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Christmas with O. Henry Sterling
This paperback will feature two Christmas-themed stories: the much-loved classic, \"The Gift of the Magi,\" and \"Whistling Dick\'s Christmas Stocking.\" Σελίδες: 64, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0928, Διαστάσεις: 11.4x11.4cm
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Persuasion Jane Austen Oxford University Press
\'She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older - the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.\' Anne Elliot seems to have given up on present happiness and has resigned herself to living off her memories. More than seven years earlier she complied with duty: persuaded to view the match as imprudent and improper, she broke off her engagement to a naval captain with neither fortune, ancestry, nor prospects. However, when peacetime arrives and brings the Navy home, and Anne encounters Captain Wentworth once more, she starts to believe in second chances. Persuasion celebrates romantic constancy in an era of turbulent change. Written as the Napoleonic Wars were ending, the novel examines how a woman can at once remain faithful to her past and still move forward into the future. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World\'s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford\'s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. . Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Rave: Vintage Minis Irvine Welsh Vintage Classics
Irvine Welsh, \'poet laureate of the chemical generation\', exposes the seamy underbelly of rave’s utopian dream. Lloyd, our permanently pilled-up protagonist, pushes his weekends to breaking point and beyond in this frazzled trip through Scottish clubland. He experiences the vertiginous uppers and downers of the Second Summer of Love, dabbles in a spot of disc jockeying and closes in, gradually, on some kind of redemption…Selected from Irvine Welsh\'s novel Ecstasy.VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us humanAlso in the Vintage Minis series:Home by Salman RushdieDreams by Sigmund FreudEating by Nigella LawsonWork by Joseph Heller Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm
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Liberty: Vintage Minis Virginia Woolf Vintage Classics
Why should one half be free to live, while the other is doomed to watch silently from the sidelines? In this visionary collection, Virginia Woolf leads us on a transformative journey through the liberating powers of the mind. From an exploration of why women were barred from writing and under what conditions they might break free, to the solace derived from haunting London\'s streets, these essays and stories present Woolf at her most impassioned, rendering the pursuit of liberty one of life\'s most poetic adventures. Selected from the books A Room of One\'s Own, The Waves and Street Haunting and Other Essays by Virginia WoolfVINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us humanAlso in the Vintage Minis series:Love by Jeanette WintersonHome by Salman RushdieLanguage by Xiaolu GuoRace by Toni Morrison Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm
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Ghosts M. R. James Vintage Classics
A high-pitched laugh echoes in an empty church. Servants discover their master dead in his bed, the only sign of disturbance an open window. The coffin of a woman hanged as a witch is found to be empty. A bed that hasn’t been slept in is crumpled and distressed come the morning. A skeletal figure creeps closer and closer to the house where an unsuspecting family lie sleeping. In these chilling tales of the supernatural, M. R. James proves he truly is the master of the ghost story. Selected from the book Ghost Stories by M.R. JamesVINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us humanAlso in the Vintage Minis series:Drinking by John CheeverSummer by Laurie LeeFriendship by Rose TremainLove by Jeanette Winterson Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm
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Closure Limited: And Other Zombie Tales Max Brooks Duckworth
Written in his trademark style, these tales combine horror, drama, and socio-political commentary to explore the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse. Stories range from a company staffed by human survivors, offering gory revenge on their former zombie attackers, to a vampire who realises too late that he will have nothing left to drink as zombies wipe out his human blood supply. Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 10.5x10.5cm
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The Little Book of J.R.R. Tolkien: Wit and Wisdom from the creator of Middle Earth OH OH
A renowned scholar of the English language, Tolkien is today celebrated as the father of the high fantasy genre. Drawing on his knowledge of languages, mythology and legend, he created an entire alternative reality, Middle Earth, and populated it with hobbits, orcs, ents, dragons, magicians and giant spiders.Packed with fascinating facts about Tolkien\'s life and labours, this delightful volume includes extracts from his works, letters and interviews, as well as from his contemporaries and admirers. It\'s a celebration of the writer whose imagination and creative genius changed the course of fantasy literature.\'I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.\' The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)\'I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size). I like gardens, trees and unmechanized farmlands; I smoke a pipe, and like good plain food (unrefrigerated), but detest French cooking...\' Tolkien in a letter to Deborah Webster, 25 October 1958In July 1915, Tolkien took part in the Somme offensive, the bloodiest battle of the Great War. While recovering in hospital from trench fever, he wrote his first Elvish word list, as well as the first fragments of what would become The Silmarillion.The inspiration for The Hobbit came to Tolkien unexpectedly in the summer of 1930, while he was working his way through a huge stack of student essays. On a blank page he found himself scrawling, \'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.\' Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0307, Διαστάσεις: 11.4x11.4cm
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The Little Book of Shakespeare: Timeless Wit and Wisdom OH OH
\'He was \"not of an age, but for all time\".\' (Shakespeare\'s contemporary Ben Jonson) No writer, before or since, has matched Shakespeare in terms of influence, critical acclaim or popular success. His genius lay in his sheer dramatic skill, his powerful use of imagery and his astonishing ability to create richly imagined characters. Packed full of the Bard\'s clever insights, witty asides and timeless nuggets of wisdom, and complemented by fascinating facts about his life and talents, this Little Book showcases some of the most remarkable lines ever crafted in the English language.SAMPLE QUOTES: \'What\'s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet.\' - Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2\'We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.\' - The Tempest, Act 4, Scene 1\'Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.\' - Julius Caesar, Act 2, Scene 2SAMPLE FACT: There is evidence that Shakespeare wrote a play called Cardenio, which was performed by the King\'s Men in 1613. No known copy of the play exists today. Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1129, Διαστάσεις: 11.6x11.6cm
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Thousand Cranes Yasunari Kawabata Penguin Classics
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksKikuji has been invited to a tea ceremony by a mistress of his dead father, only to find that the mistress’ rival and successor is also present. He falls for her, with devastating consequences. By 1949 Yasunari Kawabata, the first Japanese author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, felt that the tradition of the tea ceremony had been degraded. In this delicate novella he uses the ceremony as a powerful vehicle for loneliness, yearning and loss of history. Σελίδες: 144, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm
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The Dreaming Child Karen Blixen Penguin Classics
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books‘As for me I have one ambition only: to invent stories, very beautiful stories’Gothic, expansive and truly spellbinding, Karen Blixen’s short stories offer incisive psychological portraits and imaginative visions of war, longing and tender love. Here, an orphan boy creates an elaborate fantasy of a life of grandeur, a feudal lord sets a peasant woman a deadly task, and a young woman resists against her captors, in the midst of conflict. Σελίδες: 128, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0930, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm
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Where Everything is Music Rumi Penguin Classics
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksRumi’s verses have been a balm for readers’ souls for over eight centuries. This exquisite selection brings together some of the Persian mystic’s most profound, evocative and transcendent works. Exploring passion, heartbreak, friendship, faith and the myriad ways in which we move through the world, these strikingly modern poems are perfect for those looking for inspiration, guidance, or endless delight. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm
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Strange News from Another Planet Hermann Hesse Penguin Classics
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Of course, very few people go through the gate and abandon the beautiful phenomenon of the outside world for the interior reality that they intuit... A visitor to a zoo discovers he can understand the animals talking, a young man turns into a mountain and a bird guides a boy to another planet in this selection of dream-like and visionary fairy tales from the great German-Swiss master. Σελίδες: 144, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm
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A Hunger-Artist Franz Kafka Penguin Classics
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksThe whole town got involved with the hunger-artist; from day to day of his starving, people’s participation grew; everyone wanted to see the hunger-artist at least once a day; on the later days there were season-ticket holders who sat for days on end in front of his little cageReading these stories by the master of the absurd is like entering a dreamworld in which nothing, and yet somehow everything, makes sense. Σελίδες: 144, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0930, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm
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A Dog's Heart Mikhail Bulgakov Penguin Classics
What would happen if a doctor implanted the pituitary gland and testicles of a man into the body of a stray dog? In Mikhail Bulgakov’s topsy-turvy world, the dog starts to walk on two legs, drink, smoke, thieve, chase women and recite every swear word in Russian. The perfect candidate for a government official, in other words. This rude, riotous send-up of the Soviet Union, banned immediately on publication, is satire red in tooth and claw. Σελίδες: 144, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm
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The Escape of Arsène Lupin Maurice Leblanc Penguin Classics
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books\'When I decide to escape I shall want nobody’s assistance.’ In this thrilling collection, we meet Arsène Lupin, a brilliant, alluring master of disguise – or, as some would have it, a notorious criminal. We follow him on a series of high-stakes adventures, from ingenious heists of invaluable paintings to daring escapes, each one showcasing his intellect, charm, and extraordinary ability to stay one step ahead of the law. Σελίδες: 128, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0930, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm
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The Daemon Lover Shirley Jackson Penguin Classics
90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksIt’s terribly important that I get in touch with a gentleman who may have stopped in here to buy flowers this morning. Terribly important.Sometimes, the person you think you love isn’t who they seem. And sometimes, you can be your own deception. Spanning Shirley Jackson\'s entire career, these devilish tales of love, death, and despair show us how all that keeps us safe in suburbia can strike up, leave, and instantly disappear. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 10.9x10.9cm
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All God's Chillun Got Pride Chester Himes Penguin Classics
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksBest known for his hardboiled Harlem Detective series, Chester Himes was also a superb literary writer, beginning his creative life by writing short stories in the 1930s while serving jail time for armed robbery. Selected here are some of his best stories – from a satirical tale about a student bet that purportedly disproves the existence of racism in Los Angeles to a chilling drama in which a snake invades a family home. Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm
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Hop-Frog Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Classics
Edgar Allen Poe’s short stories have lost none of their power to horrify. He remains a destabilizingly terse sketcher out of ideas, a writer who allows the reader to fill in the many ghastly blanks in his narratives of violence, retribution and animalism. It is hard to recommend Hop-Frog wholeheartedly (its original subtitle was: Or, The Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs) as it is such an affront to decency, but you will certainly never forget it. Σελίδες: 144, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm
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Family Happiness Leo Tolstoy Penguin Classics
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books‘I’m not the sort of husband you dream of when you’re walking alone along the avenue in the evening, am I? And it would be a disaster, wouldn’t it?’How does love die? This question lies at the heart of Tolstoy’s desperately sad novella. It tells the story of seventeen-year-old Masha who, despite their differences, falls passionately in love with an older man, and marries him. Soon, however, the gap between them becomes unbridgeable. Σελίδες: 144, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0930, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm
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Rosamunde Pilcher's Cornwall Gill Knappett Pitkin Publishing
From the elegance of the grand salons of Prideaux Place, Padstow’s most stately of homes, to the wild and remote Cornish coastline, Rosamunde Pilcher captured in her novels Cornwall’s unique, diverse beauty and compelling charm. WINNER of the Gorsedh Kernow’s Holyer an Gof Awards 2023. Rosamunde Pilcher grew up near St Ives, publishing her first novel at the age of 25. Cornwall remained her long-standing inspiration with most of her novels set in this wonderfully diverse landscape. Her most famous novel, ‘The Shell Seekers’, catapulted Rosamunde to international fame and created a dedicated fan-base. This new Pitkin guidebook takes the reader on a tour of the key areas and places that inspired Pilcher’s creative writing. Clamber down the steep Bedruthan Steps and enjoy the traditional Cornish welcome in the beautiful harbour town of St Ives. St Michael’s Mount, one of the most famous sights in Cornwall, sits majestically off shore while the sound of the waves battering the coastline is a key element in enjoying a visit to Land’s End. These sites and many more informed Rosamunde Pilcher’s writing, making her novels and short stories some of the most popular and cherished around the world, several of which have been adapted for television. Σελίδες: 32, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0303, Διαστάσεις: 17.2x17.2cm
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An Analysis of G.E.M. Anscombe's Modern Moral Philosophy Jon W. Thompson Macat International Limited
Elizabeth Anscombe’s 1958 essay “Modern Moral Philosophy” is a cutting intervention in modern philosophy that shows the full power of good evaluative and analytical critical thinking skills. Though only 16 pages long, Anscombe’s paper set out to do nothing less than reform the entire field of modern moral philosophy – something that could only be done by carefully examining the existing arguments of the giants of the field. To do this, she deployed the central skills of evaluation and analysis. In critical thinking, analysis helps understand the sequence and features of arguments: it asks what reasons these arguments produce, what implicit reasons and assumptions they rely on, what conclusions they arrive at. Evaluation involves judging whether or not the arguments are strong enough to sustain their conclusions: it asks how acceptable, adequate, and relevant the reasons given are, and whether or not the conclusions drawn from them are really valid. In “Modern Moral Philosophy,” Anscombe dispassionately turns these skills on figures that have dominated moral philosophy since the 18th-century, revealing the underlying assumptions of their work, their weaknesses and strengths, and showing that in many ways the supposed differences between their arguments are actually negligible. A brilliantly incisive piece, “Modern Moral Philosophy” radically affected its field, remaining required – and controversial – reading today. Σελίδες: 108, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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An Analysis of C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity Mark Scarlata Macat International Limited
C.S. Lewis\'s Mere Christianity is a perfect example of one of the most effective aspects of critical thinking skills: the use of reasoning to build a strong, logical argument. Lewis originally wrote the book as a series of radio talks given from 1942-1944, at the height of World War II. The talks were designed to lay out the most basic tenets of Christianity for listeners, and to use these to make a logical argument for Christian belief and Christian ethics. While Lewis was not an academically-trained theologian or philosopher (specializing instead in literature), his own experience of converting from atheism to Christianity, along with his wide reading and incisive questioning, power a charming but persuasive argument for his own beliefs. Whether or not one agrees with Lewis\'s arguments or shares his faith, Mere Christianity exemplifies one of the most useful aspects of good reasoning: accessibility. When using reasoning to construct a convincing argument, it is crucial that your audience follow you, and Lewis was a master at constructing well-organised arguments that are immediately understandable to readers. The beautifully written Mere Christianity is a masterclass in cogently walking an audience through an elegant and well thought-through piece of reasoning. Σελίδες: 88, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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An Analysis of E.E. Evans-Pritchard's Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande Kitty Wheater Macat International Limited
The history of anthropology is, to a large extent, the history of differing modes of interpretation. As anthropologists have long known, examining, analyzing and recording cultures in the quest to understand humankind as a whole is a vastly complex task, in which nothing can be achieved without careful and incisive interpretative work. Edward Evans-Pritchard’s seminal 1937 Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic Among the Azande is a model contribution to anthropology’s grand interpretative project, and one whose success is based largely on its author’s thinking skills. A major issue in anthropology at the time was the common assumption that the faiths and customs of other cultures appeared irrational or illogical when compared to the “civilized” and scientific beliefs of the western world. Evans-Pritchard sought to challenge such definitions by embedding himself within a tribal culture in Africa – that of the Azande – and attempting to understand their beliefs in their proper contexts. By doing so, Evans-Pritchard proved just how vital context is to interpretation. Seen within their context, he was able to show, the beliefs of the Azande were far from irrational – and magic actually formed a coherent system that helped mould a functional community and society for the tribe. Evans-Pritchard’s efforts to clarify meaning in this way have proved hugely influential, and have played a major part in guiding later generations of anthropologists from his day to ours. Σελίδες: 112, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Incomplete Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing John Sutherland Doubleday
Benedick: I am man enough to say that I love thee. Is that not strange? Beatrice: Not really…Benedick: By my sword, Beatrice thou lovest me. Beatrice: Get over yourselfTo celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare\'s death, this is the third of a new collection of the Bard\'s greatest plays, digested to a few thousand words with invaluable side notes from John Sutherland. Funny and incredibly clever, these parodies are a joy for those who know their Shakespeare, perfect for the theatre goer needing a quick recap, and a massive relief for those just desperate to pass their English exam. Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 11.9x11.9cm
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Incomplete Shakespeare: Macbeth John Sutherland Doubleday
‘Give me the daggers and I’ll pin the blame/ On Duncan’s grooms who both are also slain. /A little water clears us of this deed /Though a large scotch might also do the trick...’ To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare\'s death, this is the first of a new collection of the Bard\'s greatest plays, digested to a few thousand words with invaluable side notes from John Sutherland. Funny and incredibly clever, these parodies are a joy for those who know their Shakespeare, perfect for the theatre goer needing a quick recap, and a massive relief for those just desperate to pass their English exam. Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 11.9x11.9cm
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The Duck Who Didn't Like Water Steve Small Simon & Schuster Ltd
‘A wonderful, tender evocation of friendship and how its power can help you overcome your worst fears. A pure splash of joy.’ The Daily Mail Duck is not like other ducks. Duck doesn’t like water and is perfectly fine alone, thank you very much. But then, one dark and stormy night, an outgoing, water-loving, and very lost Frog turns up at Duck’s door. Can this odd couple find Frog’s home? And will they find friendship along the way? This endearing, gorgeously illustrated tale marked the author-illustrator debut for Steve Small, illustrator of the highly acclaimed, I’m Sticking with You and is now available in this board book edition.‘A beautiful book, with a zen-like balance, and full of light and drama, too.’ Benji Davies, creator of The Storm Whale Σελίδες: 14, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0815, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm
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The Shielding of Mrs Forbes: Faber Stories Alan Bennett Faber & Faber
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Thinking Betty was in the bath Graham was watching a late-night programme on Channel 4 called Footballers with Their Shirts Off when she unexpectedly came in on the trail of the hairdryer.\'I didn\'t know you were interested in football,\' said Betty.No one must ever find out that Graham is \'not the marrying sort\'. Certainly not his wife, or his mother. As sex, blackmail and fanatical tidiness take over the West Yorkshire parish of Alwoodley, an unlikely caper unfolds.Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work. Σελίδες: 80, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm
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A Silent Language — WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE: The Nobel Lecture Jon Fosse Fitzcarraldo Editions
‘If there’s any metaphor I would use for the act of writing, it would have to be listening,’ says Jon Fosse in A Silent Language, the lecture he delivered after being awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. When he writes, Fosse explains, he listens for texts that exist somewhere outside of himself in order to transcribe them before they disappear. With reverence and humility, Fosse traces his relationship to writing and celebrates the capacity of language to embrace the mystery, complexity and existential uncertainty of the human experience. ‘It is only in the silence that you can hear God’s voice,’ he says, offering a key to his beloved works of drama and fiction. ‘Maybe.’ Σελίδες: 48, Διαστάσεις: 12.5x12.5cm
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Unicorn Academy: Under the Fairy Moon: The Second Book of the Netflix series Nosy Crow Ltd Nosy Crow Ltd
The official companion title for season 2 of the smash hit Netflix animated series!When Isabel takes a fall while out on a ride, she blames River for her injury. Feeling angry and let down, Isabel refuses to fetch River and go to the Masquerade Ball.The trouble is, while she watches her friends having fun without her, someone else is watching the bond between Isabel and River weaken. Danny will stop at nothing to become a Unicorn Rider. Will Isabel realise her mistake in time to save River and repair their broken bond? Ride towards your destiny and discover more magical adventures at Unicorn Academy:Unicorn Academy: Sophia\'s Invitation (Book 1)Unicorn Academy: Sticker Activity BookUnicorn Academy: The Magical Guide Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Giacomo Joyce: Faber Stories James Joyce Faber & Faber
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. This heart is sore and sad. Crossed in love?The manuscript of \'Giacomo Joyce\', written in James Joyce\'s best handwriting and folded between the covers of a school notebook, was discovered in Trieste. Most likely written in 1914, some of it served as a rehearsal for passages in Ulysses. Had Joyce meant to pillage it or publish it? Either way, this fragmented evocation of unrequited desire is, in the words of Joyce\'s biographer Richard Ellmann, a work of \'small, fragile, enduring perfection\'.With a new introduction by Colm Tóibín.Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work. Σελίδες: 64, Διαστάσεις: 11.2x11.2cm
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The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas Syd Moore Point Blank
Stop Press: Two stories, \'Easily Made\' and \'Death Becomes Her\', were nominated for a Crime Writers Association Short Story Dagger! Nothing says Christmas more than a good old fashioned ghost story on a dark winter\'s night, so sit back and enjoy a little pinch of Yuletide mayhem. These extraordinary tales, one for each day of Christmas, explore the odd, the peculiar and the downright chilling, from a Strange encounter with an Icelandic Shaman, to a psychic policewoman, lively winged beasts and warnings from the recently departed. Some of these stories appeared in the ebook The Strange Casebook, 2018. Σελίδες: 208, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1203, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm
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A Little Book About Books: Quotes for the Bibliophile in Your Life Orange Hippo! OH
The world of books in one little book. It doesn\'t matter how well read you are, A Little Book About Books is packed full of quotes, one-liners and famous lines from names that everyone will recognise. For bibliophiles, they\'ll enjoy recognising their favourite passages and authors, all captured in one place. For the less-well-read, they can enjoy discovering new, illuminating quotes and passages that will provide guidance, humour and food for thought.Enjoy exploring the world of books, and the power of writing, in one small, perfectly giftable book.SAMPLE QUOTES: \'Let us read and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.\' -Voltaire. \'Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.\' - A. A. Milne. \'There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favourite book\' - Marcel Proust. \'When I think about how I understand my role as citizen, setting aside being president... the most important stuff I\'ve learned I think I\'ve learned from novels.\' - Barack Obama. Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0329, Διαστάσεις: 13.6x13.6cm
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The Forester's Daughter: Faber Stories Claire Keegan Faber & Faber
*From the Booker-shortlisted author of Small Things Like These*Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. The evening is fine. In the sky a few early stars are shining of their own accord. She watches the dog licking the bowl clean. This dog will break her daughter\'s heart, she\'s sure of it.Claire Keegan\'s mesmeric story takes us into the heart of the Wicklow countryside, and of the farming family of Victor Deegan, with his \'three teenagers, the milking and the mortgage\'.When Deegan finds a gun dog and gives it as a present to his only daughter, his wife is filled with foreboding at this seeming act of kindness. As the seasons pass, long-buried family secrets threaten to emerge.Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work. Σελίδες: 80, Διαστάσεις: 11.3x11.3cm
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The War of the Worlds (Collins Classics) H. G. Wells William Collins
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ’For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive. When a strange, meteor-like object lands in the English countryside, the inhabitants of Earth find themselves victims of a terrible attack. Ruthless Martians, armed with heat rays and poisonous smoke, are intent on destroying humanity. As the unnamed narrator struggles to find his way across decimated wastelands, the fate of the planet hangs in the balance… First serialised in 1897, The War of the Worlds terrified and thrilled its readers, the fictional alien invasion evoking a new and hair-raising idea: we are not alone. The imagination of H.G. Wells has had a lasting and significant impact on the science fiction genre, and continues to inspire the work of countless writers, artists and directors to this day. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Collins Classics) Lewis Carroll William Collins
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Why, sometimes I\'ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.’ When Alice follows the White Rabbit down a magical tunnel, her world is changed forever. In Wonderland, a place where nothing is quite as it seems, Alice meets the Cheshire Cat, who can disappear at will; the Mad Hatter, who has a fondness for riddles; and the terrifying Queen of Hearts, who enjoys nothing more than chopping off people’s heads. Introducing some of the most iconic characters in literature, mad tea parties and games of flamingo croquet, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass have captured the hearts and imaginations of readers for over 150 years. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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The Black Seal and Other Stories Arthur Machen Arcturus
Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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