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Fire in the Blood
This perfect gem of a novel by the author of the posthumously acclaimed and bestselling "Suite Francaise" has never previously been published and was discovered only recently in separate archive files. A couple of pages were in the famous suitcase which her daughters saved, and the balance had been depo...
Under the Sign of Saturn: Essays
Susan Sontag's third essay collection brings together her most important critical writing from 1972 to 1980. In these provocative and hugely influential works she explores some of the most controversial artists and thinkers of our time, including her now-famous polemic against Hitler's favourite film-ma...
An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?
Immanuel Kant was one of the most influential philosophers in the whole of Europe, who changed Western thought with his examinations of reason and the nature of reality. In these writings he investigates human progress, civilization, morality and why, to be truly enlightened, we must all have the freedo...
Newton
Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping the great plague of 1665, a period of which he wrote: "I was in the prime of age for invention." Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, ...
Pygmy
Agent Number 67, nicknamed Pygmy for his diminutive size, arrives in the United States from his totalitarian homeland. An 'exchange student' he is welcomed with open arms by his Midwestern host family. Simpsons-spinoffs, they introduce him into the rituals of postmodern American life, which he views wit...
From Head to Toe (PB)
From the creator of such beloved classics as The Grouchy Ladybug and The Mixed-Up Chameleon comes this interactive story that invites kids to imitate animal movements. Watching giraffes bend their necks or monkeys wave their arms is fun, but nothing could be better than joining in. From their heads down...
Americana
Prosperous, good-looking and empty inside, 28-year-old advertising executive David Bell appears on the surface to have everything. But he is a man on the brink of losing his sanity. Trapped in a Manhattan office with soulless sycophants as his only company, he makes an abrupt decision to leave New York ...
Blast Off (Aussie Nibbles)
Adam wants to be an astronaut. He reads books about astronauts, he watches TV shows about astronauts, he talks about astronauts at home, and he talks about astronauts at school. When Adam meets Mad Marvin, who has a spacecraft in his shed, Adam might just get his wish - but is being an astronaut quite w...
Gates of Rome (Time Riders #5)
Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to work for an agency that no one knows exists. Its purpose: to prevent time travel destroying history ...Projec...
Allergy-free Cooking Recipe Book
Sue Shepherd; Rob Palmer (Photographer)
You don't have to miss out on delicious food just because you have a food allergy.Renowned dietitian Sue Shepherd, widely admired for her work on gluten intolerance, turns her attention to food allergies. Catering for people with allergies to gluten, wheat, dairy, peanut, tree nut, seeds, shellfish, sea...
Classical Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum
Leonard Susskind; George Hrabovsky
Here is the ultimate master class in modern physics. In Classical Mechanics, world-class physicist and father of string theory Leonard Susskind and citizen-scientist George Hrabovsky combine forces in a primer that teaches the skills you need to do physics yourself. Combining crystal-clear explanations ...
Idiot, The
My intention is to portray a truly beautiful soul. -- Dostoevsky Despite the harsh circumstances besetting his own life -- object poverty, incessant gambling, the death of his firstborn child -- Dostoevsky produced a second masterpiece, The Idiot, just two years after completing Crime and Punishment. In...
Street Soldier (#1)
CRIMINAL TURNED SOLDIER - NOW HE MUST STOP A WAR ON LONDON'S STREETS.London gang member Sean Harker is down on his luck. After a car heist gone wrong, he finds himself in a young offender's institution . . . aged only 16.Locked up and afraid, a horrifying incident convinces Sean to turn his life around....
Furry Tales: A Treasury of Cat Mischief (HB + CD)
For the very first time, eight of Lynley Dodd's classic cat escapades are brought together in this delightful, handsome hardback gift book, complete with a ribbon. "They sat in the firelight's welcoming glow,hobnobbing happily,ten in a row."Furry Tales is a treasury of eight favourite stories featuring ...
What's the Point of Philosophy?
Readers aged 9-12 will discover the wonders of philosophy in this highly illustrated, practical introduction to the subjectTravel down the road of wisdom to discover how to think about a series of philosophical problems, how to defend your opinions on them, and how to evaluate the opinions of others.Why...
Digging Up Dad: And Other Hopeful (And Funny) Stories
Another winning set of short stories from one of our best-loved authors, on a theme for our times - kids helping adults to be their best selves. Funny hopeful stories just when we need all the hope and humour we can get! Brilliantly funny short stories for middle school readers from the ever-popular Mor...
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