Rowena Akinyemi Bücher

Factfiles are a sub-series of Bookworms with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are not so much interested in fiction.

Ein zäher junger Jockey mit einer rauhen Vergangenheit und einer erfolgversprechenden Zukunft stolpert über Erpressung und manipulierte Rennen und erledigt gemeine Verbrecher mit Heldenmut und fotografischer Hexerei!

Suitable for younger learners Word count 6,480

Oxford Bookworms Library New Edition: Stage 4: 1,400 Headwords People who ride racehorses love the speed, the excitement, the danger - and winning the race. Philip Nore has been riding for many years and he always wants to win - but sometimes he is told to lose. Why? And what is the mystery about the photographer, George Millace, who has just died in a car crash? Philip Nore knows the answer to the first question, and he wants to find out the answer to the second. But as he begins to learn George Millace's secrets, he realizes that his own life is in danger.

Basierend auf den weltberühmten Roboter-Erzählungen von Isaac Asimov verfilmt der preisgekrönte Regisseur Alex Proyas(„The Crow“) die Geschichte eines Detectives, der in einem mysteriösen Mordfall ermittelt. Will Smith („Independence Day“,„Men in Black“) spielt die Hauptrolle in einem der aufwändigsten Filmprojekte der letzten Jahre. Das Drehbuch stammt vomOscar-gekrönten Akiva Goldsman („A Beautiful Mind“).

"In 1918 in the peaceful province of Transkei, South Africa, the Mandela family gave their new baby son the name Rolihlahla - 'troublemaker'. But the young boy's early years were happy ones, and he grew up to be a good student and an enthousiastic sportsman. Who could imagine then what was waiting for Nelson Mandela - the tireless struggle for human rights, the long years in prison, the happiness and sadness of family life, and one day the title of President of South Africa? This is the story of an extraordinairy man, recognised as one of the world's greatest leaders, whose long walk to freedom brought new hope to a troubled nation."--Publisher

Based on the screenplay from Attenborough's movie Cry Freedom, this is John Briley's portraitnues to make headlines today. Steve Biko, leader of the Black Consciousness Movement, was killed for his beliefs; Donald Woods risked everything including his life to make them known. The friendship they formed was torn apart by the terrible reality of apartheid.

In The Children of the New Forest, Marryat describes the trials and triumphs of the four Beverley children, orphaned during the English Civil War and forced to take refuge with a poor woodsman in the New Forest. This is the first annotated edition of a great children's classic, which has retained its popularity since 1847.

Vic Warshawski, Chicagoer Privatdetektivin und Spezialistin für Wirtschaftskriminalität ermittelt in ihrem zweiten Fall!  Champ, ehemaliger Eishockey-Star und der Lieblingsvetter von Privatdetektivin Vic Warshawski, gerät im Hafen von Chicago in die Schiffsschraube eines Getreidefrachters. »Ein bedauerlicher Unfall« meint sein Arbeitgeber, eine angesehene Reederei. Doch Vic ist misstrauisch: Je weiter sie ihre Nase in die Frachtschwindeleien steckt, desto tiefer gerät sie zwischen die Fronten der großen Reeder... »Vic ist die coole, starke Frau, von der wir alle ein bisschen träumen« Brigitte     

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.