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| "Old Dog, New Tricks by Bali Rai (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "When the Singh family move into a new house their neighbour Mick is far from welcoming He's mean to everyone and his racist beliefs make living next door to him hard for the Singhs But Harvey is convinced that Mick just needs help and that he's the one to do it - he just needs to work out how! A charming and heart-warming story about the importance of family and friends Particularly suitable for struggling reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Jules Verne (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics) : Seven Novels" |
| "Writing in France in the nineteenth century Jules Verne was fascinated by adventure and exploration Collecting Five Weeks in a Balloon Around the World in Eighty Days A Journey to the Center of the Earth From the Earth to the Moon Round the Moon Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island this omnibus offers a unique compilation of seven of Verne's Voyages stories in which he extrapolated developing technology and invention into marvellous fiction This volume offers readers a generous introduction to Jules Verne whose books are as alive today as they were for readers new to the ideas expressed in them during his time This edition of the text is exquisitely bound in bonded-leather with distinctive gilt edging and an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark Decorative durable and collectable these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library"
Price: 19.99 |
| "The Lorax" |
| "The Lorax is the original eco warrior and his message still rings loud today in this fable about the dangers of destroying our forests told in the trademark rhyme of the irrepressible Dr Seuss Mister! He said with a sawdusty sneeze I am the Lorax I speak for the trees The Lorax is a hilarious and timeless story with the trademark humour and silly rhymes of Dr Seuss that packs a punch with its ecological message without feeling heavy-handed or worthy The Lorax is the original eco warrior as he tries to save the Truffula trees from the greedy once-ler's axe and the Dr Seuss blend of zany pictures and unique rhyme rhythm and repetition mean that all ages will learn from and love this wonderful book"
Price: 6.99 |
| "French Ages 7-9" |
| "This book helps children to learn French in an engaging and active way It is packed full of colourful illustrations and activities making learning fun In addition there's plenty of support and guidance for parents and teachers A wealth of information and ideas for using French in context means that children can enjoy learning French from the very start This new edition ensures that children are encouraged to develop good learning habits for life learning is made fun through a range of colourful and motivating activities children learn more about French language and culture through useful information and tips parents and teachers can fully support children's learning with confidence"
Price: 3.99 |
| "i-SPY Cars: What can you spot? (Collins Michelin i-SPY Guides) by i-SPY (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "Search for over 140 cars with this i-SPY guide This fun activity book encourages kids to look closely at different types of cars from Minis and Fiats to Maseratis and Ferraris in search of i-SPY points A fun interactive way to encourage curious children to learn about the world around them What can you spot? Get i-SPYing with these features Vibrant photographs of cars from different manufacturers Learn about model range and origins along the way Points to score from common sights like Fiat Punto (10 points) to top spots such as Lamborghini (40 points) Children love these fun and fascinating i-SPY activity books - discover over 30 other i-SPY guides in the series!"
Price: 3.49 |
| "i-Spy in the Street : What Can You Spot?" |
| "Search for over 140 sights in the street with this i-SPY guide This fun activity book encourages kids to look closely from signs and transport to shops and people in search of i-SPY points A fun interactive way to encourage curious children to learn about the world around them What can you spot? Get i-SPYing with these features Vibrant colour coded photographs Learn about features of cities and towns along the way Points to score from common sights like scaffolding (10 points) to top spots such as village fair (40 points) Children love these fun and fascinating i-SPY activity books - discover over 30 other i-SPY guides in the series!"
Price: 3.49 |
| "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller from the author of CLOUD ATLAS and THE BONE CLOCKSLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize 2010In your hands is a place like no other a tiny man-made island in the bay of Nagasaki for two hundred years the sole gateway between Japan and the West Here in the dying days of the 18th century a young Dutch clerk arrives to make his fortune Instead he loses his heartStep onto the streets of Dejima and mingle with scheming traders spies interpreters servants and concubines as two cultures converge In a tale of integrity and corruption passion and power the key is control - of riches and minds and over death itself"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Little Kids First Big Book of Why (First Big Book) by Amy Shields (Hardback, 2011)" |
| "Linking to a popular feature in the super successful National Geographic Little Kids magazine this book brings the browsable fun of the bestselling National Geographic Kids Almanac to a new audience pre-schoolers! Using an interactive question-and-answer format and content grounded in a child's immediate world the Big Book of Why delivers lively information hands-on games simple recipes crafts and more What makes a car go? How does mushy dough become a crispy cookie? What does the doctor see in my throat? An essential parent reference The Big Book of Why invites children to ask big questions think big thoughts and get answers that are accurate engaging level-appropriate and based on sound educational findings It helps prepare pre-schoolers for school in an interactive way-the very best way to foster learning at this age according to research Highly photographic and playful this big book is an adventure in exploration"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Crosswords for Clever Kids" |
| "From the author of the bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids this book is packed with crossword puzzles to complete and will keep clever kids entertained for hours! Addictive fun and conveniently compact for travelling this little book of crosswords will test word power and keep clever kids entertained for hoursThe crosswords get gradually harder through the book and are divided into sections from beginner to ace puzzler Perfect for taking on a trip this little book is ideal for improving spelling and developing vocabulary on the goOther books in the series include9781780552491 Brain Games For Clever Kids9781780553078 Wordsearches for Clever Kids9781780553146 Quiz Book for Clever Kids"
Price: 4.49 |
| "A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) Paperback" |
| "HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age A FEAST FOR CROWS is the fourth volume in the series ‘On the morning after battle the crows had feasted on victors and vanquished alike How much can a crown be worth when a crow can dine upon a king?’ A Lannister sits upon the Iron Throne But the days of betrayal and bloodshed are far from over Among the ashes of war new conflicts spark to life Daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed which threaten to engulf Westeros But in this game of thrones victory will go to those with the sharpest steel and the coldest hearts"
Price: 8.49 |
| "52 Ways Of Looking At A Poem: or How Reading Modern Poetry Can Change Your Life by Ruth Padel (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "British poetry is in a wonderful state at present Never have so many poets been saying so many interesting things in such lively up-to-date ways Yet many people feel shut out or know little about poetry and have no idea where to begin In this groundbreaking book Ruth Padel takes fifty-two of the poems she discussed in her newspaper column - a year's worth - and suggests ways of reading them The poems are by a wide range of living poets on experiences we all share - love sex death nature history war - which show how reading a poem can enhance everyone's life as powerfully and as pleasurably as reading novels or watching a film"
Price: 7.99 |
| "A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute Norway (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ERIC LOMAX Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins When she is captured she joins a group of other European women and children whom the Japanese force to march for miles through the jungle - an experience that leads to the deaths of many Due to her courageous spirit and ability to speak Malay Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners and many end up owing their lives to her indomitable spirit While on the march the group run into some Australian prisoners one of whom Joe Harman helps them steal some food and is horrifically punished by the Japanese as a result After the war Jean tracks Joe down in Australia and together they begin to dream of surmounting the past and transforming his one-horse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs"
Price: 7.49 |
| "May I Have Your Attention Please? by James Corden (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "So the story of my life I've often thought about this moment about what it would be like to write my memoirs I always thought it would make me feel important It doesn't If anything it makes me feel a little strange The truth is I should never have been this famous guy I wasn't the cool clever good-looking boy at school But I always dreamt of it hoped for it longed for it throughout school when I was disruptive in my teens when I tried to form my own boy band and through hundreds of auditions for parts which were met with constant rejection Until finally I co-wrote Gavin and Stacey And my whole life changed This is that story The story of how I found myself here talking to you"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Critical Studies: The Great Gatsby by Kathleen Parkinson (Paperback, 1988)" |
| "Kathleen Parkinson places this brilliant and bitter satire on the moral failure of the Jazz Age firmly in the context of Scott Fitzgerald's life and times She explores the intricate patterns of the novel its chronology locations imagery and use of colour and how these contribute to a seamless interplay of social comedy and symbolic landscape She devotes a perceptive chapter to Fitzgerald's controversial portrayal of women and goes on to discuss how the central characters Gatsby and Nick Carraway embody and confront the dualism inherent in the American dream"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Essays by George Orwell (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "The articles collected in George Orwell&39;s Essays illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who elevated political writing to an art This outstanding collection brings together Orwell&39;s longer major essays and a fine selection of shorter pieces that includes &39;My Country Right or Left&39; &39;Decline of the English Murder&39; &39;Shooting an Elephant&39; and &39;A Hanging&39; With great originality and wit Orwell unfolds his views on subjects ranging from a revaluation of Charles Dickens to the nature of Socialism from a comic yet profound discussion of naughty seaside postcards to a spirited defence of English cooking Displaying an almost unrivalled mastery of English plain prose Orwell&39;s essays created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and continue to challenge move and entertain This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Bernard Crick"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "&39;A truly great translation This English version really is better&39; - A N Wilson The Spectator TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 This acclaimed new translation of Dostoyevsky&39;s &39;psychological record of a crime&39; gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality expressing its jagged staccato urgency and fevered atmosphere as never before Raskolnikov a destitute and desperate former student wanders alone through the slums of St Petersburg deliriously imagining himself above society&39;s laws But when he commits a random murder only suffering ensues Embarking on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator Raskolnikov finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck Only Sonya a downtrodden prostitute can offer the chance of redemption Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was born in Moscow and made his name in 1846 with the novella Poor Folk He spent several years in prison in Siberia as a result of his political activities an experience which formed the basis of The House of the Dead In later life he fell in love with a much younger woman and developed a ruinous passion for roulette His subsequent great novels include Notes from Underground Crime and Punishment The Idiot Demons and The Brothers Karamazov Oliver Ready is Research Fellow in Russian Society and Culture at St Antony&39;s College Oxford He is general editor of the anthology The Ties of Blood Russian Literature from the 21st Century (2008) and Consultant Editor for Russia Central and Eastern Europe at the Times Literary Supplement"
Price: 7.99 |
| "A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Neil MacGregor&39;s A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold original approach to human history exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them Encompassing a grand sweep of human history A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today Seen through MacGregor&39;s eyes history is a kaleidoscope - shifting interconnected constantly surprising and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined A stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early Victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire An intellectual and visual feast this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years &39;Brilliant engagingly written deeply researched&39; Mary Beard Guardian &39;A triumph hugely popular and rightly lauded as one of the most effective and intellectually ambitious initiatives in the making of &39;public history&39; for many decades&39; Sunday Telegraph &39;Highly intelligent delightfully written and utterly absorbing &39; Timothy Clifford Spectator &39;This is a story book vivid and witty shining with insights connections shocks and delights&39; Gillian Reynolds Daily Telegraph"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Austerlitz is W G Sebald's haunting novel of post-war EuropeIn 1939 five-year-old Jacques Austerlitz is sent to England on a Kindertransport and placed with foster parents This childless couple promptly erase from the boy all knowledge of his identity and he grows up ignorant of his past Later in life after a career as an architectural historian Austerlitz - having avoided all clues that might point to his origin - finds the past returning to haunt him and he is forced to explore what happened fifty years before Austerlitz is WG Sebald's melancholic masterpiece'Mesmeric haunting and heartbreakingly tragic Simply no other writer is writing or thinking on the same level as Sebald' Eileen Battersby Irish Times'Greatness in literature is still possible' John Banville Irish Times Books of the Year'A work of obvious genius' Literary Review'A fusion of the mystical and the solid His art is a form of justice - there can be I think no higher aim' Evening Standard'Spellbindingly accomplished; a work of art' The Times Literary Supplement 'I have never read a book that provides such a powerful account of the devastation wrought by the dispersal of the Jews from Prague and their treatment by the Nazis' Observer'A great book by a great writer' Boyd Tonkin IndependentW G Sebald was born in Wertach im Allgau Germany in 1944 and died in December 2001 He studied German language and literature in Freiburg Switzerland and Manchester In 1996 he took up a position as an assistant lecturer at the University of Manchester and settled permanently in England in 1970 He was Professor of European Literature at the University of East Anglia and is the author of The Emigrants The Rings of Saturn Vertigo Austerlitz After Nature On the Natural History of Destruction Campo Santo Unrecounted A Place in the Country His selected poetry is published in a volume called Across the Land and the Water"
Price: 8.49 |
| "My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "My Family and Other Animals is the bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell Escaping the ills of the British climate the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo gun-toting Leslie bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry along with their long-suffering mother and Roger the dog - take off for the island of Corfu But the Durrells find that reluctantly they must share their various villas with a menagerie of local fauna - among them scorpions geckos toads bats and butterflies Recounted with immense humour and charm My Family and Other Animals is a wonderful account of a rare magical childhood &39;Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities&39; Sunday Telegraph&39;A bewitching book&39; Sunday Times"
Price: 6.99 |
| Dart |
| "Over the past three years Alice Oswald has been recording conversations with people who live and work on the River Dart in Devon Using these records and voices as a sort of poetic census she creates a narrative of the river tracking its life from source to sea The voices are wonderfully varied and idiomatic - they include a poacher a ferryman a sewage worker and milk worker a forester swimmers and canoeists - and are interlinked with historic and mythic voices drowned voices dreaming voices and marginal notes which act as markers along the way"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Unlimited Power : The New Science of Personal Achievement" |
| "NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND COACH TO MILLIONS BRINGS A TRANSFORMATIVE GUIDE TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS 'Tony's power is superhuman He is a catalyst for getting people to change' Oprah Winfrey 'He has a great gift He has the gift to inspire' Bill Clinton former President of the United States 'Tony Robbins' coaching has made a remarkable difference in my life both on and off the court He's helped me to discover what I'm really made of and I've taken my tennis game - and my life - to a whole new level!' Serena Williams 22-time Grand Slam tennis champion and Olympic gold medalist 'No matter who you are no matter how successful no matter how happy Tony has something to offer you' Hugh Jackman Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor and producer If you have ever dreamed of a better life Unlimited Power will show you how to achieve the extraordinary quality of life you desire and deserve and how to master your personal and professional lifeTony Robbins has proven to millions through his books tapes and seminars that by harnessing the power of your mind you can do have achieve and create anything you want for your life He has shown heads of state royalty Olympic and professional athletes and film stars how to achieveUnlimited Power is a revolutionary fitness book for the mind It will show you step by step how to perform at your peak while gaining emotional and financial freedom attaining leadership and self-confidence and winning the co-operation of others"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Last Man : 11" |
| "THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A hero can't always be good Joe Rickman head of clandestine operations in the Middle East has been kidnapped and with him top secret CIA information that could prove disastrous in the wrong hands Mitch Rapp must find Rickman at all costs But something doesn't add up and he soon suspects something even more sinister is afoot With elements inside his own government working against him Rapp will have to make to make a tough call between playing the hero and playing nice Or will he be stopped dead before he can succeed?AMERICAN ASSASSIN book one in the series is soon to be a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Dylan O'Brien (Maze Runner) Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) and Michael KeatonPraise for the Mitch Rapp series 'Sizzles with inside information and CIA secrets' Dan Brown 'A cracking uncompromising yarn that literally takes no prisoners' The Times 'Vince Flynn clearly has one eye on Lee Child's action thriller throne with this twist-laden story instantly gripping' Shortlist 'Action-packed in-your-face adrenalin-pumped super-hero macho escapist fiction that does exactly what it says on the label' Irish Independent 'Mitch Rapp is a great character who always leaves the bad guys either very sorry for themselves or very dead' Guardian"
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| "The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "'One day when Pooh Bear had nothing else to do he thought he would do something so he went round to Piglet's house to see what Piglet was doing'This is the second classic children's story by AA Milne about Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood In this volume Pooh meets the irrepressible Tigger for the first time learns to play Poohsticks and sets a trap for a Heffalump In this stunning edition of The House at Pooh Corner AA Milne's classic characters are once again brought to life by EH Shepard's illustrations Do you own all the classic Pooh titles?Winnie-the-PoohThe House at Pooh CornerWhen We Were Very YoungNow We Are SixAlso look out for Return to the Hundred Acre Wood and The Best Bear in all the World (coming soon)Milne's classic children's stories - featuring Piglet Eeyore Christopher Robin and of course Pooh himself - are both heart-warming and funny teaching lessons of friendship and reflecting the power of a child's imagination like no other story before or since Pooh ranks alongside other beloved characters such as Paddington Bear and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage Whether you're 5 or 55 Pooh is the bear for all ages AA Milne is quite simply one of the most famous children's authors of all time He created Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet Eeyore Tigger Kanga and Roo based on the real nursery toys played with by his son Christopher Robin And those characters not only became the stars of his classic children's books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner and his poetry for children they have also been adapted for film TV and the stage Through his writings for Punch magazine AA Milne met EH Shepard Shepard went on to draw the original illustrations to accompany Milne's classics earning him the name the man who drew Pooh"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook (of Sorts) by Russell Norman (Hardback, 2012)" |
| "Tucked away in a backstreet of London's edgy Soho district POLPO is one of the hottest restaurants in town Critics and food aficionados have been flocking to this understated bacaro where Russell Norman serves up dishes from the back streets of Venice A far cry from the tourist-trap eateries of the famous floating city this kind of cooking is unfussy innovative and exuberantly delicious The 140 recipes in the book include caprese stacks zucchini shoestring fries asparagus with Parmesan and anchovy butter butternut risotto arancini rabbit cacciatore warm duck salad with wet walnuts and beets crispy baby pizzas with prosciutto and rocket scallops with lemon and peppermint mackerel tartare linguine with clams whole sea bream warm octopus salad soft-shell crab in Parmesan batter with fennel salad walnut and honey semifreddo tiramisu fizzy bellinis and glasses of bright orange spritz With luminescent photography by Jenny Zarins which captures the unfrequented corners the bustling bacari and the sublime waterways of Venice POLPO is a dazzling tribute to Italy's greatest hidden cuisine"
Price: 17.99 |
| "Zenith by Helen Dennis (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "Jed must confront the revelation of his true identity he is the alchemist Fulcanelli who discovered the elixir of life and used it to become young again He must take the elixir one more time in order to live for ever If he doesn't take it he will die But Jed only has nine months left to take the elixir And he has absolutely no idea how to make it The challenge is clear Jed Kassia and co must hunt down the secret recipeTheir quest takes them to Prague and then on to Paris - but hot on their heels are NOAH the secret organisation that will do anything to get their hands on the secret to eternal life Jed has everything to live for But who can he trust?The second in an action-packed series full of adventure this book has an illustrated narrative running through it helping readers to solve the mystery alongside the characters in the story"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Our Chemical Hearts" |
| "A bittersweet funny sad story of friendship first love and heartache all rolled into one spellbinding tale from a stunning debut novelist For fans of John Green Rainbow Rowell and E LockhartHenry Page a hopeless romantic and film buff is smitten as soon as Grace Town walks into his classroom But Grace - who looks in need of a good bath is dressed in guy's clothing and walks with a cane - is unlike any leading lady he's ever obsessed over And when Henry and Grace are both offered positions as editors of their high school newspaper the mystery of Grace begins to captivate him Why does she visit a graveyard every afternoon? What secret does she keep locked away in her bedroom? Above all why is Grace Town so deeply sad? Before he knows it Henry is sure that he is the one to unlock her happiness But Grace is capricious changeable infuriating and above all damaged Henry will need to be the strongest he has ever been to survive this particular love story"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Simians, Cyborgs and Women : The Reinvention of Nature" |
| "Donna Haraway analyses accounts narratives and stories of the creation of nature living organisms and cyborgs (cybernetic components); showing how deeply cultural assumptions penetrate into allegedly value-neutral medical research"
Price: 18.99 |
| "Forms of Japan : Michael Kenna" |
| "A rocky coast along the sea of Japan; an immense plain of rice fields in the snow; Mount Fuji towering over misty wooded hills; silent temples devoid of people but brimming with Buddhist deities; a Torii gate mysteriously emerging from moving clouds and water-these are a few images from this remarkable collection of photographs by Michael Kenna whose black-and-white work is highly renowned Forms of Japan brilliantly designed by Yvonne Meyer-Lohr is organised into chapters simply titled Sea Land Trees Spirit and Sky The quietly evocative photographs often paired with classic haiku poems of Basho Buson Issa and others provide a contemplative portrait of a country better-known for its energy and industry Gorgeously reproduced to convey the enormous subtleties that exist in Michael Kenna's traditional black-and-white silver prints the photographs in this book include both well-known and previously unpublished images from all corners of Japan Hokkaido Honshu Kyushu Okinawa and Shikoku"
Price: 31.99 |
| "The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects by John Berger, Susan Sontag, Marshall McLuhan, Bruno Munari (Paperback,..." |
| "In a dazzling fusion of Quentin Fiore&39;s bold and inventive graphic design and Marshall McLuhan&39;s unique insight into technology advertising and mass-media The Medium is the Massage is a unique study of human communication in the twentieth century published in Penguin Modern ClassicsMarshall McLuhan is the man who predicted the all-pervasive rise of modern mass media Blending text image and photography his 1960 classic The Medium is the Massage illustrates how the growth of technology utterly reshapes society personal lives and sensory perceptions so that we are effectively transformed by the means we use to communicate His theories many of which are illustrated in this astonishing &39;inventory of effects&39; force us to question how modes of communication have shaped society This concept and his ideas such as rolling up-to-the-minute news broadcasts and the media &39;Global Village&39; have proved decades ahead of their time How do we see the world around us? The &39;Penguin on Design&39; series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art design and the media have changed our vision forever Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) was a Canadian educator philosopher and scholar - a professor of English Literature a literary critic and a communications theorist McLuhan&39;s work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory Among his other works are The Mechanical Bride (1951) The Gutenberg Galaxy (1962) and Understanding Media (1964) Quentin Fiore (b1920) is a graphic designer renowned for his collaborations with writers including the academic Marshall McLuhan and the futurist and engineer Buckminster Fuller If you enjoyed The Medium is the Massage you might like Bruno Munari&39;s Design as Art also available in Penguin Modern Classics &39;The media prophet of the 1960s&39;The New York Times&39;In the tumult of the digital revolution McLuhan is relevant anew&39;Wired"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Mister Pip" |
| "'You cannot pretend to read a book Your eyes will give you away So will your breathing A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe The house can catch alight and a reader deep in a book will not look up until the wallpaper is in flames' Bougainville 1991 A small village on a lush tropical island in the South Pacific Eighty-six days have passed since Matilda's last day of school as quietly war is encroaching from the other end of the island When the villagers' safe predictable lives come to a halt Bougainville's children are surprised to find the island's only white man a recluse re-opening the school Pop Eye aka Mr Watts explains he will introduce the children to Mr Dickens Matilda and the others think a foreigner is coming to the island and prepare a list of much needed items They are shocked to discover their acquaintance with Mr Dickens will be through Mr Watts' inspiring reading of Great Expectations But on an island at war the power of fiction has dangerous consequences Imagination and beliefs are challenged by guns Mister Pip is an unforgettable tale of survival by story; a dazzling piece of writing that lives long in the mind after the last page is finished"
Price: 6.49 |
