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When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits - the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth - a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. Jacob, a veterinary student who almost earned his degree, is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love betwe

What does history really consists of? Centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - sleeping, eating, having sex, endeavouring to get comfortable. And where did all these normal activities take place? At home. This was the thought that inspired Bill Bryson to start a journey around the rooms of his own house, an 1851 Norfolk rectory, to consider how the ordinary things in life came to be. And what he discovered are surprising connections to anything from the Crystal Palace to the Eiffel Tower, from scurvy to body-snatching, from bedbugs to the Industrial Revolution, and just about everything else that has ever happened, resulting in one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live.

After the slaying of his wife, New York private investigator John March made an uneasy peace with grief and guilt. But his truce came at a price: a life of solitude and rigid self-discipline. It was a hard bargain, but one he was willing to make - until he met Jane Lu. Brilliant and beautiful, Jane offered March a chance at a larger life. But with that hope came a terrible reminder of how fragile happiness can be - Jane was swept up, and nearly swept away, in the violent currents of one of March's jobs. March decided to stay clear of danger from then on, but soon afterwards what seems a cut and dried missing persons case, it becomes something more deadly. There is more than one person looking for the missing man - someone who doesn't want March getting too close,and who will

Real Life brings English to life and makes learning enjoyable and achievable through practical tasks and evocative topics.  Real Life gives students English to talk about issues that are important to their lives. With a light and colourful look and feel, it is more socially oriented with a focus on real people and situations and appeals to average and less motivated students who need a more manageable path to exam success.

CD obsahují poslech k učebnici.

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Real Life je zcela nová řada učebnic určená pro výuku angličtiny na středních odborných školách.

Český pracovní sešit obsahuje pokyny ke cvičením v češtině, AJ-ČJ slovníček s výslovností, český přehled gramatiky, maturitní slovníček, databanku slovní zásoby k české maturitě(ta je vhodně rozdělena po lekcích i podle maturitních témat), 3 maturitní testy, sekce k procvičování maturitních typů cvičení, testy v maturitních formátech.

*Procvičování k maturitě s testy pro sebehodnocení a kontrolu vlastního pokroku.

Maturitní zkouška z anglického jazyka dostala ''nový kabát'', který by si v roce 2011 měli obléknout ti žáci, kteří chtějí letos, či v letech budoucích, maturovat z anglického jazyka na úrovni základní nebo vyšší.

Řada učebnic Real Life zahrnuje úrovně Elementary, Pre-intermediate a Intermediate, které jsou vztaženy k referenčním jazykovým úrovním A1, A2/B1 a B1-B2, učebnice tedy odpovídají požadavkům na výstupy v RVP a zahrnují v sobě požadavky na maturitní zkoušku základní úrovně obtížnosti. Real Life Upper-intermediate vyjde v roce 2011 a připraví studenty na vyšší úroveň MZ.

Obsah učebnic je vhodně zasazen do kontextu všeobecných témat a běžných komunikačních situací a u

ÚSPĚŠNĚ ODMATURUJ!

Real Life je zcela nová řada učebnic určená pro výuku angličtiny na středních odborných školách.

Český pracovní sešit obsahuje pokyny ke cvičením v češtině, AJ-ČJ slovníček s výslovností, český přehled gramatiky, maturitní slovníček, databanku slovní zásoby k české maturitě(ta je vhodně rozdělena po lekcích i podle maturitních témat), 3 maturitní testy, sekce k procvičování maturitních typů cvičení, testy v maturitních formátech.

Some people choose adventure. Others suddenly find themselves in danger in their ordinary lives. This book tells the true stories of survivors. In the Antarctica cold or the Sahara Desert heat, in the wide Atlantic Ocean or a small Rwandan bathroom, these people have known terrible suffering but have lived.

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In January 2009, a new American president moved into the White House. But who is Barack Obama? What do we know about his family and his early life? Why did he want to be a politician? And how did he get the top job? This is his story.

Clay Carter has worked in the Office of the Public Defender for years for low pay when he defends another murderer. But things are not what they seem. This is his opportunity to make money and a reputation, as he battles with large pharmaceutical companies. Will he become the King of Torts?

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Visiting the fashionable city of Bath, 17-year-old Catherine Morland looks for the excitement she finds in romantic fiction. She makes friends and falls in love. But when she is invited to Northanger Abbey, she experiences desperate unhappiness. What is real, and what is the product of her wild imagination?

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