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| "The World According to Clarkson: The World According to Clarkson Volume 1 by Jeremy Clarkson (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "Jeremy Clarkson shares his opinions on just about everything in The World According to ClarksonJeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most He has as they say been around a bit And as a result he's got one or two things to tell us about how it all works; and being Jeremy Clarkson he's not about to voice them quietly humbly and without great dollops of humourIn The World According to Clarkson he reveals why it is thatToo much science is bad for our health'70s rock music is nothing to be ashamed ofHunting foxes while drunk and wearing night-sights is neither big nor cleverWe must work harder to get rid of cricketHe likes the Germans (well sometimes)With a strong dose of common sense that is rarely if ever found inside the M25 Clarkson hilariously attacks the pompous the ridiculous the absurd and the downright idiotic whilst also celebrating the eccentric the clever and the sheer bloody brilliantLess a manifesto for living and more a road map to modern life The World According to Clarkson is the funniest book you'll read this year Don't leave home without it'The World According to Clarkson is a hilarious collection of Jeremy's Sunday Times columns and the first in his The World According to Clarkson series which also includes And Another Thing; For Crying Out Loud! and How Hard Can It Be?'Brilliant laugh-out-loud' Daily Telegraph'Outrageously funny will have you in stitches' Time OutNumber-one bestseller and presenter of the hugely popular Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson writes on cars current affairs and anything else that annoys him in his sharp and funny collections Born To Be Riled Clarkson On Cars Don't Stop Me Now Driven To Distraction Round the Bend Motorworld and I Know You Got Soul are also available as Penguin paperbacks; the Penguin App iClarkson The Book of Cars can be downloaded on the App Store"
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| "The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science and What Comes Next by Lee Smolin (Paperback,..." |
| "The Trouble with Physics is a groundbreaking account of the state of modern physics of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes Lee Smolin not only provides a brilliant layman's overview of current research as we attempt to build a 'theory of everything' but also questions many of the assumptions that lie behind string theory In doing so he describes some of the daring outlandish ideas that will propel research in years to come"
Price: 8.99 |
| "A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to discover the truth behind a bombing which killed an old friend - a Nazi hunter While there he encounters something that turns his whole life upside down Each fact he uncovers only leads to more questions until finally a picture emerges which is more terrible than he could have ever imagined - a portrait of evil stretching across 60 years and thousands of lives into his own personal nightmares"
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| "The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt" |
| "'This readable anthology is a good introduction to a civilization that fascinates like few others in this book there are animals who talk princesses who are locked up at the top of towers wicked stepmothers and many other themes An enjoyable book by a skilled author' Financial TimesThe civilization we know as Ancient Egypt stretched over three thousand years What was life like for ancient Egyptians? What were their beliefs - and how different were they from ours? Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt uses Egypt's vivid narratives to create a panorama of its history from the earliest settlers to the time of CleopatraGathered from pyramid texts archaeological finds and contemporary documents these stories cover everything from why the Nile flooded annually to Egyptian beliefs about childbirth and what happened after death They show us what life was really like for rich and poor man and woman farmer and pharaohMyths and Legends of Ancient Egypt brings a long-dead culture back to life"
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| "Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite" |
| "The bestselling author of It's Not How Good You Are It's How Good You Want To Be Paul Arden turns logic and common sense on its head in Whatever You Think Think the Opposite and gives you the confidence to take bigger risks and enjoy your work more than you can imagineHave you ever considered the extraordinary power of making bad decisions being unreasonable and taking dangerous unadvisable risks?Has it ever occurred to you that nothing is more dangerous than playing it safe or that the straight and narrow path may lead you right off a cliff?Paul Arden has become a global business guru on the strength of such radical insights His first book It's Not How Good You Are It's How Good You Want to Be became a word of mouth classic selling more than half a million copies Instead of the usual boring advice he offered daring quips aphorisms and paradoxes - all seeking to revise what we habitually hold as our 'common sense'Whatever You Think Think the Opposite is an even more daring attack on the way we look at our work and our world Whether you sell manage or buy Arden will inspire you with his counterintuitive axioms startling anecdotes brilliant photographs and offbeat quotations from artists scientists and philosophersWhatever You Think Think the Opposite will force you to rethink everything And it will give you the confidence to take bigger risks and enjoy your work more than you can imagine'Brilliant bad charming irascible and totally off the wall Paul Arden is an original with extraordinary drive and energy blessed with a creative genius allied to a kind of common sense that just isn't well common' Roger Kennedy Saatchi & Saatchi Paul Arden spent 14 years as the Executive Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi He was responsible for some of the UK's most successful advertising campaigns - British Airways Silk Cut Anchor Butter InterCity and Fuji In 1993 he set up the film production company Arden Sutherland-Dodd His first book sold over half a million copies He has a weekly column in the Independent and recently opened a photographic gallery in his hometown Petworth"
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| "The Drunkard's Walk : How Randomness Rules Our Lives" |
| "Leonard Mlodinow's The Drunkard's Walk How Randomness Rules Our Lives is an exhilarating eye-opening guide to understanding our random world Randomness and uncertainty surround everything we doSo why are we so bad at understanding them? The same tools that help us understand the random paths of molecules can be applied to the randomness that governs so many aspects of our everyday lives from winning the lottery to road safety and reveals the truth about the success of sporting heroes and film stars and even how to make sense of a blood test The Drunkard's Walk reveals the psychological illusions that prevent us understanding everything from stock-picking to wine-tasting - read it or risk becoming another victim of chance 'A wonderfully readable guide to how the mathematical laws of randomness affect our lives' Stephen Hawking author of A Brief History of Time 'Delightful Our lives may be shaped by chance but they are enriched by awareness - just the sort of awareness that this fascinating book will give you' Guardian 'Mlodinow writes in a breezy style interspersing probabilistic mind-benders with portraits of theorists The result is a readable crash course in randomness' The New York Times 'Please read The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow a history explanation and exaltation of probability theory The results are mind-bending' Fortune Leonard Mlodinow has a PhD has been a member of the faculty of the California Institute of Technology and a television writer in Hollywood as well as developing many award winning CD-ROMs He is currently Vice President of Emerging Technologies and R&D at Scholastic Inc and lives in New York City His previous books include A Brief History of Time which he co-authored as well as Euclid's Window and Some Time with Feynman both published by Penguin"
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| "Identity and Violence : The Illusion of Destiny" |
| "Profound and humane Amartya Sen's Identity and Violence The Illusion of Destiny examines some of the most explosive problems of our time and shows how we can move towards peace as firmly as we have spiralled towards war In this penetrating book Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen argues that we are becoming increasingly divided along lines of religion and culture ignoring the many other ways in which people see themselves from class and profession to morals and politics When we are put into narrow categories the importance of human life becomes lost Through his lucid exploration of such subjects as multiculturalism fundamentalism terrorism and globalization he brings out the need for a clear-headed understanding of human freedom and a constructive public voice in Global civil society The hope of harmony in today's world lies in a clearer understanding of our sheer diversity 'Identity and Violence is a moving powerful essay about the mischief of bad ideas' The Economist 'Impassioned eloquent and often moving Identity and Violence is a sustained attack on the solitarist theory which says that human identities are formed by membership of a single social group' John Gray Guardian 'Rich in ideas I would love to send it to Osama bin Laden and have his reply' Spectator 'Sen's moving and most personal book yet' The Times Literary Supplement 'Stimulating simple and persuasive' Financial Times 'An accessible and exceptional humanitarian' Jon Snow New Statesman Heroes of Our Time Amartya Sen is Lamont University Professor at Harvard He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 His other books published by Penguin include The Argumentative Indian and The Idea of Justice"
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| "Gypsy by Lesley Pearse (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Gypsy is a compelling historical novel of survival from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse Tragedy sent her on a journey far from home Fifteen-year-old Beth's life is shattered when she and her brother Sam are orphaned Believing that only in America can they make a fresh start brother and sister leave Liverpool and embark on the greatest adventure of their livesIn New York Beth's talent with the fiddle earns her the friendship of gamblers chancers and other rogues Dodging trouble across America Beth and her friends head for the Klondike river in search of goldHow far must Beth go to find happiness? And will her travels lead this gypsy to a place she can ever call home?Praise for Lesley Pearse'With characters it is impossible not to care about this is storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail'Lose yourself in this epic saga' Bella'An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry' Woman's WeeklyFind Lesley on Twitter LesleyPearse or find out more on her website wwwlesleypearsecouk"
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| "The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "In Amsterdam an Israeli terrorist analyst is murdered The police believe the killer is a deranged Muslim extremist but Israeli intelligence knows better Art-restorer assassin and spy Gabriel Allon is dispatched to investigate uncovering a major terrorist operation in LondonGabriel arrives too late to prevent the kidnapping of the daughter of the US ambassador With time running out Allon has no choice but to plunge into a desperate search both for the woman and for those responsible but the truth when he finds it is more terrible than he could expect It will endanger his life and shake him to the core"
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| "Zennor in Darkness by Helen Dunmore (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "In her prize-winning first novel Zennor in Darkness Helen Dunmore reimagines the plight of DH Lawrence and his German wife hiding out in Cornwall during the First World War Spring 1917 and war haunts the Cornish coastal village of Zennor ships are being sunk by U-boats strangers are treated with suspicion and newspapers are full of spy stories Into this turmoil come D H Lawrence and his German wife Frieda hoping to escape the war-fever that grips London They befriend Clare Coyne a young artist struggling to console her beloved cousin John William who is on leave from the trenches and suffering from shell-shockYet the dark tide of gossip and innuendo means that Zennor is neither a place of recovery nor of escape 'Helen Dunmore mesmerizes you with her magical pen' Daily Mail'A beautiful and inspired novel' John le Carre'Secrets unspoken words lies that have the truth wrapped up in them somewhere make Dunmore's stories ripple with menace and suspense' Sunday TimesHelen Dunmore has published eleven novels with Penguin Zennor in Darkness which won the McKitterick Prize; Burning Bright; A Spell of Winter which won the Orange Prize; Talking to the Dead; Your Blue-Eyed Boy; With Your Crooked Heart; The Siege which was shortlisted for the 2001 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2002; Mourning Ruby; House of Orphans; Counting the Stars and The Betrayal which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2010 She is also a poet children's novelist and short-story writer"
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| "America, Empire of Liberty: A New History by David Reynolds (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "It was Thomas Jefferson who envisioned the United States as a great 'empire of liberty' In the first new one-volume history in two decades David Reynolds takes Jefferson's phrase as a key to the saga of America - helping unlock both its grandeur and its paradoxes He examines how the anti-empire of 1776 became the greatest superpower the world has seen how the country that offered liberty and opportunity on a scale unmatched in Europe nevertheless founded its prosperity on the labour of black slaves and the dispossession of the Native Americans He explains how these tensions between empire and liberty have often been resolved by faith - both the evangelical Protestantism that has energized US politics since the foundation of the nation and the larger faith in American righteousness that has impelled the country's expansion Reynolds' account is driven by a compelling argument which illuminates our contemporary world"
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| "The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman is the gripping first instalment in a remarkable trilogyListen The Sanctuary of the Redeemers on Shotover Scarp is named after a damned lie for there is no redemption that goes on there and less sanctuaryThe Sanctuary of the Redeemers is a vast and desolate place - a place without joy or hope Most of its occupants were taken there as boys and for years have endured the brutal regime of the Lord Redeemers whose cruelty and violence have one singular purpose - to serve in the name of the One True FaithIn one of the Sanctuary's vast and twisting maze of corridors stands a boy He is perhaps fourteen or fifteen years old - he is not sure and neither is anyone else He has long-forgotten his real name but now they call him Thomas Cale He is strange and secretive witty and charming violent and profoundly bloody-minded He is so used to the cruelty that he seems immune but soon he will open the wrong door at the wrong time and witness an act so terrible that he will have to leave this place or dieHis only hope of survival is to escape across the arid Scablands to Memphis a city the opposite of the Sanctuary in every way breathtakingly beautiful infinitely Godless and deeply corrupt But the Redeemers want Cale back at any price not because of the secret he now knows but because of a much more terrifying secret he does notThe Left Hand of God is a must read It is the first instalment in a gripping trilogy by Paul Hoffman Imagine if Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials met Umberto Eco's Name of the Rose Fans of epic heroic fiction will love this seriesPraise for Paul Hoffman'This book gripped me from the first chapter and then dropped me days later dazed and grinning to myself' Conn Iggulden'Tremendous momentum' Daily Telegraph'A cult classic ' Daily Express"
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| "Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom by Alex McBride (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Shortlisted for the Crime Writers Award Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction true crime meets humour in Defending the Guilty by Alex McBride a hilariously funny and eye-opening Kitchen Confidential of the criminal justice systemEvery day criminal barrister Alex McBride stands up in court and attempts to save people from conviction prison even a lifetime behind bars Sometimes it's a hopeless case Sometimes he has the chance to right a wrong But mostly his clients are just plain guiltyIn Defending the Guilty McBride takes us behind the scenes of Britain's criminal justice system He introduces us to its extraordinary characters and arcane eccentricities and tells astonishing stories of courtroom triumph and defeat Whether he's defending hapless teenagers at Harlow Youth Court or prosecuting gold bullion robbers at the Old Bailey these hair-raising tales reveal that justice rarely operates in quite the way we expect Throughout McBride grapples with that most important of questions how do we ensure that the guilty are convicted and the innocent walk free?'Expert authoritative hilarious - an insider's fearless account of life at the criminal bar' Craig Raine Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year'McBride details his own cock-ups and disasters with the relish of the born humorous writer Very funny' Daily Mail'Rollicks along with a good eye for detail and a neat turn of phrase' Observer 'Gripping engaging compelling The real life of criminal barristers is expertly caught' Literary Review'Terrific fascinating very funny' Daily Mail'Hilarious'SunAlex McBride is a criminal barrister He is the author of the 'Common Law' column in Prospect magazine has contributed to the New Statesman and various BBC programmes including From Our Own Correspondent and is the editor of the Famous Trials Penguin Specials series"
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| "The Way We Were by Elizabeth Noble (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "A beautiful romance about fate and finding happiness from the Number One bestsellerWhat if you had a second chance at first love?Susannah and Rob were childhood sweethearts But as with most early love affairs they broke up moved on and now find themselves in very different places And not entirely happy - who is?A chance meeting between them sends shockwaves through their lives What happens when your first love makes a surprise reappearance? Is fate telling you it's time for a second chance or should you simply walk away and let the past become ancient history?But Susannah and Rob just aren't able to forget the way they were and the world is about to discover the consequences of their reunion'Impossible to finish without tears streaming down your face' Daily Express"
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| "What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "Was losing her memory the best thing that ever happened to her?THE PERFECT ROMANTIC COMEDY TO READ THIS VALENTINE'S DAY from the bestselling author of the hit HBO series Big Little LiesAlice can't remember the last ten years of her life She doesn't recognise her children her husband herself Alice is twenty-nine She adores sleep chocolate and her ramshackle new house She's newly engaged to the wonderful Nick and is pregnant with her first babyThere's just one problem All of that was ten years ago Alice has slipped in a step-aerobics class hit her head and lost a decade Now she's a grown-up bossy mother of three in the middle of a nasty divorce and her beloved sister Elisabeth isn't speaking to her This is her life but not as she knows itClearly Alice has made some terrible mistakes Just how much can happen in a decade?Can she ever get back to the woman she used to be?'Gripping thought-provoking and funny' Marie Claire'The perfect holiday read' She'A call to embrace life' Easy Living"
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| "Writings from the Zen Masters by Various (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "These are unique stories of timeless wisdom and understanding from the Zen Masters With rich and fascinating tales of swords tigers tea flowers and dogs the writings of the Masters challenge every perception - and seek to bring all readers closer to enlightenmentThroughout 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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| "Physics of the Future: The Inventions That Will Transform Our Lives by Michio Kaku (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Michio Kaku's Physics of the Future The Inventions that will Transform our Lives is a hypothetical journey through the next 100 years of scientific innovation as told by the scientists who are making it happen We all wish we could predict the future but most of us don't know enough about the science that makes it possible That's why Michio Kaku decided to talk to the people who really know - the visionaries who are already inventing the future in their labs Based on interviews with over three hundred of the world's top scientists Kaku gives us an insider's perspective on the revolutionary advances that mean we'll soon be able to take an elevator into space access the internet via our contact lenses scan our DNA for signs of disease and even change the shape of objects - and all still within the laws of known physics This isn't just the shape of things to come - as Kaku shows it's already happening 'Summons up the sheer wonder of science' Daily Telegraph 'A whirlwind tour of technological possibilities' New Scientist 'One of the gurus of modern physics' Financial Times 'An entertaining account of envelope-pushing research' Economist Michio Kaku is a leading theoretical physicist and one of the founders of string theory widely regarded as the strongest candidate for the 'theory of everything' He is also one of the most gifted popularizers ofscience of his generation His books published by Penguin include Parallel Worlds The Physics of the Future and The Physics of the Impossible He holds the Henry Semat Professorship in Theoretical Physics at the City University of New York where he has taught for over twenty-five years"
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| "Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion by Alain de Botton (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Alain de Botton's Religion for Atheists looks at the God debate with fresh eyesAll of us whether religious agnostic or atheist are searching for meaning And in this wise and life-affirming book non-believer Alain de Botton both rejects the supernatural claims of the major religions and points out just how many good ideas they sometimes have about how we should liveAnd he suggests that non-believers can learn and steal from themPicking and choosing from the thousands of years of advice assembled by the world's great religions Alain de Botton presents a range of fascinating ideas and practical insights on art community love friendship work life and death He shows how they can be of use to us all irrespective of whether we do or don't believeIn the Sunday Times top-ten bestseller Religion for Atheists Alain de Botton takes us one step further than Dawkins and Hitchens have ventured and into a world of ideas beyond the God debate'A serious and optimistic set of practical ideas that could improve and alter the way we live' Jeanette Winterson The Times'A beautiful inspiring book offering a glimpse of a more enlightened path' Sunday Telegraph'Packed with tantalizing goads to thought and playful prompts to action' Independent'Smart stimulating sensitive A timely and perceptive appreciation of how much wisdom is embodied in religious traditions and how we godless moderns might learn from it' Financial Times'There isn't a page in this book that doesn't contain a striking idea or a stimulating parallel' Mail on Sunday'Packed with tantalizing goads to thought and playful prompts to action' Independent"
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| "The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam by Christopher E. Goscha (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "WINNER OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION'S JOHN K FAIRBANK PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDHILL HISTORY PRIZE 2017'This is the finest single-volume history of Vietnam in English It challenges myths and raises questions about the socialist republic's political future' Guardian'Powerful and compelling Vietnam will be of growing importance in the twenty-first-century world particularly as China and the US rethink their roles in Asia Christopher Goscha's book is a brilliant account of that country's history' - Rana Mitter'A vigorous eye-opening account of a country of great importance to the world past and future' - Kirkus ReviewsOver the centuries the Vietnamese have beenboth colonizers themselves and the victims of colonization by others Their country expanded shrunk split and sometimes disappeared often under circumstances far beyond their control Despite these often overwhelming pressures Vietnam has survived as one of Asia's most striking and complex culturesAs more and more visitors come to this extraordinary country there has been for some years a need for a major history - a book which allows the outsider to understand the many layers left by earlier emperors rebels priests and colonizers Christopher Goscha's new work amply fills this role Drawing on a lifetime of thinking about Indo-China he has created a narrative which is consistently seen from 'inside' Vietnam but never loses sight of the connections to the 'outside' As wave after wave of invaders - whether Chinese French Japanese or American - have been ultimately expelled we see the terrible cost to the Vietnamese themselves Vietnam's role in one of the Cold War's longest conflicts has meant that its past has been endlessly abused for propaganda purposes and it is perhaps only now that the events which created the modern state can be seen from a truly historical perspectiveChristopher Goscha draws on the latest research and discoveries in Vietnamese French and English His book is a major achievement describing both the grand narrative of Vietnam's story but also the byways curiosities differences cultures and peoples that have done so much over the centuries to define the many versions of Vietnam"
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| "Scarcity: The True Cost of Not Having Enough by Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "Sendhil Mullainathan the 'most interesting young economist in the world' and Eldar Shafir the 'most brilliant psychologist' of his generation explain the hidden problem behind everything with ScarcityWhy can we never seem to keep on top of our workload social diary or chores? Why does poverty persist around the world? Why do successful people do things at the last minute in a sudden rush of energy? Here economist Sendhil Mullainathan and psychologist Eldar Shafir reveal that the hidden side behind all these problems is that they're all about scarcity Using the new science of scarcity they explain why obesity is rampant; why people find it difficult to sleep when most sleep deprived; and why the lonely find it so hard to make friends Scarcity will change the way you think about both the little everyday tasks and the big issues of global urgency'Stars in their respective disciplines and the combination is greater than the sum of its parts Their project has a unique feel to it it is the finest combination of heart and head that I have seen in our field' - Daniel Kahneman author of Thinking Fast and Slow'Scarcity is a captivating book overflowing with new ideas fantastic stories and simple suggestions that just might change the way you live' - Steven D Levitt coauthor of Freakonomics'An ultimately humane and very welcome book' - Oliver Burkeman Guardian Sendhil Mullainathan is a Professor of Economics at Harvard and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant He conducts research on development economics behavioural economics and corporate finance He is Executive Director of Ideas 42 Institute of Quantitative Social Science Harvard UniversityEldar Shafir is William Stewart Tod Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University Most of his work focuses on descriptive analyses of inference judgment and decision making and on issues related to behavioural economics"
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| "The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry" |
| "Reflecting the voices of poets soldiers the families they left behind and their comrades who would never return The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry previously published as In Flanders Fields is edited with an introduction by George Walter in Penguin ClassicsUnrivalled for its range and intensity the poetry of the First World War continues to have a powerful effect on readers This anthology reflects the diverse experience of those who lived through the war - bringing together the words of poets soldiers and civilians affected by the conflict Including famous verses from Rupert Brooke Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; pieces by less well-known writers such as Gilbert Frankau and Osbert Sitwell; works by women describing the emotions of those at home; and the anonymous lyrics of soldiers' songs The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry offers a blend of voices that is both unique and profoundly movingThis collection has been arranged thematically moving through the war's different stages from conscription through to its aftermath to offer the reader a variety of perspectives on the same common experiences George Walter's introduction discusses the role and scope of First World War poetry anthologies and how the canon has changed over the years This edition also contains notes and biographiesGeorge Walter is Lecturer in English at Sussex University His research interests are 20th-century literature; madness and creativity; constructions of Englishness; the cultural impact of the First World War He has edited editions of the poet Ivor Gurney's work for Everyman and Fyfield BooksIf you enjoyed The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry you might also like Robert Graves' Goodbye to All That available in Penguin Modern Classics"
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| "Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in English society following the First World War Robert Graves's Goodbye to All That is a matchless evocation of the Great War's haunting legacy published in Penguin Modern ClassicsIn 1929 Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently vowing 'never to make England my home again' This is his superb account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking' from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life It also contains memorable encounters with fellow writers and poets including Siegfried Sassoon and Thomas Hardy and covers his increasingly unhappy marriage to Nancy Nicholson Goodbye to All That with its vivid harrowing descriptions of the Western Front is a classic war document and also has immense value as one of the most candid self-portraits of an artist ever writtenRobert Ranke Graves (1895-1985) was a British poet novelist and critic He is best known for the historical novel I Claudius and the critical study of myth and poetry The White Goddess His autobiography Goodbye to All That was published in 1929 quickly establishing itself as a modern classic Graves also translated Apuleius Lucan and Suetonius for the Penguin Classics and compiled the first modern dictionary of Greek Mythology The Greek Myths His translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (with Omar Ali-Shah) is also published in Penguin ClassicsIf you enjoyed Goodbye to All That you might like Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End also available in Penguin Modern Classics'His wonderful autobiography'Jeremy Paxman Daily Mail"
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| "Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "'Shooting an Elephant' is Orwell's searing and painfully honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma; killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd 'solely to avoid looking a fool' The other masterly essays in this collection include classics such as 'My Country Right or Left' 'How the Poor Die' and 'Such Such were the Joys' his memoir of the horrors of public school as well as discussions of Shakespeare sleeping rough boys' weeklies and a spirited defence of English cooking Opinionated uncompromising provocative and hugely entertaining all show Orwell's unique ability to get to the heart of any subjectA collection of witty and incisive non-fiction George Orwell's Shooting an Elephant includes an introduction by Jeremy Paxman in Penguin Modern Classics"
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| "The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "The play is a parable inspired by the Chinese play Chalk Circle Written at the close of World War II the story is set in the Caucasus mountains of Georgia and retells the tale of King Solomon and a child claimed by two mothers A chalk circle is metaphorically drawn around a society misdirected in its priorities Brecht's statements about class are cloaked in the innocence of a fable that whispers insistently to the audience"
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| "Nineteen Eighty-Four: Anniversary Edition by George Orwell (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "First published in 1949 George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four has lost none of the impact with which it first hit readersWinston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London chief city of Airstrip One Big Brother stares out from every poster the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal When Winston finds love with Julia he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening and awakens to new possibilities Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent - even in the mind For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101"
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| "Heroes and Villains by Angela Carter (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "A modern fable a post-apocalyptic romance a gothic horror story; Angela Carter's genre-defying fantasia Heroes and Villains includes an introduction by Robert Coover in Penguin Modern ClassicsSharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors Outside where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam live the Barbarians who raid and pillage in order to survive Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but fascinated by these savage outsiders decides to escape There beyond the wire fences she will discover a decaying paradise encounter the tattooed Barbarian boy Jewel and go beyond the darkest limits of her imagination Playful sensuous violent and gripping Heroes and Villains is an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of post-apocalyptic fiction gothic fantasy literary allusion and twisted romanceAngela Carter (1940-92) was born in Eastbourne and later evacuated to live with her grandmother in Yorkshire She read English at Bristol University and after escaping an early marriage went to live in Japan for a number of years She wrote nine novels which blend fantasy science fiction and gothic and is often referred to as a writer of magical realism If you enjoyed Heroes and Villains you might like Carter's The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman also available in Penguin Modern Classics'Angela Carter is a genius'Victoria Glendinning'An unashamed fantasist a fabulist of daemonic energy'The Times"
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| "The Painter of Modern Life by Charles-Pierre Baudelaire (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "Poet aesthete and hedonist Baudelaire was also one of the most groundbreaking art critics of his time Here he explores beauty fashion dandyism the purpose of art and the role of the artist and describes the painter who for him expresses most fully the drama of modern lifeGREAT IDEAS 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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| "The Divine Comedy : Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso" |
| "Robin Kirkpatrick's masterful verse translation of The Divine Comedy tracing Dante's journey from Hell to Purgatory and finally Paradise is published here for the first time in a single volume The volume includes a new introduction notes maps and diagrams and is the ideal edition for students as well as the general reader who is coming to the great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time The Divine Comedydescribes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love Beatrice; and finally his arrival in Heaven Examining questions of faith desire and enlightenment the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption 'The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism likely to be the best modern version of Dante' - Bernard O'Donoghue'The most moving lines literature has achieved' - Jorge Luis Borges'This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation - a deeply-informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read' - Professor David Wallace University of PennsylvaniaIndividual editions of Robin Kirkpatrick's translation - Inferno Purgatorio and Paradiso - are also available in Penguin Classics and include Dante's Italian printed alongside the English text Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family His life was divided by political duties and poetry the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari whom he called Beatrice including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy He died in Ravenna in 1321Robin Kirkpatrick is a poet and widely-published Dante scholar He has taught courses on Dante's Divine Comedy in Hong Kong Dublin and Cambridge where is Fellow of Robinson College and Professor of Italian and English Literatures"
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| "Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "The Penguin English Library Edition of Gulliver&39;s Travels by Jonathan Swift &39;Fifteen hundred of the Emperor&39;s largest horses each about four inches and an half high were employed to draw me towards the Metropolis which as I said was half a Mile distant&39; A savage and hilarious satire Gulliver&39;s Travels sees Lemuel Gulliver shipwrecked and adrift subject to bizarre and unnerving encounters with among others quarrelling Lilliputians philosophizing horses and the brutish Yahoo tribe that change his view of humanity - and himself - for ever Swift&39;s classic of 1726 portrays mankind in a distorted hall of mirrors as a diminished magnified and finally bestial species presenting us with a comical yet uncompromising reflection of ourselves The 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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| "My Very First Joke Book by Kaye Umansky (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "My Very First Joke Book is full of the very funniest and best jokes!An excellent introduction to jokes and joke-telling Over 60 jokes and rhymes each with their own hilarious illustration - perfect for playground comediansThere are 'Knock knock!' jokes 'Doctor doctor' jokes monster jokes and plain daft jokes There are silly rhymes crazy crossbreeds and a whole library of joke titles Each one is in a large easy-to-read typeface and has its own humorous illustration to make it even funnier!Kaye Umansky is best known as the creator of Pongwiffy (Puffin) - hugely popular with children because of the irreverent humour Kaye's trademark humour is evident in all her books and she is well qualified to write a joke book for very young children"
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