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Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Henry Morton Stanley, so the tale goes, was a cruel imperialist who connived with King Leopold II of Belgium in horrific crimes against the people of the Congo. He also conducted the most legendary celebrity interview in history, opening with, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" But these perceptions are not quite true, Tim Jeal shows in this grand and colorful biography. With unprecedented access to previously closed Stanley family archives, Jeal reveals...
22) Poirot: Series 1
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is on the case in these episodes of the wildly popular British television adaptation, in which David Suchet stars as the foppish and downright vain sleuth who solves the thorniest of cases with his formidable intellect. Set in glittering 1930s Europe, these adaptations capture every splendid detail of the Art Deco era.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Leopold II, King of the Belgians, who claimed he was helping the people in a colony of Africa along the Congo River, but was really found to be promoting slavery and other ills
25) Poirot: Series 3
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Agatha Christie's brilliant Belgian detective is on the case in the third series of the hit PBS mystery. Fan favorite David Suchet stars as the dapper sleuth who solves the thorniest of cases with his formidable intellect. Set in glittering 1930s Europe, these remastered adaptations capture every splendid detail of the Art Deco era.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
From England to the Mediterranean, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
27) Poirot: Series 4
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
He's the most-watched sleuth in the history of PBS's Mystery! David Suchet stars as the dapper, diminutive Belgian who solves the most serpentine cases with the sharpest of minds and the driest of wits.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
From England to the Mediterranean, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
From England to the Mediterranean, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
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