Discipline lingue moderne

Para David, un joven violinista de catorce años, poder tocar un Stradivarius en su primer concierto es una oportunidad única. Sin embargo, a la felicidad y a la alegría de los aplausos les sigue la desesperación: después del concierto, una mano misteriosa aprovecha la confusión que reina en el camerino del virtuoso del violín para robar el valioso instrumento. Furioso, David se lanza a la búsqueda del ladrón con la única ayuda de su perro Fígaro, ignorando que corren un grave peligro. Pero ¿será suficiente la presencia de su fiel compañero para protegerlo?

Per imparare a comunicare efficacemente, per scoprire nuove realtà, per utilizzare subito e concretamente le acquisizioni.

In Business è il nuovo corso di Pearson Longman per lo studio dell'inglese commerciale. Il testo si avvale della consolidata chiarezza didattica di Flavia Bentini e si propone come opera completa, attuale, snella, attenta alle esigenze degli studenti.

Una nuova grammatica di riferimento e pratica per gli studenti italiani della scuola superiore e oltre, con unità specifiche per il potenziamento del lessico e CD-ROM con ampia offerta di esercitazioni supplementari.

Un nuovo viaggio nella cultura dei Paesi di lingua tedesca, con uno sguardo "allargato" sulla società multiculturale.

Advantage è un corso di inglese completo e ricco, per una rapida e graduale acquisizione della lingua.

All kinds of people, from shopkeepers to kings, want the help of Sherlock Holmes in these six stories about the adventures of the famous detective. Who put a diamond in a chicken? Why is there a club for men with red hair? How did the man at the lake die? Can Sherlock Holmes solve the mysteries?

Huck and Jim travel down the Mississippi from St. Petersburg to Cairo. Jim is a runaway slave so they have to be careful. They have a lot of adventures on the river. They even meet a king! But is he real? Huck soon finds out the truth.

Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His heart is filled with sadness and pain. Why? Only his two best friends, Horatio and Marcellus, know the true reason. The new king, Claudius, murdered Hamlet's father and married the young prince's mother. Will Hamlet be strong and brave enough to take revenge? Is he mad? Or does he have a secret plan?

Anna Scott is an American film star. She is rich, beautiful and very famous. William Thacker is a shy man who has a small, unsuccessful bookshop in London. Their lives are different in every way, but they are both looking for someone special. Can a future together be more than a dream? Notting Hill is a wonderful – and very funny – love story.

Has Mrs Brown killed Granny on the beach? Why does Mrs Hill want to leave her husband? Who wants to steal the Professor's invention? And what is little Johnny trying to say? Discover the answers when you read the plays in this book. They are plays about ordinary people and the unusual, often funny, things that happen to them.

Count Dracula is a vampire. He drinks people's blood. He lives in a lonely castle in the mountains of Transylvania. But then he comes to England and strange things start happening. People change. People become ill. Professor Van Helsing knows about vampires, but can he stop Count Dracula?

‘We'll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.' The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can learn from them.

Shakespeare's plays are famous all over the world – in the theatre, in film and in the classroom. What do we know about the man? What kind of life did he have? Who were his friends? Why can we still laugh and suffer with his characters 400 years after his death?

Maximus is a general in the Roman army. After his last battle he wants to return to his family. But the new Emperor Commodus hates Maximus, and kills his family. Soon Maximus is a prisoner, then a slave, and finally a gladiator. When Emperor Commodus joins Maximus in the arena they fight for their lives.

Why is the frightening Mr Hyde a friend of the nice Dr Jekyll? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the doctor? After a terrible murder, everyone is looking for Mr Hyde. But he has disappeared. Or has he?