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When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his battle? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer ...

2001: A Space Odyssey – a great film and a famous novel. An object is found on the Moon. Who made it? Men travel into space to find out – a billion kilometres to the rings of Saturn. Something is waiting for them… Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adu...

Patrick Lanigan, a lawyer, dies in a car crash. Later, the partners in his law firm discover that Patrick is not really dead. He is living in Brazil, and he has 90 million dollars of his partners’ money… Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge ran...

It is 1942 in Holland and the Germans have invaded. All Jewish people are frightened for their lives, so the Frank family hide. Life is dangerous but they hope for the best – until they are finally discovered. Anne Frank was a real person, and this is her diary. Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English ...

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? Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult l...

For a number of years, William plays a game with a ghost before he goes to sleep. The ghost is a poltergeist that William calls ‘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? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page...

Edmond Dantes is a clever young seaman, but he has enemies who tell lies about him. On the day of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, Edmond is thrown into prison. There he meets a man who tells him about some treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Will Edmond escape from prison and find the treasure? And will he see Mercedes again? Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, ...

Sherlock Holmes is a great detective. There are few cases that he cannot solve. In these three stories we meet a young woman who is terrified of a mysterious ‘speckled band’, a family who think that five orange pips are a sign of death, and a banker who believes that his son is a thief. But are things really as they seem? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, ma...

Only the Woman in White knows the truth of Laura Fairlies cruel husband. Can Walter Hartwright discover the terrible secret? From the moment Walter meets this mysterious woman, his future and that of Laura are linked forever. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners...

Two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed "Jason Bourne." Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand that the telegrams are really a message from Bourne's mortal enemy, Carlos, also known as The Jackal, the world's deadliest and most elusive terrorist. And furthermore, they know what the Jackal wants: a final confrontation with Bourne. Now David Webb must do what he hoped never to do again - assume the terrible identity of J...

East of Eden is John Steinbeck's epic novel about two families set against the backdrop of the Salinas Valley at the turn of the twentieth century. East of Eden is a story of love and jealousy, forgiveness and revenge, and good and evil, that was adapted into the classic 1955 film starring James Dean. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our inter...

Pip is a poor orphan whose life is changed forever by two very different meetings - one with an escaped convict and the other with an eccentric old lady and the beautiful girl who lives with her. And who is the mysterious person who leaves him a fortune? Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer ...

These nine stories will take the reader on an exciting journey to distant cultures and times. The collection includes folktales from South America, Africa, India, China, and Europe. Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefull...

Patrick Lanigan, a lawyer, dies in a car crash. Later, the partners in his law firm discover that Patrick is not really dead. He is living in Brazil, and he has 90 million dollars of his partners money… Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of ti...

This great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men – one French, one English, but very similar in appearance – are in love with the same woman. The three of them, like the people of France, are faced with the dangers of life at a time when the guillotine never rests. Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our i...

I have no job. I have no money. I have debts I cant pay. I do, however, have a case. Rudy Baylor is ready to finish law school but loses his first job before he has even started. Then Dot and Bud Black ask for his help in their fight against a powerful insurance company. Their son, Donny Ray, is dying. His claim for medical insurance has been refused. Can Rudy, an inexperienced student, really give them any hope? Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step appr...

Jean Valjean is free at last after nineteen years in prison. Cold and hungry, he is rejected by everyone he meets. But Jeans life is changed forever when he discovers love. He spends the rest of his life helping people, like himself, who have been victims of poverty and social injustice – ‘les misérables’. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, mak...

Only the Woman in White knows the truth of Laura Fairlies cruel husband. Can Walter Hartwright discover the terrible secret? From the moment Walter meets this mysterious woman, his future and that of Laura are linked forever. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners...

Pynex, a tobacco company, could lose millions of dollars in a big court case. It is Rankin Fitch’s job to make sure that they win. But one of the jurors is also trying to influence the jury’s verdict. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range...

Life changes completely for Margaret Hale and her parents when they move to a smoky northern city. There, Margaret meets Mr Thornton, a wealthy cotton mill owner, and dislikes him immediately. But the mill owner falls passionately in love with her. Then his workers strike. Against a background of industrial drama and personal tragedy, is there any hope for Mr Thornton’s dream? Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for ple...