many similarities to part of his own life. Returning to London from a holiday in Ireland, John begins to ask himself some uncomfortable questions. ... |
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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. Max Holland, an assassin for hire, receives a lucrative offer from a mysterious man. But the man's instructions are rather strange and Max isn't sure whether to believe him. It is the start of a job that leads Max to a very unusual place - a world where Max makes a life-changing decision. ... |
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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. Rick Drummond is a music lover without a job who dreams of making it big in the world of music. The people around him think he's just a dreamer, or a loser. When his wife walks out on him it seems the real world is falling around him. But then his luck changes when he wins the lottery. Is this really a change of fortune for Rick or is he about to lose again? ... |
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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 ... |
