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The Politics
Twenty-three centuries after its compilation, "The Politics" still has much to contribute to this central question of political science. Aristotle's thorough and carefully argued analysis is based on a study of over 150 city constitutions, covering a huge range of political issues in order to establish ...
Notes of a Dirty Old Man
Beginning in 1967, Bukowski wrote the column "Notes of A Dirty Old Man" for the underground newspaper "Open City". Perennially drunk, broke and in search of a woman, Bukowski takes on the guise of a wise fool as he ventures through America's seedy lowlife. Peopled by Kerouac, Burroughs and other much le...
Orientalism
ORIENTALISM is one of the greatest and most influential of books of ideas to be published since the end of the European empires. For generations now it has defined our understanding of colonialism and empire and with each passing year its influence becomes if anything even greater. Edward Said, the not...
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, Clifford encourages her to have a liaison with a man of their own class. But Connie is attracted instead to her husband's gamekeeper and embarks on an affair that ...
Flappers and Philosophers
Encompassing the very best of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short fiction, this collection spans his career, from the early stories of the glittering Jazz Age, through the lost hopes of the thirties, to the last, twilight decade of his life. It brings together his most famous stories, including "The Diamond as ...
Walden and Civil Disobedience
Title: Walden; or Life in the Woods.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions. The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers...
Gods And Kings: The Rise And Fall Of Alexander McQueen And John Galliano
In Gods and Kings Dana Thomas, author of Deluxe, tells the story of how John Galliano and Alexander McQueen changed the face of fashion. In the first decade of the 21st century the fashion world was dominated by two different but equally successful and turbulent figures. Within twelve months, Alexander ...
Books that Changed History
Dk; James Naughtie (Foreword by)
With a foreword by James Naughtie (British radio and news presenter for the BBC).Turn the pages of the most famous books of all time and marvel at the stories behind them. Over 75 of the world's most celebrated, rare, and seminal books are examined and explained in this stunning treasury.Books That Chan...
The Truth and Lies of Ella Black
From the author of the "unputdownable" international hit The One Memory of Flora Banks comes a fast-paced cross-continental journey of identity, family, darkness and light, and the ways in which we define ourselves. Ella Black has always had dark inclinations. She's successfully hidden her evil alter e...
Daydream and Drunkenness of a Young Lady
The morning became a long, drawn-out afternoon that became depthless night dawning innocently through the house'Tales of desire and madness from this giant of Brazilian literature....
Don Quixote (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of...
The Bell: Vintage Classics Murdoch Series
Iris Murdoch; A. S. Byatt (Introduction by)
VINTAGE CLASSICS MURDOCH: Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. To celebrate her centenary Vintage Classics presents special editions of her greatest and most timeless novels. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SARAH PERRY 'In th...
Why Is Blood Red?
Explore the intriguing answers to more than 200 questions about the human body in DK's newest biology encyclopedia for kids.What does the heart do? What are bones made of? Why do your ears pop? This children's book, ideal for ages 6-9, will help inquisitive minds find out the answers to all the question...
Pasta: The Spirit and Craft of Italy's Greatest Food, with Recipes [A Cookbook]
A stylish, transporting pasta master class from New York City's premier pasta chef, with recipes for 40 handmade pasta shapes and 100 Italian American, regional Italian, and modern dishes. Food trends come and go, but pasta holds strong year after year. Despite its humble ingredients--made of merely fl...
Death at La Fenice #1 Brunetti
'A splendid series . . . with a backdrop of the city so vivid you can almost smell it.' The Sunday Telegraph;;Winner of the Suntory Mystery Fiction Grand Prize;;The twisted maze of Venice's canals has always been shrouded in mystery. Even the celebrated opera house, La Fenice, has seen its share of deat...
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