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Straight and Crooked Thinking
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Straight and Crooked ThinkingStraight and Crooked Thinking

This new edition of a timeless classic demonstrates how the use of clear, rational thinking and logic can win any argument, however emotionally charged the topic in question. It describes the typical flaws of reasoning in argument and shows how language can be used to deceive - and how to avoid being deceived. It will show you how, by learning what is 'straight', rational language,
 
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Arthur Conan Doyle - The Crooked Man
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Preview and narration by David Timson
David Timson’s talent for characterization and narration provides the splendid pacing for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Crooked Man,” in which Sherlock Holmes must solve the mystery of Colonel Barclay’s death; the old solider found stone dead from a violent blow, face distorted by fear. Unusual animal paw prints, and an encounter with a dreadful looking creature speaking in a strange tongue, convince Holmes he must approach the case from another aspect. Excellent! Watson cries. Elementary, Holmes replies.

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Crooked House (Level B2) English Readers
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Crooked House (Level B2)Crooked House (Level B2)

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully adapted versions are shorter with the language targeted at upper-intermediate learners (CEF level B2). Each reader includes: * A CD with a reading of the adapted story * Helpful notes on characters * Cultural and historical notes relevant to the plot * A glossary of the more difficult words The Leonides family live together in a large and crooked house in a wealthy London suburb.
 
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Agatha Christie - The Crooked House (Complete and unabridged, read by Hugh Fraser)
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Agatha Christie - The Crooked House (Complete and unabridged, read by Hugh Fraser)In the Three Gables estate of the Leonides family, someone has poisoned old Aristide. Suspicion falls on his very young wife, bound to inherit a fortune. But criminologist Charles Hayward has his doubts about the innocence of the entire Leonides brood. He knows them intimately. And he's certain that in a crooked house such as this one, no one's on the level.

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16. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The Crooked Man
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16. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The Crooked Man16. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The Crooked Man
Продолжаем следить за приключениями героев Конан Дойля. Каждый понедельник появляется один спектакль. Предыдущие публикации можно найти воспользовавшись поиском или календарем.

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