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| "The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life by Ryszard Kapuscinski (Paperback, 2002)" |
| "'Only with the greatest of simplifications for the sake of convenience can we say Africa In reality except as a geographical term Africa doesn't exist' Ryszard Kapuscinski has been writing about the people of Africa throughout his career In astudy that avoids the official routes palaces and big politics he sets out to create an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations It is both a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practises we call 'Africa' and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination from the intoxications of freedom from war and from politics as theft"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Woof! by Allan Ahlberg (Paperback, 1987)" |
| "He felt a curious tingling in his hands and feet He felt his nose becoming cold and wet his ears becoming flappy The thought in his mind was 'I'm turning into a dog!'Eric is a perfectly ordinary boy Perfectly ordinary that is until the night when in fifteen seconds flat he turns into a dog! Eric and his best friend are determined to sniff out the truth - what makes an ordinary boy go 'woof'?"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Puffin Book of Stories for Five-year-olds by Wendy Cooling (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "The Puffin Book of Stories for Five-year-olds edited by Wendy Cooling brings together stories perfectly suited for every five-year-oldSeventeen exciting stories full of adventure and magic by much-loved writers including Margaret Mahy Ted Hughes and Malorie Blackman From a naughty pirate to a very lonely lion children will love the amazing characters they meet in this timeless collection!Perfect for five-year-olds to share or read aloud With a gorgeous cover illustrated by Nick SharrattWendy Cooling was educated in Norwich and then spent time travelling the world On her return to England she trained as a teacher and taught English in London for many years She left teaching to work on the promotion of books and reading as Head of the Children's Book Foundation (now Booktrust) and later founded Bookstart the national programme that helps to bring books to young readers"
Price: 4.99 |
| "English Romantic Verse by David Wright (Paperback, 1968)" |
| "English Romantic poetry from its beginnings and its flowering to the first signs of its decadence Nearly all the famous pieces de resistance will be found here - 'Intimations of Immortality' 'The Ancient Mariner' 'The Tyger' excerpts from 'Don Juan' - as well as some less familiar poems As far as possible the poets are arranged in chronological order and their poems in order of composition beginning with eighteenth-century precursors such as Gray Cowper Burns and Chatterton Naturally most space has been given over to the major Romantics - Blake Wordsworth Coleridge Byron Shelley Clare and Keats - although their successors poets such as Beddoes and Poe are included too as well as early poems by Tennyson and Browning In an excellent introduction David Wright discusses the Romantics as a historical phenomenon and points out their central ideals and themes"
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| "Lyrical Ballads by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "A collection of poems exemplifying Romantic aesthetic ideals whose unique beauty lies in their revolutionary exploration of the 'overflow of powerful emotions recollected in tranquility' Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth's Lyrical Ballads is edited with a note on the text by Michael Schmidt in Penguin ClassicsPublished in 1798 Lyrical Ballads is a dazzling collaboration containing twenty-three poems by close friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge - two major figures of English Romanticism The volume heralded a new approach to poetry and expresses the poets' reflections on mankind's relationship with the forces of the world Coleridge's contribution includes the nightmarish vision of 'The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere' one of the works for which he became best known as well as the fantastical conversational poem 'The Foster-Mother's Tale' and the melancholic 'The Nightingale' Wordsworth's 'We are Seven' depicts a child's naive optimism in the face of the cruel mortality while 'Goody Blake and Harry Gill' and 'Simon Lee' celebrate the simplicity and strength he perceived in country people and 'Tintern Abbey' explores the healing powers of natureThis Penguin Classics edition allows readers to recapture the full impact and power of Lyrical Ballads It also includes a note on the history of the text by Michael SchmidtSamuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) has been criticized as a political turn-coat drug addict and plagiarist whose wrecked career left only a handful of magical early poems But the shaping influence of his highly imaginative criticism is now generally accepted and his position along with that of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) as one of the two great progenitors of the English Romantic spirit is assured A great innovator Wordsworth permanently enlarged the range of English poetry both in subject matter and treatmentIf you enjoyed the Lyrical Ballads you might like Wordsworth's Selected Poems also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "Selected Poems: Rossetti by Christina G. Rossetti (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "This new selection of Rossetti's poems brings together works by one of the most significant nineteenth-century English poets It includes an illuminating introduction a chronology of Rossetti's life and works and explanatory notes"
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| "Lady Susan, the Watsons, Sanditon by Jane Austen (Paperback, 1974)" |
| "Collecting three lesser-known works by one of the nineteenth century's greatest authors Jane Austen's Lady Susan The Watsons and Sanditon is edited with an introduction by Margaret Drabble in Penguin ClassicsThese three short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles from melodrama to satire and exploring a range of social classes and settings The early epistolary novel Lady Susan depicts an unscrupulous coquette toying with the affections of several men In contrast The Watsons is a delightful fragment whose spirited heroine Emma Watson finds her marriage opportunities limited by poverty and pride Written in the last months of Austen's life the uncompleted novel Sanditon set in a newly established seaside resort offers a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and speculators and shows an author contemplating a the great social upheavals of the Industrial Revolution with a mixture of scepticism and amusementMargaret Drabble's introduction examines these three works in the context of Jane Austen's major novels and her life and discusses the social background of her fiction This edition features a new chronologyJane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature's most famous women writers Austen began writing at a young age embarking on what is possibly her best-known work Pride and Prejudice at the age of 22 She was also the author of Sense and Sensibility Persuasion Northanger Abbey and Mansfield ParkIf you enjoyed Lady Susan The Watsons and Sanditon you may like Charlotte Bronte's Tales of Angria also available in Penguin Classics'In Sanditon she exploits her greatest gifts her management of dialogue and her skill with monologue The book feels open and modern as vigorous and inventive as her earlier work'Carol Shields"
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| "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe (Paperback, 1989)" |
| "Daniel Defoe's bawdy tale of a woman's struggle for independence and redemption Moll Flanders is edited with an introduction and notes by David Blewett in Penguin ClassicsBorn in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later Moll Flanders' drive to find and hold on to a secure place in society propels her through incest adultery bigamy prostitution and a resourceful career as a thief ('the greatest Artist of my time') before her crimes catche up with her and she is transported to the colony of Virginia in the New World If Moll Flanders is on one level a Puritan's tale of sin and repentance through self-made self-reliant Moll Daniel Defoe's rich subtext conveys all the paradoxes and amoralities of the struggle for property and power in the newly individualistic society of Eighteenth-century EnglandBased on the first edition of 1722 this volume includes a chronology suggestions for further reading notes on currency and maps of London and Virginia in the late seventeenth centuryDaniel Defoe (1660-1731) had a variety of careers including merchant soldier spy and political pamphleteer Over the course of his life Daniel Defoe wrote over two hundred and fifty books on economics history biography and crime but is best remembered for the fiction he produced in late life which includes Robinson Crusoe (1719) Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxana (1724) Defoe had a great influence on the development of the English novel and many consider him to be the first true novelistIf you enjoyed Moll Flanders you might like Samuel Richardson's Pamela also available in Penguin Classics"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "Set at the time of the Jacobite uprising The Master of Ballantrae tells of a family divided James Durie Master of Ballantrae abandons his ancestral home to support the Scottish rebellion - leaving his younger brother Henry who is faithful to the English crown to inherit the title of Lord Durrisdeer But he is to return years later embittered by battles and a savage life of piracy on the high seas to demand his inheritance Turning the people against the Lord he begins a savage feud with his brother that will lead the pair from the Scottish Highlands to the American Wilderness Satanic and seductive the Master was regarded by Stevenson as 'all I know of the devil'; his darkly manipulative schemes dominate this subtle and compelling tragedyThis edition takes as its text the Edinburgh Edition of the novel the last approved by the author The introduction considers the novel's inspiration and its place as one of Stevenson's greatest studies in cruelty"
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| "Four Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by William Shakespeare (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "The theme of the great Shakespearean tragedies is the fall from grace of a great man due to a flaw in his nature Whether it is the ruthless ambition of Macbeth or the folly of Lear the irresolution of Hamlet or the suspicion of Othello the cause of the tragedy - even when it is the murder of a king - is trifling compared to the calamity that it unleashes Despite his flawed nature however the tragic hero has a nobility that emphasizes the greatness of man From this paradox the audience is brought to a greater understanding of - and sympathy with - suffering The four tragedies in this collection are accompanied by notes and an introduction to each text making this edition of particular value to students and theatre-goers"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "Shaw began writing MAN AND SUPERMAN in 1901 and determined to write a play that would encapsulate the new century's intellectual inheritance Shaw drew not only on Byron's verse satire but also on Shakespeare the Victorian comedy fashionable in his early life and from authors from Conan Doyle to Kipling In this powerful drama of ideas Shaw explores the role of the artist the function of women in society and his theory of Creative EvolutionAs Stanley Weintraub says in his new introduction this is the first great twentieth-century English play and remains a classic expose of the eternal struggle between the sexes"
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| "The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman - Mary Morstan whose father vanished ten years before Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year a large lustrous pearl Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor and urges Holmes and Watson to accompany her And in the ensuing investigation - which involves a wronged woman a stolen hoard of Indian treasure a wooden-legged ruffian a helpful dog and a love affair - even the jaded Holmes is moved to exclaim 'Isn't it gorgeous!'"
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| "The Persian Expedition by Xenophon (Paperback, 1950)" |
| "In The Persian Expedition Xenophon a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad provides an enthralling eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army - the Ten Thousand - to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother and take the Persian throne When the Greeks were then betrayed by their Persian employers they were forced to march home through hundreds of miles of difficult terrain - adrift in a hostile country and under constant attack from the unforgiving Persians and warlike tribes In this outstanding description of endurance and individual bravery Xenophon one of those chosen to lead the retreating army provides a vivid narrative of the campaign and its aftermath and his account remains one of the best pictures we have of Greeks confronting a 'barbarian' world"
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| "Medea and Other Plays by Euripides (Paperback, 1963)" |
| "Four plays which exemplify his interest in flawed characters who defy the expectations of Greek society Euripides' Medea and Other Plays is translated with an introduction by Philip Vellacott in Penguin ClassicsThe four tragedies collected in this volume all focus on a central character once powerful brought down by betrayal jealousy guilt and hatred The first playwright to depict suffering without reference to the gods Euripides made his characters speak in human terms and face the consequences of their actions In Medea a woman rejected by her lover takes hideous revenge by murdering the children they both love and Hecabe depicts the former queen of Troy driven mad by the prospect of her daughter's sacrifice to Achilles Electra portrays a young woman planning to avenge the brutal death of her father at the hands of her mother while in Heracles the hero seeks vengeance against the evil king who has caused bloodshed in his familyPhilip Vellacott's lucid translation is accompanied by an introduction which discusses the literary background of Classical Athens and examines the distinction between instinctive and civilized behaviour Euripides (c485-07 BC) was an Athenian born into a family of considerable rank Disdaining the public duties expected of him Euripides spent a life of quiet introspection spending much of his life in a cave on Salamis Late in life he voluntarily exiled himself to the court of Archelaus King of Macedon where he wrote The Bacchae regarded by many as his greatest work Euripides is thought to have written 92 plays only 18 of which surviveIf you enjoyed Medea and Other Plays you might like Aeschylus' The Oresteian Trilogy also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "The Social Contract (Penguin Classics) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Paperback, 1968)" |
| "'Man was born free and he is everywhere in chains'These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762 Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others Rousseau argues instead for a pact or 'social contract' that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power From this fundamental premise he goes on to consider issues of liberty and law freedom and justice arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism to others a declaration of democratic principles"
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| "Early Irish Myths and Sagas by Penguin Books Ltd (Paperback, 1981)" |
| "First written down in the eighth century AD these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth part legend and part history Rich with magic and achingly beautiful they speak of a land of heroic battles intense love and warrior ideals in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind to the stunning 'Exile of the Sons of Uisliu' - a tale of treachery honour and romance - these are masterpieces of passion and vitality and form the foundation for the Irish literary tradition a mythic legacy that was a powerful influence on the work of Yeats Synge and Joyce"
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| "The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine by Bishop of Caesarea Eusebius (Paperback, 1989)" |
| "Eusebius's account is the only surviving historical record of the Church during its crucial first 300 years Bishop Eusebius a learned scholar who lived most of his life in Caesarea in Palestine broke new ground in writing the History and provided a model for all later ecclesiastical historians In tracing the history of the Church from the time of Christ to the Great Persecution at the beginning of the fourth century and ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine his aim was to show the purity and continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity and its struggle against persecutors and heretics"
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| "The Complete Essays by Michel Montaigne (Paperback, 1993)" |
| "Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form This Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Essays is translated from the French and edited with an introduction and notes by MA ScreechIn 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure reading and reflection There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays' inspired by the ideas he found in books contained in his library and from his own experience He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals poetry and politics sex and religion love and friendship ecstasy and experience But above all Montaigne studied himself as a way of drawing out his own inner nature and that of men and women in general The Essays are among the most idiosyncratic and personal works in all literature and provide an engaging insight into a wise Renaissance mind continuing to give pleasure and enlightenment to modern readersWith its extensive introduction and notes MA Screech's edition of Montaigne is widely regarded as the most distinguished of recent timesMichel de Montaigne (1533-1586) studied law and spent a number of years working as a counsellor before devoting his life to reading writing and reflection If you enjoyed The Complete Essays you might like Francois Rabelais's Gargantua and Pantagruel also available in Penguin Classics'Screech's fine version must surely serve as the definitive English Montaigne'AC Grayling Financial Times'A superb edition'Nicholas Wollaston Observer"
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| "Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "One of the first woman authors Julian of Norwich produced in Revelations of Divine Love a remarkable work of revelatory insight that stands alongside The Cloud of Unknowing and Piers Plowman as a classic of Medieval religious literature This Penguin Classics edition is translated from Middle English by Elizabeth Spearing with an introduction and notes by AC SpearingAfter fervently praying for a greater understanding of Christ's passion Julian of Norwich a fourteenth-century anchorite and mystic experienced a series of divine revelations Through these 'showings' Christ's sufferings were revealed to her with extraordinary intensity but she also received assurance of God's unwavering love for man and his infinite capacity for forgiveness Written in a vigorous English vernacular the Revelations are one of the most original works of medieval mysticism and have had a lasting influence on Christian thoughtThis edition of the Revelations contains both the short text which is mainly an account of the 'showings' themselves and Julian's initial interpretation of their meaning and the long text completed some twenty years later which moves from vision to a daringly speculative theology Elizabeth Spearing's translation preserves Julian's directness of expression and the rich complexity of her thought An introduction notes and appendices help to place the works in context for modern readersJulian of Norwich (c 1342 after 1416) was the first woman writer in English Nothing is known of her background or even her real name simply that she believed she was a messenger to all Christians because of her 'showings' from GodIf you enjoyed Revelations of Divine Love you might like The Cloud of Unknowing also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer by Jesse L. Byock (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "Based on Viking Age poems The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology legend and sheer human drama At its heart are the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries Yet it is also set in a very human world incorporating strands from the oral narratives of the fourth and fifth centuries when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire One of the great books of world literature the saga is an unforgettable tale of princely jealousy unrequited love greed and vengeance With its cursed treasure of the Rhine sword reforged and magic ring of power it was a major influence for writers including William Morris and J R R Tolkein and for Wagner's Ring cycle"
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| "The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works by Penguin Books Ltd (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "Contains The Cloud of Unknowing The Mystical Theology of Saint Denis The Book of Privy Counselling and An Epistle on Prayer Against a tradition of devotional writings which focussed on knowing God through Christ's Passion and his humanity these texts describe a transcendent God who exists beyond human knowledge and human language These four texts are at the heart of medival mystical theology in their call for contemplation calm and above all love as the way to understand the Divine"
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| "The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904 by Anton Chekhov (Paperback, 2002)" |
| "The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories 1896-1904 is an enchanting collection of tales which showcase Anton Chekhov at the height of his power as a writer This Penguin Classics edition is translated by Ronald Wilks with an introduction by Paul DebreczenyIn the final years of his life Chekhov produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces and some of the most highly-regarded works in Russian literature The poignant 'The Lady with the Little Dog' and 'About Love' examine the nature of love outside of marriage - its romantic idealism and the fear of disillusionment And in stories such as 'Peasants' 'The House with the Mezzanine' and 'My Life' Chekhov paints a vivid picture of the conditions of the poor and of their powerlessness in the face of exploitation and hardship With the works collected here Chekhov moved away from the realism of his earlier tales - developing a broader range of characters and subject matter while forging the spare minimalist style that would inspire such modern short-story writers as Ernest Hemingway and William FaulknerRonald Wilks's translation is accompanied by an introduction in which Paul Debreczeny discusses the themes that Chekhov adopted in his mature work This edition also includes a publishing history and notes for each story a chronology and further readingAnton Chekhov (1860-1904) was born in Taganrog a port on the sea of Azov In 1879 he travelled to Moscow where he entered the medical faculty of the university graduating in 1884 During his university years he supported his family by contributing humorous stories and sketches to magazines He published his first volume of stories Motley Tales in 1886 and a year later his second volume In the Twilight for which he received the Pushkin Prize Today his plays including Uncle Vanya The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard are recognised as masterpieces the world over If you enjoyed The Lady with the Little Dog you might like Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "The Iliad by Homer (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Homer's Iliad is the greatest and most influential epic poem ever written telling of the tragic and bloody climax to the ten-year siege of Troy This Penguin Classics edition was originally translated by EV Rieu revised and updated with an introduction and notes by Peter Jones and DCH RieuOne 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 he storms back into battle to take revenge - even though he knows this will ensure his own untimely 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 mortalsEV Rieu's acclaimed translation of The Iliad was one of the first titles published in Penguin Classics and now has classic status itself For this edition Rieu's text has been revised and now a new introduction and notes by Peter Jones complement the original introductionSeven 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 Homer's Odyssey also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "Catiline's War, The Jugurthine War, Histories by Sallust (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Sallust (86-c 35 bc) is the earliest Roman historian of whom complete works survive a senator of the Roman Republic and younger contemporary of Cicero Pompey and Julius Caesar His Catiline's War tells of the conspiracy in 63 bc led by L Sergius Catilina who plotted to assassinate numerous senators and take control of the government but was thwarted by Cicero Sallust's vivid account of Roman public life shows a Republic in decline prey to moral corruption and internal strife In The Jugurthine War he describes Rome's fight in Africa against the king of the Numidians from 111 to 105 bc and provides a damning picture of the Roman aristocracy Also included in this volume are the major surviving extracts from Sallust's now fragmentary Histories depicting Rome after the death of the dictator Sulla"
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| "The Tain by Penguin Books Ltd (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "The Tain Bo Cualinge centrepiece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales is Ireland's great epic It tells the story of a great cattle-raid the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill Queen and King of Connacht and their allies seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cualige The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn the Hound of Ulster who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick"
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| "Mr Archimedes' Bath by Pamela Allen (Spiral bound, 1994)" |
| "When Mr Archimedes takes a bath with three of his friends Kangaroo Wombat and Goat the water always overflows and makes a mess Mr Archimedes is determined to find the culprit Using a measure and taking turns getting out they finally discover who it is Early science made fascinating with the use of animal characters comical text and colourful illustrations"
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| "Prince Cinders by Babette Cole (Paperback, 1997)" |
| "Prince Cinders leads a very hard life Bullied by his three hairy brothers about his less-than-perfect looks he spends all his time cleaning and tidying up after them One Saturday night Prince Cinders' luck changes as a small dirty fairy falls down the chimney and promises that his wishes shall come true Not all the fairy's spells turn out as planned in this zany twist of a traditional story"
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| "Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly by Sue Heap, Nick Sharratt (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "A unique look at colours and friendship now available in paperbackThis very simple text is about two friends Sue and Nick who like different colours but are still good friends The artwork is stunning with each artist contributing alternate pages in their own inimitable style The deceptively simple text is perfect for children learning to read"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "A stunning new picture book from Eric Carle about Mister Seahorse and other 'male mothers' with special acetate pages that hide fish behind rocks and reeds As he floats through the sea Mister Seahorse meets a Mr Stickleback Mr Tilapia Mr Kurtus and many other fish fathers caring for their eggs and babies in the most surprising ways"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Third Reich in Power, 1933 - 1939: How the Nazis Won Over the Hearts and Minds of a Nation by Richard J. Evans..." |
| "The second book in his acclaimed trilogy on the rise and fall of Nazi Germany Richard J Evans' The Third Reich in Power How the Nazis Won Over the Hearts and Minds of a Nation explores how Hitler turned Germany from a vibrant democracy into a one-party state Before Hitler seized power in 1933 Germany had been famous for its sophistication and complexity So how was it possible for a group of ideological obsessives to re-mould it into a one-party state directed at war and race hate? How did the Nazis win over the hearts and minds of Germany's citizens twist science religion and culture and transform the country's politics to achieve total dominance so quickly? From the Nuremberg Laws to the Olympic Games Kristallnacht to the Hitler Youth this gripping account shows how a whole population became enmeshed in a dictatorship that was consumed by hatred and driven by war 'Impressive perceptive humane' Ian Kershaw 'Excellent powerful it makes an indelible impression' Robert Service Sunday Times 'Likely to be the standard work for some years to come' Spectator Books of the Year 'A rich and detailed description of just what the Third Reich did in every compartment of the state and every corner of society Evans's magisterial study should be on our shelves for a long time to come' Economist 'Written with great style and human sympathy' Daily Telegraph Books of the Year 'Evans brilliantly conveys how the Fuhrer reignited Germans' pride as he led them to catastrophe' Neal Ascherson Observer Sir Richard J Evans is Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University His previous books include In Defence of History Telling Lies about Hitler and the companions to this title The Coming of the Third Reich and The Third Reich at War"
Price: 12.49 |
