Joyce’s first major work, written when he was only twenty-five, brought his city to the world for the first time. In this Reader you will find: Information about James Joyce’s life | Sections focusing on background and context | CLIL History | Glossary of difficult words | Comprehension activities | FCE-style activities | Exit Test Tags Irish Literature An ambitious mother, a boy in love, a lonely

\"About a Boy\" is Nick Hornby\'s comic and heart-warming million-copy bestseller. \'How cool was Will Freeman?\' Too cool! At thirty-six, he\'s as hip as a teenager. He\'s single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He\'s also found a great way to score with women: attend single parents\' groups full of available (and grateful) mothers, all hoping to meet a Nice Guy.

When did we lose the knack of looking after our own homes? We have become dependent on 5-in-1 chemical cleaners; we can\'t seem to wield a Hoover anymore; and descaling the kettle is a task to be indefinitely delayed. Somewhere along the way we have lost the domestic tradition that was simple, quick and effective. The Home Handbook seeks to redress the balance and celebrates the art of caring for your

Written in political exile during the Second World War and first published in 1945, Karl Popper\'s The Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. Hailed by Bertrand Russell as a \'vigorous and profound defence of democracy\', its now legendary attack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and Marx exposed the dangers inherent in centrally planned political

The hotly-anticipated sequel to The Devil Wears Prada – the million copy bestseller that took the world by storm Everything’s in place for the season’s hottest launch: Tall latte (with two raw sugars)? Check. Gucci trench (draped over desk)? Check. Outrageous, unreasonable demands? Check. Andy has just turned thirty and is an incredibly successful magazine editor, working closely with her best friend

Worldwide bestseller Camilla Lackberg weaves together another brilliant contemporary psychological thriller with the chilling struggle of a young woman facing the darkest chapter of Europe\'s past… Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover a Nazi me

Per Anna e Marco, due giovani fidanzati, doveva trattarsi di una vacanza di tutto riposo, una pausa dagli studi universitari, nella calma della campagna lombarda. Ma tante cose strane accadono nella vicina abbazia di Morimondo. Quale mistero si cela entro

There\'s not a great deal of difference between living and working for those of us who one day decide to make a living by creating the world, for those of us who perceive architecture as something more than just work and the negative aspect associated with this word, but rather like a window through which to see the world. And a means of transforming this world.. And what\'s more this book is divided

An unprecedented series of images showing the Omo people\'s imaginative body decoration and embellishments.The scene of tribal conflicts and guerrilla incursions, Ethiopia\'s Omo Valley is also home to fascinating rites and traditions that have survived for thousands of years. The nomadic peoples who inhabit this valley share a gift for body painting and elaborate adornments borrowed from nature, and

The most anticipated fantasy debut of the year. In this thunderously good read, prophecy and magic combine in an incredible epic of imperial politics, gods and demons. When destiny calls, there\'s no fighting back . . . As a bard\'s apprentice, Kihrin grew up with tales of legendary deeds. He also steals, desperate to buy a way out of Quur\'s slums. Then he raids the wrong house, he\'s marked by a

Mary Shelley, whose Frankenstein is the foundation of modern SF, fantasy and horror fiction, was born to the writer William Godwin and social campaigner Mary Wollstonecraft. This new, special collection brings together extracts of her novels and short stories, with an emphasis on the supernatural.

In this extraordinary non-fiction novel, based on a true story, Tahar Ben Jelloun traces the experiences of Salim who, in 1971, took part in a failed coup attempt to oust King Hassan II of Morocco. With sixty others Salim was incarcerated in a secret prison complex in the Moroccan desert: he was to remain there for nearly twenty years. In starkly eloquent, beautiful prose, Ben Jelloun relates the prisoners\'

The sixth title in an epic series of adventures through time and space - The Lord of the Rings for the Alex Rider generation.

\'Calling all cars, calling all cars. Here\'s the story on the Smoke Rise kidnapping. The missing boy is eight years old, fair hair, wearing a red sweater. His name is Jeffry Reynolds, son of Charles Reynolds, chauffeur to Douglas King.\' The police at the 87th Precinct hate kidnappers. And these kidnappers are stupid, too. They took the wrong boy - the chauffeur\'s son instead of the son of the rich

The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power, until the Inquisition destroyed them and their riches were lost forever. But some people don´t believe in ´forever´. Ex-agent Cotton Malone used to work for Stephanie N

Has Laura found her leading man? This is a wonderfully romantic novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Recipe for Love, A French Affair and The Perfect Match. With the bookshop where she works about to close, hopeless romantic Laura Horsley, in a moment of uncharacteristic recklessness, finds herself agreeing to help organise a literary festival deep in the heart of the English countryside.

With his battered leather jacket, his trademark Fedora and his bullwhip, Indiana Jones has gone in search of adventure, confronted danger and unearthed an untold wealth of ancient treasures. In Raiders of the Lost Ark\", the fearless archaeologist journeys from Nepal to Cairo to the Mediterranean, dodging poisons, traps and snakes, battling rivals old and new - in pursuit of an ancient artifact that