(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)Oliver Ford Davies
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], ©2003
Language
English
Description
Working for the MI7 agency, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When entrepreneur Sauvage sponsors an exhibition of the Crown Jewels and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night, the newly designated agent must jump into action. Tracking the thieves' underground escape route, English locks in on Sauvage despite repeated assurances by boss Pegasus...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A successful man must face the terror of his own mortality in this masterful nineteenth-century Russian novella by the author of War and Peace.
In his later years, Leo Tolstoy began to contemplate the inescapable realities of mortality-its terrifying mystery, its many indignities, and the way it forces one to look back on the legacy and regrets of one's life. The Death of Ivan Ilyich, widely considered the masterpiece of Tolstoy's late career, is...
3) Conspirata
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Cicero returns to continue his struggle to grasp supreme power in the state of Rome. Amidst treachery, vengeance, violence, and treason, this brilliant lawyer, orator, and philosopher finally reaches the summit of all his ambitions. Cicero becomes known as the world's first professional politician, using his compassion and deviousness to overcome all obstacles. Harris employs historical detail and a popular plot to give listeners a man who is by turns...
Author
Language
English
Description
History or myth? The word of God or the words of men? What is the Bible? This history, especially written for this recording, describes clearly and concisely how the Bible came into being and what it contains. In the year that marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible, it also traces the immense influence that the Bible has had on world literature, thought and culture.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
A tale inspired by the writings of Tiro, Cicero's confidential secretary, traces the life of the ancient Roman orator from his beginnings as a young lawyer through his competitions with Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus in the political arena.