A flawless collection of short stories that Christie herself referred to as light-hearted thrillers. Twelve ingenious witty mysteries showing the author at her best including: the curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale the strange meeting on a train of a feckless man & a beautiful girl Philomel Cottage & the extraordinary country house visit of Edward Robinson. Each four-story volume is expertly narrated by Hugh Fraser. ...

Ever wonder how many potato chips really exist? Whether any spot on Earth is still unexplored? Why theres a spatula orbiting the planet? This is the book that demystifies it all. Organized into eight chapters by the experts from the Show Me" team " Listomania" covers questions on human behavior trivia facts about geography (past & present) etymology mythology ancient & recent history as well as pop culture. Some of the lists include: 10 Tiny Terrors: a list of the ten most petite world leaders (yes some were shorter than Napoleon!); 43 Famous People Who Were Adopted (e.g. Steve Jobs Debbie Harry Mark Twain Alexander the Great); 15 Movies Featuring Giant Rabbits; 10 Top Cheese Eating Countries (note correspondence to the top ten happiest countries); & 38 Ancient Cities (that people still live In). Illustrated in full color with playful images graphs charts captions & photographs this original book will make trivia lovers of all ages laugh from cover to cover." ...

This text provides an approach to Spanish for Key Stage 3 pupils using two-page units with grammar explanations end-of-chapter checklists & revision tests. This Rojo pupil book is for Higher students & is parallel in content to the Foundation (Verde) book. ...

Listos 3 is a two-year course providing complete preparation for GCSE. Listos 3 Rojo is designed for pupils studying for the higher tier at GCSE & offers: * Full coverage of GCSE topics * Repaso sections at the beginning of each chapter to help students revise material covered in earlier years * Hablar & Trabajo de curso sections in each chapter to prepare students for the speaking test & for coursework * Differentiated reading & writing at the back of the book which provides invaluable extra practice. Please note Listos 3 is suitable for GCSE exams up to 2010. ...

This text is simple & self explanatory with golden rules for success in the classroom. It offers practical guidance on what works now as well as looking to the future &

Includes:: photocopiable resource sheets. Both a Teacher Resource & Professional Development tool it presents comments on all the latest thinking good & bad & on Primary Strategy. It also provides controversial & thought-provoking insight into making literacy teaching work.

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Literacy World is evolving with the renewed Framework to provide all the support you need to deliver Shared Reading & Writing Guided Reading ICT & Speaking & Listening at Key Stage 2/P4-7. A wealth of quality resources exceptional teacher support & complete differentiation makes Literacy World your only choice for fiction & non-fiction at Key Stage 2/P4-7. ...

Literary Terms & Criticism has long been established as the best-selling guide to the study of English literature. It offers a comprehensive introduction to English poetry drama & the novel complete with practical advice & tips on how to analyse texts & how to make sense of the critical terms we employ in discussing literature. It is also the clearest & most useful of all guides to modern critical theory. There are entries on all aspects of critical thinking ranging from traditional criticism through to postcolonialism & cultural materialism. This new edition also contains updated material a revised further reading list & additional discussion of critical terms & approaches. In so doing it remains the indispensable guide
- providing you with the vital starting-point for whatever text you are studying & giving you ideas you can draw on throughout your course.
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A quarter of a century on from its original publication Literary Theory: An Introduction still conjures the subversion excitement & exoticism that characterized theory through the 1960s & 70s when it posed an unprecedented challenge to the literary establishment. Eagleton has added a new preface to this anniversary edition to address more recent developments in literary studies including what he describes as the growth of a kind of anti-theory" & the idea that literary theory has been institutionalized. Insightful & enlightening Literary Theory: An Introduction remains the essential guide to the field. 25th Anniversary Edition of Terry Eagletons classic introduction to literary theory First published in 1983 & revised in 1996 to include material on developments in feminist & cultural theory Has served as an inspiration to generations of students & teachers Continues to function as arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on literary theory Reissue

Includes:: a new foreword by Eagleton himself reflecting on the impact & enduring success of the book & on developments in literary theory since it was first published"

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Michael Ryan's Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction Second Edition introduces students to the full range of contemporary approaches to the study of literature & culture from Formalism Structuralism & Historicism to Ethnic Studies Gender Studies & Global English. * Introduces readings from a variety of theoretical perspectives on classic literary texts. * Demonstrates how the varying perspectives on texts can lead to different interpretations of the same work. * Contains an accessible account of different theoretical approaches * An ideal resource for use in introductory courses on literary theory & criticism. * Designed to function both as a st&-alone text & a companion to Rivkin & Ryan's Literary Theory: An Anthology Second Edition. ...

Critical introductions to a range of literary topics & genres. The Literature of Love is designed to introduce students to one of the central themes in literature. Focusing first on different types & aspects of love
- physical emotional spiritual
- it then offers a chronological coverage aiming to illustrate ways in which attitudes to the representation of love in literature have evolved from Chaucer to the present time. Other sections of the book examine particular genres such as the love sonnet the love letter & 'romantic' fiction; & the differing reception of this literature over time is also considered. The book

Includes:: extracts from & a discussion of a range of authors including Chaucer Lady Mary Wroth Shakespeare Jane Austen Thomas Hardy & Tony Kushner.



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