Reading Level
TOEIC Reading: 360-435
TOEFL Jr. Reading: 300 above
Summary
Devin Thorpe has collected over 150 essays on personal and family finance to help you learn how to be happier with your money, to live more frugally and investment more wisely.
Thorpe explains:
1) how you and your spouse can find agreement on money matters,
2) how to teach your kids about money,
3) how to pay for your children's college education,
4) how to live like a millionaire (spoiler alert! Frugally)
5) how to come up with $25,000 in a crisis
6) how to make ends meet on one income
Reading Level
TOEIC Reading: 375-450
TOEFL Jr. Reading: 290+
Summary
A Briefer History of Time is a science humor book by the American astronomer Eric Schulman. In this book, Schulman presents humorous summaries of what he claims are the fifty-three most important events since the beginning of time. The title and cover are a parody of Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time. Coincidentally, Hawking would later write a "sequel" entitled A Briefer History of Time.
Reading Level
TOEIC Reading: 365-440
TOEFL Jr. Reading: 300 above
Summary
The novel centres on Elizabeth Bennet, the second of the five daughters of a country gentleman. Elizabeth's father, Mr Bennet, is a bookish man, and somewhat neglectful of his responsibilities. In contrast Elizabeth's mother, Mrs Bennet, a woman who lacks social graces, is primarily concerned with finding suitable husbands for her five daughters. Jane Bennet, the eldest daughter, is distinguished by her kindness and beauty; Elizabeth Bennet shares her father's keen wit and occasionally sarcastic outlook; Mary is not pretty, but is studious, devout and musical albeit lacking in taste; Catherine, sometimes called Kitty, the fourth sister, follows where her younger sister leads, while Lydia is flirtatious and unrestrained.Reading Level
TOEIC Reading: 390-465
TOEFL Jr. Reading: 300 above
Summary
"Tanglewood Tales" includes six stories, retelling classical Greek myths: The Minotaur, The Dragon's Teeth, Circes' Palace, The Pomegranate Seeds, and the Golden Fleece.
"The Minotaur”--in which Theseus tests his strength against a man-eating beast with the head of a bull and the body of a man;
"The Pygmies”--in which Hercules grapples with a giant whose strength doubles every time he touches the ground;
"The Dragon's Teeth”--in which Cadmus slays a dragon, sows its teeth in the ground, and grows a crop of warriors to found the city of Thebes;
"Circe's Palace”--in which Odysseus, a.k.a. Ulysses, saves his ship's crew from a wily enchantress;
"The Pomegranate Seed”--in which the grain goddess's daughter is taken captive by the lord of the underworld; and
"The Golden Fleece”--in which Jason leads a pre-League of Justice force of fifty Greek heroes against a series of dangerous creatures.
Reading Level
TOEIC Reading: 355-430
TOEFL Jr. Reading: 285-300
Summary
Twenty-five years, 20 million copies sold--a true book publishing legend! In Stephen R. Covey's seminal work The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach revolutionized the way people solve personal and professional problems and go on to lead extraordinary lives. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey revealed a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, service, and human dignity--principles that give us the security to adapt to change, and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
The 7 Habits--Be Proactive; Begin with the End in Mind; Put First Things First; Think Win/Win; Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood; Synergize; and Sharpen the Saw--are so famous and have been integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people for one reason: They work. Covey offers life-changing advice on everything from leadership, time management, and teamwork to success, love, and taking control of your life. In taking his advice, you'll discover how the priceless wisdom of the 7 Habits still holds true after twenty-five years.
Reading Level
TOEIC Reading: 345-420
TOEFL Jr. Reading: 300 above
Summary
Mowgli, a young orphan boy, is found in a basket in the deep jungles of India by Bagheera, a black panther who promptly takes him to a mother wolf who has just had cubs. She raises him along with her own cubs and Mowgli soon becomes well acquainted with jungle life. Mowgli is shown ten years later, playing with his wolf siblings.
Reading Level
TOEIC Reading: 370-445
TOEFL Jr. Reading: 290+
Summary
Tom Canty, youngest son of a poor family living in Offal Court, London, has always aspired to a better life, encouraged by the local priest (who has taught him to read and write). Loitering around the palace gates one day, he sees a prince (the Prince of Wales - Edward VI). Coming too close in his intense excitement, Tom is nearly caught and beaten by the Royal Guards; however, Edward stops them and invites Tom into his palace chamber. There the two boys get to know one another, fascinated by each other's life and their uncanny resemblance; they were born on the same day. They decide to switch clothes "temporarily". The Prince momentarily goes outside, quickly hiding an article of national importance (which the reader later learns is the Great Seal of England), but dressed as he is in Tom's rags, he is not recognized by the guards, who drive him from the palace, and he eventually finds his way through the streets to the Canty home. There he is subjected to the brutality of Tom's abusive father, from whom he manages to escape, and meets one Miles Hendon, a soldier and nobleman returning from war. Although Miles does not believe Edward's claims to royalty, he humors him and becomes his protector. Meanwhile, news reaches them that King Henry VIII has died and Edward is now the king.
Reading Level
TOEIC Reading: 405-480
TOEFL Jr. Reading: 300 and up
Summary
Here are money-making secets that can change your life. Inspired by Andrew Carnegie's magic formula for success, this book will teach you the secrets that will bring you a fortune. It will show you not only what to do but how to do it. Once you learn and apply the simple, basic techniques revealed here, you will have mastered the secret of true and lasting success. And you may have whatever you want in life.