David Maule Books

Shakespeare, Mozart, Madame Curie, Albert Einstein . . . what do these people have in common? See the world through the eyes of a genius.

Learn what it's like to live in the tundra, beside ancient pyramids, or near the Great Barrier Reef! Explore the food, clothing, architecture, and wildlife of these three special places.

Contemporary / British English 2001: A Space Odyssey -- a great film and a famous novel. An object is found on the Moon. Who made it? Men travel into space to find out -- a billion kilometres to the rings of Saturn. Something is waiting for them...

A mild-mannered professor is forced to assume again the deadly alter ego he created in Vietnam years ago as part of the Medusa Brigade.

Román G. H .Wellse „War of the worlds“ patří mezi první vlaštovky žánru sci-fi, získal světovou proslulost a dočkal se mnoha zfilmování (naposledy Stevenem Spilbergem, kdy byl do hlavní role obsazen Tom Cruise). Jeho zjednodušená verze v této knize je určena pro mírně pokročilé studenty anglického jazyka. Účelem je především rozšířit slovní zásobu, ale také schopnost rychle a bezpečně porozumět mluvené angličtině. Kniha je formálně sestavena tak, aby studentovi umožňovala co největší komfort při tomto stylu učení. Obsahuje: - český překlad na protější / levé straně od anglického textu - kontrolní otázky, jak jste porozuměli anglickému textu - okomentované zajímavé gramatické jevy - slovníček s fonetickým přepisem na konci knihy Na audio CD najdete román v angličtině namluvený rodilým mluvčím, a to v pomalém i běžném hovorovém tempu! Můžete tak text poslouchat a zároveň kontrolovat psaný v knize. Zjistíte, že učení hrou vám umožní zapamatovat si mnohem více, a hlavně je radostné i zábavné!

Super-diplomat Raymond Havilland sets up the kidnapping of Jason Bourne's wife, in order to draw Bourne out of retirement and into a Taiwanese plot to seize Hong Kong and incite China against the West.

Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world

"On board a ship bound for Natal, adventurer Allan Quatermain meets Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good. His new friends have set out to find Sir Henry's younger brother, who vanished while seeking King Solomon's legendary diamond mines in the African interior. By strange chance, Quatermain has a map to the mines, drawn in blood, and agrees to join the others on their perilous journey. The travellers face many dangers on their quest - the baking desert heat, the hostile lost tribe they discover and the evil 'wise woman' who holds the secret of the diamond mines."--BOOK JACKET.

Classic / British English The Time Traveller has built a time machine and has gone into the future to the year 802,701. He expects to find a better world with highly-intelligent people and great inventions. Instead, he finds that people have become weak, child-like creatures. They dance and sing and wear flowers. They seem happy, but why are they so frightened of the dark? And who or what has taken his time machine? Will the Time Traveller ever be able to return to the present?

James D. Watson and Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for the discovery of the double helix, the structure of DNA. In this book, James D. Watson tells the exciting story of this discovery

Why is a young woman terrified of a mysterious 'speckled band'? Are the five orange pips a sign that someone will soon die? And what about the banker who believes his son is a thief. Join the great detective Sherlock Holmes in solving the mysteries in these three thrilling stories.

English verb tenses and what they mean. With exercises and answers. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary, and developing grammar skills

This non-fiction text is one of a series designed for those who want to develop proficiency in reading English. The series features five levels, from beginner to upper-intermediate, to support students taking UCLES exams.