Reveals language proficiency levels of foreign students entering our schools, of American students in traditional modern language classes, & of immigrants entering the work force. This title covers such languages as: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish & Vietnamese. ...

This is a collection of Catherine Cookson's first three Bill Bailey novels. Bill Bailey came into the life of young widow Fiona Nelson & her three children as a lodger. At first he seems ordinary enough but behind his rough charm lies some remarkable qualities. ...

Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, a charity which works with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world. Travelling around the country, Bryson casts his eye on a continent new to him, & writes a diary with wry observation & curious insight. ...

Details: Simple, laidback food that bursts with flavour; fresh, inspiring recipes using favourite everyday ingredients
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' Bill' Slim was one of the greatest British generals of World War II. In a career that stretched from 1914 until 1958, Bill Slim's greatest triumphs came in India & Burma in the long war against the Japanese. This book examines both Bill Slim's military career & his place in military history by examining some of his greatest battles. ...

The big, bold taste explosions of Asia & the fresh, lively combinations of ingredients have had Bill Granger hooked since childhood. To him, the Asian dishes he most loves to cook & eat aren't exotic but quick, easy & healthy everyday food, whether intensely fresh & zingy or deeply savoury & satisfying. For Bill's Everyday Asian Bill has simplified his favourite classics to create the very best that Asian food has to offer, drawing on his own colourful & varied experiences: from a home-cooked dinner in Singapore to a businessman's breakfast in Japan, along with his most memorable flavour encounters at beach shacks, restaurants & roadside stalls. Beef rendang, pad Thai, satay chicken & bibimbap have all been given the Bill makeover to tantalise the tastebuds & fit our busy lives. ...

Billie Templar desperately wants her dad to come home. He's a soldier & has been away for seven weeks, fighting for Queen & country
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January, 1977. While the chief of the CIA’s Moscow station fills his gas tank, a stranger drops a note into the car.



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Details: Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really
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Bill Granger, hugely popular Australian food writer, television chef & restaurateur has worked his particular magic on over 100 of his favourite classic dishes, bringing them effortlessly into the twenty-first century. Bill's Basics is a cheat's guide to making the recipes that every home cook wants to master. Bill has simplified techniques, minimised fussy ingredient lists & given these core dishes a modern twist that's in tune with our busy lives & passion for fresh & healthy flavours. This is a one-stop manual of favourite dishes for every occasion, from lazy breakfasts to late-night suppers to lunch for a crowd. In choosing them, Bill has drawn on all his fondest food memories, including dishes from a variety of different countries. From lamb tagine to prawn laksa, Thai beef salad to chocolate brownies, chicken burritos to creme caramel, this is the repertoire that every home cook wants to master. Bill's Basics will quickly become the essential book that all home cooks turn to time & again. A modern classic, packed with irresistible photography, written with Bill's trademark friendly yet reassuring authority, it will have readers cooking their way through it from cover to cover. ...