Böcker av Phil Biggerton

Drink and be Damned celebrates the 100th anniversary of the start of Prohibition on January 17, 1920 by looking at an era that has often been captured in grainy black and white pictures of people like Al Capone and barrels of whisky being smashed by Prohibition agents.Over the years, this era has become romanticized as a special time in American history and the flavor of the time has been brought back to life in movies like 'The Godfather' and 'The Untouchables' and by reopening, or recreating, some of the speakeasies used at the time in cities like New York and Chicago.Dozens and dozens of books have been written about Prohibition but this book aims to take a wider look at not only some of the people and the places associated with Prohibition but how some of the events that happened in and around the time created a momentum of change that can still be felt today for not only the individual but also society as a whole both in America and around the world.If you are starting this book with the innocent eyes of a Prohibition virgin - learning about this amazing era for the first time - you might think that the thought of life without alcohol was going to be a life without light at the end of the tunnel but nothing could have been further from the truth.The 1920s was, in fact, a magical moment in the history of America for people who lived through it. These people might have been 'innocent' bystanders enjoying a drink of whisky in a speakeasy while they listened to Jazz or they might have been at the forefront of change and became icons of the time. Whoever they were, and whatever part they played, they all added an energy and excitement to a time that was also known as the Roaring Twenties or the Lawless Decade.This was a time of great social change and innovation, a theme that will be explored here, where the spirit of America and its people changed forever and the world took notice and changed with them.

Shortcut to IELTS is a two-book series that can be used as classroom textbooks or for self-study. It is the result of a combined experience of over 60 years of teaching in countries such as Taiwan, China, Japan, the Philippines, and Mongolia. Learn how to achieve a target Grade 7.0 score. Ideal for students with grade 5.0 and above. Reading and Writing As you work through this book, you are introduced to important IELTS reading skills like scanning, skimming, looking for key words and how to fully understand the question instructions. Tips for answering typical reading style questions are given along with many exercises to practice. Task 1 writing skills are based on the mistakes that many students make and this book helps you to avoid. You are taken from a basic understanding of Task 2 writing questions to a completed essay that will impress the examiner. Learn how to complete the writing tasks efficiently so that you do not run out of time.

Shortcut to IELTS is a two-book series that can be used as classroom textbooks or for self-study. It is the result of a combined experience of over 60 years of teaching in countries such as Taiwan, China, Japan, the Philippines, and Mongolia. Learn how to achieve a target Grade 7.0 score. Ideal for students with Grade 5.0 and above. Listening and Speaking Each of the sixteen units starts with a list of words that help to develop your vocabulary range around a particular topic. Vocabulary-building exercises also help you to remember these words and typical IELTS exam questions are given so that you can practice them. Listening exercises help develop your skills. - is packed with typical IELTS exam questions and sample answers. - highlights mistakes that students commonly make. - gives useful tips to maximize your score. - comes with over an hour of listening exercises to help develop your skills, and also has recorded speaking samples. - has a complete answer key and all the listening transcripts. - has been specifically designed for East Asian students. Word lists come with a Chinese translation.