It is the early 1970s; Nixon is in the White House and Corey Sifter, the young son of working-class parents, is befriended by the powerful Metarey family, whose patriarch is a kingmaker in the world of New York state politics. Corey becomes a yard-boy on the Metarey`s grand estate, and soon, through the family`s generosity, a student at a private boarding school. Before long, he is a confidant of the Metareys and an aide to the great New York Senator Henry Bonwiller as he runs for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. But as the Bonwiller presidential campaign gains momentum a crime is committed, and Corey is forced to reconcile his part in a complex tangle of morality, politics, gratitude, love and loyalty. Set...
ISBN: 978-0-7475-9891-6
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: июль 2011
American MORE! is a four-level course from a highly respected author team that`s bursting with features for lower secondary students. With dedicated reading, culture, grammar, vocabulary, skills and cross-curricular learning sections, plus a wide range of flexible components, you really do get more with American MORE! The Extra Practice Book contains material on life and culture topics, and extra practice exercises. The language corresponds to the units of the Student`s Book. It also includes a `pull-out and keep` mini-reader of `The Selfish Giant` by Oscar Wilde.
ISBN: 9780521171175
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
American MORE! is a four-level course from a highly respected author team that`s bursting with features for lower secondary students. Each level of American MORE! contains 80-90 hours of class material. Key language for each unit is introduced in a photostory and put to use through the `Language Focus`. There is thorough coverage of grammar via a dedicated section in each unit. The `Learn MORE through English` pages introduce cross-curricular learning (CLIL) while the `Learn MORE about Culture` sections explore English speaking countries. Students learn to `Read MORE for pleasure` with the extra reading pages and the CD-ROM enables students to practise vocabulary, grammar and skills.
ISBN: 978-0-521-17126-7
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
"Amerika" erzählt die Geschichte von Karl Rossmann aus Prag, der wegen eines Verhältnisses mit dem Dienstmädchen von seinen Eltern nach Amerika geschickt wird und dem es dort nicht gelingt, sich in der entpersonalisierten, von Maschinen und Industrie geprägten Neuen Welt zurechtzufinden. Die vorliegende von Max Brod 1927 unter dem Titel "Amerika" herausgegebene Fassung beinhaltet das Romanfragment, welches von Kafka in Tagebuchaufzeichnungen ›Der Verschollene‹ genannt wurde, und zwei umfangreiche Bruchstücke des unvollendet gebliebenen Schlusskapitels.
ISBN: 978-3-257-23689-7
Издательство:
Diogenes
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Feel the heat...as cult superstar Nick Angel claws his way from Midwest boyhood poverty to riches, power and fame in the heart of New York City. Feel the heat...as his path collides with the beautiful Lauren Roberts, an innocent learning fast about the ways of the world. About men. About money. And about never having to be alone..."American Star"...a fantastic love story - as only Jackie can tell it!
A brilliant debut thriller from new talent Oliver Stark. The American Devil is stalking New York`s streets. Will a cop and a psychiatrist be able to stop him? Detective Tom Harper, one of the New York Police Department`s star homicide detectives, is on administrative leave for striking a superior officer when the city is left reeling by a series of brutal murders. Young socialites are being targeted by one of the most gruesome killers New York has ever seen and the top brass know that Harper is the only detective who has a chance of stopping the newly dubbed `American Devil` before he strikes again. With Harper already living on the edge, they have no choice but to appoint psychiatrist, and new profiler, Denise Levene, to oversee his...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-7113-6
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
After three years in prison, Shadow has done his time. But as the time until his release ticks away, he can feel a storm brewing. Two days before he gets out, his wife Laura dies in a mysterious car crash, in adulterous circumstances. Dazed, Shadow travels home, only to encounter the bizarre Mr Wednesday claiming to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. Together they embark on a very strange journey across the States, along the way solving the murders which have occurred every winter in one small American town. But the storm is about to Disturbing, gripping and profoundly strange, Gaiman`s epic new novel sees him on the road to the heart of America.
"America in Close-Up" is a study of contemporary America which looks at a variety of aspects of life in the United States. Each unit of the book has three parts; Part A offers a clear and detailed account of some aspect of American society and in Part B the subject is explored further through interviews, articles and photographs taken from contemporary newspapers and journals such as "Time" and "Newsweek", which give an insight into the way Americans see themselves and show the contrasting views held by people in the different strata of society. The factual information in Part A provides the historical and cultural context for students to understand the issues discussed in the texts in Part B which range from immigration and race...
American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture, Third Edition, by Maryanne Kearny Datesman, JoAnn Crandall, and Edward N. Kearny, focuses on the traditional values that have attracted people to the United States for well over 200 years and traces the effects of these values on American life. Chapter themes include diversity, the family, education, government and politics, religion, business, and recreation. Cross-cultural activities --- from discussion topics to writing projects --- encourage high-intermediate to advanced students to compare their own values with those discussed in the readings. New to the Third Edition: *Expanded pre-reading exercises preview the chapter content and Academic Word List vocabulary. *Improve Your...
Celebrating Fifty Years of Picador BooksI like to dissect girls. Did you know I`m utterly insane?Patrick Bateman has it all: good looks, youth, charm, a job on Wall Street, and reservations at every new restaurant in town. He is also a psychopath. A man addicted to his superficial, perfect life, he pulls us into a dark underworld where the American Dream becomes a nightmare…With an introduction by Irvine Welsh, Bret Easton Ellis`s American Psycho is one of the most controversial and talked-about novels of all time. A multi-million-copy bestseller hailed as a modern classic, it is a violent and outrageous black comedy about the darkest side of human nature.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
As Stephen King will attest, the popularity of the occult in American literature has only grown since the days of Edgar Allan Poe. "American Supernatural Tales" celebrates the richness of this tradition with chilling contributions from some of the nation`s brightest literary lights, including Poe himself, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and - of course - Stephen King. By turns phantasmagoric, spectral, and demonic, this is a frighteningly good addition to "Penguin Classics".
David Bell embodies the American dream. He`s twenty-eight, has survived office coups, scandals, and beaten lesser rivals, to become an extremely successful TV exec. The images that flicker across America`s screens, the fantasies that enthrall viewers, they are of his making. But David`s dream is turning sour, nightmarish. He wants reality, to touch, feel and record what is real. He takes a camera and journeys across America in a mad, roving quest to discover and capture some sense of his own and his country`s past, present and future. "Americana" is Don DeLillo`s brilliant first novel.
ISBN: 978-0-241-95338-9
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
After three years in prison, Shadow has done his time. But as the time until his release ticks away, he can feel a storm brewing. Two days before he gets out, his wife Laura dies in a mysterious car crash, in adulterous circumstances. Dazed, Shadow travels home, only to encounter the bizarre Mr Wednesday claiming to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. Together they embark on a very strange journey across the States, along the way solving the murders which have occurred every winter in one small American town. But the storm is about to break... Disturbing, gripping and profoundly strange, Gaiman`s epic new novel sees him on the road to the heart of America.
ISBN: 9780747263746
Издательство:
Hodder
Дата выхода: май 2019
The locals in the Italian village where he lives call him Signor Farfalla - Mr Butterfly. He is a discreet gentleman who spends his time studying rare butterflies. But Farfalla`s real profession is deadly. He considers himself an artisan, not for the butterflies he paints but for the guns he creates for assassins. Farfalla has resolved to make his next job his last. Then, perhaps, he can settle down comfortably in the Italian village he has grown to love and enjoy the remainder of his life without constantly looking over his shoulder. But a treacherous circle is closing in on
ISBN: 978-0-553-82572-5
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
"America`s Next Top Model: Fierce Guide to Life: The Ultimate Source of Beauty, Fashion, and Model Behavior" is a runaway runway series and must-see television for millions of teens and tweens. Young women of various backgrounds, shapes, and sizes are mentored by today`s top fashion stylists and industry experts. With chapters that focus on beauty, health, and education, and filled with tips on hair, makeup, nutrition, and fashion dos and dont`s, this is the first and only book that empowers girls to be themselves while pursuing their dreams. Girls will learn the fits that work for their body type, how to take calculated risks with their style, and how to take advantage of their natural qualities. By instructing readers on how to...
ISBN: 978-0-7893-1859-6
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011
Original / American English (Available April 2008) Most people around the world today know something about American life. The United States is a big country. Not all Americans are the same! In this book you will see the many faces of American life.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8155-5
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Коллекция классических и современных рассказов лучших американских прозаиков. В книгу включены рассказы писателей Dorothy Parker, Theodore Dreiser, Fitzgerald, Patricia Highsmith и Edith Wharton.
ISBN: 978-0-230-71689-6
Издательство:
Macmillan ELT
Дата выхода: январь 2011
American MORE! is a four-level course from a highly respected author team that`s bursting with features for lower secondary students. With dedicated reading, culture, grammar, vocabulary, skills and cross-curricular learning sections, plus a wide range of flexible components, you really do get more with American MORE! The Extra Practice Book contains material on life and culture topics, and extra practice exercises. The language corresponds to the units of the Student`s Book. It also includes a `pull-out and keep` mini-reader of `The Open Window` by Saki.
ISBN: 9780521171533
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
