Учебники для школы и студентов вузов William Collins

Little Women | 'Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?' A heart-warming tale of love, sisterhood and hardship during the New England ...

Tess of the D’Urbervilles | HarperCollins is pround to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘My life looks as if it had been wasted for want of chances! When I see what you know, w...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘A slow and heavy step, which had been heard upon the stairs and in the passage, ...

Animal Farm | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ’All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others’ The animals at Manor Farm have had ...

Palaces of Revolution. Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court | The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe...

The Seabird's Cry. The Lives and Loves of Puffins, Gannets and Other Ocean Voyagers | The full story of seabirds from one of the greatest nature writers. The book looks at the pattern of their lives, ...

Cops and Robbers. The Story of the British Police Car | TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stutter...

Gulliver’s Travels | HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little ...

Curlew Moon | Curlews are Britain’s largest wading bird, known for their evocative calls which embody wild places; they provoke a range of emotions that many have expressed in poetry, art and music. A...

Preparing for Easter. Fifty Devotional Readings | Together in one special volume, selections from the best of beloved, bestselling author C. S. Lewis’s classic works for readers contemplating the ‘gra...

The Death of Truth | We live in a time when the very idea of objective truth is mocked and discounted by the US President. Discredited conspiracy theories and ideologies have resurfaced, proven scienc...

A Tale of Two Cities | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…' A Tale of Two Cities is arguably the gr...

Little Men | "Help one another", was a favourite Plumfield motto, and Nat learned how much sweetness is added to life by trying to live up to it. Spirited Jo March, now Mrs Bhaer, has settled into liv...

It All Adds Up. The Story of People and Mathematic | From Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers ...

Farewell Kabul. From Afghanistan to a More Dangerous World | From the award-winning co-author of I Am Malala, this book asks just how the might of NATO, with 48 countries and 140,000 troops on the gro...

Race for Tomorrow. A Journey Through the Front Lines of the Climate Fight | In this compelling journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy traces how the struggle to respond to the climate crisi...

Catastrophe. Europe Goes to War 1914 | The Amazon History Book of the Year 2013 is a magisterial chronicle of the calamity that befell Europe in 1914 as the continent shifted from the glamour of the E...

The Young Alexander. The Making of Alexander the Great | This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great - one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have un...

Knowing What We Know. The Transmission of Knowledge. From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic | From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes...

Protestants. The Radicals Who Made the Modern World | Five hundred years ago Protestant Christianity began with one stubborn monk – today, it includes a billion people across the globe. The upheaval M...

The Naked Diplomat. Understanding Power and Politics in the Digital Age | Who will be in power in the 21st century? Governments? Big business? Internet titans? And how do we influence the future? Digi...

The White Ship. Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream | The sinking of the White Ship in 1120 is one of the greatest disasters England has ever suffered. In one catastrophic night, the...

Where the Seals Sing | There are fewer grey seals in the world than endangered African elephants, but the British Isles host almost half of this global population. Every year these charismatic animals...

Nehru. The Debates that Defined India | A history of Nehru that dives deep into the debates of his era to understand his ideology – and that of his contemporaries and opponents, asking what India woul...

A People Betrayed. A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence and Social Division | From the foremost historian of 20th century Spain, A People Betrayed is the story of the devastating betrayal o...

Erdogan Rising. A Warning to Europe | Who is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and how did he lead a democracy on the fringe of Europe into dictatorship? How has chaos in the Middle East blown back over Turkey's ...

The Reading Life. The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others’ Eyes | How to Read provides guidance and reflections on the love and enjoyment of books. Engaging and enlightening, this well-rounded col...

The Four Loves | C.S. Lewis’s famous work on the nature of love divides love into four categories: Affection, Friendship, Eros and Charity. The first three are loves which come naturally to the human ...

A Tale of Two Cities | HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…' Set in Paris and London against the backdro...

Grimms’ Fairy Tales | HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘The wolf thought to himself, “What a tender young creature! what a nice plump mouthful – she will ...

Soldiers. Great Stories of War and Peace | Soldiers is a very personal gathering of sparkling, gripping tales by many writers, about men and women who have borne arms, reflecting bestselling historian...

Frankel. The Greatest Racehorse of All Time and the Sport That Made Him | In horse racing greatness is defined by speed. Being the second fastest counts for little. You have to win. And win. And keep ...

River Kings. The Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads | Follow bioarchaeologist Cat Jarman - and the cutting-edge forensic techniques central to her research - as she uncovers epic stories of th...

The Real Jane Austen. A Life in Small Things | Who was the real Jane Austen? Overturning the traditional portrait of the author as conventional and genteel, bestseller Paula Byrne’s landmark biography...

Frankenstein | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘The rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimme...

Around the World in Eighty Days | HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Phileas Fogg was one of those mathematically exact people, who, never hurri...

Mad about Shakespeare. Life Lessons from the Bard | From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tr...

Metazoa. Animal Minds and the Birth of Consciousness | The scuba-diving philosopher explores the origins of animal consciousness. Dip below the ocean's surface and you are soon confronted by forms of ...

Jog on Journal. A Practical Guide to Getting Up and Running | The essential companion to the Sunday Times bestselling Jog On – a funny, practical guide to managing your mental health through exercise....

Black Gold. The History of How Coal Made Britain | Coal is the commodity that made Britain. Dirty and polluting though it is, this black rock has acted as a midwife to genius. It drove industry, relig...

Emma | 'The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself...' Beautiful, rich, self-assured and ...

The Heartbeat of Trees | A powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the colour green calms us, and the forest sharpens our se...

Edmund Burke. The Visionary Who Invented Modern Politics | Longlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction; both conservative and subversive, Burke’s beliefs have never be...

Self-Confidence. 10 Lessons for Life in the Age of Anxiety | An essential read for anyone who has encountered a crisis of confidence. Where does self-confidence come from? How does it work? Why are so...

Jane Eyre | 'Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! - I have as much soul as you, - and full as much heart!' Meek, measured, but dete...

Wounds. A Memoir of War and Love | After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the BBC, Fergal Keane has gone home to Ireland to tell a story that lies at the root of his...

Silk. A History in Three Metamorphoses | There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi Prasad's Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving ...

Oliver Twist | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Please, sir, I want some more.’ An orphan boy of seemingly no consequence goes on an adventure that w...

Microadventures. Local Discoveries for Great Escapes | Adventure - something that's new and exhilarating, outside your comfort zone. Adventures change you and how you see the world, and all you need i...

Lady Chatterley’s Lover | HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Lady Chatterley's Lover was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy....

Mad about Shakespeare. From Classroom to Theatre to Emergency Room | From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untan...

Falling Upwards. How We Took to the Air | From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to test the air, to brave generals floating over enemy lines to watch troop movements, this wonderful book o...

Trees | A long-awaited volume in the New Naturalist series examining the trees of Britain. Trees are immensely valuable. They give shape to our lives with wood, the material that makes our homes, our ...

Aurora. In Search of the Northern Lights | The beautiful aurorae, or northern lights, are the stuff of legends. The ancient stories of the Sami people warn that if you mock the lights they will seize ...

Mrs Dalloway | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'She had a perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, far out to sea and alone; she ...

The Girl with Seven Names. Escape from North Korea | An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying str...

The Secret Life of the Mind. How Our Brain Thinks, Feels and Decides | • Where do our thoughts come from? • How can we manipulate our dreams? • What is the role of the unconscious? • How do we make de...

The Hidden Life of Trees. What They Feel, How They Communicate | Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? In The Hidden Life of Trees Pete...

The Frozen River. Seeking Silence in the Himalaya | In 1976 James Crowden left his career in the British army and travelled to Ladakh in the Northern Himalaya, one of the most remote parts of the worl...

What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Young. The Art and Science of Growing Up | Loss and adversity are part of the human condition, but an imperfect past isn’t always an indicator of what’s to come. This ...

Little Women | How can you forge your own path in times of war, uncertainty and hardship? Meg longs for marriage; Amy wants to be a painter; Beth is content to stay at home; while Jo wants adventure a...

Passing | HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'She wished to find out about this hazardous business of "passing," this breaking away from all that...

Crucible of Hell. Okinawa. The Last Great Battle of the Second World War | From award-winning historian Saul David, an action-packed and powerful new narrative of the Battle of Okinawa - the last grea...

Operation Pedestal. The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942 | In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill mad...