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Vita Nuova: A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text Dante Alighieri Penguin Classics
A totally unique poetic treatise, La Vita Nuova is an elaborately and symbolically patterned selection of Dante\'s early poems, interspersed with his own incisive prose commentary.The poems themselves tell the story of his undying love for Beatrice, from their first meeting at a May Day party, through Dante\'s sufferings and his attempts to conceal the true object of his devotion, to his overwhelming grief at her death, and ending with the transformative vision of her in heaven. These are some of the richest love poems in literature and the movement from self-pitying lament to praise for his beloved\'s beauty and virtue illustrate the elevating power of love.This lucid new translation, based on the latest authoritative Italian edition and featuring the Italian on facing pages, captures the ineffable quality of a work that has inspired the likes of Charles Baudelaire, T. S. Eliot, Jorge Luis Borges and Louise Glück. Σελίδες: 224, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm
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Girls that Never Die Safia Elhillo Bloomsbury Poetry
\'Incredibly moving ... Every single poem is stellar\' Roxane Gay, author of Difficult Women and Hunger____________________________________________In Girls That Never Die, award-winning poet Safia Elhillo reinvents the epic to explore Muslim girlhood and shame, the dangers of being a woman, and the myriad violences enacted and imagined against women’s bodies. Drawing from her own life and family histories, as well as cultural myths and news stories about honor killings and genital mutilation, she interlaces the everyday traumas of growing up a girl under patriarchy with magical realist imaginings of rebellion, autonomy, and power. Elhillo writes a new world: women escape their stonings by birds that carry the rocks away; slain girls grow into two, like the hydra of lore, sprouting too numerous to ever be eradicated; circles of women are deemed holy, protected. Ultimately, Girls That Never Die is about wrestling ourselves from the threats of violence that constrain our lives, and instead looking to freedom and questioning: [what if i will not die][what will govern me then]____________________________________________\'Elhillo\'s is a voice that walks into the future\' Ilya Kaminsky\'Brilliant. And fierce\' Aracelis Girmay\'An astonishment\' Tracy K. Smith Σελίδες: 112, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0604, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Ukrainian English Bilingual Visual Dictionary DK DK
With over 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Ukrainian and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, DK\'s Ukrainian-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to learning Ukrainian and English. You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transport, and much more.Fancy becoming an expert in the language? Then open the pages of this Ukrainian dictionary to discover: A guide to a wide range of useful Mandarin words and expressions.Structured sections around a theme (e.g. sports, food and drink, transport).Clear, attractive illustrations make the vocabulary easy to understand and remember.Whether you are brushing up on your skills or learning the language from scratch, this dictionary makes learning and understanding Ukrainian easy. The words are shown visually in themed sections covering practical or everyday topics (such as shopping, food, or study), providing learners with all the vocabulary they need for work, travel, and leisure.Perfect for students, tourists, and business travellers, the dictionary is incredibly easy to follow. Its thematically organised vocabulary allows you to find closely related words on a particular topic. Ukrainian English Visual Dictionary is incredibly easy to use and can be used for self-study or as a reference in the classroom. It is suitable for learners at all levels, from beginner to advanced. Σελίδες: 360, Διαστάσεις: 13.8x13.8cm
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Is God Is Aleshea Harris Nick Hern Books
\'We ain\'t killers\' \'How you figure that?… Iss in the blood.\' When a letter arrives from the mother they thought was dead, twenty-one-year-old twins Racine and Anaia travel from the Dirty South to the California desert, to a yellow house with teal shutters. They\'re on a mission to avenge her past, and they\'re ready to take down anyone who stands in their way. A revenge tale about two women seeking justice and taking control of their own narratives, Is God Is collides the ancient and the modern, the tragic and the Spaghetti Western, hip-hop and Afropunk. Aleshea Harris\'s play had its world premiere at Soho Rep., New York, in February 2018, winning the Relentless Award, and the Obie Award for Playwriting. It received its British premiere in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 2021, directed by Ola Ince. Σελίδες: 144, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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What the Moon Gave Her Christi Steyn Andrews McMeel Publishing
It is never too late to become all that you envision. Your birth happens more than once so sink into each feeling of uncertainty and ride with the waves. From loneliness, fear, and change comes a breathtaking collection of poetry that inspires strength and self-healing during a time when we couldn’t feel farther apart.What the Moon Gave Her is a poetry collection born from self-discovery. The debut collection from Christi Steyn delves into themes of self-doubt, anxiety, and the unprecedented loss felt during the height of the pandemic. Beauty is found in every corner of this book\'s six dynamic chapters––\"birth by the ocean\", “youplucked too many petals,\" “how to grow wings,” \"dancing dolphins,” \"full moon/bloom\" and \"two trees intertwined\"What the Moon Gave Her is a moving collection about rebirth and the way we reconnect with the world around us through love. Σελίδες: 208, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1208, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm
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Bright. Young. Things. Georgia Christou Nick Hern Books
On a reality television show, six remarkable - and remarkably young - geniuses are competing for the coveted Golden Brain trophy and the title \'Britain\'s Brainiest Child\'. As the contestants battle it out round after round, the pressure mounts, the spotlight gets harsher, and each is faced with questions they were never expecting. Who will win and who will lose - and what exactly does winning mean anyway? Georgia Christou\'s Bright. Young. Things. is a funny, fast-paced play about identity, truth and the challenge of finding out who you really are. It is part of Platform, an initiative from Tonic Theatre in partnership with Nick Hern Books. Aimed at achieving greater gender equality in theatre, Platform comprises big-cast plays with predominantly, or all, female casts, written specifically for performance by young actors. Σελίδες: 80, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Apologia Alexi Kaye Campbell Nick Hern Books
A disastrous family reunion is the occasion for a sharp and perceptive look at what has happened to 60s idealists and their children. Kristin Miller is an eminent and successful art historian. As a young mother she followed her politics and vocation, storming Parisian barricades and moving to Florence. Her birthday should be a time for celebration but, when her two sons deliver their versions of the past, everyone must confront the cost of Kristin‘s commitment to her passions. Alexi Kaye Campbell\'s play Apologia premiered at The Bush Theatre, London, in 2009. It was revived at the Trafalgar Studios, London, in 2017, directed by Jamie Lloyd. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Sonnets for Albert: Winner of the T S Eliot Prize 2022 Anthony Joseph Bloomsbury Poetry
**WINNER OF THE T S ELIOT PRIZE FOR POETRY 2022****SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR POETRY 2022****LONGLISTED FOR THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE 2023**With Sonnets for Albert, Anthony Joseph returns to the autobiographical material explored in his earlier collection Bird Head Son. In this follow-up, he weighs the impact of being the son of an absent, or mostly absent, father, Though these poems threaten to break under the weight of their emotions, they are always masterfully poised as the stylish man they depict. Σελίδες: 112, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0830, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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What I Wish People Knew About Dementia: The Sunday Times Bestseller Wendy Mitchell Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER \'Essential reading\' SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE \'A book of hope\' OBSERVER \'A marvellous tour of insights\' THE TIMES \'A must-read . . . I couldn\'t recommend it higher\' MICHAEL BALL What can a diseased brain tell us about being human, living our own lives better and helping those with dementia get the best from theirs? When Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with young-onset dementia at the age of fifty-eight, her brain was overwhelmed with images of the last stages of the disease — those familiar tropes, shortcuts and clichés that we are fed by the media, or even our own health professionals. But her diagnosis far from represented the end of her life. Instead, it was the start of a very different one. Wise, practical and life affirming, What I Wish People Knew About Dementia combines anecdotes, research and Wendy Mitchell’s own brilliant wit and wisdom to tell readers exactly what she wishes they knew about dementia. Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0530, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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The First 100 Chinese Characters: Traditional Character Edition: The Quick and Easy Way to Learn the Basic Chinese Characters Alison Matthews Tuttle Publishing
This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters.All beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters that are fundamental to this language. This character book is intended for beginning Chinese students and features characters that have been carefully selected for rapid and effective learning. The English meanings, pronunciations in hanyu pinyin and alternate forms (if any) for each Chinese character are presented along with a stroke order guide and spaces for writing practice. The stroke order guides are printed with gray guidelines, designed to be traced over to teach students the standard sequence of strokes used to write the character. Related compounds and phrases are given to assist in vocabulary building. Three indexes at the back allow the characters to be looked up by their English meanings, hanyu pinyin pronunciations, or radicals. Extra practice sheets are also provided. This Chinese character book contains: Step-by-step stroke order diagrams show you how to write each character. Special boxes with grid lines help you practice writing them correctly. Compounds and sample sentences provide easy vocabulary building.Hanyu pinyin romanizations identify and help you pronounce every word. Σελίδες: 128, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0905, Διαστάσεις: 21.6x21.6cm
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A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams New Directions Publishing Corporation
It is a very short list of 20th-century American plays that continue to have the same power and impact as when they first appeared—57 years after its Broadway premiere, Tennessee Williams\' A Streetcar Named Desire is one of those plays. The story famously recounts how the faded and promiscuous Blanche DuBois is pushed over the edge by her sexy and brutal brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. Streetcar launched the careers of Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, and solidified the position of Tennessee Williams as one of the most important young playwrights of his generation, as well as that of Elia Kazan as the greatest American stage director of the \'40s and \'50s. Who better than America\'s elder statesman of the theater, Williams\' contemporary Arthur Miller, to write as a witness to the lightning that struck American culture in the form of A Streetcar Named Desire? Miller\'s rich perspective on Williams\' singular style of poetic dialogue, sensitive characters, and dramatic violence makes this a unique and valuable new edition of A Streetcar Named Desire. This definitive new edition will also include Williams\' essay \"The World I Live In,\" and a brief chronology of the author\'s life. Σελίδες: 224, Διαστάσεις: 13.2x13.2cm
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Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts Samuel Beckett Faber & Faber
Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it\'s awful.\' This line from the play was adopted by Jean Anouilh to characterize the first production of Waiting for Godot at the Théâtre de Babylone in 1953. He went on to predict that the play would, in time, represent the most important premiere to be staged in Paris for forty years. Nobody acquainted with Beckett\'s masterly black comedy would now question this prescient recognition of a classic of twentieth-century literature. Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm
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Duino Elegies: A New and Complete Translation Rainer Maria Rilke WW Norton & Co
Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies are one of the great literary masterpieces of the twentieth century. Begun in 1912 while the poet was a guest at Duino Castle on the Adriatic Sea and completed in a final bout of feverish inspiration in 1922, the ten elegies survey the mysteries of consciousness, whether human or animal, earthly or divine. Poet and translator Alfred Corn offers a fresh take on this cornerstone of German lyric poetry, bringing us closer to Rilke’s meaning than ever before and illuminating the elegies’ celebration of life and love. Also included are a critical introduction exploring the nuances of the translation, several thematically linked lyrics and two of the Letters to a Young Poet to complete the volume. Σελίδες: 144, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0514, Διαστάσεις: 14x14cm
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Explorations of a Cosmic Soul Allie Michelle Andrews McMeel Publishing
A revised and expanded edition of the bestselling Explorations of a Cosmic Soul. Align your soul and spirit with this beautiful collection of poetry straight from the author’s heart. Written by Allie Michelle, this edition includes her author notes that convey the energy she experienced when writing these poems. Inspiring and powerful, Allie\'s words will sweep you off your feet delivering the message that YOU are a cosmic being. Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1111, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm
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Born to Love, Cursed to Feel Revised Edition Samantha King Holmes Andrews McMeel Publishing
Samantha King Holmes brings forth a raw, original perspective. A collection of poetry that breathes hope into the idea of love while mourning the human condition of seeking out connections, sometimes with the wrong people. Her verse takes the readers on an introspective journey of love, longing, and self-evolution.Born to Love, Cursed to Feel Revised Edition brings to life an answer to the many difficult questions involving self-love and the feelings we have for others. The book explores the need to connect and the way emotions can complicate our decision making. Ultimately this book is a poetic documentation of heartbreak, anguish, and redemption. A story told in hopes of reminding others that their mistakes do not define them and that the end is usually the beginning of something more. In this revised edition, new, never-before-seen poems are sprinkled throughout among beloved and refreshed pieces from the first edition. Σελίδες: 160, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1209, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm
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Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things Amanda Lovelace Andrews McMeel Publishing
in her new standalone poetry collection, flower crowns & fearsome things, bestselling & award-winning poetess amanda lovelace explores the complexity of femininity through alternating wildflower & wildfire poems.within these pages, you will find that each of us has the ability to be both soft & fierce at the same time. there is no need to choose one or the other. Σελίδες: 176, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0120, Διαστάσεις: 14.7x14.7cm
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Every Good Boy Does Fine: Poetry and Prose Calvin Arsenia Andrews McMeel Publishing
“Glowing with warmth, vulnerability, and a heavy heart, Arsenia’s intimate reflections depict the past and present wrestling within the individual as he endeavors to chart his own course in the world.”—Atwood MagazineBoth a journey of individual healing and a call for action, these poems show that, with a little love and acceptance, anyone can flourish.From one of Kansas City’s most exciting singers Calvin Arsenia, comes a debut book of poetry and prose Every Good Boy Does Fine. Named for the classic mnemonic used to teach the lines of the treble clef (EGBDF), his collection speaks to his passion as a musician and also his deep and tumultuous history in the Evangelical community.Arsenia includes elements of queer poetry, writings on racial awakening, Christian de-conversion, and sexual awakenings in a homophobic community with the hopes that, when finished reading, readers will feel ready to start their own journey of self-expression through music and performance.A profoundly thoughtful and enlightening work, Arsenia uses his lyrical talent to show that there is always somewhere to go no matter where you are coming from. Σελίδες: 208, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1111, Διαστάσεις: 12.2x12.2cm
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My Greenhouse Bella Mayo Andrews McMeel Publishing
A debut collection exploring the experience of first love and heartbreak through poetry, from actress and artist Bella Mayo.My Greenhouse is a collection of poems inspired by the author\'s first romance, beginning with the seeds of infatuation, blooming for a time into real love, and then eventually dying back, making room for new growth. The pieces evoke the feelings of enchantment, uncertainty, pain, and ultimately healing that come with your first love and heartbreak. Σελίδες: 160, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1111, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm
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The Long Song Andrea Levy Nick Hern Books
\'You do not know me yet but I am the heroine of this drama. I am told that here I must give a taste of what is to unfold. I am to convey that this tale is set in Jamaica during the last turbulent days of slavery and the early years of freedom. \'I am to say that it is a true and thrilling journey through that unsettled time. \'Cha, I say, what fuss-fuss. Come, let them just see it for themselves.\' The Long Song is adapted from Andrea Levy\'s award-winning novel by Suhayla El-Bushra. It premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in October 2021, directed by Charlotte Gwinner. Σελίδες: 80, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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The Bérenger Plays: The Killer, Rhinocerous, Exit the King, Strolling in the Air Eugene Ionesco Alma Books Ltd
\"This collection brings together the four plays that feature Ionesco’s everyman protagonist Jean Bérenger. In ‘The Killer’, he comes across a “radiant city”, an ideal civilization which is being terrorized by a killer, whom he tries to help apprehend. In ‘Rhinoceros’, he is the only person in a provincial town who is not affected by a condition that turns its victims into the eponymous horned beast. In ‘Exit the King’, he is the powerful King Bérenger the First, who refuses to accept that he is dying. And in ‘A Stroll in the Air’ he acquires the capacity of flight and sees another world lying beyond the clouds. While each play in the Bérenger cycle is unique, they are all prime examples of Ionesco’s conception of the theatre of the absurd, and touch on themes that preoccupied the author throughout his career, such as mortality, alienation, freedom and the evils of Fascism. This volume constitutes a perfect introduction to one of the twentieth century’s most original and influential playwrights.\" Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0331, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm
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Six Plays: Six Characters in Search of an Author, Henry IV, Caps and Bells, Right You Are (if You Think You Are), The Jar, The Patent Luigi Pirandello Alma Books Ltd
This selection of plays by Luigi Pirandello contains some of his best-known works, such as Six Characters in Search of an Author – an absurdist piece in which the characters, actors and Pirandello himself interact during the rehearsal of a fictional play within the play – and Henry IV – a tragicomic tale of a man who falls from a horse and believes himself to be the eponymous Holy Roman Emperor. Preoccupied with the nature of truth and delusion, and treading dangerously on the borderline between sanity and madness, Pirandello’s plays are a daring exploration of human actions and the dark motives lying behind them, and the culmination of the naturalistic school of theatre inaugurated by authors such as Ibsen and Chekhov. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0331, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm
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15 Minute Italian: Learn in Just 12 Weeks DK DK
Teach yourself Italian in just 12 weeks with this fun-filled language course. DK\'s 15 Minute Language is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn Italia fast. The 12 themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, including: leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping. Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive full-colour images, making it quick, easy, and fun to learn new Italian vocabulary. There is no writing or homework - you simply use the cover flaps to hide the answers to exercises and test yourself as you learn. Each chapter ends with a review module, so you can track your progress and identify areas where you need further practice.Fancy becoming a pro at the language? Then get stuck in to discover: - Annotated photographic scenes and word lists make it easy to learn and remember new vocabulary.- 12 fun chapters, each designed to take a week to master, providing an easy-to-follow structure for new learners.- Easy-to-use pronunciation guide for every word, plus a dictionary and menu guide at the back of the book.- Regular review modules to help you track progress and assess how well you have learned the vocabulary in each chapterThe course includes a free audio app that enables you to hear Italian words and phrases spoken by native speakers. Use the app alongside the book\'s easy-to-use pronunciation guides to perfect your pronunciation and practise Italian conversation in real-life situations. Whether you\'re a complete beginner or just in need of a refresher course, there\'s no easier way to learn Italian than with 15 Minute Italian Language.At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop there? Learn more languages with DK\'s 15 minute guides to French, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic and more! Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm
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Oedipus The King Sophocles Oxford University Press Inc
In this highly-acclaimed translation of the most famous of all Greek tragedies, Stephen Berg – a well-known poet – and Diskin Clay – a distinguished classicist – combine their talents to produce a powerful version of Sophocles\' timeless work. The volume also contains a critical introduction, commentary on difficult passages, stage directions, and glossaries of myythical and geographical terms. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 13.6x13.6cm
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Meat Gillian Greer Nick Hern Books
When Ronan\'s former girlfriend Max turns up at his fashionable Dublin restaurant, he\'s determined to prove to her how far he\'s come. But Max has something bigger to discuss. Over the course of one winesoaked evening, old wounds are exposed and new truths uncovered. Gillian Greer\'s play Meat is a story of class, consent and transgressions buried in the past. How can one couple navigate their shared history when their memories don\'t quite match up? The play was a finalist in Theatre503\'s International Playwriting Award in 2018. It premiered at Theatre503, London, in February 2020. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Vassa Maxim Gorky Nick Hern Books
‘There are no miracles in this world. Only those we make for ourselves.’ It\'s 8 a.m. and a revolt is underway. The father is dying. The son is spying. The wife is cheating. The uncle is stealing. The mother is scheming. The dynasty is crumbling. One house. One fortune. One victor. Maxim Gorky\'s savagely funny play Vassa Zheleznova was first published in 1910. Mike Bartlett\'s adaptation, Vassa, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in October 2019. Σελίδες: 104, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Playing by Ear: Reflections on Sound and Music Peter Brook Nick Hern Books
‘Listen!’ In this collection of new essays, the world-renowned director Peter Brook offers unique and personal insights into sound and music – from the surprising impact of Broadway musicals on his famous Midsummer Night\'s Dream, to the allure of applause, and on to the ultimate empty space: silence. It is studded throughout with episodes from the author\'s own life and career in opera, theatre and film – including working on many of his most notable productions, and intimate first-hand accounts of collaborating with leading figures including Truman Capote, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh – and ranges across musical styles and cultures from around the world. Playing by Ear is full of Brook\'s shafts of insight and perception, and written with his customary wit and wisdom. It is a rich companion to his earlier reflections on Shakespeare in The Quality of Mercy and on language and meaning in Tip of the Tongue. Σελίδες: 152, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Hunter of Stories Eduardo Galeano Constable
\'Not since Guy de Maupasant has the short literary form been imbued with such grace, elegance and poignancy . . . these quintessential and often poetic pearls astonish, inspire reflection and entertain\' Morning StarThe internationally acclaimed last work by the bestselling Latin American writerMaster storyteller Eduardo Galeano was unique among his contemporaries (Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa among them) for his commitment to retelling our many histories, including the stories of those who were disenfranchised. A philosopher poet, his nonfiction is infused with such passion and imagination that it matches the intensity and the appeal of Latin America\'s very best fiction.Published here for the first time in an elegant English translation by long-time collaborator Mark Fried, Hunter of Stories is a deeply considered collection of Galeano\'s final musings on history, memory, humour, tragedy and loss.Written in his signature style - vignettes that fluidly combine dialogue, fables, and anecdotes - every page displays the original thinking and compassion that made Galeano one of the most original and beloved voices in world literature. Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0212, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm
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Amadeus Peter Shaffer Penguin Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a genius, the most brilliant musician the world will ever see. But the court of eighteenth-century Vienna doesn’t recognize his talents - only Antonio Salieri, the Court Composer, does, and he is tortured by what he hears. Seething with rage at the genius of this flippant buffoon and suddenly aware of his own mediocrity, Salieri declares war and sets out to destroy the man he sees as God’s instrument on earth. Peter Shaffer’s award-winning play is a rich, exuberant portrayal of a God-like man among mortals, and lives destroyed by envy. Σελίδες: 112, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm
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The House of Bernarda Alba and Other Plays Federico Garcia Lorca Penguin Classics
In The House of Bernarda Alba, a tyrannical matriarch rules over her house and five daughters, cruelly crushing their hopes and needs. The other plays here also portray female characters whose desires are tragically and violently frustrated: a woman’s longing for a child in Yerma, and a bride’s yearning for her lover in Blood Wedding. All appeal for freedom and sexual and social equality, and are also passionate defences of the imagination: in Christopher Maurer’s words, ‘poetic drama unsurpassed by any writer of our time’. Σελίδες: 208, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm
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Bloodshot Monochrome Patience Agbabi Canongate Books
Bloodshot Monochrome is a glorious poetic take on all things black, white and read. Reinventing the sonnet, Patience Agbabi shines her euphoric, musical lines on everything from growing up to growing old, from Northern Soul to contract killers, from the retro to the brand new. Whether resurrecting the dead in \'Problem Pages\', playing out noir dramas in \'Vicious Circle\', or capturing moments of her own life in perfect snapshot, Agbabi\'s verse is sublimely lyrical and spiked with gleeful humour. Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Prometheus Bound and Other Plays Aeschylus Penguin Classics
Aeschylus (525–456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. In Prometheus Bound the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept. The Suppliants tells the story of the fifty daughters of Danaus who must flee to escape enforced marriages, while Seven Against Thebes shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus. And The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the aftermath of the defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, with a sympathetic portrayal of its disgraced King Xerxes.Philip Vellacott’s evocative translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology. Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Heartbreak House George Bernard Shaw Penguin Classics
When Ellie Dunn joins a house-party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover, she causes a stir with her decision to marry for money rather than love, and the Captain\'s forthright daughter Hesione protests vigorously against the pragmatic young woman\'s choice. Opinion on the matter quickly divides and a lively argument about money and morality, idealism and realism ensues as Hesione\'s rakish husband, snobbish sister and Ellie\'s fiancé - a wealthy industrialist - enter the debate. Written between 1916 and 1917 as war raged across Europe, Heartbreak House is a telling indictment of the generation responsible for the First World War. With its bold combination of high farce and bitter tragedy, Shaw\'s play remains an uncannily prophetic depiction of a society on the threshold of an abrupt awakening. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Man and Superman George Bernard Shaw Penguin Classics
Shaw began writing MAN AND SUPERMAN in 1901 and determined to write a play that would encapsulate the new century\'s intellectual inheritance. Shaw drew not only on Byron\'s verse satire, but also on Shakespeare, the Victorian comedy fashionable in his early life, and from authors from Conan Doyle to Kipling. In this powerful drama of ideas, Shaw explores the role of the artist, the function of women in society, and his theory of Creative Evolution.As Stanley Weintraub says in his new introduction, this is \"the first great twentieth-century English play\" and remains a classic exposé of the eternal struggle between the sexes. Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Equus Peter Shaffer Penguin Classics
Self-consciously staging itself in the psychotherapy sessions of a disturbed young man, Peter Shaffer\'s Equus is a shocking exploration of the limits of faith, of the intersecting worlds of the sacred and profane, and of the paltry value of a \'mundane\' life, published in Penguin Modern Classics.When a deranged boy, Alan Strang, blinds six horses with a metal spike he is sentenced to psychiatric treatment. Dr Dysart is the man given the task of uncovering what happened the night Strang committed his crime, but in doing so will open up his own wounds. Dysart struggles in secret to define sanity, to justify his marriage, to account for his career, and finds himself questioning the \'normality\' of his way of life. Ultimately, he must ask himself: is it patient or psychiatrist whose life is being laid bare? The most shocking play of its day, Equus uses an act of violence to explore faith, insanity and how the materialism of modern life can destroy humanity\'s capacity for pain and passion.Peter Shaffer (b. 1926), born in Liverpool, is an English playwright. Among his plays are The Salt Land (1954), Equus (1973) which won Shaffer the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play, as well as the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and Amadeus (1979) which won the Evening Standard Drama Award and the Theatre Critics Award for the London production, as well as being adapted into a 1984 film starring F. Murray Abraham and Simon Callow.If you enjoyed Equus, you might like Tennessee Williams\'s A Streetcar Named Desire, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\'Sensationally good\'Guardian\'A very important play\'The New York Times Σελίδες: 112, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm
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Sweet Bird of Youth and Other Plays Tennessee Williams Penguin Classics
Loneliness, sexual tension and the need for human kindness pervade these three plays by Tennessee Williams, as their characters rage against personal demons and the modern world. In \'Sweet Bird of Youth\', a drifter, Chance Wayne, returns to his home town with an ageing movie actress in search of the girl he loved in his youth, but with terrible, violent results. \'Period of Adjustment\' tells the story of two young newlyweds who visit the husband\'s old army friend on Christmas Eve after unsuccessfully consummating their marriage, and unleash forbidden passion, while in \'The Night of the Iguana\' a diverse group of people, including a disturbed ex-minister and a troubled spinster, are thrown together in an isolated Mexican hotel for one eventful night. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm
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Speed Reading In A Week: How To Speed Read In Seven Simple Steps Tina Konstant Teach Yourself
Speed Reading In A Week is a simple and straightforward speed reading course, giving you everything you need to know in just seven short chapters. From increasing your reading rate and effective memory techniques, to overcoming distractions so that you can read in any environment and developing a reading programme to make it second nature, you\'ll eventually wonder how you ever read any other way. This book introduces you to the main themes and ideas of speed reading, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, together with practical and thought-provoking exercises. Whether you choose to read it in a week or in a single sitting, Speed Reading In A Week is your fastest route to success:- Sunday: The five-step system- Monday: Speed reading- Tuesday: Remember what you read- Wednesday: Your eyes and effective reading- Thursday: Distractions and solutions- Friday: Reading different types of material for different reasons- Saturday: What next?ABOUT THE SERIESIn A Week books are for managers, leaders, and business executives who want to succeed at work. From negotiating and content marketing to finance and social media, the In A Week series covers the business topics that really matter and that will help you make a difference today. Written in straightforward English, each book is structured as a seven-day course so that with just a little work each day, you will quickly master the subject. In a fast-changing world, this series enables readers not just to get up to speed, but to get ahead. Σελίδες: 128, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0510, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm
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