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The Doctor and his companion, Clara, are on the most beautiful train in history, speeding past the stars of the future. But something terrible is killing the passengers. After you see the mummy, you only have 66 seconds. Then... You die!

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?

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.

In beautiful Sherwood Forest, the Doctor learns of the dangerous plan of robots from space. He doesn’t like Robin Hood, but has to work with him. Who is real and who is not? The Doctor wants to help the people of Nottingham, so he has to know.

It is Nicky’s first trip to New York, and he plans to stay with his aunt. But things quickly go wrong like a bad dream. Will Nicky find what he’s looking for in New York?

Uncas is the last of the Mohican Indians. He is with his father and Hawkeye when they meet Heyward. Heyward is taking the two young daughters of a British colonel to their father. But a Huron Indian who hates the British is near. Will the girls see their father again?

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?

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.

In 1673, young John Ridd meets a little girl called Lorna Doone. Seven years later they meet again and fall in love. Unfortunately the Doones are a family of robbers and murderers. One of them, Carver, killed John’s father and now wants to marry Lorna. Can John save Lorna from her worst fears?

Experience the joy of reading with our Marvel Readers, carefully written and graded to thrill and motivate learners of English!

Raskolnikoff, a young student, is forced to give up university studies because of lack of money. He withdraws from society and develops a plan to murder a greedy old moneylender. Surely the murder of one worthless old woman would be excused if it made possible a thousand good deeds? But this crime is just the beginning of the story...

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.

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.

Mahatma Gandhi is famous for his protests without violence. He fought for change in South Africa and then at home in India. Read the inspirational story of the man who changed the world.

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.

It’s a Saturday morning, and Charles is still asleep. He should be on his way to Angus and Laura’s wedding! Charles is always late, and he is worried that he will never find the right woman to marry. Then he meets Carrie…

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 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’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 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.