Frank Brennan

Playing the Game - level C1 (Advanced 1) About the series New English Fiction: a series of 6 readers in 3 levels for Secondary School AIMS Give students the pleasure and satisfaction of reading original stories in the English language, whilst confronting the latest contemporary aspects of Anglophone culture. STRUCTURE This series contains original stories which take place in todays England and America. Each volume is based around central themes and includes three stories of approximately 5000 words each. Up-to-date topics are covered including cultural identity, globalization, ecology, sport and the power of the media. Interviews with the authors and a range of pre and post reading activities allow the reader to appreciate these stories to the full. Stories included: -The Pitch (by Rebecca Adlard) -Fruit Cocktail (by Frank Brennan) -The Cleopatra Club (by Antoinette Moses)

Ficción original galardonada para estudiantes de ingles. En siete niveles, desde Principiante hasta Avanzado, esta impresionante selección de libros cuidadosamente calificados ofrece una lectura emocionante para las capacidades de cada estudiante. Unidos por el tema del circulo, estas historias estan ambientadas en el Reino Unido, Estados Unidos y Singapur. Desde el descubrimiento por parte de un estudiante de arqueologia de un misterioso disco de plata con extrañas propiedades hasta la conmovedora historia del rescate de un niño gravemente enfermo por parte de un pobre conductor de triciclo, esta coleccion de cinco historias es a la vez divertida y estimulante. Version en rustica unicamente. Tambien disponible con CD de audio que incluyen grabaciones de texto completo del libro.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. United by the theme of the circle, these stories are set in the UK, the USA and Singapore. From the discovery by a student archaeologist of a mysterious silver disc with strange properties to the heart-warming story of the rescue of a dangerously ill child by a poor trishaw driver, this collection of five stories is both amusing and thought-provoking. Contains a paperback and 2 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Five stories about the senses: Arlo hates noise and has a plan to bring the world silence. Gopal uses smell to protect the memory of his sister. Journalist Kathy uses her blindness to get a clear picture of human characters. Daniel has a tongue that earns him a living but could also be his downfall. And Jamie learns to balance the benefits of t'ai chi in his search for health and happiness. Contains a paperback and 3 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Six stories about a world we cannot explain. A film star discovers the dangers of dancing with a stranger. A man comes face-to-face with his father's history. An Irish-American family cannot escape someone from the past. A woman doesn't listen to warnings about an old tree. An English writer slowly becomes more and more Japanese. And a killer watches himself die in hospital. Contains a paperback and 2 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.

Modern, original fiction for learners of English. United by the theme of the circle, these stories are set in the UK, the USA and Singapore. From the discovery by a student archaeologist of a mysterious silver disc with strange properties to the heart-warming story of the rescue of a dangerously ill child by a poor trishaw driver, this collection of five stories is both amusing and thought-provoking.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Three stories to make you think, set in the near future, 100 years and 1500 years from now. The end of spam - a curse or a blessing? Are people robots? What happens to the last brain in the world? Contains a paperback and Audio CD with complete text recordings from the book.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Five entertaining stories about the power of discovery set in countries across the globe. A perfume made from some very unusual ingredients becomes more effective than expected. A remarkable change in a woman's life leaves her family to make a decision. The secret and danger of high intelligence are revealed to a university student. A teacher discovers a way of making time stand still. And a book tells a young manager more than he wants to know. Contains a paperback and 2 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.

A series of 6 volumes featuring original stories taking place in today''s Britain and US, each volume organised around a topical theme. The series is directed and some of the novels are by Antoinette Moses. For 14-18 year old students of English. A new literary reader series aimed at developping the students'' pleasure to read authentic stories while expanding and consolidate their language knowledge. Each book contains 3 stories, each of about 5.000 words, organised around themes such as cultural identity, pop culture, one world (ecology, and the natural world), sports and the media. Each book features an interview with the authors and includes a series of worksheets for pre and post-reading activities.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Six stories about a world we cannot explain. A film star discovers the dangers of dancing with a stranger. A man comes face-to-face with his father's history. An Irish-American family cannot escape someone from the past. A woman doesn't listen to warnings about an old tree. An English writer slowly becomes more and more Japanese. And a killer watches himself die in hospital. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.

Frank Brennan has been a long time advocate for human rights and social justice in Australia. This collection of essays brings together some of his major addresses and writings on justice in the Catholic Church and in Australian society. Placing the individuals formed and informed conscience as the centre piece in any work for justice, he surveys recent developments in the Catholic Church including the handling of child sexual abuse claims and the uplifting effect of the papacy of Francis, the first Jesuit pope. He then applies Catholic social teaching and the jurisprudence of human rights to contested issues like the separation of powers and the right of religious freedom, and to the claims of diverse groups including Aborigines, asylum seekers, the dying, and same sex couples. At every step, he is there in the public square amplifying that still, small voice of conscience, especially the voice of those who are marginalised.

In these reflections on leadership in Church and State, Frank Brennan states ideals and proposes practical challenges in addresses ranging from his non-partisan Light on the Hill address to the Australian Labor Party after the 2013 federal election to his address to the representatives of the worlds Jesuit universities. He reflects on the leadership of past prime ministers Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser. He offers insights into tested leadership with his ANZAC Centenary Address in the Harvard Memorial Chapel. He challenges church leaders to be more transparent and compassionate in their responses before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. He draws inspiration from leaders like Pope Francis, El Salvadors Archbishop Oscar Romero and Redferns Fr Ted Kennedy. Frank writes with the conviction that we the people are seeking spiritual and political leaders who can inspire us to dedicate ourselves to taking up the burdens of the fallen in the Great War and, with the same high courage and steadfastness with which they went into battle, to setting our hands to the tasks they left unfinished (some of which they could not possibly have imagined a century ago), and giving our utmost to make the world a better and happier place for all people, through whatever means are open to us. As well as being bloodied and tested, our new leaders need to be nurtured, encouraged, and espoused. They need strong moral contours to navigate the modern demands of leadership when taking on the big issues like climate change and entrenched inequality.

In these reflections on leadership in Church and State, Frank Brennan states ideals and proposes practical challenges in addresses ranging from his non-partisan Light on the Hill address to the Australian Labor Party after the 2013 federal election to his address to the representatives of the worlds Jesuit universities. He reflects on the leadership of past prime ministers Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser. He offers insights into tested leadership with his ANZAC Centenary Address in the Harvard Memorial Chapel. He challenges church leaders to be more transparent and compassionate in their responses before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. He draws inspiration from leaders like Pope Francis, El Salvadors Archbishop Oscar Romero and Redferns Fr Ted Kennedy. Frank writes with the conviction that we the people are seeking spiritual and political leaders who can inspire us to dedicate ourselves to taking up the burdens of the fallen in the Great War and, with the same high courage and steadfastness with which they went into battle, to setting our hands to the tasks they left unfinished (some of which they could not possibly have imagined a century ago), and giving our utmost to make the world a better and happier place for all people, through whatever means are open to us. As well as being bloodied and tested, our new leaders need to be nurtured, encouraged, and espoused. They need strong moral contours to navigate the modern demands of leadership when taking on the big issues like climate change and entrenched inequality.

Frank Brennan has been a long time advocate for human rights and social justice in Australia. This collection of essays brings together some of his major addresses and writings on justice in the Catholic Church and in Australian society. Placing the individuals formed and informed conscience as the centre piece in any work for justice, he surveys recent developments in the Catholic Church including the handling of child sexual abuse claims and the uplifting effect of the papacy of Francis, the first Jesuit pope. He then applies Catholic social teaching and the jurisprudence of human rights to contested issues like the separation of powers and the right of religious freedom, and to the claims of diverse groups including Aborigines, asylum seekers, the dying, and same sex couples. At every step, he is there in the public square amplifying that still, small voice of conscience, especially the voice of those who are marginalised.

In these Gasson Lectures, Frank Brennan addresses various contested contemporary issues such as church-state relations, physician assisted suicide and national border protection. He writes, I hope that these lectures can help persons of all faiths and none maintain what Pope John Paul II, when addressing the Italian Parliament, called "a convinced and pondered trust in the heritage of virtues and values handed down by your forebears". In these lectures I have drawn much inspiration from Pope Francis who travelled to the island of Lampedusa to speak boldly and prophetically about the plight of asylum seekers coming across the Mediterranean Sea in search of new life. Before offering his blessing and casting a wreath on the waters, Francis asked, "Who is responsible for the blood of these brothers and sisters of ours?" In these lectures, I seek to draw on my own religious tradition to answer that question to the satisfaction of persons of all faiths and none, and in the many precarious situations in which people find themselves, especially at the borders of life and of nation states.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student''s capabilities. Five stories about the senses: Arlo hates noise and has a plan to bring the world silence. Gopal uses smell to protect the memory of his sister. Journalist Kathy uses her blindness to get a clear picture of human characters. Daniel has a tongue that earns him a living but could also be his downfall. And Jamie learns to balance the benefits of t''ai chi in his search for health and happiness. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.Ficcion original galardonada para estudiantes de ingles. En siete niveles, desde Principiante hasta Avanzado, esta impresionante seleccion de libros cuidadosamente calificados ofrece una lectura emocionante para las capacidades de cada estudiante. Cinco historias sobre los sentidos: Arlo odia el ruido y tiene un plan para llevar el mundo al silencio. Gopal usa el olfato para proteger la memoria de su hermana. La periodista Kathy usa su ceguera para obtener una imagen clara de los personajes humanos. Daniel tiene una lengua que le permite ganarse la vida pero que tambien podria ser su perdicion. Y Jamie aprende a equilibrar los beneficios del t''ai chi en su busqueda de la salud y la felicidad. Version en rustica unicamente. Tambien disponible con CD de audio que incluyen grabaciones de texto completo del libro.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Five entertaining stories about the power of discovery set in countries across the globe. A perfume made from some very unusual ingredients becomes more effective than expected. A remarkable change in a woman's life leaves her family to make a decision. The secret and danger of high intelligence are revealed to a university student. A teacher discovers a way of making time stand still. And a book tells a young manager more than he wants to know. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.