James Herbert, one of the UK's most popular nov elists and writer of bestselling horror books including The Rats, The Fog and The Survivor, has died at his home in Sussex aged 69. Herbert is author of 23 novels published in 34 languages that sold more than 54m copies world- wide. ...
由第四段最后一句话“.and The MagicCottage, when given to me aged 13 by an amazing English teacherwas one of the books that made me want to become a writer”可知答案为D。3.选B 细节理解题。由第二段的“James Herbert was one of thekeystone(重要) authors in a genre that had its hey...
If You Like James Herbert Books, You’ll Love… Bentley Little Robert R. McCammon Richard Matheson James Herbert Synopsis:InThe Ratsby James Herbert, London must face its greatest threat ever – rats with a hunger for human flesh. Once the bones of eaten victims were found, it became appare...
James Herbert, Britain's best-selling horror novelist, our homespun answer to Stephen King, has a little bit of a thing about Martin Amis. Amis, he says, nearly finished him off as a writer almost before he had begun.The story goes like this. Herbert's first book, The Rats, got its...
Smith became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928 and lost to Herbert Hoover. No longer governor, Smith was not around to keep Walker on a short leash. That's when he got into trouble.Walker was a colorful figure during Prohibition. He and Smith were both unalterably opposed to the...
James Pattersonis an American author best known for his compelling books. His works tend to fall into the young adult fiction, thriller, and romance categories. With suchexciting plots, many of his books have been turned into movies.
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Thesaurus Wikipedia ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. Sir James Matthew Barrie- Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937) ...
Following his 1928 presidential election loss to Herbert Hoover, Smith became president of Empire State, Inc., the corporation that built and also operated the Empire State Building, which was then the tallest building in the world. Smith was also known for his fondness of animals, and in 1934...
Born October 8, 1920—Frank Herbert.I’ll confess that I enjoyedDuneandDune Messiahthat’s as far as I got in the series. The BBC full cast audio version ofDuneis quite amazing — by far, my favorite depiction of his novel in other media. The other Herbert novel I really liked wasUnd...
HERBERT HOOVER (Years) 1929-1933 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (Years) 1933-1945 HARRY S. TRUMAN (Years) 1945-1953 DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (Years) 1953-1961 JOHN F. KENNEDY (Years) 1961-1963 LYNDON B. JOHNSON (Years) 1963-1969 RICHARD M. NIXON (Years) 1969-1974 ...