Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Alex is a thirty-year-old art gallery assistant and hopelessly in love with her boss, Brad. Then, an incident at the gallery means they have to spend a few days at Brad's country house. This is Alex's opportunity to impress but nothing seems to go the way she planned. A surprise guest and a Christmas party help Alex to discover what she really, really wants. ... |
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They say that the eyes feed first, then the body follows."The idea behind this book started in the land of smiles - Thailand. The specific aroma of Asian cuisine embraces everyone who sets foot in this land. This fragrance lingers in the mind, enriching the memories associated with the exotic. One of the festivals celebrated there, which is deeply connected to the story of this book, is the festival of the floating lanterns. Its preparation begins with the crafting of small boats made out of banana leaves in the shape of lotus flowers, lavishly adorned with petals and candles, before being set afloat in flowing water ... |
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Illustrated by Shane McGowan. ... The store has been here for only one year, but many people think that it has always been here. Above the door are faded brown letters which say: spice bazaar. "I, too, look as if I have always been here. When customers enter, they see an old bent woman with skin the color of sand. The foods in my store remind them of India – the land most of them left behind when they came to America. They don't know the truth about me, of course. They don't know that I'm not really old – that this body is not really mine. I am Tilo, the Mistress of Spices. I can see into the hearts and ... |
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Based on the story of Oscar Wilde . Retold by Jill Nevile. ... "When we are happy, we are always good", says Lord Henry, "but when we are good, we are not always happy." Lord Henry's lazy, clever words lead the young Dorian Gray into a world where it is better to be beautiful than to be good, a world where anything can be forgiven - even murder - if it can make people laugh at a dinner party. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the CEFR. Word count: 10.245 ... |
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Making right desicions when you don't have all the facts. ... Even the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time. There's always an element of luck that you can't control, and there's always information hidden from view. So the key to long-term success (and avoiding worrying yourself to death) is to think in bets: How sure am I? What are the possible ways things could turn out? What decision has the highest odds of success? Did I land in the unlucky 10% on the strategy that works 90% of the time? Or is my success attributable to dumb luck rather than great decision making? Annie Duke, a ... |
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The Sun Fairy of Cupertino and The Sun Child Fairy Tales are inspired by the author's visit to California. They tell children and their parents the adventures of the Sun Team. The Sun Fairy is always smiling and merry. She even works on Sundays, which doesn't change her mood nonetheless. Solving problems and driving troubles away are a piece of cake for her. The stories offer this simple recipe as a message to children - what to do when trouble comes along: always call on your friends when you need help, apply fantasy for problem-solving, never stop believing in miracles. Nations, religions and ethnicities not ... |
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This is a collection of stories about our fathers who, although physically gone, are nevertheless always present. These poetic essays deliver a book about life, death, and loss; about happiness, which is always intimately personal; about life’s fundamental lessons and the communication between generations. Besides drawing a dispersed but convincing portrait of life from the years of World War II through the Cold War era to the beginning of the twenty-first century, the stories included in the anthology are also of great literary quality and artistic value. And though they offer elements of history and national psychology, ... |
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New York Times bestselling author. Who will live forever, and who will die trying? ... Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, bestselling author Adam Silvera's "Infinity Son" is a gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making. Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell Walkers-a vigilante group sworn to rid the world of specters. While the Spell Walkers and other celestials are born with powers, specters take them, violently stealing the essence of endangered magical creatures. Brighton wishes he had a power ... |
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PIXMA iX6850 от Canon е стилен и производителен мастилоструен принтер, предназначен за всеки офис и бизнес предприятие. Предлага висока резолюция на печат, която позволява да създавате документи и изображения с отлично качество на печат. Бърз и ефективен с впечатляваща скорост, като поддържа различни формати на хартия, включително A3+, което го прави подходящ за печат на големи формати хартия. Този принтер представлява надеждно и икономично решение за всички, които изискват висококачествен печат при разнообразни размери и формати. Характеристики: високопроизводителен ултракомпактен A3+ принтер възможност за печат ... |
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Мултифункционалното мастиленоструйно устройство PIXMA TS5350a от Canon предоставя печат, сканиране, копиране и свързване към Facebook, Instagram и други акаунти от вашия смартфон с помощта на приложението Canon PRINT или печат без приложение чрез AirPrint (iOS) и Mopria (Android). Притежава автоматичен двустранен печат, LED индикатор за състоянието му както и сензор за автоматично разпознаване на ширината на хартията. С лесната свързаност, опростения OLED дисплей, LED индикатора за състояние и първокласните патрони с мастило FINE, този модерен принтер е идеален за всеки дом или офис среда, давайки креативност без ... |
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PIXMA TS5151 от Canon е многофункционално устройство, което осигурява както лесно и достъпно отпечатване, така и интелигентна свързаност. Този малък и стилен принтер печата, сканира и копира красиви изображения и четливи документи с интелигентно безжично свързване към различни устройства и облачни пространства. Той използва система с мастилени патрони FINE за постоянно качество и бърза подмяна. Идеален е и за бърза и лесна употреба у дома. Управлявайте, преглеждайте и се свързвайте с лекота чрез удобните бутони и панела с ръчно накланяне с 6.2 cm цветен дисплей и опростен интерфейс, наподобяващ приложението Canon PRINT. ... |
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Отпечатвайте, сканирайте и копирайте различни документи с компактното мултифункционално мастиленоструйно устройство PIXMA MG3650S от Canon . То дава възможност да се свързвате с облака чрез приложението Canon PRINT или да отпечатвате с приложенията AirPrint (iOS) и Mopria (Android). Устройството осигурява дълго работно време без смяна на консумативи, благодарение на удобните касети FINE и възможност за допълване с мастило, както и допълнителните XL касети за смяна, които спестяват до 30% от разходите на страница в сравнение с техните стандартни еквиваленти. Също така Canon PIXMA MG3650S се отличава с функция за ... |
