`We’ll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree`. The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can learn from them.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7892-0
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Classic / British English The famous Canterville Ghost haunts an old house, but the ghost becomes unhappy when the new owners play tricks on him! In the other stories, we meet Lord Arthur Savile, who has to murder someone before he can get married, and we discover the secret life of beautiful Lady Alroy.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6512-8
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In the depths of the Utah desert, long after the Flame Deluge has scoured the earth clean, a monk of the Order of Saint Leibowitz has made a miraculous discovery: holy relics from the life of the great saint himself, including the blessed blueprint, the sacred shopping list, and the hallowed shrine of the Fallout Shelter. In a terrifying age of darkness and decay, these artifacts could be the keys to mankind`s salvation. But as the mystery at the core of this groundbreaking novel unfolds, it is the search itself - for meaning, for truth, for love--that offers hope for humanity`s rebirth from the ashes.
ISBN: 978-0-553-27381-6
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In this masterwork of suspense by John , an insane criminal, fueled by rage and vengeance, threatens to destroy a family - and the police are powerless. For fourteen years, convicted rapist Max Cady nursed his hatred for Sam Bowden into an unrelenting passion for revenge. He lived only for the day he would be free - free to track down and destroy the man who had put him behind bars. Murder was merciful compared to what Cady had in mind - and what Cady had in mind was Bowden`s innocent and lovely teenage daughter. Формат: 10,5 см x 17,5 см.
Caps for Sale, a timeless classic, is now available as a musical narrative on cassette. The memorable melodies and catchy lyrics of the Caps songs are simple to learn and easy to sing. Recording artist Ann Marie Mulhearn brings the story to life in a new and mesmerizing way. This easy-to-read and sing-a-long story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with wonderful background sounds, mischievous monkey music and splendid arrangements. Great for card rides, nap time, bed times or anytime, the musical version of Caps For Sale will have your children listening, reading and singing along again and again.
Wrongfully arrested following the Monmouth rebellion of 1685, Peter Blood, country physician and former soldier, escapes the hangman`s noose only to be exiled to the tropical colonies. Sold into slavery to a cruel plantation owner, his moral fortitude and medical ability soon earn him the favour of the island`s governor, and the attentions of Arabella, his master`s niece. When the town is attacked by marauding Spanish buccaneers, Blood springs to the rescue, and with a motley yet loyal band of shipmates escapes to begin a life of noble piracy and adventure on the caribbean seas. A classic swashbuckling tale of piracy, romance and redemption, Captain Blood stands as one the greatest adventure novels of the 20th century. It features an...
ISBN: 978-0-09-952989-7
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
- Vivid account of the extraordinary life of the explorer, Captain Cook. - Lively narrative text, colourful illustrations and photographs bring the subject alive. - Includes detailed maps of each of Cook`s three incredible voyages, along with a chronology of his life. - Internet links to recommended websites to find out more about Captain Cook`s life and discoveries. - Part of Young Reading Series 3 for fully confident readers.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-6425-2
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) This is a great love story set in the tragedy of war. It is 1941. The Italian officer, Captain Corelli, falls in love with Pelagia, a young Greek girl. But Pelegia`s fiance is fighting the Italian army Captain Corelli`s Mandolin is now a film, starring Nicolas Cage.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8260-6
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose main aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, humorous - and a consummate musician. When the local doctor`s daughter`s letters to her fiance go unanswered, the working of the eternal triangle seems inevitable. But can this fragile love survive as a war of bestial savagery gets closer and the lines are drawn between invader and defender.
ISBN: 978-0-7493-9754-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The only one of Kipling`s novels to be cast in an American setting, Captains Courageous endures as one of literature`s most cherished and memorable sea adventures. Harvey Cheyne, spoiled millionaire`s son, tumbles overboard from a luxury liner--only to be rescued by the crew of a Gloucester schooner. Thus begins the boy`s second voyage into the rugged rites and ways of sailors. Like all Kipling`s masterworks, Captains Courageous is an interweaving of art and moral purpose. Angus Wilson has said that it shows delicacy of craft and violence of feeling, exactitude and wile impressionism, subtlety and true innocence. A popular favorite since its first publication in 1897, the novel remains a classic story of youthful initiation--and a lively...
ISBN: 978-0-8125-0438-5
Издательство:
Holtzbrink
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may...
A young boy, Victor, is collected from school by a stranger in a bowler hat - the stranger says he has won Victor in a game of backgammon with Victor`s father. The stranger, known as the Captain, takes Victor to live with the sweet but withdrawn Lisa, where he serves as her conduit to the outside world. From mysterious beginnings, Graham Greene`s final novel becomes a twisting thriller of smuggling, jewel theft and international espionage which culminates in a dramatic showdown in Panama.
ISBN: 978-0-09-952914-9
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
It is the year 1152 and a beautiful woman of thirty, attended by only a small armed escort, is riding like the wind southwards through what is now France, leaving behind her crown, her two young daughters and a shattered marriage to Louis of France, who had been more like a monk than a king, and certainly not much of a lover. This woman is Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, and her sole purpose now is to return to her vast duchy and marry the man she loves, Henry Plantagenet, a man destined for greatness as King of England. Theirs is a union founded on lust which will create a great empire stretching from the wilds of Scotland to the Pyrenees. It will also create the devil`s brood of Plantagenets - including Richard Cuur de Lion and King...
ISBN: 978-0-09-953458-7
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Mr. Warren sprawled in the most comfortable chair in the room, was looking out through the window, across the wind-swept width of Central Park West, over the knolls and valleys of the Park itself, now bare of foliage and sprinkled with patches of snow. There was a discontented look on his face, and his hands were jammed deep in his trousers pockets.
ISBN: 1-419111-86-8
Издательство:
Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2010
""Daniel Dott!"" she gasped. ""Daniel Dott! You--YOU--why--my husband talking to me like that! My own HUSBAND! the man of all men that I expected would be proud of me! The man who should be proud and glad that I have found my lifework--speaking to me like that! Oh! oh! what shall I do! How CAN I bear it!""
ISBN: 1-419111-84-1
Издательство:
Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2010
This is a brand new addition to the bestselling Baby Touch range, designed to stimulate growing minds and senses in the steps beyond first focus. Every spread features a new vehicle with a tactile and a bright illustration.
ISBN: 978-1-84646-911-4
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
When Alton`s ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. After all, it`s better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall, and Alton`s mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future. But, like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar`s wonderful books, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle develops, and he meets the very attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a romance that spans decades is finally brought to a conclusion. Alton`s mother is in for a surprise!
ISBN: 978-1-4088-0851-1
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
For philosophically minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And with the arrival of baby Charlie, not to mention a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, fourteen years her junior, Isabel enters deeper and rougher waters. Late motherhood is not the only challenge facing Isabel. Even as she negotiates a truce with her furious niece Cat, and struggles for authority over her son with her formidable housekeeper Grace, Isabel finds herself drawn into the story of a painter`s mysterious death off the island of Jura. Perhaps most seriously of all, Isabel`s professional existence and that of her beloved Review come under attack from the...