"Notre vision, pensée pour servir l'intérêt de notre peuple, n'en n'est qu'à ses débuts. Notre but est de la réaliser en développant le potentiel de chacun. Nos efforts sur cette voie ne seront ni arrêtés par les crises, ni ralentis par les obstacles. Nous n'hésiterons pas et nous ne laisserons pas le doute briser notre élan. C'est ainsi que nous avons bâti notre nation, comme en témoignent les souvenirs racontés dans ce livre." Cette...

Late August is a beautiful time on the Southern coast -- the peach trees are ripe, the ocean is warm, and the sweet tea is icy. A perfect time to enjoy the rocking chairs on the porch. But beneath the calm surface bubbles a threat: it's also peak hurricane season. When a hurricane threatens the coasts of Florida and South Carolina, an eclectic group of evacuees flees for the farm of their friends Grace and Charles Phillips in North Carolina: the Phillips's...

"Two intertwining stories of Bogotá. One, a family of five children, left to live on their own. The other, a girl in an orphanage who will do anything to befriend the mysterious Immortal Boy"-- "Este libro narra dos historias de Bogotá. La de cinco hermanos colombianos que enfrentan la orfandad y la miseria con valentía. Y la de una niña huérfana que hará cualquier cosa para conocer al misterioso chico inmortal. El momento en que sus vidas...

"Lovely and quietly intelligent, French chambermaid Hélène ... comes upon a couple ... engaged in an intensely sensual chess match and discovers she has a knack for the game. This obsession, much to the chagrin of her husband and teenage daughter, leads her to seek the clandestine tutelage of a reclusive American doctor ... a liaison that radically transforms both of their lackluster lives"--Container.

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of French. Short Stories in French for Intermediate Learners has been written especially for students from a low-intermediate to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages, these eight captivating...

"This program contains highlights of her stage performances with Opera Australia"--Container.