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Life Lessons from Freud
Автор: Kahr B. Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 20 октрября 20092004-09-20
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'The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge' Independent on Sunday Sigmund Freud is best known as the father of psychoanalysis. Born in 1856, he was a physiologist, medical doctor and psychologist who spent most of his life in Vienna, Austria. He developed revolutionary ideas about the unconscious mind, repression and the meaning of dreams and the clinical method of treatment through dialogue. Here you will find insights from his greatest works. The Life Lessons series from The School of Life takes a great thinker and highlights those ideas most relevant to ordinary, everyday dilemmas. These books emphasize ways in which wise voices from the past have urgently important and inspiring things to tell us. 'thoroughly welcoming and approachable ... If the six books in the Life Lessons series can teach even a few readers to pay passionate heed to the world — to notice things — they will have been un unquestionable success' John Banville, Prospect 'there is a good deal to be learned from these little primers' Observer
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Kinsey and Me
Автор: Grafton S. Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Страниц: 286 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20092004-04-19
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My name is Kinsey Millhone. I’m a private investigator, licensed, bonded, insured; white, female, age thirty-two, unmarried, and physically fit. That Monday morning, I was sitting in my office with my feet up, wondering what life would bring, when a woman walked in and tossed a photograph on my desk. 'Somebody killed my husband.' Thirty one years since A is for Alibi was first published, Sue Grafton presents Kinsey and Me, her first compendium of short stories. It features nine Kinsey Millhone short stories, each a gem of detection, as well as autobiographical pieces written in the decade after Grafton's mother died. Together, they show just how much Kinsey Millhone is a distillation of her creator’s past, even as they reveal a child who, free of parental discipline, read everything and roamed everywhere. But the dark side of such freedom was that very parental distance... Kit walked through the empty house, listening to her footsteps resounding against the pale dead floors... the windows stood open to the summer heat and a wind that smelled of lilacs touched at the screens. From her bedroom, she could look out into the side yard where the cherry tree had blossomed every April since time began... And now the house was being sold and the land, their mother was dead, their father remarried: all of life, everything was breaking apart, breaking down, being levelled, destroyed, razed, rendered obsolete, that childhood, that life, that family as odd and unhappy as it had been... Published in the UK for the first time, this dazzling and often moving collection displays the depth and range of Grafton’s writing and reminds us of her unique talent as a storyteller.
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Elegy
Автор: Hocking A. Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2005 Страниц: 560 Дата загрузки: 23 августа 20092008-04-22
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Cursed to be a siren, Gemma’s life is slowly being destroyed. Struggling to move away from the savage darkness she needs to survive, she’s desperate to break the curse that has turned her into a monster and is keeping her from the family – and boy – that she loves. But the alluring yet lethal sirens, Penn, Thea and the newly initiated, Liv have no intention of letting her go. The key to her freedom lies with an ancient scroll and Gemma’s frantic search leads her to someone who might be able to help—the mysterious immortal Diana, who cursed Penn and her sisters thousands of years ago. But Diana will not give up her secrets easily and unless Gemma and her sister Harper can unlock the scroll’s powers then Penn will trap Harper’s boyfriend Daniel and destroy the two sisters for good.
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The Stranger's Child
Автор: Hollinghurst A. Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2012 Страниц: 562 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20162013-06-28
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The Sunday Times Novel of the Year ‘With The Stranger’s Child, an already remarkable talent unfurls into something spectacular’ Sunday Times In the late summer of 1913, George Sawle brings his Cambridge friend Cecil Valance, a charismatic young poet, to visit his family home. Filled with intimacies and confusions, the weekend will link the families for ever, having the most lasting impact on George’s sixteen-year-old sister Daphne. As the decades pass, Daphne and those around her endure startling changes in fortune and circumstance, reputations rise and fall, secrets are revealed and hidden and the events of that long-ago summer become part of a legendary story, told and interpreted in different ways by successive generations. Powerful, absorbing and richly comic, The Stranger’s Child is a masterly exploration of English culture, taste and attitudes over a century of change. ‘I would compare the novel to Middlemarch... a remarkable, unmissable achievement’ Independent ‘Magnificent... universally acclaimed as the best novel of the year’ Philip Hensher.
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Nano
Автор: Cook R. Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Страниц: 436 Дата загрузки: 23 октрября 20092004-04-17
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Returning from Death Benefit, embattled medical student Pia Grazdani decides to take a year off from her studies and escape New York City. Intrigued by the promise of the burgeoning field of medical technology, Pia takes a job at Nano, LLC, a lavishly funded, security-conscious nanotechnology institute in the picturesque foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Nano, LLC is ahead of the curve in the competitive world of molecular manufacturing, including the construction of microbivores, tiny nano-robots with the ability to gobble up viruses and bacteria. But the corporate campus is a place of secrets. When Pia encounters a fellow employee on a corporate jogging path suffering the effects of a seizure, she soon realizes she may have literally stumbled upon one of Nano, LLC's human guinea pigs. Is the tech giant on the cusp of one of the biggest medical discoveries of the twenty-first century — a treatment option for millions — or have they already sold out to the highest bidder?
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Alexander the Great: The Truth Behind the Myth
Автор: Cartledge Paul Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2013 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 25 мая 20162016-04-19
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At eighteen Alexander had conquered mainland Greece, was crowned King of Macedonia at twenty and by twenty-six he had made himself master of the once mighty Persian Empire. By the time of his death, aged only thirty-three, in 323BCE he was ruler of the known world and was being worshipped as a god by the Greeks, both at Babylon, where he died, and further west, among the Greek cities of the Asiatic seaboard. The fruit of a lifetime's scholarship and meticulous research, this is an outstanding biography of one of the most remarkable rulers in history. 'A hugely impressive portrait of a towering but enigmatic figure' Saul David, Sunday Telegraph 'A revealing, often enthralling search... restless, exhilarating book' Observer 'Fascinating... blends all the pleasures of Hollywood epic with those of a subtle and deeply intriguing detective tale' Tom Holland, author of Rubicon 'Alexander the Great provides an endless fount both of amazement and of speculation. This gripping book examines the legends as well as the life. Most interestingly, it invites the reader to participate in the difficult task of separating the fact from the fiction' Norman Davies.
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Yours Truly
Автор: Greenwood Kirsty Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2013 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 16 декабря 20152016-02-23
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The ebook BESTSELLER available for the first time in paperback! A funny, mischievous romantic comedy novel, perfect for fans of Lindsey Kelk, Jenny Colgan, Paige Toon or Sophie Kinsella 'Your bum does not look big in that dress.' 'Mmmm, this meal is delicious!' 'Of course you're better looking than Jon Hamm.' Newly engaged Natalie Butterworth is an easy-going girl. She'll do anything for a quiet life and if telling a few teensy white lies keeps her friends and family happy, then so what? It's not like they'll ever discover what she's really thinking... Until one night, thanks to a pub hypnotist, Natalie's most private thoughts begin to bubble up and pop out of her mouth. Things get very messy indeed, especially when some sticky home truths offend her fiance. Natalie must track down the hypnotist before her wedding is officially cancelled. So along with bad influence bestie Meg, Natalie finds herself in the Yorkshire Parish of Little Trooley — a small village bursting with big secrets, nosy old folk and intriguing Wellington-wearing men. When the girls get stuck in the village with no means of escape and no way to break the hypnotist's spell, Natalie is forced to face the truths she has been avoiding her whole life... This is a sparkling romantic comedy debut novel, written by the very talented founder of women's fiction review site novelicious.com, and noveliciousbooks.com, Kirsty Greenwood.
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The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules
Автор: Bradbury Rod Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2014 Страниц: 464 Дата загрузки: 27 августа 20162019-08-17
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The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is an incredibly quirky, humorous and warm-hearted story about growing old disgracefully — and breaking all the rules along the way! 79-year-old Martha Andersson dreams of escaping her care home and robbing a bank. She has no intention of spending the rest of her days in an armchair and is determined to fund her way to a much more exciting lifestyle. Along with her four oldest friends — otherwise known as the League of Pensioners — Martha decides to rebel against all of the rules imposed upon them. Together, they cause uproar with their antics protesting against early bedtimes and plasticky meals. As the elderly friends become more daring, they hatch a cunning plan to break out of the dreary care home and land themselves in a far more attractive Stockholm establishment. With the aid of their Zimmer frames, they resolve to stand up for old aged pensioners everywhere — Robin Hood style. And that's when the adventure really takes off... Perfect for fans of The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Translated by Rod Bradbury.
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Behind Closed Doors
Автор: Wilkinson Kerry Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2014 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 17 октрября 20172015-12-23
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Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel has barely left her house in months, isolated away from friends and colleagues. She may have given up on herself but one man is sure she still has something to offer. DCI Jack Cole gives her a chance at redemption: An opportunity to help a neighbouring force by discovering what is going on with a reclusive community living in a stately home in the middle of nowhere. People are going missing, turning up dead with only a vague link back to the house. But can Jessica beat her own demons in time to find out exactly what's going on behind closed doors?
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Dead Letter Drop
Автор: James Peter Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2014 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 14 апреля 20182019-08-03
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Max Flynn, undercover agent, has the unenviable job of spying on his own side. When to kill, who to kill, whether to kill are all questions which have to be answered at great speed if he wants to stay alive. But why does an innocuous airline ticket No. 14B matter so much? Who has gone to the trouble of committing suicide? And could Flynn's beautiful companion be a spy? The hazy, murky world of counter espionage leaves no room for errors of judgement and Flynn knows he's finished if he makes one false move.
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Triumph of the City: How Urban Spaces Make Us Human
Автор: Glaeser Edward Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2012 Страниц: 456 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20142014-05-16
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Understanding the modern city and the powerful forces within it is the life's work of Harvard urban economist Edward Glaeser, who at forty is hailed as one of the world's most exciting urban thinkers. Travelling from city to city, speaking to planners and politicians across the world, he uncovers questions large and small whose answers are both counterintuitive and deeply significant. Should New Orleans be rebuilt? Why can't my nephew afford an apartment in New York? Is London the new financial capital of the world? Is my job headed to Bangalore? In Triumph of the City, Glaeser takes us around the world and into the mind of the modern city from Mumbai to Paris to Rio to Detroit to Shanghai, and to any number of points in between to reveal how cities think, why they behave in the manners that they do, and what wisdom they share with the people who inhabit them.
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Macmillan Cultural Readers: Brazil Pack
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2013 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 16 марта 20162015-07-24
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A new strand of readers focusing on countries and culture, with chapters on history, traditions, daily life, cities, nature and sport. This title provides an informative and entertaining overview of Brazilian history, culture, traditions and sport, and the events that have helped Brazil become one of the fast-developing ‘BRIC nations’. CD included.
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Macmillan English Quest 1 Flashcards
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2012 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 июля 20132014-05-22
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A pack of full-colour flashcards with all the key vocabulary from Macmillan English Quest 1. Ideal for playing language games in class.
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Macmillan English Quest 2 Flashcards
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2012 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 июля 20132014-05-22
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A pack of full-colour flashcards with all the key vocabulary from Macmillan English Quest 2. Ideal for playing language games in class.
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Macmillan English Quest 3 Teacher's Book Pack
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2013 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20152014-12-07
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The Macmillan English Quest 3 Teacher's Book contains comprehensive teaching notes as well as additional photocopiable resources. A Digibook is included in the pack. The Digibook is a digital version of the Pupil's Book with embedded audio which is ideal for IWB use.
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Macmillan English Quest 4 Teacher's Book Pack
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2013 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20152014-12-07
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The Macmillan English Quest 4 Teacher's Book contains comprehensive teaching notes as well as additional photocopiable resources. A Digibook is included in the pack. The Digibook is a digital version of the Pupil's Book with embedded audio which is ideal for IWB use.
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Improve your Skills: Use of English Student's Book with key and MPO Pack
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20092002-12-07
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Improve your Skills: Use of English for Advanced Student's Book prepares pupils to affectively use English language to complete tasks. Part of the Improve your Skills series which aims to develop the skills, language and test techniques required to achieve success, this book comes ‘With key’ and MPO for further online practice.
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Improve your Skills: Use of English for Advanced Student's Book with Key
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20092002-12-07
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Improve your Skills: Use of English for Advanced Student's Book prepares pupils to affectively use English language to complete tasks. Part of the Improve your Skills series which aims to develop the skills, language and test techniques required to achieve success. This book comes 'With key'.
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Improve your Skills: Reading for Advanced Student's Book without Key
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20092002-12-07
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Improve your Skills: Reading for Advanced Student's Book prepares pupils for the Advanced (CAE) Reading tests. The book is full of exercises and examples to help develop key reading skills and build students confidence to ensure success in the exams. This is a ‘Without’ key version.
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Improve your Skills: Reading Student's Book without key and MPO Pack
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2014 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20162015-12-07
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Improve your Skills: Reading for Advanced Student's Book prepares pupils for the Advanced Reading tests. The book is full of exercises and examples to help develop key reading skills. Tips support students on how to approach the Reading tasks in CAE and MPO accompanies this book for further practice online. This is a ‘Without Key’ version.
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