Race Against Time
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Slávny román, ktorý bol aj úspešne sfilmovaný. Príbeh o dvoch bratoch, ktorí sa stretávajú za zvláštnych okolností po otcovej smrti. Mladší je tvrdým obchodníkom, starší žije už 20 rokov v ústave pre mentálne postihnutých, diagnóza : autizmus...
Román rozpráva o túžbe po večnej mladosti a kráse. Maliar Basil Hallward namaľuje portrét osemnásťročného Doriana Graya, mladíka s krásnou tvárou a čistou dušou. Lord Henry Wotton však Dorianovi zdôrazňuje, že mladosť a fyzická krása sú pominuteľné, a nabáda ho, aby ich naplno využil. Dorian podľahne lordovmu vplyvu a zostane večne mladý a krásny, kým čas a Dorianove výčiny sa odrážajú na obraze. Napokon sa krásny zhýralec rozhodne obraz zničiť, no zabije sám seba. Na stene visí Dorianov nepoškvrnený portrét, pod ním leží mŕtvy starec s vyžitou tvárou... Aké aktuálne – v dnešnom čase honby za mladosťou a krásou!
Catherine Sloper is forbidden by her wealthy father to marry the fortune-hunting Morris Townsend. She secretly promises to marry Townsend when he is ready, but then realizes that Townsend is only waiting for her father to change his mind about her inheritance.
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Kolymsky Heights. A Siberian permafrost hell lost in endless nights, the perfect setting for an underground Russian research station. It's a place so secret it doesn't officially exist; once there, the scientists are forbidden to leave. But one scientist is desperate to get a message to the outside world. So desperate, he sends a plea across the wildness to the West in order to summon the one man alive capable of achieving the impossible ...
A simple history experiment at her school turns Laurie's friends into chanting, saluting fanatics and they scoff at her warnings, but she desperately fights to get through to them before it is too late.
This is an Elementary Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.
This popular series of readers has now been completely revised and updated, using a new syllabus and new word structure lists. Readability has been ensured by means of specially designed computer software. Words that are above level but essential to the story are explained within the text,illustrated, and then reused for maximum reinforcement.