A pictorial guide to travel around the world features 1,200 full-color photographs and descriptions of more than two hundred countries, all organized alphabetically for easy access, along with key facts, maps, cultural insights, and travel tips for each nation
Stephanie's and Ruth's lives couldn't have been more different. Ruth and her husband were academics at a local university. Stephanie is a trophy wife to Roger whose role was to entertain his business associates, to shop and to always look her best. However, as the government slowly slips into a dictatorship, and the world becomes unsafe for dissenters they both find themselves on the streets as Stateless People. Homeless, hungry and hunted. The university had been closed down and Ruth's husband was tasked with working on a project for the state, and Roger slowly got sucked further and further into the government's dealings. When things go wrong, the men disappear and the women are left with nothing. This is a story of friendship, hardship and human resourcefulness.
This sparkling tale of one of literature's most famous courtships focuses on a spirited family of sisters and their marriage-minded mother's attempts to see them well settled. Jane Austen's wit and shrewd observations elevate her tale of rural romance to the heights of the world's great literature. A timeless satire of nineteenth-century English country life and manners, Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Austen's novels. Warmly received upon its 1813 publication, it remains universally admired two centuries years later. A definitive survey, this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers the novel's complete and unabridged text, plus a comprehensive study guide. Created to help readers gain a thorough understanding of Pride and Prejudice's content and context, the guide includes: • Chapter-by-chapter summaries • Explanations and discussions of the plot • Question-and-answer sections • Austen biography • List of characters and more Dover Thrift Study Editions feature everything that students need to undertake a confident reading of a classic text, as well as to prepare themselves for class discussions, essays, and exams. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.