Knihy od: Hedge, T. (Ed.) - Lindop, C. (Ed.)

What do you find in these two countries at the end of the world? One is an enormous island, where only twenty million people live - and the other is two long, narrow islands, with ten sheep for every person. One country has the biggest rock in all the world,...

What do you find in these two countries at the end of the world? One is an enormous island, where only twenty million people live - and the other is two long, narrow islands, with ten sheep for every person. One country has the biggest rock in all the world,...

From out of the sky, from under the earth, from far out at sea - disaster comes. We build and invent new things - and sometimes bring disaster on ourselves. Today television and the Internet mean that we can watch disasters as they happen, and see their terrible results. From...

From out of the sky, from under the earth, from far out at sea - disaster comes. We build and invent new things - and sometimes bring disaster on ourselves. Today television and the Internet mean that we can watch disasters as they happen, and see their terrible results. From...

The doctor took great care of his patients. Everybody agreed about that. And a lot of his women patients were old and ill, so it was only natural that a lot of them would die. Everyone agreed about that too. Until some of the women who died were not very...

The doctor took great care of his patients. Everybody agreed about that. And a lot of his women patients were old and ill, so it was only natural that a lot of them would die. Everyone agreed about that too. Until some of the women who died were not very...

About a quarter of the people in the world today speak or use English. In homes and schools, offices and meeting rooms, ships and airports, people are speaking English...How has this happened? How did English begin, and what will become of it in the future? The history of the English...

About a quarter of the people in the world today speak or use English. In homes and schools, offices and meeting rooms, ships and airports, people are speaking English...How has this happened? How did English begin, and what will become of it in the future? The history of the English...

In 1918 in the peaceful province of Transkei, South Africa, the Mandela family gave their new baby son the name Rolihlahla - ´troublemaker´. But the young boy´s early years were happy ones, and he grew up to be a good student and an enthusiastic sportsman. Who could imagine then what...

In 1918 in the peaceful province of Transkei, South Africa, the Mandela family gave their new baby son the name Rolihlahla - ´troublemaker´. But the young boy´s early years were happy ones, and he grew up to be a good student and an enthusiastic sportsman. Who could imagine then what...

People love and need animals. They keep them in their homes and on their farms. They enjoy going to zoos, and watching animals on films and on TV. Little children love to play with toy animals. But people are a great danger to animals too. They take their land, and...

People love and need animals. They keep them in their homes and on their farms. They enjoy going to zoos, and watching animals on films and on TV. Little children love to play with toy animals. But people are a great danger to animals too. They take their land, and...

Twenty-five million people come to England every year, and some never go out of London. But England is full of interesting places to visit and things to do. There are big noisy cities with great shops and theatres, and quiet little villages. You can visit old castles and beautiful churches...

Twenty-five million people come to England every year, and some never go out of London. But England is full of interesting places to visit and things to do. There are big noisy cities with great shops and theatres, and quiet little villages. You can visit old castles and beautiful churches...

Come with us to London - a city as old as the Romans, and as new as the twenty-first century. There are places to go - from Oxford Street to Westminster Abbey, from Shakespeare´s Globe Theatre to Wimbledon Tennis Club. And things to do - ride on the London Eye,...

Come with us to London - a city as old as the Romans, and as new as the twenty-first century. There are places to go - from Oxford Street to Westminster Abbey, from Shakespeare´s Globe Theatre to Wimbledon Tennis Club. And things to do - ride on the London Eye,...

What can you do in New York? Everything! You can go to some of the world´s most famous shops, watch a baseball game, go to the top of a skyscraper, see a concert in Central Park, eat a sandwich in a New York deli, see a show in a Broadway...

What can you do in New York? Everything! You can go to some of the world´s most famous shops, watch a baseball game, go to the top of a skyscraper, see a concert in Central Park, eat a sandwich in a New York deli, see a show in a Broadway...

A peaceful country of lakes, rivers, fields and mountains? An exciting country of pubs, theatres, writers and song? Or an unhappy country of guns, soldiers, fighting and death? Everyone has their own idea of Ireland; this book gives a full picture of this beautiful country, its people and their history.

A peaceful country of lakes, rivers, fields and mountains? An exciting country of pubs, theatres, writers and song? Or an unhappy country of guns, soldiers, fighting and death? Everyone has their own idea of Ireland; this book gives a full picture of this beautiful country, its people and their history.

The disappearing rainforests - can they be saved? In the last forty years, half of the world´s rainforests have disappeared. But these wild and exciting places are important to all life on Earth. This book looks at the peoples, animals and plants of the rainforests and at the dangers...

The disappearing rainforests - can they be saved? In the last forty years, half of the world´s rainforests have disappeared. But these wild and exciting places are important to all life on Earth. This book looks at the peoples, animals and plants of the rainforests and at the dangers...

Christmas, Easter, Valentine´s Day and the Fourth of July. These are all important days in English-speaking countries. But how do people celebrate them? And why do children go ´trick or treating´ in October or burn ´guys´ in November?

Christmas, Easter, Valentine´s Day and the Fourth of July. These are all important days in English-speaking countries. But how do people celebrate them? And why do children go ´trick or treating´ in October or burn ´guys´ in November?

It is hard to imagine the modern world without information technology. At home, at work, and at play, mobile phones, e-mails and computers have become part of daily life. The story of information technology is a story of machines - from the ancient abacus to the small powerful computer chips...

It is hard to imagine the modern world without information technology. At home, at work, and at play, mobile phones, e-mails and computers have become part of daily life. The story of information technology is a story of machines - from the ancient abacus to the small powerful computer chips...

The United States in the 1950s and 60s was a troubled place. Black people were angry, because they did not have the same rights as whites. It was a time of angry words, of marches, of protests, a time of bombs and killings. But above the angry noise came the...

The United States in the 1950s and 60s was a troubled place. Black people were angry, because they did not have the same rights as whites. It was a time of angry words, of marches, of protests, a time of bombs and killings. But above the angry noise came the...

What will we do when there is nowhere to put our rubbish? Every day, all over the world, people drop cans, boxes, paper, and bottles into bins and never think about them again. And the rubbish mountains get bigger and bigger. But there is another way - a way that...