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Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett Dr Huxtable has a school for boys in the north of England. When the Duke of Holdernesse decides to send his young son there, that is good news for the school. The Duke is a very important person, and Dr Huxtable is happy to have his son in the school. But two weeks later Dr Huxtable is the unhappiest man in England. Why? And why does he take the train down to London and go to Baker Street? Why does he need the help of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes? Because someone has kidnapped the Duke's son . . .
Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Horseracing is the sport of kings, perhaps because racehorses are very expensive animals. But when they win, they can make a lot of money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them. Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears, and someone kills his trainer. The police want the killer, and the owner wants his horse, but they can't find them. So what do they do? They write to 221B Baker Street, of course - to ask for the help of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett Horseracing is the sport of kings, perhaps because racehorses are very expensive animals. But when they win, they can make a lot of money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them. Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears, and someone kills his trainer. The police want the killer, and the owner wants his horse, but they can't find them. So what do they do? They write to 221B Baker Street, of course - to ask for the help of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask. In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them.
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask. In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them.
Sherlock Holmes: Two Plays - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by John Escott. Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective the world has ever seen, and he knows it. As the famous bank-robber, John Clay, says to him, 'You think of everything, Mr Holmes. You're very clever.' People come to him with problems that no one, not even the police, can solve. Holmes sits, and thinks, and smokes his pipe, and in the end he finds the answer. In these plays, based on two of his stories, Holmes, helped by his old friend, Dr Watson, uses his great intelligence to solve two unusual and interesting cases.
Shirley Homes and the Cyber Thief - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Shirley Homes, private investigator. Like Sherlock Holmes a hundred years ago, she lives in London, enjoys working on difficult cases, and has some helpful friends. She understands people, is a good listener, and of course, she is clever with computers. In today's world that is important, because a lot of crime is cyber crime. In this second Shirley Homes detective story, Shirley must catch a cyber thief. But how? You can't see a cyber thief, you can't hear a cyber thief. Only the computer knows, and the computer isn't talking . . .
Shirley Homes and the Cyber Thief Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Shirley Homes, private investigator. Like Sherlock Holmes a hundred years ago, she lives in London, enjoys working on difficult cases, and has some helpful friends. She understands people, is a good listener, and of course, she is clever with computers. In today's world that is important, because a lot of crime is cyber crime. In this second Shirley Homes detective story, Shirley must catch a cyber thief. But how? You can't see a cyber thief, you can't hear a cyber thief. Only the computer knows, and the computer isn't talking . . .
Shirley Homes and the Lithuanian Case - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Shirley Homes is a private investigator. She is clever with computers, and knows London like the back of her hand. She laughs when people say, 'Was Sherlock Holmes your grandfather?' Sherlock Holmes, of course, was not a real person, but, like Sherlock, Shirley has good eyes, and good ears. And she knows the right questions to ask. And in the Lithuanian Case, the right questions are important. Because Shirley must find a missing person - Carrie Williams, aged fifteen. Where is she? Who is she with?
Shirley Homes and the Lithuanian Case Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Shirley Homes is a private investigator. She is clever with computers, and knows London like the back of her hand. She laughs when people say, 'Was Sherlock Holmes your grandfather?' Sherlock Holmes, of course, was not a real person, but, like Sherlock, Shirley has good eyes, and good ears. And she knows the right questions to ask. And in the Lithuanian Case, the right questions are important. Because Shirley must find a missing person - Carrie Williams, aged fifteen. Where is she? Who is she with?
Silas Marner - With Audio Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library
Eliot, George
A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. In a hole under the floorboards Silas Marner the linen-weaver keeps his gold. Every day he works hard at his weaving, and every night he takes the gold out and holds the bright coins lovingly, feeling them and counting them again and again. The villagers are afraid of him and he has no family, no friends. Only the gold is his friend, his delight, his reason for living. But what if a thief should come in the night and take his gold away? What will Silas do then? What could possibly comfort him for the loss of his only friend?
Silas Marner Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library
Eliot, George
A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West In a hole under the floorboards Silas Marner the linen-weaver keeps his gold. Every day he works hard at his weaving, and every night he takes the gold out and holds the bright coins lovingly, feeling them and counting them again and again. The villagers are afraid of him and he has no family, no friends. Only the gold is his friend, his delight, his reason for living. But what if a thief should come in the night and take his gold away? What will Silas do then? What could possibly comfort him for the loss of his only friend?
Sister Love and Other Crime Stories - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Escott, John
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by John Escott. Some sisters are good friends, some are not. Sometimes there is more hate in a family than there is love. Karin is beautiful and has lots of men friends, but she can be very unkind to her sister Marcia. Perhaps when they were small, there was love between them, but that was a long time ago. They say that everybody has one crime in them. Perhaps they only take an umbrella that does not belong to them. Perhaps they steal from a shop, perhaps they get angry and hit someone, perhaps they kill . . .
Sister Love and Other Crime Stories Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Escott, John
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by John Escott. Some sisters are good friends, some are not. Sometimes there is more hate in a family than there is love. Karin is beautiful and has lots of men friends, but she can be very unkind to her sister Marcia. Perhaps when they were small, there was love between them, but that was a long time ago. They say that everybody has one crime in them. Perhaps they only take an umbrella that does not belong to them. Perhaps they steal from a shop, perhaps they get angry and hit someone, perhaps they kill . . .
Skąd się biorą innowacje. I dlaczego rozkwitają w wolności
Matt Ridley
nnowacja pojawia się tam, gdzie ludzie mają wolność myślenia, eksperymentowania i spekulowania. Pojawia się tam, gdzie ludzie mogą się ze sobą wymieniać towarami. Pojawia się tam, gdzie ludzie są stosunkowo zamożni, a nie zdesperowani. Ma w sobie coś z zaraźliwości. Potrzebuje inwestycji - pisze Matt Ridley w swojej książce "How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom", która we wrześniu ukaże się nakładem Wydawnictwa WEI pt. "Skąd się biorą innowacje i dlaczego rozkwitają w wolności". Ridley przedstawia historię innowacji i to, jak musimy zmienić nasze myślenie na ten temat. Innowacja jest głównym wydarzeniem współczesności, powodem, dla którego doświadczamy zarówno znacznej poprawy standardów życia, jak i niepokojących zmian w naszym społeczeństwie. Zapomnijmy o krótkoterminowych symptomach, takich jak Donald Trump i Brexit, to innowacje same w sobie je wyjaśniają i to one ukształtują XXI wiek na dobre i na złe. Innowacje pozostają jednak tajemniczym procesem, słabo rozumianym przez decydentów politycznych i biznesmenów, trudnym do przywołania do porządku, ale nieuniknionym i nieubłaganym, gdy już się wydarzy. Ridley argumentuje w tej książce, że musimy zmienić sposób, w jaki myślimy o innowacjach, aby postrzegać je jako stopniowy, oddolny, przypadkowy proces, który przytrafia się społeczeństwu jako bezpośredni rezultat ludzkiego nawyku wymiany, a nie uporządkowany, odgórny proces rozwijający się zgodnie z planem. Innowacja zasadniczo różni się od wynalazku, ponieważ polega na przekształcaniu wynalazków w rzeczy praktyczne i przystępne cenowo dla ludzi. W niektórych sektorach proces ten przyspiesza, a w innych zwalnia. Jest to zawsze zjawisko zbiorowe, oparte na współpracy, a nie kwestia samotnego geniuszu.
Skyjack! - With Audio Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary. When a large plane is hijacked, the Prime Minister looks at the list of passengers and suddenly becomes very, very frightened. There is a name on the list that the Prime Minister knows very well - too well. There is someone on that plane who will soon be dead - if the hijackers can find out who he is! And there isn't much time. One man lies dead on the runway. In a few minutes the hijackers will use their guns again. And the Prime Minister knows who they are going to kill.