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A Tangled Web
Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 144 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20102009-06-11
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Deception is usually frowned on as morally unacceptable, but is it always wrong? Can hiding or distorting the truth sometimes have good effects, adding to the sum of human happiness? These ten stories are full of secrets and lies, from a light-hearted bit of fun to dark and desperate deceit; but whether harmless or evil, deception can sometimes lead to quite unexpected complications.
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And All for Love:
Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 142 Дата загрузки: 13 августа 20102010-05-26
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What sad, appalling, and surprising things people do in the name of love and for the sake of love. These short stories give us love won and love lost, love revenged, love thrown away, love in triumph, love in despair. It might be love between men and women, children and parents, even humans and cats; but whichever it is, love is a force to be reckoned with. This collection contains stories by Maeve Binchy, Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, H.E. Bates, Graham Greene, Fay Weldon, Patricia Highsmith, John Morrison, and Somerset Maugham.
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Animals in Danger
Автор: Hopkins Andy Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20112011-09-27
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People love and need animals. They keep them in their homes and on their farms. They enjoy going to zoos, and watching animals on films and on TV. Little children love to play with toy animals. But people are a great danger to animals too. They take their land, and cut down the trees where animals have their homes. They pollute the rivers and seas, and kill big animals for their skins or for medicine. Now there are about 7,000 species of animals in danger. What can we do to protect the animals of the world — from us?
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England
Автор: Escott John Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20112011-09-27
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Twenty-five million people come to England every year, and some never go out of London. But England is full of interesting places to visit and things to do. There are big noisy cities with great shops and theatres, and quiet little villages. You can visit old castles and beautiful churches — or go to festivals with music twenty-four hours a day. You can have an English afternoon tea, walk on long white beaches, watch a great game of football, or visit a country house. Yes, England has something for everybody — what has it got for you?
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Rainforests
Автор: Akinyemi Rowena Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20112011-09-27
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Deep rivers, tall trees, strange animals, beautiful flowers — this is the rainforest. Burning trees, thick smoke, new roads and cities, dead animals, people without homes — this is the rainforest too. To some people the rainforests mean beautiful places that you can visit; to others they mean trees that they can cut down and sell. Between 1950 and 2000 half of the world's rainforests disappeared. While you read these words, somewhere in the world people are cutting down rainforest trees. What are these wonderful places that we call rainforests — and is it too late to save them?
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Seasons and Celebrations
Автор: Maguire Jackie Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20112011-09-27
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In English-speaking countries around the world people celebrate Easter, Valentine's Day, Christmas, and other special days. Some celebrations are new, like Remembrance Day and Mother's Day; others, like the summer solstice, go back thousands of years. What happens on these special days? What do people eat, where do they go, what do they do? Why is there a special day for eating pancakes? Who is the 'guy' that children take onto the streets in November? And where do many people like to spend the shortest night of the year in England? Come on a journey through a year of celebrations, from New Year's Eve to Christmas.
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Ireland
Автор: Vicary Tim Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20112011-09-27
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There are many different Irelands. There is the Ireland of peaceful rivers, green fields, and beautiful islands. There is the Ireland of song and dance, pubs and theatres — the country of James Joyce, Bob Geldof, and Riverdance. And there is the Ireland of guns, fighting, death, and the hope of peace. Come with us and visit all of these Irelands — and many more...
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Recycling
Автор: Stewart Sue Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20102013-08-17
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What will we do when there is nowhere to put our rubbish? Every day, all over the world, people drop cans, boxes, paper, and bottles into bins and never think about them again. And the rubbish mountains get bigger and bigger. But there is another way — a way that makes old paper into houses, broken bottles into jewellery, and old cans into bridges. Anyone can recycle — it's easy, it saves money, and it's a way to say, I care about the Earth. Saving the world starts with you — here — now.
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Australia and New Zealand
Автор: Lindop Christine Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20102013-08-17
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What do you find in these two countries at the end of the world? One is an enormous island, where only twenty million people live — and the other is two long, narrow islands, with ten sheep for every person. One country has the biggest rock in all the world, and a town where everybody lives under the ground; the other has a beach where you can sit beside the sea in a pool of hot water, and lakes that are bright yellow, green, and blue. Open this book and start your journey — to two countries where something strange, beautiful or surprising waits around every corner.
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Information Technology
Автор: Davies Paul Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20102013-08-17
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It is hard to imagine the modern world without information technology. At home, at work, and at play, mobile phones, e-mails and computers have become part of daily life. The story of information technology is a story of machines — from the ancient abacus to the small powerful computer chips of today. But it is also a story of people. Meet a woman who wrote computer programs two hundred years ago, a teenage millionaire, a man who began with a paperclip and ended with a house — and the criminals who want your name and your money. Come and discover the world of information technology.
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The USA
Автор: Baxter Alison Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20102013-08-17
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Everybody knows about the United States of America. You can see its films, hear its music, and eat its food just about everywhere in the world. Cowboys, jazz, hamburgers, the Stars and Stripes — that's the United States. But it's a country with many stories to tell. Stories of busy cities, and quiet, beautiful forests and parks. Stories of a country that fought against Britain, and then against itself, to make the United States of today. Stories of rich and poor, black and white, Native American and immigrant. And the story of what it is really like to be an American today...
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Martin Luther King
Автор: McLean Alan Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20102013-08-17
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The United States in the 1950s and 60s was a troubled place. Black people were angry, because they did not have the same rights as whites. It was a time of angry words, of marches, of protests, a time of bombs and killings. But above the angry noise came the voice of one man — a man of peace. I have a dream, said Martin Luther King, and it was a dream of blacks and whites living together in peace and freedom. This is the story of an extraordinary man, who changed American history in his short life.
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Great Crimes
Автор: F. John Escott Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20122013-08-23
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The doctor took great care of his patients. Everybody agreed about that. And a lot of his women patients were old and ill, so it was only natural that a lot of them would die. Everyone agreed about that too. Until some of the women who died were not very old, or very ill — and someone began to ask questions about Dr Harold Shipman... Many great crimes end in a question. Not all the answers are known. Read about Dr Harold Shipman and discover the love, hate, death, money, and mystery behind this and other great crimes.
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Nelson Mandela
Автор: Akinyemi Rowena Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20122013-08-23
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In 1918 in the peaceful province of Transkei, South Africa, the Mandela family gave their new baby son the name Rolihlahla — troublemaker. But the young boy's early years were happy ones, and he grew up to be a good student and an enthusiastic sportsman. Who could imagine then what was waiting for Nelson Mandela — the tireless struggle for human rights, the long years in prison, the happiness and sadness of family life, and one day the title of President of South Africa?
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The History of the English Language
Автор: Viney Brigit Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20122013-08-23
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About a quarter of the people in the world today speak or use English. In homes and schools, offices and meeting rooms, ships and airports, people are speaking English... How has this happened? How did English begin, and what will become of it in the future? The history of the English language is a journey through space and time, from thousands of years ago to today and beyond, and to all parts of the world. Come on that journey and meet the monks and soldiers, the kings and scientists, the printers, poets, and travellers who have helped to make the English of today.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Автор: Twain Mark Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20102010-10-11
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Hank Morgan is a happy young man in Connecticut, USA, in 1879 until one day someone runs into his office and shouts, Come quickly, Boss! Two men are fighting. After this, something very strange happens to him, and his life changes forever.
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Escape
Автор: Burrows Phillip Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20102010-10-11
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I'm not a thief. I'm an innocent man, shouts Brown. He is angry because he is in prison and the prison guards hate him. Then one day Brown has an idea. It is dangerous — very dangerous.
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Give Us the Money
Автор: Clarke Maeve Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20102010-10-11
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Every day is the same. Nothing exciting ever happens to me, thinks Adam one boring Monday morning. But today is not the same. When he helps a beautiful young woman because some men want to take her bag, life gets exciting and very, very dangerous.
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King Arthur
Автор: Janet Hardy-Gould Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20102010-10-11
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It is the year 650 in England. There is war everywhere because the old king is dead and he has no son. Only when the new king comes can the fighting stop and the strange, magical story of King Arthur begin. But first, Merlin the ancient magician has to find a way of finding the next king...
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The Ransom of Red Chief
Автор: Henry A. Жанр: Oxford University Press Год: 2008 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20102010-10-11
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Bill and Sam arrive in the small American town of Summit with only two hundred dollars, but they need more and Sam has an idea for making a lot of money. When things start to go very wrong, both men soon regret their visit — and their idea.
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