2011年推薦新書~
Brand-new Macmillan Graded Reader titles for 2011
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Pre-Intermediate
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Call of the Wild / ISBN: 9780230408715
A companion piece to White Fang, The Call of the Wild is the story of Buck, a domestic dog who is suddenly stolen and sold to gold prospectors. In this new – and hard – life, Buck’s natural instincts are awakened to the call of the wild.
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Gandhi / ISBN: 9780230408692
Mohandas Gandhi was one of the most influencial leaders and civil rights campaigners that the world has ever known. This biography tells the story of Gandhi’s life and achievements, from his policy of non-violent action that led India to independence from British control, to his work on poverty, expanding women’s rights and the building of religious and ethnic unity.
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Persuasion / ISBN: 9780230735132
Anne Elliot falls in love with a handsome young officer, Frederick Wentworth, but her parents do not allow her to marry him because he is poor. Seven years later, Anne meets Wentworth again to find he has become successful and wealthy. Anne still has feelings for Wentworth, but ihe is angry with her and possibly in love with another woman…
Intermediate
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Down Second Avenue / ISBN: 9780230408678
The story of Eseki, a young boy who, during his growth into adulthood, becomes slowly aware of the injustices, poverty and fear which are a mormal part of life for black people in South Africa.
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Much Ado About Nothing / ISBN: 9780230408708
Much Ado About Nothing is Shakespeare’s famous comedy/drama about the war of power and understanding between men and women and the disguises they wear in their romantic relationships.
Upper-Intermediate
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The Importance of Being Earnest / ISBN: 9780230408685
Oscar Wilde’s comic masterpiece of love and mistaken identity was a great hit when it first appeared on the stage in 1895 and has remained hugely popular ever since.