I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings recounts the trials and tribulations of Maya Angelou's life growing up as an impoverished black woman in the southern United States. Its story reveals the prejudice, poverty, and hardship suffered during that time, but also the importance of love, hope and dignity.

Nuclear war has destroyed all life in thenorthern countries of the world. Now the deadly radiation is travelling south. In Australia, where people are still alive, Peter and Mary Holmes are trying to live their lives as normally as possible as the radiation comes closer and closer. What can they do? Is this the end of life on earth?

When a new detective agency opens in town, Precious Romotswe has an unexpected problem - competition. At the same time her assistant, Mma Makutsi, has problems of her own. As always, solutions can be found at Botswana's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, thanks to the sensible Mma Ramotswe and plenty of Red Bush Tea.

After his parents die, young David Balfour goes to the house of his uncle Ebenezer. But his uncle is a dangerous man. When he puts David on a ship to America, a difficult and dangerous time begins. But who is the stranger on the ship? Can he help David?

Paul is shy and Judy has no friends. Oliver is afraid of other boys. Jane and Leo can't talk about their feelings, and Sue lies to her boyfriends. These five short plays tell the stories of young people with problems. Are there any answers? What do you think?

A diamond necklace is stolen from a museum. Everyone who works at the museum could be guilty. But who really took the necklace, and why? The police suspect Paul, a young student. So Paul must find the real thief.

Macbeth, a brave soldier, is trusted by the Scottish king. Then a strange meeting with three witches makes him greedy for power. Macbeth wants to be king. He and his evil wife make murderous plans. But how many people will have to die before their dreams come true? This Penguin Reader play is written for acting ? making English come alive.

"La decadencia de Occidente" se editó por primera vez en España en 1923. Oswald Spengler había comenzado a escribir esta obra cuando la Primera Guerra Mundial interrumpió su tarea, y claro, la extendió, en varios sentidos. Ortega firma el prólogo de la edición española y escribe, casi de paso hacia otra reflexión: «? la guerra mundial, que no ha sido tan mundial como se dice?»; con ello se hace eco del punto de vista/palanca que el autor propone como explicación de su trabajo: Occidente no lo es todo y, además, se acaba. Y lo demuestra. Spengler maneja una ingente cantidad de información: baraja números, música, catedrales e hipótesis científicas con lo mágico, el sino y las eternas preguntas sin respuesta del hombre; sitúa su luz sobre los hechos en ángulos distintos de los acostumbrados y alumbra diferentes aspectos de las mismas cosas. Para él la historia está habitada de seres/culturas que nacen, crecen, se multiplican y mueren. Un monumental intento de establecer de establecer una filosofía de la Historia que establezca un marco global de comprensión de los hombres y las sociedades en el transcurso del tiempo.

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.