TY  - BOOK
AU  - Broukal,Milada
TI  - What a Life!: Stories of Amazing People (Intermediate) 
SN  - 0130939676 (Student Book)
PY  - 2001///
CY  - White Plains, NY
PB  - Longman
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Biography
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Readers
KW  - Intermediate
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction; Unit 1 Leonardo da Vinci, Artist; Unit 2 Peter the Great, Royalty; Unit 3 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer; Unit 4 Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Writer; Unit 5 Sarah Bernhardt, Actress; Unit 6 Nikola Tesla, Scientist; Unit 7 Sigmund Freud, Psychiatrist; Unit 8 Pandita Ramabai, Humanitarian; Unit 9 Matthew Henson, Explorer; Unit 10 Nellie Bly, Journalist; Unit 11  Maria Montessori, Educator; 
Unit 12 Sabiha Gökçen, Pilot; Unit 13 Althea Gibson, Tennis player; Unit 14 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Writer; Unit 15 Dian Fossey, Zoologist; Unit 16 Bruce Lee, Athlete and actor; Unit 17 Norman Bethune, Surgeon; Unit 18 Richard Branson, Entrepreneur; Unit 19 Rigoberta Menchú, Activist; Unit 20 Diana Golden, Skier; Bibliography
N2  - "What A Life! Stories of Amazing People, an engaging reader for intermediate students of English, focuses on the lives of 20 fascinating people from around the world and across history. These biographies - surprising and always intriguing - explore the accomplishments and uniqueness of each individual. Students will be inspired by these people's lives and their remarkable contributions to our world. Each unit of What A Life! features prereading, vocabulary, comprehension, discussion, and writing exercises." (Book Cover)
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ER  -