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| "Vampires in the Lemon Grove" |
| "An awkward teen with a terrible haircut has a reversal of fortune when he finds artefacts from the future lining a seagulls' nest In a godforsaken barn Presidents Eisenhower John Adams and Rutherford B Hayes are bemused to find themselves reincarnated as horses Clyde and Magreb - he a traditional capes-and-coffins vampire she the more progressive variety - settle in an Italian lemon grove in the hope that its ripe fruit will keep their thirst for blood at bay Russell can take Antarctic tailgaters an army of seagulls or simply a window and twist a tale that explodes on the page and lingers in the mind' The Times"
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| "Tell No Tales by Eva Dolan (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "Two men are kicked to death in brutal attacks Caught on CCTV the murderer hides his face - but raises a Nazi salute In a town riddled with racial tension Detectives Zigic and Ferreira from the Hate Crimes Unit are under pressure to find the killer But when a car ploughs into a bus stop early one morning the Detectives have another case on their hands and soon the media are hounding them for answers Riots break out the leader of right-wing party steps into the spotlight and Zigic and Ferreira must act fast - before more violence erupts 'A rising star of crime fiction'BBC Radio 4 Front Row'Powerful'Sunday Times'Breathlessly exciting'Sunday Mirror'Gritty'Daily Express'Everyone should read this'Sarah Hilary'Frightening in its believability'Big Issue"
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| "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERIs it morally wrong to have a blow-dry when one of your children has head lice?Is technology now the fifth element? Or is that wood?Is sleeping with someone after 2 dates and 6 weeks of texting the same as getting married after 2 meetings and 6 months of letter writing in Jane Austen's day?Pondering these and other modern dilemmas Bridget Jones stumbles through the challenges of single-motherhood tweeting texting and redisovering her sexuality in what SOME people rudely and outdatedly call 'middle age' The long-awaited return of a much-loved character Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy is timely tender touching witty wise and bloody hilarious"
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| "Prayers for the Stolen" |
| "Now we make you ugly' my mother said The best thing you can be in Mexico is an ugly girl'On the mountainside in rural Mexico where Ladydi lives being a girl is dangerous Especially a pretty one If the Narcos hear there is a pretty girl on the mountain they steal her So when the black SUVs roll into town Ladydi and her friends hide in the warren of holes scattered across the mountain safely out of sight Because the stolen girls don't come back Ladydi is determined to get out to find a life that offers more than just the struggle to survive But she soon finds that the drug cartels have eyes everywhere and the cities are no safer than the mountains"
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| "We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea" |
| "'Like to spend a night in the Goblin?'The Swallows are staying on the Suffolk coast while they wait for their father to return home from China But although the harbour is bursting with bobbing yachts barges and steamers this year there's no chance of any sailing for the landlocked Swallows That is until they rescue young Jim Brading and his boat the Goblin from a sticky situation and to their delight are recruited as crew members Mother agrees they can go on one condition - they absolutely must not sail out past Beach End Buoy and into the open sea Includes exclusive content In the 'Backstory' you can test your knowledge of the book and learn all about the art of sailing! Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives Discover timeless favourites from Peter Pan and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
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| "Vinegar Girl" |
| "The hilarious new novel from the bestselling author of A Spool of Blue Thread 'A thoroughly modern love story' Guardian Books of the YearKate Battista is stuck How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and infuriating younger sister Bunny? Dr Battista has other problems His brilliant young lab assistant Pyotr is about to be deported And without Pyotr his new scientific breakthrough will fall through When Dr Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country he's relying - as usual - on Kate to help him Will Kate be able to resist the two men's touchingly ludicrous campaign to win her round?Anne Tyler's brilliant retelling of The Taming of the Shrew asks whether a thoroughly modern woman like Kate would ever sacrifice herself for a man The answer is as surprising as Kate herself"
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| "Sapiens : A Brief History of Humankind" |
| "The global phenomenon The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller Planet Earth is 45 billion years old In just a fraction of that time one species among countless others has conquered it Us We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? In this bold and provocative book Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are how we got here and where we're going Sapiens is a thrilling account of humankind's extraordinary history - from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age - and our journey from insignificant apes to rulers of the world 'It tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world and it is written in unforgettably vivid language You will love it!' Jared Diamond author of Guns Germs and Steel 'Unbelievably good Jaw dropping from the first word to the last' Chris Evans BBC Radio 2 Yuval's follow up to Sapiens Homo Deus is available now"
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| "The Slaughter Man : (DC Max Wolfe)" |
| "'This is brilliant stuff!' Peter James A murdered family A dying serial killer A missing child DC Max Wolfe hunts a pitiless killer through the streets of London By the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of The Murder Bag On New Year's Day a wealthy family is found slaughtered inside their exclusive gated community in north London their youngest child stolen away The murder weapon - a gun for stunning cattle before they are butchered - leads Detective Max Wolfe to a dusty corner of Scotland Yard's Black Museum devoted to a killer who thirty years ago was known as the Slaughter Man But the Slaughter Man has done his time and is now old and dying Can he really be back in the game? And was the murder of a happy family a mindless killing spree a grotesque homage by a copycat killer - or a contract hit designed to frame a dying man?All Max knows is that he needs to find the missing child and stop the killer before he destroys another innocent family - or finds his way to his own front door Even the happiest of families have black twisted secrets that someone is ready to kill for"
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| "Romantic Outlaws : The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley" |
| "This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein Romantic Outlaws tells the story of the woman behind the novel and her extraordinary mother Mary Wollstonecraft AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER'A gripping account of the heartbreaks and triumphs of two of history's most formidable female intellectuals Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley Gordon has reunited mother and daughter through biography beautifully weaving their narratives for the first time' Amanda ForemanEnglish feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and author Mary Shelley were mother and daughter yet these two extraordinary women never knew one another Nevertheless their passionate and pioneering lives remained closely intertwined their choices dreams and tragedies eerily similar Both women became famous writers and wrote books that changed literary history had passionate relationships with several men were single mothers out of wedlock; both lived in exile fought for their position in society and interrogated ideas of how we should live Romantic Outlaws takes the reader on a vivid journey across revolutionary France and Victorian England to explore in this ground-breaking dual biography of the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and the author who wrote Frankenstein - mother and daughter - a pair of visionary women who should have shared a life but who instead share a powerful literary and feminist legacy"
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| "War and Turpentine" |
| "WINNER OF THE VONDEL PRIZE 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in The Times Sunday Times and The Economist and one of the 10 Best Books of 2016 in the New York TimesShortly before his death Stefan Hertmans' grandfather Urbain Martien gave his grandson a set of notebooks containing the detailed memories of his life He grew up in poverty around 1900 the son of a struggling church painter who died young and went to work in an iron foundry at only 13 Afternoons spent with his father at work on a church fresco were Urbain's heaven; the iron foundry an inferno During the First World War Urbain was on the front line confronting the invading Germans and ever after he is haunted by events he can never forget The war ends and he marries his great love Maria Emelia but she dies tragically in the 1919 flu epidemic Urbain mourns her bitterly for the rest of his life but like the obedient soldier he is he marries her sister at her parents' bidding The rest is not quite silence but a marriage with a sad secret at its heart and the consolations found in art and painting War and Turpentine is the imaginative reconstruction of a damaged life across the tumultuous decades of the twentieth century; a deeply moving portrayal of family grief love and war"
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| "MATLAB for Neuroscientists: An Introduction to Scientific Computing in MATLAB by Marc D. Benayoun, Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos,..." |
| "MATLAB for Neuroscientists serves as the only complete study manual and teaching resource for MATLAB the globally accepted standard for scientific computing in the neurosciences and psychology This unique introduction can be used to learn the entire empirical and experimental process (including stimulus generation experimental control data collection data analysis modeling and more) and the 2nd Edition continues to ensure that a wide variety of computational problems can be addressed in a single programming environment This updated edition features additional material on the creation of visual stimuli advanced psychophysics analysis of LFP data choice probabilities synchrony and advanced spectral analysis Users at a variety of levels-advanced undergraduates beginning graduate students and researchers looking to modernize their skills-will learn to design and implement their own analytical tools and gain the fluency required to meet the computational needs of neuroscience practitioners"
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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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| "Data Stewardship: An Actionable Guide to Effective Data Management and Data Governance by David Plotkin (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Data stewards in business and IT are the backbone of a successful data governance implementation because they do the work to make a company's data trusted dependable and high quality Data Stewardship explains everything you need to know to successfully implement the stewardship portion of data governance including how to organize train and work with data stewards get high-quality business definitions and other metadata and perform the day-to-day tasks using a minimum of the steward's time and effort David Plotkin has loaded this book with practical advice on stewardship so you can get right to work have early successes and measure and communicate those successes gaining more support for this critical effort"
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| "Threat Forecasting : Leveraging Big Data for Predictive Analysis" |
| "Drawing upon years of practical experience and using numerous examples and illustrative case studies Threat Forecasting Leveraging Big Data for Predictive Analysis discusses important topics including the danger of using historic data as the basis for predicting future breaches how to use security intelligence as a tool to develop threat forecasting techniques and how to use threat data visualization techniques and threat simulation tools Readers will gain valuable security insights into unstructured big data along with tactics on how to use the data to their advantage to reduce risk"
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| "Urban Myths about Learning and Education" |
| "Many things people commonly believe to be true about education are not supported by scientific evidence Urban Myths about Learning and Education examines commonly held incorrect beliefs and then provides the truth of what research has shown Each chapter examines a different myth with sections on learning the brain technology and educational policy A final section discusses why these myths are so persistent Written in an engaging style the book separates fact from fiction regarding learning and education Recognize any of these myths? People have different styles of learningBoys are naturally better at mathematics than girlsWe only use 10 of our brainsThe left half of the brain is analytical the right half is creativeMen have a different kind of brain from womenWe can learn while we are asleepBabies become smarter if they listen to classical music These myths and more are systematically debunked with useful correct information about the topic in question"
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| "What a World Reading 3: Amazing Stories from Around the Globe by Milada Broukal (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "What a World Amazing Stories from Around the Globe is a six-book series that explores many fascinating topics from around the world and across history The stories in What a World cover a diverse range of high-interest topics from biographical pieces to exploration of cultures in various historical and contemporary periods FeaturesWords that Go Together activities highlight collocations -- words that are easier to learn together Critical Thinking questions develop students' thinking skills Spelling and Punctuation activities provide basic rules and practice for essential skills Internet activities build students' Internet research skills Self-Tests help students and teachers assess progress What a World Listening -- a 3-level complementary series -- explores parallel themes to What a World Reading as it develops students' communication skills"
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| "Even More True Stories by Sandra Heyer (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "Would you believe ? A pilot gets sucked out of his plane and survives as does everyone else on board A young American woman goes to Paris to find herself and finds her long-lost family instead A misunderstood word on a bus causes a 15-mile-long traffic jam Even More True Stories Third Edition by Sandra Heyer continues the True Stories tradition with sixteen new or updated human-interest stories adapted from news sources around the world The universal appeal of these real believe-it-or-not tales ensures a motivating reading experience for intermediate-level students of English It's a book they won't want to put down Features Maximum story length is 1 14 pages Revised exercises for vocabulary development reading comprehension discussion and writing help students develop language proficiency New or updated Challenge pages with authentic reading selections motivate students to read on their own A new To the Teacher section provides background information and teaching tips to help teachers make the reading class more interactive The True Stories series includes True Stories Behind the Songs More True Stories Behind the Songs Very Easy True Stories All New Very Easy True Stories Easy True Stories Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News Third Edition More True Stories Third Edition Even More True Stories Third Edition Beyond True Stories"
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| "NorthStar, Listening and Speaking 2 (Student Book alone) by Robin Mills, Laurie Frazier (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Northstar now in its third edition motivates students to succeed in their academic as well as personal language goals For each of the five levels the two strands - Reading and Writing and Listening and Speaking - provide a fully integrated approach for students and teachers What is Special about the Third Edition? New Themes and Updated Content - presented in a variety of genres and in authentic materials - challenge and engage students intellectually Enhanced Focus on Academic Skills more purposeful integration of critical thinking and an enhanced focus on academic skills such as inferencing synthesizing notetaking and test taking help students develop strategies for success in the classroom and on standardized tests A structured approach gives students opportunities for more extended and creative oral practice for example presentations simulations debates speeches public service announcements and more A New Design with full color pages more photos illustrations and graphic organizers fosters student engagement and makes the content come alive MyNorthStarLab NorthStar is now available with MyNorthStarLab - an easy-to-use powerful online program for students and teachers that saves time and improves test scores Students receive personalized instruction and practice in all four skills Audio video and test preparation are all in one place - available anywhere anytime Teachers can take advantage of many resources including online assessments a flexible gradebook and tools for monitoring student progress Unlimited access to reading and audio selections DVD segments as well as original activities that support and extend the Northstar program Teacher's Manual A unit-by-unit guide including overviews suggested times step-by-step teaching suggestions expansion and homework activities and links to the companion strand and to MyNorthStarLab Detailed multi-level strategies and activities so instructors can reach students at different proficiency levels The Student Book Answer Key and unit word lists for easy reference Reproducible Unit Achievement Tests to save time and allow teachers to evaluate students' progress Note This is the standalone book"
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| "Focus on Grammar 2 by Irene E. Schoenberg (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Focus on Grammar in its new fourth edition maintains the proven pedagogy that makes it the most popular contextualized grammar series worldwide Its unique four-step approach takes students from context to communication - blending content reading writing listening speaking and critical thinking in a complete program and preparing students to understand and use English more effectively Centered on thematic instruction Focus on Grammar allows students to interact with grammar in realistic contexts and moves them beyond controlled practice to authentic communication New features include Updated high-interest readings in multiple genres that expose students to the form meaning and use of grammar in natural contextsKey vocabulary is taught practiced and recycled throughout each unit to ensure acquisitionFully redesigned grammar charts and notes that provide greater clarityExplicit pronunciation activities to improve fluency and accuracyExpanded listening tasks allow students to develop a range of listening skillsFlexible ongoing assessment - including unit reviews diagnostic and achievement tests and test-generating software - allows students to monitor their own progress and teachers to track students' mastery (Test and test-generating software available in the Teacher's Resource Pack)"
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| "Longman Academic Writing Series 5: Essays to Research Papers by Alan Meyers (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "The Longman Academic Writing Series helps students master the academic writing skills needed to succeed in their academic careers The five-level series spans writing topics from composing sentences to writing research papers Each level covers the complete writing process from prewriting to revision Level 5 teaches advanced students to write various genres of academic essays and research papers The text's writing process approach integrates training in grammar vocabulary sentence structure and research techniques along with essay and research paper organization Features Realistic writing models from various rhetorical genres explore academic disciplines such as biology sociology and history Vocabulary sections expand students' language awareness and improve the quality of their writing Sentence structure and grammar review helps students improve writing skills Preparation for Writing sections provide guidance and practice in researching evaluating and documenting sources A step-by-step approach guides students seamlessly through the writing process Writing Tips provide useful strategies to enhance students' writing experience Writing Expansions including journals timed writing and summarizing build written fluency critical thinking and test-taking skills"
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| "Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design by Tony Gaddis (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "For introductory courses in Computer Programming The Fundamentals of Programming When it comes to programming understanding the founding concepts can greatly improve student engagement and future success In its Fourth Edition Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design is a language-independent introductory programming book ideal for a precursor programming course or the first unit of an introductory programming course The text covers fundamental topics such as data types variables input output control structures modules functions arrays files object-oriented concepts GUI development and event-driven programming Designed for beginners the text is clear and approachable making the complex concepts accessible to every student In this edition Gaddis uses updated contemporary examples to familiarize students with models and logical thought processes used in programming without further complicating them with language syntax By using easy-to-understand pseudocode flowcharts and other tools Gaddis illustrates how to design the logic of programs Then confident in their high-level understanding of computer programming students are able to handle programming languages and syntax with greater ease and aptitude"
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| "Password 2" |
| "Previous edition New Password 2 White Plains NY PearsonLongman A2010"
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| "When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs (Paperback, 1986)" |
| "Raymond Briggs' now famous bestselling comic cartoon book depicts the effects of a neuclear attack on an elderly couple in his usual humorous yet macabre way"
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| "Short Stories in Italian: New Penguin Parallel Texts by Penguin Books Ltd (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "This is an all new version of the popular PARALLEL TEXT series containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original Italian and in English translation Including stories by Calvino Benni Sciascia and Levi this volume gives a fascinating insight into Italian culture and literature as well as providing an invaluable educational tool"
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| "A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "The bestselling much-loved classic account of an English couple enjoying the fruits of French rural living - an irresistible feast of humour and heartPeter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality throwing caution to the wind they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new lifeIn a year that begins with a marathon lunch and continues with a host of gastronomic delights they also survive the unexpected and often hilarious curiosities of rural life From mastering the local accent and enduring invasion by bumbling builders to discovering the finer points of boules and goat-racing all the earthy pleasures of Provencal life are conjured up in this enchanting portrait'One of the most successful travel books of all time Mayle created a new travel genre' GuardianDelightful' Washington Post'Engaging funny and richly appreciative' New York Times Book Review'Stylish witty delightfully readable' Sunday Times'I really loved this book' Julia Child"
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| "Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield (Paperback, 1997)" |
| "Twelve Shakespeare plays presented afresh by Leon Garfield in narrative form These are not simple retellings but more like a refashioning of the dramas as stories which remain true to the essential spirit of the original versions The author has captured all the richness of character plot mood and setting in Shakespeare's works It is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for the young"
Price: 11.99 |
| "Oroonoko, the Rover and Other Works by Aphra Behn (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction Inspired by Aphra Behn's visit to Surinam Oroonoko (1688) reflects the author's romantic view of Native Americans as simple superior peoples in the first state of innocence before men knew how to sin' The novel also reveals Behn's ambiguous attitude to African slavery - while she favoured it as a means to strengthen England's power her powerful and moving work conveys its injustice and brutality"
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| "Ethics by Benedict de Spinoza (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "A profoundly beautiful and uniquely insightful description of the universe Benedict de Spinoza&39;s Ethics is one of the masterpieces of Enlightenment-era philosophy This Penguin Classics edition is edited and translated from the Latin by Edwin Curley with an introduction by Stuart Hampshire Published shortly after his death the Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza&39;s greatest work - an elegant fully cohesive cosmology derived from first principles providing a coherent picture of reality and a guide to the meaning of an ethical life Following a logical step-by-step format it defines in turn the nature of God the mind the emotions human bondage to the emotions and the power of understanding - moving from a consideration of the eternal to speculate upon humanity&39;s place in the natural order the nature of freedom and the path to attainable happiness A powerful work of elegant simplicity the Ethics is a brilliantly insightful consideration of the possibility of redemption through intense thought and philosophical reflection The Ethics is presented in the standard translation of the work by Edwin Curley This edition also includes an introduction by Stuart Hampshire outlining Spinoza&39;s philosophy and placing it in context Baruch Spinoza (1632-77) later known as Benedict de Spinoza was born in Amsterdam where his orthodox Jewish family had fled from persecution in Portugal Ethics was published in 1677 after his death and his influence spread to the nineteenth century inspiring the Romantic poets winning the respect of Flaubert and Matthew Arnold and moving George Eliot who admired him as the enemy of superstition and the hero of scientific rationalism to begin a translation of his works If you enjoyed Ethics you might like Rene Descartes&39; Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings also available in Penguin Classics &39;The noblest and most lovable of the great philosophers ethically he is supreme&39; Bertrand Russell"
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| "A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings by Charles Dickens (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings collects stories of matchless charm and enduring popularity that enchanted listeners at Charles Dickens&39;s public readings This Penguin Classics is edited with an introduction and notes by Michael Slater Since it was first published in 1843 A Christmas Carol has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas Dickens&39;s story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas past present and future has been adapted into countless film and stage versions since it was first published Dickens&39;s other Christmas writings collected here include &39;The Story of the Goblins who Stole a Sexton&39; the short story from The Pickwick Papers on which A Christmas Carol was based; The Haunted Man a tale of a man tormented by painful memories; along with shorter pieces some drawn from the &39;Christmas Stories&39; that Dickens wrote annually for his weekly journals In all of them Dickens celebrates the season as one of geniality charity and remembrance This new selection contains an introduction by distinguished Dickens scholar Michael Slater discussing how the author has shaped ideas about the Christmas spirit original illustrations by &39;Phiz&39; and John Leech an appendix on Dickens&39;s use of The Arabian Nights a further reading list and explanatory notes Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012 His most famous books including Oliver Twist Great Expectations A Tale of Two Cities David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions If you enjoyed A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings you might like Dickens&39;s The Pickwick Papers also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "The Theban Plays by Sophocles (Paperback, 1950)" |
| "The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create a powerful trilogy of mankind's struggle aginst fateKING OEDIPUS tells of a man who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he doesn't realise he has committed and then inflicts a brutal punishment on himself It is a devastating portrayl of a ruler brought down by his own oath OEDIPUS AT COLONUS provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king while ANTIGONE depicts the fall of the next generation through the conflict between a young woman ruled by her conscience and a king too confident in his own authority"
Price: 5.99 |
