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Catharine and Other Writings (Oxford World´s Classics)ě
Jane Austen began writing in her early teens, and filled three notebooks with her fiction. Her earliest work reflects her interest in the novel as a genre; in brilliant short pieces she plays with plots, stock characters, diction, and style, developing a sense of form at a remarkably early age. The characters of these stories have a jaunty and never-failing devotion to themselves. They perpetually lie, cheat, steal - and occasionally commit murder. Throughout these short or unfinished pieces, Austen exhibits her sense of the preposterous in life and fiction with tough-mindedness and robust humour. Alice, the mock-heroine of Jack and Alice has `many rare and charming qualities, but Sobriety is not one of them'. In her later published fiction, Austen had learned to take demands for propriety seriously, reining in whatever might be thought boisterous or coarse. Here we see Jane Austen without her inhibitions. In addition to prose fiction and prayers, this collection also contains many of Jane Austen's poems, written to amuse or console friends, and rarely reprinted. The texts have been compared with the manuscripts and edited to give a number of new readings. The notes recreate the texture of daily life in Jane Austen's age, and demonstrate her knowledge of the fiction of her time. The introduction by Margaret Anne Doody sets the writings within the context of Jane Austen's life and literary career.
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Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Authoritative, accessible, and completely up to date, The Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to build their vocabulary and improve their writing skills. Over 140,000 alternative and opposite words are given with the closest, most frequently used synonyms listed first; in addition thousands of real-life examples of usage from the Oxford English Corpus enable the reader to pinpoint the relevant word quickly and easily. Also included are some useful appendices designed to improve your knowledge of the language: a new Wordfinder section offers a selection of thematic lists - from chemical elements and clothing to phobias and flowers - and a Common Confusables supplement explains the crucial differences between similar words that are often mixed up.
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Jackson Michael - Dangerous (Coloured) 2LP
Tracklist :
2LP
1. Jam 5:39
2. Why You Wanna Trip on Me 5:24
3. In the Closet 6:31
4. She Drives Me Wild 3:41
5. Remember the Time 4:00
6. Can't Let Her Get Away 4:58
7. Heal the World 6:25
8. Black or White 4:15
9. Who Is It 6:34
10. Give In to Me 5:29
11. Will You Be There 7:40
12. Keep the Faith 5:57
13. Gone Too Soon 3:23
14. Dangerous 6:57
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Iron Flame
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College, Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.
Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance. It's the new vice commandant, who's made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is - unless she betrays the man she loves.
Although Violet's body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else's, she still has her wits, and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.
But a determination to survive won't be enough this year.
Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College - and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.
Balada o láske až za hrob
Nie každá láska sa môže naplniť
Po zrade Princa sŕdc sa Evangeline Foxová zaprisahá, že mu už nikdy nebude dôverovať. Verí, že ku vzkrieseniu šance na šťastný koniec, o ktorú ju Jacks obral, jej dopomôžu vlastné kúzelné schopnosti. No po tom, ako sa na ňu uvalí kliatba, musí s Princom sŕdc znovu uzavrieť dohodu. Ibaže tentoraz sa pravidlá líšia. Jacks už nie je jediná hrozba, pred ktorou by sa mala mať na pozore. V skutočnosti je možno jediný, komu môže veriť, aj keď v kútiku duše by ním najradšej pohŕdala.
Evangelinin život už neničí kúzlo lásky, ale smrtiaca kliatba. A ak ju chcú s Jacksom prelomiť, musia bojovať so starými priateľmi, nájsť si nových spojencov a premôcť kúzla, ktoré sa im zahrávajú s mysľou aj so srdcom. Evangeline tomu svojmu vždy dôverovala, no tentoraz o ňom pochybuje.
Z anglického originálu The Ballad of Never After (Flatiron Books, New York 2022) preložila Klára Kruteková.
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Express: English for Aviation SB+ MultiROM and Audio CD
A new series of short, specialist English courses for professions such as human resources, or marketing and advertising, and work skills such as telephoning, meetings, and presentations.
Wannabe
Aisha Harris has made a name for herself as someone you can turn tofor a razor-sharp take on whatever show or movie everyoneis talking about. Now, she turns her talents inward, mining the benchmarks of her nineties childhood and beyond to analyze the tropes that are shaping all of us, and our ability to shape them right back.
In the opening essay, an interaction with Chance the Rapper prompts an investigation into the origin myth of her name. Elsewhere, Aisha traces the evolution of the “Black Friend” trope from its Twainian origins through to the heyday of the Spice Girls, teen comedies like Clueless, and sitcoms of the New Girl variety. And she examines the overlap of taste and identity in this era, rejecting the patriarchal ethos that you are what you like. Whatever the subject, sitting down with her book feels like hanging out with your smart, hilarious, pop culture–obsessed friend—and it’s a delight.
Dorothy - Gifts From The Holy Ghost CD
Tracklist:
1 Beautiful Life
2 By Guns
3 Rest In Peace
4 Top Of The World
5 Hurricane
6 Close To Me Always
7 Black Sheep
8 Touched By Fire
9 Made To Die
10 Gifts From the Holy Ghost
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Hot Spot 2 Activity Book
Hot Spot is a new course that identifies with the 'betweenagers' 10-14 age group. Fun and engaging, it makes the most of the growing identity of the young teenager through motivating texts and stories and lively illustrations and photography. Each book contains seven theme-based modules each made up of three double-page presentation lessons, a cross-cultural or cross-curricular integrated skills lesson, a 'can do' review section, and a fun 'extra special' lesson to end with. The course has a transparent grammar syllabus which progresses steadily throughout the course, encouraging a discovery approach before practising and then personalising the grammar. There is a balance of skills work through the lessons, and the four skills are practised in the integrated skills lesson which focuses on a cultural or cross-curricular aspect of the module theme. Providing a focus on the UK and other English-speaking countries, Hot Spot offers a wealth of culturally rich content that will interest and motivate young teenagers learning English.
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Chile and Easter Island (Lonely Planet Country Guide)
Complete, practical country guide for independent travellers. More coverage of booming adventure travel destination Patagonia. Expanded focus on activities, adventure and eco-travel, including a dedicated outdoors chapter. Special feature on Chilean wine.
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Educated
Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn't exist. She hadn't been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she'd never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn't believe in hospitals.
As she grew older, her father became more radical and her brother more violent. At sixteen, Tara knew she had to leave home. In doing so she discovered both the transformative power of education, and the price she had to pay for it.
Hungarian the Easy Way 1. Coursebook + Hungarian the Easy Way 1. Exercise Book + CD
Hungarian for complete beginners. Explanations and instruction in English, for classroom instruction and for self-study.
Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Oxford Paperback Reference)
What is a ham-and-egger? What are Anglo-Saxon attitudes? Who or what is liable to jump the shark? Who first tried to nail jelly to the wall? The answers to these and many more questions are in this fascinating book. Here in one volume you can track down the stories behind the names and sayings you meet, whether in classic literature or today's news. Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled bank of reference and language online resources, this dictionary covers classical and other mythologies, history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture. Extensive cross referencing makes it easy to trace specific information, while every page points to further paths to explore. It is a fascinating slice of cultural history, and a browser's delight from start to finish. What is the fog of war? Who first wanted to spend more time with one's family? When was the Dreamtime? How long since the first cry of Women and children first? Where might you find dark matter? Would you want the Midas touch? Should you worry about grey goo?
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A papírsereglet és más történetek
A kínai származású Ken Liu a generációjának az egyik legeredetibb, legkülönlegesebb és legelgondolkodtatóbb novellistája. Az írásai rendre rámutatnak a varázslatosra a hétköznapi dolgokban. A papírsereglet és más történetek e kivételes tehetségű szerző legjobb műveit gyűjti össze az évtizedből.
Egy fiatal férfi a távoli jövőben a kultúrája és múltja végső megsemmisülése ellen küzd a Mono no aware című történetben, amiért 2013-ban odaítélték Liunak a Hugo-díjat. A papírseregletben egy varázslatos origami tigris döbbenti rá a főszereplőt, hogy a szeretet nem ismer határokat. Ez a novella volt az első az irodalmi díjak történetében, ami egyszerre kapta meg a Hugo-, Nebula- és World Fantasy-díjakat, és mindmáig sokan hivatkoznak rá, hogy szívszaggató végkifejlete a fantasztikumot egészen új módon ábrázolja. A Jó vadászatot! című ázsiai steampunk történetben az olvasó végigkísérheti a mágia különböző korokhoz való csodálatos alkalmazkodását. A kötet további részeiben is igazi műfajkavalkáddal találkozunk: egyaránt olvashatunk űroperát (Hullámok), Black Mirror-szerű disztópikus rémálmot (A visszatérő vendég) és szépirodalmi alkotást (A betűmágus), illetve a mágikus realizmus és az időutazás segítségével Kína történelmébe is betekintést nyerhetünk (Aki lezárta a történelmet).
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Starry Messenger
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time-war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, race, and tribalism-in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.
In a time when our political and cultural perspectives feel more divisive than ever, Tyson provides a much-needed antidote to so much of what divides us, while making a passionate case for the twin engines of enlightenment-a cosmic perspective and the rationality of science.
After thinking deeply about how a scientist views the world and about what Earth looks like from space, Tyson has found that terrestrial thoughts change as our brain resets and recalibrates life's priorities, along with the actions we might take in response. As a result, no outlook on culture, society, or civilisation remains untouched.
In Starry Messenger, Tyson reveals just how human the enterprise of science is. Far from a cold, unfeeling undertaking, scientific methods, tools, and discoveries have shaped modern civilisation and created the landscape we've built for ourselves on which to live, work, and play. Tyson shows how an infusion of science and rational thinking renders worldviews deeper and more informed than ever before-and exposes unfounded perspectives and unjustified emotions.
With crystalline prose and an abundance of evidence, Starry Messenger walks us through the scientific palette that sees and paints the world differently. From lessons on resolving global conflict to reminders of how precious it is to be alive, Tyson reveals, with warmth and eloquence, ten surprising, brilliant, and beautiful truths of human society, informed and enlightened by knowledge of our place in the universe.
The Law and the Lady (Oxford World´s Classics)
Probably the first full-length novel with a woman detective as its heroine, The Law and the Lady (1875) is a fascinating example of Collins' later fiction. Valeria Valerie Woodville's first act as a married woman is to sign her name incorrectly in the marriage register, this slip is followed by a gradual disclosure of secrets about her husband's earlier life, each of which leads to another set of questions and enigmas. Developing many of the techniques at work in The Moonstone in bizarre and unexpected ways, and employing both Gothic and fantastic elements, The Law and the Lady adds a significant dimension to the history of the detective novel.
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The Good Ally
'I invite you to be courageous and get comfortable with being uncomfortable, because any discomfort you feel is temporary and pales in comparison to what black and brown people often have to experience on a daily basis.
Are you ready?
The Good Ally is an urgent call to arms to become better allies against racism and provides a thoughtful approach, centering collective healing, to do so.
It is a book for those against persistent racial injustice, hungry to expand their knowledge and understanding of systemic racism in Britain and beyond. It uncovers the roots of racism and its birthplace, anti-Blackness.
It is for those who not only want to be able to better recognise both subtle and overt forms of racism in action, to examine their powerful role in it, but who want to know what to do about it. The answer often lies within.
The Good Ally is the answer to 'what next?'
Eyewitness Travel Guides - New York (Pocket Map and Guide)
This is the best of New York City in your pocket. From the Rockefeller Centre to the Staten Island Ferry - the guide covers up to 200 sights and recommendations and slips easily into your pocket or bag. Perfect for on-the-go navigation, you can discover New York's best restaurants, bars and shops, opening times and transport information. You can use the guide to decide your itinerary and then plot your route using the fold-out map. It has everything you need to make the most of your city break or stopover.
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Betting on You
From the New York Times bestselling author of Better than the Movies, this swoon-worthy rom-com in the vein of She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You follows a teen girl who unwittingly finds herself at the centre of a bet while working at a waterpark. When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers. They didn't get off to the best start but this is a new beginning and whilst they are still polar opposites, she starts to look forward to hanging out and gossiping about the waterpark guests and their coworkers-particularly two who keep flirting with each other.
Charlie insists that members of the opposite sex can't just be friends, and Bailey is determined to prove him wrong. So they make a bet on whether or not the cosy pair will actually get together. Soon enough feelings between Bailey and Charlie begin to develop with the help of some "fake dating" but Charlie has a secret.
A secret that involves Bailey and another bet Charlie may have made. Can the two make a real go of things...or has Charlie's secret doomed them before they could start?