The Accidental Tourist
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence.Introductions at the beginning of each story,...
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This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence.Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension.Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension.Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780194792158 (0194792153)
Publish date: January 1st 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 104
Edition language: English
Noch einmal habe ich mich todesmutig auf eine der von mir immer verschmähten und gehassten Liebesgeschichten eingelassen und diesmal bin ich - naja wie soll ich sagen - nicht nur gar nicht abgestoßen, sondern auch eigentlich sehr erfreut. Als aller erstes beweist Anne Tyler, dass man auch als Autori...
This is the only fictional book I have ever listened to more than once. I have the version narrated by George Guidall in 1985 in my Audible library, but unfortunately, Audible no longer offers that version. I would strongly recommend finding the Guidall narrated version on ebay or Abe books instea...
This novel is part of a Tyler omnibus gifted me by a friend. I liked Breathing Lessons, and didn't care for Searching for Caleb. Leaving The Accidental Tourist for last, I find the third time's the charm. All three books are well-written--Tyler is obviously a gifted, and consistently good writer. Al...
Loved it from the moment I first read it, even the movie, little knowing how much it would describe how much I'd travel and how much I'd wish I was sitting in the same old armchair.
I am definitely in the minority with this book. I hated it! The main character, Macon, is such a bore, compulsive and just plain crazy. It's no wonder his wife left him. Heck it's a wonder how she lasted 20 years in the first place! I assume his pathetic life was supposed to be humorous but I fo...
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