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Gateway B2 Student's Book + Maturitné CV testy
Gateway is an academically rich, multi-level general English course designed to lead teenage students to success in school-leaving/university entrance examinations, and prepare them for university and the world of work. The course stimulates the interest of students by providing cross-curricular and cultural content that is genuinely interesting, meaningful and thought-provoking. Gateway helps students prepare and practise for their school-leaving exams and equips them with lifelong learning and study skills. Taking an inductive approach to grammar, Gateway revises and extends students' active knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through a wealth of varied skills-based activities that recycle, revise, evaluate and develop language skills.
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Dear Oliver
"Dear Dr. Sacks . . . You asked me if I could imagine what the world would look like when viewed with two eyes. I told you that I thought I could . . . But, I was wrong."
When Susan Barry first wrote to Oliver Sacks, she never expected a response, let alone the deep friendship that blossomed over ten years of letters.
Sue, herself a neuroscientist, wrote to share an extraordinary development in her own medical history. Born with problems with her vision, Sue had been told she would never acquire the ability to see in 3D - and yet she did, a development at odds with decades of research. Within days, Oliver replied, "Your letter fills me with amazement and admiration."
Sharing an interest in visual perception and a deep love of science, Sue and Oliver began writing back and forth, delving deeper into the mysteries of sight and marvelling at the adaptive capacity of the human body.
But in a painful twist of fate, as Sue's vision improved, Oliver's declined, and his characteristic typed letters shifted to handwritten ones. Sue later recognised this to be an early sign of the cancer that ultimately ended his extraordinary life.
Freedom
Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don't coexist easily: we value individuality and self-reliance, yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs. In this intricately crafted and thought-provoking book, Sebastian Junger examines this tension that lies at the heart of what it means to be human.
For much of a year, Junger and three friends-a conflict photographer and two Afghan war vets-walked the railroad lines of the east coast. It was an experiment in personal autonomy, but also in interdependence. Dodging railroad cops, sleeping under bridges, cooking over fires and drinking from creeks and rivers, the four men forged a unique reliance on one another.
In Freedom, Junger weaves his account of this journey together with primatology and boxing strategy, the role of women in resistance movements and apache renegrades, and the brutal reality of life on the Pennsylvania frontier. Written in exquisite, razor-sharp prose, the result is a powerful examination of the primary desire that defines us.
Short Stories in Russian for Beginners
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.
"I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers
Short Stories in Russian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading.
What does this book give you?
* Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary
* Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently
* Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
* Pleasure! It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun, and research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard!' 'I don't understand!'
* Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way
Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including
* A glossary for bolded words in each text
* A bilingual word list
* Full plot summary
* Comprehension questions after each chapter.
As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Russian for Beginners will make learning Russian easy and enjoyable.
Publisher's Note: The new edition of October 2018 has been comprehensively revised: it rectifies the translation errors identified by reviewers below in the previous edition and includes a completely new story.
Ulysses
The greatest novel of the twentieth century, now in a beautiful Clothbound Classics centenary edition
Following the events of one single day in Dublin, the 16th of June 1904, and what happens to the characters Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom and his wife Molly, Ulysses is a monument to the human condition. It has survived censorship, controversy and legal action, and even been deemed blasphemous, but remains an undisputed modernist classic: ceaselessly inventive, garrulous, funny, sorrowful, vulgar, lyrical and ultimately redemptive. It confirms Joyce's belief that literature 'is the eternal affirmation of the spirit of man'.
Doorways
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. The House promised Jack wealth, fame, and revenge...if it didn’t kill him first.~~~Dr. Lucius Rainer, head of research at GenTech, is dead. But to Jack, it seems that his old mentor still lives on through his house. Certainly, Rainer’s strange island retreat exudes the personality of its late owner: isolated and eccentric, brooding and uninviting. But when GenTech learns that the house holds a working model of Rainer’s final project, Jack discovers that the house shares one other trait with its former owner.Dangerous.The house will open only to Jack’s biometrics, and will only allow two very specific people to accompany him: Wendy, Jack’s now ex-wife, and Deak Sanderson, Wendy’s new lover and Jack’s former rival at GenTech. As the three of them explore the house and its secrets, Jack discovers that some doors—in this house and in life—should never be opened.“A couple months ago I was introduced to Douglas Smith by way of his collected short stories, Impossibilia. So I was looking forward to his story 'Doorways' and was not disappointed. ... This story has a cunningly satisfying conclusion. I find a good short story falls into two categories: There is the complete story, the novel miniaturised, which is a nearly perfect art form. These are hard to capture but constantly illustrated by such writers as Douglas Smith.” —SF Crowsnest Book Reviews“…is based on an interesting concept … The puzzles [in the story] and the final invention that they hint at are intriguing … Smith ties [the story's] denouement’s metaphorical significance in well with the technological concept at the center of the plot.” —The Fix
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Teen Eli Readers - English: The Call of the Wind, bez CD
When The Call of the Wild was published the first printing of 10,000 copies sold out immediately and it is still one the best known stories written by an American author. Buck, a happy, quiet dog living in sunny California, is kidnapped and sent north to begin a new hard life as a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. Read about his adventures and the many problems he has to face in this new cruel world. Discover how he begins to change and how he responds to the Call of the Wild.
Prvých 10 000 kusov knihy The Call of the Wild (Volanie divočiny) sa vypredalo ihneď a dodnes je to jedným z najznámejších príbehov napísaných americkým autorom.
Pokojného a šťastného psa Buck zo slnečnej Kalifornie unesú a pošlú na sever, kde sa začína nový ťažký život – ťahá snežný záprah počas zlatej horúčky na Klondiku. Prečítajte si o dobrodružstvách a mnohých problémoch, ktorým musel čeliť v novom, krutom svete. Zistite, ako sa začína meniť a čeliť volaniu divočiny.
Audio nahrávku si teraz môžete vypočuť pomocou voľne dostupnej aplikácie. Viac informácií nájdete na zadnej strane publikácie.
Lacná kniha Vrátil jsem se v pořádku (-90%)
Humorně podaný příběh na vážné téma okořeněný ilustracemi známého karikaturisty Oldřicha Dudka a opatřený "odborným" doslovem MUDr. Janem Cimickým je prvním sklíčkem do mozaiky autorových životních zážitků. Zavádí čtenáře do prostředí léčebny pro závislé.
V pavilonu Nový život se tu sejdou alkoholici, gembleři i drogově závislí všech věkových kategorií, profesí a charakterů. Mezi nimi a lékařským personálem prožívá hlavní hrdina několik měsíců absurdního života zcela vytržen z běžného života běhu. Má tu čas vzpomínat a hodnotit cestu, která ho sem přivedla. Nalézá přátelství i podlost, ale taky zažije spoustu legrace.
Téma, které je ve své podstatě smutné - boj, prohry a výhry nad závislostí, tu není nijak zlehčováno, ale je podáno s nadhledem a vtipem. Knížka, i když poučná, je hlavně zábavná a čtenář se při ní bude opravdu dobře bavit. Hodí se dobře na dovolenou, ale pozor, komu se zatím rukopis dostal do ruky, ten jej nezavřel dříve, než na poslední straně. Čte se totiž jedním dechem.
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Búcsú a tengerektől
1999. szeptember 16-án huszonhat magyar tengerész várta az alexi kikötőben az arab személyzetet, amelynek át kellett adnia az M/S "Bem" óceánjárót. A motoros "tulajdonosa", Bánffy Lehel, a Hungaro-Liner Tengerhajózási Vállalat vezérigazgatója az utolsók között adta el az egykor szebb napokat látott áruszállító hajót. A hajó parancsnoka Müller Kornél volt. Az elegáns, ősz férfi erre az alkalomra a tiszti díszegyenruháját öltötte magára. A személyzet többi tagja is egyenruhába öltözött. A tengerészek hangulata gyászos volt. Akkor már látni lehetett, hogy vége van a magyar tengerhajózásnak. Az elek videokamerájával még egyszer végigjárta a hajót. Felvételt készített a fontosabb helyekről, megörökítette a hajó utolsó magyar személyzetét, és "riportot" készített a barbával. Emlék az utókornak! Müller a tiszti szalonba hívatta a teljes személyzetet. Rövidke beszédben megköszönte a helytállásukat és mindenkivel kezet rázott. Aztán együtt elénekelték a magyar Himnuszt. Többen elsírták magukat.
Megérkezett az arab személyzet. Meglehetősen szedett-vedett banda volt. A parancsnok, egy sötétbőrű kopasz kis emberke, mocskos fehér egyenruhában, mezítlábán gumipapuccsal. Nem érdekelte a leltár. Mindent aláírt, amit Müller eléje tett. Így az átadás-átvétel egy bő félóra alatt lezajlott. A bérelt busz, egy magyar gyártmányú, leharcolt Ikarus, ott állt a rakparton. Az vitte a magyarokat a kairói repülőtérre. Korán érkeztek. A reményvesztett csapatnak bőven volt ideje, hogy a tranzitban leigya magát.
Brave New World
This title comes with introductions by Margaret Atwood and David Bradshaw. Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress...Huxley's ingenio
us fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece.
Learn the Magic in Everyday Life
This is what this book brings you: You support climate protection, quickly receive compact information and checklists from experts (overview and press comments in the book preview) as well as advice that has been tested in practice, which also leads to success step by step thanks to AddOn. Because everyone experiences magical moments in everyday life, whether it is when meeting and communicating with other people or because wonderful events often happen on a large or small scale. The problem, however, is that we have often forgotten to even see these positive things. This is often due to many unconscious beliefs that cause fears and positive associations downright buried. In addition, our brain is geared to perceive negative events in particular and we train to do so a little more every day. It is not uncommon for us to become downright mistrustful until we get stuck. But this is a mistake: We miss out on the numerous opportunities to do something together with other people and give away many chances in life. Therefore, it is tremendously important to consciously focus on positive thinking and to consciously perceive the beautiful experiences. Only those who recognize in this way what their own heart needs and act accordingly can be truly happy, authentic and self-determined. This book shows how to regain a positive attitude and train your confidence in other people and in your own perception in order to become successful. We give you the best possible help on the topics of career, finance, management, personnel work and life assistance. For this purpose, we gather in each book the best experts in their field as authors - detailed biographies in the book - , who give a comprehensive overview of the topic and additionally offer you success planner workbooks in printed form. Our guidebooks are aimed primarily at beginners. Readers who are looking for more in-depth information can get it for free as an add-on with individual content in German and English as desired. This concept is made possible by a particularly efficient, innovative digital process and Deep Learning, AI systems that use neural networks in translation. The publishing company donates at least 5 percent of its reveniew from book sales to charitable organizations involved in reforestation projects and climate protection - more detailed information on request. Publisher Simone Janson is also chairwoman of the board of the Berufebilder Yourweb Foundation, bestselling author and was one of the 20 most important German bloggers as well as a columnist for renowned media - more about her in Wikipedia.
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Invincible with Success Mindset
This is what this book brings you: you support climate protection, quickly receive compact information and checklists from experts (overview and press comments in the book preview) as well as advice that has been tested in practice, which also leads to success step by step thanks to AddOn. Because being successful professionally as well as privately, fulfilling one's own wishes, having more money and securing one's prosperity in the long term, who would not like that? The way there leads over the correct attitude, evenly the success Mindset. It's not for nothing that Alibaba founder Jack Ma once said "If you want to change the world, you should start with yourself". And this is what needs to be learned, starting with a confident appearance in business and salary negotiations, through assertiveness in important decisions, to financial background knowledge for investing on the stock market. With the right mindset, the dream of financial freedom and passive income can definitely become a reality. But unfortunately, very few people are really familiar with the subject of investing money and opinions about proper financial planning are as many as experts. It is therefore necessary not to lose the overview in the jungle of financial products. Therefore, it makes sense to deal with one's own asset planning in more detail, after all, savings and thus retirement provisions, which are important for retirement, are only destroyed by inflation. We give you the best possible help on the topics of career, finance, management, personnel work and life assistance. For this purpose, we gather in each book the best experts in their field as authors - detailed biographies in the book - , who give a comprehensive overview of the topic and additionally offer you success planner workbooks in printed form. Our guidebooks are aimed primarily at beginners. Readers who are looking for more in-depth information can get it for free as an add-on with individual content in German and English as desired. This concept is made possible by a particularly efficient, innovative digital process and Deep Learning, AI systems that use neural networks in translation. The publishing company donates at least 5 percent of its reveniew from book sales to charitable organizations involved in reforestation projects and climate protection - more detailed information on request. Publisher Simone Janson is also chairwoman of the board of the Berufebilder Yourweb Foundation, bestselling author and was one of the 20 most important German bloggers as well as a columnist for renowned media - more about her in Wikipedia.
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1956 - Erőszak és emlékezet
A 20. század mindennapjaihoz szervesen hozzátartozott az erőszak tapasztalása. A történeti kutatásokban is mind nagyobb figyelmet kap a jelenség különböző típusainak, a direkt és a nyílt, illetve a rejtett, valamint a strukturális erőszaknak a vizsgálata. E témakört boncolgatja a hazai tudományosság nemrég alakult műhelye, az Erőszaktörténeti Munkacsoport, amely az 1945 utáni magyar történelem erőszakközpontú kutatását, ennek összehangolását és a kutatási eredmények nyilvánosságra hozatalát tűzte ki céljául.
A munkacsoport 2016. október 6-án a Jaffa Kiadóval és a Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem Történettudományi Intézetével karöltve szervezte meg az 1956-os forradalommal és szabadságharccal foglalkozó konferenciáját. Az eseményen számos hazai jelenkor-történeti műhely kutatói folytattak tudományos eszmecserét.
E tanulmánykötet a konferencián elhangzott előadások anyagát tartalmazza. GYÁNI GÁBOR elméleti felvezetését követően az írások az erőszaknak az 1956-os forradalom és szabadságharc idején, illetve az annak leverését követően megjelenő formáit járják körül. TULIPÁN ÉVA az atrocitások szerepét vizsgálja a kádári ellenforradalmi narratívában, TAKÁCS TIBOR pedig az október 26-i nyíregyházi tüntetés elbeszéléseivel foglalkozik. MÜLLER ROLF a harcok tépázta Budapest képi világát elemzi, míg VÖRÖS GÉZA tanulmánya az újpesti forradalmárokról Mindszenty József kiszabadításához is adalékként szolgál. A határon túlra tekint STEFANO BOTTONI a Székelyföldön lefolytatott hatalmi vegzálásokat bemutató tanulmányával, míg BANK BARBARA közleménye a forradalom után újranyitott internálótáborokról, valamint KRAHULCSÁN ZSOLT írása, mely a Nagy Imre-ügy vizsgálóit mutatja be a hazai megtorlás működésének megértéséhez segítheti hozzá az olvasót.
Kokas Ignác
Az e-könyv a Kossuth Kiadó által nyomtatásban megjelentetett nagysikerű A magyar festészet mesterei című sorozat azonos című kötetének szöveganyagát tartalmazza, az illusztrációk nélkül. Kokas Ignác (1926-2009) Különleges esemény színhelye volt 1996. március 3-án a Fejér megyei Vál község. Az utcán ünneplőbe öltözött helybéliek és vendégek nyüzsögtek, a járókelőket pálinkával, borral és pogácsával kínálták, az autók nem fértek el az útszélen, de az esemény csak külsőségeiben hasonlított búcsúra vagy esküvőre. Kokas Ignác festőművészt ünnepelte a szülőfaluja hetvenedik születésnapján. A templomtorony aljában alkalmi kiállítást rendeztek képeiből és a róla megjelent újságcikkekből, közéjük váli borokkal teli edényeket állítottak, aztán mire a polgármester az iskola kémiatermében a díszpolgári oklevelet meg a gyűrűt átadta a mesternek, valóságos lakodalmi hangulat alakult ki az ünneplő közönség körében. Mindenki ott volt, kézszorongatások, emlékek idézése, ismerősök évtized múltán való lapogatása és büszkélkedése az azóta született vagy már éppen felnőtt gyerekekkel. Ki az a festő, és milyen az a festészet, amelynek ilyen atyafiságos, protokollmentes és őszinte falusi tisztelgés jár korunkban? Kokas Ignác festőművész az élő magyar piktúra kiemelkedő mestere, a huszadik századi modern művészet egyik megújítója, igen bonyolultan egyéni képek alkotója. Akkor, ott, az ünnepi felajzottságban sem hitte senki, hogy Vál minden lakója ugyanolyan értője a festő életművének, mint a köszöntésére ugyancsak megjelent műgyűjtők és művészettörténészek.
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iGen
Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Less Happy - And Completely Unprepared for Adulthood - And What That Means for the Rest of Us
As seen in Time, USA TODAY, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and on CBS This Morning, BBC, PBS, CNN, and NPR, iGen is crucial reading to understand how the children, teens, and young adults born in the mid-1990s and later are vastly different from their Millennial predecessors, and from any other generation.
With generational divides wider than ever, parents, educators, and employers have an urgent need to understand today's rising generation of teens and young adults.
Born in the mid-1990s up to the mid-2000s, iGen is the first generation to spend their entire adolescence in the age of the smartphone. With social media and texting replacing other activities, iGen spends less time with their friends in person-perhaps contributing to their unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and loneliness.
But technology is not the only thing that makes iGen distinct from every generation before them; they are also different in how they spend their time, how they behave, and in their attitudes toward religion, sexuality, and politics. They socialize in completely new ways, reject once sacred social taboos, and want different things from their lives and careers. More than previous generations, they are obsessed with safety, focused on tolerance, and have no patience for inequality.
With the first members of iGen just graduating from college, we all need to understand them: friends and family need to look out for them; businesses must figure out how to recruit them and sell to them; colleges and universities must know how to educate and guide them. And members of iGen also need to understand themselves as they communicate with their elders and explain their views to their older peers. Because where iGen goes, so goes our nation-and the world.
Lacná kniha I´ll Never Be Young Again (-90%)
'The iron of the bridge felt hot under my hand. The sun had been upon it all day. Gripping hard with my hands I lifted myself on to the bar and gazed down steadily on the water passing under...I thought of places I would never see, and women I should never love. A white sea breaking on a beach, the slow rustle of a shivering tree, the hot scent of grass...I breathed deeply and I felt as though the waiting water rose up in front of me and would not let me go' As far as his father, an accomplished poet, is concerned, Richard will never amount to anything, and so he decides to take his fate into his own hands. But at the last moment, he is saved by Jake, who appeals to Richard not to waste his life. Together they set out for adventure, jumping aboard the first ship they see and working their passage to Norway and around Europe, eventually to bohemian Paris, where Richard meets Hesta, a captivating music student...
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
Soon to be a major motion picture, this heart-warming and inspirational tale follows Enzo, a loyal family dog, as he tells the story of his human family, how they nearly fell apart, and what he did to bring them back together.
A captivating and moving story of an extraordinary family, how they almost fell apart, and how they were brought back together again by the wisest and most loyal member - Enzo the dog.
Heart-wrenching but deeply funny, The Art of Racing in the Rain is an uplifting tale about the wonders and absurdities of human life ... as only a dog could tell it.
Now a major motion picture from Fox 2000 starring Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried and Kevin Costner.
Ce qui est juste fermente et devient force Co je spravedlivé, kvasí
kdy v kulometné palbě zemřel. Doba dostatečně dlouhá, aby utišila palčivost životního příběhu a učinila jej vzdálenou historií. To, že se tak dosud nestalo, má několik důvodů. Trvá především živý zájem o osobnost Ivana Matouška z řad jeho francouzských spolubojovníků. O trvalosti tohoto zájmu výmluvně svědčí pocta a společná vzpomínka veteránů u jeho hrobu uspořádaná 30. dubna 1997. Tato akce, organizovaná colonelem Philippem Grardem a Jeanem-Louisem Nougierem, provázená rovněž kontaktem a rozpomínáním korespondenčním, znovu připomněla, co nezemřelo, a oživila mnohé zapomenuté. Stala se posléze i jedním z podnětů, který vedl k Matouškovu druhému povýšení in memoriam v rámci české armády (k 28. 10. 1999).
Sborník s úplným podtitulem Válečná cesta Ivana Matouška, důstojníka československé a francouzské kavalerie, 1939–1944 přináší dokumenty a svědectví blíže osvětlující tři rozhodující události Matouškovy válečné cesty: jeho odchod do Francie, příjezd do Paříže v čele čety provázející generála de Gaulla a smrt v kulometné palbě u břehu řeky Meurthe v Lotrinsku. První událost byla rozpjata do několika měsíců, druhá do jednoho dne, třetí do několika okamžiků osudného odpoledne.
Kusý obraz o útěku z protektorátu, o cestě válečným Polskem, o pobytu v Rumunsku, o plavbě na Blízký východ a posléze do Francie poskytují krátké deníkové zápisy, které si Ivan Matoušek zaznamenával do drobného diáře, jejž nosil s sebou. Tyto kusé záznamy doplňuje celková zpráva, kterou o cestě bronovické skupiny do Francie vypracoval pro potřeby armádního velení velitel skupiny, štábní kapitán policie František Divoký.
Triumfální příjezd do osvobozované Paříže po boku generála de Gaulla přibližuje vzpomínkový text colonela Paula Willinga, jenž na některých místech čerpal ze vzpomínek Jeana-Louise Reussera. Podrobnosti těchto nezapomenutelných chvil nabízejí i vzpomínky dalších členů Matouškovy čety Alberta Altfelda, Pierra Labara a Jeana-Louise Nouguiera.
Přímé svědectví o smrti lieutenanta Matouška přináší text Jeana-Louise Reussera. Důležitým svědectvím je ovšem i dopis Pierra Labara, který při průzkumné a vzápětí záchranné akci čekal u vysílačky. Předkládané záznamy, vzpomínky a svědectví se vzájemně doplňují a korigují, takže nevyžadují mnoho komentářů. Pro čtenáře nezbytné vysvětlující doplňky dostatečně obstarávají poznámky pod čarou. Připomenuté měsíce, dny a okamžiky vsazuje do rámce Matouškova životopisu přehled životopisných dat, předsazený před zveřejněné dokumenty, a životopisný medailon z pera Ivana Procházky, umístěny na samý závěr publikace.
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. It was the second novel in the Growth trilogy, which included The Turmoil (1915) and The Midlander (1923, retitled National Avenue in 1927). In 1942 Orson Welles directed a film version, also titled The Magnificent Ambersons.The novel and trilogy traces the growth of the United States through the declining fortunes of three generations of the aristocratic Amberson family in a fictional Mid-Western town, between the end of the Civil War and the early part of the 20th century, a period of rapid industrialization and socio-economic change in America. The decline of the Ambersons is contrasted with the rising fortunes of industrial tycoons and other new-money families, which did not derive power from family names but by "doing things". As George Amberson's friend (name unspecified) says, "don't you think being things is 'rahthuh bettuh' than doing things?""The Magnificent Ambersons is perhaps Tarkington's best novel," said Van Wyck Brooks. "[It is] a typical story of an American family and town—the great family that locally ruled the roost and vanished virtually in a day as the town spread and darkened into a city. This novel no doubt was a permanent page in the social history of the United States, so admirably conceived and written was the tale of the Ambersons, their house, their fate and the growth of the community in which they were submerged in the end."Even though the story is set in a fictitious city, it was inspired by Tarkington's hometown of Indianapolis and the neighborhood he once lived in, Woodruff Place.Source: Wikipedia
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