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Philip Kerr

  • P. B. Kerr
22 février 1956 – 23 mars 2018
Philip Kerr
Hôtel Adlon
La Mort, Entre Autres
Prague fatale
Vert-de-gris
La trilogie berlinoise
Bleu de Prusse
  • Bleu de Prusse

    • 672pages
    • 24 heures de lecture

    « 1939. L'Europe retient son souffre et Hitler s'apprête à fêter son demi-siècle. Alors qu'il est attendu au Berghof, sa résidence des Alpes bavaroises, un ingénieur y est abattu. Balle perdue de braconnier ou attentat contre le IIIe Reich? Envoyé de Berlin, l'inspecteur Bernie Gunther n'a que sept jours pour élucider l'affaire. Obligé de percer les secrets de la montagne d'Hitler, Gunther est en sursis. Car, dans ce panier de crabes nazis, nombreux sont les intimes du Führer qui ont des choses à cacher ... »-- Quatrième de couverture

    Bleu de Prusse
    4,3
  • La trilogie berlinoise

    • 1015pages
    • 36 heures de lecture

    Publiés pour la première fois entre 1989 et 1991, L'Eté de cristal, La Pâle Figure et Un requiem allemand ont pour toile de fond le IIIe Reich à son apogée et, après la défaite, l'Allemagne en ruine de 1947. Bernie Gunther, ex-commissaire de la police berlinoise, est devenu détective privé. Désabusé et courageux, perspicace et insolent, Bernie est à l'Allemagne nazie ce que Philip Marlowe est à la Californie de la fin des années 1930 : un homme solitaire, témoin de son époque.Des rues de Berlin "nettoyées" pour offrir une image idyllique aux visiteurs des Jeux olympiques à celles de Vienne la corrompue, Bernie enquête au milieu d'actrices et de prostituées, de psychiatres et de banquiers, de producteurs de cinéma et de publicitaires. La différence avec un film noir d'Hollywood, c'est que les principaux protagonistes s'appellent Heydrich, Himmler et Goering....

    La trilogie berlinoise
    4,3
  • Vert-de-gris

    • 450pages
    • 16 heures de lecture

    1954. Alors que Bernie Gunther tente de fuir Cuba en bateau accompagné d’une sulfureuse chica, il est arrêté par la CIA et enfermé à New York puis au Landsberg à Berlin. C’est que nous sommes en pleine Guerre froide. L’Oncle Sam place et bouge ses pions en Europe, cherche des informations sur l’Allemagne de l’Est et sur les Russes. Quel rapport avec Gunther ? Sa liberté dépendra des informations qu’il veut bien donner sur ses anciens « camarades » de la SS, notamment Erich Mielke, personnage trouble auquel Bernie Gunther a eu maintes fois affaire pendant et après la guerre, devenu chef de la toute nouvelle Stasi. Par ailleurs, les Français cherchent eux à mettre la main sur Edgar de Boudel, un collaborateur qui se cache sous l’uniforme d’un prisonnier de guerre allemand de retour de camp en URSS. Au fil des interrogatoires, Gunther raconte : son entrée dans la SS, la traque des communistes allemands dans les camps français, ses mois passés dans les terribles camps de prisonniers russes et ses faits et gestes, guidés seulement par une farouche volonté de sauver sa peau. Vert-de-gris, le septième volet des aventures de Bernie Gunther, possède toute l’adrénaline et la vivacité d’esprit auxquelles Philip Kerr nous a habitués.

    Vert-de-gris
    4,2
  • Prague fatale

    • 407pages
    • 15 heures de lecture

    Berlin, 1942. Bernie Gunther, capitaine dans le service du renseignement SS, est de retour du front de l'Est. Il decouvre une ville changee, mais pour le pire. Entre le black-out , le rationnement, et un meurtrier qui effraie la population, tout concourt a rendre la vie miserable et effrayante. Affecte au departement des homicides, Bernie enquete sur le meurtre d'un ouvrier de chemin de fer neerlandais. Un soir, il surprend un homme violentant une femme dans la rue. Qui est-elle ? Bernie prend des risques demesures en emmenant cette inconnue a Prague, ou le general Reinhard Heydrich l'a invite en personne pour feter sa nomination au poste de Reichsprotektor de Boheme-Moravie. Traduit de l'anglais (Royaume-Uni) par Philippe Bonnet

    Prague fatale
    4,1
  • La Mort, Entre Autres

    • 564pages
    • 20 heures de lecture

    En 1949, à Munich, Bernie Gunther, détective privé en difficulté, fait face à la mort de sa femme et à des problèmes financiers. Lors d'une enquête complexe, il doit jongler entre survie, apparences et morale. Ce livre est la suite de la Trilogie berlinoise et a remporté le prix du polar européen en 2009.

    La Mort, Entre Autres
    4,0
  • Berlin, 1934. Bernie Gunther, chassé de la Kripo, gangrenée par les nazis, en raison de ses sympathies pour la république de Weimar, s'est reconverti : il est maintenant responsable de la sécurité de l'Hôtel Adlon. Alors qu'il s'échine à effacer de sa généalogie un quart de sang juif, le patron d'une entreprise de construction est assassiné dans sa chambre après avoir passé la soirée avec un homme d'affaires américain véreux, ami de hauts dignitaires nazis. Une séduisante journaliste, chargée par le Herald Tribune d'enquêter sur la préparation des Jeux olympiques de Berlin, engage Bernie. Le sort d'un boxeur juif dont le corps a été repêché dans la Spree lui semble le bon moyen pour rendre compte du climat de démence meurtrière et de répression antisémite qui règne sur la capitale allemande. Le sixième volet des enquêtes de Bernie Gunther par Philip Kerr, l'auteur de la célèbre Trilogie berlinoise.

    Hôtel Adlon
    4,0
  • Lors de leur précédente aventure, qui les a conduits jusqu'en Egypte, John et Philippa Gaunt, des jumeaux de douze ans, ont découvert qu'ils possédaient des pouvoirs extraordinaires. ET pour cause : ils sont djinns ! Aussi, quand leur oncle Nemrod leur apprend que le grimoire de Salomon a été volé, ils sont très inquiets : si ce recueil d'anciens sortilèges, ouvrage capital pour les djinns, venait à tomber entre de mauvaises mains, le monde entier s'en trouverait menacé. Le mystérieux voleur accepte de restituer le livre, mais à certaines conditions : il ne le confiera qu'aux jumeaux, et à bord du Royal Express de Hongrie, un train de luxe. Avec l'accord de leurs parents, John et Philippa s'embarquent donc pour une nouvelle mission. Seulement, au cours du trajet, Philippa se fait kidnapper. Dès lors, John n'aura qu'un seul but : retrouver sa sœur jumelle. Sa route sera semée d'embûches : d'Istanbul à l'Irak, en passant par Londres et Berlin, John devra faire preuve d'une détermination sans faille...

    Les enfants de la lampe magique - 2: Le Djinn bleu de Babylone
    3,7
  • Pénitence

    • 512pages
    • 18 heures de lecture

    Gil Martins, agent au FBI, lutte contre le terrorisme depuis Houston, Texas, où il est le témoin quotidien d'actes de violence perpétrés par des extrémistes. Autrefois croyant, la cruauté de son travail le porte à remettre en question l'existence de Dieu. Lorsque plusieurs personnalités athées trouvent la mort de façon aussi étrange qu'inexpliquée, Martins ouvre une enquête malgré le scepticisme de ses supérieurs et la colère de sa femme. Ses recherches le conduisent à l'église Izraël, où une jeune membre de sa congrégation, terrifiée, est convaincue que leurs prières ont provoqué ces disparitions. Quand cette dernière est retrouvée morte à son tour, Martins découvre chez elle une liste de noms ; une liste de toutes les précédentes victimes... et bien d'autres encore. Déterminé à mettre fin à cette barbarie, Gil Martins semble alors devenir lui-même la cible d'un Dieu vengeur. Son unique planche de salut ? La pénitence...

    Pénitence
    3,3
  • Everybody knows somebody who is a heavy metal fan - fact! If you are already a fan, our hats off to you. If not, let Philip Kerr be your guide as he takes you back through his life and how metal has shaped and enhanced every bit.

    Diving Into Heavy Metal!
    4,9
  • Love & Autism

    • 304pages
    • 11 heures de lecture

    'Love has always intrigued me, in part because I have carried for a long time a feeling that I am doing love wrong.' Michael made a name for himself on the hit show Love on the Spectrum. After his televised first dating experiences, will he complete his quest to find his queen? Chloë was always good at maths, with feelings 'too big' to be contained. When she reconnects with her childhood boyfriend, it must be fate. Noor has had a lot on her plate from a young age, especially at home. People-pleasing becomes her survival mode, but Noor can't keep her struggles inside forever. Jess has spent a lifetime being put into different boxes. Through her strong will and creativity, can she break out and build a life that is truly her own? Tim is a non-speaking autistic man who has been underestimated all his life. But through willpower, technology and a mother's love, he has a chance of finding a different kind of voice. Through the intimate writing of critically acclaimed autistic author Kay Kerr, Love & Autism presents an uplifting celebration of neurodivergent love, the search for it and a deeper look into the lives of autistic Australians.

    Love & Autism
    4,5
  • Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use adult general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for tho

    Straightforward Intermediate: Student´s Book + CDROM
    5,0
  • Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for those wit

    Straightforward. Pre-intermediate. Student's book
    4,5
  • Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use adult general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for tho

    Straightforward. Upper Intermediate. Student's Book + Workbook + Teacher's Book
    5,0
  • This easy-to-read book groups methods according to what they have in common, even if separated in time. At the same time, it rehabilitates some lost or forgotten methods, with a view to challenging current orthodoxies, especially with regard to such topics as translation, rote learning, authenticity, and communication. In doing this it aims to unpack, not just the history of methods, but the beliefs that underpin them and the benefits that still might possibly accrue from experimenting with them. Through its inclusion of interesting characters, intriguing anecdotes, and often bizarre techniques, the material is absorbing and engaging.

    Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods
    4,3
  • A general English course for adults and young adults based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom. The lessons offer a balanced mix of language input, skills work and oral tasks.

    Straightforward. Upper-Intermediate: Student´s Book
    4,0
  • A classroom tested English-course for adults and young adults, "Inside Out" has been designed to develop real-life communicative skills and powers of self-expression. Creative grammar work: learners organize and develop their knowledge of grammar. Easy-to-use exercises put rules into pratice - and are then recycled as speaking activities. All grammar work is backed up with clear summaries. Personalized speaking tasks: a series of challenging speaking tasks focuses on learners' own experiences and opinions. Choices within tasks encourage learners to take charge of interactions. Structured planning time is built into tasks, improving both fluency and accuracy. Contextualized lexis: lexical items are seen in context, showing how words and phrases function and how they collocate with each other. Focus exercises highlight and recycle lexis to help learners build a bigger and better active vocabulary. Realistic listening and reading: a rich selection of accessible and entertaining texts: cartoons, postcards, letters and extracts from newspapers, magazines and novels. Listenings include conversations, interviews and classic pop songs recorded by the original artists.

    Inside Out. Student's book. Pre-intermediate
    4,3
  • For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, but there is the flexibility to pick out certain key sections to focus on certain language points.

    Straightforward. Upper Intermediate Student's Book
    4,0
  • Translation and Own-language Activities

    • 176pages
    • 7 heures de lecture

    This book offers innovative strategies for incorporating students' native languages into language learning environments. By leveraging the linguistic skills students already possess, it aims to enhance engagement and comprehension. The ideas presented encourage teachers to create a more inclusive and effective classroom atmosphere, fostering a deeper connection with the language being taught while respecting and valuing the diverse linguistic backgrounds of students.

    Translation and Own-language Activities
    3,5
  • Philip Kerr's 30 Trends in ELT

    • 136pages
    • 5 heures de lecture

    A compact, user-friendly reference book, investigating current trends in ELT.

    Philip Kerr's 30 Trends in ELT
    3,5
  • The Winter Horses

    • 288pages
    • 11 heures de lecture

    From Philip Kerr, the New York Times bestselling author of the Bernie Gunther novels, comes a breathtaking journey of survival in the dark days of WWII in Ukraine, a country that remains tumultuous today. This inspiring tale captures the power of the human spirit and is perfect for fans of The Book Thief, Milkweed, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. It will soon be another cold winter in the Ukraine. But it's 1941, and things are different this year. Max, the devoted caretaker of an animal preserve, must learn to live with the Nazis who have overtaken this precious land. He must also learn to keep secrets—for there is a girl, Kalinka, who is hiding in the park. Kalinka has lost her home, her family, her belongings—everything but her life. Still, she has gained one small, precious gift: a relationship with the rare wild and wily Przewalski's horses that wander the preserve. Aside from Max, these endangered animals are her only friends—until a Nazi campaign of extermination nearly wipes them out for good. Now Kalinka must set out on a treacherous journey across the frozen forest to save the only two surviving horses—and herself.

    The Winter Horses
    4,2
  • Berlin, March 1943. The mood in Germany is bleak after their stunning defeat at Stalingrad. Private Investigator Bernie Gunther is at work in the German War Crimes Bureau – weary, cynical but well aware of the value of truth in a world where that’s now a rarity. When human remains are found deep in the Katyn Forest, Bernie is sent to investigate. Rumour has it that this mass grave is full of Polish officers murdered by the Russians. For Josef Goebbels, proof of Russian involvement is sure to destroy the Western Alliance, giving Germany a chance to reverse its devastating losses. But supposing the truth is far more damaging to the German cause? It’s Bernie Gunther’s job to give Goebbels what he needs. But when there’s nothing left for Gunther to lose, the compulsion to speak the truth becomes ever stronger…

    A Man Without Breath
    4,2
  • Will it be unlucky thirteen for Bernie Gunther? Find out in the latest installment in this internationally bestselling and acclaimed series. LEE CHILD calls Bernie Gunther 'one of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' TOM HANKS says 'Kerr leads us through the facts of history and the vagaries of human nature' ALAN FURST calls Philip Kerr 'one of the greatest master story-tellers in English'

    Greeks bearing gifts: A Bernie Gunther thriller
    4,1
  • Detective Grushko of the Moscow police is dispatched to Saint Petersburg to break up a gang war. A look at organized crime in post-communist Russia. By the author of A German Requiem.

    Dead Meat
    3,0
  • A quiet flame

    • 448pages
    • 16 heures de lecture

    'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILD Posing as an escaping Nazi war-criminal Bernie Gunther arrives in Buenos Aires and, having revealed his real identity to the local chief of police, discovers that his reputation as a detective goes before him. A young girl has been murdered in peculiarly gruesome circumstances that strongly resemble Bernie's final case as a homicide detective with the Berlin police. A case he had failed to solve. Circumstances lead the chief of police in Buenos Aires to suppose that the murderer may be one of several thousand ex Nazis who have fetched up in Argentina since 1945. And, therefore, who better than Bernie Gunther to help him track that murderer down?

    A quiet flame
    4,1
  • The lady from Zagreb

    • 576pages
    • 21 heures de lecture

    Summer 1942. When Bernie Gunther is ordered to speak at an international police conference, an old acquaintance has a favour to ask. Little does Bernie suspect what this simple surveillance task will provoke ...One year later, resurfacing from the hell of the Eastern Front, a superior gives him another task that seems straightforward: locating the father of Dalia Dresner, the rising star of German cinema. Bernie accepts the job. Not that he has much choice - the superior is Goebbels himself. But Dresner's father hails from Yugoslavia, a country so riven by sectarian horrors that even Bernie's stomach is turned. Yet even with monsters at home and abroad, one thing alone drives him on from Berlin to Zagreb to Zurich: Bernie Gunther has fallen in love.

    The lady from Zagreb
    4,0
  • Metropolis

    • 496pages
    • 18 heures de lecture

    Berlin detective Bernie Gunther bows out at last in the 14th and final instalment of this internationally bestselling and award-winning series featuring 'one of the greatest anti-heroes ever written'

    Metropolis
    4,0
  • Esau

    • 320pages
    • 12 heures de lecture

    Mountaineer Jack Furness comes across a fossilized fragment of skull in Nepal which defies classification. With Stella, he sets off to discover other skeletons, or even living examples of the fabled yeti. What they discover has chilling consequences for Jack and Stella.

    Esau
    3,9
  • The Workbook provides revision and further practice of all the main points in the Student's Book, plus extra listening practice, pronunciation work and a comprehensive writing course. It also contains a simplified short story.

    New Inside out Pre-intermediate Workbook
    3,8
  • A German Requiem

    • 320pages
    • 12 heures de lecture

    Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels have won him an international reputation as a master of historical suspense. In A German Requiem, the private eye has survived the collapse of the Third Reich to find himself in Vienna. Amid decaying imperial splendor, he traces concentric circles of evil and uncovers a legacy that makes the wartime atrocities seem lily-white in comparison.

    A German Requiem
    4,0
  • The Other Side of Silence

    • 400pages
    • 14 heures de lecture

    It is 1956 on the French Riviera. A world-weary Bernie Gunther is working as concierge at the Grand Hotel, St Jean Cap Ferrat, living under a false name. The Riviera retains its louche glamour even in these gloomy post-war years - a sunny place for shady people. Bernie plays bridge to stave off boredom and misses his old detective life. Then his past walks through the door in the shape of Harold Hennig, a former captain in the Nazi security service. Bernie never forgets a face, especially when it belongs to a mass murderer who, in 1945, was responsible for the deaths of thousands, among them a woman Bernie loved. Since the war, Hennig has enjoyed a lucrative career as a blackmailer. Hennig's target on the Cote d'Azur is a famous resident with a dark past and plenty to hide - the writer, Somerset Maugham

    The Other Side of Silence
    3,9
  • The Pale Criminal

    A Bernie Gunther Novel

    • 288pages
    • 11 heures de lecture

    Set in 1930s Berlin, the story follows hard-boiled detective Bernie Gunther as he confronts a chilling serial killer who is wreaking havoc in the city. This gripping mystery delves into the dark underbelly of society, showcasing Gunther's relentless pursuit of justice amidst a backdrop of political tension and moral ambiguity. The novel promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats with its intricate plot and rich historical context.

    The Pale Criminal
    4,0
  • Djinn twins John and Philippa are off on another whirlwind adventure that takes them around the globe and into unknown worlds. And it's a race against time as they attempt to rescue their mother from her fate as the Blue Djinn of Babylon. An aging curse has been placed on their father, and if the twins are gone too long, he'll rapidly become an old man. Meanwhile, museums all over the world are reporting robberies of valuable jade from their collections, as well as bizarre hauntings.

    Children of the Lamp - 4: The Day of the Djinn Warrior
    3,9
  • Bernie Gunther is back on the mean streets of Berlin with his new partner, Bruno Stahlecker, another ex-police officer. But on a seemingly straightforward stakeout, Bruno is killed, and Bernie suddenly finds himself tapped for a much bigger job. A serial sex murderer is killing Aryan teenage girls in Berlin—and what's worse, he's making utter fools of the police. Gunther is forced to accept a temporary post in Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich's state Security Service, with a team of men underneath him tasked purely with hunting the killer. But can he trust his team any more than he can trust his superiors?

    The Pale Criminal. Im Sog der dunklen Mächte, englische Ausgabe
    3,9
  • A London City player collapses in a crucial match in Athens. A heart attack? Or something more sinister? Scott Manson must find the truth before the rest of the team is in danger.

    Hand of God
    3,7
  • Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use adult general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for tho

    Straightforward : intermediate : student's book
    3,7
  • The Penguin Book of Lies

    • 560pages
    • 20 heures de lecture

    Selections from authors from ancient times to the twentieth century discuss noteworthy lies and liars from history and the nature of lying as different periods have viewed it

    The Penguin Book of Lies
    3,5
  • Three wishes. Two children. One incredible journey... Twins Jonathan and Philippa Gaunt live in New York. The early arrival of their wisdom teeth aged 12 coincides with an ominous earthquake in Egypt, and heralds strange dreams and a trip to London. There they meet eccentric uncle Nimrod, and he tells them the truth about their background.

    Children of the Lamp. The Akhenaten Adventure
    3,9
  • John and Philippa Gaunt are off on another spellbinding adventure in bestselling author P. B. Kerr's Children of the Lamp series! John and Philippa Gaunt are all ready for their lives to return to normal now that their mother has given up her djinn powers. But the siblings are quickly drawn into yet another mystery when the world's luck tips wildly out of balance (to the world's detriment). The key to the world's fate lies with five fakirs who were buried alive, each of whom guards a secret that can answer a great question of the universe. But there's an evil djinn desperate to dig up the secrets. Without their mother's powerful magic, John and Philippa must face this djinn alone. While traveling around the globe, from London, to Morocco, to Yellowstone National Park, to the snowy Himalayan peaks of Shangri-La, can the twins harness their own powers to defeat a new evil?

    Children of the Lamp - 6: The Five Fakirs of Faizabad
    3,7
  • March Violets

    • 272pages
    • 10 heures de lecture

    Discover the first crime novel in the late Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther series - Berlin Noir - set in Hitler's Germany during the 1930s . . . Winter, 1936. A man and his wife shot dead in their bed, their home burned. The woman's father, a millionaire industrialist, wants justice - and the priceless diamonds that disappeared along with his daughter's life. He turns to Bernhard Gunther, a private eye and former cop. As Bernie follows the trail into the very heart of Nazi Germany, he's forced to confront a horrifying conspiracy. A trail that ends in the hell that is Dachau . . . Stylishly written and powerfully evocative, Kerr's crime classic transports readers to the rotten heart of Nazi Berlin, and introduces a private eye in the great tradition of Hammett and Chandler. 'Wonderfully sharp and satirical' Times 'An impressive debut' Guardian 'Fast-paced, laconic, unpredictable, and witty' Evening Standard 'For Christmas, I would like all of Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir novels' Sam Mendes, Guardian

    March Violets
    3,8
  • Hitler's Peace

    • 480pages
    • 17 heures de lecture

    "Autumn 1943. Since the rout at Stalingrad, Hitler has known he cannot win the war - known, too, that the upcoming Allied conference in Teheran will set the ground rules for the peace to come. Realizing that the unconditional surrender Roosevelt has demanded will leave Germany in ruins, he has put out peace feelers. (Unbeknownst to him, so has Himmler, who is prepared to stage a coup to reach an accord.) FDR and Stalin are willing to negotiate. Only Churchill refuses to listen. Soon, the tensions in Teheran will be at fever pitch, and the city will be the stage for a hazardous game in which the stakes are nothing less than life and death."

    Hitler's Peace
    3,8
  • Research

    • 400pages
    • 14 heures de lecture

    If you want to write a murder mystery, you have to do some research... In a luxury flat in Monaco, John Houston's supermodel wife lies in bed, a bullet in her skull. Houston is the world's most successful novelist, the playboy head of a literary empire that produces far more books than he could ever actually write. Now the man who has invented hundreds of best-selling killings is wanted for a real murder and on the run from the police, his life transformed into something out of one of his books. And in London, the ghostwriter who is really behind those books has some questions for him too...

    Research
    3,4
  • The Shot

    • 456pages
    • 16 heures de lecture

    The mob hired Tom Jefferson to kill Fidel Castro, but then discover that he has his own agenda, & his own target. He is after President elect Jack Kennedy. Is he operating alone or is he in the pay of someone else? The mob must stop him themselves.

    The Shot
    3,4
  • Cobra King of Kathmandu

    • 352pages
    • 13 heures de lecture

    Midnight intruders and murder by snakebite sweep the Gaunt twins headlong into another breathtaking adventure. In snowy Nepal, they face the ultimate test of their amazing djinn powers. Can they uncover the venemous secrets of an evil Snake Cult to find the long-lost talisman of the Cobra King?

    Cobra King of Kathmandu
    3,5
  • 21st-century London is a world of elaborate technology, uncontained violence and sickening squalor, where serial killing has reached epidemic proportions. Chief Inspector Jakowicz needs all her powers of reason and intuition to stop a killer whose selection of victims threatens government security.

    A Philosophical Investigation
    3,6
  • False Nine

    • 400pages
    • 14 heures de lecture

    Scott Manson's job managing London City football team is over. When he starts a new job in Barcelona, it turns out his new employers only want him for his detective skills: their star player is missing, and they need to find him fast. As Scott tracks the player from Paris to Antigua, he uncovers corruption, kidnapping and murder.

    False Nine
    3,6
  • The Second Angel

    • 464pages
    • 17 heures de lecture

    July 2069: centennial of the Apollo 11 moon walk. What would Buzz Aldrin see if he were here? On Earth, plagues have destroyed the major food supplies, climatic changes have brought constant winter to the once-industrialized West, and a new and virulent virus--P2--has infected Earth's population, bringing radical change in economic, political, and social structures. P2 is curable--but only with an infusion of uninfected blood. Indeed, blood has become the currency of choice: It is banked, speculated in, traded, hoarded, but only by those wealthy enough (or healthy enough) to have a clean, uninfected supply. And the moon? It is now home to sex hotels and penal colonies. Home, too, to the "federal reserve" of blood banks--the most impregnable high-security installation in the world. It is the brainchild of one man--and he has every reason to destroy it. Acting on the most human of motives--revenge--he will take on the impossible. Unbeknownst to him, he will have help from a very strange source.

    The Second Angel
    3,5
  • January Window

    • 368pages
    • 13 heures de lecture

    Everyone knows football is a matter of life and death. But this time, it's murder. Scot Manson is the team coach for London City FC and an all-round fixer for the lads. Players love him, bosses trust him. But now the team's manager has been found dead at their home stadium. Even Scott can't smooth over murder ... but can he catch the killer before he strikes again?

    January Window
    3,5
  • Dave Delano, charismatic and intelligent thief and conman, has just served five years in Florida State Penitentiary, where he thought of the heist to see him right for the rest of his life - robbing the carrier of the United Yacht Transport. But the beautiful Kate Furey, DEA, stands in his way.

    A Five Year Plan
    2,9
  • Gridiron

    • 384pages
    • 14 heures de lecture

    Los Angeles, 1988Ray Richardson, a brilliant architechnologist, has created a dazzling new building: 'The Gridiron', in the heart of L. It is only when they discover how bizarre these deaths are that they realise the building - through its computer - is controlling them, and is set to destroy its creators.

    Gridiron
    3,4
  • Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use adult general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for tho

    Straightforward
    2,5
  • American Inside Out

    Student's Book, Upper Intermediate

    • 88pages
    • 4 heures de lecture

    The collection 'American Inside Out' will have to your arrange - 'Student's Books' with texts for reading and listening; 'Workbooks' with exercises of reading, written, grammar, vocabulary and practice of pronunciation; 'Teacher's Books'; 'Resource Packs' with more of 35 pages photocopied, with exercises quizzed; Videos accompanied of Video Activity Books; DVD-ROMs; Activities of 'book closed'; Suggestions of alternative procedures; Alternative activities personalized, for students more introverted.

    American Inside Out
  • EVOLVE is a six-level English course that gets students speaking with confidence. Drawing on insights from language teaching experts and real students, this Level 2 (CEFR A2) Student's Book A (Units 1-6) with Practice Extra covers all skills and focuses on the most effective and efficient ways to make progress in English. Each unit features Time to speak, a lesson where decision-making and problem-solving tasks enable speaking to thrive. 'Practice Extra' offers bite-sized activities and games for students to study at home or on the go. Mobile friendly as well as accessible on a desktop or tablet, it also allows teachers to easily track students' performance.

    Evolve Level 2A Student's Book with Practice Extra - A2 CEFR
  • This Workbook Provides Additional Grammar Exercises And Further Vocabulary Practice. It Also Contains A Complete Writing Syllabus Linked To The Language And Situations In The Student's Book.

    Inside Out. Workbook. Upper Intermediate
  • The Workbook recycles the language and consolidates the material from the Student's Book, along with a corresponding page for each lesson from the Student's Book. A Macmillan Reader is found at the back of each Workbook alongside an Audio CD offering further listening and pronunciation practice. An Answer Key is included in this version.

    Straightforward 2nd Edition Upper Intermediate Level Workbook with key & CD Pack
  • The Workbook recycles the language and consolidates the material from the Student's Book, along with a corresponding page for each lesson from the Student's Book. A complete Macmillan Reader is found at the back of the Workbook alongside an Audio CD offering further listening and pronunciation practice from the Workbook.

    Straightforward 2nd Edition Upper Intermediate Level Workbook without key
  • The Student's Book Pack is structured to contain one lesson per double page spread throughout the entire book. Each unit covers a range of material and highlighted sections help to develop the core skills. The accompanying eBook provides a page faithful, electronic version of the Student's Book.show more

    Straightforward Beginner: Student´s Book + eBook, 2nd Edition
  • The four-level split edition has a combined Student's Book and Workbook comprising 6 units from each. This split version is ideal for short courses, and each split level is mapped to CEFR objectives to help gauge progress. An audio CD is included providing all the listening material for the Workbook activities.show more

    Straightforward Split Ed. 3B: Student´s Book with Workbook
  • This is a new general English course for adults and young adults based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom. Straightforward is transparent in its structure, pragmatic in its methodology and varied in its content.

    Straightforward. Pre-intermediate Workbook.
  • New Inside Out takes all the best elements of the original Inside Out series - including the emphasis on personalisation and meaning - and adds a host of brand-new features. Sue and Vaughan have gone back to the classroom to write this new edition, working with teachers and students to find out exactly what works in the real world. The result is one of the most relevant and exciting general English courses available.Key features:A new, fully updated version of our classic general English cour

    New Inside out. Upper Intermediate. Workbook with Key
  • The Student’s Book is beautifully designed and structured to contain one lesson per double page spread throughout the book. Each unit covers a range of material and highlighted sections help to develop the core skills. Self-assessment boxes at the end of each unit check and monitor student progress and allow them to become independent learners.

    Straightforward. Pre-intermediate. Student's Book with Practice Online Access
  • The Workbook contains extra exercises and further practice of the grammar, vocabulary and functional language. Supplementary reading material is found within each unit, along with a short story at the back of the book. An answer key is included in this book.

    Straightforward. Pre-intermediate Workbook with Key
  • Inside Out. Workbook

    • 96pages
    • 4 heures de lecture

    Amplamente testada em sala de aula, esta coleção foi escrita por professores para auxiliar professores a serem bem-sucedidos em suas aulas. Uma coleção vibrante que apresenta o que há de mais avançado em ensino de línguas. Tarefas relevantes e bem planejadas, que ajudam os alunos a desenvolverem suas habilidades comunicativas e sua capacidade de se expressar. Atividades envolventes e personalizadas, para estimular os alunos a articular aquilo que já sabem. Exercícios específicos que esclarecem e revisam o léxico, ajudando os alunos a desenvolverem um vocabulário mais rico e mais ativo. Atividades criativas baseadas em textos interessantes e descontraídos, que incluem canções populares, excertos de livros e artigos de revistas.

    Inside Out. Workbook
  • For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, but there is the flexibility to pick out certain key sections to focus on certain language points.

    Straightforward: Pre-intermediate Student's Book (Second edititon)
  • Straightforward is a multi-level course for adults and young adults. Based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom, it is transparent in its structure, pragmatic in its methodology and varied in its content. This book contains 90 hours of teaching material on this course.

    Straightforward: Upper Intermediate: Workbook (with key)
  • New Inside out. Intermediate. Workbook

    • 95pages
    • 4 heures de lecture

    New Inside Out takes all the best elements of the original Inside Out series - including the emphasis on personalisation and meaning - and adds a host of brand-new features. The authors have gone back to the classroom to write this new edition, working with teachers and students to find out exactly what works in the real world. The result is one of the most relevant and exciting general English courses available.Key features:A new, fully updated version of our classic general English course

    New Inside out. Intermediate. Workbook
  • The four-level split edition has a combined Student's Book and Workbook comprising 6 units from each. This split version is ideal for short courses, and each split level is mapped to CEFR objectives to help gauge progress. An audio CD is included providing all the listening material for the Workbook activities.show more

    Straightforward Split Ed. 2B: Student´s Book with Workbook - Second Edition
  • The Grid

    • 464pages
    • 17 heures de lecture

    WELCOME TO THE MOST INGENIOUS BUILDING EVER DESIGNED. NOW TRY TO GET OUT ALIVE... In downtown Los Angeles it stands as a monument to man's genius--a glittering, high-tech office tower that washes its own windows, purifies its own air, and even knows which of its employees is using drugs. But now, the building known as the Gridiron has turned malevolent. And its first victim is about to die. From its hardware-jammed computer room on the fourth floor to the 300-foot-high tree that rises in tis atrium, the Gridiron for the men and women trapped inside, there is only one way out: through the raw, human will to survive.

    The Grid