In Blood Thirst: One Hundred Years of Vampire Fiction, Leonard Wolf gathers thirty tales in which vampires of all varieties make their ghastly presence felt. From Lafcadio Hearn, Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman, Edith Wharton, August Derleth, and Ray Bradbury to such contemporary masters as Anne Rice, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, John Cheever, and Woody Allen, and in settings as diverse as rural New England and outer space, this collection offers readers a blood-curling compendium of the best vampire fiction since the publication of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Organized into six categories--The Classic Adventure Tale, The Psychic Vampire, The Science Fiction Vampire, The Non-Human Vampire, The Comic Vampire, and The Heroic Vampire--the collection illustrates how the vampire's ability to draw into itself such a richness of symbolic meanings may account for the enduring appeal of the literature written about it. Here, then, is the definitive collection for aficionados and novices alike to sink their teeth into.
Project brings English to life through motivating topics within a structured learning environment.
It provides a clearly-structured, supportive framework of grammar with the flexibility to allow students to make their own discoveries.
Language is presented in stimulating, realistic contexts.
A high profile is given to skills development from the start of the course.
Cross-curricular project work encourages students to communicate in English about their own lives and experiences.
The strong cultural element helps students to establish a connection between language and life. Students are encouraged to learn about life in Britain and other English-speaking countries, as well as to explore differences and draw comparisons with their own cultures.
Strong emphasis is placed on learner independence: students are encouraged to think about their own learning and reflect on their progress.
The course is enriched by numerous songs, games, and puzzles which make language learning fun.
The fifth level, Project Plus, is a revision level with the emphasis on skills extension, in particular reading and speaking.
Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defences of ninth-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of peasants and rulers alike for two centuries. But the Vikings were more than just marine warriors and this atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries.
Preschooler's can join Steve, Blue and all their friends in Blue's first movie, Blue's CluesTM: Blue's Big Musical Movie on DVD from Paramount Home Video. They'll will help Steve, Blue and the gang get their backyard musical show underway by helping to write a brand new song with G-Clef, the voice of Ray Charles, and of course, by playing Blue's Clues.
Blood was the fertiliser that made the African soil bloom...
From under the shadow of the Mountains of the Moon and the deep, brooding Forests of the Tall Trees, to the hidden opulence of Taiwan and the panelled boardrooms of power in the heart of London, a tough, determined man and a dedicated woman begin their fight against the forces of greed, evil and corruption...
