LLIBRE: Cranford

 

Títol: Cranford

Nivell: B2.1

Registre: 2713

Autor: Elizabeth Gaskell

Editorial: Oxford University Press

Idioma: Anglès

Snopsis:

Life in the small English town of Cranford seems very quiet and peaceful. The ladies of Cranford lead tidy, regular lives. They make their visits between the hours of twelve and three, give little evening parties, and worry about their maid-servants. But life is not always smooth - there are little arguments and jealousies, sudden deaths and unexpected marriages...

Mrs Gaskell's timeless picture of small-town life in the first half of the nineteenth century has delighted readers for nearly 150 years.

TITOL: Gandhi

 

Títol: Gandhi

Nivell: B2.1

Registre: 2718

Autor: Rowena Akinyemi

Editorial: Oxford University Press

Idioma: Anglès

Snopsis:

Who will speak for the poor? Who will listen to slaves, and those who have no rights? Who will work for a future where everyone is equal? Who will give up his house, job and money to fight for people who are shut out by everyone else?

'I will,' said Mohandas Gandhi. And he began to fight in a way the world had not seen before - not with weapons, and wild crowds, and words of hate, but with the power of non-violence. This is the story of a man who became the Father of the Nation in his own country of India, and a great leader for the whole world.

LLIBRE: The History of the English Language

Títol: The History of the English Language

Nivell: B2.1

Registre: 2719

Autor: Mary McIntosh

Editorial: Oxford University Press

Idioma: Anglès

Snopsis:

About a quarter of the people in the world today speak or use English. In homes and schools, offices and meeting rooms, ships and airports, people are speaking English everywhere.

How has this happened? How did English begin, and what will become of it in the future? The history of the English language is a journey through space and time, from thousands of years ago to today and beyond, and to all parts of the world. Come on that journey and meet the monks and soldiers, the kings and scientists, the printers, poets, and travellers who have helped to make the English of today.

 

LLIBRE: Disaster!

 

Títol: Disaster!

Nivell: B2.1

Registre: 2726

Autor: Mary McIntosh

Editorial: Oxford University Press

Idioma: Anglès

Snopsis:

From out of the sky, from under the earth, from far out at sea -disaster comes. We build, invent, and try extraordinary new things - and sometimes we bring disaster on ourselves. Today television and the internet mean that we can watch disasters almost as they happen, and see their terrible results.

From Pompeii to the Asian Tsunami, from the Great Fire of London to Chernobyl, the stories of disasters are frightening, but they have much to tell us. In this book you will find stories of fear, pain, loss, and death - but also of people whose extraordinary bravery and feeling for others will touch your heart.

LLIBRE: Desert, Mountain, Sea

 

Títol: Desert, Mountain, Sea

Nivell: B2.1

Registre: 2711

Autor: Sue Leather

Editorial: Oxford University Press

Idioma: Anglès

Snopsis:

Three different parts of the world, but all of them dangerours, loney places.

Three different women, but all of them determined to go - and to come back alive!

Robyn Davidson walked nearly 3.000 kilometres across the Australian desert - with a dog and four camels.

Arlene Blum led a team of ten women to the top of Annapurna - one of the highest mountains in the world.

Only eight came down again.

Naomi James sailed around the world alone, on a journey lasting more than 250 days.

Three real adventures - three really adventurous women.