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A masterful and subsersive retelling of the Biblical story of David and Bathsheba, by an award-winning novelist at the height of his powers • Michal is a princess, Abigail a wealthy widow, and Bathsheba a soldier's bride, but as women in Ancient Israel their destiny is the same: to obey their fathers, serve their husbands and raise their children • Marriage to King David seems to offer them an escape, but behind the trappings of power they discover a deeply conflicted man. The legendary hero who slew Goliath, founded Jerusalem and saved Israel is also a vicious despot who murders his rivals, massacres his captives and menaces his harem • Michael Arditti's masterly new novel centres on three fascinating, formidable women, whose voices have hitherto been silenced

The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the human foundling adopted by a family of wolves. It tells of the enmity between him and the tiger Shere Khan, who killed Mowgli's parents, and of the friendship between the man-cub and Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the sleepy brown bear, who instructs Mowgli in the Laws of the Jungle • This edition includes The Second Jungle Book which contains some of the most thrilling of the Mowgli stories. It includes Red Dog, in which Mowgli forms an unlikely alliance with the python Kaa, How Fear Came and Letting in the Jungle as well as The Spring Running, which brings Mowgli to manhood and the realisation that he must leave Bagheera, Baloo and his other friends for the world of man

Откройте для себя все о футболе - от законов и тактики до науки и искусства "красивой игры" в книге Дэвида Голблатта и Джонни Актона "Футбольная книга. Команды. правила. Лиги. Тактика". С профилями более чем 65 лучших футбольных стран мира и громкими именами в клубном футболе и других ключевых соревнованиях, это идеальное наглядное руководство по величайшему виду спорта в мире. Книга на английском языке • Discover everything about football - from the laws and tactics to the science and art of the "beautiful game" • With profiles of more than 65 of the world's best footballing nations, and the biggest names in club football and other key competitions, this is the ultimate visual guide to the world's greatest sport • Inside the pages of this comprehensive and highly illustrated guide to football, you'll find • - A fresh graphic style that illustrates everything from beach football to block tackles • - Stats and fact boxes that profile players, managers, fans, football trivia, national teams, and clubs • - Special features that highlight great football matches, stadiums, and football culture • - "Top 5" boxes that provide an alternative look at the best and worst of the game • It's a GOAL with The Football Book! From the history of football and the story behind the game to the football World Cup and the delayed Euro 2020 championships, this sports book reveals a fascinating story page after page

В "Книге джунглей" рассказывается о Маугли, человеческом подкидыше, усыновленном семьей волков. В ней рассказывается о вражде между ним и тигром Шер-ханом, убившим родителей Маугли, и о дружбе между человеческим детенышем и Багирой, черной пантерой, и Балу, сонным бурым медведем, который обучает Маугли законам джунглей • Вторая "Книга джунглей" содержит некоторые из самых захватывающих историй о Маугли. В нее входят "Рыжий пес", в котором Маугли заключает маловероятный союз с питоном Каа, "Как пришел страх" и "Весенний бег", который приводит Маугли к взрослению и осознанию того, что он должен покинуть Багиру, Балу и других своих друзей ради мира людей • Книга на английском языке • The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the human foundling adopted by a family of wolves

From lions and lizards to dogs and dolphins, this beautiful book brings together cutting-edge knowledge, awe-inspiring ideas and eye-opening images. Key concepts are explained with clarity but accuracy by our expert authors and brought to life by carefully chosen images

"Книга джунглей", написанная Редьярдом Киплингом - это история Маугли, человеческого подкидыша, усыновленного семьей волков. В книге рассказывается о вражде между ним и тигром Шер-ханом, убившим родителей Маугли, и о дружбе между человеческим детенышем и Багирой, черной пантерой, и Балу, сонным бурым медведем, который обучает Маугли законам джунглей • "Вторая книга джунглей" содержит некоторые из самых захватывающих историй о Маугли. В него входят "Рыжий пес", в котором Маугли заключает маловероятный союз с питоном Каа, "Как пришел страх" и "Впуская в джунгли", а также "Весенний бег", в котором Маугли становится взрослым и осознает, что он должен оставить Багиру, Балу и других своих друзей ради мир людей • Книга на английском языке • Издание полностью на английском языке

Пособие предназначено для пошагового обучения ребёнка чтению по слогам на основе текстов различных объёмов и уровней сложности лексики. Прочитав в заданной последовательности три весёлые истории о приключениях любимых героев, малыш постепенно перейдёт от общеупотребительных слов к коротким простым предложениям и более развёрнутым повествованиям. А помогут ему в этом популярные персонажи как классических, так и новых мультфильмов Disney - «Книга джунглей», «Хороший динозавр» и «Алиса в Стране Чудес»!

"The Ladybird Book of London" is a gem from the Ladybird vintage archive. First published in 1961, this is a classic Ladybird hardback book, packed with information about Britain's capital. This new edition is exactly the same as the original, with a dust jacket and beautifully reproduced images. The story of London, her sights and history, is illustrated with twenty-four beautiful full-page pictures. Starting from Trafalgar Square this book takes you through famous streets to see historic buildings, to learn something of the story of Britain's famous capital. Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower, Guildhall and the City, Hampton Court and Kew Gardens, the Zoo and Madame Tussaud's - they are all here

The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players • Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from • Not content to merely show us games with the conventional fifty-two card pack, Parlett covers many games played with other types of cards - are you brave enough to play with Tarot? With a 'working description' of each game, with the rules, variations and origins of each, as well as an appendix of games invented by the author himself, The Penguin Book of Card Games will delight, entertain and inform both the novice and the seasoned player

Rook Barkwater lives in the network of sewer-chambers beneath Undertown, the bustling main city of the Edgeworld. He dreams of becoming a librarian knight – one of those sent out to explore the mysteries of their world. Somewhere out there lie the secrets of the past – including the lost floating city of Sanctaphrax – and hope for a future free from the fear of tyranny • When his chance comes, Rook breaks all the rules and sets out on a journey to the Free Glades. His luck and determination lead him from one peril to another until he encounters a mysterious character – the last sky pirate – and is thrust into an extraordinary adventure • The Last of the Sky Pirates is the first book of the Rook Saga – third trilogy in The Edge Chronicles, the internationally best-selling fantasy series, which has featured on the UK and the New York Times best-seller lists and sold more than 3 million copies

Fourteen-year-old Quint Verginix is the only remaining son of famous sky-pirate Wind Jackal. He and his father have journeyed to the city of Sanctaphrax – a great floating rock, bound to the ground below by a chain, its inhabitants living with their heads literally in the clouds • But the city hides a dangerous secret: deep inside the great rock, something horrible lurks. With his father away, Quint may be the only one who can save Sanctaphrax from the dreaded curse of the gloamglozer • The Curse of the Gloamglozer is the first book of the Quint Saga – first trilogy in The Edge Chronicles, the internationally best-selling fantasy series, which has featured on the UK and the New York Times best-seller lists and sold more than 3 million copies

Quint Verginix has enrolled as a squire in the Knight’s Academy. After his training, he will be able to pilot stormchaser sky-ships into the heart of Great Storms, and retrieve the solidified lightning – stormphrax – to weigh down the floating rock on which Sanctaphrax is built. But as a freezing winter takes hold, and the city strains to break free of its tether, ancient feuds threaten to tear its people apart • On his own, Quint can do nothing to help avert the impending doom. But with the help of a band of loyal friends he might just be able to avert disaster • The Winter Knights is the second book of the Quint Saga – first trilogy in The Edge Chronicles, the internationally best-selling fantasy series, which has featured on the UK and the New York Times best-seller lists and sold more than 3 million copies