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A short self-study or classroom course (40-60 hours) for nurses who need to use English in the workplace. Cambridge English for Nursing is designed to improve the communication skills and specialist English language knowledge of healthcare professionals, enabling them to work more confidently and effectively. With an emphasis on listening and speaking, the ten standalone units cover core areas of nursing such as patient admission, taking medical specimens, patient handover, post-operation assessment and discharge planning. Authentic tasks and activities based on everyday nursing scenarios - from dealing with patients in pain to discussing lifestyle changes - make the course relevant and motivating. The course also features online activities which focus on the latest advances in nursing

Walking the streets of Moscow, indistinguishable from the rest of its population, are the Others. Possessors of supernatural powers and capable of entering the Twilight, a shadowy parallel world existing in parallel to our own, each Other owes allegiance either to the Dark or the Light. The Night Watch , first book in the Night Watch trilogy, follows Anton, a young Other owing allegiance to the Light. As a Night Watch agent he must patrol the streets and metro of the city, protecting ordinary people from the vampires and magicians of the Dark. When he comes across Svetlana, a young woman under a powerful curse, and saves an unfledged Other, Egor, from vampires, he becomes involved in events that threaten the uneasy truce, and the whole city...

An extraordinary mixture of adventure story and guide to self-knowledge, this book recounts the spectacular trials of Paulo and his mentor, Petrus, as they journey across Spain in search of a miraculous sword. A compelling tale that delivers a powerful brew of magic and insight, The Pilgrimage recounts the amazing trials of Paulo Coelho and his mysterious mentor, Petrus, as they journey across Spain in search of a miraculous sword -- on a legendary road travelled by pilgrims of San Tiago since the Middle Ages. Paulo's visionary blend of mysticism, magical realism and folklore makes this an adventure story with a difference.

A sequence of stories depicting middle-class Catholic life in Dublin. The frustrations of childhood, disappointments of adolescence and mystery of sexual awakening are related with clarity and sensitivity.

A beautiful French actress whose craving for passion and vengeance took her from the gutters of Paris to the bedroom of a powerful billionaire... a dynamic Greek tycoon who never forgot an insult, never forgave an injury... a handsome war hero lured from his wife by a woman no man could resist... and an innocent girl whose dream of love was transformed into a nightmare of fear... Paris and Washington, Hollywood and the islands of Greece are the settings for a dramatic narrative of four star-crossed lives enmeshed in a deadly ritual of passion, intrigue and corruption where the punishment will always exceed the crime...

After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific.The crew of the surviving vessel consists of a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan, a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger and Pi - a 16-year-old Indian boy.The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary pieces of literary fiction of recent years.


Yann Martel's Life of Pi is a transformative novel, a dazzling work of imagination that will delight and astound readers in equal measure. It is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will, as one character puts it, make you believe in God.

Celebrated novel traces the moral degeneration of a handsome young Londoner from an innocent fop into a cruel and reckless pursuer of pleasure and, ultimately, a murderer. As Dorian Gray sinks into depravity, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait reflects the ravages of crime and sensuality. Mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense ranks among the classic achievements of its kind.

Zvýhodněná cena!!! Původní cena: 615,- Introduction to International Legal English is an intermediate level course for law students or newly-qualified lawyers who need to use English in their legal work or studies. Suitable for classroom use or self-study, the course prepares learners for using English in a commercial law environment, focusing on a variety of legal topics including company law, litigation and arbitration, criminal law and comparative law. Using authentic legal texts and case studies supplied by TransLegal, Europe's leading firm of lawyer-linguists, the course develops learners' understanding of the law while simultaneously consolidating their language skills. Featuring both academic and professional contexts, Introduction to International Legal English develops th

A new, up-to-date course where students learn what they need to know for a career in commerce, tourism, nursing, medicine, or technology.

A practical course for adult learners working in the international technical sector. Who is it for? Adult learners working in technical jobs in an international context. In-work learners who are technicians, engineers, supervisors, or team leaders. People who need to communicate with co-workers (frequently also non-native users of English) about very practical technical subjects - installations, working practices, processes, problems, etc. People who need to communicate by e-mail, make telephone calls, and read and understand manuals written in English. Above all, people whose main aim is to communicate effectively in English to get the job done. Key features: Simple, needs-related language presented clearly and logically, on a need-to-know basis, to help learners start communicating i

A practical course for adult learners working in the international technical sector. Who is it for? Adult learners working in technical jobs in an international context. In-work learners who are technicians, engineers, supervisors, or team leaders. People who need to communicate with co-workers (frequently also non-native users of English) about very practical technical subjects - installations, working practices, processes, problems, etc. People who need to communicate by e-mail, make telephone calls, and read and understand manuals written in English. Above all, people whose main aim is to communicate effectively in English to get the job done. Key features: Simple, needs-related language presented clearly and logically, on a need-to-know basis, to help learners start communicating i

A practical course for adult learners working in the international technical sector. Who is it for? Adult learners working in technical jobs in an international context. In-work learners who are technicians, engineers, supervisors, or team leaders. People who need to communicate with co-workers (frequently also non-native users of English) about very practical technical subjects - installations, working practices, processes, problems, etc. People who need to communicate by e-mail, make telephone calls, and read and understand manuals written in English. Above all, people whose main aim is to communicate effectively in English to get the job done. Key features: Simple, needs-related language presented clearly and logically, on a need-to-know basis, to help learners start communicating i