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This book provides 14 authentic extracts from modern and classical literature, each exploring a different theme, from the best of English authors and novels:

* Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding
* Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
* About a Boy by Nick Hornby
* The Time Machine by H G Wells
* The Beach by Alex Garland
* The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
* A Passage to India by E M Forster
* The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend
* The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
* Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
* Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
* Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
* The Millstone by Margaret Drabble
* Captain Corelli's Man

In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, the clock in its stable yard permanently fixed at twenty to nine. Its owners - mother, son and daughter - are struggling to keep pace with a changing society, as well as with conflicts of their own.

But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his.

The Trial - Lisbeth Salander - outsider and apparent enemy of society - is charged with attempted murder. The state has also ruled that she is mentally unstable, and should be locked away in an institution once again. But she is closely guarded in a hospital, having taken a bullet to the head, so how will she prove her innocence? The Enemy - Pulling the strings of the prosecution is the powerful inner circle of Säpo, the state security police. Determined to protect the secrets and corruption at Sweeden's rotten core, Säpo is not adversary to take on alone. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornes't Nest - Only with the help of Mikael Blomkvist and the journalists at Millennium magazine can Salander avoid the fate that has been decided for her. Together they form a compelling and dynamic allian

Nové, upravené a rozšířené vydání s klíčem. Učebnice je určena začátečníkům a svou koncepcí je vhodná i pro samouky. Text je rozdělen do 16 lekcí a všechny (až na tři opakovací) se skládají ze čtyř částí. První část obsahuje základní texty pojednávající o běžném životě, druhá dialogy. Třetí část se zabývá fonetikou, to znamená výslovností hlásek, intonací a rytmem. Čtvrtá část rozvíjí jazykové dovednosti, tj. poslech, konverzaci, čtení a psaní. Velký důraz autoři kladou na rovnoměrné rozvíjení všech jazykových dovedností, na rozvíjení slovní zásoby, mluvnice i fonetiky, ale také na opakování probírané látky. Slovní zásoba je vybrána záměrně tak, aby si uživatelé učebnice osvojili fráze pot

It's a deadly game of blackmail. And they are making him play. Kyle McAvoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: he is good looking, has a brilliant mind and a glittering future ahead of him. But he has a secret from his past, a secret that threatens to destroy his fledgling career and, possibly, his entire life. One night that secret catches up with him in the form of some bad men in a dark alley -- they have a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him. The men make it clear to Kyle that he no longer owns his own future -- that he must do as they tell him, or the video will be made public knowledge, with all the unpleasant consequences. What price do they demand for Kyle's secret?Strangely, it is for Kyle to do exactly what any ambitious young law

Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', but Emma is irresistible. 'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is also an 'imaginist', 'on fire with speculation and foresight'. She sees the signs of romance all around her, but thinks she will never be married. Her matchmaking maps out relationships that Jane Austen ironically tweaks into a clearer perspective. Judgement and imagination are matched in games the reader too can enjoy, and the end is a triumph of understanding.

Text je rozdělen do 16 lekcí a všechny (až na tři opakovací) se skládají ze čtyř částí. První část obsahuje základní texty pojednávající o běžném životě, druhá dialogy. Třetí část se zabývá fonetikou, to znamená výslovností hlásek, intonací a rytmem. Čtvrtá část rozvíjí jazykové dovednosti, tj. poslech, konverzaci, čtení a psaní. Velký důraz autoři kladou na rovnoměrné rozvíjení všech jazykových dovedností, na rozvíjení slovní zásoby, mluvnice i fonetiky, ale také na opakování probírané látky. Slovní zásoba je vybrána záměrně tak, aby si uživatelé učebnice osvojili fráze potřebné v běžných životních situacích. Nácvik mluvnice pojali komunikativně, to znamená formou rozhovorů, což vede k praktick

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.