Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for Children by James Baldwin Знаменитое произведение Дефо в пересказе для детей Джеймсом Болдуином оказалось неплохим пособием для чтения и для изучающих английский язык иностранцев, так как книга написана простым, хорошим литературным языком. Чтение этой книги для владеющих английским на среднем уровне вообще не составит труда, да и начинающие, хоть и со словарем, но без особых проблем одолеют. Сужу по себе: английский учу только 2 года.
On New Year's Eve, 1940, James Paradine makes a speech to his family. Valuable documents have disappeared and the culprit has until midnight to confess. A few minutes after twelve James is dead and it is up to retired governess turned private detective Miss Silver to solve the mystery.
An Adam Dalgliesh novel. When Venetia Aldridge QC defends young Gary Ashe, accused of the brutal murder of his aunt, this is just one more opportunity for her to triumph in a distinguished career as a criminal lawyer. Then Miss Aldridge is found dead at her desk, and Dalgliesh is called in.
Among the most expensive--and most profitable--films of all time, the works of James Cameron have had a profound effect upon popular culture and the technology of moviemaking. Yet the very blockbuster nature of his films means that the political commentary, cultural discourse and rich symbolism within the works are often overlooked. From The Terminator to Avatar, the director has evinced a persistence of themes, concerns and visions that capture the contemporary zeitgeist.
A novel by James Clavell A thriller in which Hong Kong turns into a deadly playground for the CIA, the KGB and the People's Republic of China, and rival tai-pans seek revenge for blood feuds spanning more than a century.
