Editor: Roxane Gay, author of "Difficult women". ... "I am looking for the artful way any given story is conveyed", writes Roxane Gay in her introduction to "The Best American Short Stories 2018", "but I also love when a story has a powerful message, when a story teaches me something about the world." The artful, profound, and sometimes funny stories Gay chose for the collection transport readers from a fraught family reunion to an immigration detention center, from a psychiatric hospital to a coed class sleepover in a natural history museum. We meet a rebellious summer camper, a ... |
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Illustrated by Fiona MacVicar. ... "Linda learn back in her chair and said calmly, "Colin, do you want to earn £10 000 for one evening's easy work?" He laughed. "I don't buy lottery tickets", he said. "I'm serious, Colin", Linda said. "And I'm not talking about £10 000 in cash. It's yours, if you want it."Colin sat up straight and removed Linda's hand from his own hand. "What's going on?" he said nervously. "What do you want from me?"Linda drove onto the car-park and switched off the car engine. "My husband is going ... |
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Selected Poems. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "Leaves of Grass" is Walt Whitman's glorious poetry collection, first published in 1855, which he revised and expanded throughout his lifetime. It was ground-breaking in its subject matter and in its direct, unembellished style. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Professor Bridget Bennett. Whitman ... |
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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. Hello. Kate. This is Jan. I'm sorry, but you'll have to come down to Mother's. We've got to talk. I can't go on like this. It's becoming impossible. I know you're always busy but you'll have to come, Kate. I can't manage with Mother any more. Please call me back as soon as you can. Two sisters struggle to come to terms with their mother's illness and its effect on their lives. ... |
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This beautiful gift book presents 100 poems, organised by theme to encourage the discovery of new favourites. Bright, colourful illustrations are packed with charm and detail to capture the imaginations of young children. Poems include classics from Robert Burns , William Wordsworth, Christina Rossetti, Louisa M Alcott and Edward Lear. ... |
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Èçäàíèåòî å ñúâìåñòèìî ñ íàñòîÿùàòà ó÷åáíà ïðîãðàìà. ... Ñëåä êàòî äåöàòà ñà íàïðàâèëè ñâîèòå ïúðâè íåóâåðåíè ñòúïêè â óñâîÿâàíåòî íà àíãëèéñêèÿ åçèê, Next Steps in English èì äàâà âúçìîæíîñò äà çàòâúðäÿò è íàäãðàäÿò íàó÷åíîòî äîñåãà. Next Steps in English îáÿñíÿâà ïî äîñòúïåí íà÷èí ïðàâèëàòà, çàñòúïåíè â ó÷åáíèÿ ìàòåðèàë ïî àíãëèéñêè åçèê çà 5. êëàñ , íî å ïîäõîäÿùî è çà ó÷åíèöè â 6. êëàñ è 7. êëàñ , êîèòî èìàò ïðîïóñêè â çíàíèÿòà. Ãðàìàòè÷åñêèÿò ìàòåðèàë âêëþ÷âà: ëè÷íè è ïðèòåæàòåëíè ìåñòîèìåíèÿ; áðîèìè è íåáðîèìè ñúùåñòâèòåëíè; ñåãàøíî ïðîäúëæèòåëíî, ñåãàøíî ïðîñòî âðåìå; ìèíàëî ïðîñòî âðåìå íà ïðàâèëíèòå è ... |
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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 politician survives an attempted assassination in Stockholm, and secret agent Monika Lundgren is instructed to find the people responsible. As she races across the world, through Finland, England, South Africa and Mozambique, she encounters a strange football team, a rock musician and a madman with dreams of world power. ... |
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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. One icy winter's evening in Budapest, John Taylor is on his way home from the office when a man runs into him and knocks him over. The man turns to say sorry and John is amazed at what he sees: the man is John's double. The double rushes away but leaves no footprints in the snow. Over the next year it becomes clear to John that the meeting was no accident and that his double has a very important message to ... |
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Ñ 33 èëþñòðàöèè îò Äàí Ïåðæîâñêè. ... Êíèãàòà ñúáèðà â êîíöåïòóàëåí ïðîåêò "ñúðäèòîòî ìîìè÷å" íà ñúâðåìåííàòà ðóìúíñêà ïîåçèÿ - Åëåíà Âëàäàðÿíó - ñ åäèí îò íàé-èçâåñòíèòå ðóìúíñêè õóäîæíèöè - Äàí Ïåðæîâñêè. Òåêñòîâåòå íà Åëåíà Âëàäàðÿíó ñà èçãðàäåíè êàòî ïëåòåíèöà îò ëè÷íè ìèñëè, ñòàòèè îò ðóìúíñêàòà ïðåñà, óëè÷íè ãðàôèòè, öèòàòè îò ëàéôñòàéë ñïèñàíèÿ, êàòàëîçè íà Èêåà, ñàéòîâå çà çäðàâîñëîâíî õðàíåíå è òåàòðàëíè ñïåêòàêëè. Òå âëèçàò â ïðÿê äèàëîã ñ ðèñóíêèòå íà Äàí Ïåðæîâñêè, èçâåñòåí ñúñ ñèëíàòà ñè ñîöèàëíà è ãðàæäàíñêà ïîçèöèÿ êàòî àðòèñò. Ïîåçèÿòà íà Åëåíà Âëàäàðÿíó å ìíîãî áëèçêà äî ëèòåðàòóðíèÿ ïúðôîðìàíñ, ... |
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Based on the story of Oscar Wilde . Text adaptation by Bill Bowler . ... The three stories in this book are about ordinary people, people like you and me; but they find themselves in surprising situations. Lord Arthur Savile, a rich man with no enemies, finds out that he must do something terrible before he can marry. Poor young Hughie Erskine gives money to an old beggar - but the beggar is not what he seems. And Lord Murchison falls in love with a mystery woman - but what is the strange secret behind the door in Cumnor Street? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading ... |
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Retold by John Escott . ... The year is 1717. It is a bad time to be the captain of a ship in the Caribbean because of pirates. The most frightening pirate on the sea is Edward Teach, or Blackbeard."The Governor of Virginia wants us all dead!" - Blackbeard thinks. – But can he kill me - the most famous pirate in the Caribbean? No!" By the book This is his story... Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading motivating ... |
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This is a horror story about a scientist and his investigations into his own character, but soon he finds himself under the control of a darker, evil force. "– Mr. Hyde? - Utterson asked. The small man dis not look at Utterson. – That is my name - he said in a low voice. – What do you want? – I am a friend of Dr Henry Jekyll - said Utterson. – You won't find him here - said Mr. Hyde. – How do you know who I am? – Dr. Jekyll told me about you - said Utterson. – He never told you - said Mr. Hyde. – You're lying! Mr. Hyde opened the door quickly. He disappeared into the house and locked the door behind him. – I ... |
