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The man has been shot many times, but he lives. Who wants to kill him, and why? The man can’t remember. He can’t even remember his name. As he begins to learn about his past, he becomes even more confused. Read the thrilling novel that was adapted into the hit movie starring Matthew Damon.

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?

Two babies are born on the same day in England. One boy is a prince and the other boy is from a very poor family. Ten years later, they change places for a game. But then the old king dies and they cannot change back. Will the poor boy be the new King of England?

Paul Sheldon is Annie Wilkes’s favorite writer. She loves all his books about Misery Chastain. When Annie finds Paul after a car accident, she takes him home to look after him. Then Annie discovers that Paul wants to kill Misery and write a different kind of book. She is determined to stop him, and Paul becomes her prisoner.

Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book has many of the most interesting and important inventions from 2,500 years ago to the present day.

Lennie and George are poor ranch hands with a dream of having their own farm. One night when Lennie is alone, something tragic happens. John Steinbeck’s classic story of friendship, loneliness, loyalty, and sacrifice.

One of the most famous books of the twentieth century, this book contains love, jazz, and excitement! These are all part of Sal Paradise’s adventures on the road with wild friend Dean Moriarty and their crazy companions as they travel across the USA.

This book tells the business success stories of five remarkable women: Coco Chanel, Hanae Mori, Anita Roddick, Oprah Winfrey and Madonna.

A man fell from a very tall building. Why didn’t he die? Why did a dead woman have a frozen chicken under her hat? What fell out of an old man’s ear, and why did everybody laugh? And how did a cow fly? Find the answers in these strange stories.

The Russian Revolution. Four young people, Yury, Tonya, Lara and Pasha, find love and lose it in this extraordinary time. Their heartbreaking stories make Dr Zhivago one of the greatest romantic books, and films, of the twentieth century.

William Harris enjoys the company of a friendly poltergeist he names ‘Poldy’. At the beginning, William and Poldy play a friendly game every night, but then the game begins to change. It becomes a dangerous game. Who will win?

The Moonstone is an ancient Indian diamond which brings disaster to everyone who owns it. Rachel Verinder’s uncle gives her the diamond as a birthday present, but that same night it is stolen. The Moonstone is now seen as the first, and one of the best, English detective novels.

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Alone, without the Doctor, Clara discovers a new danger from another dimension. But how do you hide when even the walls give no protection? People need help and the Doctor can’t leave the TARDIS. And Clara has to fight an enemy that can’t be seen.

Phileas Fogg is living quietly in London. Then he makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. The result is a crazy, exciting race against time across Europe, Asia and America. There are many dangers along the way, and a detective who wants to arrest him!

Young Prince Einon is dying. Only the Great Dragon can help him! But first the boy has to say, ‘I won’t be a cruel king. I’ll love my people and be kind to them’. But Einon is cruel, and everybody in the country is afraid. Now the Dragon, good Sir Bowen and the peasants have to fight in a great battle between Good and Bad.

Un utile sussidio didattico con suggerimenti pratici e materiali di supporto per la preparazione della seconda prova del nuovo esame di Stato del Liceo delle scienze umane.

Un vero manuale d’autore, che si distingue per il rigore disciplinare e l’aggiornamento critico, la ricchezza e l’originalità delle scelte antologiche, la qualità delle analisi testuali, la proposta di un sicuro canone per il Novecento e di una prima storicizzazione dei fenomeni letterari più recenti.

Il manuale Amor mi mosse è affiancato da tre volumetti caratterizzati da un approccio semplificato ma non riduttivo allo studio della letteratura, attraverso l’uso di strumenti visuali e audio e di attività operative.

Un’antologia che mette al centro l’esperienza di lettura e la conoscenza dell’”oggetto libro” da vivere come un’occasione di scoperta, di emozione e di conoscenza, capace di coinvolgere i ragazzi attraverso una molteplicità di proposte per la motivazione e la condivisione.

Un agile volumetto in carattere ad alta leggibilità che affianca i volumi del corso Leggendo, consentendo un approccio semplificato ma non riduttivo ai percorsi antologici.

Un’antologia di passi scelti dei Promessi sposi di Alessandro Manzoni per guidare alla scoperta di un’opera fondativa della letteratura e della lingua italiane, capace ancora oggi di affascinare e offrire al lettore spunti di riflessione.

Un valido strumento per la preparazione della prima prova scritta del nuovo esame di Stato (tipologie B e C di ambito storico) e per il colloquio, in particolare nella parte dedicata a Cittadinanza e Costituzione.

Un manuale che legge la storia alla luce dei grandi temi del presente - globalizzazione, lavoro, politica e diritti - mirando alle conoscenze e competenze storiche di base ma anche alla formazione del pensiero critico, delle capacità di argomentazione e della consapevolezza civile.