The Flower class corvette was one of the most famous and numerous of all escort vessels, and the corvette 'Agassiz' is the most representative of the Canadian Flowers, which were thrown into the thick of the bitter Atlantic convoy battles of 1941--2. Derived from a whalecatcher hull design, and inte[...]

This is the late John A. Crow's classic study of the cultural history of Spain and its people, which he last updated in 1985 but which seems as fresh and pertinent as when he first wrote it. Crow devoted a lifetime to Hispanic studies and here provides a historical interpretation of Spanish civiliza[...]

"Build Your Vocabulary 1" is part of a series of four graded books designed to increase students' vocabulary from elementary to upper intermediate level. Over 1,000 words and phrases are taught to make vocabulary learning more systematic and fun.[...]

"Build Your Vocabulary 3" is part of a series of four graded books designed to increase students' vocabulary from elementary to upper intermediate level. Over 1,000 words and phrases are taught to make vocabulary learning more systematic and fun.[...]

Provides students with comprehensive exam practice preparation and revision. This edition is revised for the updated 2008 FCE exam format.[...]

This volume in the series "Build Your Vocabulary" teaches over 1000 words and phrases at elementary/pre-intermediate level. It is designed to be a student's first vocabulary workbook, with exercises grouped in sections which teach students how to increase their own vocabularies.[...]

While his preoccupation with the period of the Occupation remains a permanent theme, Patrick Modiano is increasingly interested in the exploration of time and memory, and the attendant problem of reconstituting the past. This volume explores all these features. It casts new light on Modiano's earlie[...]