I May Be Some Time: Ice and the English Imagination, Paperback - Francis Spufford

Reducere. Francis Spufford explores the British obsession with polar exploration in a book that Jan Morris, writing in The Times, called, "A truly majestic w...

When Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the national imagination.

Highly original and magnificent in scope, Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination discovers the roots of English cultural history in the Ang...

DescriptionWith his characteristic enthusiasm and erudition, Peter Ackroyd follows his acclaimed London: A Biography with an inspired look into the...

Reducere. In Obeah, Race and Racism, Eugenia O'Neal vividly discusses the tradition of African magic and witchcraft, traces its voyage across the Atlantic an...

In blurring the boundaries between fact and fiction, diplomats and travellers, English nation and Italian nation, Maura O'Connor shows us the exten...

Reducere. "Are you sleeping with my daughter?" Not the question I wanted to hear from my coach. The man holding my pro future in the palm of his hand. The an...

Examining the phenomenon of miniaturization in material culture, literature and theories of cognition, this study examines the appeal and function ...

Costa-award winning author of Golden Hill returns with a memoir that investigates the consequences of what we read as children, with Spufford revis...

DescriptionAn irresistible collection of favorite writings from an author celebrated for his bravura style and sheer unpredictability Francis Spuff...

Reducere. "Spufford cunningly maps out a literary genre of his own . . . Freewheeling and fabulous." The Times (London)Strange as it may seem, the gray, oppr...

I May Be Stupid But I'm Not That Stupid is Selima Hill's 19th book of poetry and features six contrasting but complementary poem sequences: about f...

Reducere. In this extended love letter to children's books and the wonders they perform, Francis Spufford makes a confession: books were his mother, his fath...

Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book cont...

Reducere. After Mama Lee Wachtstetter's husband died she considered living alone in her big house on 10 acres in Florida, moving into an upscale retirement c...

Reducere. Imagine knowing you are different and not knowing why. . . this is Olivia's story. Diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at age 10, Olivia bravely inv...

Reducere. This Irish bad-boy thriller -- set in the hardest streets of New York City -- brims with violence, greed, and sexual betrayal. "I didn't want to go...

Reducere. Francis Spufford's Unapologetic is a wonderfully pugnacious defense of Christianity. Refuting critics such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the ...

Reducere. From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Golden Hill, a mesmerizing and boldly inventive novel tracing the infinite possibilities ...

New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island, 1746. One rainy evening, a charming and handsome young stranger fresh off the boat from Engl...

DescriptionThis fifteen-unit course deals with the many situations in which hotel employees meet guests, including reception, restaurant and bar wo...

In this unique and compelling book, the author examines side by side the works of Eastern mystical philosophers and poets and some of their Western...

Reducere. Lake District Winter Climbs is a joint production by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club and Cicerone Press. It is the definitive guide to winter climb...

Be My Guest: English for the Hotel Industry - Francis O'Hara (Teacher's Book)

Be My Guest: English for the Hotel Industry - Francis O'Hara (Student's Book)

Reducere. Shut down. Door closed. Moved Out. Gone. How in God's namedid that just happen? I had fallen and literally did not think Iwas going to get back up....

This fifteen-unit course deals with the many situations in which hotel employees meet guests, including reception, restaurant and bar work, answeri...

Reducere. I don't deserve her forgiveness, but I can't stop fighting for it.Bay ran from me four years ago and I can't blame her. I broke her heart and my ow...

Reducere. Some Days I Flip My Lid: Learning to Be a Calm, Cool Kid, Hardcover

The Woolworths has a new delivery of aluminum saucepans, and a crowd has gathered to see the first new metal in a long time. Everything else has be...

Reducere. Six years ago, in the dead of night, I woke up to a cold bed and an even colder future without her.I would've followed her anywhere and she left.I ...

Reducere. Yucatec Maya, the most widely spoken Maya language, can be heard throughout Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, in Belize, and in parts of Guatemala. This ...

** From the author of Golden Hill **'Glorious.' Evening Standard'Exhilarating.' TLS'Brilliant.' Observer'Dazzling.' The Times'Extraordinary.' Finan...

DescriptionAn imaginative approach to spiritual practice in difficult times, through the Buddhist teaching of the six paramitas or "perfections"--q...

Reducere. Nearly 300 Brilliant Thoughts to provide, amuse, energize, tranquilize, captivate, liberate newly everyone you know.

Reducere. "How long do you last in bed?" Those were her first words to me, swiftly followed up with, "And how big would you say you are?"Cue the record scrat...

A revealing look at Wall Street, the financial media, and financial regulators by David Einhorn, the President of Greenlight Capital Could 2008's c...

Reducere. I need to know why she hates me. Bay Bishop aka The New Girl is my new neighbor. In her glasses and stage crew black clothes she has a knack for fa...

Reducere. First published in 1895, Sir Frederick Pollock and Frederic William Maitland's legal classic The History of English Law before the Time of Edward I...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. This book is a tour of the dark places, a literary journey into the shadows at the heart of the human experience. Despite what you might think, the...

Reducere. My d*ck never got me in half as much trouble as my heart...We were high school sweethearts. I was head over heels for her and no one could tell me ...

Reducere. Declan McAvoy. Voted Biggest Flirt. Highest goal scorer in Kings of Rittenhouse Prep history.Everyone's impressed, well except one person...After a...

Reducere. My first crush. My first heartbreak. My brother's best friend.The butterflies in my stomach turned into full blown eagles the second our lips touch...

SOMA 2016 focused on the archaeology of the Northern Black Sea; while rich in archaeological sites, the region is also subject to active industrial...

We've been brainwashed. We need to acknowledge this. We need to recognize who has been doing the brainwashing and work towards reversing its effect...

Explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English...

This unusual book explores the historical assumptions at work in the style of literary criticism that came to dominate English studies in the twent...

Reducere. Maya Plisetskaya, one of the world's foremost dancers, rose to become a prima ballerina of Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet after an early life filled with ...

A lighthearted history series that tackles the questions that children really ask.Publisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Tim CookeNumber of...