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Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013, Colm Toibin's The Testament of Mary is the moving story of the Virgin Mary, told by a novelist famous for writing brilliantly about the family. From the author of Brooklyn, in a voice that is both tender and filled with rage, The Testament of Mary tells the story of a cataclysmic event which led to an overpowering grief. For Mary, her son has been lost to the world, and now, living in exile and in fear, she tries to piece together the memories of the events that led to her son's brutal death. To her he was a vulnerable figure, surrounded by men who could not be trusted, living in a time of turmoil and change. As her life and her suffering begin to acquire the resonance of myth, Mary struggles to break the silence surrounding what she knows to

Bringing to life the subterfuge and double-dealing of Roman nobility, Robert Graves' "I, Claudius" brings the ancient world to life with startling clarity and meticulous realism. This "Penguin Modern Classics" edition is a includes an introduction by Barry Unsworth. Despised for his weakness and regarded by his family as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the intrigues, bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman dynasties. In "I, Claudius" he watches from the sidelines to record the reigns of its emperors: from the wise Augustus and his villainous wife Livia to the sadistic Tiberius and the insane excesses of Caligula. Written in the form of Claudius' autobiography, this is the first part of Robert Graves' brilliant account of the m

Completely in line with the 2013 exam specifications, Proficiency Expert provides everything you need to help your students succeed.

This coursebook supports students by giving them:

• Exam-level practice from the beginning of the year
• Lots of focus on all skills needed in the new CPE exam
• Step-by-step strategies for speaking and writing
• Additional listening practice on the Audio CDs included with the Coursebook
• Strong emphasis on language chunks and advanced Vocabulary building
• Expert Word Check boxes that help students develop their vocabulary
• Extra practice on Use of English exam tasks
• Extra support for th

Completely in line with the 2013 exam specifications, Proficiency Expert provides everything you need to help your students succeed.

This coursebook supports students by giving them:

• Exam-level practice from the beginning of the year
• Lots of focus on all skills needed in the new CPE exam
• Step-by-step strategies for speaking and writing
• Additional listening practice on the Audio CDs included with the Coursebook
• Strong emphasis on language chunks and advanced Vocabulary building
• Expert Word Check boxes that help students develop their vocabulary
• Extra practice on Use of English exam tasks
• Extra support for th

Students build confidence, creativity and performance with New Challenges, helping them to grow and develop social awareness. Learners will enjoy lessons that are educational and fun and present a challenge that is achievable. The author team of this proven course have selected themes that inspire, motivate and promote positive values. Students acquire language skills in a systematic way and become independent learners who are better citizens of the world.

Meet the challenge with ActiveTeach - for resources and in-class presentation. Students step up to the challenge with ActiveBook - the student book in digital format with audio.

New Challenges combines the best of the authors' distinctive topic-based approach with a lighter t