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Piper Ross: Death Zone! Can Humans Survive at 8000 metres

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: From surfing to the secret life of rats, Extreme Science will excite and inspire 8-11 year olds. High-interest topics grab the reader and introduce some key science concepts in an accessible and innovative way. The action-packed pages are designed to motivate struggling and reluctant readers, and a reading age of 7 makes the content super-accessible. Extreme titles are ideal for supporting…

Callery Sean: Defying Gravity

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: From Surfing to the Secret Life of Rats, Extreme Science will excite and inspire 8-11 year olds. High-interest topics grab the reader and introduce some key science concepts in an accessible and innovative way. The action-packed pages are designed to motivate struggling and reluctant readers, and a reading age of 7 makes the content super-accessible. Extreme titles are ideal for supporting…

Cragoe Carol Davidson: How to Read Buildings: A Crash Course in Architecture

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This book is a practical primer to looking at architecture and all the elements that are included in buildings, from cornices and friezes tocolumns and porticos — all facets of buildings are included. Each chapter takes an architectural element and looks at its variety across various historical periods and geographical locations. Examples are shown through dozens of fine engravings with extended…

Crowley David: Posters of the Cold War

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: The poster was a key medium in the Cold War, used to produce both fear and loyalty at home and abroad. Posters of the Cold War surveys poster design from the late 1940s when the 'Iron Curtain' was drawn across Europe to the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Featuring over seventy designs by some of the leading artists and graphic designers of the period including Pablo…

Wilk Christopher: Modernism Designing a New World: 1914-1939

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Modernism: Designing a New World is the first book to explore Modernism in the designed world from a truly international perspective, and across all the arts. It offers a reassessment of the idea of Modernism and reveals the fundamental ways in which it has shaped our own world and its visual culture. Modernism flourished during the years 1914 to 1939. As a movement it was the key point of…

Pavitt Jane: Fear and Fashion in the Cold War

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: This book explores Cold War fashion in all its aspects, ranging from innovations in materials to the cybernetic visions of the 1960s, from the bikini to the spacesuit, vinyl radiation suits to high-tech jewellery, Paco Rabanne to Barbarella. Set in the context of art, film, science and design, Pavitt explores how the image of the body was shaped by Cold War concerns — atomic anxieties, the space…

Dalton Tessie: Check Your English Vocabulary for PET

Скачать книгу (размер 595 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 118) Аннотация: This workbook has been designed to help students at lower-intermediate level improve and build their English vocabulary, and is particularly appropriate for those studying towards the popular PET (Preliminary English Test) examination. It can be used to test and improve general English vocabulary, and includes both self-study exercises and practical speaking activities for classroom use.Includes…

Collin S. M. H.: Dictionary of Accounting

Скачать книгу (размер 1 212 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 239) Аннотация: This comprehensive dictionary covers a wide range of topics related toaccountancy, including personal finances, investments and company accounts. Ideal for students of accountancy, users without a background in accounting and those working in company accounts departments.

Caroline Pedler: Christmas Animal Tales

Скачать книгу (размер 993 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 196) Аннотация: Illustrated by Caroline Pedlar, this is a wonderful collection of new stories from celebrated authors such as Adele Geras, Michael Broad and Alan Durant, all on a Christmas theme. Perfect for reading aloud in front of a cracking log fire. Ages: 5-8yrs.

Ellis Miller Lesley: Balenciaga

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: More than three decades after his death, the Spanish couturier Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972) has become a legendary figure in the history of 20th century fashion. His name is now a byword for clothes executed to the highest standards and characterized by their sculptural quality, deft manipulation of textiles, and dramatic use of colour. This absorbing new book, with breathtaking…

Crocker David: Dictionary of Aviation: Over 5,500 Terms Clearly Defined

Скачать книгу (размер 1 284 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 253) Аннотация: This revised edition contains over 5,000 terms used by air traffic controllers, pilots, cabin crew, maintenance crews, ground staff and other airline personnel. Designed for those specialising in aviation and related industries, including trainee pilots, maintenance engineers and other professionals, this dictionary has all the words you need. 'For those in need of a handy reference for everyday…

Umansky Kaye: Let's Go to London

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This is a playscript set in Tudor times. A disparate group of people from all levels of Tudor society are on their way to London Town for different reasons. We have a professional actor, a doctor, a thief, a cook, and a serving wench. On the way a host of disasters happen to them. Will they ever reach their destination?

Marks Jon: Check Your Vocabulary for Natural Collocations: All you need to improve your vocabulary: Check Your Vocabulary Workbooks

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Check Your Vocabulary workbooks are aimed at non-native speakers who want to build essential vocabulary and learn to speak fluent and natural-sounding English. For example, in English we use different words to describe different types of food when they go bad. We can describe meat as rotten, cheese as mouldy, milk as sour and butter as rancid — but we would not say sour meat, or rotten milk.…

David Porter: Check Your Vocabulary for Academic English

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: This workbook features a range of activities to help students learn and revise non-technical English vocabulary, essential for the study of any subject at a UK university. Self-study exercises and practical classroom activities are included, making it easy to revise classroom knowledge at home. Containing a range of word games, crosswords, quizzes and exercises, this workbook will help build…

Rawdon Wyatt: Check Your English Vocabulary for Leisure, Travel and Tourism

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: This workbook provides exercises to help teach and build English vocabulary relevant to the hotel, tourism and catering industries. It has been written both for students studying towards professional exams and for those who want to improve their specialist communication skills. The material covers general and topic-specific vocabulary, as well as grammar and use of English, comprehension,…

Dictionary of Law

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: With over 8,000 terms and expressions, this best-selling dictionary provides clear, concise and fully up-to-date information on all aspects of civil, criminal and commercial law. Examples and encyclopedic comments help to explain complex terms from British, European and US legal procedure. A recommended text for a number of law courses, this book is ideal for students and all professionals who…

Lucille Toumi: Stitched Textile Collage

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Thirty creative textile projects that are suitable to be hung and framed. The book aims to inspire readers to look at the use of textiles as a medium for creating innovative graphic artwork. The projects combine applique with patching, surface embellishment (with buttons, beads, trimmings and wire), knitting and machine and hand-embroidery techniques. The projects range from the very easy to…

Rawdon Wyatt: Check Your English Vocabulary for Business and Administration

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: This workbook provides a range of exercises to help learners of English at intermediate level and above learn and review essential vocabulary used in business and administration. It is particularly suitable for students or overseas-trained business and administration staff who want to work in an English-speaking country, or whose work brings them into regular contact with English-speaking…

Nik Kalinowski: Good Reading Guide: World Fiction

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Reading, like travelling, takes you on a journey of discovery into new places, cultures and ways of living. This book brings those two worlds together. It is a literary exploration of global proportions, a rich survey of the finest novels set or written in other countries. Hundreds of titles are featured from every continent and you can browse by region, city or travel related theme. Whether you…

Steps to Success Make Effective Decisions

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Being able to make good decisions is an essential workplace skill. Whatever your job, there will be times when you need to analyse an issue, get to grips with it, and decide on the best course of action. This book helps you do that effectively, even if time is tight. Practical and helpful, «Make effective decisions» will help you get to the heart of the matter, ask the right questions, avoid…