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Accounts of a courageous youngster and formidable creatures of the Indian jungle abound in this series of 14 imaginative tales. Mowgli, a boy raised by a wolf pack, learns the lore of the jungle from its inhabitants; Rikki-tikki-tavi, a brave mongoose, defeats a deadly cobra; and more.

When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire - to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.

First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond ...then came the 'suicide' that was murder ...the mystery of the absurdly chaep flat ...a suspicious death in a locked gun-room ...a million dollar bond robbery ...the curse of a pharoah's tomb ...a jewel robbery by the sea ...the abduction of a Prime Minister ...the disappearance of a banker ...a phone call from a dying man ...and, finally, the mystery of the missing willl. What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot.

The house looked right, felt right to Dr Louis Creed. A place where his family could settle, and the children could grow up and explore the rolling hills and meadows. Surely a safe place. Not a place to seep into your dreams, to wake you, sweating with fear and foreboding.

Brokeback Mountain is set in the beautiful, wild landscape of Wyoming where cowboys live as they have done for generations. Hard, lonely lives in unforgiving country. Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar are two ranch hands – ‘drop-out country boys with no prospects, brought up to hard work and privation, both rough-mannered, tough spoken’ – glad to have found each other’s company where none had been expected. But companionship becomes something else on Brokeback Mountain, something not looked for, something deadly.

PHRASAL VERB ORGANISER is a comprehensive practice book which makes phrasal verbs easier to understand and learn. It does what its title promises: it organises this difficult but essential area of English.

Benefits

*Over 700 verbs with over 1,000 meanings.
*Verbs are organised by particle, verb, and topic.
*The exercises are varied with all answers given.
*Includes a unique 16 page Mini-Dictionary.

*Table of contents
1. Verbs With UP
2. Verbs With DOWN
3. Verbs With OUT
4. Verbs With INTO
5. Verbs With IN
6. Verbs With ON
7. Verbs With OFF
8. Verbs With Other Particles
9. Verbs with Two Particles
10. Common Verbs
11. Verbs by Topic
12. Nouns, Adjec

Description IDIOMS ORGANISER is the most comprehensive idioms practice book for intermediate and advanced students. It is ideal for all students preparing for the FCE, CAE, Proficiency, and TOEFL exams. IDIOMS ORGANISER takes this difficult area for students and organises it in such a way that students at last can make sense of it. Benefits *An opening exercise deals with literal meanings. *At least 16 common idioms per unit. *Two or more exercises contextualise each idiom and make its meaning clear. *This student friendly book contains over 110 units and 1800 idioms, a comprehensive index of idiomatic expressions, amusing illustrations, and a full answer key. Table of contents 1. Areas of Metaphor 2. Individual Metaphors 3. Topics 4. Key Words 5. Index of Expressions 6. A

The hijacking of a jumbo jet off the Seychelles galvanizes anti-terrorist chief Peter Stride into the action for which he has spent a lifetime training. But even in the hail of bullets which follows, he knows this is the beginning of a nightmare.

Five stories that epitomize Jack London’s mastery of the adventure story. "The White Silence," "In a Far Country," and "An Odyssey of the North" bring the harshness of the frozen North powerfully to life. "The Seed of McCoy" reflects London’s experiences as a sailor in the South Seas. "The Mexican" combines London’s talents as a sports writer with a sympathetic portrayal of a prize fighter involved in the Mexican Revolution. Publisher’s Note.