"If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?" - CANDIDE Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It is the absurdly melodramatic story of a young man, Candide, living a sheltered life who clings desperately to "the best of all possible worlds," one which is abruptly interrupted by a series of painfully disillusioning events that set him off on a wide-ranging journey....

Contains 8 complete audio lessons that teach essential vocabulary, grammar, and usage, accompanied by an MP3 CD containing the same 8 lessons and a workbook containing the audio lessons' audio transcripts and corresponding exercises. Learn: the alphabet, sounds and correct pronunciation; vocabulary for restaurants, travel and shopping; the days of the week and numbers; what listeners will need to know to get aound using the new langauge; and everything...

Behind the Wheel's French Level 1 provides a stable and universal foundation in comprehending, speaking, and using creative expression for the novice French language learner.

Aya and her friends begin to make serious decisions about their future.

The classic Persian poem of romance and tragedy captured as a sumptuous and richly colorful graphic novel, inspired by traditional art of the region. It is a story known around the world. Born of an Arabic tale, it has been interpreted hundreds of times in Persian, Turkish, and Indian languages. It has influenced playwrights, composers, filmmakers, scholars, modern popular language, the first opera of Islamic origin, and individuals as varied as Aleister...

Beautifully filmed in and around Oxford this engaging biopic follows the creator of The Chronicles of Narnia from the tragic death of his mother when he was just nine years old, through his strained relationship with his father, to the nightmare of the trenches of World War I to Oxford University, where friends like J.R.R. Tolkien challenged his unbelief.

"Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery and intrigue, digging up the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets during the 1950s Red Scare in the United States."--P. [4] of cover.

Frederik meets Cati and falls in love, but the two face many obstacles to happiness because Cati is HIV positive, as is her three-year-old son.

"In this dystopian novel about total collapse ... a complete blackout hits a small island with only two solitary inhabitants, who suddenly have to depend on each other"--