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In the early 1970s, a young Scottish doctor goes to work in Uganda. Then he meets President Idi Amin, a dangerous, crazy man. His new boss is a killer - frightening but, to the young doctor, also in a strange way wonderful. Nicholas should leave, but he can´t. So how will his story end?

This great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men – one French, one English, but very similar in appearance – are in love with the same woman. The three of them, like the people of France, are faced with the dangers of life at a time when the guillotine never rests.

Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's "The Ghost of a Hand", Edith Wharton's "Afterward", Cynthia Asquith's "The Corner Shop" and Mary Treadgold's "The Telephone".

Enter a brilliant, sinister and wholly unpredictable world. Here you will find the suggestion of other-worldly goings on in a dark story about a swan and a boy; the surprising tale of a wealthy young wastrel who suddenly develops a remarkable new ability; and, meet the hitchhiker whose light-fingers save the day. Stories include: "The Boy Who Talked with Animals", "The Hitch-hiker", "The Mildenhall Treasure", "The Swan", "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "Lucky Break", and "A Piece of Cake".

Moderní, praktická, učí, baví, opakuje. Může se stát vaší chytrou přítelkyní, která vás zabaví v křesle křížovkami a vtipy, u počítače si s vámi zopakuje naučená slovíčka nebo s ní vyplníte gramatická cvičení, v autě vám bude předříkávat slovíčka.

To všechno je nová Angličtina nejen pro řidiče.

Je to poslechová učebnice angličtiny ideální pro ty, kdo tráví hodně času dojížděním a rádi efektivně využívají svůj čas, i pro příznivce moderního způsobu studia s využitím počítače. A vyhoví i milovníkům klasické knižní příručky.

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The Bananas, Rat in a Hat and the Teddies have lots of fun together - and they get up to lots of mischief as well! Join in all the birthday celebrations with 8 new Bananas in Pyjamas adventures.

Episodes:

Cuddles Adventure, Bananas B´Day Monday, Bananas B´Day Tuesday, Bananas B´Day Wednesday, Bananas B´Day Thursday, Bananas B´Day Friday, Wet Paint, Fancy Dress

A fun and colourful six-level supplementary series that develops reading and writing skills through a broad range of exciting texts.

With engaging texts and topics to develop reading and writing skills, Oxford Primary Skills is the perfect partner for any course.

It builds up reading skills through a wide variety of texts students want to read including websites and magazines.

The supportive writing tasks give students the opportunity to write 'real' texts about themselves such as emails and diary entries.

And there's optional vocabulary for every chapter.

Key features

• Broad range of text types focusing on cross-curricular topics
• Step-by-step reading and graded writing tasks with

From Aunt Annie's alligator to the colourful Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz, Dr. Seuss's delightful book introduces early learners to the letters of the alphabet through an amazing array of crazy creatures. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As the first step in a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss's best-selling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox

They were teenage sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks ? with a passion that would change their lives for ever. But life would force them apart. Years later, the lines they had drawn between past and present are about to slip ...Called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter when they needed it most, they are faced with each other once again, and forced to confront the paths they chose. Can true love ever rewrite the past? The new epic love story from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Notebook and The Last Song. Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved authors.

Can we bring more meaning to our lives and help change the world at the same time? Richard Branson, at his brilliant and motivating best, reveals how with his exciting new vision for the future. It is time to turn capitalism upside down - to shift our values, to switch from a profit focus to caring for people, communities and the planet. With inspiration for everyone, "Screw Business As Usual" shows how easy it is for both businesses and individuals to embark on a whole new way of doing things, solving major problems and turning our work into something we both love and are proud of.

The mouth-watering new book from acclaimed author illustrator, Oliver Jeffers. Henry loves books...but not like you and I. He loves to EAT books! This exciting story follows the trials and tribulations of a boy with a voracious appetite for books. Henry discovers his unusual taste by mistake one day, and is soon swept up in his new-found passion - gorging on every delicious book in sight! And better still, he realises that the more books he eats, the smarter he gets. Henry dreams of becoming the Incredible Book Eating Boy; the smartest boy in the world! But a book-eating diet isn't the healthiest of habits, as Henry soon finds out...