Английский
Англи́йский язык — язык англо-фризской подгруппы западной группы германской ветви индоевропейской языковой семьи. Английский язык — важнейший международный язык, что является следствием колониальной политики Британской империи в XIX веке и мирового влияния Соединённых Штатов Америки в XX—XXI веках. Существует значительное разнообразие диалектов и говоров английского языка.
A man will do almost anything for ninety million dollars. So will its rightful owners. They found him in a small town in Brazil. He had a new name, ..
The Swastika flies over Windsor Castle. Britain capitulated in 1942 and the world has been at peace for 50 years. The British Government-in-exile, ...
Sea of Lost Love is Santa Montefiore at her very best—sensitive, sensual, and complex.
Carmarthen, 1199 - A sudden snowstorm in late December means that two parties of travellers are forced to abandon their journeys and take refuge ...
Elizabeth Gaskell's portrait of kindness, compassion, and hope
The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes ...
A dictionary of over 40,000 clear and accurate definitions. An ideal reference book, clearly and concisely presented, for all those who use and enjoy
Another wonderful wartime saga from this much-loved author.
Into Temptation, the third book of the Lytton family trilogy, shifts the focus to New York City and Barty Miller. Rescued from the slums as a baby....
First published in 1959, Our Man in Havana is an espionage thriller, a penetrating character study, and a political satire that still resonates ...
When Alice steps through the looking-glass, she enters a very strange world of chess pieces and nursery rhyme characters such as Humpty Dumpty, ...
A dictionary for grades three to six which features illustrative sentences as part of many of the definitions.
In this neighborhood, danger lies close to home. A domestic thriller packed full of secrets, and a twisty story that never stops—from the bestselling
When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.
A brilliant romance novel set in 1930s Liverpool, from one of Britain's bestselling saga authors.Life is hard in 1930s Liverpool, and Biddy O'Shaughne
For thousands of years, yoga has offered what Western therapists seek to provide today: a way to achieve the total health of body, mind, emotions, ...
Death by fire - Death by ice.These were the twin threats confronting the seamen on the North Atlantic fire from the Luftwaffe's bombs, and ...
What happens when a trained killer discovers, in the aftermath of war, that his true vocation is love? Having survived the killing fields...
Angela's Ashes, imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion, is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic.
Haunted by a past she can’t escape, Laura Cunningham desires nothing more than to keep her world small and precise - her quiet relationship and ...
Muhammad Yunus is that rare thing: a bona fide visionary. His dream is the total eradication of poverty from the world. In 1983, against the advice ..
At the end of the Second World War, Matthew Wallingham returns to his family home, blinded by his injuries and uncertain about his future. ...
Candide (1759) is a bright, colourful literary firework display of a novella. With sparkling wit and biting humour, Voltaire hits several targets ...
Liverpool, 1937. Jessica is married to Bertie, a mean, patronising man who she has stayed with purely for the sake of her two young children.
Словарь включает около 80 000 терминов по различным отраслям науки и техники: ядерной энергии, металлургии, машиностроению, автоматике, ...
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The New York Times bestseller that explains why certain products and ideas become popular.
Use a Collins dictionary, and be one of the best-informed language users in the world Find all the words and meanings you need. Help with spelling ...
Cодержит более 70 тысяч слов и словосочетаний, около 120 тысяч переводов современных русского и английского языков.
Essays and Lectures: Nature: Addresses and Lectures / Essays: First and Second Series / Representative Men / English Traits / The Conduct of Life
С детства мы часто слышали пословицу: "Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать", и не раз убеждались в ее справедливости. "А вот если увидеть, ..
At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, ...
Among Shakespeare's plays, "Hamlet" is considered by many his masterpiece.
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove;
Spanning four golden centuries of poetry in the English language. This classic Penguin anthology opens with Wyatt, Spenser and Shakespeare and ...
Inspector Aurelio Zen is back and facing the biggest mystery of his professional career. Drawn into the plots of the Vatican city, he becomes ...
A loving mother and wife, Annie O'Neill was the heart of the small community of Kiss River. But her generous nature hid a darker side that remained
Bex and Ollie are a couple of small-time and small-town domestic burglars. They do enough to keep themselves in beer and out of work and have ...
Home on leave in sunny California, Marine and local lothario Kit Ryan finds himself dangerously drawn to his best friend's sister, ...
Authors Craig and Janet Parshall blend fascinating storytelling, excellent research, and their passion for the early 1600s in this exciting follow ...
Christie Watson spent twenty years as a nurse, and in this intimate, poignant, and remarkably powerful book, she opens the doors of the hospital and..
'I regret to see that my book has turned out un fiasco solenne.' James Joyce's disillusion with the publication of Dubliners in 1914 was the result ..
A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable
This collection of Huxley stories contains 'After the Fireworks' which is the length of a short novel and deals with the predicament of a well-known..
The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect,
The media are in crisis. Confronted by growing competition and sagging advertising revenue, news operations in print, on radio and TV, and ...
The fourth Little Village School novel.
Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock
Francesca flees Italy when her husband is murdered, hoping to escape her tangled and bloody past. She grows from a shy young girl into a confident