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The strange and wonderful tale of man's experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions.The classic work that transformed Ray Bradbury into a household name.Written in the age of the atom when America and Europe optimisitcally viewed the discovery of life on Mars as inevitable, Bradbury's 1940s short stories of a brutal, stark and unforgiving martian landscape were as shocking and visionary as they wereinsightful.'The Martian Chronicles' tells the story of humanity's repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a pin dot.Those few that survived found no welcome. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics and duly locked them up.More rockets arrived from Earth, piercing the hallucinations projected by the Martians. People brought their old prejudices with them - and their desires and fantasies, tainted dreams. These were soon inhabited by the strange native beings, with theircaged flowers and birds of flame.

A woman goes home to Naples after her mother's mysterious death in a tour de force by the New York Times-bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend (Seattle Times).Following her mother's untimely and unexplained drowning, which was preceded by a series of strange phone calls, forty-five-year-old Delia leaves Rome and embarks on a voyage of discovery through the beguiling yet often hostile streets of her nativeNaples. She is searching for the truth about her family and the men in her mother's life, past and present, including an abusive husband. What she discovers will be more unsettling than she imagines, but will also reveal truths about herself, in thispsychological mystery marked by tactile, beautifully restrained prose (Publishers Weekly) about mothers and daughters and the complicated knot of lies and emotions that binds them.Ferrante's polished language belies the rawness of her imagery. --The New YorkerWith the quick-paced mystery guiding the story, Delia explores her relationship with her mother, unraveling memories and secrets repressed since childhood and coming to terms with an upbringing filled with jealousy and violence . . . Troubling Love isvivid and powerful. --Library Journal

A füzet több, mint 40 szót gyakoroltat, amelyek az angolul tanuló gyerekek alapszókincséhez tartoznak.A feladatok változatossága lehetővé teszi, hogy a gyerekek szórakozva tanuljanak.- A matricákat a megfelelő helyre kell ragasztani és a mellettük található angol szavakba beírni ahiányzó betűket.- Össze kell kötni a képeket a megfelelő szavakkal.- Az angol szavakat le kell mésolni és megadni a magyar jelentésüket stb.

Avec ce roman paru en 1952, Marai nous transporte parmi les héros d'Homcre, au milieu des dieux, des demi-dieux et des nymphes, dans la vie cossue des Phéaciens, dans la simple atmosphcre rurale du royaume d'Ulysse. Qui est Ulysse ? Telle est la questioncomplexe a laquelle vont s'efforcer

A könyv és a 12 perces rajzfilm óvodás és kisiskolás gyerekeknek szól.A nyelvtanulást nem lehet elég korán kezdeni. Az egészen kis korban elkezdett nyelvtanulás során a gyerekek hamar megtapasztalják, hogy egy fogalmat több szóval is ki lehet fejezni, így gondolkodásuk rugalmasabb, elvonatkoztató képességük jobb lesz, sezáltal fejlődik az intelligenciájuk.A rajzfilmek és a képeskönyvek két kisgyerek kalandjait mesélik el, akik megtalálják Ziggyt, a papagájt, és megtanítják beszélni. Sok-sok kalandjuk során a madár megismeri a betűket, számokat, színeket és egyéb hasznos szavakat. Az egyenként 12 percesrajzfilmekkel a gyerekek egyre jobban elsajátítják az angol nyelvet, ha pedig már tudnak olvasni, akkor a könyvben végigkövethetik az adott történetet, amiben egy kis szótár is segítségükre lesz.A sorozat 10 kötetből áll. A könyvek és filmek egymástól függetlenül is élvezhetők, ugyanakkor a bennük lévő tudásanyag egymásra épül.A rendszeres Time for English-mesefogyasztás a legjobbkor és a legjobb módon, ráadásul élményszámba menően kínál biztos angoltudást a kisgyerekeknek.A korai nyelvtanulásnál a gyerekeknek még nem szükséges nyelvtant, kiejtést tanulniuk, az is elég, ha dalokat, verseket, szavakat ismételgetnek. A sok ismétlésnek köszönhetően egyre jobb lesz a kiejtésük, pontosabb a szóhasználatuk, ezáltalfelszabadultabban használják majd a nyelvet a tudatos nyelvtanulás során, az iskolában is.A rajzfilmhez angol és magyar felirat is választható.A 2. rész tartalma:o Az ábécé betűi N-Z-ig o Színek o Tárgyak leírása színekkel o Testrészek - emberek és halak o Tulajdon leírása, birtokos szerkezetLucy és Wiz találnak Ziggynél egy táskát, ami tele van különböző csillogó tárgyakkal. Wiz képes egy varázslattal megmutatni, honnan származnak ezek a tárgyak, így próbálják kideríteni, honnan jött a kis papagáj. Wiz megadja a koordinátákat, majdelrepülnek egy tisztásra, ahol éppen tavasz van, a füves, fákkal benőtt réten színes halakkal teli patak csörgedezik. Találkoznak egy horgásszal és annak kislányával, és megkérdezik tőlük, felismerik-e Ziggyt, de nem ismerik. A horgász sok érdekes dolgotmesél a halakról. A gyerekek megtanítják Ziggynek a színeket, és gyakorolják vele a számolást. Megismertetik a madárral a testrészek nevét, és összehasonlítják Ziggy és a halak testrészeit.

Niveau A1Für erwachsene DaF-Lerner mit Grundkenntnissen auf der Niveaustufe A1,auch für Selbstlerner und als Zusatzmaterial in IntegrationskursenNeun unterhaltsame Kurzgeschichten wie z. B. Mitbewohner: Amadeo sucht ein neues Zuhause. So ein Glück, dass eine Freundin ihn Familie Vogel vorstellt, die ein groáes Haus hat und manchmal auch Zimmer an Studenten vermietet. Die Familie findet Amadeosympathisch und er kann bei ihnen einziehen. Das ist auch für Familie Vogel ein groáes Glück, denn Amadeo ist ein unkomplizierter, ruhiger Mitbewohner, der zudem ein wunderbarer Zuhörer ist und so zum engen Vertrauten vor allem von Herrn Vogel wird.Dessen Frau dagegen scheint sich zunächst nicht allzu sehr für ihn zu interessieren, bis sie eines Abends mit einem Glas Wein in der Hand in sein Zimmer kommt. Sie scheint etwas auf dem Herzen zu haben, doch als sie Amadeo näher kommt, steht plötzlichihr Mann im Zimmer ...- Das gesamte Hörbuch der Lektüre und die Tracks zu den Übungen stehen als kostenloser MP3-Download zur Verfügung.- Für jedes Kapitel passende Übungen zum Lese- und Hörverstehen mit Lösungsschlüssel im Anhang.

The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethaldisease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame and revenge, and a few, like the unheroic hero Dr Rieux, join forces to resist the terror. In part an allegory of France's suffering under the Nazi occupation, The Plague is a compelling depictionof bravery and determination pitted against the precariousness of human existence.

SOMETIMES...DEAD IS BETTER'The house looks right, feels right to Dr Louis Creed. Rambling, old andcomfortable. A place where the family can settle. The children grow and play and explore. The rolling hills and meadows of Maine seem a world away from the fume-choked dangers of the city.It's only those big trucks on the road outside which growl outunnerving threats.Behind the house there's a carefully cleared path up into the woods to a place where generations of local children walked in a procession with the solemn innocence of the young, taking with them their dear departed pets for burial.A sadplace maybe, but safe. Surely a safe place. Not a place to seep into your dreams, to wake you, sweating with fear and foreboding...

The #1 Sunday Times bestseller from 'the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now' (New York Times) - now in paperback.How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty?Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibility and meaning. Now he can help you.Drawing on his own work as a clinical psychologist and on lessons from humanity's oldest myths and stories, Peterson offers twelve profound and realistic principles to live by. After all, as he reminds us, we each have a vital role to play in theunfolding destiny of the world.Deep, rewarding and enlightening, 12 Rules for Life is a lifeboat built solidly for stormy seas: ancient wisdom applied to our contemporary problems.

School has finished for good, and Jack and his friends - Ella, Austin, Ava and Sai - are giving their online social media platform, Generation Next, the ultimate relaunch: a stage takeover at the world's biggest music festival.When you're interviewing famous stars and streaming the footage all over the globe, what could possibly go wrong? The takeover is the gang's most epic task yet, and when they meet TV producer Ethan, he seems like the perfect person to help out.Everyone loves Ethan: he's smart, talented and a natural addition to the group. But Jack isn't so sure. Ethan seems to be hiding something... and why can't the rest of GenNext see it?If Jack isn't careful, his dreams for Generation Next - and his relationships with Ella and his closest friends - could be about to go up in smoke...

This Carnegie Medal-winning classic tale tells the story of Philip d'Aubigny, the knight crusader. From his first battle against the mighty Saladin's army to a victorious crusade alongside Richard the Lionheart . . . it's a dangerous and thrilling lifeand one that is brought vividly to life through Ronald Welch's dramatic writing.

Troy Phelen is one of the richest men in the United States, and he's looking for a way to die. He might just have found it.

When journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she doesn't think she'll find anything of interest. Instead she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband - and Ellie is caught up in theintrigue of a past love affair. Despite, or perhaps because of her own romantic entanglements with a married man. In 1960, Jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident. She can't remember anything - her husband, her friends, who she used to be. Andthen, when she returns home, she uncovers a hidden letter, and begins to remember the lover she was willing to risk everything for. Ellie and Jennifer's stories of passion, adultery and loss are wound together in this richly emotive novel - interspersedwith real 'last letters'.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us?whose writing is 'emotionally wrenching and utterly original' (Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series)?delivers a tour de force novel about a troubledmarriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it. Quinn and Graham?s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart.The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair. All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is aheartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?

For many centuries, Aristotle's Physics was the essential starting point for anyone who wished to study the natural sciences.This is the first complete translation since 1930 of Aristotle's key work on science. It presents Aristotle's thought accurately, while at the same time simplifying and expanding the often crabbed and elliptical style of the original, so that it is verymuch easier to read. A lucid introduction and extensive notes explain the general structure of each section of the book, and shed light on particular problems.

Captain Hastings recounts 18 of Poirot's early cases from the days before he was famous... Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases whichhelped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a fascinating experience. With his career still in its formative years, the panache with which Hercule Poirot could solve even the most puzzling mystery is obvious. Chronicled by hisfriend Captain Hastings, these eighteen early cases - from theft and robbery to kidnapping and murder - were all guaranteed to test Poirot's soon-to-be-famous `little grey cells' to their absolute limit.

Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun - with lives, empires, and hearts all at stake. There are no spectators this time: only those who will win, and those who will lose everything. Welcome, welcome to the Caravalss Finale. Allgames must come to an end .

>>Vati, spielt der liebe Gott Fuáball?>Stell dich hinter uns und leg uns eine Hand auf die Schulter.

A Galaktikus Birodalom már csak emlék, az Alapítvány pedig behódolt a titokzatos Öszvér hatalmának. Úgy tűnik, a Seldon-terv elbukott. Ám létezik egy Második Alapítvány, amely a színfalak mögött igyekszik alakítani az eseményeket, és különlegesmódszereikkel visszavezetni az emberiséget a Seldon által megálmodott útra. Az Öszvér és az Első Alapítvány tagjai is mindent megtesznek, hogy rábukkanjanak erre a rejtélyes szervezetre, de a titkot, amely meghatározza az egész faj sorsát, nem olyanegyszerű feltárni.Isaac Asimov klasszikus trilógiájának utolsó kötetében az egész galaxisra kiterjedő kutatás során továbbra is azzal foglalkozik, mi mozgatja az emberiséget, milyen törvényszerűségeknek engedelmeskednek a társadalmak, és hogyan képes egy egyén döntésebefolyásolni a jövő alakulását. Az Alapítvány-trilógia évtizedekkel a megírása után is elgondolkodtató olvasmány, aminek ott a helye minden sci-fi olvasó polcán.

*WINNER OF THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020**A NYT CRITICS' TOP BOOK OF 2020*'One of the best debut novels I have ever read. Shockingly good ... A classic.' Max PorterThe sensational Dutch bestseller:'Exceptional' (Financial Times)'Exhilarating' (Independent)'Luminous' (Observer)'Beautifully wild' (Guardian)'An earthy and irreverent new voice, thrillingly uninhibited' (New York Times)I asked God if he please couldn't take my brother Matthies instead of my rabbit. 'Amen.'Ten-year-old Jas has a unique way of experiencing her universe: the feeling of udder ointment on her skin as protection against harsh winters

A mysterious toymaker who lives as a recluse in an old mansion, surrounded by the mechanical beings he has created... an enigma surrounding strange lights that shine through the mists that envelop the small island on which the old lighthouse stands... ashadowy creature that hides deep in the woods... these are the elements of a mystery that bind 14-year-old Irene to Ismael during one magical summer spent in the Blue Bay. Irene's mother has taken a job as a housekeeper for the toymaker, Lazarus, but hishouse contains more secrets than Irene and Ishmael have bargained for.

J. M. Barrie?s classic childrens story is reimagined in this delightful full-color deluxe edition filled with all-new illustrations and ten removable features specially designed by MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for theHarry Potter films.

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a realneed in the ELT classroom for contemporary graded material thatwill motivate students to read.This reader is based on the animated movie The Smurfs:The Lost Village about Smurfette and her brothersas they race against Gargamel in the Enchanted Forest to saveThe Lost Village.The Smurfs: The Lost Village is one of five readersbased on the film.LEVEL 3Comes with CD - and online resourcesFull colour insidesPerfect also for native English speaking children who are strugglingwith their readingSeries InformationPopcorn ELT Readers isa series of low-level graded readers aimed at youngerstudents who are beginning to learn English as a Foreign Language.The series covers three levels from Level 1 (Early Beginner)to Level 3 (High Beginner) and is aimed at students aged eight toeleven years.Each reader is available in Book Only or Book and CD formats.The CD features an audio recording of the story for reading along.There are also online resource sheets providing step-by-steplesson plans, extra activities and downloadable flashcards.