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Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original philospher, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking goes well beyond philosophy itself. In this book, which aims to make Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general non-specialist reader, A. C. Grayling explains the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences…
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Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Business Options completes Oxford's series of business English courses and is suitable for professional people from all areas of business, particularly those functioning in an international environment. It is aimed at business people who already have a good working knowledge of the language, but who lack confidence when they are required to step outside their own professional area. This volume is…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: An innovative, three-level short course in Business English.
Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, garnered from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolours, Doyle leads the reader to the realization that we are still living with developments and consequences of the French Revolution such as decimalization, and the whole ideology of human rights. Continuing with a…
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