Tim Vicary crée des thrillers juridiques captivants, souvent comparés aux œuvres de John Grisham et Scott Turow, mettant en scène une redoutable avocate britannique. Ses récits sont réputés pour leurs intrigues complexes et leurs dénouements pleins de suspense qui tiennent le lecteur en haleine. Au-delà de ses drames juridiques, Vicary se consacre également à la fiction historique, explorant des récits percutants qui éclairent des périodes historiques importantes et souvent négligées, ainsi que les expériences humaines qui s'y déroulent. Son style d'écriture se caractérise par une prose fluide qui plonge le lecteur dans le drame qui se déroule.
'We will land on the moon before 1970.' President Kennedy said these words in 1961 - and few people believed him. This is the story of how the Apollo missions answered Kennedy's dream, so that eight years later, Neil Armstrong could open the door of his lunar module - and step out onto the moon.
Part of a series of contemporary novels designed to revive reading for pleasure, this story at Level 2 has a word list created so that students will be exposed to up-to-date, relevant vocabulary. Each reader includes a glossary of new words and exercises to test students' comprehension.
Police Constable Harry Evans is driving along a country road when he sees strange lights in the sky. Is this a UFO? What does this visit mean? ... The experience will change Harry's life.
An account of the sinking of the steamship Titanic by an iceberg in 1912. Includes activities
Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 3 Is there anyone who has not looked at the dark sky, and the shining points of light above us, and asked themselves questions about what is out there? Where did our planet come from? When did the universe begin? Could we live on another planet? And one question above all - is there life anywhere else in space?
Flying over Africa in a light aircraft. Karen and John can see nothing but jungle for miles and miles. But somewhere below them, dangerous bandits are holding their father prisoner.
Features topics such as environmental issues, historical facts, and culture. Full-color photographs, introductions, glossaries, and exercises enhance student reading and learning. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
It is not always easy to be famous. And for a famous, beautiful princess like Diana, life was certainly very difficult at times. She was just twenty years old when she married Prince Charles, and from that moment millions of people around the world watched every move she made. And so did the photographers, who followed her everywhere - even on that terrible night in Paris when Diana's young life ended.
These autobiographies of Afro-American ex-slaves comprise the largest body of literature produced by slaves in human history. The book consists of three sections: selected reviews of slave narratives, dating from 1750 to 1861; essays examining how such narratives serve as historical material; and essays exploring the narratives as literary artifacts.
"English Today Readers Level 6: Level 6: The Tunnel" is action-packed and fun to encourage reading for enjoyment.
