Michael West Knihy

Obchodník Ebenezer Skruž je lakotný. Vlastně miluje jen jedno - peníze! Hromadí je a škudlí, kde se dá. Ani o Vánocích, svátcích klidu a míru, nedokáže být laskavý a štědrý. Brzy se ale má všechno změnit... O Štědrém dnu má Skruž podivnou vidinu, ve které ho navštíví jeho zemřelý společník Jakub Marley. Tajemným hlasem mu prozradí, že se mu zjeví tři duchové, kteří starému skrblíkovi pomůžou stát se lepším člověkem, pokud on bude chtít. Ke Skružovi skutečně postupně přijdou záhadní návštěvníci - duch minulých Vánoc, duch letošních Vánoc a duch příštích Vánoc. Připomenou mu jeho dětství, zavedou ho do chudé rodiny jeho písaře a ukážou mu, jaké štěstí prožívá o svátcích jeho nemajetný synovec se svými dětmi. Poslední duch odhalí obchodníkovi děsivou budoucnost... Zlému lakomci spadnou klapky z očí a rozhodne se pro zásadní životní změnu...

There's a time to run, and a time to pick up a gun. Especially in the City of Angels, where the police are at war with the Stay Ready Soldiers, a militant group based in South Central. Tonight, Geronimo and Kali must rely on each other as they traverse a perilous concrete wasteland, dodging bullets every step of the way.

Focusing on the significant yet often overlooked phenomenon of work role transitions, this comprehensive study delves into the causes, forms, and outcomes of job changes, particularly among middle to senior managers. It introduces a new theoretical framework for understanding these transitions, exploring their psychological impacts on individuals and how organizations manage them. The book highlights the unique experiences of women in management compared to men, providing valuable insights for both specialists and non-specialists regarding the interplay between social change and organizational dynamics.

There is a fine line between love and madness, between insanity and pure evil. This is Michael West at his terrifying best! From heart-stopping horror to the strangest of fantasies - these are tales from the darkest regions of his twisted imagination! All the usual tropes are here - vampires and shapeshifters, ghosts and witches, gods and monsters, mummies and zombies - but none of them are exactly what you would expect... A dream vacation takes a nightmarish turn when a couple finds they did not come home alone... A man agrees to a meeting with his estranged wife and learns the horrible, obscene truth of the old saying: "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned..." An American platoon, cut off from the outside world, discovers an unbelievable enemy they were never trained to fight... And a man struggling with depression and grief receives text messages from beyond the grave, messages that push him to the edge of sanity...and beyond... Ten more reasons to say your prayers. Ten more reasons to check beneath your bed. Ten more reasons why you may never want to close your eyes again.

This new edition retains the essential features of Michael West's work and brings the text up to date in various ways. As before it explains the words likely to be encountered in general reading within a vocabulary of 1,455 common words. New headwords added for this edition have been defined within this vocabulary and where a word outside it is used, for example as a cross-reference, it is printed in small capital letters. A new pronunciation system uses that form of the International Phonetic Alphabet which is now found in other Longman dictionaries. A further new feature is a label for each headword showing which part of speech is being defined.

Dobrodružné putování známého mořeplavce a světoběžníka Lemuela Gullivera. Cesty po mořích, cizích zemích a ostrovech začínají v krajině Liliputů a dále pokračují v zemi Obrů, v království pošetilých vynálezců, na létajícím ostrově a pokračují v zemi čarodějů a duchů, na ostrově nesmrtelných, u dvora japonského císaře, v zemi moudrých koní a končí Gulliverovým návratem domů do Anglie.

'The Canterbury Tales', compiled in the late fourteenth century, is an incisive portrait, infused with Chaucer's wry wit and vibrant, poetical language. He evokes a spestrum of colourful characters, from the bawdy Wife of Bath to the gallant Knight, the fastidious Prioress and the burly, drunken Miller. As they wend their way from Southwark to Canterbury, tales are told to pass the time, and the stories are as diverse as the narrators, encompassing themes such as adultery, revenge, courtly love, lechery, avarice and penitence. As humorous today as when it was written over six centuries ago, 'The Canterbury Tales' remains one of the most popular and enjoyable of the classic works of literature.

Classic / British English These are the stories of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy money-lender, a fairy king and queen, some Roman politicians and a young prince who meets the ghost of his murdered father.