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John Grisham The Firm ENMitch McDeere is young, intelligent and ambitious. When he gets a job with the law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke it seems to be the path to money and power. But soon Mitch finds that the firm is listening to all his phone calls, and the FBI want to speak to him. Money and power has a price – and it could be Mitch’s life.
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John Grisham The FirmContemporary / British English. Mitch McDeere is a brilliant lawyer. He gets a job a with a top law firm, but soon learns the dangerous truth about the firm. A thrilling drama adapted into a movie starring Tom Cruise...
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Mitch Albom The Five People You Meet in Heaven+ MP3 ENThe Five People You Meet in Heaven addresses the meaning of life, and life after death, in the poignant way that made Tuesdays with Morrie. An elderly amusement park maintenance worker named Eddie who, while operating a ride called the 'Free Fall', dies while trying to save a young girl who gets in the way of a falling cart that hurtles to earth. Eddie goes to heaven, where he meets five people who were unexpectedly…
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Ben Jonson The Fox (Volpone)This funny play is about rich people. These people always want more money, so Volpone and his servant play a game. People think Volpone is dying. They bring beautiful things for him...
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John Escott The Ghost of Genny CastleOriginal / British English. Claire is staying with her aunt Min. There is an old castle with a black tower in the village. It has a dangerous secret – accidents happen there, animals and people die...
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O. Henry The Gift of the Magi and Other StoriesClassic / American English. O. Henry stories are very famous. He writes about New York, Texas, Oklahoma ... Money and love are often problems. But how is a story going to finish? You never know...
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Roald Dahl The Giraffe and the Pelly and MeBilly loves sweets and he dreams about having his own sweet shop. One day, at the old sweet shop, he meets three new friends; a giraffe, a pelican and a dancing monkey...
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James Vance Marshal The Golden Seal ENOne night, away from his family, Eric finds a golden seal. People want to shoot golden seals for their beautiful fur. Eric’s father is one of those men. A stranger arrives in a boat. What does he want? Eric loves the seal. He wants her to live. But what can he do?
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John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath ENDuring the Great Depression in the United States, and after the loss of their farm in Oklahoma, the Joad family is faced with a journey of more than one thousand miles to California in search of a better life. Can hope defeat poverty, illness, hunger, and even death as they follow their dream? Classic / American English
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John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath + MP3 ENDuring the Great Depression in the United States, and after the loss of their farm in Oklahoma, the Joad family is faced with a journey of more than one thousand miles to California in search of a better life. Can hope defeat poverty, illness, hunger, and even death as they follow their dream? Classic / American English
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald The Great GatsbyDuring one hot summer on Long Island, Jay Gatsby throws an amazing party every weekend. He is an extremely wealthy man, although no one knows where he or his money have come from. But Gatsby has a purpose: he is following a dream of love...
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Karen Holmes The Guardians of the GalaxyWhen Peter Quill finds the Orb, he doesn't know that it is a stone with unimaginable power that everyone is looking for. Soon he is being chased by outlaws and aliens. But the real enemy is Ronan the Accuser, who wants to use the Orb's power to control th
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Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles ENSir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. People say that they were killed by a gigantic devil-like creature – the Hound of the Baskervilles! Can that be true? And can Sherlock Holmes save the new owner of Baskerville Hall from a terrible death? Classic / British English
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Barbara Vine The House of StairsContemporary / British English. Twenty years ago a group of people lived in a house in London. One of them was murdered, but who was it? We slowly find out the truth, as the past...
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Victor Hugo The Hunchback of Notre-DameClassic / American English. Ugly and unwanted by the outside world, Quasimodo the hunchback lives under the protection of the priest in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Then his quiet life is destroyed...
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Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest ENGwendolen thinks that she loves Ernest. Cecily thinks that she loves Ernest too. But who is Ernest really? What kind of man is he? Read this funny play and laugh. Or act it to your friends and they will laugh. This is a wonderful play by one of the greatest writers of his time.
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Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being EarnestGwendolen thinks that she loves Ernest. Cecily thinks that she loves Ernest too. But who is Ernest really? What kind of man is he? Read this funny play and laugh. Or act it to your friends and they will laugh...
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H.G. Wells The Invisible Man + MP3 ENA stranger arrives in a small village wearing a long coat and gloves. His head is covered in bandages and dark glasses hide his eyes. The villagers are curious. Who is he? When they discover the stranger’s terrible secret, they realize that they are in great danger. Classic / British English
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Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book ENA family of wolves take a little boy into their home in the jungle. The child learns and plays with the other cubs. But can he really live in the jungle? Will the other wolves want him to stay? And will the dangerous tiger Shere Khan catch him? Classic / British English
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The Jungle BookMowgli is a little boy. He grows up with a wolf family in the jungle. Most of the animals like him and are friendly, but one animal does not like him. What happens to Mowgli as he gets older? Does he stay in the jungle with the animals? ...
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John Grisham The King of TortsClay Carter has worked in the Office of the Public Defender for years for low pay when he defends another murderer. But things are not what they seem. This is his opportunity to make money and a reputation, as he battles with...
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Raymond Chandler The Lady in the Lake ENDetective Philip Marlowe is looking for Derace Kingsley’s wife, Crystal. Is she dead or not? Marlowe finds more than one dead body and learns about women, drugs, men in love, and a police cover-up. Who killed The Lady in the Lake and why? Contemporary / American English
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Raymond Chandler The Lady in the LakeContemporary / American English. Detective Philip Marlowe is looking for Derace Kingsleys wife, Crystal. Is she dead or not? Marlowe finds more than one dead body and learns about women, drugs, men in love, and a police cover-up...
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James Fenimore Cooper The Last of the MohicansClassic / American English. 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...