The "quack" who saved a king... Featuring a star-studded cast of Academy Award® winners and nominees, The King's Speech won the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award and is generating plenty of Oscar buzz. This official film tie-in is written by London Sunday Times journalist Peter Conradi and Mark Logue--grandson of Lionel Logue, one of the movie's ce...(展开全部)

One man saved the British Royal Family in the first decades of the 20th century - he wasn't a prime minister or an archbishop of Canterbury. He was an almost unknown, and self-taught, speech therapist named Lionel Logue, whom one newspaper in the 1930s famously dubbed 'The Quack who saved a King'. Logue wasn't a British aristocrat or even an Englishman - he was a commoner and ...(展开全部)

鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）1964年出生于纽约，毕业于伊顿公学和牛津大学，英国保守党议员，2008年至今担任伦敦市长，被认为是下一届英国首相最具实力的竞争者。鲍里斯·约翰逊成为议员之前曾担任《每日电讯报》记者和《旁观者》杂志主编，已出版《罗马之梦》《伦敦精神》等畅销书。 个人网站：www.boris-johnson.com

On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill’s death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrays—with characteristic wit and passion—a man of contagious bravery, breathtaking eloquence, matchless strategizing, and deep humanity. F...(展开全部)

To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. It was a massive, brutal and terrifying event, which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland and Ireland and which was only achieved through overwhelming violence. "Revolution" brilliantly captures the sense that this was a great turning point in Bri...(展开全部)

1- True Brit 2- Arrival 3- The Telephone Box 4- Dress Sense 5- Tea 6- Complaining 7- Politeness 8- Speak Slowly 9- Pronunciation 10- Top Tongue 11- Sense of Humour 12- Body Idioms 13- Terms of Endearment 14- Learning by Doing 15- Pubs 16- Meeting and Greeting 17- Test You English 18- Real English 19- The Bathroom 20- Bed 21- Pets 22- Heavenly Hosts 23- Enjoy Your Meal! 24- Fish...(展开全部)

1- True Brit 2- Arrival 3- The Telephone Box 4- Dress Sense 5- Tea 6- Complaining 7- Politeness 8- Speak Slowly 9- Pronunciation 10- Top Tongue 11- Sense of Humour 12- Body Idioms 13- Terms of Endearment 14- Learning by Doing 15- Pubs 16- Meeting and Greeting 17- Test You English 18- Real English 19- The Bathroom 20- Bed 21- Pets 22- Heavenly Hosts 23- Enjoy Your Meal! 24- Fish...(展开全部)

Tom Rob Smith-the author whose debut, Child 44, has been called "brilliant" (Chicago Tribune), "remarkable" (Newsweek) and "sensational" (Entertainment Weekly)-returns with an intense, suspenseful new novel: a story where the sins of the past threaten to destroy the present, where families must overcome unimaginable obstacles to save their loved ones, and where hope for a bette...(展开全部)

The Soviet Union 1956: after Stalin's death, a violent regime is beginning to fracture. Stalin's successor Khrushchev pledges reform. But there are forces at work that are unable to forgive or forget the past. Leo Demidov, former MGB officer, is facing his own turmoil. His adopted daughters have yet to forgive him for his part in the brutal murder of their parents. They are not...(展开全部)