Cameron Stewart reads the absorbing story of the early years of much-loved vet and author James Herriot, written by John Lewis-Stempel. We all know James Herriot, the author of the legendary All Creatures Great and Small, but how did a young student named Alf Wight become the man who won the hearts of readers the world over?
D. H. Lawrence in 90 MinutesAuthor: Paul Strathern D. H. Lawrence in 90 Minutes offers a concise, expert account of Lawrence's life and ideas and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand his place in the world. The book also includes a list of Lawrence's chief works, a chronology of his life and times, and recommended reading for those who wish to delve deeper.
Bestselling Bryson sets out to put his irrepressible stamp on all things under the sun. This is a book about life, the universe and everything, from the Big Bang to the ascendancy of Homo sapiens. "This is a book about how it happened," the author writes. "In particular how we went from there being nothing at all to there being something, and then how a little of that something turned into us, and also what happened in between and since." What follows is a volume summarizing moments great and curious in the history of science, covering already well-trod territory in the fields of cosmology, astronomy, paleontology, geology, chemistry, physics...
A Genre Analysis of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” and Its Use in the Asian EFL Classroom
In this paper, the author discusses the particular discourse features of Dr. Martin Luther King's historic speech, "I Have a Dream," delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., in 1963. The paper first begins with a brief description of the context, including the location, temporal setting, and the social and cultural circumstances in which the speech was delivered. Second, the author provides a discourse analysis of the specific literary and rhetorical discourse features that are unique to Dr. King's speech. The analysis focuses on genre, linguisitic structure and cohesion within the text.
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Ratburger The fifth screamingly funny novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country, now available in paperback. From the bestselling author of Gangsta Granny and Demon Dentist comes another hilarious, action-packed and touching novel - the story of a little girl called Zoe. Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery - mainly by flobbing on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt's Burgers is after her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it? The clue is in the title...From the author that is ........