Wordsworth From the Earth to the Moon & Around the Moon Верн Жюль

A classic tale of adventure, action, and scientific achievement • With the end of the Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club are on the lookout for their next great project. Their president suggests building a gun powerful enough to launch a rocket to the moon - and soon three daring pioneers are preparing to set off into outer space • Filled with humour and astonishing predictions • From the Earth to the Moon tells an action-packed story of the international space race nearly 100 years before began in earnest

One night Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the world in just eighty days and the very next day sets out from the port of Dover with his servant Passeportout to achieve his aim. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous places, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - always racing against the clock.There are many alarms and surprises along the way - and a last minute setback that makes all the difference between winning and losing

Жюль Верн: Вокруг света за восемьдесят дней • Несмотря на здравый смысл, эксцентричный английский джентльмен Филеас Фогг поставил половину своего состояния по прихоти – и притом глупой. Он должен объехать вокруг света за восемьдесят дней, иначе потеряет все • Фогг полон решимости не проиграть, какие бы тайфуны, зубры или детективы Скотленд-Ярда ни встали у него на пути. На пароходе, поезде, санях и лодке, пешком и на спине слона Фогг и его осажденный камердинер путешествуют по земному шару, пересекая сушу и море в величайших гонках • Самая знаменитая из серии "Экстраординарные путешествия" Жюля Верна, эта буйная приключенческая история вдохновила бесчисленное множество фильмов, пьес и путешествий по всему миру • Книга на английском языке • This beautiful HarperCollins Children’s Classics edition is perfect for every bookshelf

Join English gentleman Phileas Fogg and his French valet Passepartout as they attempt to traverse the globe in just eighty days, all in the pursuit of winning a GBP20,000 bet. Departing from London on 2 October, they must return by 21 December to secure the winnings, which amounts to half of Fogg's total fortune. Journeying by steamer, rail, and even elephant the two men stop at nothing in the pursuit of the prize... will they make it back to London in time?

"Вокруг света за восемьдесят дней" - самое знаменитое приключение Жюля Верна, теперь в прекрасном издании в тканевом переплете • Однажды вечером в реформ-клубе Филеас Фогг поспорил со своими спутниками, что сможет пересечь земной шар всего за восемьдесят дней. Нарушая устоявшийся распорядок своей повседневной жизни, он немедленно отправляется в Дувр вместе со своим изумленным камердинером Паспарту. Проезжая через экзотические страны и опасные локации, они хватаются за любой подвернувшийся под руку транспорт - будь то поезд или слон, - преодолевая трудности и всегда мчась наперегонки со временем • Книга на английском языке • Jules Verne's most famous adventure, now in a beautiful clothbound edition • One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days

One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock

The best views of wellness in the mountains, gathered in Mountain Escapes • Impressive mountain panoramas, breathtaking architecture and cosy fireside evenings - this new volume from the Review Books series is dedicated to extraordinary places of longing. Discover mountain hotels and resorts from Machu Picchu to the Himalayas. To immerse and unwind at the highest level. With digital extension • In "Mountain Escapes", author Martin N. Kunz presents a finely selected collection of individual houses, all in spectacular surroundings, on more than 250 pages and with almost 500 photographs. There is something for everyone in this compendium: from the remote lodge and chalet in the luxury ski area to the resort on the roof of the world. With stunning images and accompanied by lively and informative text, this new title from the Review Book series brings the holidays home and provides inspiration for the next holiday

Ambitious and groundbreaking, Electric Shock tells the story of popular music, from the birth of recording in the 1890s to the digital age, from the first pop superstars of the twentieth century to the omnipresence of music in our lives, in hit singles, ringtones and on Spotify • Over that time, popular music has transformed the world in which we live. Its rhythms have influenced how we walk down the street, how we face ourselves in the mirror, and how we handle the outside world in our daily conversations and encounters. It has influenced our morals and social mores; it has transformed our attitudes towards race and gender, religion and politics • From the beginning of recording, when a musical performance could be preserved for the first time, to the digital age, when all of recorded music is only a mouse-click away; from the straitlaced ballads of the Victorian era and the ‘coon songs’ that shocked America in the early twentieth century to gangsta rap, death metal and the multiple strands of modern dance music: Peter Doggett takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the history of music

With the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Bestselling historian and political commentator Jonathan Fenby provides an expert and riveting journey through this period as he recounts and analyses the extraordinary sequence of events of this period from the end of the First Revolution through two others, a return of Empire, three catastrophic wars with Germany, periods of stability and hope interspersed with years of uncertainty and high tensions. As her cross-Channel neighbour Great Britain would equally suffer, France was to undergo the wrenching loss of colonies in the post-Second World War as the new modern world we know today took shape. Her attempts to become the leader of the European union is a constant struggle, as was her lack of support for America in the two Gulf Wars of the past twenty years

The architectural treatises which shaped our world • If you’ve ever wondered what goes through architects’ minds when they design buildings, you’ll be happy to know that there’s no shortage of brilliant reading material to satisfy your curiosity. Wading through the archives at your local library may prove fruitful to your endeavor, but it won’t give you the instant gratification that Architectural Theory will • This book brings together all of the most important and influential essays about architecture written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated and neatly organized chronologically by country. From Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas, the best treatises by architecture’s greatest masters are gathered here, each accompanied by an essay discussing its historical context and significance

«Вокруг света за восемьдесят дней» — приключенческий роман французского писателя Жюля Верна • Когда Филеас Фогг заключает пари, что сможет пересечь земной шар всего за 80 дней, он мало что знает об эпическом путешествии, которое ему предстоит совершить. Вместе со своим верным слугой–французом Паспарту, Филеас Фогг отправляется в приключение всей своей жизни, путешествуя по четырем континентам любыми доступными ему средствами – поездом, слоном, пароходом - и испытывая по пути бесконечные сюрпризы и неудачи • Книга на английском языке • HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics • ‘Phileas Fogg was one of those mathematically exact people, who, never hurried and always ready, are economical of their steps and their motions

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online • Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content • The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary