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| "Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg (Paperback, 1984)" |
| "Happy 30th birthday Please Mrs Butler!This witty collection of school poems by Allan Ahlberg re-jacketed for its 30th anniversary and for a whole new generation of school children to fall in love with is full of typical classroom events that will be recognized and enjoyed by everyone From never-ending projects reading tests quarreling making-up excuses and 'Please Sir it isn't fair' Fritz Wegner's line drawings beautifully complement the hilarious and poignant versesPlease Mrs Butler was voted the most important twentieth-century children's poetry book in a Books for Keeps poll"
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| "Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "A masterpiece of autobiography and perhaps the first literary memoir of an addict the Penguin Classics edition of Thomas De Quincey&39;s Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is edited with an introduction by Barry Milligan Confessions is a remarkable account of the pleasures and pains of worshipping at the &39;Church of Opium&39; Thomas De Quincey consumed daily large quantities of laudanum (at the time a legal painkiller) and this autobiography of addiction hauntingly describes his surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings through London along with the nightmares despair and paranoia to which he became prey The result is a work in which the effects of drugs and the nature of dreams memory and imagination are seamlessly interwoven describing in intimate detail the mind-altering pleasures and pains unique to opium Confessions of an English Opium-Eater forged a link between artistic self-expression and addiction paving the way for later generations of literary addicts from Baudelaire to James Frey and anticipating psychoanalysis with its insights into the subconscious This edition is based on the original serial version of 1821 and reproduces two &39;sequels&39; &39;Suspiria de Profundis&39; (1845) and &39;The English Mail-Coach&39; (1849) It also includes a critical introduction discussing the romantic figure of the addict and the tradition of confessional literature and an appendix on opium in the nineteenth century Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) studied at Oxford failing to take his degree but discovering opium He later met Coleridge Southey and the Wordsworths From 1828 until his death he lived in Edinburgh and made his living from journalism If you enjoyed Confessions of an English Opium-Eater you might like William S Burroughs&39; Junky available in Penguin Modern Classics &39;De Quincey was one of the first great autobiographers&39; Jonathan Bate"
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| "Natural History by Pliny the Elder (Paperback, 1991)" |
| "Pliny&39;s Natural History is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century AD whether describing the danger of diving for sponges the first water-clock or the use of asses&39; milk to remove wrinkles Pliny himself died while investigating the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79 and the natural curiosity that brought about his death is also very much evident in the Natural History - a book that proved highly influential right up until the Renaissance and that his nephew Pliny the younger described &39;as full of variety as nature itself&39;"
Price: 9.99 |
| "The Iliad by Homer (Paperback, 1991)" |
| "A work of tremendous influence that has inspired writers from his ancient Greek contemporaries to modernist writers such as TS Eliot Homer's epic poem The Iliad is translated by Robert Fagles with an introduction and notes by Bernard Knox in Penguin ClassicsOne of the foremost achievements in Western literature Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War At its centre is Achilles the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus Achilles storms back into battle to take revenge - although knowing this will ensure his own early death Interwoven with this tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle of the domestic world inside Troy's besieged city of Ilium and of the conflicts between the Gods on Olympus as they argue over the fate of mortalsSeven Greek cities claim the honour of being the birthplace of Homer (c 8th-7th century BC) the poet to whom the composition of the Iliad and Odyssey are attributed The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature but the identity - or even the existence - of Homer himself is a complete mystery with no reliable biographical information having survivedIf you enjoyed The Iliad you might like The Odyssey also available in Penguin Classics'An astonishing performance'Peter Levi'Plain and direct noble above all rapid leading the reader forward with an irresistible flow Fagles' version is imbued with humanity'Oliver Taplin The New York Times Book Review'Robert Fagles has given us an Iliad to read aloud eloquent rhythmical and full of power'Jasper Griffin Oxford University"
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| "Au Bonheur des Dames (The Ladies' Delight) by Emile Zola (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "Now the basis for the major BBC tv adaptation The Paradise this is a lavish drama and a timeless commentary on consumer capitalism The Penguin Classics edition of Emile Zola's The Ladies' Delight is based on an acclaimed vivid and modern translation by Robin Buss who has also introduced the novelThe Ladies' Delight is the glittering Paris department store run by Octave Mouret He has used charm and drive to become director of this mighty emporium unscrupulously exploiting his young female staff and seducing his lady customers with luxurious displays of shimmering silks satins velvets and lace Then Denise Baudu a naive provincial girl becomes an assistant at the store - and Mouret discovers that he in turn can also be enchanted With its greedy customers gossiping staff and vibrant sense of theatre The Ladies' Delight (Au Bonheur des Dames in the original French) is one of the most richly exciting novels in Zola's Les Rougon-Macquart cycleThis edition also contains a bibliography introduction chronology and explanatory notesEmile Zola (1840-1902) was the leading figure in the French school of naturalistic fiction His principal work Les Rougon-Macquart is a panorama of mid-19th century French life in a cycle of 20 novels which Zola wrote over a period of 22 years including Au Bonheur des Dames (1883) The Beast Within (1890) Nana (1880) and The Drinking Den (1877)'A complete page-turner about the consumer society greed fashion and instant gratification'India Knight'A fine translation'The Times Literary Supplement"
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| "War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace is a sprawling epic covering the impact of Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia on five different families This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction and notes by Anthony Briggs with an afterword by Orlando Figes author of A People's Tragedy Russian Revolution 1891-1924At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805 conversations are dominated by the prospect of war Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia and the lives of three young people are changed forever The stories of quixotic Pierre cynical Andrey and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast from aristocrats and peasants to soldiers and Napoleon himself In War and Peace Tolstoy entwines grand themes - conflict and love birth and death free will and faith - with unforgettable scenes of nineteenth-century Russia to create a magnificent epic of human life in all its imperfection and grandeurAnthony Briggs's superb translation combines stirring accessible prose with fidelity to Tolstoy's original while Orlando Figes's afterword discusses the novel's vast scope and depiction of Russian identity This edition also contains appendices notes a list of prominent characters and mapsLeo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born at Yasnaya Polyana in central Russia After marrying Sofya Behrs in 1862 Tolstoy settled down managing his estates and writing two of his best-known novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878) In 1884 Tolstoy experienced a spiritual crisis becoming an extreme moralist rejecting the state the church and private property His last novel Resurrection (1900) was written to raise money for the Doukhobor sect of Christian spiritualistsIf you enjoyed War and Peace you might also like Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov'A masterpiece This new translation is excellent'- Anthony Beevor'A book that you don't just read you live'- Simon Schama"
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| "The Last Days of Socrates by Plato (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Chronicling the life and death of the father of western philosophy and charting his influence on the most influential ancient Greek philosophers Plato's The Last Days of Socrates is translated from the Greek by Hugh Tredennick revised with an introduction and notes by Harold Tarrant in Penguin ClassicsThe trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of Classical Athens In tracing these events through four dialogues Plato also developed his own philosophy based on Socrates' manifesto for a life guided by self-responsibility Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house debating the nature of piety while the Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges of impiety and a defence of the philosopher's life In the Crito while awaiting execution in prison Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape Finally in the Phaedo he is shown calmly confident in the face of death skilfully arguing the case for the immortality of the soulHugh Tredennick's landmark 1954 translation has been revised by Harold Tarrant reflecting changes in Platonic studies with an introduction and expanded introductions to each of the four dialoguesPlato (c427-347 BC) stands with Socrates and Aristotle as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West He founded the Academy in Athens the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research and teaching and the prototype of all Western universitiesIf you enjoyed The Last Days of Socrates you might like Plato's The Symposium also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "Funnybones: The Ghost Train: The Ghost Train by Allan Ahlberg (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "The Ghost Train is one of the titles in Allan Ahlberg's iconic children's picture book series about skeletons Funnybones Despite being set in a dark dark house this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers!Whoo-ooo-ooo! It's midnight at the station and the three skeletons climb aboard the ghost train for a spooky ride But they discover something even more scary!'By far our best writer for the young' - Daily TelegraphAllan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet created many award-winning children's picture books including Peepo! Each Peach Pear Plum and the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman Other titles in the Funnybones series include Funnybones Mystery Tour The Black Cat The Pet Shop Bumps in the Night Dinosaur Dreams Skeleton Crew Give the Dog a Bone and A Brilliant Bone Rattling Collection all of which are available from Puffin"
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| "Unweaving the Rainbow : Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder" |
| "A dazzling passionate polemic against anti-science movements of all kindsCover note Each copy of the new edition of Unweaving the Rainbow features a unique wavelength pattern No two covers are exactly alikeKeats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours In this illuminating and provocative book Richard Dawkins argues that Keats could not have been more mistaken and shows how an understanding of science enhances our wonder of the world He argues that mysteries do not lose their poetry because they are solved the solution is often more beautiful than the puzzle uncovering even deeper mysteries Dawkins takes up the most important and compelling topics in modern science from astronomy and genetics to language and virtual reality combining them in a landmark statement on the human appetite for wonderCover note Each copy of the new edition of Unweaving the Rainbow features a unique wavelength pattern No two covers are exactly alike"
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| "The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "The internationally bestselling Man Booker-shortlisted portrait of a man caught between conflicting identities and betrayed by the world he has embraced - from the author of Exit WestAdapted as a major film starring Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland&39;Masterful A poignant love story and a thriller that subtly ratchets up the nerve-jangling tension towards an explosive ending&39; Metro&39;Excuse me sir but may I be of assistance? Ah I see I have alarmed you Do not be frightened by my beard I am a lover of America &39;So speaks the mysterious stranger at a Lahore cafe as dusk settles Invited to join him for tea you learn his name and what led this speaker of immaculate English to seek you out For he is more worldy than you might expect; better travelled and better educated He knows the West better than you do And as he tells you his story of how he embraced the Western dream -- and a Western woman -- and how both betrayed him so the night darkens Then the true reason for your meeting becomes abundantly clear Challenging mysterious and thrillingly tense Mohsin Hamid&39;s masterly The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a vital read teeming with questions and ideas about some of the most pressing issues of today&39;s globalised fractured world"
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| "Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) describes his time living with the gangs on the Southside of Chicago and answers another question what&39;s it like to live in hell?In the Robert Taylor Homes projects on Chicago&39;s South Side Sudhir befriends JT a gang leader for the Black Kings As he slowly gains JT&39;s trust one day in order to convince Sudhir of his own CEO-like qualities JT makes him leader of the gang Why does JT make his henchmen the &39;shorties&39; stay in school? What is the difference between a &39;regular&39; hustler and a &39;hype&39; - and is Peanut telling him the truth about which she is? And when the FBI finally starts cracking down on the Black Kings is it time to get out - or is it too late?"
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| "Trouble with Lichen: Classic Science Fiction by John Wyndham (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley two scientists investigating a rare lichen discover it has a remarkable property it retards the aging process Francis realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful wealthy elite wants to keep it secret but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolutionAs each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery the world comes ever closer to learning the truth Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians?"
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| "I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Often at the hour of day when the savannah grass is streaked with silver and pale gold rims the silhouettes of the hills I drive with my dogs up to the Mukutan to watch the sun setting behind the lake and the evening shadows settle over the valleys and plains of the Laikipia plateau'Kuki Gallmann's haunting memoir of bringing up a family in Kenya in the 1970s first with her husband Paulo and then alone is part elegaic celebration part tragedy and part love letter to the magical spirit of Africa"
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| "Design as Art by Bruno Munari (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation Bruno Munari&39;s Design as Art is an illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design translated by Patrick Creagh published as part of the &39;Penguin on Design&39; series in Penguin Modern Classics&39;The designer of today re-establishes the long-lost contact between art and the public between living people and art as a living thing&39;Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time described by Picasso as &39;the new Leonardo&39; Munari insisted that design be beautiful functional and accessible and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in the objects we use everyday Lamps road signs typography posters children&39;s books advertising cars and chairs - these are just some of the subjects to which he turns his illuminating gaze How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art design and the media have changed our vision foreverBruno Munari (1907-1998) born in Milan was the enfant terrible of Italian art and design for most of the twentieth century contributing to many fields of both visual (paint sculpture film industrial design graphics) and non-visual arts (literature poetry) He was twice awarded the Compasso d&39;Oro design prize for excellence in his fieldIf you enjoyed Design as Art you might like John Berger&39;s Ways of Seeing also available in Penguin Modern Classics&39;One of the most influential designers of the twentieth century Munari has encouraged people to go beyond formal conventions and stereotypes by showing them how to widen their perceptual awareness&39;International Herald Tribune"
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| "Human Happiness by Blaise Pascal (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal the essays contained in Human Happiness are a curiously optimistic look at whether humans can ever find satisfaction and real joy in life - or whether a belief in God is a wise gamble at best Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
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| "Remember Me by Lesley Pearse (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Based on a true story Remember Me brings Mary Broad vividly to life in this moving story of a woman triumphing against overwhelming odds She made one mistake and now she'll never see home again Mary a Cornish mariner's daughter makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat Convicted and sentenced to be transported to Australia she endures horrific conditions aboard ship before landing in a brutal and barbaric country It will take all her courage just to survive But Mary is also determined to make something of herself in this rugged man's world And she dreams that one day she will find a way of crossing the cruel seas that lie between her and home Santa Montefiore and Penny Vincenzi fans will swiftly fall for Lesley Pearse's mesmerising novels - you'll want to read them again and again 'With characters it is impossible not to care about this is storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail'An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry' Woman's Weekly'Utterly riveting brilliant' Closer"
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| "Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "'A classic The Adrian Mole diaries are thoroughly subversive A true hero for our time' Richard IngramsCelebrate Adrian Mole's 50th Birthday with this new edition of the FOURTH BOOK in his diaries where we catch up with a hapless Adrian and his desperate attempts to win back the love of his life--------------------------- Thursday January 3rd I have the most terrible problems with my sex life It all boils down to the fact that I have no sex life At least not with another person Finally given the heave-ho by Pandora Adrian Mole finds himself in the unenviable situation of living with the love-of-his-life as she goes about shacking up with other men Worse as he slides down the employment ladder from deskbound civil servant in Oxford to part-time washer-upper in Soho he finds that critical reception for his epic novel Lo! The Flat Hills of My Homeland is not quite as he might have hoped But Adrian is about to discover that extraordinary and wonderful things may blossom even in the wilderness 'A very very funny book' Sunday Times 'The funniest person in the world' Caitlin Moran"
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| "The Power of Six: Lorien Legacies Book 2 by Pittacus Lore (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "They caught Number One in MalaysiaNumber Two in EnglandAnd Number Three in KenyaThey tried to catch Number Four in Ohio and failedI am Number Seven And I'm ready to fightI've seen him on the news Followed the stories about what happened to John Smith To the world he's a mystery but to me he's one of us Nine of us came here but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us if we all still believe in our missionThere are six of us left We're hiding blending in avoiding contact with one another but our Legacies are developing and soon we'll be ready to fight Is John Number Four - and is his appearance the sign I've been waiting for? And what about Number Five and Six? Could one of them be the raven-haired girl with the stormy eyes from my dreams? The girl with powers that are beyond anything I could ever imagine? The girl who might be strong enough to bring the six of us together?Praise for Pittacus Lore'Tense exciting full of energy' Observer'Relentlessly readable' The Times'Tense keeps you wondering' Sunday Times'Set to eclipse Harry Potter and moody vampires Pittacus Lore is about to become one of the hottest names on the planet' Big IssuePerfect for fans of The Hunger Games - The Power of Six is the second book in Pittacus Lore's Lorien Legacies series The first book I Am Number Four is now a major Disney motion picture"
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| "Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "Immortalised by Audrey Hepburn&39;s sparkling performance in the 1961 film of the same name Breakfast at Tiffany&39;s is Truman Capote&39;s timeless portrait of tragicomic cultural icon Holly Golightly published in Penguin Modern Classics It&39;s New York in the 1940s where the martinis flow from cocktail hour till breakfast at Tiffany&39;s And nice girls don&39;t except of course for Holly Golightly glittering socialite traveller generally upwards sometimes sideways and once in a while - down Pursued by to Salvatore &39;Sally&39; Tomato the Mafia sugar-daddy doing life in Sing Sing and &39;Rusty&39; Trawler the blue-chinned cuff-shooting millionaire man about women about town Holly is a fragile eyeful of tawny hair and turned-up nose a heart-breaker a perplexer a traveller a tease She is irrepressibly &39;top banana in the shock deparment&39; and one of the shining flowers of American fiction This edition also contains three stories &39;House of Flowers&39; &39;A Diamond Guitar&39; and &39;A Christmas Memory&39; Truman Capote (1924-84) was born in New Orleans He left school when he was fifteen and subsequently worked for The New Yorker which provided his first - and last - regular job He wrote both fiction and non-fiction - short stories novels and novellas travel writing profiles reportage memoirs plays and films; his other works include In Cold Blood (1965) Music for Chameleons (1980) and Answered Prayers (1986) all of which are published in Penguin Modern Classics If you enjoyed Breakfast at Tiffany&39;s you might like Capote&39;s In Cold Blood also available in Penguin Modern Classics &39;One of the twentieth century&39;s most gorgeously romantic fictions&39; Daily Telegraph &39;The most perfect writer of my generation I would not have changed two words of Breakfast at Tiffany&39;s&39; Norman Mailer"
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| "Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "'My literary hero is John Dos Passos' - Adam Curtis (filmmaker) 'A modernist masterpiece capturing the fragmented lives it sketches in a dazzling kaleidoscope of New York City in the 1920s' Christopher Hudson Evening Standard'Dos Passos has invented only one thing an art of story-telling But that is enough to create a universe' Jean-Paul Sartre'The best modern book about New York'DH LawrenceA modernist masterwork that has more in common with films than traditional novels John Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer includes an introduction by Jay McInerney in Penguin Modern ClassicsA colourful multi-faceted chronicle of New York in the early 1920s Manhattan Transfer ranks with James Joyce's Ulysses as a powerful and often lyrical meditation on the modern city Using experimental montage techniques borrowed from the cinema vivid descriptions and bursts of overheard conversation and the jumbled case histories of a picaresque cast of characters from dockside crapshooters to high-society flappers Dos Passos constructs a brilliant impressionistic portrait of New York City as a great futuristic machine filled with motion drama and human tragedy John Dos Passos (1896-1970) was born in Chicago the son of an eminent lawyer After graduating from Harvard he served in the US Army Medical Corps during the First World War and dabbled in journalism before embarking on life as a writer In 1925 he published Manhattan Transfer his first experimental novel in what was to become his peculiar style - a mixture of fact and fiction His began a series of panoramic epics of American life with the USA trilogy using the same technique and tracing through interwoven biographies the story of America from the early twentieth century to the onset of the Great Depression in 1929"
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| "Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "Inspired by Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' WIDE SARGASSO SEA is set in 1830's Jamaica Born into an oppressive colonialist society white Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent beauty and sensualityAfter their marriage however disturbing rumours begin to circulate which poison her husband against her Caught between his demands and her own precarious sense of belonging Antoinette is inexorably driven towards madness This classic study of betrayal is Jean Rhys' brief beautiful masterpiece"
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| "Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "When he was almost sixty years old worried that he might have lost touch with the sights the sounds and the essence of America's people Steinbeck took note of his itchy feet and prepared to travel He was accompanied by his French poodle Charley diplomat and watchdog across the states of America from Maine to California Moving through the woods and deserts dirt tracks and highways to large cities and glorious wildernesses Steinbeck observed - with remarkable honesty and insight with a humorous and sometimes sceptical eye - America and the Americans who inhabited it What he saw was a lonely generous nation too packed with individuals for single judgements; what he saw made him proud angry sympathetic and elated His vision of how the world was changing still speaks to us prophetically through the decades"
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| "The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Her first major literary success Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is an exalted view of her Objectivist philosophy portraying a visionary artist struggling against the dull conformist dogma of his peers; a book of ambition power gold and love published in Penguin Modern ClassicsArchitect Howard Roark is as unyielding as the granite he blasts to build with Defying the conventions of the world around him he embraces a battle over two decades against a double-dealing crew of rivals who will stop at nothing to bring him down These include perhaps most troublesome of all the ambitious Dominique Francon who may just prove to be Roarke's equal This epic story of money power and a man's struggle to succeed on his own terms is a paean to individualism and humanity's creative potential First published in 1943 The Fountainhead introduced millions to Rand's philosophy of Objectivism an uncompromising defence of self-interest as the engine of progress and a jubilant celebration of man's creative potentialAyn Rand (1905-1982) born Alisa Rosenbaum in St Petersburg Russia emigrated to America with her family in January 1926 never to return to her native land Her novel The Fountainhead was published in 1943 and eventually became a bestseller Still occasionally working as a screenwriter Rand moved to New York City in 1951 and published Atlas Shrugged in 1957 Her novels espoused what came to be called Objectivism a philosophy that champions capitalism and the pre-eminence of the individual If you enjoued The Fountainhead you might like Rand's Atlas Shrugged also available in Penguin Modern Classics'In The Fountainhead power greed life's grandeur flow hot and red in thrilling descriptions'London Review of Books'Ayn Rand is a writer of great power she writes brilliantly beautifully bitterly' The New York Times"
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| "Call it Sleep by Henry Roth (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "David Schearl arrives in New York in his mother's arms to begin his new life as an immigrant in the 'Golden Land' David is hated by his father - an angry violent man unable to find his niche in the New World - but is fiercely loved and protected by his Yiddish-speaking mother An innovative multi-lingual novel Call It Sleep subtly interweaves the overwhelming love between a mother and son with the terrors and anxieties David experiences as he seeks to find his own identity amidst the cultural disarray of early twentieth-century America"
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| "Amadeus by Peter Shaffer (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a genius the most brilliant musician the world will ever see But the court of eighteenth-century Vienna doesn't recognize his talents - only Antonio Salieri the Court Composer does and he is tortured by what he hears Seething with rage at the genius of this flippant buffoon and suddenly aware of his own mediocrity Salieri declares war and sets out to destroy the man he sees as God's instrument on earth Peter Shaffer's award-winning play is a rich exuberant portrayal of a God-like man among mortals and lives destroyed by envy"
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| "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "A sizzling drama of desire avarice and deception set in the American Deep South Tennessee Williams&39;s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is published in Penguin Modern Classics &39;Big Daddy&39; Pollitt the richest cotton planter in the Mississippi Delta is about to celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday His two sons have returned home for the occasion Gooper his wife and children Brick an ageing football hero who has turned to drink and his feisty wife Maggie As the hot summer evening unfolds the veneer of happy family life and Southern gentility gradually slips away as unpleasant truths emerge and greed lies jealousy and suppressed sexuality threaten to reach boiling point Made into a film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a masterly portrayal of family tensions and individuals trapped in prisons of their own making Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) was born in Columbus Mississippi When his father a travelling salesman moved with his family to St Louis some years later both he and his sister found it impossible to settle down to city life He entered college during the Depression and left after a couple of years to take a clerical job in a shoe company He stayed there for two years spending the evenings writing He received a Rockefeller Fellowship in 1940 for his play Battle of Angels and he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 and 1955 Among his many other plays Penguin have published The Glass Menagerie (1944) The Rose Tattoo (1951) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) Sweet Bird of Youth (1959) The Night of the Iguana (1961) and Small Craft Warnings (1972) If you enjoyed Cat on a Hot Tin Roof you might like Williams&39;s The Glass Menagerie also published in Penguin Modern Classics &39;Tennessee Williams will live as long as drama itself he is quite simply indispensable&39; Peter Shaffer author of Equus"
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| "Big Sur by Jack Kerouac (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "In 1960 Jack Kerouac was near breaking point Driven mad by constant press attention in the wake of the publication of On the Road he needed to 'get away to solitude again or die' so he withdrew to a cabin in Big Sur on the Californian coast The resulting novel in which his autobiographical hero Jack Duluoz wrestles with doubt alcohol dependency and his urge towards self-destruction is one of Kerouac's most personal and searingly honest works Ending with the poem 'Sea Sounds of the Pacific Ocean at Big Sur' it shows a man coming down from his hedonistic youth and trying to come to terms with fame the world and himself"
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| "North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "The Penguin English Library edition of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell'How am I to dress up in my finery and go off and away to smart parties after the sorrow I have seen today?'Elizabeth Gaskell's compassionate richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction Margaret Hale It shows how forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town she develops a passionate sense of social justice and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton North and South depicts a young woman discovering herself in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people and what brings them togetherThe Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War"
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| "100 Best Poems for Children by Penguin Books Ltd (Paperback, 2002)" |
| "A collection of the very best poems for children edited by Roger McGoughA wonderful collection of contemporary and classic poems chosen by children from schools around the UK Roger McGough made the final selection and wrote the introductionRoger McGough was born in Liverpool and educated at the University of Hull He came to prominence in the 1960s with the publication of THE MERSEY SOUND and is one of today's most popular poets He writes for children and adults and performs his poetry all over the world He was honoured with an OBE in 1997 and won the Signal Poetry Award in 1998 Roger now lives in LondonSheila Moxley is gaining a powerful reputation for her multi-cultural illustration She lives in London"
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| "The Queen's Nose by Dick King-Smith (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "Harmony's uncle sends her on a treasure trail - which ends in finding a 50p piece But the coin is a magic one and when you rub the queen's nose your wishes will come true"
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