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James Joyce Ulysses ENUlysses, one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, has had a profound influence on modern fiction. In a series of episodes covering the course of a single day, 16 June 1904, the novel traces the movements of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus through the streets of Dublin. Today critical interest centres on the authority of the text, and this edition republishes for the first time, without interference,…
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin ENThe first American novel to become an international best-seller, Stowe's book charts the paths from slavery to freedom of fugitives who escape the chains of American chattel slavery, and of a martyr who transcends all earthly ties. This edition firmly locates Uncle Tom's Cabin within the context of African-American writing, the issues of race and the role of women. Its introduction discusses African responses to…
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Joseph Conrad Under Western Eyes ENFirst published in 1911, Under Western Eyes traces the experiences of Razumov, a young Russian student of philosophy who is uninvolved in politics or protest. Against his will he finds himself caught up in the aftermath of a terrorist bombing directed against the Tsarist authorities. He is pulled in different directions.
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Lev Nikolajevič Tolstoj War and Peace EN'If life could write, it would write like Tolstoy.' Isaac Babel Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. The fortunes of the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, of Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, are intimately connected with the national history that is played out in parallel with their lives. Balls and soirees…
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Adam Smith Wealth of Nations ENWhile it has been pointed to time and again by governments and pundits promoting laissez-faire economics, the Wealth of Nations actually shows that Adam Smith viewed capitalism with a deep suspicion, and tempered his celebration of a self-regulating market with a darker vision of the dehumanizing potential of a profit-oriented society. Smith did not write an economics textbook, but rather a panoramic narrative about…
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Adam Smith Wealth of NationsWordsworth Editions.: This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction by Mark G. Spencer, Brock University, Ontario, Canada Adam Smith (1723-1790) was one of the brightest stars of the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was his most important book. First published in London in March 1776, it had been eagerly anticipated by Smith's…
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Jacqueline Martin What Did You Do Yesterday? ENGraded 'read and do' fiction and non-fiction readers that teach children about the world around them.
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Craig Wright What Did You Do Yesterday? - Activity Book ENDolphins are interactive graded readers specially designed to make developing language skills fun for younger learners. Full-colour illustrations and cross-curricular content stimulate students' interest and maintain their attention, while carefully graded English introduces them to new language points in an entertaining context. Integrated activities for every page of story text encourage students to practise newly…
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Rebecca Donovan What If ENWhat if you had a second chance to meet someone for the first time? Cal Logan is shocked to see Nicole Bentley sitting across from him at a coffee shop thousands of miles from their hometown. After all, no one has seen or heard from her since they graduated over a year ago. Except this girl isn't Nicole. She looks exactly like Cal's shy childhood crush, but her name is Nyelle Preston and she has no idea who he is.…
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Paul Ekman, Erika L. Rosenberg What the Face Reveals ENWhile we have known for centuries that facial expressions can reveal what people are thinking and feeling, it is only recently that the face has been studied scientifically for what it can tell us about internal states, social behavior, and psychopathology. Today's widely available, sophisticated measuring systems have allowed us to conduct a wealth of new research on facial behavior that has contributed enormously…
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Hazel Geatches Why We Recycle ENThis exciting new series of non-fiction readers provides interesting and educational content, with activities and project work. The readers are graded at four levels, from 3 to 6, suitable for students from age 8 and older.
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Why We Recycle - Activity Book ENThis exciting new series of non-fiction readers provides interesting and educational content, with activities and project work. The readers are graded at four levels, from 3 to 6, suitable for students from age 8 and older.
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Jung Chang Wild Swans ENFew books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival. Through the story of three generations of women in her own family - the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother and the daughter herself - Jung…
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T. Hedge, J. Bassett William Shakespeare + CD ENWilliam Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Died April 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor, poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays. But what was he like as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London for the first time ...or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet ...or when his only son died? We know the facts of his life, but we can…
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John Escott William Tell and Other Stories + MultiRom PackPopis edice: The men and the woman in this book - William Tell, Tom Blood, Lord Bao, King Matthias, Johnny Appleseed, and Lady Godiva - are all real people from history. But every time someone tells an old story, they change things in it, to make them...
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Window on Britain 1 - Video Guide ENThis pack provides an unique insight into British life and culture.
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Richard MacAndrew Window on Britain 1 Activity Book ENWindow on Britain is a video which provides a unique insight into different aspects of the British way of life. The subject matter loosely follows the syllabus on the new Italian edition of WOW! Window on the World, although the video is not designed to be strictly graded and is useable in its own right. The eight units were shot on location and combine factual information with some semi-dramatized scenes. Through…
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Richard MacAndrew Window on Britain 2 - Video Guide ENContaining eight factual reports, this pack of two videos covers the following topics: an introduction to Britain, Schools, Food, Home, Sport, Festivals, Pop, and London.
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Richard MacAndrew Window on Britain 2 Activity Book ENWindow on Britain is a video which provides a unique insight into different aspects of the British way of life. The subject matter loosely follows the syllabus on the new Italian edition of WOW! Window on the World, although the video is not designed to be strictly graded and is useable in its own right. The eight units were shot on location and combine factual information with some semi-dramatized scenes. Through…
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Word for Word ENWord for Word explains the difference between words that look or sound similar like 'satisfying' and 'satisfactory', 'damage' and 'damages', 'moral' and 'morale' or which fall into the same group but have a distinct sense like 'wood' and 'forest'. Words of similar meaning are presented in groups for quick comparison and definitions and examples are given.
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Stephen Wechsler Word Meaning and Syntax ENThis book examines the nature of the interface between word meaning and syntax, one of the most controversial and elusive issues in contemporary linguistics. It approaches the interface from both sides of the relation, and surveys a range of views on the mapping between them, with an emphasis on lexical approaches to argument structure. This book examines the nature of the interface between word meaning and syntax,…
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David Crystal Words in Time and Place ENHow has the English language developed over time? How have words entered the English language, or changed their meaning? David Crystal takes us on a wonderful tour through the origins and evolution of 15 groups of words, from dying to spacecraft. His source is the monumental Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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David Crystal, Hilary Crystal Wordsmiths and Warriors ENWho formed and shaped the English language? David and Hilary Crystal take us on a journey through Britain to discover the people who gave our language its colour and character; Saxon invaders, medieval scholars, poets, reformers, dictionary writers. Part travelogue, part history, this beautifully illustrated book is full of unexpected delights.
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Joshua Schimel Writing Science ENWriting Science is a much-needed guide to succeeding in modern science. It equips science students, scientists, and professionals across a wide range of scientific and technical fields with the tools needed to communicate effectively. As a scientist, you are a professional writer: your career is built on successful proposals and papers. Success isn`t defined by getting papers into print, but by getting them into the…