A Question of Attraction.A QUESTION OF ATTRACTION. David Nicholls David Nicholls may be:
in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Audiobooks America. 0-7927-3226-x. $89.95. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. SA A young fatherless English man from a working class family scores well enough on his exams to be given a full scholarship to the local university. He expects that this experience will change his life, and it does. With great self-deprecating humor, Brian Jackson Brian Jackson is the name of:
n. A television or radio program in which the contestants' knowledge is tested by questioning, with some contestants winning money or prizes. . Written from the student's point of view, but with the insight of an older man, the story tells of awkward forays into adulthood and will make listeners laugh, cringe cringe intr.v. cringed, cring·ing, cring·es 1. To shrink back, as in fear; cower. 2. To behave in a servile way; fawn. n. An act or instance of cringing. and almost whimper at times. The author's use of language (sometimes a bit rough) and his knowledge of '80s British youth culture and of human nature, combined with the reader's excellent range of dialects, voices and nuances, make this audiobook an experience hard to forget. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL |
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