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Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: At last — the secrets of Bletchley Park's powerful codebreaking computers. This is a history of Colossus, the world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer. Colossus was used during the Second World War at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, where it played an invaluable role cracking enemy codes. Until very recently, much about the Colossus machine was shrouded…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: What do the following have in common? Let there be light — A fly in the ointment — A rod of iron — New wine in old bottles Lick the dust — How are the mighty fallen — Kick against the pricks — Wheels within wheels They are all in the King James Bible. This astonishing book «has contributed far more to English in the way of idiomatic or quasi-proverbial expressions than any other literary source.»…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: How does an intruder get into Winnie's house? Intruder windows. What does an Australian witch ride on? A broomerang. With pages chock-full of Winnie's and Wilbur's favourites, Winnie's Jokes will leave children in stitches. Great for sharing with family and friends.

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Christopher Nibble loves munching dandelion leaves. And he's not alone. All the guinea pigs in Dandeville eat dandelion leaves for breakfast, lunch and dinner. But no-one seems to do anything when the dandelions begin to dwindle. They just carry on munching. In fact the guinea pigs of Dandeville are heading for eco-disaster... But that's where Christopher Nibble steps in. He discovers the last…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Winnie and Wilbur love their vegetables. They are regulars at the weekly farmers' market to stock up on their greens, but bringing them back home on a broomstick proves to be rather hazardous. So Winnie decides to grow her own and digs a vegetable patch in her garden. Not having the patience of a true gardener, she uses a little magic to speed up the growing process... only to end up with a…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Welcome to the wonderful world of Winnie the Witch and her long-suffering cat, Wilbur. There's the time that a small lost dragon stumbles into Winnie's house after midnight — he's boisterous and fiery and Wilbur is not sure about him at all. There's plenty to celebrate as Winnie's birthday approaches but will the day go according to plan? Probably not! And, if that were not enough, there's the…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Welcome to the wonderful world of Winnie the Witch and her long-suffering cat, Wilbur. Join Winnie as she tries to find a way of making sure she can always see Wilbur her black cat in her black house, watch her as she takes to the skies on her wayward broomstick, and discover what happens when Winnie transforms her wintry garden into a sunny paradise. Three of Winnie and Wilbur's best-loved…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 075 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 212) Аннотация: How to Write is an introductory guide to writing, aimed at people who think they can't write, or for whom writing is an ordeal. Broken down into short topic-based chapters on everything from beginning to revising, it demystifies the writing process by taking the reader through each stage necessary to bring a piece of writing to a decent finish. The book also offers a wealth of invaluable…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: How does Shakespeare's treatment of human sexuality relate to the sexual conventions and language of his times? Pre-eminent Shakespearean critic Stanley Wells draws on historical and anecdotal sources to present an illuminating account of sexual behaviour in Shakespeare's time, particularly in Stratford-upon-Avon and London. He demonstrates what we know or can deduce of the sex lives of…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 492) Аннотация: In The Rule of Empires, Timothy Parsons gives a sweeping account of the evolution of empire from its origins in ancient Rome to its most recent twentieth-century embodiment. He explains what constitutes an empire and offers suggestions about what empires of the past can tell us about our own historical moment. Parsons uses imperial examples that stretch from ancient Rome, to Britain's «new»…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: We live an information-soaked existence — information pours into our lives through television, radio, books, and of course, the Internet. Some say we suffer from 'infoglut'. But what is information? The concept of 'information' is a profound one, rooted in mathematics, central to whole branches of science, yet with implications on every aspect of our everyday lives: DNA provides the information…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: As Ian Bremmer and Preston Keat reveal in this innovative book, volatile political events such as the 2008 Georgia-Russia confrontation — and their catastrophic effects on business — happen much more frequently than investors imagine. On the curve that charts both the frequency of these events and the power of their impact, the «tail» of extreme political instability is not reassuringly thin but…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: From the mathematics of mazes, to cones with a twist, and the amazing sphericon — and how to make one — Ian Stewart is back with more mathematical stories and puzzles that are as quirky as they are fascinating, and each from the cutting edge of the world of mathematics. We find out about the mathematics of time travel, explore the shape of teardrops (which are not tear-drop shaped, but something…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Antimatter explores a strange mirror world, where particles have identical yet opposite properties to those that make up the familiar matter we encounter everyday; where left becomes right, positive becomes negative; and where, should matter and antimatter meet, the two annihilate in a blinding flash of energy that makes even thermonuclear explosions look feeble by comparison. It is an idea long…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A new, easy-to-use illustrated children's thesaurus with thousands of entries, synonyms, clear age-appropriate example sentences and over a thousand colour illustrations. The clear design and colourful word webs with hundreds of topic words make homework and writing easy and fun.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: A new, easy-to-use, comprehensive dictionary with over a thousand colour illustrations, clear definitions, no confusing abbreviations, topic words and useful example sentences to show words in context. Includes panels on word origins and words in the same family, and pronunciations for difficult words in a family-friendly format.

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A fun first alphabetic picture dictionary to introduce children aged 4 upwards to reading and writing and looking up words. It has over 500 words listed in alphabetical order, each with an illustration and a useful phrase. The alphabet down the side of each page, with the appropriate letter highlighted, teaches first navigation skills. Additional thematic sections at the back focus on themes —…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: It is Pocket's first Christmas. When he goes out into the snow to play with his brothers and sisters, he discovers a sparkling snow angel. It has been left by some children and their footprints wind away from the snow angel's skirt. Pocket asks the snow angel if she knows the meaning of Christmas but, of course, she does not answer. So Pocket decides that if he follows the footprints, they will…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: The extremely popular IB Diploma Course Companion for Chemistry has been thoroughly revised and updated. Still uniquely developed with the IB for the latest (2007) syllabus, all of the features from the first edition have been retained — including the wider aims of the IB through connections to TOK, international-mindedness and the IB learner profile. With material integrated to include…

Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: These exciting new TreeTops Myths and Legends are guaranteed to appeal to all your junior readers — whatever their cultural background, gender or enthusiasms. These are the oldest and most enduring stories in the world, retold by leading contemporary children's authors to bring out all of the action, drama, humour and depth of the original stories in a way that makes them as exciting and…