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| "Pastry by Richard Bertinet (Hardback, 2012)" |
| "Bestselling author Richard Bertinet uses simple techniques and step-by-step photography to teach you how to make four different types of pastry before you put your skills to the test with a mouthwatering collection of over 50 recipes He also dismisses the myths of making pastry and gives you his top tips on how to avoid mistakes or how to put them right if you do slip up With recipes ranging from savouries such as Duck Pie Pumpkin and Ricotta Tarts and Sausage Rolls to all the sweet treats you can imagine such as delectable Prune and Rum Tarts Passion Fruit Cheesecakes and a sumptuous Tarte Tatin this is every cook's pastry bible Beautifully illustrated with line drawings and colour photography by the award-winning photographer Jean Cazals this is an essential cookbook for every budding baker"
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| "What's Your Poo Telling You? by Anish Sheth (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "With universal appeal (everyone poos after all) this witty illustrated description of over two dozen dookies (each with a medical explanation written by a doctor) details what one can learn about health and well-being by studying what's in the bowl A floater? It's probably due to a buildup of gas Now think back on last night's dinner a burrito perhaps? All the greatest hits are here The Log Jam The Glass Shard The Deja Poo The Hanging Chad the list goes on Sidebars trivia over 60 euphemisms for number two and unusual case histories all make this the ultimate bathroom reader Who knew you could learn so much from your poo?Previously published as The Book of Poo"
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| "Harry By The Sea by Gene Zion (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "Harry and the family have gone to the beach but it's too sunny and he's one hot dog! There's nowhere else for him to get some shade than under a pile of seaweed! The only problem is that now everyone thinks he's a sea monster and he can't find his family This is the third classic story from the Harry series and is as fresh and funny as when it was first written"
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| "Vermilion Sands by J. G. Ballard (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "A FUTURISTIC COVER - COMES WITH 3D GLASSES!Welcome to Vermilion Sands the fully automated desert-resort ready to fulfil your most exotic whims Home to the idle rich it now languishes in uneasy decay populated only by forgotten movie queens solitary impresarios and the remittance men of the artistic and literary world Discover prima donna plants programmed to sing operatic arias dial-a-poem computers and psychosensitive houses capable of murder These quintessentially Ballardian short stories of dystopian modernity are Ballard's guess at what the future will actually be like'"
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| "Journey Without Maps by Graham Greene (Paperback, 2002)" |
| "WITH A FOREWORD BY TIM BUTCHER AND AN INTRODUCTION BY PAUL THEROUX In 1935 Graham Greene set off to discover Liberia a remote and unfamiliar West African republic founded for released slaves Crossing the red-clay terrain from Sierra Leone to the coast at Grand Bassa with a chain of porters he came to know one of the few areas of Africa untouched by Western colonisation"
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| "Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "A gripping and page-turning thriller that explores themes of power information secrecy and war in the twentieth century From the author of the three-volume historical epic 'The Baroque Cycle' and Seveneves Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that have shaped the past century He weaves together the cracking of the Axis codes during WWII and the quest to establish a free South East Asian 'data haven' for digital information in the present"
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| "The Pea And The Princess by Mini Grey (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Once upon a time there was an enchanting fairytale about a prince who was looking for a real princess to be his bride The only way to tell whether the many princesses who applied for the post were really royal legend had it was to see if they would be able to feel a tiny little pea through dozens of luxurious mattresses as they slept Only the princess who emerged the next morning complaining of the extreme discomfort in which she had passed the night could possibly be good enough to be the prince's bride All well and enchanting but has anyone stopped to think about how all this might have felt for the pea in question? No So here for the first time straight from the pea is the truth about this much-loved oft-repeated fairytale"
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| "The Good Women Of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "For eight groundbreaking years Xinran presented a radio programme in China during which she invited women to call in and talk about themselves Broadcast every evening Words on the Night Breeze became famous through the country for its unflinching portrayal of what it meant to be a woman in modern China Centuries of obedience to their fathers husbands and sons followed by years of political turmoil had made women terrified of talking openly about their feelings Xinran won their trust and through her compassion and ability to listen became the first woman to hear their true stories This unforgettable book is the story of how Xinran negotiated the minefield of restrictions imposed on Chinese journalists to reach out to women across the country Through the vivid intimacy of her writing the women's voices confide in the reader sharing their deepest secrets for the first time Their stories changed Xinran's understanding of China forever Her book will reveal the lives of Chinese women to the West as never before"
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| "Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Born in Brussels in 1929 Audrey Hepburn was the daughter of a British father and a Dutch Baroness But when she was five her father deserted the family With the outbreak of war in 1939 her mother thought they would be safer in Holland than Holland Park but although they survived the German Occupation the experience left its physical and emotional scars Back in England again Audrey studied ballet with Marie Rambert After a few West End musicals and minor film parts she was spotted by the author Colette to star in a stage version of her novel Gigi And then Audrey's career took off Her debut screen role was the Princess in the enchanting Roman Holiday It won her an Oscar She went on to bring her unique grace and high spirits to a number of highly acclaimed films - from Funny Face and The Nun's Story to My Fair Lady Breakfast at Tiffany's and Robin and Marian For a while it looked as though her personal life would follow the Hollywood dream But her marriage to Mel Ferrer was not to last She married and divorced a second time and there were other passionate but short-lived affairs some revealed for the first time in this book but her relationships were never entirely successful With all the insight background knowledge and innate sympathy for his subject qualities that have made his biographies of Hitchcock Dietrich Monroe and Bergman such international successes Donald Spoto truly captures the spirit of an elusive beautiful talented and vulnerable woman"
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| "Alfie and the Big Boys by Shirley Hughes (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Alfie's Nursery School is right next door to the Big School Alfie wishes that he could be friends with the most popular big boy Ian Barger but Ian never takes any notice of the little kids One morning Mum takes Alfie to a Plant Pot Sale Alfie hasn't been there long when he spots Ian Barger screaming and yelling I want my mummy! Ian grabs Alfie's hand and holds onto him very tightly until his mum returns Alfie realizes that big boys don't always act so big after all!"
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| "One Minute To Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War by Michael Dobbs (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "October 27 1962 a day dubbed Black Saturday in the Kennedy White House The Cuban missile crisis is at its height and the world is drawing ever closer to nuclear apocalypse As the opposing Cold War leaders John F Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev mobilize their forces to fight a nuclear war on land sea and air the world watches in terror In Bobby Kennedy's words 'There was a feeling that the noose was tightening on all of us on Americans on mankind and that the bridges to escape were crumbling'In One Minute to Midnight Michael Dobbs brings a fresh perspective to this crucial moment in twentieth-century history Using a wealth of untapped archival material he tells both the human and the political story of Black Saturday taking the reader into the White House the Kremlin and along the entire Cold War battlefront Dobbs's thrilling narrative features a cast of characters - including Soviet veterans never before interviewed by a western writer - with unique stories to tell witnesses to one of the greatest mobilizations of men and equipment since the Second World War"
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| "The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "'When love beckons to you follow himThough his ways are hard and steep'The Prophet On LoveThe time has come for the revered Prophet to leave Orphalese Before he departs people gather around him and ask him to speak of love marriage time sorrow friendship and children The Prophet's replies are illuminating and humane and provide a timeless guide to living The Prophet was an instant bestseller on publication in 1923 Since then it has been translated into more than 20 languages and is a classic work of inspirational fiction"
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| "The Worst Journey In The World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "The Worst Journey in the World is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong One of the youngest members of Scott&39;s team Apsley Cherry-Garrard was later part of the rescue party that found the frozen bodies of Scott and the three men who had accompanied him on the final push to the Pole Despite the horrors that Scott and his men eventually faced Cherry-Garrard&39;s account is filled with details of scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment supported by diary excerpts and accounts from other explorers A masterpiece of travel writing The Worst Journey in the World is the most celebrated and compelling of all the books on Antarctic exploration"
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| "One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "An epic adventure story set against the most awful war in history Ridiculously good' Dan SnowIf your children were forced to testify against you what terrible secrets would they reveal?Moscow 1945 As Stalin and his courtiers celebrate victory over Hitler shots ring out On a nearby bridge a teenage boy and girl lie dead But this is no ordinary tragedy and these are no ordinary teenagers but the children of Russia's most important leaders who attend the most exclusive school in Moscow Is it murder? A suicide pact? Or a conspiracy against the state? Directed by Stalin himself an investigation begins as children are arrested and forced to testify against their friends - and their parents This terrifying witch-hunt soon unveils illicit love affairs and family secrets in a hidden world where the smallest mistakes will be punished with death"
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| "Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt by John Cooper Clarke (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Yes it was be there or be square as clad in the slum chic of the hipster he issued the slang anthems of the zip age in the desperate esperanto of the bop John Cooper Clarke the name behind the hairstyle the words walk in the grooves hacking through the hi-fi paradise of true luxury'Punk Poet Pioneer The Bard of Salford's seminal collection is as scabrous wry & vivid now as it was when first published over 25 years ago The godfather of British performance poetry'Daily Telegraph"
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| "Principles of Project Finance by E. R. Yescombe (Hardback, 2013)" |
| "The Second Edition of this best-selling introduction for practitioners uses new material and updates to describe the changing environment for project finance Integrating recent developments in credit markets with revised insights into making project finance deals the second edition offers a balanced view of project financing by combining legal contractual scheduling and other subjects Its emphasis on concepts and techniques makes it critical for those who want to succeed in financing large projects With extensive cross-references and a comprehensive glossary the Second Edition presents anew a guide to the principles and practical issues that can commonly cause difficulties in commercial and financial negotiations"
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| "On Photography by Susan Sontag (Paperback, 1979)" |
| "Susan Sontag&39;s On Photography is a seminal and groundbreaking work on the subject Susan Sontag&39;s groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form Photographs are everywhere and the &39;insatiability of the photographing eye&39; has profoundly altered our relationship with the world Photographs have the power to shock idealize or seduce they create a sense of nostalgia and act as a memorial and they can be used as evidence against us or to identify us In these six incisive essays Sontag examines the ways in which we use these omnipresent images to manufacture a sense of reality and authority in our lives &39;Sontag offers enough food for thought to satisfy the most intellectual of appetites&39; The Times&39;A brilliant analysis of the profound changes photographic images have made in our way of looking at the world and at ourselves&39; Washington Post&39;The most original and illuminating study of the subject&39; New YorkerOne of America&39;s best-known and most admired writers Susan Sontag was also a leading commentator on contemporary culture until her death in December 2004 Her books include four novels and numerous works of non-fiction among them Regarding the Pain of Others On Photography Illness as Metaphor At the Same Time Against Interpretation and Other Essays and Reborn Early Diaries 1947-1963 all of which are published by Penguin A further eight books including the collections of essays Under the Sign of Saturn and Where the Stress Falls and the novels The Volcano Lover and The Benefactor are available from Penguin Modern Classics"
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| "Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett (Paperback, 1993)" |
| "In Consciousness Explained Daniel C Dennett reveals the secrets of one of the last remaining mysteries of the universe the human brain Daniel C Dennett's now-classic book blends philosophy psychology and neuroscience - with the aid of numerous examples and thought-experiments - to explore how consciousness has evolved and how a modern understanding of the human mind is radically different from conventional explanations of consciousness What people think of as the stream of consciousness is not a single unified sequence the author argues but 'multiple drafts' of reality composed by a computer-like 'virtual machine' Dennett explains how science has exploded the classic mysteries of consciousness the nature of introspection the self or ego and its relation to thoughts and sensations the problems posed by qualia and the level of consciousness of non-human creatures 'Brilliant a torrent of stimulating thought' Richard Dawkins 'Revolutionary one of the most mentally agile intellectually resourceful books you are likely to read' Guardian 'A masterful tapestry of deep insights Dennett has written a profound and important book that is also clear exciting and witty' Douglas R Hofstadter author of Goedel Escher Bach 'Extraordinary supremely engaging and witty' Independent 'Dennett's exposition is nothing short of brilliant the best example I've seen of a science book aimed at both professionals and general readers' The New York Times Book Review Daniel C Dennett is one of the most original and provocative thinkers in the world A brilliant polemicist and philosopher he is famous for challenging unexamined orthodoxies and an outspoken supporter of the Brights movement His books include Brainstorms Brainchildren Elbow Room Breaking the Spell Darwin's Dangerous Idea and Freedom Evolves"
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| "The Other Side of the Dale by Gervase Phinn (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "Gervase Phinn reveals his early experiences as a school inspector in The Other Side of the DaleAs the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire Gervase Phinn reveals in this warm and wonderfully humorous account the experiences of his first year in the job - and what an education it was!He quickly learns that he must slow his pace and appreciate the beautiful countryside - 'Are tha'comin' in then mester or are tha' stoppin' out theer all day admirin' t'view?' He encounters some larger-than-life characters from farmers and lords of the manor to teaching nuns and eccentric caretakers And best of all he discovers the delightful and enchanting qualities of the Dales children including the small boy who when told he's not very talkative answers 'If I've got owt to say I says it and if I've got owt to ask I asks it'With his keen ear for the absurd and sharp eye for the ludicrous Gervase Phinn's stories in The Other Side of the Dale will not fail to make you weep with laughter'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily TelegraphGervase Phinn is an author and educator from Rotherham who after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector He has written autobiographies novels plays collections of poetry and stories as well as a number of books about education He holds five fellowships honorary doctorates from Hull Leicester and Sheffield Hallam universities and is a patron of a number of children's charities and organizations He is married with four adult children His books include The Other Side of the Dale Over Hill and Dale Head Over Heels in the Dales The Heart of the Dales Up and Down in the Dales and Trouble at the Little Village School"
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| "The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron and framed as a storytelling competition between a group of pilgrims Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is one of the greatest works of English literature translated from the Middle English with an introduction by Nevill Coghill in Penguin ClassicsIn The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature a masterly collection of chivalric romances moral allegories and low farce A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook Rich and diverse The Canterbury Tales offers us an unrivalled glimpse into the life and mind of Medieval EnglandNevill Coghill's masterly and vivid English verse translation is rendered with consummate skill to retain all the vigour and poetry of Chaucer's fourteenth-century Middle EnglishGeoffrey Chaucer (c1343-1400) was an English author poet philosopher courtier and diplomat best known as the author of The Canterbury Tales Chaucer is credited as being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language The first poet to have been buried in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey his other works include The House of Fame Troilus and Criseyde and The Book of the DuchessIf you enjoyed The Canterbury Tales you might like Boccaccio's Decameron also available in Penguin Classics'Nevill Coghill's easy seductive translation ensures that this the most popular work in English Literature - now 600 years old - will run through yet more centuries delighting yet more readers shaping more writers'Melvyn Bragg"
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| "Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes (Paperback, 1981)" |
| "Viewing politics as a science capable of the same axiomatic approach as mathematics Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan retains its appeal for the modern reader not just in its elevation of politics to a science but in its overriding concern for peace This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by CB MacphersonWritten during the turmoil of the English Civil War Leviathan is an ambitious and highly original work of political philosophy Claiming that man's essential nature is competitive and selfish Hobbes formulates the case for a powerful sovereign or 'Leviathan' to enforce peace and the law substituting security for the 'solitary poor nasty brutish and short' life he believed human beings would otherwise experience This world view shocked many of Hobbes's contemporaries and his work was publicly burnt for sedition and blasphemy when it was first published But in his rejection of Aristotle's view of man as a naturally social being and in his painstaking analysis of the ways in which society can and should function Hobbes opened up a new world of political scienceBased on the original 1651 text this edition incorporates Hobbes's own corrections while also retaining the original spelling and punctuation and reads with vividness and clarity CB Macpherson's introduction elucidates for the general reader one of the most fascinating works of modern philosophyThomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was an English philosopher and political theorist one of the first modern Western thinkers to provide a secular justification for the political state Regarded as an important early influence on the philosophical doctrine of utilitarianism Hobbes also contributed to modern psychology and laid the foundations of modern sociologyIf you enjoyed Leviathan you might enjoy Plato's Republic also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "The Social Contract (Penguin Classics) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Paperback, 1968)" |
| "'Man was born free and he is everywhere in chains'These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762 Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others Rousseau argues instead for a pact or 'social contract' that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power From this fundamental premise he goes on to consider issues of liberty and law freedom and justice arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism to others a declaration of democratic principles"
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| "Capital: A Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx (Paperback, 1990)" |
| "A landmark work in the understanding of capitalism bourgeois society and the economics of class conflict Karl Marx's Capital is translated by Ben Fowkes with an introduction by Ernest Mandel in Penguin ClassicsOne of the most notorious works of modern times as well as one of the most influential Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates Living in exile in England where this work was largely written Marx drew on a wide-ranging knowledge of its society to support his analysis and generate fresh insights Arguing that capitalism would create an ever-increasing division in wealth and welfare he predicted its abolition and replacement by a system with common ownership of the means of production Capital rapidly acquired readership among the leaders of social democratic parties particularly in Russia and Germany and ultimately throughout the world to become a work described by Marx's friend and collaborator Friedrich Engels as 'the Bible of the Working Class'In his introduction Ernest Mandel illuminates a revolutionary theory whose impact on the turbulent events of the twentieth century has become ever more apparentKarl Marx (1818-1883) was born in Trier Germany and studied law at Bonn and Berlin In 1848 with Freidrich Engels he finalized the Communist Manifesto He settled in London where he studied economics and wrote the first volume of his major work Das Kapital (1867 with two further volumes in 1884 and 1894) He is buried in Highgate Cemetery LondonIf you enjoyed Capital you might like Marx and Engels' The Communist Manifesto also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "The Metaphysics by Aristotle (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "Aristotle's probing inquiry into some of the fundamental problems of philosophy The Metaphysics is one of the classical Greek foundation-stones of western thought translated from the with an introduction by Hugh Lawson-Tancred in Penguin ClassicsThe Metaphysics presents Aristotle's mature rejection of both the Platonic theory that what we perceive is just a pale reflection of reality and the hard-headed view that all processes are ultimately material He argued instead that the reality or substance of things lies in their concrete forms and in so doing he probed some of the deepest questions of philosophy What is existence? How is change possible? And are there certain things that must exist for anything else to exist at all? The seminal notions discussed in The Metaphysics - of 'substance' and associated concepts of matter and form essence and accident potentiality and actuality - have had a profound and enduring influence and laid the foundations for one of the central branches of Western philosophyHugh Lawson-Tancred's lucid translation is accompanied by a stimulating introduction in which he highlights the central themes of one of philosophy's supreme masterpiecesAristotle (384-22 BC) studied at the Academy of Plato for 20 years and then established his own school and research institute 'The Lyceum' His writings which were of extraordinary range profoundly affected the whole course of ancient and medieval philosophy and are still eagerly studied and debated by philosophers todayIf you enjoyed The Metaphysics you might like Aristotle's The Nicomachean Ethics also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "Lysistrata and Other Plays by Aristophanes (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Collecting three comedies that show Aristophanes tackling the consequences of war and social upheaval in Athens with his characteristic wit Lysistrata and Other Plays is translated from the Greek with an introduction and notes by Alan H Sommerstein in Penguin ClassicsWriting at a time of political and social crisis in Athens Aristophanes was an eloquent yet bawdy challenger to the demagogue and the sophist In Lysistrata the titular heroine persuades the women of Greece to withhold sex from their husbands forcing them to end the Peloponnesian War; and in The Archanians a lone peasant enters into a private peace treaty with the Spartans much to the chagrin of his fellow Athenians The darker comedy of The Clouds satirises Athenian philosophers Socrates in particular and reflects the uncertainties of a generation in which all traditional religious and ethical beliefs were being challengedFor this edition Alan H Sommerstein has completely revised his translation of the three plays bringing out the full nuances of Aristophanes' ribald humour and intricate wordplay with a new introduction explaining the historical and cultural background to the playsAristophanes (c445-386 BC) was probably born in Athens Little is known about his life but there is a portrait of him in Plato's Symposium He was twice threatened with prosecution in the 420s for his outspoken attacks on the prominent politician Cleon but in 405 he was publicly honoured and crowned for promoting Athenian civic unity in The Frogs Aristophanes had his first comedy produced when he was about twenty-one and wrote forty plays in all The eleven surviving plays of Aristophanes are published in the Penguin Classics series as The Birds and Other Plays Lysistrata and Other Plays The Wasps and Other Plays and The Frogs and Other PlaysIf you enjoyed Lysistrata and Other Plays you might like Aristophanes' The Birds and Other Plays also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "Selected Poems by Rumi (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Previously published as The Essential Rumi Rumi's Selected Poems is translated by Coleman Barks with John Moyne in Penguin ClassicsThirteenth-century Persian philosopher mystic scholar and founder of the order of the Whirling Dervishes Jelaluddin Rumi was also a poet of transcendental power His inspirational verse speaks with the universal voice of the human soul and brims with exuberant energy and passion Rich in natural imagery from horses to fishes flowers to birds and rivers to stars the poems have an elemental force that has remained undiminished through the centuries Their themes - tolerance goodness the experience of God charity and awareness through love - still resonate with millions of readers around the worldColeman Barks's vibrant translation conveys the directness and originality of Rumi's poetry This edition is divided into thematic sections each with an introduction and includes a biographical essay on RumiCalled 'Jelaluddin Rumi' by the Persians and Afghans Rumi (1207-1273) was born in Balkh Afghanistan then part of the Persian Empire He was the greatest mystical poet of Persia famous for his didactic epic Masnavi-ye Ma'navi (Spiritual Couplets) a treasure-house of Sufi mysticism If you enjoyed Selected Poems you might like Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet also available in Penguin Modern Classics'Coleman Barks has provided a version of Rumi that sparkles and never flags both and otherworldly'John Ryle Guardian"
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| "Frogs and Other Plays by Aristophanes (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Marrying deft social commentary to a rich earthy comedy the three comedies collected in Aristophanes' The Frogs and Other Plays offers a unique insight into one of the most turbulent periods in Ancient Greek history This Penguin Classics edition is translated by David Barrett with revisions an introduction and notes by Shomit DuttaThe master of ancient Greek comic drama Aristophanes combined slapstick humour and cheerful vulgarity with acute political observations In The Frogs written during the Peloponnesian War Dionysus descends to the Underworld to bring back a poet who can help Athens in its darkest hour and stages a great debate to help him decide between the traditional wisdom of Aeschylus and the brilliant modernity of Euripides The clash of generations and values is also the object of Aristophanes' satire in Wasps in which an old-fashioned father and his loose-living son come to blows and end up in court And in Women at the Thesmophoria the famous Greek tragedian Euripides accused of misogyny persuades a relative to infiltrate an all-women festival to find out whether revenge is being plotted against himShomit Dutta's introduction discusses Aristophanes' life the cultural context of his work and conventions of Greek comedy This updated version of David Barrett's translation also includes extensive notes and a preface for each playAristophanes (c445-386 BC) was probably born in Athens Little is known about his life but there is a portrait of him in Plato's Symposium He was twice threatened with prosecution for his outspoken attacks on the prominent politician Cleon but in 405 he was publicly honoured and crowned for promoting Athenian civic unity in The Frogs Aristophanes had his first comedy produced when he was about twenty-one and wrote forty plays in all The eleven surviving plays of Aristophanes are published in the Penguin Classics series as The Birds and Other Plays Lysistrata and Other Plays The Wasps and Other Plays and The Frogs and Other PlaysIf you enjoyed The Frogs and Other Plays you might like Aristophanes' Lysistrata and Other Plays also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "Timaeus and Critias by Plato (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Timaeus and Critias is a Socratic dialogue in two parts A response to an account of an ideal state told by Socrates it begins with Timaeus's theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe from its very beginning to the coming of man Timaeus introduces the idea of a creator God and speculates on the structure and composition of the physical world Critias the second part of Plato's dialogue comprises an account of the rise and fall of Atlantis an ancient mighty and prosperous empire ruled by the descendents of Poseidon which ultimately sank into the sea"
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| "The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation by Graham Coleman (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "The most graceful English translation of this masterpiece of world literature - prepared with the participation of the Dalai Lama and eminent contemporary masters of this tradition appointed by the Dalai LamaOne of the greatest works created by any culture and one of the most influential of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations but strangely all of these have been partial abridgements Now the entire text has not only been made available in English but in a translation of quite remarkable clarity and beauty A comprehensive guide to living and dying The Tibetan Book of the Dead contains exquisitely written guidance and practices related to transforming our experience in daily life on the processes of dying and the after-death state and on how to help those who are dying As originally intended this is as much a work for the living as it is for those who wish to think beyond a mere conventional lifetime to a vastly greater and grander cycle'Extraordinary this work will be a source of inspiration and support to many' His Holiness the Dalai LamaAbout the authorsCommentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama Thupten Jinpa is the senior translator to the Dalai Lama and President of the Institute of Tibetan Classics Graham Coleman is founder of the Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture a major Tibetan cultural conservancy organization and writer-director of the acclaimed feature documentary Tibet A Buddhist Trilogy Gyurme Dorje is a leading scholar of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism from which the Tibetan Book of the Dead literature derives"
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| "The Runner's Handbook: The Best-selling Classic Fitness Guide for Beginner and Intermediate Runner by Bob Glover, Jack..." |
| "If you're a runner or would like to be one The Runner's Handbook will answer all your questions Fitness expert Bob Glover-who has trained thousands of runners-shows you how to devise a training program and keep at the top of your form"
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