Полный, неадаптированный текст произведения. This selection of a hundred of O. Henry`s succinct tales displays the range, humour and humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer. Here Henry gives a richly colourful and exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life, ranging from thieves to tycoons, from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas. These stories are famed for their `trick endings` or `twists in the tail`: repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly, compounding ironies. Indeed, O. Henry`s cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial, lively and witty, displaying a virtuoso`s command of language and allusion. This great collection offers...
ISBN: 9781853262418
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2012
This collection of 100 of O Henry`s finest stories is a showcase for the sheer variety of one of America`s best and best-loved short story writers. The variety of the stories is amazing; O Henry is as at home describing life south of the Rio Grande as he is chronicling the activities and concerns of `the four million` ordinary citizens who inhabited turn-of-the-century New York. They are marked by coincidence and surprise endings as well as the compassion and high humour that have made O Henry`s stories popular for the last century.
ISBN: 1-85326-241-2
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
You mean delegate, not relegate, right? I think the word is cachet, not cache. At one time or another we`ve all suffered the embarrassment of having our remarks corrected by a family member, colleague, or stranger. 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles presents fifty pairs of words that people have trouble getting right and keeping straight-words that tend to get corrected when we`re least expecting it. These words include near-synonyms-words with subtle but important distinctions in meaning-like baleful vs. baneful, and effectual vs. efficacious. Other pairings bring together notorious sound-alikes, like faze (bother) vs. phase (stage), pour (put in fluid) vs. pore (read closely), and waive (forgo) vs. wave (say hello). The book...
The newest title in the popular 100 Words series is an informative and entertaining resource that can help anyone be right on the money when looking for words that will make a point, seal the deal, or just keep folks listening. Chosen by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, these words will appeal to anyone who wants to be a more compelling communicator - as a worker, consumer, advocate, friend, dinner companion, or even as a romantic prospect. The book includes a colorful variety of words, including handy words of just one syllable (such as glib) and words derived from the names of famous people (such as Freudian slip and Machiavellian).There are expressions from popular culture (Catch-22) and words that date back to...
Get your teeth into The Vampire Diaries - the phenomenal television show which has a fanghold on TVs around the world. Based on the hit book series by L.J. Smith, the show sees two smouldering vampire brothers, Paul Wesley (Everwood) and Ian Somerhalder (Lost), at war with each other over the soul of high school girl Nina Dobrev (Degrassi: The Next Generation). Quench your thirst for blood with this incredibly detailed unofficial guide - full of behind the scenes facts, season one episode guide, character profiles and huge free poster.
Издание полностью на английском языке. Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory? Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc? Non! The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers. Was the guillotine a French invention? Non! It was invented in Yorkshire. Ten centuries worth of French historical facts bite the dust as Stephen Clarke looks at what has really been going on since
ISBN: 978-0-552-77575-5
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Choking Hazard Children will love this great title filled with dozens of holiday scenes to cover in stickers. With no text on the pages telling children how to fill a scene, little imaginations are allowed to run wild. Scenes include on the beach, playing in the water, a sunny park, a tropical island and in the outback. Extra stickers can be used on postcards, letters and envelopes.
ISBN: 9781409524755
Издательство:
Usborne Publishing
Дата выхода: январь 2019
WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard Children will love this great book filled with dozens of festive scenes to cover in stickers. With no text on the pages telling children how to fill a scene, young imaginations are allowed to run wild. Scenes include a busy high-street, building snowmen, Santa`s workshop, decorating the Christmas tree and winter fun on a frozen lake. Extra stickers can be used on Christmas cards and decorations.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-2289-8
Издательство:
Usborne Publishing
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
When some of their puppies go missing, Pongo and Missis suspect the evil Cruella de Vil of stealing them. They set out across the country on a dangerous mission to rescue them.
ISBN: 978-0-582-46572-5
Издательство:
Longman
Дата выхода: июль 2011
You are just 101 Things away from global fame (and possibly world domination). Inside this book is everything you need to transform yourself from mere mortal into exciting, dynamic total superhero material. Make things, learn amazing tricks, and be inspired by genius ideas in order to complete the transition from ordinary person to object of worship and admiration. Develop Stealth Telepathy Powers of Persuasion. Select a sidekick Groom your dark side Learning to fly (etc.) Your days as mere mortal are over. Learn, make, practise and cheat your way to hero (or evil villain) status. What are you waiting for?
ISBN: 978-1-4088-0257-1
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: август 2011
101 of the most fascinating, most disgusting, most unbelievable facts - at your fingertips. Utterly addictive (but not illegal) will keep any 10+ child occupied at weekends, on holiday, in the 101 marvellous facts, brilliantly explained: Why do we have nails? Why is the sky blue? Why can birds stand on electric wires and not be electrocuted? Educate your child with minimum effort, and in blissful peace and quiet. The perfect source of fascinating facts for any child who doesn`t want to be Boring when they Grow Old.
ISBN: 978-0-7475-8476-6
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: август 2011
Marvel at the sheer brilliance of invention, from glass to underpants, the noble compass to the humble pencil. Not forgetting, of course, the undeniably indispensable banana suitcase. Filled with fascinating details about everything from the most common everyday object to inventions which changed society, it will also distinguish the strokes of genius from discoveries of sheer chance, or millennia of and reveal the real reason why Alfred Nobel had to establish a peace prize (tut, tut). Expand your knowledge of man`s accomplishments in the most compelling - and irreverent - way possible.
ISBN: 978-0-7475-9198-6
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: август 2011
So much to do, so little time, so best to start early. Full of things to make, achieve, learn (and some things you shouldn`t learn) this is the perfect handbook for any child who wants to revel in being young and not-boring. Can you Make an origami crane? Lie convincingly? Operate as a spy? Parents may need these skills (not origami) to wrest their child`s copy from them and indulge in all the fun they should have had.
ISBN: 978-0-7475-8099-7
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: август 2011
For every secret Detective Lindsay Boxer`s long-awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her newborn baby is nowhere to be found. Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals - but that the victim may be keeping secrets as well. For every lie At the same time, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano is prosecuting the biggest case of her life - a woman who has been accused of murdering her husband in front of her two young children. Yuki`s career rests on a guilty verdict, so when Lindsay finds evidence that could save the defendant, she is forced to choose. Should she trust her best friend or...
ISBN: 978-0-446-58535-4
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Detective Lindsay Boxer`s long-awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her newborn baby is nowhere to be found. Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals - but that the victim may be keeping secrets. At the same time, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano is prosecuting the biggest case of her life - a woman who has been accused of murdering her husband in front of her two young children. Yuki`s career rests on a guilty verdict, so when Lindsay finds evidence that could save the defendant, she is forced to choose. Should she trust her best friend or follow her instinct?
Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. Meanwhile, on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be really good with a scythe. There`s a harvest to be gathered
ISBN: 0-552-13464-3
Издательство:
Corgi Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Stephen King’s heart-stoppingly dramatic new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination—a thousand page tour de force. Following his massively successful novel Under the Dome , King sweeps readers back in time to another moment—a real life moment—when everything went wrong: the JFK assassination. And he introduces readers to a character who has the power to change the course of history. Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED...
ISBN: 978-1-4447-2729-6
Издательство:
Hodder
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
Жизнь Джейка Эппинга берет крутой поворот, когда тот получает доступ к порталу, ведущему в прошлое. С этого момента все дороги для него ведут только в одно место: комнату на шестом этаже книжного склада в городе Даллас, штат Техас. Комнату, из окна которой осенью1963 года прозвучало три выстрела, оборвавшие жизнь одного из самых популярных американских президентов в истории.Для удобства читателя текст...
ISBN: 9785171159153
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: апрель 2019
Students will have oodles of fun building essential reading skills with rib-tickling versions of beloved fairy tales turned into read-aloud plays! Even your most reluctant readers won
Students will have oodles of fun building essential reading skills with rib-tickling versions of beloved fairy tales turned into read-aloud plays! Even your most reluctant readers won’t be able to resist these hilarious twists on their favorite tales— Spiderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bullfrogs, The Popsicle Boy, Little Late Riding Hood, The Cheetah and the Sloth, Rafunzel and many more! Plus: Each play comes complete with instant discussion starters, vocabulary boosters, imaginative writing prompts, and a brief history of the fairy tale. For use with Grades 2-4.
"Мемуары Соломона Нортапа «Двенадцать лет рабства» на английском языке, вошли в серию книг зарубежной классики. «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — коллекция, которая собрана из бессмертных произведений великих мастеров пера, написанных ими на их родном языке. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углублённо изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют...
ISBN: 978-5-519-49769-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2016
Соломон Нортан - один из самых интересных личностей в истории литературы. Рождённый свободным афроамериканцем, он был похищен работорговцами, заманившими его предложениями о работе скрипача. "12 лет рабства" - воспоминания Нортана о самых тёмных временах своей жизни, когда надежда уже почти задушена отчаянием, нет возможности вырваться из цепей рабства, чтобы вернуть свободу и честь. Потрясающая история...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05449-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
The twelfth Discworld novel - It seemed an easy After all, how difficult could it be to make sure that a servant girl doesn`t marry a prince? But for the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick, travelling to the distant city of Genua, things are never that simple. Servant girls have to marry the prince. That`s what life is all about. You can`t fight a Happy Ending. At least - up until now.
ISBN: 0-552-13465-1
Издательство:
Corgi Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
A fresh and innovative board book which folds out in a concertina format. Neatly packaged in a compact size, ideal for little hands to hold and take pleasure in opening and closing again and again.
This title features charmingly illustrated scenes and familiar characters from Usborne`s Farmyard Tales series. Children will have lots of fun practising their number skills by searching for and counting things hidden under the flaps.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-3686-4
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012