In these eleven stories, Fitzgerald depicts the Roaring Twenties as he lived them. He masterfully blends accounts of flappers and the smart set with more fantastical visions of America, always imbuing his narratives with his trademark themes of money, class, ambition and love.
Non loin de Marseille, un bateau de pêche recueille un homme grièvement blessé et inconscient. On le sauve mais il a perdu la mémoire ; il ne se rappelle rien de son passé. Toutefois, il a sous la peau de la jambe un morceau de film avec le numéro d'un compte dans une banque suisse. II part donc pour Zurich et apprend que le titulaire du compte est un certain Jason Bourne et aussi que Jason Bourne est traqué par plusieurs tueurs. Qu'y a-t-il dans le passé de Bourne qui explique cet acharnement à le faire disparaître ? Tel est le début de l'extraordinaire enquête que mène un homme sans mémoire pour retrouver son passé, pour découvrir qui il est. Cet étonnant roman de suspense et d'action a obtenu le prix Mystère du meilleur roman étranger 1982.
[Penguin Readers Level 3]Lord Cutler Beckett thinks that pirates are very bad for business. He wants to take command of the oceans. The Pirate Lords, of course, have other ideas. But can they fight him and win--together? They need the help of Captain Jack Sparrow, but he and his ship are at the bottom of the ocean. Is this the end for the Pirates of the Caribbean?
A famous painting is going to the Grierson Gallery in LA and they want a top man to come to the United States. He can talk about the artist. The National Gallery in London send Mr Bean. But something is very wrong with Mr Bean! He's very, very strange. And dangerous! After he arrives, accidents start to happen.
A la suite d'un pari avec les membres de son club, Phileas Fogg, accompagné de son domestique Passe-Partout, s'embarque pour un tour du monde en 80 jours. Nous sommes en 1872 ... Gagnera t'il son pari?
Fictionalized narrative of travels by Kerouac and his friend Neal Cassady under pseudonyms of Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty.
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Classic / British English When a fisherman opens an old jar, a giant comes out. When a donkey opens its mouth, gold falls out. There is magic in these five fairy tales. Good people are often very unhappy -- but in the end they have happy lives.
"Martin Luther King had a dream. He wanted blacks and whites to live together happily. But in America in the 1950s and 1960s, all men were not equal. King led peaceful protests against the government and won changes for the blacks of America. But has King's dream really come true today?"--Back cover
Allie Fox hates the United States and he hates the twentieth century. He takes his wife and children to the jungle in Honduras to find a new, simpler way of living. But things go wrong, and their lives become much worse and more frightening than anything back home
Classic / British EnglishOnly the next king can pull the sword out of the stone. Many people try, but they cannot move the sword. Then young Arthur tries, but it comes out easily. Now he will be king. But will he be a good king? And will his life be happy? This Pack contains a Book and MP3
