The Phantom Tollbooth is a remarkable story whose humor, irony, sense, and nonsense make it one of the most unusual and appealing books of the twentieth century

This book provides both a comprehensive introduction to Business English for teachers who are new to the field, as well as inspiration and guidance for those already involved in this area of teaching

This book is an introduction to the phonetics and phonology of English. It incorporates all central aspects of research in the phonology of English and involves the reader at every step, with over 80 exercises leading students to discover facts, to formulate general statements, and to apply concepts

The over 1500 definitions and words that are used in this dictionary were specifically prepared editorially for an age level of 5-9 years. The entire book is profusely illustrated with complete full-colour illustrations to enable a child to grasp even more fully the meaning of the words and definitions. A child's first step into the world of dictionaries becomes a happy one and one that will make the move up to the next grade of dictionary natural and comfortable

This is a delightful fable in the great tradition. The long-tailed field mouse who is the hero of the story, was involved - and this is true - in a programme of field research and while scientists observe him he observes man and the rest of nature. This enchanting book reads like a fairy tale, but the author has indeed built a bridge from fairyland to science, and there is profound meaning in this story which will be a delight to people of all ages who care about man and nature

Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler-the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, a master manipulator of men, a ruthless intriguer and a mighty lover

This collection of folk tales and folk lores comprises heroes and heroines of the Panjab in the times gone by. Often told in the form of poems and ballads by the muses of yore, the legends describe the life, loves, adventures and heroics of these colourful characters. The book brings out the true flavour of Punjabi poetry through renditions of many of the original poems

Словарь содержит употребляемые в библиотечной практике России термины библиотечного дела, библиографии, научно-информационной деятельности, книговедения и документоведения с эквивалентами на английском языке

В книгу включены избранные рассказы знаменитого английского писателя Редьярда Киплинга, наиболее полно отражающие жанрово-стилевое разнообразие его творчества. Рассказы Киплинга отличают необычные сюжеты, полнокровные характеры. В них повествуется о простых английских солдатах и моряках и о выжывании в лондонских трущобах, о смотрителях маяков и о тихих уголках провинциальной Англии. Книга снабжена лингвострановедческим и лексико-грамматическим комментарием

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