Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. It was just a normal Friday evening in Moreland Road. Jason was listening to his iPod and couldn't hear his mother shouting. Nina wasn't sure how to tell her husband about her news. Maggie smiled as she thought about her holiday romance in Chile. Sam looked worried – money trouble again. Then that evening something happened which changed all of their lives. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. When Edinburgh restaurant owner Alex Maclennan is found dead in his bathroom, Inspector Jenny Logan is called in to investigate. At first his death looks like an accident but Logan begins to think it could be murder. Does his wife, his brother-in-law or his friend know more about his death than they will admit? Logan uncovers the truth about Alex's business affairs and personal life, and devises a plan to catch ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Jojo is playing in the fields when soldiers come and kill everyone in his village. With the help of Chris, a British journalist, and his memories, Jojo struggles to come to terms with the loss of his family and friends. Jojo's journey across his war-torn country leads him to self-discovery and a decision that will change his life for ever. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Sam is like any other teenage girl except that she was born deaf. She meets Jim, falls in love and feels happier than ever before. Then one day Jim's jealous ex-girlfriend reveals a secret. Sam is left wondering if she really knows Jim at all. For their love to grow Jim must show her that their worlds are not too different. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A dead girl in a swimming pool in Pine Crest, USA. She's Janine, a 23-year-old student who wanted to write for a newspaper. Detective Flick Laine has to find the killer. But first she must find out the big story Janine was working on before her death. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. United by the theme of the circle, these stories are set in the UK, the USA and Singapore. From the discovery by a student archaeologist of a mysterious silver disc with strange properties to the heart-warming story of the rescue of a dangerously ill child by a poor tri-shaw driver, this collection of five stories is both amusing and thought provoking. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Liz teaches archaeology in Athens. She works too hard and her doctor tells her she needs to take a holiday. So she goes to the beautiful and peaceful Greek island of Sifnos. But the peace does not last long when a local man dies in suspicious circumstances. Liz ignores advice not to get involved and her relaxing holiday becomes a matter of life and death. ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Christina, who works in an art gallery in Buenos Aires is waiting at the traffic lights on her motorbike. She notices two men with a gun in the car next to her. Seconds later she is hit by a taxi, and wakes up in hospital with no memory of the accident or the two men. However, the men are afraid of what might happen if her memory returns and plan to make sure it never does. ... |
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Шестнайсетгодишната Амина изчезва, а не след дълго тялото ѝ бива открито в гората. Братовчедите ѝ Робин и Микел, синове на сестрата на майка ѝ, по някакъв начин са замесени в това ужасно престъпление. Робин става свидетел на това, което се е случило с Амина, но той не може да ѝ помогне, нито да извика помощ. Освен това не е способен да каже на никого какво е видял. Същевременно Микел знае нещо, което не иска да каже на никого. Семейството на Амина, особено майка ѝ и брат ѝ, обвинява Микел за убийството ѝ и иска на всяка цена да го накаже, без да се интересува от това какво би било ... |
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„Common Mistakes at PET... and how to avoid them“ осигурява солидна практическа подготовка за сертификатния изпит CPE (Cambridge English: Proficiency) . Създадени на базата на хиляди Cambridge ESOL тестове, правени в Корпуса за обучение на Кеймбридж, материалите в книжката подчертават най-често срещаните грешки, допускани от кандидатите на изпита. Всеки раздел се фокусира върху една ключова проблемна сфера. Ясните обяснения и разнообразните упражнения към тях помагат на учащите да се подготвят успешно за предстоящия изпит. В книжката са включени и 10 теста по модел на реалния изпит. След като направят съответния тест, ... |
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Истории за жени. ... "Приказки за времето" е книга провокация. Тя не търси конвенционалния читател, който чете универсалното повествование от А до Я. Точно както в живота не всичко е подредено. Хронологията върви по следата на спомена. Тази книга има различно послание. Да превърти времето чрез своята жанрова еклектика, чрез съчетаването на художественото и документалното, чрез белетристика, проза, поезия, кино. Тя се опитва да излезе от канона и представите на традиционната литература. Тази пъстрота е предопределена от нейната цел - да разкрие полета на женската душа, на тази неизбродена необятност, на нейните ... |
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На връщане от летен отпуск, лекар психиатър пътува сам в кола. Върху впечатленията му от пейзажа се наслагват картини и преживявания от личния му живот и работата му в психиатрична болница, спомени от колониалната война в Ангола, представени като вътрешен монолог (ту от първо, ту от трето лице ед. ч.) и въображаем диалог с дъщеря му. Това пътуване се превръща в метафора на пътуване през ада - ада на болницата, ада на войната, ада на насилието, жестокостта и душевното опустошение. За автора Португалският писател Антонио Лобо Антунеш (1942) по професия е лекар, специализирал психиатрия заради приликата ѝ с ... |
