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The Macmillan Readers series are carefully graded from Starter to Upper Intermediate (A1-B2) to help students choose the right reading material for their ability. Our list of titles includes great stories from both contemporary and classic authors. When British Prime Minister Adam Lang's ghost writer, Mike McAra, dies in mysterious circumstances, a new writer is brought in to write Lang's biography. But it soon becomes clear that Lang and his wife Ruth are a much more complicated couple than they first seem. The Ghost is a powerful commentary on the policies employed by the British government on 'The War on Terror' during the Tony Blair years.

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Why does an old builder leave all his money to a young lawyer? Who gives a government document to enemy spies? How is a young man tricked into taking a new job? What can a foreign king do when a beautiful woman from his past appears? Who can answer all these questions? Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson, of course, in these four short stories about the famous detective.

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The Macmillan Graded Readers series is one of the most popular and respected series of simplified readers for learners of English, with great stories from both contemporary and classic authors. Macmillan Readers Upper Intermediate adaptation of Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun. Scaramanga is a cold-blooded killer with connections to the KGB and the Cuban Secret Police. There is only one man skilled enough and brave enough to go after him - 007, James Bond. To carry out the mission, Bond ends up in Jamaica, where he meets two old friends.

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Книга для чтения на английском языке уровня Beginner, адаптированное издание одноименного произведения одного из самых читаемых французских авторов в мире - Александра Дюма. Сюжет романа берет свое начало в Голландии в 1672 году. Молодой Корнелиус Ван Баерле нашел секрет выращивания черного тюльпана, и он скоро получит выигрыш, обещанный первому человеку, добившемуся черного цвета. Но у Корнелиуса есть завистливый сосед, и в напряженной политической ситуации этого года, этот человек оказывается опасным врагом... Cornelius von Baerle lives only to cultivate the elusive black tulip and win a magnificent prize for its creation. But when his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in a deadly political intrigue. Falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival, Cornelius is condemned to life in prison. His only comfort is Rosa, the jailer`s beautiful daughter, who helps him concoct a plan to grow the black tulip in secret. As Robin Buss explains in his informative introduction, Dumas infuses his story with elements from the history of the Dutch Republic (including two brutal murders) and Holland`s seventeenth-century "tulipmania" phenomenon. Retold by Florence Bell.

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This exciting adventure, set in 1757, is the sequel to The Last of the Mohicans, already available in this series.

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An adventure thriller. Who is the running girl who pushes a cassette of film into Pete`s hand in the shopping mall? His curiosity piqued, Pete takes the pictures to be developed and the mystery deepens.

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Популярная серия Macmillan Readers включает более 170 адаптированных произведений классической и современной художественной литературы. Загадочная история с неожиданными поворотами. Герой книги страдает амнезией, которая стала результатом нападения на него и ограбления. Но память должна вернуться к нему, и он должен найти свое имущество. Действия книги разворачиваются между английским Мидлендом и алмазными домами Амстердама.

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Популярная серия Macmillan Readers включает более 170 адаптированных произведений классической и современной художественной литературы. ‘I’m afraid,’ said Miss Morston. ‘What should I do, Mr Holmes?’ Шерлок Холмс помогает Мэри Морстан узнать правду об ее отце и о человеке, который присылает ей жемчужины.

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Three university students go on holiday to a remote part of Wales. They are going to stay in a cottage without electricity or a telephone in a remote part of the country. But who is the bearded man that haunts them.

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The college term has ended and Rick and Jen join their friends at the beach to swim and surf. Jen doesn't realise that the new friend she meets will soon save their lives.

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Charlie's family is poor, so he cannot go to school. He works as a shoeshine boy and dreams of being rich. Then one day, he has a chance to make his dreams come true. Recommended for younger readers.

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This adventure story is a sequel to Photo Finish, also at Starter level. Part three In the Frame, is also available. Best friends Lisa and Alice have started their eagerly anticipated holiday. They are staying in a pretty hotel and are looking forward to enjoying the delights of the holiday island. But there is an added excitement to their stay. Are the rumours true that a celebrity couple are staying on the island too?

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A retold version of a gripping ghost story set in a lonely house on a bleak and foggy marshland.

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Four stories written by one of the greatest writers of twentieth-century English literature.

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A masterpiece by the great American realist Henry James. Daisy Miller is the story of an innocent girl's love and recognition in a society where respectable behaviour counts for everything.

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Sherlock Holmes helps Mary Morstan find out the truth about her father and the man who has been sending her pearls.

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Jeffrey Archer, one of the greatest popular novelists of our generation, delivers a truly page-turning thriller. When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her country home the night before 9/11, it takes all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the connection between her and the possible motive for her death a priceless Van Gogh painting. It's a young woman in the North Tower when the first plane crashed into the building who has the courage and determination to take on both sides of the law and avenge the old lady's death. Anna Petrescu is missing, presumed dead, after 9/11 and she uses her new status to escape from America, only to be pursued across the world from Toronto to London, to Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bucharest, but it is only when she returns to New York that the mystery unfolds. Why are so many people willing to risk their own lives and others' to own the Van Gogh Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear?

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Food and literature have a long relationship and food is used to shed light on characters and relationships, from meals as the centre of family life to food as a political symbol. This collection brings together five stories and extracts all with food at their heart.

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Mary Lennox arrives from India to live with her uncle in Yorkshire. She is lonely and unwanted. Left alone, she has nothing to do but explore the large house and its grounds. Then one day, she finds a secret garden. For the first time Mary has something to care for, and as the garden begins to flourish, no one's life is left untouched. Retold by Rachel Bladon.

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Zelie remembers when the soil of Orisha hummed with magic. When different clans ruled - Burners igniting flames, Tiders beckoning waves, and Zelie's Reaper mother summoning forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, anyone with powers was targeted and killed, leaving Zelie without a mother and her people without hope. Only a few people remain with the power to use magic, and they must remain hidden. Zelie is one such person. Now she has a chance to bring back magic to her people and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zelie must learn to harness her powers and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good. Danger lurks in Orisha, where strange creatures prowl, and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zelie herself as she struggles to come to terms with the strength of her magic - and her growing feelings for an enemy. The movie of Children of Blood and Bone is in development at Fox 2000/Temple Hill Productions with the incredible Karen Rosenfelt and Wyck Godfrey (Twilight, Maze Runner, The Fault In Our Stars) producing it.