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Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) This book is the life story and family history of Adeline Yen Mah. Adeline was born in China at a time of great change and trouble. At the same time, she suffered terrible unkindness from the members of her own family. Falling Leaves is a story of pain and fear, but also of hope as Adeline fights for her independence.

Classic / British English (Available May 2008) Gone with the Wind is a great romantic story of love and war and one of the best-selling books of all time. In Part 2, the American Civil War has destroyed Scarlett OHaras comfortable world. Will she lose her home too? Or can she save it and rebuild her life?

Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) A story by Stephen King the master of horror. Paul Sheldon is Annie Wilkess favourite writer. She loves all his books about Misery Chastain. When Annie finds Paul after a car accident, she takes him home to look after him. The Annie discovers that Paul wants to kill Misery and to write different kinds of book. She is determined to stop him, and Paul becomes her prisoner

Superman has been gone for five long years. When he finally returns to Earth, everything has changed. Lois Lane, the woman he loves, has moved on and his old enemy has plans to destroy him and the city of Metropolis. Can Superman save the planet in his most difficult test so far?

This stand-alone, all-audio course can be used by those who have little or no knowledge of the language, by those who want to learn or brush up basic conversation skills, and by more advanced learners who require extra audio material to complement their current courses.The ten units or 'conversations' cover the situations you are most likely to find yourself in while on holiday or on business abroad. They are divided into two parts, with a dialogue in each part. The dialogue in Part 2 reuses the vocabulary and phrases from Part 1 in a slightly different context. Both parts start with an introduction to the words and phrases you'll need, followed by the dialogue. Finally it's 'Over to you': you take part in the same dialogues following the English prompts, playing all the roles in turn. So you get lots of opportunity to practise! Frequent track markers divide the CDs up into short, easy-to-use clips.

Un guide de conversation original et facile pour découvrir :. les mots clés. les expressions courantes. les coutumes locales. un lexique de plus de 2000 motsDès les premières pages, vous êtes initié aux structures de la langue et vous apprenez à construire vos propres phrases.Des rubriques thématiques vous permettent de faire face à toutes les situations de la vie courante : vous y trouverez un vocabulaire riche et varié, des expressions usuelles et des phrases types pour communiquer facilement.Le "patois" ("chtimi") varie légèrement d'une sous-région à une autre, et même d'un village à l'autre. Cet ouvrage privilégie la prononciation courante des parlers urbains et ouvriers de Lille et du bassin minier. On trouvera ci-après une description succincte des caractéristiques phonétiques des autres variétés du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais, qui permettra, si on le souhaite, de reconstituer leur prononciation à partir des formes de référence.Région lilloise (sauf Lille) : Roubaix, Tourcoing, Pévèle-Mélantois :. k et g se transforment (se palatalisent) en tch et dj devant les voyelles é, è, i, u, eu, in, un, an : tchère = kère "tomber", djambe = gambe "jambe", jotchî = joker "chômer".. Les combinaisons ié, ieu, iu sont simplifiées en î (i long, parfois suivi d'une petite voyelle) : pî = pié "pied". De même ui se simplifie en û, et uin en ûn : nût = nuit "nuit", tchûn = cuin "coin".. eau (prononcé o, eo) ou eu correspondent à iau : beau, beu = biau "beau".. On n'observe pas la diphtongaison de é en ié dans des mots comme fiète "fête", tiète "tête" (remplacés par fète, tète comme en français).Hainaut (Valenciennois) :. eu est remplac&

Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean and lonely old man. But one Christmas Eve three ghosts come to visit him and scare him into changing his ways. Scrooge discovers that there is more to life than work and mo

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Heidi lives with her grandfather in his little wooden house, high up in the mountains of Switzerland. One day Heidis aunt arrives and takes her to Claras home in Frankfurt. Heidi likes her new friend, but she doesnt like living in a big house in the city. Can she go back to her home in the mountains?

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) This wonderful story of fairies, dreams and lovers is as popular today as it was in Shakespeares time. In a wood outside Athens, four young people are following their dreams, while fairies play strange games with them. Their world seems unreal but is it really very different from our own

Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) In Egypt, the Pharaohs soldiers are ordered to kill every Hebrew baby boy. But one baby escapes. He grows up in a palace and has a very comfortable life. But one day Moses learns the secret of his past, and his life changes forever.

Classic / British English (Available March 2008) All kinds of people, from shopkeepers to kings, want the help of Sherlock Holmes in these six stories about the adventures of the famous detective. Who put a diamond in a chicken? Why is there a club for men with red hair? How did the man at the lake die? Can Sherlock Holmes solve the mysteries?

Classic / British English (Available March 2008) A man is killed in Richard Hannays home. Before his death he tells Hannay a dangerous secret. Now Hannays life is in danger. Who are his enemies and what are they trying to do? And how will he solve the mystery of the thirty-nine steps?

Classic / British English (Available May 2008) An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that changes his life. As he grows older, his face stays young and handsome. But the picture changes. Why cant Dorian show it to anybody? What is its terrible secret?

Original / British English (Available June 2008) At the beginning of the twentieth century, the idea of women in business seemed strange. Today more and more women are reaching the top of business life. This book tells the business success stories of five very different women: Coco Chanel, Hanae Mori, Anita Roddick, Oprah Winfrey and Madonna

Contemporary / American English (Available June 2008) The horror of death row is that you die a little each day. The waiting kills you. Seventy-year-old Sam Cayhall is on Mississippis death row. Sam hates lawyers but his date with the gas chamber is close, and time is running out. Then Adam Hall, a young lawyer arrives. Can he and his secret persuade Sam to accept his help?

James McMenamin Every four years the Olympic Games take place, but when and how did they begin? What sports can athletes win gold, silver and bronze medals in? What are some of the important symbols of the Games? Find out the answers to all of these questions and many others in this informative and interesting book. Exit test

This stand-alone, all-audio course can be used by those who have little or no knowledge of the language, by those who want to learn or brush up basic conversation skills, and by more advanced learners who require extra audio material to complement their current courses.The ten units or 'conversations' cover the situations you are most likely to find yourself in while on holiday or on business abroad. They are divided into two parts, with a dialogue in each part. The dialogue in Part 2 reuses the vocabulary and phrases from Part 1 in a slightly different context. Both parts start with an introduction to the words and phrases you'll need, followed by the dialogue. Finally it's 'Over to you': you take part in the same dialogues following the English prompts, playing all the roles in turn. So you get lots of opportunity to practise! Frequent track markers divide the CDs up into short, easy-to-use clips.

Over the years hunters, poachers, and war have killed many of the gorillas of central Africa. But there are still a few hundred living high in the mists of the Virunga Mountains. When Dian Fossey first saw a family of wild mountain gorillas in the Virung