Here is what the good Doctor has to say about the selection "I must admit the title of this book gives me pause. Who says the enclosed stories are my `best'? Do I? Does the editor? Or some critic? Some reader? A general vote among the entire population of the world? And whoever says it can it be so? Can the word 'best' mean anything at all, except to some particular person in some particular mood? ... So I'll be honest with all of you. What is included here in this book are a dozen stories chosen in such a way as to span a third of a century of writing ...
Eighteen unabridged Poirot short stories - each a classic of characterization, perplexing puzzle, and suspense. This audiobook includes all of the stories contained in the book. "The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly," "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook," "The Affair of the Victory Ball," "The Chocolate Box," "The Cornish Mystery," "The Double Clue," "Double Sin," "How Does Your Garden Grow?," "The King of Clubs," "The Lemesurier Inheritance," "Lost Mine," "Market Basing Mystery," "The Plymouth Express," "Problem at Sea," "The Submarine Plans," "The Third-Floor Flat," "The Veiled Lady," and "Wasps' Nest."
The Reading Tree Talking Stories CD-ROMs work well in encouraging young readers. The added animations and sound effects are very engaging for students. It works well with a projector for whole-class use or with small groups/individuals. Animations and narration are played on demand, so the teacher is in full control.
This CD contains the 6 books from the Stage 4 Stories.
Todd Bowden is thirteen and a smart kid with good grades. He and a friend rummage around in the friend's garage looking for comics. Instead Todd finds old war magazines with stories from the Nazi concentration camps and is fascinated by them. He begins to read everything he can get his hands on about World War II and the camps.