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Aprenda mais inglês britânico e americano essencial neste completo curso áudio para principiantes.Keep Talking English in Ten Days tem equiparação ao nível A1 do Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para as Línguas (QECR).- Pratique as palavras e expressões de que necessita para socializar, ir a uma entrevista de emprego, apresentar uma reclamação, visitar a casa de um colega e outras situações semelhantes- Faça progressos na sua compreensão de conversações reais

Reginald, published in 1904, was the first of Saki's collections of short stories. The eponymous Reginald is an effete, cynical young man-about-town whose character is a vehicle for Saki's delicious biting wit satirizing Edwardian high society.

Edgar Rice Burroughs tells us the story of the lost English prince, Richard, whom fate turns into an outlaw preying on the nobility of England. With tons of adventure, cross, and double cross, this tale will keep you engrossed from beginning to end.

Written first as a series of stories in the late 19th century and published later as the quintessential Western novel in the early years of the 20th century, The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister contains elements of breathtaking adventure, courage, grit, conflict, humor, and heartfelt emotions that continue to resonate in the 21st century.

The plot follows a crew of 10 trying to hunt the Snark, an animal that may turn out to be a highly dangerous Boojum. The only one of the crew to find the Snark quickly vanishes, leading the narrator to explain that it was a Boojum after all. The Bellman, whose only navigational skills consist of ringing his bell, is my favorite next to the nervous beaver who knits lace most of the time.

A good man committed a very bad crime. Murder, and he is sent to prison. We never learn his name, he is now inmate No-14,208. Although he has committed a terrible crime, inmate No-14,208 refuses to commit another. He will not lie, he will not cheat, and he pays dearly to maintain that last spark of humanity, his honor. Read by award winning Narrator Mike Vendetti, this is a must-listen.

The telepathic beings on Mars know that Earth is sending a probe to their planet and anxiously await its arrival. For you see, only 900 of them are left, and Earth is their only means of survival. They have much to offer Earth in return. But will the connection be made? Listen and find out.

With old age come losses. The body ages and the elderly person is unable to partake of activities that were once normal, and the mind may not be as sharp as it once was. Perhaps worst of all is loss of control of ones affairs. Col. Hampton had been a powerful man. He fought Indians, Moros in the jungles of Mindanao, he had been that rara avis in the American service, a really wealthy professional officer. He had played polo, and served a turn as military attaché at the Paris embassy.

The master of adventure, Edgar Rice Burroughs, tackles the Frankenstein myth. A demented scientist discovers how to create human life - not perfect but improving steadily with each attempt. He is forced to flee to remote Borneo to continue his gruesome experiments; each experiment becomes one of the Monster Men. Add a beautiful young daughter, a scheming criminal as assistant, head hunters, and wild jungle terrain, and you have The Monster Men!

A missing national treasure. A dancer who might be a spy. A double agent. An old actor. A murder. How are they all interconnected? Desmond Okewood, new to the British Secret Service, must impersonate a German agent, infiltrate a band of traitors, and discover the connections.

Booka Audiobooks presenta el Audiolibro Los Muertos Mandan de Vicente Blasco iBañez, considerado como uno de los escritores más prolíficos e internacionales de la literatura española. Los Muertos Mandan, transcurre en las islas Baleares - mallorca y luego ibiza. Cuenta la historia de un joven de buena familia venida a menos. El esplendor de su linaje viene de los reyes católicos, pero en el siglo XIX se viene abajo.

In this novel two months have gone by, and Tarzan is continuing to search for Jane. He has tracked her to a hidden valley called Pal-ul-don, which means "Land of Men." In Pal-ul-don Tarzan finds a real Jurassic Park filled with dinosaurs, notably the savage Triceratops-like Gryfs, which, unlike their prehistoric counterparts, are predatory. Jane is also being held captive in Pal-ul-don, where she becomes a pawn in a religious power struggle.

In the campy style of 1950s science fiction, this short story seeks to clarify what advancements the Army had made to abolish the need for the Navy. A new and fantastic devise made ships no longer essential to the military operation in America. Would the demand for the abolishment of the Navy?

Radiospektakl' "Smuglaja ledi sonetov" po odnoimennoj p'ese Bernarda Shou,irlandskogo dramaturga, pisatelja, romanista, laureata Nobelevskoj premii v oblasti literatury. Izyskannaja, ostroumnaja istoricheskaja komedija, raskryvajushhaja tajnu zagadochnoj krasavicy, kotoroj Shekspir posvjashhal svoi legendarnye stihi. Rech' idet o samom legendarnom pojete i dramaturge - o Uil'jame Shekspire. Kakim byl v zhizni jetot genial'nyj chelovek?

L'Audio Antologia della Letteratura Italiana è un'opera in due volumi. Questo SECONDO VOLUME contiene un totale di 108 brani audio di 43 autori...

Hanney, an expatriated Scot, returns from a long stay in South Africa to his flat in London. One night he is buttonholed by an American who appears to know of an anarchist plot to destabilise Europe, and claims to be in fear for his life. Hannay lets the American hide in his flat, and returns later to find that another man has been found shot dead in the same building, apparently a suicide. Four days later Hannay finds the American stabbed to death...

Learn essential American and British English in this complete beginner audio course. Get Talking English in Ten Days maps to A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages. Practice the words and phrases you need for meeting colleagues and friends, booking a hotel, making...

Young love is topmost on the mind of famed poet James Whitcomb Riley. Alone in a study indulging the memory of an old sweetheart. Is this a lamentation poem or something - more? This will leave listeners with a truly satisfying conclusion.

With the speed of the great apes, Tarzan rushed through the jungle toward his home and family. But he was already too late. The marauders had been there before him. His farm was in shambles and no one was left alive. Of his beloved wife there was only a charred, blackened corpse, still wearing the rings he had given her. Silently, he buried the body and swore his terrible vengeance against those who had done this terrible deed. Then he set out grimly to track them...

Tarzan's wife, Jane has been abducted by the German High Command. Hot on her trail, Tarzan discovers the lost Kingdom of Pal-ul-don. Home to strange races of man-like beings with tails and arboreal feet, Pal-ul-don teems with strange creatures, including the feared flesh eating dinosaur, the gryf. Intrigue, discoveries and adventure abound in this classic Tarzan adventure, number eight in the famous series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.