Автор: Burns, Elizabeth Korn, Kenneth Whyte, James, Iv Название: New oxford american dictionary, third edition ISBN: 0195392884 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195392883 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 57930.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: As Oxford's flagship American dictionary, the New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. With more than 350,000 words, phrases, and senses, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of American English available. The dictionary draws on the two-billion-word Oxford English Corpus and the unrivaled citation files of the world-renowned Oxford English Dictionary to provide the most accurate and richly descriptive picture of American English ever offered in any dictionary.
The Third Edition offers a thoroughly updated text, with revisions throughout and approximately 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings. Many new words relate to fast-moving areas such as computing, technology, currentaffairs, and ecology, while others have recently entered the popular lexicon. Usage notes have been updated in light of the most recent Corpus evidence, and a completely new in-text feature on Word Trends charts usage for rapidly changing words and phrases such as carbon, mobile, or tweet.
In addition, the volume has anattractive, modern new text design that makes entries easier to read and find. One of the hallmarks of the New Oxford American Dictionary is the way it reflects the living language. Unlike in more traditional dictionaries, where meanings are ordered chronologically according to the history of the language, each entry plainly shows the principal meaning or meanings of the word, organized by importance in today's English.
Thus readers can be confident that the first definition they see is the one most likely to be used by people today, and is not a sense that hasbeen obsolete for two centuries. Offering clear, authoritative, and precise information, with the in-depth and up-to-date coverage that users need and expect, the New Oxford American Dictionary is the benchmark by which all other American dictionaries are measured.
Автор: Whyte, Elsa Legere, Julie Название: Secrets of the witch ISBN: 0711257973 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780711257979 Издательство: Hachette UK Рейтинг: Цена: 15170.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Secrets of the Witch is an essential guide to sorcery, or grimoire for the young witch. Discover the rich and troubled history, learn to read the symbols of witchcraft, reveal the magic of crystals and become familiar with the spellbinding lore of the witch.
Автор: Whyte, Jack Название: Standard of Honor ISBN: 0515145076 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780515145076 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 6130.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Whyte, Jack Название: Knights of the Black and White ISBN: 0515143332 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780515143331 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 6130.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Whyte, Jack Название: Rebel ISBN: 0751548855 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780751548853 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 11120.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: From internationally bestselling author Jack Whyte comes a story of brutal battles and high adventure, of heroism and redemption - the story of William Wallace as the world has never heard it before
Автор: Whyte, Jack Название: Resistance ISBN: 0751548901 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780751548907 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 11120.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: As modern Scotland chooses its future, Jack Whyte presents his epic adventure about its founding hero, Robert the Bruce, and the battle for the heart of his homeland.
Автор: Whyte, Jack Название: Uprising ISBN: 0751561770 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780751561777 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 11120.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Whyte, Jack Название: Order in Chaos ISBN: 0515148261 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780515148268 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 6130.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Whyte Jack Название: Robert the Bruce ISBN: 0765331608 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780765331601 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Цена: 22680.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
From author Jack Whyte comes the true story of Robert the Bruce: a passionate man. An incredible warrior. And one of Scotland's finest.
Robert I, or as he is known to a grateful Scottish nation, Robert the Bruce, was one of Scotland's greatest kings, as well as one of the most famous warriors of his generation. He spearheaded the valiant Scots in their quest for freedom, leading his people during the Wars of Scottish Independence against the Kingdom of England during the middle ages. His reign saw the recognition of Scotland as an independent nation, and today Bruce is remembered in Scotland as a national hero.
It was by no means a fair and easy road for this indomitable fighter. As a young man he saw the English king Edward I award the vacant Crown of Scotland to John Balliol. The nation quickly splintered into factions and this spurred Robert and his father to at first side with Edward and then against John, whom many of the nobles did not feel was the correct person to guide the nation. Thus began a decades-long path for Scottish freedom. To achieve this goal, Robert sometimes had to delicately balance the power of the nobles against the might of the English. He was a tireless campaigner and after a full life of battle and diplomacy, in May 1328, King Edward III signed the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton, which recognized Scotland as an independent kingdom and Bruce as its king. "We now have the Arthurian legend the way the noncoms saw it: tough and gritty and compelling."--Tom Shippey, former Professor of English Language and Medieval English Literature, University of Leeds on The Skystone
Автор: Whyte Jack Название: Yesterday`s Battles ISBN: 1771804300 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781771804301 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 13790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
To the millions of readers who have found themselves entranced by Jack Whyte's historical novels over the past twenty years, this first collection of Jack Whyte short stories might seem like a radical change of direction, if not an absolute contradiction in terms. But that simply isn't true. There is no change of direction on Whyte's part in these shorter tales, merely an adjustment of focus, from the panoramic perspective to the personal, intimate viewpoint.
The ten stories featured here are distilled from all the elements that have earned Whyte a worldwide readership among lovers of epic historical fiction, an audience that has remained loyal to him for decades. The people they deal with are real - credible and utterly, convincingly human - and the existential realities that govern their lives are as demanding and immutable as such things have always been. Yesterday's battles are no different from those of tomorrow.
Автор: Whyte Alexander Название: The Apostle Paul ISBN: 1010390309 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781010390305 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 26130.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
