From the 1996 National Book Award-winning author of Ship Fever and Other Stories. What begins as a classic boy-meets-girl tale in 1955 becomes something far different when marriage and two children do not bring a family closer together. Lucid Stars is the moving story of how one family learns to survive by becoming a planetary system that just happens to be missing its sun

On one level Les Miserables is a detective story in which the relentless Inspector Javert obsessively pursues the escaped convict Jean Valjean. On another level, it is a drama of crime, punishment and rehabilitation set against a panoramic description of French society after Napoleon. But above all, Hugo’s masterpiece is about the metaphysical struggle between good and evil in the soul of every man

This book (Living in Chosun: Crossroad of Traditions) shows the scenery of Yangdong in North Gyeongsang Province, a representative village of Joseon. In Joseon, the separate location of residential areas of yangban aristocrats and local officials guaranteed the independence of the two leading constituents of village society. Sons and daughters were equal in inheriting their parents

В книге приведены наиболее важные сведения о Московском университете, о его факультетах, филиалах МГУ, научно-исследовательских институтах МГУ, музеях МГУ

Кітапта Италияның атақты суретшісі, сәулетші және механик, ұлы тұлғасы Леонардо да Винчи туралы, оның шығармашылығы туралы мәлімет берілген

Известнейший французский медиевист рассматривает Средние века, прежде всего с точки зрения складывания европейской идентичности. Именно в эту эпоху, которая заслуживает самого пристального к себе отношения, сформировались основные черты знакомой нам Европы

В своей работе У. Эко прослеживает историю поиска языков, представлявшихся европейским мыслителям идеальными, начиная со Средневековья: от мифического языка Адама до знаменитого эсперанто

Массимо Монтанари (р. 1949) - историк медиевист, специалист по истории питания, преподаватель Болонского университета и единственного в своем роде Университета гастрономических наук, в своей книге прослеживает эволюцию традиций питания в Европе с III по ХХ век

This book as a teacher`s guide. It contains information about classroom organization and management, articles about children as Learners, motivation students, assessment and evaluation, home-school-community connections

The leveled speaking parts in these fun-to-read plays encourage students with a range of reading abilities to participate in class - and comprehend it all. As students read, review, and repeat their lines, they practice fluent oral reading. At the same time, they learn the history and importance of five key holidays: Independence Day, Labor Day, President`s Day, Earth Day, and Memorial Day