Break the bonds that bind you."King Midas made me the woman I am today. Notorious. Unattainable. His. The thing about being confined is that you believe it's to keep the bad out... Until you realize it's about keeping you in. I'm now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won't sit idly by and let myself wither. No, there's something that's bloomed from the pit of my repression. Something dark. Something angry. But the last thing I expected was for my anger to call out to him. King Ravinger. He's sinister and powerful and entirely too seductive. I've ... |
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Gold can blind, lies can bind."For ten years, I've lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas's golden castle. But one night changed everything. Now I'm here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom's army, and I'm not sure if I'm going to make it out of this in one piece. They're marching to battle, and I'm the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war. At the heart of my fear, my worry, there's him - Commander Rip. Known for his brutality on the battlefield, his viciousness is unsurpassed. But I know the truth about what he is. Fae. The betrayers. The murderers. The ones ... |
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A gilded cage is still a prison."This is the story of King Midas... Or that's what we were always told. The Golden King with his palace of riches and me, his golden touched girl. I'm kept locked away. For my safety, I'm told. No one can get in. Apart from him. But when political upheaval becomes strife in our kingdom, I am sent with the royal court to be with my King. And everything I know starts to change. My love for Midas is challenged, my trust is broken. Everything I knew about him was wrong. We are told it's his tale but really, it's mine. The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones ... |
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Based on the story of Arnold Bennett. Retold by Nick Bullard . ... Every town should have a "card" - someone who gets talked about, someone who does mad and wonderful things, someone who makes you laugh. Bursley in the Five Towns has a "card": Edward Henry Machin (Denry for short). Denry begins life in a poor little house where the rent is twenty-three pence a week. But before he's thirty, he's made a lot of money, and had more adventures than you and I have had hot dinners. The town of Bursley never stops talking about him. Whatever will young Denry do next? Classics, modern fiction, non- ... |
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Based on the story of Charles Dickens . Retold by Clare West . ... Christmas is humbug, Scrooge says - just a time when you find yourself a year older and not a penny richer. The only thing that matters to Scrooge is business, and making money. But on Christmas Eve three spirits come to visit him. They take him travelling on the wings of the night to see the shadows of Christmas past, present, and future - and Scrooge learns a lesson that he will never forget. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of ... |
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Mr James Conway wants to make money. He wants to build new houses and shops - and he wants to build them on an old graveyard, on the island of Haiti. There is only one old man who still visits the graveyard; and Mr Conway is not afraid of one old man. But the old man has friends - friends in the graveyard, friends who lie dead, under the ground. And when Mr Conway starts to build his houses, he makes the terrible mistake of disturbing the sleep of the dead... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the ... |
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Based on the story of Bram Stoker . Retold by Diane Mowat . ... In the mountains of Transylvania there stands a castle. It is the home of Count Dracula - a dark, lonely place, and at night the wolves howl around the walls. In the year 1875 Jonathan Harker comes from England to do business with the Count. But Jonathan does not feel comfortable at Castle Dracula. Strange things happen at night, and very soon, he begins to feel afraid. And he is right to be afraid, because Count Dracula is one of the Un-Dead - a vampire that drinks the blood of living people... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for ... |
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Simon and Sarah are really excited. They are going on a walking holiday to the Misty Mountain Hostel in Scotland. At the first opportunity they set off to explore the magnificent Misty Mountain. But after an accident, things go from bad to worse. Soon Simon and Sarah find themselves in grave danger. "Macmillan English Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National Literacy Strategy and by teaching methodology for first language speakers of English, & ... |
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Holly and Tom are very excited. Soon, they will have a new baby, so the family goes shopping. And while Mum is in hospital, Grandma helps the children to make a special present for the baby. "Macmillan English Explorers" is an eight-level reading scheme written specifically for young learners of English. They bring first language teaching methods to reading lessons in international classrooms. Informed by the National Literacy Strategy and by teaching methodology for first language speakers of English, "Macmillan Explorers" is supported by an understanding of the needs of young learners and teachers of ... |
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Лежерният самоучител за учащи с начални познания покрива нивата A1 - A2. Поредицата "Самоучител в разкази за начинаещи" съдържа забавни, романтични, криминални - кратки разкази за всеки вкус, с които да проверите себе си и да разширите познанията си. С помощта на граматичните правила и разнообразните упражнения затвърждавате наученото. Отличен избор за всеки, който обича книгите и предпочита да учи езика, без да зубри правила. ... |
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Лежерният самоучител за учащи с начални познания покрива нивата A1 - A2. Поредицата "Самоучител в разкази за начинаещи" съдържа забавни, романтични, криминални - кратки разкази за всеки вкус, с които да проверите себе си и да разширите познанията си. С помощта на граматичните правила и разнообразните упражнения затвърждавате наученото. Отличен избор за всеки, който обича книгите и предпочита да учи езика, без да зубри правила. ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Text adaptation by Jeremy Page. ... Miss Mary Morstan has a strange story to tell. Since her father disappeared, she has received a large pearl through the post on the same day, every year, for six years. Who is sending them? And what about her father's paper with the words 'The Sign of Four' written on it? Sherlock Holmes alone can solve these mysteries. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of ... |
