The Audio CD Pack contains a copy of the book along with an audio CD with a recording of the complete text in both British and American English. Listen and read to discover all about your amazing body ...How many bones are there in your skeleton? What do your white blood cells do?Word count3,869

Macmillan Readers Middlemarch Upper Intermediate Reader

BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT That thing is growing again. We must destroy it. The time to act is now... With these words begins Gideon Crew\'s latest, most dangerous, most high-stakes assignment yet. Failure will mean nothing short of the end of humankind on earth. Five years ago, the mysterious and inscrutable head of Effective Engineering Solutions, Eli Glinn, led a mission to recover a gigantic meteorite--the

A landmark of world literature, The Divine Comedy tells of the poet Dante\'s travels through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in search of salvation. Before he is redeemed by his love for the heavenly Beatrice, he learns the meaning of evil, sin, damnation and forgiveness through a series of unforgettable encounters. This edition features Longfellow\'s renowned translation and reproductions of Gustave

As he roams the US, Mexico, Morocco, Paris and London, Kerouac records life on the road in prose of pure poetry. Standing on the engine of a train as it rushes past fields of prickly cactus; witnessing his first bullfight in Mexico while high on opium; meditating on a sunlit roof in Tangiers or falling in love with Montmartre - Kerouac reveals both the endless diversity of human life and his own particular

In Photography After Frank, former New York Times writer and picture editor Philip Gefter narrates the tale of contemporary photography, beginning at the pivotal moment when Robert Frank commenced his seminal works of the 1950s. Along the way, he connects the dots of photography\'s evolution into what it is today, forging links between its episodes to reveal unsuspected leaps. Gefter takes Frank\'s

A young woman leaves her home, summoned to the emperor\'s court and a husband she barely knows. On the other side of the world, a famous scholar is sent to find and collect the mysterious beasts of legend in the unknown lands of the East. He takes with him an interpreter, Venn, famous for his special gift with language. The two groups of travellers are destined to cross paths, revealing the secret

Annihilus. Ultron. Fin Fang Foom. They were all pieces of cake. Now, Drax prepares to take on the toughest challenge of his life... a gaggle of (partially traumatized) alien children who need to get back to their home planets. Don\'t worry! Drax will fi nd other stuff to destroy. Like maybe...nap times? Homework? Poo poo diapies? COLLECTING: DRAX 6-11

A major new anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki MurakamiThis fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable examples being written today. Curated by Jay Rubin (who has himself freshly translated several of the stories) and introduced by Haruki Murakami, this is a book

One long, languid midsummer’s day, the Godleys gather at the family home of Arden to attend their father’s bedside. Adam, the elder child, and Petra, only nineteen, find that relations with their mother, Ursula, and their dying father, old Adam, are as strained as ever. Adam’s relationship with his wife, Helen, seems too on the brink of collapse and Petra, fragile and deeply troubled, finds deepest

Gabriel Oak is only one of three suitors for the hand of the beautiful and spirited Bathsheba Everdene. He must compete with the dashing young soldier Sergeant Troy and the respectable, middle-aged Farmer Boldwood. And while their fates depend upon the choice Bathsheba makes, she discovers the terrible consequences of an inconstant heart.Far from the Madding Crowd was the first of Hardy\'s novels to

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Der amerikanische Nachwuchsautor Nick McDonell gehört selbst zu den reichen Schnöseln New Yorks -- sein Vater ist ein erfolgreicher Verleger, die Mutter ist Schriftstellerin und Drehbuchautorin. Der Debütroman Zwölf trägt starke autobiografische Züge, un

Factfiles\" are a sub-series of \"Bookworms\" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students on a wide variety of themes. Exercises at the back of each book check students\' understanding of the text and provide ideas for activities and project work.\"

13 HOURS is the true account of the events of 11 September 2012, when terrorists attacked a US State Compound and a nearby CIA station in Libya, one of the most dangerous corners of the globe. On that fateful day, a team of six American security operators stationed in Benghazi fought to repel mounting enemy forces and escalating firepower, to protect the Americans stationed there, including the US

Ma a magyar történelemben, de főleg az őstörténet-kutatásban két, egymásnak tökéletesen ellentmondó szemlélet hadakozik egymással. Az egyik a hivatalos, akadémikus történettudomány, amely szerint az Urál környéki őshazából származó kis finnugor népecske vagyunk, akik primitív és pogány idegenként érkeztek a X. században a Kárpát-medencébe, a művelt Európába. A másik megközelítés szerint mi vagyunk

Readers will witness the birth of a heroine in Dawn of the Dreadfuls—a thrilling prequel set four years before the horrific events of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. As our story opens, the Bennet sisters are enjoying a peaceful life in the English countryside. They idle away the days reading, gardening, and daydreaming about future husbands—until a funeral at the local parish goes strangely and