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Gem French Dictionary Gem French Dictionary
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 640 Дата загрузки: 16 мая 2012
   Celebrating its 30th anniversary, this latest edition of Collins' multimillion-selling dictionary comes with a newly updated Phrasefinder supplement making it the perfect choice for anyone needing a portable, up-to-the-minute French dictionary. Features include: All the latest words in both languages, such as downloadable, Wi-Fi in English, and empreinte ecologique, podcaster in French; Full GCSE coverage; User-friendly Phrasefinder supplement for travellers, including a new menu-reader section; FREE download of Collins phrases for your iPod or mobile phone; Clear, colour layout, useful examples, language and cultural notes Combining the best traditions of Collins dictionary-making with the latest innovations in technology, the Collins Gem French Dictionary has been designed to give travellers, students, business people and the general user alike all the information they need in a handy, take-anywhere format.Includes all the latest words reflecting changes in modern lifestyle, as well as all the features you would expect from a Collins dictionary: an easy-to-read colour layout, special treatment of key words such as can, that, faire, quoi, notes about life in French-speaking countries and warnings on commonly confused words. The Phrasefinder section has been developed to give travellers on business, school and leisure trips all the essential phrases they need. Divided into sections such as Getting Around, Accommodation and Complaints, this is an instant reference available when you need it most. Also, new to this edition, is a menu-reader section — a quick guide to the most common words and phrases you will find in French cafes and restaurants, ensuring you always get what you expect from a meal out. Available free from www.collinslanguage.com: a trial version of our iPod and mobile phone downloads of the Phrasefinder supplement — the perfect audiovisual guides to all your essential travel phrases.Also available in the Collins French dictionary range are Collins French School Dictionary, Collins Easy Learning French Dictionary, Collins French Dictionary & Grammar and Collins French Phrasebooks for mobile phone and iPod.
 
The Prince The Prince
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'We have declared before that it is not only expedient but necessary for a prince to take care his foundations be good, otherwise his fabric will be sure to fail'. Considered one of the first works of modern philosophy, Machiavelli's The Prince is an intense study on the nature of power and the course it should take when ruling a country and expresses the author's strong and unyielding ideals and beliefs on using force rather than law to achieve your aims. Responsible for the widely-used phrase 'Machiavellian', with all of its negative connotations, his extreme treatise remains a classic text to this day.
 
Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making — Includes Two Unpublished Poirot Stories Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making — Includes Two Unpublished Poirot Stories
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 492 Дата загрузки: 27 октрября 2013
   A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie's 73 recently discovered notebooks, including illustrations, deleted extracts, and two unpublished Poirot stories. When Agatha Christie died in 1976, aged 85, she had become the world's most popular author. With sales of more than two billion copies worldwide, she had achieved the impossible — more than one book every year since the 1920s, every one a bestseller. So prolific was her output, it was even claimed that Agatha must have a photographic memory. Was this true? Or did she resort over those 55 years to more mundane methods of planning her ingenious crimes? Following the death of Agatha's daughter, Rosalind, at the end of 2004, a remarkable legacy was revealed. Unearthed among her affairs at the family home of Greenway were Agatha Christie's private notebooks, 73 handwritten volumes which, though known about for years, had been largely ignored, probably because Agatha's unmistakable handwriting was so hard to read. But when archivist John Curran began deciphering the notebooks, the extent of this treasure trove became apparent! This book lifts the lid on Agatha Christie's biggest secret — how her pencilled notes, lists and drafts led to her many successful books, plays and stories. Alternative plots, titles and characters, deleted scenes, even her plans for the books she didn't get to write — John Curran's investigation reveals a wealth of unpublished material, including two complete Hercule Poirot short stories never before published: The Incident of the Dog's Ball and the unseen thirteenth Labour of Hercules!
 
The Burden The Burden
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 1997 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 05 июня 2009
   A newly reissued edition of Agatha Christie's 'Mary Westmacott' novel, a Crime of the Heart novel about the destructive bond between two jealous sisters. 'Sometimes you haven't the right currency. And then someone else has to pay...' Agatha Christie Laura Franklin bitterly resented the arrival of her younger sister Shirley, an enchanting baby loved by all the family. But Laura's emotions towards her sister changed dramatically one night, when she vowed to protect her with all her strength and love. While Shirley longs for freedom and romance, Laura has to learn that loving can never be a one-sided affair, and the burden of her love for her sister has a dramatic effect on both their lives. A story of consequences when love turns to obsession!
 
The Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 768 Дата загрузки: 27 октрября 2013
   With the launch of the most exciting Narnia film yet, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, we publish a beautiful tie-in edition of the entire Chronicles of Narnia. Relive the magic with the entire seven novels in one beautiful and great value volume.
 
Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 25 июня 2013
   The much anticipated and beautifully illustrated Sunday Times Bestselling Biography Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life was first released to great critical acclaim in 2010. Now the paperback edition of Justine Picardie's biography of the French fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel has arrived. The Mail on Sunday calls it 'gripping', the Sunday Times declares it to be 'fascinating', the Telegraph 'elegant' and 'brilliant'; while the Daily Mail hails it as a 'vividly told account, in the style of Chanel herself'. This is the definitive biography of a heroine who founded the most successful fashion label in history; a woman that transformed her life into a myth veiled in enigma and scandal; whose talent and innovation endures beyond her own pioneering sartorial creations. Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life was written by Justine Picardie as a celebration and investigation of Chanel's phenomenal achievements. Shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards, selling over 50,000 copies thus far, and now translated into 15 languages worldwide, this eloquent biography has revealed the hidden secrets of the legendary Chanel. After a decade on the trail of previously unseen evidence left by Chanel, the author's exploration of Chanel's extraordinary life traces the emergence of an inventor and storyteller who rose above the poverty into which she was born. Following clues to Coco's early years in a convent and passionate love affairs with playboys, artists and aristocrats, Justine Picardie deftly weaves together the lost threads of Chanel's life. In doing so, she uncovers how an abandoned child came to conjure up the iconic creations that were proudly worn by legends in their own right, from Jackie Kennedy to Marilyn Monroe, who famously declared that she went to bed in nothing but Chanel No.5. The pioneer of the little black dress, bobbed hair and trousers for women, Chanel was so much more than a couture aficionado; for in reinventing herself, she was also to become one of the most influential women in history.
 
A Daughter's a Daughter A Daughter's a Daughter
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 2011
   A newly reissued edition of Agatha Christie's 'Mary Westmacott' novel, a Crime of the Heart novel about a mother who comes to resent her daughter's success. 'These books are dramatic, and concentrate on the solution to situations which arise out of the high tensions in life.' Max Mallowan Ann Prentice falls in love with Richard Cauldfield and hopes for new happiness. Her only child, Sarah, cannot contemplate the idea of her mother marrying again and wrecks any chance of her remarriage. Resentment and jealousy corrode their relationship as each seeks relief in different directions. Are mother and daughter destined to be enemies for life or will their underlying love for each other finally win through?
 
Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 656 Дата загрузки: 25 мая 2014
   The living embodiment of The Beatles and a musical juggernaut without parallel, Paul McCartney is undoubtedly the patriarch of pop. In this authoritative biography, acclaimed author and journalist Howard Sounes creates the most accurate and extensive profile of McCartney ever built, leaving no stone unturned, and no shadow unexplored. He is the torch-bearer of the Beatles — the greatest band in pop — and one of the most closely studied stars in show business. But surprises and secrets still linger in the life of Sir Paul McCartney. In FAB, his full story is told for the first time. Acclaimed author Howard Sounes spent more than two years investigating every aspect of Sir Paul's life and work, including interviewing over 200 people. The result is the richest and more comprehensive biography of McCartney ever written. Uniquely, FAB pays equal attention to the story of Paul McCartney both in the Beatles and post-Beatles, creating a unique narrative spanning the arc of the artist's life. FAB culminates in the sensational human story of Sir Paul's calamitous marriage to Heather Mills, which is fully revealed for the first time. Sounes proves a judicious critic of the music of an iconic star while also delivering a superb psychological portrait of the man.
 
Giant's Bread Giant's Bread
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 548 Дата загрузки: 27 августа 2011
   A newly reissued edition of Agatha Christie's 'Mary Westmacott' novel, a Crime of the Heart novel about a soldier who returns from the grave. Vernon Deyre is a sensitive and brilliant musician, even a genius. But there is a high price to be paid for his talent, especially by his family and the two women in his life. His sheltered childhood in the home he loves has not prepared Vernon for the harsh reality of his adult years, and in order to write the great masterpiece of his life, he has to make a crucial decision with no time left to count the cost!
 
The Giver The Giver
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2008 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 22 марта 2011
   t's a perfect world, where everything looks right. But ugly truths lie beneath the surface! It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in The Community wants for anything. Everyone is provided for. Each Family Unit is entitled to one female and male child. Each member of The Community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders, and they never make a mistake. Jonas, a sensitive twelve-year-old boy, had never thought there was anything wrong with his Community, until one day. From the moment Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is never the same. Jonas discovers that The Community is not as perfect as it seems. Although they appear to have everything, they are missing something of great importance. It is up to Jonas, with the help of the Giver, to find what long ago had been lost. And so Jonas embarks on an adventure to save the world as he knows it. Simply and beautifully written, The Giver is sure to touch the heart of every reader. Lois Lowry deals with issues of everyday life that are so often taken for granted.Through the noble character of Jonas, she presents a glimpse of what could be the future. As the tension in the novel mounts, so does the number of questions that Lowry confronts the reader with. The Giver is a book of courage and adventure, and most importantly, one of deep thought. Once readers make contact with Lowry's treasure, they may never see things exactly quite the same. Lowry presents a forceful novel that demands to be heard and philosophically dealt with.
 
Personally, I Blame My Fairy Godmother Personally, I Blame My Fairy Godmother
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2010 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 2012
   The fairytale ending was just the beginning...Avon's hot new acquisition presents a tale of princes who turn out to be frogs, Manolo Blahnik glass slippers and not-so-happily-ever-afters! Jessie Woods absolutely believes in fairytale endings. So would you if you had a recession-proof career as a daredevil TV host, a palatial pink mansion, and the dream boyfriend. But, quicker than you can say Cinderella, her life falls to pieces and suddenly her prince isn't quite so charming, her party-loving friends disappear and even her faithful friend Visa no longer loves her! Utterly heartbroken and jobless, Jessie is forced back home, to live with her stepmum and two evil stepsisters. Is it time for her to give up on the dream — or will Jessie learn that happy endings can come in the strangest of places?
 
Robots and Empire Robots and Empire
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 1994 Страниц: 512 Дата загрузки: 13 февраля 2009
   Isaac Asmiov's classic novel about the decline and fall of Solaria. Gladia Delmarre's homeworld, the Spacer planet Solaria, has been abandoned — by its human population. Countless robots remain there. And when traders from Settler worlds attempt to salvage them, the robots of Solaria turn to killing... in defiance of the Three Laws of Robotics. Pax Robotica Long ago, Gladia's robots Daneel and Giskard played a vital role in opening the worlds beyond the Solar system to Settlers from Earth. Now the conscience-stricken robots are faced with an even greater challenge. Either the sacred Three Laws of Robotics are in ruins — or a new, superior Law must be established to bring peace to the galaxy. With Madam Gladia and D.G. Baley — the captain of the Settler traders and a descendant of the robots' friend Elijah Baley — Daneel and Giskard travel to the robot stronghold of Solaria...where they uncover a sinister Spacer plot to destroy Earth itself.
 
A Dance with Dragons: Book 5 of a Song of Ice and Fire A Dance with Dragons: Book 5 of a Song of Ice and Fire
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 704 Дата загрузки: 16 декабря 2013
   The long-awaited fifth volume in the hugely popular and highly acclaimed epic fantasy A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE The last of the Targaryons, Daenerys Stormborn, the Unburnt, has brought the young dragons in her care to their terrifying maturity. Now the war-torn landscape of the Seven Kingdoms is threatened by destruction as vast as in the violent past. Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf with half a nose and a scar from eye to chin, has slain his father and escaped the Red Keep in King's Landing to wage war from the Free Cities beyond the narrow sea. The last war fought with dragons was a cataclysm powerful enough to shatter the Valyrian peninsula into a smoking, demon-haunted ruin half drowned by the sea. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS brings to life dark magic, complex political intrigue and horrific bloodshed as events at the Wall and beyond the sea threaten the ancient land of Westeros.
 
Unfinished Portrait Unfinished Portrait
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 05 июня 2011
   A newly reissued edition of Agatha Christie's 'Mary Westmacott' novel, a Crime of the Heart novel about a woman on the verge of suicide. 'In Celia we have more nearly than anywhere else a portrait of Agatha.' Max Mallowan Bereft of the three people she has held most dear — her mother, her husband and her daughter — Celia is on the verge of suicide. Then one night on an exotic island she meets Larraby, a successful portrait painter, and through a long night of talk reveals how she is afraid to commit herself to a second chance of happiness with another person, yet is not brave enough to face life alone. Can Larraby help Celia come to terms with the past or will they part, her outcome still uncertain?
 
We're British, Innit: An Irreverent A to Z of All Things British We're British, Innit: An Irreverent A to Z of All Things British
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 27 апреля 2014
   Forget the Government's Citizenship Test — this is the real measure of Britishness. With a wealth of brand-new material that will bring a smile of recognition to even the stiffest of upper lips, Iain Aitch brings us even more explorations of innate Britishness. Continuing in the snappy A-Z format, Iain Aitch brings us all things uniquely British, whether it's our love of fish and chips, our high regard for James Bond or the red telephone box, everything you've ever regarded as being inimitably British is contained within these pages. Test your knowledge of Britain and what it means to be British by answering the multiple choice questions at the end of the book. What kind of peas are used to make mushy peas? What were the last words of Admiral Lord Nelson? What exactly is Readers' Wives? Were you paying attention? With more style than Jarvis Cocker's moves and more pomp than Elgar's masterpiece, this is a celebration of all that is truly glorious about good old Blighty. A book for the entire British population — Northerner, Southerner, and even tourist and immigrant alike — this is the perfect read for someone seeking a truly British experience.
 
The 90s: The Inside Stories from the Decade That Rocked The 90s: The Inside Stories from the Decade That Rocked
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 19 марта 2013
   Alt rock, grunge, gangster rap, pop: the '90s were one of the most dynamic and diverse decades in music history. In this gorgeous 4-color book, the editors of Rolling Stone take us through the last decade of the twentieth century: From The Backstreet Boys to the Beastie Boys. The '90s offers an unforgettable portrait of the decade that rocked.
 
The Faith of Graffiti The Faith of Graffiti
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 2011
   The Faith is the bible of graffiti. It forever captures the place, the time, and the writings of those of us who made it happen. In 1973, author Norman Mailer teamed with photographer Jon Naar to produce The Faith of Graffiti, a fearless exploration of the birth of the street art movement in New York City. The book coupled Mailer's essay on the origins and importance of graffiti in modern urban culture with Naar's radiant, arresting photographs of the young graffiti writers' work. The result was a powerful, impressionistic account of artistic ferment on the streets of a troubled and changing city — and an iconic documentary record of a critical body of work now largely lost to history. This new edition of The Faith of Graffiti, the first in more than three decades, brings this vibrant work — the seminal document on the origins of street art — to contemporary readers. Photographer Jon Naar has enhanced the original with thirty-two pages of additional photographs that are new to this edition, along with an afterword in which he reflects on the project and the meaning it has taken on in the intervening decades. It stands now, as it did then, as a rich survey of a group of outsider artists and the body of work they created — and a provocative defense of a generation that questioned the bounds of authority over aesthetics.
 
New Big Book of Layouts New Big Book of Layouts
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 15 декабря 2012
   Organized to encourage creativity, serendipitous discovery, and inspiration, The New Big Book of Layouts includes techniques that can be used to enhance any layout design — be it in print or online. It provides insight into the elements that make layouts effective, and covers a range of styles — from traditional to cutting edge — selected to help designers and design students make their work more creative, more readable, and more visually engaging for an audience. With more than 750 outstanding layouts featured in a robust visual gallery with detailed descriptive information and design analyses, this book provides a thorough look at what goes into today's most effective layout designs and how designers and design students can improve their work.
 
Starchitects Starchitects
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 592 Дата загрузки: 14 июля 2011
   Starchitects is a complete catalogue of the most impressive architects and architectural firms working today, along with lavish full-color illustrations, drawings, floor and aerial plans, and photographs of the defining projects of these architects' careers thus far. More than 75 architects and firms are represented here by architecture and design expert Julio Fajardo, who has traveled the world to capture the best and the brightest in Starchitects.
 
The Cartoon Guide to United States History The Cartoon Guide to United States History
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 1991 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 15 сентября 2009
   This cartoon guide to US history begins in the English colonies and continues to the present day. The book presents such milestones in US history as the House of Burgesses, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Civil War, the Great Depression, the labour and civil rights movements, American expansion and the Gulf War. Larry Gonick is the author of The Cartoon History of the Universe.
 

 

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