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    Business Listening and Speaking. Pre-intermediate
    Commercial Interest Workbook
    Freedom Train
    The Guard Dog
    Market Leader. Teacher's Resource Book. Intermediate Business English
    Practical grammar. Level 1
    • 2023

      Tongan Heroes

      • 134 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Highlighting the achievements of individuals with Tongan ancestry, the book features a mix of legendary figures, historical icons, and modern heroes. From Queen Salote Tupou III to contemporary sports stars like Manu Vatuvei and Jonah Lomu, these inspiring stories aim to engage young Tongans. By providing culturally relevant material, it encourages reading and fosters a love for literature among the youth, making it an essential resource for Tongan culture and identity.

      Tongan Heroes
    • 2022
    • 2021

      Warm Dense Matter

      Laboratory generation and diagnosis

      • 120 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Focusing on warm dense matter research, this book serves as an introductory guide for postgraduate students new to the field. Author David Riley, affiliated with the Centre for Plasma Physics at Queen's University Belfast, presents a comprehensive overview of various topics while emphasizing experimental techniques essential for understanding this complex area of study.

      Warm Dense Matter
    • 2020

      The Last Voyage of the Emir

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Set against the backdrop of a treacherous sea voyage, the narrative follows the apostle Paul as he is transported to Rome alongside a group of prisoners. While a violent storm looms, the real threat lies in the conflicting responses to Paul's teachings—some seek redemption, while others are driven by vengeance. This tension heightens the stakes of his journey, illustrating the dangers he faces beyond the elements.

      The Last Voyage of the Emir
    • 2013

      David A. Riley began writing horror stories while still at school and had his first professional sale to Pan Books in 1969, which was The Lurkers in the Abyss, published in The Eleventh Pan Book of Horror Stories. This story was chosen for inclusion in The Century's Best Horror Fiction in 2012. Over the years he has had numerous stories published in Britain and the United States plus translations into German, Spanish, Italian and Russian. His fiction has appeared in World of Horror, Fear, Whispers, Fantasy Tales, Aboriginal Science Fiction, Dark Discoveries and Lovecraft e-Zine. His first collection, His Own Mad Demons was published by Hazardous Press in 2012. The Return, a Lovecraftian horror novel was published by Blood Bound Books in 2013. This second collection brings together under one cover seventeen of the author's best blood-curdling stories.

      The Lurkers in the Abyss and Other Tales of Terror
    • 2010

      Each level of Practical Grammar has 100 units, divided into modules of five units. Each module examines a particular area of grammar. The grammar is set in short, everyday conversations or texts, showing the language in natural situations which students will find engaging and can relate to. Students then examine the form, meaning and use of the language before practicing it in a variety of activity types. A Review section concludes each module and regular tests check students' progress. Each level comes with two audio CDs and a pin code which allows access to MyPG for extensive additional online practice for use at home or in self-access centres. * Real language in natural situations: exposes students to grammar at work * Listening and pronunciation: two audio CDs provide listen and check support and key pronunciation of the grammar items. * Tips: highlight common errors and characteristics of English Grammar * Regular review and progress tests: give students the opportunity to check their learning

      Practical grammar. Level 1
    • 2008
    • 2008

      Freedom Train

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
      3.7(64)Add rating

      An enthralling account of a young boy’s struggle to help freedom triumph over fear in the 1940s American South.It’s 1947, and twelve-year-old Clyde Thomason is proud to have an older brother who guards the Freedom Train—a train that is traveling to all forty-eight states carrying the country’s most important documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.Clyde hasn’t told his parents he won’t perform the Freedom Pledge because of stage fright, nor has he mentioned his confusing friendship with a boy of color. So when the townspeople threaten William’s family, Clyde has a choice to Will he keep quiet, or stand up for real freedom?Ideal for classrooms, Freedom Train contains historical photos of the Freedom Train and its guards, as well as an author’s note that provides additional information about the history of the Freedom Train.

      Freedom Train
    • 2007

      Český pracovní sešit obsahuje speciální maturitní přílohy - slovní zásoba k maturitě včetně úkolů, užitečné fráze, strategie pro úspěšné zvládnutí maturity a popis částí zkoušky, pokyny ke cvičením v češtině, český přehled gramatiky, anglicko-český slovníček.

      Success Elementary. Český pracovní sešit + Audio CD