Lucky Jack Road, Paperback - J. G. Toews

When Stella Mosconi left the small mountain city of Nelson, B.C. straight out of high school, she hoped she had seen the last of Jack Ballard. A te...

Reducere. Cultural Writing. Reference. "Never has Ballard sounded so concerned, fatherly, or political. (In an earlier, 1984 RE/Search interview, Ballard imp...

Reducere. In the few months before his death in Paris on October 29th, 1949, Gurdjieff's flat in the Rue des Colonels R nard became the centre of his teachin...

Reducere. First published in 1978, this collection of nineteen of Ballard's best short stories is as timely and informed as ever. His tales of the human psyc...

DescriptionOf unknown date, and surviving in a tenth-century manuscript, Beowulf is the tale of a young Geatish hero and his struggle with three de...

Reducere. "What a strange new world, to have such creatures in it!" Forced into hiding by a global ecological cataclysm, humans emerge from their underground...

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 ...

The definitive cult, post-modern novel - a shocking blend of violence, transgression and eroticism - reissued with a new introduction from Zadie Sm...

With a new introduction by M. John Harrison and a striking new cover design from the artist Stanley Donwood, this acclaimed cult novel sees human e...

A terrifying vision of the future from one of the twentieth century's most renowned writers - J. G. Ballard, author of `Empire of the Sun' and `Cra...

A chilling novel that pays twisted homage to Defoe's `Robinson Crusoe'. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman.

Reducere. TRANSFORMATION was written as a recreational project while Bennett was on holiday with his family in August 1968. The text is unfinished, was left ...

Under the guidance of the rum-soaked wideboy Scullery, we are taken on an evening's tour of a scruffy, depressed road in a small Lancashire town. M...

'This is autobiography taken to the highest reaches of fiction, another wonderful novel of scorching power, shot through with honesty and lyricism'...

Belgian Jesuit, Father Pierre-Jean De Smet couldn't wait to get to the American frontier after arriving from Europe. Setting out for the mountain c...

'Classic Ballard. Mesmerising. No one writes with such haunting impact' William Boyd

Reducere. Abduction was the furthest thing from Aimalee Robertson's mind when she applied for a research position, but it occurred, unceremoniously and intru...

From J. G. Ballard, author of `Crash' and `Cocaine Nights' comes his extraordinary vision of an African forest that turns all in its path to crystal.

The second in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of `Empire of the Sun', `Crash' and `Super-Cannes'. The new edition ...

A high-tech business park on the Mediterranean is the setting for a most disturbing crime in this reissue featuring a new introduction by Ali Smith...

Reducere. When a class war erupts inside a luxurious apartment block, modern elevators become violent battlegrounds and cocktail parties degenerate into mara...

Reducere. J. G. Ballard's fourth novel, which established his reputation as a writer of extraordinary talent and imaginative powers, tells the story of a phy...

Reducere. "The Masters of Wisdom" is the last book to have been published during the John Bennett's lifetime, and is probably the most unusual, having little...

Reducere. A series of public lectures given by John Bennett in Autumn 1956 and published in volume form in 1964. The lectures are reproduced in five chapters...

Reducere. Using Handel's Messiah and hymns of the church, Gil Miller has taken a fresh and new approach to the subject of Christ in the Old Testament.Rev. Ma...

Reducere. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALI SMITHLong-regarded as one of the true visionary writers of the twentieth century, J.G. Ballard was one of the first Bri...

Reducere. In Cocaine Nights, J. G. Ballard stretches the taught canvas of his transgressive vision over the framework of old-fashioned mystery. The setting: ...

Reducere. Concrete Island pays twisted homage to Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman.On a day in April, just after ...

Coming in March 2016 from acclaimed director Ben Wheatley, a major motion picture adaptation of J. G. Ballard's compelling and unnerving tale of wh...

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human ...

Reducere. The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's struggle to survive World War II in China. Jim is ...

Reducere. When a light aircraft crashes into the Thames at Shepperton, the young pilot who struggles to the surface minutes later seems to have come back fro...

Reducere. Weird and mesmerizingly grotesque, The Drought tells the chilling story of the world on the brink of extinction, where a global drought, brought on...

Publisher: Nabu PressAuthor(s): J G GilchristIllustration(s): black & white illustrationsPublication date: 2010Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 20Cover type...

Reducere. Salisbury, 1226A mysterious poacher claims to be a long-lost heir-to a man found crushed by his own cart wheel. Ela Longesp e is determined to find...

Reducere. Salisbury, 1226A young pregnant woman is found tangled in reeds in the river Avon, her identity a mystery. Grieving widow Ela Longesp e is determin...

Discover the empowerment, sex, scandal and glamour of the second Santangelo novel, a book 'so hot it will have to be printed on asbestos', from the...

Reducere. John Pocock is arguably the most original and imaginative historian of ideas of modern times. Over the past half century he has created an audience...

Reducere. Salisbury 1227A traveling merchant's death heralds a series of grim mishaps at Salisbury Castle. Ela suspects a plot to discredit her as sheriff. C...

Based on J. G. Heck's ``Bilder Atlas zum Convenations Lexicon, `` published in German in the nineteenth century, the ``Iconographic Encyclopaedia o...

Reducere. This is the first new edition in more than 30 years of Bennett's ground-breaking exploration. Even 60 years after its original publication, "The Dr...

Reducere. In his classic book, J. G. Landels describes the technological advances of the Greeks and Romans with erudition and enthusiasm. He provides an impo...

Reducere. Salisbury, 1227A boundary dispute between two farmers leads to digging that uncovers an ancient settlement...with a recent corpse buried in it. Ela...

'What makes us who we are? My adoption is a story that has happened to me. I couldn't make it up.'Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s): Jackie KayNumb...

The }Sunday Times{ bestseller - Michael J Fox's remarkable story of his ten-year battle with Parkinson's disease - now in mass market paperback. He...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jack HittWhen Jack Hitt set out to walk the 500 miles from France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, he submitted to the rig...

A wonderfully quixotic, charming and surprisingly uplifting travelogue which sees Jack Cooke, author of the much-loved The Treeclimbers Guide, driv...

Jon Reznick is a "ghost" a black-ops specialist who takes his orders from shadowy handlers, and his salary from the US government. Still mourning t...