David Starkey - Elizabeth
Elizabeth I holds a unique place in the English imagination as
one of the nation's most powerful, charismatic and successful monarchs. She is usually imagined as the icy, untouchable figure memorably
recreated on screen by Bette Davis and Judi Dench, but that vision of
Elizabeth ignores the turbulent years of her early life, from her birth
as the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in 1533, until her
accession to the throne in 1558 following the death of her sister Mary.
It is these early years which are the subject of David Starkey's
fascinating
Elizabeth I, written to accompany his television series about the life of Elizabeth.
David Baldacci - Simple Genius
Last seen in Split Second (2003), former Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell have reached a crisis in their relationship in this less than compelling Washington political thriller from bestseller Baldacci. When Maxwell instigates a fight with the most intimidating bruiser she could find at a local bar and lets herself be beaten unconscious, despite her superior fighting skills, her partner suggests she voluntarily commit herself to a psychiatric facility. While Maxwell reluctantly undergoes treatment to find the childhood roots of her death wish, King probes the suicide of a scientist found on the grounds of Virginia's Camp Peary, a mysterious CIA facility. Both mysteries are fairly run of the mill, lacking the sharp twists and expert pacing that characterize Baldacci's fiction at its best.
Three Large Beers by David Nobbs. BBC Radio, Arts & Drama.
Радиоспектакль BBC "Три больших пива" по пьесе David Nobbs.
Трое мужчин с любопытством обнаружили, что они, каждый в отдельности, почему-то посещают один и тот же индийский ресторанчик третий четверг каждого месяца.
Three men are curious to discover why they all separately visit the same Indian takeaway on the third Thursday of every month.
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English Next
Why global English may mean the end of ‘English as a Foreign Language’
This book explores some very recent trends in the use of English worldwide and its changing relationships with other languages. It builds on the analysis given in a report David Graddol wrote for the British Council in 1997 called 'The Future of English?'
Economics: An Introduction Part I: Overview and Microeconomics Part II: Macroeconomics and Conclusion An Audio Economics Course Taught by Timothy Taylor, University of Minnesota Published by The Teaching Company 20 Lectures
Reviewed by David S. Dahl Public Affairs Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Three Large Beers by David Nobbs.
