Emma Bovary is a dreamer. She escapes from her boring life with her father by marrying Charles, a doctor, but married life does not bring her the love and excitement she expected. She looks for love outside her marriage, and one of literature`s great tragedies begins to unfold.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6531-9 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Early one morning the Bantrys wake to find the dead body of a young woman in their library. Who is she? How did she get there? The police are called, of course, but Dolly Bantry quickly invites her friend Jane Marple to solve the mystery.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8451-8 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Water. We drink it. We cook with it. We wash with it. We can`t live without it. Most of us don`t think about it much. But it is not there for everybody, and our world is changing fast. We have to think very carefully about water, and about our use of it.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8444-0 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Classic / American English There is a climate of secrecy and fear at the Paris Opera. People are dying and a beautiful, talented young singer has disappeared. Is this the work of the Opera ghost? Is the ghost a man or a monster? And what else will he do to get what he wants?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6515-9 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Contemporary / British English Everybody tells Forrest Gump that he`s an idiot. But he`s a great football player, and he plays the harmonica beautifully. He`s also a brave soldier. But can he ever marry the girl he loves? This story of his journey through life is sometimes sad and sometimes very funny.
ISBN: 978-1-405-87675-9 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
A blind musician plays to the spirits of the dead. A priest is attacked by heads that have left their bodies. An old man meets a woman who has no face. Read these and many more strange, ghostly stories from old Japan and be afraid!
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8448-8 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Jim Braddock is a successful boxer in New York. But in October 1929 the American economy fails, and at the same time Jim starts to lose in the boxing ring. Does the true story of Jim Braddock — the Cinderella Man — have a happy ending?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7947-7 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
Contemporary / British English Eleven-year old Billy Elliot is different from other boys. He is not very clever or good at sport. Then, one day, he discovers ballet dancing. Finally he has found something that he can do well. But everybody knows that ballet is for girls, not boys! Will Billy continue to dance? Or have his father and brother got other plans for him?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8176-0 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
It was the seventh day of the storm. We didn`t know where we were. Everyone on the ship believed that death was very near.` The Robinson family do not die at sea; they find their way to a small island. But what can they do now? Where will they live? What will they eat? Luckily, the father and their mother have useful skills and they can teach their four young sons. But how long will they be there, on the island?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-5548-8 Издательство: Longman Group UK Limited Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The year was 1963, and Beatlemania was only just beginning. Soon the Beatles had fans all around the world. For the rest of the 1960s their music led the way and they changed modern music forever. This book tells the story of the greatest band in the world from the early days in Liverpool to the Beatles` music in the world today.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7887-6 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Classic / British English Becky Sharp, an intelligent young lady with no family or money, becomes a governess. But this type of life is not enough for her. She has big plans for herself. Is she clever enough to find success? Will she marry and be happy? Or will life be unkind to her?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6237-0 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Original / British English On the beach near Nick`s home there is a surfing competition with a big prize. Nick is a very good surfer. He wants to win the prize and go to Australia. But Nick`s father is not happy. Can Nick win the competition and go to Australia?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7821-0 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Original / British English Princess Diana, one of the most famous and popular women in the world the People`s Princess. Read here about Diana`s short life, her marriage to Prince Charles, her war` with the Royal Family and her love and hard work for sick and poor people all over the world.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8201-9 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Oliver`s mother dies when he is born and he is brought up in a workhouse. His first years are cold and lonely and then he runs away to London. But he falls into the hands of Fagin and the terrifying Bill Sykes. They try to turn Oliver into a criminal. Will he escape to find a better life?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8453-2 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
ISBN: 9780241553367 Дата выхода: январь 2022
Cal Newport is a professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University in the USA. He has written a number of books on computers and technology.This book is useful for anyone who is worried about the amount of time they are spending online and shows them how to use less technology in their life.Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of...
ISBN: 9780241520796 Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
Classic / British English We`ll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.` The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can learn from them.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6232-5 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Classic / British English Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. People say that they were killed by a gigantic devil-like creature the Hound of the Baskervilles! Can that be true? And can Sherlock Holmes save the new owner of Baskerville Hall from a terrible death?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6248-6 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
ISBN: 9780241542583 Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
London is one of the great cities of the world. It is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe. In 1900, it was the biggest city in the world. In this book you will find a lot of interesting information about London. You will read about its history from Roman times. You will learn about its famous people and the shops, museums and palaces of this exciting city.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7853-1 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: март 2011
Classic / British English Anna Karenina, one of world literature`s greatest novels, tells the story of a beautiful young woman who is unhappily married to a man much older than herself. When she falls in love with a handsome young soldier, life suddenly seems wonderful. But real happiness is not so easily found ...
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6529-6 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Classic / British English (Available February 2008) These are the stories of some of Shakespeare`s most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy money-lender, a fairy king and queen, some Roman politicians and a young prince who meets the ghost of his murdered father.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-5549-5 Издательство: Longman Group UK Limited Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The Amazon Rain Forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is 10,000,000 years old and many different kinds of plants and animals live here. The forest is important for the world`s weather and wildlife, but it is disappearing fast. Read this book and learn about this wonderful forest - and its problems. What will its future be?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7824-1 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
There is a club in New York where men tell each other stories. Some of these are mysterious, some are horrible. One night a doctor tells the story of a young woman who gives birth to her baby. A normal enough event? Not this one.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8207-1 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Nuclear war has destroyed all life in thenorthern countries of the world. Now the deadly radiation is travelling south. In Australia, where people are still alive, Peter and Mary Holmes are trying to live their lives as normally as possible as the radiation comes closer and closer. What can they do? Is this the end of life on earth?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8228-6 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
