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One Fifth Avenue
Автор: Candace Bushnell Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 576 Дата загрузки: 28 мая 20132012-07-14
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One Fifth Avenue is The Building--the chicest, the hottest, the best pedigreed, with all the most interesting people. It's the One to Get Into. Within its pre-war walls the lives of New York City's cultural elite play out: from an over-40 actress whose comeback proves that women of style are truly ageless, to the spoiled and confident recent college grad whose mother expects to find the right man to launch her daughter into high society, to the grande-dame gossip columnist who's seen it all. As in her previous books, Candace Bushnell turns her eagle eye on the social and sexual politics of New Yorkers in an era when any kind of fame is like hard currency, and you are where you live.
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The Debutante
Автор: Kathleen Tessaro Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 15 октрября 20142014-04-24
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Can the secrets of one woman's past change another woman's future? Cate is a gifted young artist who survives in New York by producing remarkable copies of Old Masters.She arrives in London to stay with her aunt Rachel who owns an auction house, determined to leave the pain of her past behind. Cate is sent to Devon with Rachel's colleague Jack to value the contents of Endsleigh, the grand Georgian home of a former socialite. But inside, its once elegant interiors are now worn with age and dust. Then Cate discovers hidden in the back of one of the bookshelves, an old shoebox containing an exquisite pair of silk dancing shoes from the 1930's along with a mysterious collection of objects — a diamond brooch, a photograph of a handsome young sailor, a dance card, and a beautiful pearl and emerald bracelet from Tiffany's. Unable to solve the questions in her own life, Cate quickly becomes engaged in solving the mystery of the shoe box and begins to unravel the story of Baby Blythe; bright, beautiful and reckless, she was the most famous debutante of her generation. The clues in the box reveal a tale of a dark, addictive love, a tale that will lead Cate to uncover some secrets of her own. A timeless novel from the bestselling author of Elegance.
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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Автор: Matt Ridley Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 464 Дата загрузки: 27 октрября 20142012-12-16
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Matt Ridley, acclaimed author of the classics 'Genome' and 'Nature via Nurture', turns from investigating human nature to investigating human progress. In 'The Rational Optimist' Ridley offers a counterblast to the prevailing pessimism of our age, and proves, however much we like to think to the contrary, that things are getting better. Over 10,000 years ago there were fewer than 10 million people on the planet. Today there are more than 6 billion, 99 per cent of whom are better fed, better sheltered, better entertained and better protected against disease than their Stone Age ancestors. The availability of almost everything a person could want or need has been going erratically upwards for 10,000 years and has rapidly accelerated over the last 200 years: calories; vitamins; clean water; machines; privacy; the means to travel faster than we can run, and the ability to communicate over longer distances than we can shout. Yet, bizarrely, however much things improve from the way they were before, people still cling to the belief that the future will be nothing but disastrous. In this original, optimistic book, Matt Ridley puts forward his surprisingly simple answer to how humans progress, arguing that we progress when we trade and we only really trade productively when we trust each other. 'The Rational Optimist' will do for economics what 'Genome' did for genomics and will show that the answer to our problems, imagined or real, is to keep on doing what we've been doing for 10,000 years — to keep on changing.
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The Carrie Diaries
Автор: Candace Bushnell Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 07 апреля 20152015-03-12
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Meet Carrie Bradshaw before 'Sex and the City!' The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation. Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend's betrayal makes her question everything. With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself, and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships and relationships left on her. Through adventures both audacious and poignant, we'll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where her new life begins.
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Homecoming
Автор: Cathy Kelly Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 19 февраля 20132013-07-14
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The warm and wonderful new novel from the natural heir to Maeve Binchy Eleanor Levine left Ireland seventy years ago with little more than a suitcase and her mother's handwritten recipe book. Now, a lifetime later, she's returning from New York with hard won wisdom and memories of her own. A renowned psychoanalyst, Eleanor knows there's one final journey she has to make! Lovely young actress Megan Bouchier didn't have to chase success — it arrived effortlessly. Fame was what she always wanted until a disastrous affair made her the wrong kind of headlines — now Megan needs a place to hide! Darkly beautiful Rae is a wonderful wife, a loyal friend and a dedicated community carer. From Titania's Tea Rooms she dispenses tea and sympathy to everyone — until a painful secret from her past threatens everything she holds dear. Big-hearted teacher Connie O'Callaghan has given up on love. She's cheerfully approaching forty and besides, why does no man ever match the heroes in her beloved romantic novels? As Eleanor re-reads her mother's comforting words and watches life unfold from her window in Dublin's pretty Golden Square, she slowly becomes drawn into the lives of Megan, Rae and Connie. But can treasured wisdom handed down from mother to daughter really be relevant today? And what are the ingredients for a life well lived?
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Collins Business Grammar and Practice: Intermediate
Автор: Nick Brieger Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20132014-02-19
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The perfect guide for those looking to improve their English grammar for use in the workplace. If you use English on a regular basis, but you feel you need to brush up a little on your grammar, Collins' new Business Grammar and Practice is the perfect solution. Well-known EFL experts Nick Brieger and Simon Sweeney guide the user through 72 short, succinct units to explain the structure of the English language. They provide examples of real usage, explanations and then practice exercises to cement your understanding. All of the sample sentences are taken from the COBUILD corpus, ensuring that users don't learn traditional, theoretical language, but rather, they come to understand real, useful, everyday expressions. Aimed specifically at the business learner, the vocabulary and structures used are a reflection of the English that is used in the business world around the globe today. Work through the book from start to finish, or pick and choose the topics of most interest to you.
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Collins Business Grammar and Practice: Pre Intermediate
Автор: Nick Brieger Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20132015-03-16
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The perfect guide for those looking to improve their English grammar for use in the workplace. If you use English on a regular basis, but you feel you need to brush up a little on your grammar, Collins' new Business Grammar and Practice is the perfect solution. Well-known EFL experts Nick Brieger and Simon Sweeney guide the user through 72 short, succinct units to explain the structure of the English language. They provide examples of real usage, explanations and then practice exercises to cement your understanding. All of the sample sentences are taken from the COBUILD corpus, ensuring that users don't learn traditional, theoretical language, but rather, they come to understand real, useful, everyday expressions. Aimed specifically at the business learner, the vocabulary and structures used are a reflection of the English that is used in the business world around the globe today. Work through the book from start to finish, or pick and choose the topics of most interest to you.
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Collins English for Business: Listening (+ CD-ROM)
Автор: Ian Badger Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20132012-06-21
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Understand what they're saying — however they say it This completely innovative self-study book and audio CD set is the perfect way for busy executives to improve their English listening skills. It features real people talking about their work and their lives in a variety of native and non-native accents alongside exercises and learning material. Collins English for Business is a new series of self-study skills books which focus on the language you really need to do business in English — wherever you are in the world. Each title includes tips on how to communicate effectively and how to communicate inter-culturally. Other titles in the series: Speaking and Writing. / Powered by COBUILD / Listening contents: Twenty 4-page units cover the key areas, such as Small talk, Working in English globally, Telephoning and Teleconferencing. / Each unit contains: — Exercises based on authentic audio recording — Grammar tips — Key phrases — Personal action plans / Audio CD containing 78 minutes of authentic recordings.
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Collins English for Business: Speaking (+ CD-ROM)
Автор: James Schofield Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20132012-06-21
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The perfect guide for those looking to improve their written English for use in the workplace. Collins' new Business Skills: Speaking guide features the language you really need to communicate — not the language you always meet in books.
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A Game of Thrones: Book 1 of a Song of Ice and Fire
Автор: George R. R. Martin Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 864 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20132015-03-18
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The first volume in the hugely popular and highly acclaimed epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. There is passion here, and misery and charm, grandeur and squalor, tragedy, nobility and courage. Now a major HBO TV series. During Spring 2011, the first volume of George R Martin's glorious high fantasy will be aired as an HBO series on Sky in the UK. Martin unfolds with astonishing skill a tale of truly epic dimensions, thronged with memorable characters, a story of treachery and ambition, love and magic. Set in a fabulous world scarred by battle and catastrophe over 8000 years of recorded history, it tells of the deeds of men and women locked in the deadliest of conflicts and the terrible legacy they will leave their children. In the game of thrones, you win or you die.
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The Art Of War
Автор: Sun Tzu Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20152013-07-24
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized. Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu‘s The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy. Focussing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thinking very carefully about strategy before resorting to physical battle, this philosophy continues to be applied to the corporate and business world. Words that are as resonant today in every aspect of our lives as they were when he wrote them.
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The Call of the Wild
Автор: Jack London Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 132 Дата загрузки: 26 марта 20142016-08-27
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Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire, and to plunge into the forest. Half St. Bernard, half sheepdog, Buck is stolen away from his comfortable life as a pet in California and sold to dog traders. He soon finds himself aboard a ship, on its way to Northern Canada. Surrounded by cruelty, Buck's natural instincts and behaviour begin to emerge as he works as a mail carrying sled dog, scavenging for food, protecting himself against other dogs and sleeping out in the cold snow. Sold to a group of American gold hunters who are inexperienced living in the wilderness, the dogs are treated badly and as misfortune besets them, Buck is saved by John Thornton. Indebted to his new master, Buck remains by Thornton's side, saving him from drowning and protecting him with fierce loyalty throughout their time together. However, Buck can not deny the strong lure of the wilderness around him. Exciting and action-packed, THE CALL OF THE WILD explores the timeless relationship between man and dog, and the inevitable draw of primitive instincts that pull Buck away from civilization and humanity towards the lawless and harsh wilderness.
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Twelve Days of Christmas
Автор: Trisha Ashley Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 408 Дата загрузки: 25 апреля 20142013-09-02
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Christmas has always been a sad time for young widow Holly Brown, so when she's asked to look after a remote house on the Lancashire moors, the opportunity to hide herself away is irresistible — the perfect excuse to forget about the festivities. Sculptor, Jude Martland, is determined that this year there will be no Christmas after his brother runs off with his fiancee and he is keen to avoid the family home. However, he will have to return by Twelfth Night, when the hamlet of Little Mumming hold their historic festivities and all of his family are required to attend. Meanwhile, Holly is finding that if she wants to avoid Christmas, she has come to the wrong place. When Jude unexpectedly returns on Christmas Eve he is far from delighted to discover that Holly seems to be holding the very family party he had hoped to avoid. Suddenly, the blizzards come out of nowhere and the whole village is snowed in. With no escape, Holly and Jude get much more than they bargained for — it looks like the twelve days of Christmas are going to be very interesting indeed!
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The Alchemist
Автор: Coelho Paulo Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2002 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 15 сентября 20092004-07-14
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Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers for ever. Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist is such a book. With over 30 million copies sold worldwide and translated into 63 languages, The Alchemist has already achieved the status of a modern classic. This updated edition includes exclusive new material. This is the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the exotic markets of Tangiers and then into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him. The Alchemist is an unforgettable novel about the essential wisdom of listening to our heart and, above all, following our dreams.
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Owl at home: Reading 2 with help
Автор: Lobel Arnold Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2000 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20092002-10-27
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Whether Owl is inviting Winter in on a snowy night or welcoming a new friend he meets while on a stroll, Owl always has room for visitors!
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There's No Place Like Space!
Автор: Tish Rabe Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2008 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20102010-10-11
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«I'm the Cat in the Hat, and we're off to have fun. We'll visit the planets, the stars and the sun!» And so Dr. Seuss' famous Cat in the Hat whisks young readers off on a fun-filled tour of the solar system. This title and others form part of a series of books that takes an off-beat look at nature and natural sciences through a fun combination of Seussian rhymes and zany illustrations. Aimed at early readers — from four to seven year olds — the books are designed to bridge the gap between concept books written for preschoolers and more formal non fiction titles that require fluent reading skills. By presenting the facts in a lively and rhythmic manner, they provide the critical foundation upon which complex facts and ideas can eventually be built.»
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House of Many Ways
Автор: Diana Wynne Jones Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 328 Дата загрузки: 14 апреля 20132013-03-16
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A chaotically magical sequel to Howl's Moving Castle. Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy, but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland an his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places — the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, to name but a few. By opening that door, Charmain is now also looking after an extremely magical stray dog, a muddled young apprentice wizard and a box of the king's most treasured documents, as well as irritating a clan of small blue creatures. Caught up in an intense royal search, she encounters an intimidating sorceress named Sophie. And where Sophie is, can the Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer be far behind?
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The Fort
Автор: Bernard Cornwell Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 16 февраля 20132014-04-22
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'Captivate, kill or destroy the whole force of the enemy' was the order given to the American soldiers. THE FORT is the blistering new novel from worldwide bestseller Bernard Cornwell. Summer 1779. Seven hundred and fifty British soldiers and three small ships of the Royal Navy. Their orders: to build a fort above a harbour to create a base from which to control the New England seaboard. Forty-one American ships and over nine hundred men. Their orders: to expel the British. The battle that followed was a classic example of how the best-laid plans can be disrupted by personality and politics, and of how warfare can bring out both the best and worst in men. It is a timeless tale of men at war, written by a master storyteller.
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Collins Speaking for IELTS (+ CD-ROM)
Автор: Karen E. Kovacs Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20132012-06-21
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The perfect skills-based preparation book for the IELTS exam. This book has been specially created for foreign learners of English who plan to take the IELTS exam to demonstrate that they have the required ability to communicate effectively in English, either at work or at university.
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Elementary English Grammar and Practice
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 июня 20132014-09-02
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Clearly and attractively presented, this reissue of the second edition of the Collins COBUILD Elementary English Grammar offers pre-intermediate learners of English a firm foundation in the principles of English Grammar. The second edition of the Collins COBUILD Elementary English Grammar has been written for pre-intermediate to intermediate learners of English in order to provide them with a sound understanding of the basics of English Grammar. The reference material is attractively presented on the left-hand pages, with useful and challenging exercises on the right-hand pages, serving as reinforcement. Examples from the Bank of English have been used to illustrate the patterns shown, common phrases have been identified and highlighted, and additional help is offered for spelling and pronunciation. Hundreds of specially-drawn cartoons vividly illustrate the grammatical points being made. Logically organized and attractively presented, the Collins COBUILD Elementary Enlglish Grammar offers learners of English all the help they need when starting to study English Grammar.
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