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The old man and the sea

By Ernest Hemingway

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“The Old Man and the Sea” written by Ernest Hemingway is a strange story. There is no mystery, no revenge, no romance. The only action is the sea battle of an old man with a big fish and against flocks of sharks in the sea. Yet, it has remained...

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Oliver Twist

By Charles Dickens

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“Oliver, Oliver, never before has a boy wanted more! Oliver, Oliver, won’t ask for more when he knows what's in store~” -- these lyrics are from one of the songs sung by the actors in “Oliver!”, the adapted musical drama filmed in 1968 based on...

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Practical English usage

By Michael Swan

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Are you confused by the use of “Noun”, “Pronoun”, “Adjective”, “Adverb”, “Verb”, “Conjunctions” and “Prepositions”, etc.? Do you always make grammatical mistakes in English composition or English tests? How do you distinguish among “quite”, “pretty”...

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Romeo and Juliet

By William Shakespeare

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The story of “Romeo and Juliet” is set in the city of Verona, Italy.  Two feuding families, Montague and Capulet, are in constant conflict with each other.  Even the servants of both families are always at each other’s throats.  Despite the family conflicts...

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Super!!! dad jokes: saving the world, one bad joke at a time

By Jimmy Niro

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Dad jokes, which may have their origin in America, are usually told by fathers to their children, probably in the presence of other family members under a congenial home environment.  The jokes typically use a play on words, presented as one or two sentences...

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What is poetry? : the essential guide to reading & writing poems

By Michael Rosen, Jill Calder

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What is poetry? How to read and write poems? How to appreciate poetry? Michael Rosen, celebrated children’s poet, answers these questions and takes readers, children particularly, onto their poetic path through his book “What is Poetry? : The Essential Guide to Reading & Writing Poems”...

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A year of nature poems

By Joseph Coelho, Kelly Louise Judd

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Reading a poem is just like taking a bath. Your soul will be washed and rinsed by a refreshing stream of lyrics and verses, which carry an immense depth of feelings, moods, emotions and thoughts. Poetry can take you on a journey through history and the seasons...

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上帝的骰子:量子物理趣畫

By 羅金海

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近代的著名物理學家中,愛因斯坦可算是最為家傳戶曉,他發明的相對論讓全世界了解時空和重力的關係,但事實上量子物理學的發展是累積了無數科學家一直以來不斷努力的成果,才能加深人類對宇宙的理解。本書深入淺出地介紹了量子力學的發展過程......

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月球之書 Moon: an illustrated history: from ancient myths to the colonies of tomorrow

By 大衛・翁弗拉許(David Warmflash), 林柏宏

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作者依時序列出探索月球的100個關鍵時刻,期間由月球形成,到人類持續對月球的觀測,直至成功登月。《月球之書》作者帶領著讀者展開月球之旅,從距今四十五億年多前開始到現在,探索月球的100個重要時刻。早期重大的時刻,多與地質事件相關......

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不開會的CEO

By 莊偉忠

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作者莊偉忠是一田百貨的前行政總裁,他曾經令生意蕭條的一田百貨起死回生,成為廣為人知的現代日式生活百貨。他深信「生意唔係大晒,道德大,人嘅價值更大」的理念,並推崇「無為而治」,亦以「不開會、不裁員、不捽數」的「小學雞智慧」......

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