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A dictionary of synonyms
English level:

Upper-Intermediate to Advanced
B2 to C2

Description:
No two words are exactly the same. This is the learner's thesaurus that explains the difference.

Key features
* Over 17,000 synonyms and opposites from written and spoken English
* Over 4,000 notes to help learners identify the exact difference between near-synonyms
* CD-ROM with access to the complete Thesaurus and over 250 practice exercises
* 9-page Thesaurus Trainer to help you make the most of your Thesaurus
* 16 Study Pages focusing on topics and exam-style questions
* Illustrated Topic Maps with exercises to help build vocabulary
* A-Z Index and Topic Index make it easy to find any word in

Surfacing from the literary underground, Bukowski's wild and immortal stories have become cult favourites. This collection of anecdotal short stories demonstrates Bukowski's compelling semi-autobiographical style and his mastery of visceral language and the depiction of seamy underworlds. Focusing on themes that recur throughout his work, from Los Angeles and bar culture to alcoholism, gambling, sex and violence, these pieces also introduce unexpected elements of fantasy and surrealism.

Učebnice anglické gramatiky v kontextu vhodná i pro samouky. Macmillan English Grammar in Context je řada učebnic anglické gramatiky rozdělená podle jednotlivých gramtických jevů. Verze s klíčem je vhodná i pro samouky. Každá lekce obsahuje srozumitelné vysvětlení gramatiky a je doplněna mnoha cvičeními. Úvodní cvičení jsou řízená, kde student rozpoznává správnou variantu, případně jev procvičuje na izolovaných větách. Procvičování v kontextu V druhé části každé lekce jsou pak zařazena cvičení, kdy se gramtický jev procvičuje v souvislém kontextu článku, úryvku z tisku, případně dialogu. Právě použití gramtických jevů v kontextu umožní studentům daný jev zvládnout mnohem lépe než procvičování v izolovaných

Učebnice anglické gramatiky v kontextu vhodná i pro samouky. Macmillan English Grammar in Context je řada učebnic anglické gramatiky rozdělená podle jednotlivých gramtických jevů. Verze s klíčem je vhodná i pro samouky. Každá lekce obsahuje srozumitelné vysvětlení gramatiky a je doplněna mnoha cvičeními. Úvodní cvičení jsou řízená, kde student rozpoznává správnou variantu, případně jev procvičuje na izolovaných větách. Procvičování v kontextu V druhé části každé lekce jsou pak zařazena cvičení, kdy se gramtický jev procvičuje v souvislém kontextu článku, úryvku z tisku, případně dialogu. Právě použití gramtických jevů v kontextu umožní studentům daný jev zvládnout mnohem lépe než procvičování v izolovaných

Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.

Growing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime that everyone but him had brothers and sisters. His sole companion was Shimamoto, also an only child. Together they spent long afternoons listening to her father's record collection. But when his family moved away, the two lost touch. Now Hajime is in his thirties. After a decade of drifting he has found happiness with his loving wife and two daughters, and success running a jazz bar. Then Shimamoto reappears. She is beautiful, intense, enveloped in mystery. Hajime is catapulted into the past, putting at risk all he has in the present.

Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her first husband and that someone had been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life. But when Roger is found stabbed to death it seems only Poirot can help.

Inspired by DH Lawrence, Chekhov and Hemingway, Bukowski's writing is passionate, extreme and has attracted a cult following, while his life was as weird and wild as the tales he wrote. This collection of short stories gives an insight into the dark, dangerous lowlife of Los Angeles that Bukowski inhabited. From prostitutes to classical music, Bukowski ingeniously mixes high and low culture in his 'tales of ordinary madness'. These are angry yet tender, humorous and haunting portrayals of life in the underbelly of Los Angeles.

On the hottest day of the summer of 1934, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have been changed for ever. Robbie and Cecilia will have crossed a boundary they had not even imagined at its start, and will have become victims of the younger girl's imagination. Briony will have witnessed mysteries, and committed a crime for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone.

His life was like his recurring nightmare: a train to nowhere. But an ordinary life has a way of taking an extraordinary turn. Add a girl whose ears are so exquisite that, when uncovered, they improve sex a thousand-fold, a runaway friend, a right-wing politico, an ovine-obsessed professor and a manic-depressive in a sheep outfit, implicate them in a hunt for a sheep, that may or may not be running the world, and eth upshot is another singular masterpiece from Japan's finest novelist.