Books by Michael Macdonald

This edition of sample tests has been written to closely replicate the Cambridge exam experience, and has undergone rigorous expert and peer review.It comprises ten Use of English tests, 40 texts, 300 individual assessments with answer keys, write-in answer sheets and a marking scheme, providing a large bank of high-quality practice material for students preparing for the Cambridge C2 Proficiency. Each print-ready test comprises: Part 1: Multiple choice clozePart 2: Open closePart 3: Word formationPart 4: Key word transformationsMichael Macdonald is the Director of Studies for Prosperity English Madrid, an English-language teaching academy focused on preparing candidates of Cambridge B2, C1 and C2 examinations.

This edition of sample tests has been written to closely replicate the Cambridge exam experience, and has undergone rigorous expert and peer review.It comprises ten Use of English tests, 40 texts, 300 individual assessments with answer keys, write-in answer sheets and a marking scheme, providing a large bank of high-quality practice material for students preparing for the Cambridge C1 Advanced. Each print-ready test comprises: Part 1: Multiple choice clozePart 2: Open closePart 3: Word formationPart 4: Key word transformationsMichael Macdonald is the Director of Studies for Prosperity English Madrid, an English-language teaching academy focused on preparing candidates of Cambridge B2, C1 and C2 examinations.

In the run-up to the Iraq invasion, a number of Americans thought the idea was crazy. Now everyone, except a few die-hards, thinks it was. So what was going through the minds of the talented and experienced men and women who planned and initiated the war? What were their assumptions? Overreach aims to recover those presuppositions.

This book tells the story of how the transition to democracy in South Africa enfranchised blacks politically but without raising most of them from poverty. Although democratic South Africa is officially "non-racial," the book shows that racial solidarities continue to play a role in the country's political economy.