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Philip Kerr

  • P. B. Kerr
22. február 1956 – 23. marec 2018

Philip Ballantyne Kerr bol britský autor, známy najmä vďaka sérii historických detektívnych trilerov Bernie Gunther.

Philip Kerr
Kráľovská kobra z Káthmandu
Modrý džin babylonský
Džinovia faraóna Achnatona
Oko lesa
Deň džinovských bojovníkov
Temné záležitosti
  • Temné záležitosti

    • 303 stránok
    • 11 hodin čítania

    Sprisahanie proti záujmom štátu, zneužívanie tajných služieb, sledovanie, korupcia, čudné praktiky v parlamente, rozkrádanie majetku, krivé obvinenia, úkladné vraždy... Nedajte sa pomýliť - dej románu sa odohráva v roku 1696 v nebezpečnom špinavom a značne skazenom Londýne. Zavraždený má byť Sir Isaac Newton.

    Temné záležitosti
    4,4
  • Deň džinovských bojovníkov

    • 326 stránok
    • 12 hodin čítania

    V štvrtom príbehu džinovských dvojčiat Johna a Philippy Gauntovcov sa snažia zachrániť svoju mamu, ktorá sa musela odobrať do Babylonu, aby sa tam zbavila všetkých citov a stala sa najvyššou sudkyňou džinov - modrým džinom babylonským. Dvojčatá sa musia vydať na nebezpečnú púť bez akýchkoľvek džinovských schopností. Odhalia diabolský plán dávneho čínskeho cisára, ktorého sa zmocnil zloduch Iblis a ohrozuje milióny detí na celom svete. Podarí sa Philippe a Johnovi prekaziť Iblisov plán na narušenie rovnováhy šťastia a smoly vo svete?

    Deň džinovských bojovníkov
    3,9
  • Oko lesa

    • 336 stránok
    • 12 hodin čítania

    Ďalšie pokračovanie úspešnej série kníh Deti čarovnej lampy, v ktorej John a Philippa môžu zachrániť svet pred bájnym proroctvom starých Inkov. Deti zázračnej lampy sa hlboko v amazonskej džungli musia postaviť zoči-voči starému kamarátovi. Dybbuk chce otvoriť zakliaty portál, aby sa mu vrátili džinovské schopnosti. Dokážu ho dvojčatá zastaviť, skôr ako zničí úplne všetko?

    Oko lesa
    3,4
  • Džinovia faraóna Achnatona

    • 296 stránok
    • 11 hodin čítania

    Prvý diel nám predstavuje výnimočné dvojčatá Johna a Philippu Gauntovcov. Deťom sa zjaví tajomný strýko Nimrod z Londýna, ktorý ich pozve na prázdniny. Dozvedia sa, že nie sú ľudia, ale džinovia z rodu, ktorý zabezpečuje šťastné náhody na rozdiel od iných, zlých džinov, ktorí zasa prinášajú ľudstvu smolu. Medzi rodmi odpradávna panuje neľútostný boj, do ktorého sa zapájajú obe deti. Nedávne zemetrasenie v Egypte totiž odhalilo stopy k možnému miestu posledného odpočinku faraóna Achnatona, ktorý uväznil sedemdesiat džinov. Kto ich oslobodí, tomu budú slúžiť, a keby ich dostala strana zla, rovnováha síl by sa vychýlila natoľko, že by to celkom zničilo nielen všetkých dobrých džinov, ale aj celé ľudstvo. Záleží na tom, kto sa k uväzneným džinom dostane prvý.

    Džinovia faraóna Achnatona
    3,9
  • Modrý džin babylonský

    • 296 stránok
    • 11 hodin čítania

    V druhom dieli sa 12-ročné dvojčatá Philippa a John Gauntovci, mladí džinovia, vrhnú do ďalšieho úžasného dobrodružstva. Budú potrebovať všetky svoje magické schopnosti, odvahu a inteligenciu, aby prežili. Philippa po výberovom konaní na Modrého džina babylonského zmizne a jediný, kto ju môže zachrániť, je jej brat John. John sa pustí na dlhú cestu, aby ju zachránil.

    Modrý džin babylonský
    3,7
  • Kráľovská kobra z Káthmandu

    • 304 stránok
    • 11 hodin čítania

    Deťom zázračnej lampy – džinovským dvojčatám Johnovi a Philippe – sa niekto pokúsi ukradnúť ich zuby múdrosti. Ukáže sa, že za tým stojí čudesná indická sekta vzývajúca hady a bojujúca proti počítačovej technike, ktorej guru by tak rád získal talizman na ovládnutie džina. Stretnú sa v ášrame, kde ich čaká boj o život a slobodu s pološialeným guruom, túžiacim po džinovskej krvi a absolútnej moci.

    Kráľovská kobra z Káthmandu
    3,5
  • Berlin, March 1943. The mood in Germany is bleak after their stunning defeat at Stalingrad. Private Investigator Bernie Gunther is at work in the German War Crimes Bureau – weary, cynical but well aware of the value of truth in a world where that’s now a rarity. When human remains are found deep in the Katyn Forest, Bernie is sent to investigate. Rumour has it that this mass grave is full of Polish officers murdered by the Russians. For Josef Goebbels, proof of Russian involvement is sure to destroy the Western Alliance, giving Germany a chance to reverse its devastating losses. But supposing the truth is far more damaging to the German cause? It’s Bernie Gunther’s job to give Goebbels what he needs. But when there’s nothing left for Gunther to lose, the compulsion to speak the truth becomes ever stronger…

    A Man Without Breath
    4,2
  • Prague fatale

    • 544 stránok
    • 20 hodin čítania

    'The Prague Fatale' is Bernie Gunther's eighth outing. Set in Prague in 1942, it delivers all the fast-paced and quick-witted action that we have come to expect from Philip Kerr. It is an outstanding thriller by a writer at the top of his game.

    Prague fatale
    4,1
  • Esau

    • 320 stránok
    • 12 hodin čítania

    Mountaineer Jack Furness comes across a fossilized fragment of skull in Nepal which defies classification. With Stella, he sets off to discover other skeletons, or even living examples of the fabled yeti. What they discover has chilling consequences for Jack and Stella.

    Esau
    3,9
  • A German Requiem

    • 320 stránok
    • 12 hodin čítania

    Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels have won him an international reputation as a master of historical suspense. In A German Requiem, the private eye has survived the collapse of the Third Reich to find himself in Vienna. Amid decaying imperial splendor, he traces concentric circles of evil and uncovers a legacy that makes the wartime atrocities seem lily-white in comparison.

    A German Requiem
    4,0
  • The Pale Criminal

    A Bernie Gunther Novel

    • 288 stránok
    • 11 hodin čítania

    Set in 1930s Berlin, the story follows hard-boiled detective Bernie Gunther as he confronts a chilling serial killer who is wreaking havoc in the city. This gripping mystery delves into the dark underbelly of society, showcasing Gunther's relentless pursuit of justice amidst a backdrop of political tension and moral ambiguity. The novel promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats with its intricate plot and rich historical context.

    The Pale Criminal
    4,0
  • Výstřel

    • 342 stránok
    • 12 hodin čítania

    Thriller o atentátníkovi, který se rohodl vyměnit terče svého útoku - namísto Fidela Castra to bude J. F. Kennedy. Zápletka poměrně napínavého špionážního románu je fikcí vystavěnou na skutečných událostech ze začátku šedesátých let. Autor namíchal koktejl populárních skandálů moderních amerických dějin - defiluje tady prezident Kennedy, zvolený údajně s mocnou podporou mafie, kvůli pletkám s Marilin Monroe vydíraný CIA, zkrátka každý proti každému a všichni dohromady proti Fidelu Castrovi. Kennedy na nátlak mafie pověří CIA úkolem zbavit se kubánského vůdce. Na tuto "práci" je najat zkušený zabiják Tom Jefferson. Ten je poněkud konsternován tím, že celou akci organizuje podivuhodná trojka: JFK, CIA a mafiánský boss Giancana. Atentátník postupně proniká stále hlouběji do špíny politického zákulisí, aby se nakonec rohodl svým chlebodárcům originálně zkřížit plány: místo Castra zlikviduje Kennedyho! Tento nápad se pochopitelně nezamlouvá ani CIA, ani mafii, a tak máme rázem na scéně dalšího interesantně rozpolceného amerického hrdinu v mezní situaci: Aby mohl zastřelit prezidenta, musí setřást ze své stopy zabijáky ve službách státu i ve službách organizovaného zločinu.

    Výstřel
    3,3
  • March Violets

    • 272 stránok
    • 10 hodin čítania

    Discover the first crime novel in the late Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther series - Berlin Noir - set in Hitler's Germany during the 1930s . . . Winter, 1936. A man and his wife shot dead in their bed, their home burned. The woman's father, a millionaire industrialist, wants justice - and the priceless diamonds that disappeared along with his daughter's life. He turns to Bernhard Gunther, a private eye and former cop. As Bernie follows the trail into the very heart of Nazi Germany, he's forced to confront a horrifying conspiracy. A trail that ends in the hell that is Dachau . . . Stylishly written and powerfully evocative, Kerr's crime classic transports readers to the rotten heart of Nazi Berlin, and introduces a private eye in the great tradition of Hammett and Chandler. 'Wonderfully sharp and satirical' Times 'An impressive debut' Guardian 'Fast-paced, laconic, unpredictable, and witty' Evening Standard 'For Christmas, I would like all of Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir novels' Sam Mendes, Guardian

    March Violets
    3,8
  • 21st-century London is a world of elaborate technology, uncontained violence and sickening squalor, where serial killing has reached epidemic proportions. Chief Inspector Jakowicz needs all her powers of reason and intuition to stop a killer whose selection of victims threatens government security.

    A Philosophical Investigation
    3,6
  • A chilling modern horror story in which the source of the horror is totally unexpected - and utterly terrifying. Special Agent Gil Martins investigates domestic terrorism for the Houston FBI. Once a religious man, now his job makes him question the existence of a God who could allow the violence he sees every day. Gil is asked to investigate a series of unexplained deaths of victims known for their liberal views. When a woman tells Gil that these men have been killed by prayer, he questions her sanity. Yet the evidence mounts that there might be something in what she says, even more so when Gil finds that his own life is on the line.

    Prayer
    3,3
  • January Window

    • 368 stránok
    • 13 hodin čítania

    Everyone knows football is a matter of life and death. But this time, it's murder. Scot Manson is the team coach for London City FC and an all-round fixer for the lads. Players love him, bosses trust him. But now the team's manager has been found dead at their home stadium. Even Scott can't smooth over murder ... but can he catch the killer before he strikes again?

    January Window
    3,5
  • Dave Delano, charismatic and intelligent thief and conman, has just served five years in Florida State Penitentiary, where he thought of the heist to see him right for the rest of his life - robbing the carrier of the United Yacht Transport. But the beautiful Kate Furey, DEA, stands in his way.

    A Five Year Plan
    2,9
  • Gridiron

    • 384 stránok
    • 14 hodin čítania

    Los Angeles, 1988Ray Richardson, a brilliant architechnologist, has created a dazzling new building: 'The Gridiron', in the heart of L. It is only when they discover how bizarre these deaths are that they realise the building - through its computer - is controlling them, and is set to destroy its creators.

    Gridiron
    3,4
  • Everybody knows somebody who is a heavy metal fan - fact! If you are already a fan, our hats off to you. If not, let Philip Kerr be your guide as he takes you back through his life and how metal has shaped and enhanced every bit.

    Diving Into Heavy Metal!
    4,9
  • Love & Autism

    • 304 stránok
    • 11 hodin čítania

    'Love has always intrigued me, in part because I have carried for a long time a feeling that I am doing love wrong.' Michael made a name for himself on the hit show Love on the Spectrum. After his televised first dating experiences, will he complete his quest to find his queen? Chloë was always good at maths, with feelings 'too big' to be contained. When she reconnects with her childhood boyfriend, it must be fate. Noor has had a lot on her plate from a young age, especially at home. People-pleasing becomes her survival mode, but Noor can't keep her struggles inside forever. Jess has spent a lifetime being put into different boxes. Through her strong will and creativity, can she break out and build a life that is truly her own? Tim is a non-speaking autistic man who has been underestimated all his life. But through willpower, technology and a mother's love, he has a chance of finding a different kind of voice. Through the intimate writing of critically acclaimed autistic author Kay Kerr, Love & Autism presents an uplifting celebration of neurodivergent love, the search for it and a deeper look into the lives of autistic Australians.

    Love & Autism
    4,5
  • Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use adult general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for tho

    Straightforward Intermediate: Student´s Book + CDROM
    5,0
  • Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for those wit

    Straightforward. Pre-intermediate. Student's book
    4,5
  • Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use adult general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for tho

    Straightforward. Upper Intermediate. Student's Book + Workbook + Teacher's Book
    5,0
  • Prussian Blue

    • 550 stránok
    • 20 hodin čítania

    Bernie Gunther is on the run. Ordered by Erich Mielke, head of the East German Stasi, to murder an acquaintance of his by thallium poisoning, he finds his conscience is stronger than his desire not to be murdered in turn. Now he must stay one step ahead of Mielke's retribution. The man Mielke has sent to hunt him is an ex-Kripo colleague, and as Bernie pushes towards Germany he recalls their last case together. In 1939, summoned by Reinhard Heydrich to the Berghof: Hitler's mountain home in Obersalzberg. A low-level German bureaucrat had been murdered, and the Reichstag deputy Martin Bormann, in charge of overseeing renovations to the Berghof, wanted the case solved quickly. If the Fuhrer were ever to find out that his own house had been the scene of a recent murder - the consequences wouldn't bear thinking about. And so begins perhaps the strangest of Bernie Gunther's adventures, for although several countries and seventeen years separate the murder at the Berghof from his current predicament, Bernie will find there is some unfinished business awaiting him in Germany.

    Prussian Blue
    4,3
  • Now published in one paperback volume, these three mysteries are exciting and insightful looks at life inside Nazi Germany -- richer and more readable than most histories of the period. We first meet ex-policeman Bernie Gunther in 1936, in March Violets (a term of derision which original Nazis used to describe late converts.) The Olympic Games are about to start; some of Bernie's Jewish friends are beginning to realize that they should have left while they could; and Gunther himself has been hired to look into two murders that reach high into the Nazi Party. In The Pale Criminal, it's 1938, and Gunther has been blackmailed into rejoining the police by Heydrich himself. And in A German Requiem, the saddest and most disturbing of the three books, it's 1947 as Gunther stumbles across a nightmare landscape that conceals even more death than he imagines. (For a review of Kerr's latest novel, The Grid, see our Thrillers section.)

    Berlin Noir
    4,3
  • This easy-to-read book groups methods according to what they have in common, even if separated in time. At the same time, it rehabilitates some lost or forgotten methods, with a view to challenging current orthodoxies, especially with regard to such topics as translation, rote learning, authenticity, and communication. In doing this it aims to unpack, not just the history of methods, but the beliefs that underpin them and the benefits that still might possibly accrue from experimenting with them. Through its inclusion of interesting characters, intriguing anecdotes, and often bizarre techniques, the material is absorbing and engaging.

    Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods
    4,3
  • A general English course for adults and young adults based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom. The lessons offer a balanced mix of language input, skills work and oral tasks.

    Straightforward. Upper-Intermediate: Student´s Book
    4,0
  • A classroom tested English-course for adults and young adults, "Inside Out" has been designed to develop real-life communicative skills and powers of self-expression. Creative grammar work: learners organize and develop their knowledge of grammar. Easy-to-use exercises put rules into pratice - and are then recycled as speaking activities. All grammar work is backed up with clear summaries. Personalized speaking tasks: a series of challenging speaking tasks focuses on learners' own experiences and opinions. Choices within tasks encourage learners to take charge of interactions. Structured planning time is built into tasks, improving both fluency and accuracy. Contextualized lexis: lexical items are seen in context, showing how words and phrases function and how they collocate with each other. Focus exercises highlight and recycle lexis to help learners build a bigger and better active vocabulary. Realistic listening and reading: a rich selection of accessible and entertaining texts: cartoons, postcards, letters and extracts from newspapers, magazines and novels. Listenings include conversations, interviews and classic pop songs recorded by the original artists.

    Inside Out. Student's book. Pre-intermediate
    4,3
  • It is 1954 and Bernie is in Cuba. Tiring of his increasingly dangerous work spying on Meyer Lansky, Bernie acquires a boat and a beautiful companion and quits the island. But the US Navy has other ideas...

    Field Grey. Mission Walhalla, englische Ausgabe
    4,2
  • For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, but there is the flexibility to pick out certain key sections to focus on certain language points.

    Straightforward. Upper Intermediate Student's Book
    4,0
  • Translation and Own-language Activities

    • 176 stránok
    • 7 hodin čítania

    This book offers innovative strategies for incorporating students' native languages into language learning environments. By leveraging the linguistic skills students already possess, it aims to enhance engagement and comprehension. The ideas presented encourage teachers to create a more inclusive and effective classroom atmosphere, fostering a deeper connection with the language being taught while respecting and valuing the diverse linguistic backgrounds of students.

    Translation and Own-language Activities
    3,5
  • Philip Kerr's 30 Trends in ELT

    • 136 stránok
    • 5 hodin čítania

    A compact, user-friendly reference book, investigating current trends in ELT.

    Philip Kerr's 30 Trends in ELT
    3,5
  • The Winter Horses

    • 288 stránok
    • 11 hodin čítania

    From Philip Kerr, the New York Times bestselling author of the Bernie Gunther novels, comes a breathtaking journey of survival in the dark days of WWII in Ukraine, a country that remains tumultuous today. This inspiring tale captures the power of the human spirit and is perfect for fans of The Book Thief, Milkweed, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. It will soon be another cold winter in the Ukraine. But it's 1941, and things are different this year. Max, the devoted caretaker of an animal preserve, must learn to live with the Nazis who have overtaken this precious land. He must also learn to keep secrets—for there is a girl, Kalinka, who is hiding in the park. Kalinka has lost her home, her family, her belongings—everything but her life. Still, she has gained one small, precious gift: a relationship with the rare wild and wily Przewalski's horses that wander the preserve. Aside from Max, these endangered animals are her only friends—until a Nazi campaign of extermination nearly wipes them out for good. Now Kalinka must set out on a treacherous journey across the frozen forest to save the only two surviving horses—and herself.

    The Winter Horses
    4,2
  • Greeks Bearing Gifts

    • 464 stránok
    • 17 hodin čítania

    Bernie Gunther's back - the 13th instalment in this internationally bestselling and acclaimed series

    Greeks Bearing Gifts
    4,1
  • Detective Grushko of the Moscow police is dispatched to Saint Petersburg to break up a gang war. A look at organized crime in post-communist Russia. By the author of A German Requiem.

    Dead Meat
    3,0
  • A quiet flame

    • 448 stránok
    • 16 hodin čítania

    'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILD Posing as an escaping Nazi war-criminal Bernie Gunther arrives in Buenos Aires and, having revealed his real identity to the local chief of police, discovers that his reputation as a detective goes before him. A young girl has been murdered in peculiarly gruesome circumstances that strongly resemble Bernie's final case as a homicide detective with the Berlin police. A case he had failed to solve. Circumstances lead the chief of police in Buenos Aires to suppose that the murderer may be one of several thousand ex Nazis who have fetched up in Argentina since 1945. And, therefore, who better than Bernie Gunther to help him track that murderer down?

    A quiet flame
    4,1
  • The lady from Zagreb

    • 576 stránok
    • 21 hodin čítania

    Summer 1942. When Bernie Gunther is ordered to speak at an international police conference, an old acquaintance has a favour to ask. Little does Bernie suspect what this simple surveillance task will provoke ...One year later, resurfacing from the hell of the Eastern Front, a superior gives him another task that seems straightforward: locating the father of Dalia Dresner, the rising star of German cinema. Bernie accepts the job. Not that he has much choice - the superior is Goebbels himself. But Dresner's father hails from Yugoslavia, a country so riven by sectarian horrors that even Bernie's stomach is turned. Yet even with monsters at home and abroad, one thing alone drives him on from Berlin to Zagreb to Zurich: Bernie Gunther has fallen in love.

    The lady from Zagreb
    4,0
  • Bernie Gunther, Kerr's beloved protagonist, takes center stage in this fast-paced, twist-filled historical thriller that turns his acclaimed German trilogy into a surprise-laden quartet.

    The one from the other
    4,0
  • Metropolis

    • 496 stránok
    • 18 hodin čítania

    Berlin detective Bernie Gunther bows out at last in the 14th and final instalment of this internationally bestselling and award-winning series featuring 'one of the greatest anti-heroes ever written'

    Metropolis
    4,0
  • New Inside out Pre-intermediate Workbook

    • 94 stránok
    • 4 hodiny čítania

    The Workbook provides revision and further practice of all the main points in the Student's Book, plus extra listening practice, pronunciation work and a comprehensive writing course. It also contains a simplified short story.

    New Inside out Pre-intermediate Workbook
    3,8
  • The other side of silence

    • 480 stránok
    • 17 hodin čítania

    It is 1956 on the French Riviera. A world-weary Bernie Gunther is working as concierge at the Grand Hotel, St Jean Cap Ferrat, living under a false name. The Riviera retains its louche glamour even in these gloomy post-war years - a sunny place for shady people. Bernie plays bridge to stave off boredom and misses his old detective life. Then his past walks through the door in the shape of Harold Hennig, a former captain in the Nazi security service. Bernie never forgets a face, especially when it belongs to a mass murderer who, in 1945, was responsible for the deaths of thousands, among them a woman Bernie loved. Since the war, Hennig has enjoyed a lucrative career as a blackmailer. Hennig's target on the Cote d'Azur is a famous resident with a dark past and plenty to hide - the writer, Somerset Maugham

    The other side of silence
    3,9
  • If The Dead Rise Not

    • 455 stránok
    • 16 hodin čítania

    As Berlin prepares for the 1936 Olympic Games, Bernie is caught between violently opposing factions in a story that comes full circle in 1950s' Cuba.

    If The Dead Rise Not
    4,0
  • Bernie Gunther is back on the mean streets of Berlin with his new partner, Bruno Stahlecker, another ex-police officer. But on a seemingly straightforward stakeout, Bruno is killed, and Bernie suddenly finds himself tapped for a much bigger job. A serial sex murderer is killing Aryan teenage girls in Berlin—and what's worse, he's making utter fools of the police. Gunther is forced to accept a temporary post in Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich's state Security Service, with a team of men underneath him tasked purely with hunting the killer. But can he trust his team any more than he can trust his superiors?

    The Pale Criminal. Im Sog der dunklen Mächte, englische Ausgabe
    3,9
  • A London City player collapses in a crucial match in Athens. A heart attack? Or something more sinister? Scott Manson must find the truth before the rest of the team is in danger.

    Hand of God
    3,7
  • Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use adult general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for tho

    Straightforward : intermediate : student's book
    3,7
  • The Penguin Book of Lies

    • 560 stránok
    • 20 hodin čítania

    Selections from authors from ancient times to the twentieth century discuss noteworthy lies and liars from history and the nature of lying as different periods have viewed it

    The Penguin Book of Lies
    3,5
  • John and Philippa Gaunt are off on another spellbinding adventure in bestselling author P. B. Kerr's Children of the Lamp series! John and Philippa Gaunt are all ready for their lives to return to normal now that their mother has given up her djinn powers. But the siblings are quickly drawn into yet another mystery when the world's luck tips wildly out of balance (to the world's detriment). The key to the world's fate lies with five fakirs who were buried alive, each of whom guards a secret that can answer a great question of the universe. But there's an evil djinn desperate to dig up the secrets. Without their mother's powerful magic, John and Philippa must face this djinn alone. While traveling around the globe, from London, to Morocco, to Yellowstone National Park, to the snowy Himalayan peaks of Shangri-La, can the twins harness their own powers to defeat a new evil?

    Children of the Lamp - 6: The Five Fakirs of Faizabad
    3,7
  • Hitler's Peace

    • 464 stránok
    • 17 hodin čítania

    The New York Times bestselling author of the Bernie Gunther novels reimagines the end of World War 2 in this gripping standalone spy thriller.Autumn 1943 . Since Stalingrad, Hitler has known that Germany cannot win the war. The upcoming Allied conference in Teheran will set the ground rules for their second front-and for the peace to come. Realizing that the unconditional surrender FDR has demanded will leave Germany in ruins, Hitler has put out peace feelers. (Unbeknownst to him, so has Himmler, who is ready to stage a coup in order to reach an accord.) FDR and Stalin are willing to negotiate. Only Churchill refuses to listen.At the center of this high-stakes game of deals and doubledealing is Willard Mayer, an OSS operative who has been chosen by FDR to serve as his envoy. A cool, self-absorbed, emotionally distant womanizer with a questionable past, Mayer has embraced the stylish philosophy of the day, in which no values are fixed. He is the perfect foil for the steamy world of deception, betrayals, and assassinations that make up the moral universe of realpolitik.With his sure hand for pacing, his firm grasp of historical detail, and his explosively creative imagination about what might have been, Philip Kerr has fashioned a totally convincing thinking man’s thriller in the great tradition of Eric Ambler and Graham Greene.

    Hitler's Peace
    3,8
  • Research

    • 400 stránok
    • 14 hodin čítania

    If you want to write a murder mystery, you have to do some research... In a luxury flat in Monaco, John Houston's supermodel wife lies in bed, a bullet in her skull. Houston is the world's most successful novelist, the playboy head of a literary empire that produces far more books than he could ever actually write. Now the man who has invented hundreds of best-selling killings is wanted for a real murder and on the run from the police, his life transformed into something out of one of his books. And in London, the ghostwriter who is really behind those books has some questions for him too...

    Research
    3,4
  • The Shot

    • 456 stránok
    • 16 hodin čítania

    The mob hired Tom Jefferson to kill Fidel Castro, but then discover that he has his own agenda, & his own target. He is after President elect Jack Kennedy. Is he operating alone or is he in the pay of someone else? The mob must stop him themselves.

    The Shot
    3,4
  • False Nine

    • 400 stránok
    • 14 hodin čítania

    Scott Manson's job managing London City football team is over. When he starts a new job in Barcelona, it turns out his new employers only want him for his detective skills: their star player is missing, and they need to find him fast. As Scott tracks the player from Paris to Antigua, he uncovers corruption, kidnapping and murder.

    False Nine
    3,6
  • The Second Angel

    • 464 stránok
    • 17 hodin čítania

    July 2069: centennial of the Apollo 11 moon walk. What would Buzz Aldrin see if he were here? On Earth, plagues have destroyed the major food supplies, climatic changes have brought constant winter to the once-industrialized West, and a new and virulent virus--P2--has infected Earth's population, bringing radical change in economic, political, and social structures. P2 is curable--but only with an infusion of uninfected blood. Indeed, blood has become the currency of choice: It is banked, speculated in, traded, hoarded, but only by those wealthy enough (or healthy enough) to have a clean, uninfected supply. And the moon? It is now home to sex hotels and penal colonies. Home, too, to the "federal reserve" of blood banks--the most impregnable high-security installation in the world. It is the brainchild of one man--and he has every reason to destroy it. Acting on the most human of motives--revenge--he will take on the impossible. Unbeknownst to him, he will have help from a very strange source.

    The Second Angel
    3,5
  • Straightforward

    • 159 stránok
    • 6 hodin čítania

    Ideal for teachers looking for an easy-to-use adult general English course, Straightforward, is flexible and simple to use, based around 12 topics per level. It always takes the most suitable methodological approach to what is being taught, resulting in the perfect balance of skills and language work. Extra section including functional language, writing skills, grammar notes and word lists round off the Students Book.Key Features:Simple enough for new teachers to use; flexible enough for tho

    Straightforward
    2,5
  • American Inside Out

    Student's Book, Upper Intermediate

    • 88 stránok
    • 4 hodiny čítania

    The collection 'American Inside Out' will have to your arrange - 'Student's Books' with texts for reading and listening; 'Workbooks' with exercises of reading, written, grammar, vocabulary and practice of pronunciation; 'Teacher's Books'; 'Resource Packs' with more of 35 pages photocopied, with exercises quizzed; Videos accompanied of Video Activity Books; DVD-ROMs; Activities of 'book closed'; Suggestions of alternative procedures; Alternative activities personalized, for students more introverted.

    American Inside Out
  • Evolve Level 2A Student's Book With Practice Extra

    A2 CEFR

    • 104 stránok
    • 4 hodiny čítania

    EVOLVE is a six-level English course that gets students speaking with confidence. Drawing on insights from language teaching experts and real students, this Level 2 (CEFR A2) Student's Book A (Units 1-6) with Practice Extra covers all skills and focuses on the most effective and efficient ways to make progress in English. Each unit features Time to speak, a lesson where decision-making and problem-solving tasks enable speaking to thrive. 'Practice Extra' offers bite-sized activities and games for students to study at home or on the go. Mobile friendly as well as accessible on a desktop or tablet, it also allows teachers to easily track students' performance.

    Evolve Level 2A Student's Book With Practice Extra
  • Inside Out. Workbook. Upper Intermediate

    • 96 stránok
    • 4 hodiny čítania

    This Workbook Provides Additional Grammar Exercises And Further Vocabulary Practice. It Also Contains A Complete Writing Syllabus Linked To The Language And Situations In The Student's Book.

    Inside Out. Workbook. Upper Intermediate
  • The Workbook recycles the language and consolidates the material from the Student's Book, along with a corresponding page for each lesson from the Student's Book. A Macmillan Reader is found at the back of each Workbook alongside an Audio CD offering further listening and pronunciation practice. An Answer Key is included in this version.

    Straightforward 2nd Edition Upper Intermediate Level Workbook with key & CD Pack
  • The Workbook recycles the language and consolidates the material from the Student's Book, along with a corresponding page for each lesson from the Student's Book. A complete Macmillan Reader is found at the back of the Workbook alongside an Audio CD offering further listening and pronunciation practice from the Workbook.

    Straightforward 2nd Edition Upper Intermediate Level Workbook without key
  • The Student's Book Pack is structured to contain one lesson per double page spread throughout the entire book. Each unit covers a range of material and highlighted sections help to develop the core skills. The accompanying eBook provides a page faithful, electronic version of the Student's Book.show more

    Straightforward Beginner: Student´s Book + eBook, 2nd Edition
  • The four-level split edition has a combined Student's Book and Workbook comprising 6 units from each. This split version is ideal for short courses, and each split level is mapped to CEFR objectives to help gauge progress. An audio CD is included providing all the listening material for the Workbook activities.show more

    Straightforward Split Ed. 3B: Student´s Book with Workbook
  • Straightforward. Pre-intermediate Workbook.

    • 96 stránok
    • 4 hodiny čítania

    This is a new general English course for adults and young adults based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom. Straightforward is transparent in its structure, pragmatic in its methodology and varied in its content.

    Straightforward. Pre-intermediate Workbook.
  • New Inside Out takes all the best elements of the original Inside Out series - including the emphasis on personalisation and meaning - and adds a host of brand-new features. Sue and Vaughan have gone back to the classroom to write this new edition, working with teachers and students to find out exactly what works in the real world. The result is one of the most relevant and exciting general English courses available.Key features:A new, fully updated version of our classic general English cour

    New Inside out. Upper Intermediate. Workbook with Key
  • The Student’s Book is beautifully designed and structured to contain one lesson per double page spread throughout the book. Each unit covers a range of material and highlighted sections help to develop the core skills. Self-assessment boxes at the end of each unit check and monitor student progress and allow them to become independent learners.

    Straightforward. Pre-intermediate. Student's Book with Practice Online Access
  • The Workbook contains extra exercises and further practice of the grammar, vocabulary and functional language. Supplementary reading material is found within each unit, along with a short story at the back of the book. An answer key is included in this book.

    Straightforward. Pre-intermediate Workbook with Key
  • Inside Out. Workbook

    • 96 stránok
    • 4 hodiny čítania

    Amplamente testada em sala de aula, esta coleção foi escrita por professores para auxiliar professores a serem bem-sucedidos em suas aulas. Uma coleção vibrante que apresenta o que há de mais avançado em ensino de línguas. Tarefas relevantes e bem planejadas, que ajudam os alunos a desenvolverem suas habilidades comunicativas e sua capacidade de se expressar. Atividades envolventes e personalizadas, para estimular os alunos a articular aquilo que já sabem. Exercícios específicos que esclarecem e revisam o léxico, ajudando os alunos a desenvolverem um vocabulário mais rico e mais ativo. Atividades criativas baseadas em textos interessantes e descontraídos, que incluem canções populares, excertos de livros e artigos de revistas.

    Inside Out. Workbook
  • For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, but there is the flexibility to pick out certain key sections to focus on certain language points.

    Straightforward: Pre-intermediate Student's Book (Second edititon)
  • Straightforward is a multi-level course for adults and young adults. Based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom, it is transparent in its structure, pragmatic in its methodology and varied in its content. This book contains 90 hours of teaching material on this course.

    Straightforward: Upper Intermediate: Workbook (with key)
  • New Inside out. Intermediate. Workbook

    • 95 stránok
    • 4 hodiny čítania

    New Inside Out takes all the best elements of the original Inside Out series - including the emphasis on personalisation and meaning - and adds a host of brand-new features. The authors have gone back to the classroom to write this new edition, working with teachers and students to find out exactly what works in the real world. The result is one of the most relevant and exciting general English courses available.Key features:A new, fully updated version of our classic general English course

    New Inside out. Intermediate. Workbook