A pleasant, cosy style and thrilling adventures make books by L. Frank Baum really special! His imagination populated the land of Oz with amazingly unusual creatures and even whole nations with very interesting habits. The stories are humorous, witty and action-packed. With the first book the adventures just begin! In the series there are actually FOURTEEN books – and with each of them the story gets just more and more amusing!
Hercule Poirot attempts to read about the Greek heroes, only to be bored witless. Then he hits upon a plan: Why not compare himself with the mighty Hercules and correspondingly begin his own 12 labors? So we have this fun series of 12 short mysteries.
It is the year 650 in England. There is war everywhere because the old king is dead and he has ncr son. Only when the new king comes can the f ighting stop and the strange, magical story of King Arthur begin. But first, Mer lin the ancient magi ci an has to f ind a way of finding the next king
Elegant data and ideas deserve elegant expression, argues Helen Sword in this lively guide to academic writing. For scholars frustrated with disciplinary conventions, and for specialists who want to write for a larger audience but are unsure where to begin, here are imaginative, practical, witty pointers that show how to make articles and books a pleasure to read—and to write.
