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Joseph Conrad Retold by James Butler Activities by Louis Vaughan Human interest Marlow, a merchant sailor, travels through colonial Africa. He makes a perilous journey by steamboat to rescue Kurtz, an agent, who is seriously ill. He arrives at Kurtzs station to find that the agent has taken control of the whole area. In his complete isolation from civilised society Kurtz has instituted a brutal system of human sacrifice and magic to enthral the natives. Dossiers: Conrad and the Colonial Experience and others Exit test

When Sir Robert Chiltern is threatened with blackmail, his only escape is to turn the tables on the blackmailer. This play is an exploration of social hypocrisy. Ideal for group.

First published in 1998, the "Instants" have established themselves as the best-selling range of language titles from teach yourself. When published as part of the teach yourself relaunch in May 2003, they were given a new cover, internal text re-design and availability on CD for the first time, but now they have undergone an extensive revision, with 16 more pages to give room for additional exercises and flashcards, and an extra CD to double the amount of audio practice. The 35-minutes-a-day, six-week course is highly structured and has a fresh approach to language learning which appeals both to readers who have not learnt the language before and to those with some basic knowledge of Portuguese. The author has used her wide teaching experience to refine the course so that it covers only the grammar (explained in no-nonsense English in the book and on the CDs) and vocabulary which are really necessary. Her day-by-day, no-nonsense programme is easy to follow and fun to do. At the end of six weeks, readers have the confidence and knowledge to tackle all the situations they'll need to know about, such as shopping, eating out and getting around. With fewer than 400 words to learn, and flashcards at the back of the book to help learn them, progress is fast and enjoyable. Sales of the "Instants" (over 150,000 units since in the last two years) have established Elisabeth Smith as the UK's leading language author (Bookscan figures) and her large amount of fan mail is witness to the success of her unique method.

El estudio del árabe y su escritura son una aventura apasionante. El método de este libro ha sido concebido para principiantes que no conocen ni la escritura ni la lectura del alfabeto árabe. Hay ejemplos de palabras sencillas y practicas. Cada pagina va acompañada de ejercicios faciles y claros. Los lectores podran escuchar las grabaciones MP3 en sirpus.com.

Edward Prendick is travelling in the South Pacific when his ship goes down. He is saved after many days at sea by another ship, and a passenger, Montgomery, nurses him back to health. Prendick becomes interested in the mystery of Montgomery''s life. Why does he live on an unknown Pacific island? Why is he taking animals there? And should Prendick fear the dark secrets of Montgomery''s master the even more mysterious Doctor Moreau?

Arthur Conan Doyle et al. Selection, introduction, notes and activities by John Douthwaite These stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, R. Austin Freeman, Edgar Wallace, Edmund Crispen and Geoffrey Bush, Margery Allingham and Julian Symons focus on the development of the detective genre: from the rationality of the Victorian investigator to the modern theme of the criminal as anti-hero.

Ricky é uma espécie de gênio da escola, sempre com a cabeça na Matemática e nos computadores. Até que um dia, Ricky conhece Alexis, uma bela garota americana em visita por sua cidade. Será Ricky um g

Contemporary / British English (Available February 2008) The mysterious StarGate is 10,000 years old. When a group of soldiers go through it, they travel millions of miles to a strange new world. There they have to fight to stay alive. Will they live? Will they find a way to get back to Earth?

Original / American English (Available May 2008) The Amazon Rain Forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is 10,000,000 years old and many different kinds of plants and animals live here. The forest is important for the worlds weather and wildlife, but it is disappearing fast. Read this book and learn about this wonderful forest and its problems. What will its future be

Original / British English (Available February 2008) London is one of the great cities of the world. It is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe. In 1900, it was the biggest city in the world. In this book you will find a lot of interesting information about London. You will read about its history from Roman times. You will learn about its famous people and the shops, museums and palaces of this exciting city.

Contemporary / American English (Available February 2008) Marions dream is coming true. She only needs a room for one more night before she can marry Sam. Driving through the night, shes lost and tired. Then she sees the Bates Motel. She thinks she is lucky. But there, something terrible is waiting for her.

Russian is from the same 'family' of languages as English (Indo-European) and has been very much influenced by languages such as Latin and French, but also by Greek, Hebrew and Old Church Slavonic. In the 9th Century a monk called St Cyril is reputed to have devised the Russian script - hence its name: Cyrillic. There are only 33 letters in the Russian alphabet and learning Russian really is much simpler once you know the script. If you are going to visit Russia, you need a basic recognition of the script, at least to be able to read the street signs and find your way around.| | 'Teach Yourself Beginner's Russian Script' starts from scratch and teaches you how to read and write the Russian alphabet correctly from the beginning. It will enable you to understand enough from signs, directions, instructions and even menus to be able to get by on your next visit to Russia or to take your study of the language further.| | The book is divided into different sections. Units 1-4 introduce you to the letters of the printed alphabet step by step with exercises to practise each new point. In these units each new Russian word will also be transliterated so that you can practise saying the words as well as reading and writing them. The fifth unit is a revision unit so that you can review what you have learnt and go back over any areas of difficulty. In Units 6 and 7, you will learn how to read and write the handwritten Russian script. Finally, in Units 8-10, you will be given practice on specific topics: town and transport...

In the United Nations in New York, interpreter Silvia Broome by chance hears a secret conversation. What she hears could destroy a government and she just needs to stay alive long enough to get someone to believe her The Interpreter is a political thriller directed by Sydney Pollack and stars Nicole Kidman as Silvia Broome. The first film to be made in the United Nations with the full cooperation of the UN.

Paola Bonelli Buchners beruhmten Drama liegt ein authentischer Kriminalfall zugrunde. Aus Eifersucht erstach der 41jahrige Friseur Johann Christian Woyzeck am 21. Juni 1821 seine 46jahrige Geliebte, eine Chirurgenwitwe. Woyzeck kam vor Gericht, wurde zum Tode verurteilt und wurde am 27. August 1824 offentlich hingerichtet. Im Drama verkorpert der Protagonist Armut, Eifersucht, Paranoia - Wesenszuge, unter denen der Friseur Woyzeck zu leiden hatte. Doch die tiefer gehende Interpretation des Menschen, den Ausdruck seiner Lebenseinstellung verdanken wir der poetisch-asthetischen Vorstellungskraft des Kunstlers Buchner. Ubungen zu Globalverstandnis und Texterschlieung machen den Lerner mit dem Buchnerschen Drama vertraut. Zusatzliche Anmerkungen zum Wortschatz fordern das Verstandnis. Ausfuhrlicher Anhang zur Woyzeck-Rezeption in Oper und Film.