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| "The Forever Court (Knights of the Borrowed Dark Book 2)" |
| "The second book in the brilliant Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy perfect for fans of Skulduggery PleasantLife is returning to normal for Denizen Hardwick Well the new normal where he has to battle monsters in quiet Dublin bookshops and constantly struggle to contain the new powers he has been given by Mercy the daughter of the Endless King But Denizen may need those powers sooner than he thinks - not only are the Tenebrous stirring again but the Order of the Borrowed Dark face a new threat from much closer to home"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Alison Hubble Paperback" |
| "This is the story of Alison Hubble Who went to bed single And woke up double! A tale of MATHEMATICAL MAYHEM from magnificent illustrator Bruce Ingman and master storyteller Allan Ahlberg! Alison Hubble is shocked when she wakes up to find a twin in the bed next to her And she keeps doubling and doubling and doubling! A fantastically funny and completely clever new picture book from the critically-acclaimed pair behind The Pencil and The Runaway Dinner"
Price: 6.49 |
| "After the First Death by Robert Cormier (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "AFTER THE FIRST DEATH is a brilliantly tense hostage drama by Robert Cormier the acclaimed author of THE CHOCOLATE WAR It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic outspoken first On the outskirts of a small American town a bus-load of young children is being held hostage The hijackers are a cold and ruthless group opposed to the secret government agency Inner Delta At the centre of the battle are three teenagers Miro is the terrorist with no past and no emotions Kate is the bus driver caught up in the nightmare and Ben is the General's son who must act as a go-betweenThe Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults From political awakening war and unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths The collection includes The Outsiders - SE Hinton I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith Postcards from No Man's Land - Aidan Chambers After the First Death - Robert Cormier Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig Buddy - Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah - Richard C O'Brien The Wave - Morton Rhue The Red Pony - John Steinbeck The Pearl - John Steinbeck Stone Cold - Robert Swindells"
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| "The Twelfth Day of July: A Kevin and Sadie Story by Joan Lingard (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "The Twelfth Day of July is first of Joan Lingard's influential Kevin and Sadie books set in Belfast during the Troubles It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic outspoken first Sadie is Protestant Kevin is Catholic - and on the tense streets of Belfast their lives collide It starts with a dare - kids fooling around - but soon becomes something dangerous Getting to know Sadie Jackson will change Kevin's life forever But will the world around them change too? The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults From political awakening war and unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths The collection includes The Outsiders - SE Hinton I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith Postcards from No Man's Land - Aidan Chambers After the First Death - Robert Cormier Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig Buddy - Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah - Richard C O'Brien The Wave - Morton Rhue The Red Pony - John Steinbeck The Pearl - John Steinbeck Stone Cold - Robert Swindells"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Pearl by John Steinbeck (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "The Pearl is a haunting and timeless tale of the dangers of unexpected wealth by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck author of The Grapes of Wrath It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic outspoken firstKino is a desperately poor Mexican pearl diver But when he finds 'The Pearl of the World' he believes that his life will be magically transformed Obsessed by his dreams Kino is blind to the greed fear and even violence the pearl arouses in his neighbours - and himself The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults From political awakening war and unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths The collection includes The Outsiders - SE Hinton I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith Postcards from No Man's Land - Aidan Chambers After the First Death - Robert Cormier Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig Buddy - Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah - Richard C O'Brien The Wave - Morton Rhue The Red Pony - John Steinbeck The Pearl - John Steinbeck Stone Cold - Robert Swindells"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Z For Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "A powerful post-apocalyptic novel in which nuclear war has devastated America Z FOR ZACHARIAH by Robert C O'Brien is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic outspoken first Ann Burden has been living alone in a valley for over a year - until Loomis a scientist in a radiation-proof suit arrives She hopes they will be companions but his behaviour towards her becomes increasingly threatening as he attacks her and then cuts off her food supply and tries to bring her under his control Although there may be no one else alive Ann steals his suit and leaves the valley in search of humanityThe Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults From political awakening war and unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths The collection includes The Outsiders - SE Hinton I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith Postcards from No Man's Land - Aidan Chambers After the First Death - Robert Cormier Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig Buddy - Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah - Richard C O'Brien The Wave - Morton Rhue The Red Pony - John Steinbeck The Pearl - John Steinbeck Stone Cold - Robert Swindells"
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| "The Invisible Dog" |
| "A little girl who desperately wants a dog introduces an imaginary Great Dane called Henry into her home Her wish comes true when she is allowed a real Henry Was old Mrs Garrow with her cackling laugh and black cat responsible for her wish coming true?From the number one author for animal magic comes a wonderful new edition of this much loved classic"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Roald Dahl's Marvellous Colouring-Book Adventure" |
| "In Roald Dahl A Marvellous Colouring Adventure Dahl's most beloved stories are brought to life by exquisite highly detailed line art that is perfect for colouring inWilly Wonka's chocolate factory Charlie's glorious golden ticket and the BFG's magical dream jars are among the 45 stunning images found in this gorgeous colouring book that is perfect for children and adults alike"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Last Stop on Market Street" |
| "Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt CJ you're a better witness for what's beautifulCJ begins his weekly bus journey around the city with disappointment and dissatisfaction wondering why he and his family can't drive a car like his friends Through energy and encouragement CJ's nana helps him see the beauty and fun in their routineThis beautifully illustrated emotive picture book explores urban life with honesty interest and gratitudeLast Stop on Market Street has won multiple awards and spent time at the number one spot in the New York Times Bestseller List"
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| "You Wait Till I'm Older Than You!" |
| "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGET OFF GET OFF GET OFF!Well what would you say if your brother kept whacking you with a spoon or the spider made it all the way up the toilet bowl or your mum made you wear that horrible shirt?Find out in this fantastically funny collection of poems all about growing up from the brilliant Michael Rosen Children's Laureate 2007 - 2009"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" |
| "The classic underwater adventure available in Puffin ClassicsA mission to rid the seas of a monstrous creature becomes a terrifying nightmare when Professor Aronnax Conseil and Ned Land are thrown overboard The huge marine animal which has haunted the water is no living beast but a spectacular man-made vessel and the three men find themselves the helpless prisoners of Captain Nemo Resigned to their fate they begin a miraculous journey on the submarine ship which can travel through waters never before explored For the Professor at least this voyage is one he would not have missed for the world"
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| "The Hat That Zack Loves" |
| "This is the hat that Zack lovesThis is the dog that races past And snatches the hat that Zack loves!Join Zack as he chases his hat in this riotous rhyming adventure - a total joy to read aloud!"
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| "The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "Eric Carle&39;s classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar with an enclosed CDThis is a book and CD pack of the best selling picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar There is a straight reading of the story first with intro and exit music and then a reading that includes a &39;ping&39; to turn the pageEric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of books for very young children Eric lives in Massachusetts with his wife Barbara The Carles opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002Don&39;t miss all the other Very Hungry Caterpillar and Eric Carle booksThe Very Hungry Caterpillar; Eric Carle&39;s Very Special Baby Book; Polar Bear Polar Bear What do You Hear?; The Very busy Spider; The Very Quiet Cricket; The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse; 1 2 3 to the Zoo; Baby Bear Baby Bear What do you See?; The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book; Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear?; The Very Hungry Caterpillar&39;s Buggy Book; Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?; The Bad-Tempered Ladbybird; The Very Hungry Caterpillar Little Learning Library; The Very Hungry Caterpillar Touch and Feel Playbook; My Very First Book of Words; The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book and Toy; Little Cloud; Today is Monday; My Very First Book of Shapes; The Very Hungry Caterpillar&39;s Sound Book; The Very Hungry Caterpillar; From Head to Toe; The Very Hungry Caterpillar Big Board Book; Draw Me a Star; Mister Seahorse; Do You want to be My Friend?; The Tiny Seed"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Batman: Nightwalker (DC Icons series) (Dc Icons 2) Paperback" |
| "The highly anticipated coming-of-age story for the world&39;s greatest super hero BATMAN by the 1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu Returning home from his lavish eighteenth birthday party Bruce Wayne stops a criminal&39;s getaway - disobeying the police and crashing his car during the chase Sentenced to community service in Gotham City&39;s Arkham Asylum he encounters some of the the city&39;s most dangerous and mentally disturbed criminals Among these Bruce meets the intriguing Madeleine who has ties to the Nightwalker gang that is terrorizing Gotham City She&39;s a mystery Bruce has to unravel but can he trust her? The Nightwalkers target the rich and Bruce&39;s name is next on their list"
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| "The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories by Henry James (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "An unsettling new collection of Henry James's best short stories exploring ghosts and the uncanny'There had been a moment when I believed I recognised faint and far the cry of a child; there had been another when I found myself just consciously starting as at the passage before my door of a light footstep''I see ghosts everywhere' wrote Henry James who retained a fascination with the supernatural and sensational throughout his writing career This new collection brings together eight of James's tales exploring the uncanny including his infamous ghost story 'The Turn of the Screw' a work saturated with evil in which a fraught governess becomes convinced that malicious spirits are menacing the children in her care The other masterly works here include 'The Jolly Corner' 'Owen Wingrave' and further tales of visitations premonitions madness grief and family secrets where the living are just as mysterious and unknowable as the dead With an introduction and notes by Susie BoytGeneral Editor Philip Horne"
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| "Burmese Days (Penguin Modern Classics) Mass Market Paperback" |
| "Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma George Orwell&39;s first novel presents a devastating picture of British colonial rule It describes corruption and imperial bigotry in a society where &39;after all natives were natives - interesting no doubt but finally an inferior people&39; When Flory a white timber merchant befriends Indian Dr Veraswami he defies this orthodoxy The doctor is in danger U Po Kyin a corrupt magistrate is plotting his downfall The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club and Flory can help Flory&39;s life is changed further by the arrival of beautiful Elizabeth Lackersteen from Paris who offers an escape from loneliness and the &39;lie&39; of colonial life"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Eve of St Agnes by John Keats (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "'Hoodwink'd in faery fancy'This volume contains a selection of Keats's greatest verse - including his gothic story in verse 'The Eve of St Agnes' and the mysterious 'Lamia' - exploring themes of love enchantment myth and magicIntroducing 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 millionsJohn Keats (1795-1821) Keats's works available in Penguin Classics are Selected Poems So Bright and Delicate Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne The Complete Poems and Selected Letters"
Price: 1.99 |
| "The Dolphins, the Whales and the Gudgeon" |
| "'An ass clothed in the skin of a lion'Aesop's animal fables are some of the earliest stories ever told thought to have been composed by a slave in Greek antiquity and giving glimpses of a world that is harsh pitiless and yet also eerily familiarIntroducing 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 millionsAesop is believed to have lived in 6th century BC Aesop's The Complete Fables is available in Penguin Classics"
Price: 1.99 |
| "The Robber Bridegroom" |
| "'Then she began to run and she ran over the sharp stones and through the thorns and the wild animals bounded past her 'Four weird dark and enchanting fairy-tales from the Brothers GrimmIntroducing 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 millionsJacob Ludwig Karl (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Karl (1786-1859) are the Brothers Grimm Their Selected Tales are also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "Persuasion by Jane Austen (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Her last completed novel marrying witty social realism to a 'Cinderella' love story Jane Austen's Persuasion is edited with an introduction by Gillian Beer in Penguin Classics Anne Elliot twenty-seven and still single seems destined for spinsterhood In her youth she broke off an engagement to penniless Captain Wentworth at the insistence of her friend Lady Russell acquiescing to the demands of her class at the expense of her happiness But when Wentworth returns from the Napoleonic wars rich and famous Anne finds her affection rekindled - even though Wentworth seems more interested in Anne's friend Louisa Musgrove Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension but above all it is a love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities In her introduction Gillian Beer discusses Austen's portrayal of the double-edged nature of persuasion and the clash between old and new worlds This edition also includes a new chronology and full textual notes Jane 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 the author of Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice Emma Persuasion Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey If you liked Persuasion you may enjoy George Eliot's Middlemarch also available in Penguin Classics The most perfect artist among women the writer whose books are immortal (Virginia Woolf)"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "A witty exploration of the perils of mistaking fiction for reality Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is edited with an introduction and notes by Marylin Butler in Penguin Classics During an eventful season at Bath young naive Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time She is delighted with her new acquaintances rude boorish John Thorpe his flirtatious sister Isabella who shares Catherine's love of sensational novels and intrigue and sophisticated Eleanor and Henry Tilney who invite her to their father's mysterious house Northanger Abbey There her imagination influenced by Gothic romances such as Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho Catherine imagines terrible crimes committed by General Tilney With its broad comedy and irrepressible impressionable heroine this is the most youthful and optimistic of Jane Austen's works The Penguin Classics edition of Northanger Abbey is based on the first edition of 1818 and includes a chronology and additional suggestions for further reading Jane 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 the author of Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice Emma Persuasion Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey If you enjoyed Northanger Abbey you may like Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho also available in Penguin Classics The most perfect artist among women the writer whose books are immortal (Virginia Woolf) These modern editions are to be strongly recommended for their scrupulous texts informative notes and helpful introductions (Brian Southam The Jane Austen Society)"
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| "Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally During her uncle's absence in Antigua the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity one of her most profound"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings is a collection that displays the full force of Edgar Allen Poe's mastery of both Gothic horror and the short story form This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by David GallowayThis selection of Poe's critical writings short fiction and poetry demonstrates his intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind 'The Fall of the House of Usher' is a slow-burning Gothic horror describing the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past In 'The Tell-Tale Heart' a murderer's insane delusions threaten to betray him while stories such as 'The Pit and the Pendulum' 'The Raven' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' explore extreme states of decadence fear and hate In his introduction David Galloway re-examines the myths surrounding Poe's life and reputation This edition includes a new chronology and suggestions for further readingAlthough dissipated in his youth and plagued by mental instability towards the end of his life Boston-born Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) had a variety of occupations including service in the US army and magazine editor as well as his remarkable literary outputIf you enjoyed The Fall of the House of Usher you might like Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto also available in Penguin Classics'The most original genius that America has produced'Alfred Lord Tennyson'Poe has entered our popular consciousness as no other American writer'The New York Times Book Review"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. Forster (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "EM Forster's Where Angels Fear to Tread is amongst the greatest twentieth-century literary explorations of vice virtue and the nature of prejudice edited with notes by Oliver Stallybrass and an introduction by Ruth Padel in Penguin ClassicsOn travelling to Italy with her friend Caroline Abbott the impulsive English widow Lilia Herriton outrages her dead husband's family by meeting and quickly becoming engaged to Gino a dashing but deeply unsuitable Italian man twelve years her junior Infuriated her ex-brother-in-law Philip sets off from England to her new home in the Tuscan town of Monteriano - but finding himself unable to persuade Lilia to leave her handsome uncouth new lover returns to England without her When Lilia's marriage leads to sudden tragedy however Philip and Caroline feel compelled to return once more to Italy where they are forced to examine their own livesThis edition reproduces the Abinger text and also includes further reading notes a chronology an introduction by Ruth Padel discussing division and culture clash in the novel and an appendix detailing an exchange about the novel between Forster and the poet RC TrevelyanE M Forster (1879-1970) was a noted English author and critic and a member of the Bloomsbury group His first novel Where Angels Fear To Tread appeared in 1905 The Longest Journey appeared in 1907 followed by A Room With A View (1908) based partly on the material from extended holidays in Italy with his mother Howards End (1910) was a story that centered on an English country house and dealt with the clash between two families one interested in art and literature the other only in business Maurice was revised several times during his life and finally published posthumously in 1971If you enjoyed Where Angels Fear to Tread you might enjoy Forster's A Room With a View also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "This compact novel completed in 1900 as with so many of the great novels of the time is at its baseline a book of the sea An English boy in a simple town has dreams bigger than the outdoors and embarks at an early age into the sailor's life The waters he travels reward him with the ability to explore the human spirit while Joseph Conrad launches the story into both an exercise of his technical prowess and a delicately crafted picture of a character who reaches the status of a literary hero"
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| "James I (Penguin Monarchs) : The Phoenix King Hardcover" |
| "James&39;s reign marked one of the rare breaks in England&39;s monarchy Already James VI of Scotland he rode south on Elizabeth I&39;s death to become James I of England and Ireland uniting the British Isles for the first time and founding the Stuart dynasty which would with several lurches reign for over a century His descendant still occupies the throne Thomas Cogswell&39;s dramatic new biography brings James to life as a complex learned curious man and great survivor one who drastically changed court life in London and presided over the Authorized Version of the Bible and the establishment of English settlements across the globe Although he failed to unite England and Scotland he insisted that ambassadors acknowledge him as King of Great Britain and that vessels from both countries display a version of the current Union Flag Cogswell tells the story of James&39;s personal life and private passions as much as his public achievements James was often accused of being too informal and insufficiently regal - but when his son Charles I decided to redress these criticisms in his own reign he was destroyed This is a vivid portrait of an often underappreciated monarch"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Money Machine : How the City Works" |
| "What happens in the City has never affected us moreIn this excellent guide now fully revised and updated leading financial journalist Philip Coggan cuts through the headlines the scandals and the jargon to explain the nuts and bolts of the financial systemWhat causes the pound to rise or interest rates to fall? Which are the institutions that really matter? Why is it we need the Money Machine - and what happens when it crashes? Coggan provides clear and concise answers and shows why we should all be more familiar with a system we so intimately depend upon"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Euro : And its Threat to the Future of Europe" |
| "Can the Euro be saved? Should it be?Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph E Stiglitz dismantles the prevailing consensus around what ails Europe - arguing that economic stagnation is a direct result of the Euro's flawed birth demolishing the champions of austerity and offering solutions that can rescue the continent from further devastation'Stiglitz could hardly have timed The Euro better one of those economists with a rare ability to help readers understand complex ideas' Philip Aldrick The Times'Original hard-hitting Much more than a demolition job These chapters are full of constructive proposals' Martin Sandbu Financial Times'Terrific and clarifying' Peter Goodman The New York Times'Coolly analytical he is surely right without a radical overhaul of its workings the Euro seems all but certain to fail' Economist"
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| "The Optician of Lampedusa" |
| "'Poetically written absorbing harrowing' The Times'The raw and emotional account of an optician whose family fishing trip suddenly placed him amid the human tragedy of hundreds of drowning migrants is a story that needed to be told' Fiona Wilson The Times'An important book I cried all the way through' Tracy ChevalierFrom an award-winning BBC journalist this moving book turns the testimony of an accidental hero into a timeless story about human fellowship and the awakening of courage and conscience'I can hardly begin to describe to you what I saw as our boat approached the source of that terrible noise I hardly want to You won't understand because you weren't there You can't understand You see I thought I'd heard seagulls screeching Seagulls fighting over a lucky catch Birds Just birds'Emma-Jane Kirby has reported extensively on the reality of mass migration today In The Optician of Lampedusa she brings to life the moving testimony of an ordinary man whose late summer boat trip off a Sicilian island unexpectedly turns into a tragic rescue mission"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Salafi-Jihadism : The History of an Idea" |
| "'A groundbreaking study a masterclass in how to do intellectual history and one that nobody with an interest in radical Islam should miss' Tom Holland New Statesman'Readers looking for a rigorous but lucid account of Islamic State's ideas will be well-served by Maher's book the first of its kind' Kyle W Orton Wall Street JournalNo topic has gripped the public imagination so dramatically as the spectre of global jihadism While much has been said about the way jihadists behave their ideology remains poorly understood Shiraz Maher charts the intellectual underpinnings of salafi-jihadism from its origins in the mountains of the Hindu Kush to the jihadist insurgencies of the 1990s and the 911 wars His ground-breaking introduction to salafi-jihadism recalibrates our understanding of the ideas underpinning one of the most destructive political philosophies of our time'Magisterial Essential reading' Robin Yassin-Kassab The National'Shiraz Maher a leading authority on contemporary Islamic extremism traces the evolution of the key ideas behind one of the most significant religious and political movements of our time Comprehensive important and timely' Jason Burke author of Al-Qaeda 'A work of genuine interest and originality indispensable' David Patrikarakos Literary Review"
Price: 7.49 |
