Tim Vicary crea apasionantes thrillers legales, a menudo comparados con las obras de John Grisham y Scott Turow, protagonizados por una formidable abogada británica. Sus narrativas son célebres por sus intrincadas tramas y resoluciones llenas de suspense que mantienen al lector al borde de su asiento. Más allá de sus dramas legales, Vicary también se adentra en la ficción histórica, explorando relatos cautivadores que arrojan luz sobre periodos históricos significativos y a menudo pasados por alto, así como las experiencias humanas dentro de ellos. Su estilo de escritura se caracteriza por una prosa fluida que sumerge al lector en el drama que se desarrolla.
'We will land on the moon before 1970.' President Kennedy said these words in 1961 - and few people believed him. This is the story of how the Apollo missions answered Kennedy's dream, so that eight years later, Neil Armstrong could open the door of his lunar module - and step out onto the moon.
Police Constable Harry Evans is driving along a country road when he sees strange lights in the sky. Is this a UFO? What does this visit mean? ... The experience will change Harry's life.
An account of the sinking of the steamship Titanic by an iceberg in 1912. Includes activities
It is not always easy to be famous. And for a famous, beautiful princess like Diana, life was certainly very difficult at times. She was just twenty years old when she married Prince Charles, and from that moment millions of people around the world watched every move she made. And so did the photographers, who followed her everywhere - even on that terrible night in Paris when Diana's young life ended.
These autobiographies of Afro-American ex-slaves comprise the largest body of literature produced by slaves in human history. The book consists of three sections: selected reviews of slave narratives, dating from 1750 to 1861; essays examining how such narratives serve as historical material; and essays exploring the narratives as literary artifacts.
A peaceful country of lakes, rivers, fields and mountains? An exciting country of pubs, theatres, writers and song? Or an unhappy country of guns, soldiers, fighting and death? Everyone has their own idea of Ireland; this book gives a full picture of this beautiful country, its people and their history.
The Titanic was the most famous ship in history. But what really happened to the Titanic on that terrible April night in the North Atlantic? Why did it hit an iceberg? Why did it sink? Why did more than one thousand people die? This book looks at the true story - and gives some of the answers.
The books are graded at six vocabulary levels, ranging from 400 words (Beginning) to 2,500 words
Beginners. Speed Level 2 & 6. Mary was Queen of Scotland at one week old. At sixteen she was also Queen of France. She was tall and beautiful - many men loved her and died for her, but she also had many enemies.
