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Beginning in 1967, Bukowski wrote the column "Notes of A Dirty Old Man" for the underground newspaper "Open City". Perennially drunk, broke and in search of a woman, Bukowski takes on the guise of a wise fool as he ventures through America's seedy lowlife. Peopled by Kerouac, Burroughs and other much less salubrious characters, his exploits provoke humour and despair, whilst highlighting the inherent beauty and futility of life.

Oxford Heroes is an exciting new three-level course for young teenagers! Description A fast-paced course for young teenagers. Oxford Heroes takes students from high-starter to intermediate level. Every unit of Oxford Heroes is divided into three complete lessons, providing a clear progression from new language to skills work. Key features * Cartoon stories and up-to-date texts make learning enjoyable and help motivate students. * Balanced syllabus develops all four skills with plenty of opportunities for speaking and writing. * Grammar and vocabulary sections provide clear presentation and plenty of practice. * Songs, projects, and a play, plus revision sections throughout the Student's Book, help recycle and reinforce new language.

Late one night, on a lonely road near London, Walter Hartright, a young drawing teacher, meets a solitary woman dressed in white. This is the opening scene of The Woman in White, a great Victorian sensation novel, full of mystery, excitement, and suspense. Who is the mysterious woman in white, and why is she alone on the road to London at midnight?

*Wide range of activities practising the four skills

*FCE-style activities *Trinity-style activities (grade 7)

*Dossier on Victorian Asylums

*Internet project

*Text recorded in full

*Exit test with answer key

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In 1872 a rich English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, makes a bet that he can go around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by his French manservant, Passepartout, he sets off on an incredible race against the clock, over land and sea. The tenacious Inspector Fix, convinced that Phileas Fogg is a robber, pursues him relentlessly across the continents. *Wide range of activities practising the four skills *PET-style activities *Trinity-style activities (grades 4/5) *Dossiers: India and British Colonies in the East and A Famous Indian and a Famous Cowboy. *Internet projects *Story recorded in full *Exit test with answer key

Three best friends are travelling around Australia in search of adventure before they start university back home in the UK. But after celebrating Christmas Day on Sydney’s Bondi Beach one of them goes missing. Lisa is just an ordinary 18-year-old, so why would anyone want to kidnap her? Amy and Claire are determined to find her, but as they search desperately through the city of Sydney they do not know that Lisa and her kidnapper share a chilling connection… *Wide range of activities practising the four skills *KET-style exercises *Trinity-style exercises (grade 3) *Dossiers on Sydney and Around Australia *Internet project *Story recorded in full *Exit test with answer key

Wuthering Heights is home to the Earnshaw family, who adopt an orphan called Heathcliff. When they grow up, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff fall deeply in love. But Catherine decides to marry Edgar Linton from the big house across the moors. Heathcliff runs away in despair. When he returns some years later, a series of terrible events destroys the relationship between the Lintons and the Earnshaws.

*Wide variety of activities covering the four skills
*FCE-style exercises (grade 8)
*Internet project
*Recording of parts of the text
*Dossier on A Family of Writers (the Brontës)
*Exit test with answer key

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An appalling choice faces the President of the USA and other statesmen: whichever option they choose, men are going to die. But Adam Munro is unmoved. He knows that politicians have no objection to loss of life, so long as they are not seen publicly to have had anything to do with it.