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Flying may not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price. - Amelia Earhart • This fascinating autobiography by one of America's greatest pilots provides unique insights into the life, motivations and achievements of Amelia Earhart • As she recounts the journey which led to her groundbreaking solo flight across the Atlantic in 1932, she provides valuable advice for everyone who struggles to be a woman in a man's world. Though faced with obstacles every step of the way, she triumphed over adversity and became an instant celebrity • By turns inspiring, humorous and deeply personal, The Fun of It reveals Earhart's passion enthusiasm for aviation and her unswerving determination to achieve her goals

"A Coursebook on English Lexicology" is an assortment of exercises on English lexicology, which are aimed at raising students' awareness of the notion of the word, it covers stylistic stratification of the English vocabulary, its etymology, word-building patterns, the meaning of the word, the major types of semantic transference, systematic relations between words, English phraseology, some regional varieties of English. Hopefully, it will also aid students in understanding systemic relations between words, namely in differentiating between paronyms, retronyms, neonyms, various types of synonyms, as well as in activating some vocabulary items centered around specific thematic fields. The book is meant for foreign language students, for post-graduate students, teachers and instructors in English lexicology, as well as for a broader audience of philologists and linguists

"Все самое интересное на ярмарке" Софи Хенн - невероятно забавная новая книга для детей от шести лет и старше • Плохая Нана - одна из трех моих бабушек (да, трех). Конечно, "Плохая Нана" на самом деле не ее настоящее имя, но именно так все называли ее на протяжении миллионов лет. Будь моя воля, я бы назвала ее "Веселая Нана", потому что она на самом деле великолепна. Да, иногда она немного капризничает, но в отличном смысле этого слова • Мой папа говорит, что ей действительно следовало бы знать лучше, но я думаю, что она не такая плохая, она хорошая! • Книга на английском языке • The second book in the wickedly funny series for ages six and up from the creator of Where Bear?, Pass It On and the Pom Pom series, with colour illustrations throughout

OASIS, an Amazon Original Series, coming in 2017 'I am with you always, even unto the end of the world ...' Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a lifetime. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Bea, Peter sets out on a quest to take the word of God to the farthest corners of the galaxy. His mission will challenge everything - his faith, his endurance and the love that can hold two people together, even when they are worlds apart

A Sherlock tie-in edition of Conan Doyle's first collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, with an introduction by show cocreator Mark GatissIn this new edition of Conan Doyle's first collection of short stories, Mark Gatiss explains how these gripping tales inspired and influenced the new series. This collection contains 12 short stories first published in the Strand magazine between 1891 and 1892, and then published as a collection in October 1892. It includes some of Conan Doyle's best tales of murder and mystery, such as "The Adventures of the Speckled Band," in which the strange last words of a dying woman "It was the band, the speckled band!" and an inexplicable whistling in the night are the only clues Sherlock Holmes has to prevent another murder; and "The Five Orange Pips," in which an untimely death and the discovery of the letter containing five orange pips lead to a cross-Atlantic conspiracy

Зимовка - это пронзительная и успокаивающая медитация о незавершенных периодах жизни, временах, когда мы должны отступить, чтобы позаботиться о себе и восстановить силы. Кэтрин Мэй вдумчиво показывает нам, как пережить эти времена с мудростью осознания того, что, подобно временам года, наши зима и лето - это приливы и отливершины жизни • Книга на английском языке • Wintering is a poignant and comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life, times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves. Katherine May thoughtfully shows us how to come through these times with the wisdom of knowing that, like the seasons, our winters and summers are the ebb and flow of life

This extraordinary re-creation of the life of a medieval Italian merchant, Francesco di Marco Datini, is one of the greatest historical portraits written in the twentieth century • Drawing on an astonishing cache of letters unearthed centuries after Datini's death, it reveals to us a shrewd, enterprising, anxious man, as he makes deals, furnishes his sumptuous house, buys silks for his outspoken young wife and broods on his legacy. It is an unequalled source of knowledge about the texture of daily life in the small, earthy, violent, striving world of fourteenth-century Tuscany

Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, recent studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls since the turn of the century – so what’s to blame? And how can we help our girls? • In the same engaging, anecdotal style and reassuring tone that won over thousands of readers of her first book, Untangled, clinical psychologist Lisa Damour addresses the facts about psychological pressure before turning to the the many facets of girls’ lives where stress hits them hard: the parental expectations they face at home, pressures at school, social anxiety among their peers, and on social media. Guiding us through these areas and more, Damour provides critical coping strategies and top tips that will help our daughters to face their fears and find out just how brave they can be

A funny, heartfelt graphic memoir about living in foreign countries, and finding one's place both at home and abroad • In this delightful graphic novel, Lucie Arnoux chronicles her adventures around the world. Growing up in Marseille as a misfit with a passion for drawing, she decides to settle in London to pursue her dream career as a comics writer. Je Ne Sais Quoi shows us London through the eyes of a mischievous and clear-sighted young French woman, the joys and pains of being an outsider and, ultimately, how to live life to its fullest

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 -1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "The Tenants of Malory" is the sensation novel about two feuding families, Verney and Fanshawe, and their ambiguous relationship. Arthur, Lord Verney's nephew, cannot choose between his feelings to Margaret Fanshawe and for his benefit. Through this novel, the author asks a question - how many moral principles is a person willing to sacrifice for a brief sense of superiority?

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 -1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century, "The Tenants of Malory" is the sensation novel about two feuding families, Verney and Fanshawe, and their ambiguous relationship. Arthur, Lord Verney's nephew, cannot choose between his feelings to Margaret Fanshawe and for his benefit. Through this novel, the author asks a question - how many moral principles is a person willing to sacrifice for a brief sense of superiority?

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814—1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "The Tenants of Malory" is the sensation novel about two feuding families, Verney and Fanshawe, and their ambiguous relationship. Arthur, Lord Verney's nephew, cannot choose between his feelings to Margaret Fanshawe and for his benefit. Through this novel, the author asks a question — how many moral principles is a person willing to sacrifice for a brief sense of superiority?