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English Language Learning : Listen & Read

I T 

by Stephen King

Stephen King's "It" is a masterful blend of horror and coming-of-age storytelling. A 45 hour audiobook listening adventure.

The story will be posted in 4 to 5 hour segments every Saturday.

Posted now: Week 1

THE TURN OF THE SCREW

by Henry James

A young governess confronts the spectral apparitions of former servants in an isolated country house, questioning her own sanity as she strives to protect her two enigmatic charges. Widely recognized as one of literature's most gripping ghost stories, this classic tale of moral degradation concerns the sinister transformation of two innocent children.

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE

TO THE GALAXY

by Douglas Adams
A brilliantly witty and satirical science fiction story that follows the misadventures of the hapless Englishman Arthur Dent. Just before Earth is demolished to make way for an intergalactic highway, Arthur is rescued by his friend Ford Prefect, an alien writer for the eponymous guidebook. They hitch a ride on a Vogon spaceship and then . . .

THE MAGIC MISFITS

by Neil Patrick Harris

When a young street magician meets a group of fellow magic-loving misfits, they must band together to stop the dastardly plans of a villainous carnival owner bent on destroying the world of magic.

CAR WARS
Short Stories for English Language Learners
by Cory Doctorow

"We welcome healthy exploration, and our IT program is second to none in the county, but when students undertake dangerous modifications to their cars, and bring those cars to campus . . . "


Short Stories for English Language Learners

Women's Brains


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SPEECHES
OPINION

SOME SUGGESTYED READINGS    > >
FROM SKIP
CLASSIC
Frankenstein

–Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
NOVEL
Little Brother

–Cory Doctorow
NOVELLA
Being There

–Jerzy KosiƄski
SHORT STORY
Quitters, Inc.

–Stephen King
COMMENTARY
American Conservatives Loved It

–Andrew Marantz
 
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