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Collins English Readers: Amazing Mathematicians Level 2
Anna Trewin, Fiona MacKenzie
The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.
Contents:
Galileo who wanted to show that the earth went around the sun
René Descartes, the Frenchman who famously said ‘I think, therefore I am’
Sir Isaac Newton who proved how gravity works
Carl Friedrich Gauss, ‘the Prince of Mathematicians’
Charles Babbage who invented computers
Ada Lovelace who wrote the first computer program
Collins English Readers: Amazing Leaders Level 4
Fiona MacKenzie
The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.
Contents:
Gaius Julius Caesar, the powerful Roman leader
Queen Elizabeth I who ruled England for 45 years
George Washington, the first president of the USA
King Louis XVI, the last king of France
Winston Churchill who led Britain in the Second World War
Che Guevara, the Argentinian doctor who fought for revolution
Collins English Readers: Amazing Leaders Level 1
Silvia Tiberio, Fiona MacKenzie
The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.
Contents:
William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England
Saladin, historic Muslim leader
Genghis Khan, famous leader of the Mongol empire
Catherine the Great, the woman who turned Russia into an empire
Abraham Lincoln who stopped slavery in the USA
Queen Victoria, the famous British Queen
Collins English Readers: Amazing Explorers Level 3
Fiona MacKenzie, Anne Collins
The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.
Contents:
Marco Polo who taught the world about China
Ibn Battuta who travelled to 44 countries
Christopher Columbus who discovered new worlds
James Cook, first to sail around the world in both directions
David Livingstone who explored Africa
Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space
Collins English Readers: Amazing Inventors Level 1
Fiona MacKenzie
The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.
Contents:
Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press
Louis Braille, creator of an alphabet for blind people
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone
Thomas Edison, inventor of the electric light bulb
Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the wireless system
John Logie Baird, inventor of the television
All In Your Head
Marcus Sedgwick
All In Your Head is about what happens when your doctor doesn't believe that you're ill. When they think you are imagining a serious ailment, or worse, faking it.
It's the story of the stigma that goes with invisible illness, and of the strange places that chronic illness takes you. It's the tale of bizarre treatments, and above all, the damage that's created through other peoples' doubts and indifference.
Yet, there is an epidemic of undiagnosed, hard-to-explain, and misunderstood illnesses in today's world, with new illnesses such as long-COVID steadily emerging. It is often up to individuals to drive their own search for recognition and a diagnosis, a task that can prove challenging due to establishment scepticism and disinterest.
With honesty, and at times, dark humour, All In Your Head - from multiple award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick - explores how four simple words can make you question your sense of reality.
Collins English Readers: Amazing Entrepreneurs and Business People Level 4
Fiona MacKenzie
The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.
Contents:
Henry J Heinz, the man who invented tomato ketchup
William Lever who made millions from soap
Michael Marks, founder of the Marks and Spencer stores
Henry Ford, who mass-produced cars and made them affordable
Coco Chanel, the businesswoman who changed fashion for women
Ray Kroc, the man who created the McDonald’s chain of restaurants
Collins English Readers: Amazing Aviators Level 2
Fiona MacKenzie
The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history.
Contents:
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, who helped humans to fly
Louis Blériot, the first person to cross the sea in an aeroplane
Charles Lindbergh, first to cross the Atlantic alone
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic
Amy Johnson, the British woman who broke flying records
Collins English Readers: Amazing Composers Level 2
Fiona MacKenzie
The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.
Contents:
Johann Sebastian Bach who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child genius
Giuseppe Verdi who wrote the operas Aida and La Traviata
Johann Strauss, ‘The Waltz King’
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who wrote the ballet Swan Lake
Irving Berlin who wrote There’s No Business Like Show Business
Collins English Readers: Amazing Entrepreneurs and Business People Level 1
Fiona MacKenzie, Katerina Mestheneou
The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.
Contents:
Mayer Amschel Rothschild who started a bank which made his family rich
Cornelius Vanderbilt who became one of the richest people in the USA
W. K. Kellogg who started the world’s biggest cereal company
Elizabeth Arden who built the Elizabeth Arden cosmetics company
Walt Disney who started the famous entertainment company
Soichiro Honda who started the Honda motorbike and car company
Collins English Readers: Amazing Architects & Artists Level 2
Fiona MacKenzie
The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history.
Contents:
Leonardo da Vinci who painted the Mona Lisa
Christopher Wren who rebuilt London
Antoni Gaudí who built the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
Pablo Picasso, the famous Spanish painter
Frida Kahlo, the famous Mexican female artist
An Amiable Foe
Jennie Goutet
She’s determined to hold on to her family’s legacy. He’s determined to make it his own. But love has a way of upending even the best-laid plans…
Marianne Edgewood has only ever trusted one thing—Brindale Castle. The centuries-old estate is strong, unchanging, and the only true home she’s ever known. When a distant heir suddenly inherits the property, she refuses to give up her place within its walls. No matter what it takes, she must find a way to stay.
At last, Peregrine Osborne has everything he’s ever wanted—his uncle’s approval, the admiration of his London peers, and now, the deed to a magnificent castle in Kent. Restoring Brindale to its former glory should be his greatest triumph. If only its infuriatingly stubborn—and undeniably captivating—resident weren’t standing in his way.
As Perry embarks on ambitious renovations, Marianne resists at every turn, challenging his plans and unsettling his heart in ways he never expected. The more he fights for control of Brindale, the more he begins to question what—or who—truly makes a house a home.
A battle of wills soon turns into something far more precarious… a battle of hearts. And when Marianne and Perry are forced to choose between pride and passion, they must decide if winning the castle is truly worth losing each other.
A heartwarming, closed-door Regency romance filled with wit, charm, and slow-burning romance. Perfect for fans of clean and wholesome historical love stories.