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| "The Sickness Unto Death by Soren Kierkegaard (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Influencing philosophers such as Sartre and Camus and still strikingly modern in its psychological insights Kierkegaard's The Sickness Unto Death explores the concept of despair' as a symptom of the human condition and describes man's struggle to fill the spiritual void 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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| "Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (Hardback, 2008)" |
| "Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall A very different man Angel Clare seems to offer her love and salvation but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future With its sensitive depiction of the wronged Tess and powerful criticism of social convention Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the most moving and poetic of Hardy's novels"
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| "The Cretan Runner by George Psychoundakis (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "George Psychoundakis was a young shepherd boy who knew the island of Crete intimately when the Nazis invaded by air in 1941 He immediately joined the resistance and took on the crucial job of war-time runnerIt was not only the toughest but the most dangerous job of all It involved immense journeys carrying vital messages smuggling arms and explosives and guiding Allied soldiers agents and commandos through heavily garrisoned territory And George did not escape capture and torture on his many foraysThis brilliant account of George's activities across mountainous terrain come blazing summer or freezing winter is a gripping story of bravery against impossible odds"
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| "Under the Volcano" |
| "One of the twentieth century's great undisputed masterpieces Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano includes an introduction by Michael Schmidt in Penguin Modern ClassicsIt is the fiesta 'Day of the Dead' in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac In the shadow of the volcano ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate ugly pariah dogs roam the streets and Geoffrey Firmin - ex-consul ex-husband an alcoholic and a ruined man - is living out the last day of his life Drowning himself in mescal while his former wife and half-brother look on powerless to help him the consul has become an enduring tragic figure As the day wears on it becomes apparent that Geoffrey must die It is his only escape from a world he cannot understand His story the image of one man's agonised journey towards Calvary became a prophetic book for a whole generationMalcolm Lowry (1909-1957) was born and died in England Between school and studying English at St Catherine's College Cambridge he spent five months at sea as a deckhand an experience which gave him the material for his first novel Ultramarine (1933) After marrying in Paris he moved to New York where he completed In Ballast to the White (1936) Under The Volcano was begun in Hollywood coloured by a short stay in the Mexico that it describes and eventually finished in Dollarton British Columbia If you enjoyed Under the Volcano you might like F Scott Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and the Damned also available in Penguin Classics'A Faustian masterpiece'Anthony Burgess"
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| "The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "Regarded by many as Jack Kerouac's most touching works The Subterraneans and Pic are an evocative and poignant pair of novels from the author of On the Road This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Ann DouglasLeo Percepied aspiring writer and self-styled free-wheeling bum gravitates to the Subterraneans impoverished intellectuals who haunt the bars and clubs of San Francisco surviving on a diet of booze and benzedrine Proust and Verlaine Living among them is Mardou Fox beautiful and a little crazy whose dark eyes full of suffering and sweetness find recognition in Leo But afraid of his growing involvement Leo sets out to destroy their love Exuberant and melancholy Kerouac's spontaneous prose flows across the pages Written in three days The Subterraneans is like all Kerouac's work closely related to his own life while encapsulating his great vision of America Also included here is the novel Pic the story of a young black boy who makes his own journey on the roadJack Kerouac (1922-69) was an American novelist poet artist and part of the Beat Generation His first published novel The Town and the City appeared in 1950 but it was On the Road published in 1957 that made Kerouac famous Publication of his many other books followed among them The Subterraneans Big Sur and The Dharma Bums Kerouac died in Florida at the age of forty-sevenIf you enjoyed The Subterraneans and Pic you might like Kerouac's Maggie Cassidy also available in Penguin Modern Classics'The tender and achingly poetic account of a love affair'Lester Bangs Rolling Stone"
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| "Exile and the Kingdom: Stories by Albert Camus (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "The stories of Exile and the Kingdom explore the dilemma of being an outsider - even in one's own country - and of allegiance With intense power and lyricism Camus evokes beautiful but harsh landscapes whether the shimmering deserts of his native Algeria or the wild mysterious jungles of BrazilHere a Frenchwoman is gradually seduced by the sheer difference of North Africa a mutilated renegade is driven mad by the cruelty of his own people and a barrel-maker watches the slow decline of his craft A kindly teacher must choose between the law and a life while a modest painter is out of his depth in the hypocrisy of the art world and a French engineer discovers a new sense of belonging in a distant landFrench novelist essayist and playwright Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a representative of non-metropolitan French literature His origin in Algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought and workCarol Cosman is the translator of many works from French both literary and scholarly Among the books she has translated are Jean-Paul Sartre's The Family Idiot Gustave Flaubert 1821-1857 Honore de Balzac's Colonel Chabert Simone de Beauvoir's America Day by Day and most recently Rene Daumal's Mount Analogue"
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| "Half Wild" |
| "After finally meeting his elusive father Marcus and receiving the three gifts that confirm him as a full adult witch Nathan is still on the run He needs to find his friend Gabriel and rescue Annalise now a prisoner of the powerful Black witch Mercury Most of all he needs to learn how to control his Gift - a strange wild new power that threatens to overwhelm himMeanwhile Soul O'Brien has seized control of the Council of White Witches and is expanding his war against Black witches into Europe In response an unprecedented alliance has formed between Black and White witches determined to resist him Drawn into the rebellion by the enigmatic Black witch Van Dal Nathan finds himself fighting alongside both old friends and old enemies But can all the rebels be trusted or is Nathan walking into a trap?"
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| "You Choose by Pippa Goodhart (2018, Paperback)" |
| "Imagine you could go anywhere meet anyone and do anything Where would you live? Where would you sleep? Who would be your friends? What games would you play? Go on you choose! With the help of Nick Sharratt's wonderfully detailed illustrations Pippa Goodhart explores a whole range of scenarios where choosing is made fun! This is a timeless classic which children will love to return to again and again - and there's something new to find on every read!"
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| "Dick King-Smith's Book of Pets : Five classic tales from the master of animal adventures" |
| "In this collection of stories you will meet a guinea-pig that can do clever tricks the Queen's favourite Corgi pup a secret mouse hiding in a tree-house a chick that wants to be a duck AND you'll learn how to look after all kinds of pets!A delightful anthology from the master of animal adventures Dick King-Smith featuring a never-before-published story"
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| "Keep the Aspidistra Flying" |
| "Gordon Comstock loathes dull middle-class respectability and worship of money He gives up a 'good job' in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop giving him more time to write But he slides instead into a self-induced poverty that destroys his creativity and his spirit Only Rosemary ever-faithful Rosemary has the strength to challenge his commitment to his chosen way of life Through the character of Gordon Comstock Orwell reveals his own disaffection with the society he once himself renouncedEnlivened with vivid autobiographical detail George Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying is a tragically witty account of the struggle to escape from a materialistic existence with an introduction by Peter Davison in Penguin Modern Classics"
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| "The Old Man of the Moon by Shen Fu (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "'Our passion was so great Will the Old Man understand and help us once again?'The Old Man of the Moon is Shen Fu's intimate and moving account of his marriage - from early passion to the trials of poverty and separation - and his great enduring love for his wife in eighteenth-century China Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world and across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millionsShen Fu (born c 1763) Shen Fu's work is available in Penguin Classics in Six Records of a Floating Life"
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| "I Hate and I Love" |
| "Dazzling modern lyrical poems from Catullus - by turns smutty abusive romantic and deeply movingIntroducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world and across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millionsCatullus (c84-54 BCE) Catullus's The Poems is available in Penguin Classics"
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| "A Day in the Life of the Brain: The Neuroscience of Consciousness from Dawn Till Dusk by Susan Greenfield (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "A Sunday Times and Financial Times Book of the YearWhat happens in our brains when we wake up savour a meal or a glass of wine walk the dog stare at a screen daydream or sleep? World-renowned neuroscientist Susan Greenfield draws on her own pioneering research to illuminate the mystery of consciousness and how our brains make us who we are 'Offers tantalising clues to the universe inside our heads' Rob Kingston Sunday Times Science Books of the Year'One of the few brain researchers making a serious effort to investigate the rich continuum of conscious thoughts and feelings that underlie every moment of our waking lives' Clive Cookson Financial Times'An illuminating engrossing journey' Nature'Her writing is clear sharp devoid of difficult jargon and chatty The brain's complexity comes across vividly' Anil Ananthaswamy New Scientist"
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| "The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees by Robert Penn (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "An exuberant tale of craftsmanship for nature lovers and rugged outdoor types everywhereRobert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it After all ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the course of human history Journeying from Wales across Europe and Ireland to the USA Robert finds that the ancient skills and knowledge of the properties of ash developed over millennia making wheels and arrows furniture and baseball bats are far from dead The book chronicles how the urge to understand and appreciate trees still runs through us all like grain through wood"
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| "Big Capital : Who Is London For?" |
| "The inside story of London's housing crisis by the award-winning author of Ground ControlLondon is facing the worst housing crisis in modern times with knock-on effects for the rest of the UK Despite the desperate shortage of housing tens perhaps hundreds of thousands of affordable homes are being pulled down replaced by luxury apartments aimed at foreign investors In this ideological war housing is no longer considered a public good Instead only market solutions are considered - and these respond to the needs of global capital rather than the needs of ordinary people In politically uncertain times the housing crisis has become a key driver creating and fuelling the inequalities of a divided nation Anna Minton cuts through the complexities jargon and spin to give a clear-sighted account of how we got into this mess and how we can get out of it"
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| "Anything You Want : 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur" |
| "Anything You Want is Derek Sivers' iconic manifesto on lessons learned while becoming an entrepreneurYou don't need a visionary master plan loads of funding or a brilliant team to start a businessAll you really need is GENEROSITYWhen Derek Sivers started CD Baby he wasn't planning on building a major business He was a successful independent musician who just wanted to sell his CDs online He started in 1998 by helping his friends sell their CDs too In 2000 he hired his first employee Eight years later he sold CD Baby for 22 millionSivers didn't need a business plan and neither do you You don't need to think big; in fact it's better if you don't Anything You Want will inspire you to start with what you have care about your customers more than yourself and run your business like you don't need the money'A true manifesto a guidebook with clear signposts and a fun ride you'll return to again and again'Tim Ferriss author of The 4-Hour Workweek"
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| "Space Visual Encyclopedia by Nigel Henbest, Heather Couper (Hardback, 2016)" |
| "From asteroids and comets to star-forming nebulae and planets Space Visual Encyclopedia takes an in-depth look at the wonders of our extraordinary universe Space Visual Encyclopedia examines every aspect of space from galaxies and dark matter to the features of our Solar System and from constellations and famous astronomers to man's attempts to gain a greater understanding of the Universe Packed with fact after fact Space Visual Encyclopedia is the perfect one-stop reference guide to all you need to know about the mysteries of space"
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| "The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the Southeast" |
| "Whether you fancy strolling the Saxon Shore wandering in the Weald or enjoying a day of dawdling in the capital the fully updated third edition of The Rough Guide to Walks in London and the Southeast is the ultimate guide to walks in this richly varied region Suitable for all abilities and easily accessible on public transport from London the walks range from short rambles to more challenging weekend hikes and take you through beautiful open countryside rural villages seaside resorts and urban woodland You'll be helped on your way with clear directions stunning photographs and handy maps Our expert Rough Guides author also tells you where to stop for great views includes lively history on everything from smugglers' tales to druids and recommends the best places for a filling pub lunch (or a well-deserved pint)There are twelve green walks within the capital covering London's canals and woods and the Thames Towpath and 33 routes throughout the Southeast New accounts focus on finding greenery in the heart of the capitalLace up your walking shoes grab The Rough Guide to Walks in London and the Southeast and make the most of your time in this picturesque corner of the country"
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| "Out of Africa" |
| "&39;When you have caught the rhythm of Africa you find that it is the same in all her music&39;In one of the most passionate memoirs ever written Karen Blixen recalls running a farm in Africa at the start of the twentieth century and the love affair that changed her lifeA new series of twenty distinctive unforgettable Penguin Classics in a beautiful new design and pocket-sized format with coloured jackets echoing Penguin&39;s original covers"
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| "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Naples and the Amalfi Coast" |
| "The ideal travel companion full of insider advice on what to see and do plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring both this historic city and the area's beautiful coastlineUncover Naples and the Amalfi Coast's fascinating history discover the ruins of Pompeii or swim below Capri's limestone cliffs everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters Discover the best of Naples and the Amalfi Coast with this indispensable travel guideInside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Naples and the Amalfi Coast- Over 25 colour maps plus a large-scale pull-out map of Naples help you navigate with ease- Simple layout makes it easy to find the information you need- Comprehensive tours and itineraries of Naples and the Amalfi Coast designed for every interest and budget- Illustrations show the inside of Naples's Duomo Palazzo Reale and more while area plans of Herculaneum and Pompeii show the extent of these ancient settlements- Colour photographs of Naples's historic sights and fascinating museums and of the Amalfi Coast's stunning coastline pretty towns and beautiful beaches- Detailed chapters with area maps cover Naples and beyond including Toledo and Castel Nuovo; Spaccanapoli; Decumano Maggiore; Capodimonte and I Vergini; Vomero; Castel dell'Ovo and Chiaia; Posillipo; Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast and more- Historical and cultural context gives you a richer travel experience learn about both the city and the area's ancient history fascinating architecture writers and artists local festivals traditional food and drink shops and markets and more - Essential travel tips our expert choices of where to stay eat shop and sightsee plus how to get around useful phrases and visa and health information DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Naples and the Amalfi Coast is a detailed easy-to-use guide designed to help you get the most from your visit to Naples and the Amalfi CoastDK Eyewitness winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017 No other guide whets your appetite quite like this one - The IndependentPlanning to explore beyond Naples and the Amalfi Coast? Try our DK Eyewitness Travel Guide ItalyAbout DK Eyewitness Travel DK's highly visual Eyewitness guides show you what others only tell you with easy-to-read maps tips and tours to inform and enrich your holiday DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries"
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| "The Tailor of Panama" |
| "'A work of rare brilliance' The TimesCharmer fabulist and tailor to Panama's rich and powerful Harry Pendel loves to tell stories But when the British spy Andrew Osnard - a man of large appetites for women information and above all money - walks into his shop Harry's fantastical inventions take on a life of their own Soon he finds himself out of his depth in an international game he can never hope to win Le Carre's savage satire on the espionage trade is set in a corrupt universe without heroes or honour where the innocent are collateral damage and treachery plays out as tragic farce 'A tour de force in which almost every convention of the classic spy novel is violated' The New York Times Book Review"
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| "A Ladybird Buggy Book: Animals" |
| "A first animal words buggy book for babies on the move containing ten stunning original illustrations from the vintage Ladybird archive With the image and the animal name on every page it's perfect first learning for busy babies!Comes with sturdy detachable cloth strap and plastic ring fastener perfect for attaching to buggies and prams when out and about"
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| Submarine |
| "Meet Oliver Tate 15 Convinced that his father is depressed (Depression comes in bouts Like boxing Dad is in the blue corner) and his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher a hippy-looking twonk he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together Meanwhile he is also trying to lose his virginity - before he turns sixteeen - to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Submerge yourself in Submarine and find out"
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| "The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Paperback/softback, 2013)" |
| "A beautiful new edition of F Scott Fitzgerald&39;s classic novel The Great Gatsby to coincide with the release of Baz Luhrmann&39;s film&39;There was music from my neighbour&39;s house through the summer nights In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars&39;Everybody who is anybody is seen at the glittering parties held in millionaire Jay Gatsby&39;s mansion in West Egg east of New York The riotous throng congregates in his sumptuous garden coolly debating Gatsby&39;s origins and mysterious past None of the frivolous socialites understands him and among various rumours is the conviction that &39;he killed a man&39; A detached onlooker Gatsby is oblivious to the speculation he creates but always seems to be watching and waiting though no one knows what forAs writer Nick Carraway is drawn into this decadent orbit Gatsby&39;s destructive dreams and passions are revealed leading to disturbing and tragic consequences&39;Not only a page turner and heartbreaker it&39;s one of the most quintessentially American novels ever written&39; TimeF Scott Fitzgerald was born in St Paul Minnesota in 1896 He studied at Princeton University before joining the army in 1917 In 1920 he married Zelda Sayre Their traumatic relationship and subsequent breakdowns became a major influence on his writing Among his publications were five novels This Side of Paradise The Great Gatsby The Beautiful and the Damned Tender is the Night and The Last Tycoon (his last and unfinished work); six volumes of short stories and The Crack-Up a selection of autobiographical pieces F Scott Fitzgerald died suddenly in 1940"
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| "I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "I AM ZLATAN - the explosive critically-acclaimed memoir of Manchester United star Zlatan Ibrahimovic one of the world's most gifted and controversial footballers'Why be a Fiat when you can be a Ferrari?'Welcome to planet Zlatan This is the story of how a Swedish immigrant rose from poverty to become a football geniusIn his own inimitable style Zlatan recalls every struggle every goal and every training ground bust-up on his journey to dominate the world's top clubs including Barcelona PSG and now Manchester UnitedFull of wicked one-liners and amazing stories Zlatan lifts the lid on some of the biggest names in football including Guardiola Messi and his new manager Jose MourinhoMoving funny and totally frank I am Zlatan is unlike any autobiography you have ever read'Wonderful - nothing less than a revelation Ibrahimovic is the definitive modern sporting icon' - Matthew Syed'The best sportsman's memoir since Andre Agassi not just a bad boy's romp but the rise of a boy from the ghetto to the top of his profession and captain of his country He is candid funny and yes wonderfully nuts' - The Times'There's never a dull moment on Planet Zlatan This is a snarling fizzing unrepentant firecracker of a book; if footballers' memoirs bore you make an exception for this one' - Independent"
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| "Number 11" |
| "This is a novel about the hundreds of tiny connections between the public and private worlds and how they affect us allIt's about the legacy of war and the end of innocenceIt's about how comedy and politics are battling it out and comedy might have wonIt's about how 140 characters can make fools of us allIt's about living in a city where bankers need cinemas in their basements and others need food banks down the streetIt is Jonathan Coe doing what he does best -- showing us how we live now'Coe is among the handful of novelists who can tell us something about the temper of our times' Observer"
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| "A Distant Mirror : The Calamitous 14th Century" |
| "The fourteenth century was a time of fabled crusades and chivalry glittering cathedrals and grand castles It was also a time of ferocity and spiritual agony a world of chaos and the plagueHere Barbara Tuchman masterfully reveals the two contradictory images of the age examining the great rhythms of history and the grain and texture of domestic life as it was lived what childhood was like; what marriage meant; how money taxes and war dominated the lives of serf noble and clergy alikeGranting her subjects their loyalties treacheries and guilty passions Tuchman recreates the lives of proud cardinals university scholars grocers and clerks saints and mystics lawyers and mercenaries and above all knights The result is an astonishing reflection of medieval Europe a historical tour de force"
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| Intuition |
| "INTUITION All people have a natural capacity for intuition but many times social conditioning and formal education works against it People are taught to ignore their instincts rather than to understand and use them as a foundation for individual growth and development - and in the process they undermine the very roots of the innate wisdom that is meant to flower into intuition This book provides many specific exercises and meditations designed to nourish and support each individual's natural intuitive gifts"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Babylon's Ark : The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo" |
| "When the Iraq war began conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing the fate of the Baghdad Zoo located in the city centre and caught in the war's crossfire Once Anthony entered Baghdad he discovered that full-scale combat and uncontrolled looting had killed nearly all the animals of the zoo But not all of them US soldiers had taken the time to help care for the remaining animals and the zoo's staff had returned to work in spite of the constant fire fights Together the Americans and Iraqis managed to keep alive the animals that had survived the invasionBabylon's Ark chronicles the zoo's transformation from bombed-out rubble to peaceful park Along the way Anthony recounts hair-raising efforts to save a pride of the dictator's lions close a deplorable black-market zoo and rescue Saddam's Arabian horses His unique ground-level experience makes Babylon's Ark an uplifting story of both sides working together for the sake of innocent animals caught in the war's crossfire"
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| "Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "Confusion is the third novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard's bestselling Cazalet ChroniclesLondon and Sussex 1942 The privileged English family in turmoil The long dark days of struggle provide the poignant background to the third book of the Cazalet Chronicles As the war enters its fourth year chaos has become a way of life Both in the still peaceful Sussex countryside and in air-raid-threatened London the divided Cazalets begin to find the battle for survival echoing the confusion in their own livesRead the next books in the series Casting Off and All Change or start from the beginning with The Light Years and Marking Time"
Price: 7.99 |
