Kieran McGovern Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Set in New York this closely constructed novel belongs to Henry James's early period. It studies the plight of an innocent heiress who is deceived by the good looks and the charm of a worthless suitor; at the same time she is striving to be loyal to a cold and forbidding father

1969 unternimmt der amerikanische Geschichtslehrer Ben Ross mit seiner Klasse ein Experiment um eine Frage zu klären: wie konnte es passieren, dass fast das gesamte deutsche Volk in den Bann des Nationalsozialismus geriet? Zu diesem Zweck erschaffen Lehrer und Schüler eine Bewegung, genannt „Die Welle“. Doch schon am Ende der ersten Woche droht die Welle überzuschwappen und das Experiment außer Kontrolle zu geraten. Abiturempfehlung zu den Themenbereichen Education und Political systems

Love by Design was written by Kieran McGovern for Elementary-Level readers. The story explains how Tom has failed his exams and now cannot study photography at Art College. Bored with his job at the library he does not know what to do. One day a beautiful girl called Rita walks into the library and the couple's futures become linked.

This is an Elementary Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.

Román rozpráva o túžbe po večnej mladosti a kráse. Maliar Basil Hallward namaľuje portrét osemnásťročného Doriana Graya, mladíka s krásnou tvárou a čistou dušou. Lord Henry Wotton však Dorianovi zdôrazňuje, že mladosť a fyzická krása sú pominuteľné, a nabáda ho, aby ich naplno využil. Aké aktuálne – v dnešnom čase honby za mladosťou a krásou!

Something even more dangerous than the observed sixteen-foot pregnant great white shark has risen from the depths and is feeding in the waters off the coast of Connecticut.

"Terrific" - Washington Post "The best thriller I have ever read!" - Phillip Pullman Kolymsky Heights. A Siberian permafrost hell lost in endless nights, the perfect setting for an underground Russian research station. It's a place so secret it doesn't officially exist; once there, the scientists are forbidden to leave. But one scientist is desperate to get a message to the outside world. So desperate, he sends a plea across the wildness to the West in order to summon the one man alive capable of achieving the impossible ...Fast-moving, exhilarating and starring a highly unusual hero, Kolymsky Heights is an unforgettable thriller with a spectacular denouement.

This popular series of readers has now been completely revised and updated, using a new syllabus and new word structure lists. Readability has been ensured by means of specially designed computer software. Words that are above level but essential to the story are explained within the text,illustrated, and then reused for maximum reinforcement.

Slávny román, ktorý bol aj úspešne sfilmovaný. Príbeh o dvoch bratoch, ktorí sa stretávajú za zvláštnych okolností po otcovej smrti. Mladší je tvrdým obchodníkom, starší žije už 20 rokov v ústave pre mentálne postihnutých, diagnóza : autizmus...