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Bangkok Days - Lawrence Osborne
Tourists come to Bangkok for many reasons: a night of love, a stay in a luxury hotel, or simply to disappear for a while. Lawrence Osborne comes for the cheap dentistry, and then stays when he finds he can live off just a few dollars a day.Osborne''s Bangkok is a vibrant, instinctual city full of contradictions. He wanders the streets, dining on insects, trawling through forgotten neighbourhoods, decayed temples and sleazy bars.Far more than a travel book, Bangkok Days explores both the little-known, extraordinary city and the lives of a handful of doomed ex-patriates living there, ''as vivid a set of liars and losers as was ever invented by Graham Greene'' (New York Times).
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On Java Road - Lawrence Osborne
A veteran British journalist living in Hong Kong investigates the disappearance of a student protestor amidst the pro-democracy demonstrations in this unsettling new novel from the acclaimed author of The ForgivenAfter twenty years as an ex-pat reporter in Hong Kong, Adrian Gyle has almost nothing to show for it. But now the streets are choked with students demanding democratic freedoms, and the old world is beginning to fall apart.Adrian''s old friend Jimmy Tang, the scion of a wealthy Hong Kong family, has begun a reckless affair with Rebecca, a leading pro-democracy protestor. But when Rebecca disappears and Jimmy goes to ground, Adrian unearths the familiar old urge to investigate. Pursuing Rebecca''s ghost to Java Road where the city''s dead congregate, Adrian re-assembles her final hours - as he struggles to distinguish between delusion and reality.''Osborne''s whodunnit is wrapped in an atmospheric portrait both of a particular place and time, and of the creation and destruction of a friendship. Highly recommended'' GUARDIAN''Osborne goes from strength to strength'' LIONEL SHRIVER''Osborne handles surface and depth with immense skill, as only great writers can'' DEBORAH LEVY, FINANCIAL TIMES''If the purpose of a novel is to take you away from the everyday and show you ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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On Java Road - Lawrence Osborne
A veteran British journalist living in Hong Kong investigates the disappearance of a student protestor amidst the pro-democracy demonstrations in this unsettling new novel from the acclaimed author of The ForgivenAfter twenty indolent years as an ex-pat reporter in Hong Kong, Englishman Adrian Gyle has almost nothing to show for it. And now the streets are choked with students demanding democratic freedoms, and the old world begins to fall apart . . . Watching from the skyrises overlooking the protests is Adrian''s old friend Jimmy Tang, the scion of a wealthy Hong Kong family, who has begun a reckless affair with Rebecca, a leading pro-democracy protestor, full of idealism and reeking of tear gas. The couple are dancing over the abyss, and Adrian is drawn into their clandestine romance with a mixture of complicity and envy.But when Rebecca disappears and Jimmy goes to ground, Adrian unearths the familiar old urge to investigate, and personal loyalties evaporate overnight. Now an unwelcome foreigner in a hostile land, Adrian must reckon with these vanishings as old Hong Kong quietly slips off the stage. Pursuing Rebecca''s ghost to Java Road where the city''s dead congregate, Adrian re-assembles her final hours - as he struggles ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Hungry Beautiful Animals - Matthew C. Halteman
A new approach to going vegan "as a joyful celebration of life on this planet" (Bryant Terry) that is a gateway into a better life for us all“Start here, start now. Here’s a book worth sharing and talking about. Better is possible.”—Seth Godin, author of The Song of Significance Perhaps you’ve looked at factory farming or climate change and thought, I should become a vegan. And like most people who think that, very probably you haven’t. Why? Well, in our world, roast turkey emanates gratitude, steak confers virility, and chicken soup represents a mother’s love. Against that, simply swapping meat for plants won’t work. In Hungry Beautiful Animals, philosopher Matthew C. Halteman shows us how—despite all the forces arrayed against going vegan—we can create an abundant life for everyone without using animals for food. It might seem that moral rectitude or environmental judgement should do the trick, but they can’t. Going vegan must be about flourishing, for all life. Shame and blame don’t lead to flourishing. We must do it with joy instead. Hungry Beautiful Animals is more than philosophy: it’s a book of action, of forgiveness, of love. Funny and wise, this book frees us joyfully to want what ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Ballad of a Small Player - Lawrence Osborne
‘I waited patiently for the next hand to be played out, and I had a feeling it was going to be a Natural, a perfect nine.’ His name is Lord Doyle. His plan: to gamble away his last days in the dark and decadent casino halls of Macau. His game: baccarat punto blanco -- 'that slutty dirty queen of casino card games.'Though Doyle is not a Lord at all.He is a fake; a corrupt lawyer who has spent a career siphoning money from rich clients. And now he is on the run, determined to send the money – and himself – up in smoke. So begins a beguiling, elliptical velvet rope of a plot: a sharp suit, yellow kid gloves, another naughty lemonade and an endless loop of small wins and losses.When Lady Luck arrives in the form of Dao-Ming, a beautiful yet enigmatic lost soul, so begins a spectacular and unnatural winning streak in which millions come Doyle’s way. But in these shadowy dens of risk and compulsion, in a land governed by superstition, Doyle knows that when the bets are high, the stakes are even greater. The Ballad of a Small Player is a sleek, dark-hearted masterpiece: a ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Piper Animals Junior fresh turkey 12kg (5902921304173)
Piper Animals Junior je bezlepkové krmivo v granulích pro štěňata všech plemen do 1 roku věku. Obsahuje čerstvého krocana, lososový olej a kloubní výživu. Poskytuje kompletní výživu pro zdravý růst štěňat.
- Bezlepkové složení bez obilovin
- Obsahuje čerstvého krocana a lososový olej
- Kompletní výživa pro zdravý růst štěňat
- Vhodné pro všechna plemena s normální aktivitou
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Cute Knitted Animals: 35 projects to make - Sue Stratford
Make your own menagerie of ADORABLE KNITTED ANIMALS with this ALL-NEW collection of 35 patterns from much-loved knitting author SUE STRATFORD.Knit animals of the SAVANNA, FOREST, SKY, and OCEAN, RIVERS, and LAKES. These mini animals are perfect for USING UP YARN FROM YOUR STASH. Pick up your needles and knit your way through this super-cute collection of 35 patterns. Each adorable animal is made with simple techniques and stitches. Create animals of the savanna including a fearsome lion, a super-cute hippo, and a striking zebra. Explore the forest as you stitch a tiger, an orangutan, and a chameleon in multicolored yarn. Dive into the water and make creatures from an octopus and a flamingo to a penguin and a whale. Take to the skies and knit beautiful birds such as an owl, a pelican, and a toucan. Each pattern features stunning photography as well as a skill rating. You’ll also find a step-by-step guide to all the stitches and skills you’ll need. Whether you want to make beautiful animals to display in your home or to give away as gifts or toys, these gorgeous designs will inspire you to get knitting.
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iSaprio Beautiful Day pro Samsung Galaxy A03s (beuday-TPU3-A03s)
Ochranný kryt iSaprio Beautiful Day pro Samsung Galaxy A03s je vyroben z pružného materiálu TPU. Kryt zajišťuje odolnost telefonu při zachování přístupu ke všem funkcím. Povrch je příjemný na dotek a kryt se snadno instaluje.
- Vysoká odolnost díky kvalitnímu zpracování
- Příjemný povrch na dotek s dobrou přilnavostí
- Snadná instalace díky pružnosti materiálu TPU
- Přesné výřezy pro všechny konektory a ovládací prvky
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iSaprio Beautiful Day pro Xiaomi Redmi 8A (beuday-TPU3_Rmi8A)
Tento zadní kryt z TPU materiálu chrání telefon Xiaomi Redmi 8A před poškozením. Kryt má výřezy pro všechny konektory a ovládací prvky. Měkký materiál usnadňuje instalaci a poskytuje neklouzavý povrch.
- Měkký TPU materiál pro snadné nasazení
- Přesné výřezy pro všechny porty a tlačítka
- Neklouzavý povrch pro bezpečné držení
- Odolná ochrana zadní části telefonu
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Green Grant: Greemn Is Beautiful - LP (4859545)
Album Green Is Beautiful je remasterovaná vinylová deska amerického jazzového kytaristy Granta Greena, obsahující nahrávky z roku 1970. Vydána byla v roce 2023 a zahrnuje skladby jako Ain't It Funky Now a A Day In The Life. Jde o klasické jazzové dílo na labelu Blue Note.
- Nově remasterovaná zvuková kvalita z roku 1970
- Klasické jazzové album legendárního kytaristy Granta Greena
- Vydání na prestižním labelu Blue Note
- Obsahuje ikonické skladby jako Ain't It Funky Now
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom - Thomas Edward Lawrence
Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the autobiographical account of T.E. Lawrence - also known as ''Lawrence of Arabia'' - of his service in the Arab Revolt during the First World War, published in Penguin Modern Classics.Although ''continually and bitterly ashamed'' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. Seven Pillars of Wisdom recreates epic events with extraordinary vividness. In the words of E. M. Forster, ''Round this tent-pole of a military chronicle, Lawrence has hung an unexampled fabric of portraits, descriptions, philosophies, emotions, adventures, dreams''. However flawed, T.E. Lawrence is one of the twentieth century''s most fascinating figures. This is the greatest monument to his character and achievements, and formed the basis for the Oscar-winning film Lawrence of Arabia, staring Peter O''Toole and Alec Guinness.This edition includes maps, drawings by Eric Kennington, and index of place names and a preface by A.W. Lawrence.Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935) was born in Wales and educated at Jesus and Magdalen Colleges, Oxford. He was commissioned on the outbreak of the First World War and in 1917 was officially attached to ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Bolter - Frances Osborne
Idina Sackville - the 1920''s style icon and seductress who ''Taylor Swift fans think "The Bolter" could be inspired by'' BustleIn 1934 Idina Sackville met the son she had last seen fifteen years earlier when she shocked high society by running off to Africa with a near-penniless man, abandoning him, his brother and their father. So scandalous was Idina''s life - she was said to have had ''lovers without number'' - that it was kept a secret from her great-granddaughter, Frances Osborne. Now Osborne explores her moving tale of betrayal and heartbreak. ''A corker of a subject... probably inspired The Bolter in Nancy Mitford''s The Pursuit of Love... A breakneck-paced, thoroughly diverting story'' THE TIMES''A tragic and deeply moving tale... far more gripping than any novel I have read for years'' ANTONY BEEVOR''Frances Osborne has brilliantly captured not only one woman''s life but an entire lost society'' AMANDA FOREMAN''An enthralling account of a dazzling, troubled life'' JULIAN FELLOWES
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Kamik LAWRENCE M černá (SPTkam0247nad)
Boty pro volný čas pánské, zavazování tkaničkami , materiál: kůže Boty pro volný čas Kamik LAWRENCE M Pánské volnočasové boty Kamik LAWRENCE M disponují lehkou konstrukcí Rubber He a vodotěsnými prvky. Obuv z inovativních materiálů, udrží vaše nohy v suchu a teple i při velmi nízkých teplotách. Hřejivé Kamik LAWRENCE MZimní boty Kamik LAWRENCE M jsou vybaveny vodotěsnou konstrukcí s podlepenými švy. Svršek bot tvoří kvalitní pravá kůže z udržitelných zdrojů. LAWRENCE M jsou vybaveny klasickým šněrováním. Poutko nad patou usnadní jejich nazouvání. Užijte si pohodlí s Kamik LAWRENCE MInovativní fleecová podšívka DRI-CAVE odvádí vlhkost a udržuje tak nohy v suchu. Vyjímatelná EVA stélka poskytuje nohám odpružení a komfort. Plstěný polstrovaný límec Kamik LAWRENCE M chrání nohy před zimou a brání oděru. Vynikající flexibilita podešveLehká...
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Osborne Joan: Love & Hate - CD (233844)
Hudební CD - Joa Osborne je americká zpěvačka, skladatelka a interpretka hudby, která nahrála a vystupovala v různých populárních amerických hudebních žánrech Joa Osborne je americká zpěvačka, skladatelka a interpretka hudby, která nahrála a vystupovala v různých populárních amerických hudebních žánrech včetně rocku, popu, soulu, R&B, blues a country. Album Love & Hate v pořadí desáté je z roku 2014 Seznam stop CD Where We Start / Work On Me / Mongrels / Train / Up All Night / Not Too Well Acquainted / Thirsty For My Tears / Love And Hate / Kitten's Got Claws / Secret Room / Keep It Underground / Raga
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Osborne Joan: Trouble and Strife - CD (0787790450481)
Hudební CD - Joan Osborne je americká písničkářka. Nejvíce se proslavila skladbou „One of Us” a spoluprací s členy skupiny Grateful Dead. Joan Osborne je americká písničkářka. Nejvíce se proslavila skladbou „One of Us” a spoluprací s členy skupiny Grateful Dead. Byla osmkrát nominovaná na cenu Grammy. Je zastánkyní rovnosti pohlaví, má liberální, progresivní názory a mladou dceru. Seznam stop Take It Any Way I Can Get It / What's That You Say / Hands Off / Never Get Tired (Of Loving You) / Trouble and Strife / Whole Wide World / Meat and Potatoes / Boy Dontcha Know / That Was a Lie / Panama
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The Lasting Harm - Lucia Osborne-Crowley
WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER OF THE DAVITT AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIME LONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE NIB LITERARY AWARD 'THE BEST BOOK ON EPSTEIN' OBSERVER 'I understand – and sympathise with – the feeling you might have that you already know the Jeffrey Epstein story. But I am not here to tell you a story about Jeffrey Epstein, or even Ghislaine Maxwell. I am here to tell you the stories of ten women, many of whom have never spoken at length before, about the real impact of sexual trauma on their lives' In November 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of five counts of sex-trafficking of minors and is now serving twenty years in prison for the role she played in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of four girls. Journalist Lucia Osborne-Crowley was one of the only reporters allowed into the courtroom every day. In her meticulous account of this incendiary trial, Osborne-Crowley paints a blistering critique of a criminal justice system ill-equipped to deliver justice ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Perfect Christmas Village - Bella Osborne
**Buy the latest funny and festive rom-com from Bella Osborne, Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands, NOW*****Tis the season... for a Christmas cynic to have his frozen heart melted by festive magic.When Christmas-hating Sam moves to Holly Cross, he thinks he''s found the perfect home, until he discovers that, each year, Holly Cross transforms into the most Christmassy village in the whole country...Blythe is just one sale away from being Real Estate Agent of the Month, so she twists the truth to sell a home to city boy Sam, who is looking for the perfect house in the perfect location. Little does he know he''s just bought a cottage in the middle of the most Christmassy village in the country. And if there''s one thing Sam loathes, it''s Christmas.Sam''s arrival puts Holly Cross''s chance to win the title of Britain''s Most Perfect Christmas Village now in jeopardy, and the villagers are soon up in arms. Meanwhile, Sam is in his own personal hell surrounded by fairy lights and everyone is looking to Blythe to fix things.But as the festive season looms, maybe there''s more than just Christmas in Holly Cross for Sam to fall in love with...***Readers LOVE Bella Osborne: ''All ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Archaic and Classical Greek Art - Robin Osborne
This fascinating new account of what happened in Greece from c.800 to 323 bc shows how sculptors and painters responded to the challenges they faced in the extremely formidable and ambitious world of the Greek city-state. The numerous symbols and images employed by their eastern Mediterranean neighbours on the one hand, and the explorations of what it was to be human embodied in the narratives with which Greek poets worked on the other, helped produce the rich diversity of forms apparent in Greek art. The drawings and sculptures of this period referred so intimately to the human form as to lead both ancient and modern theorists to talk in terms of the ''mimetic'' role of art. The importance of what occurred still affects the way we see today. Ranging widely over the fields of sculpture, vase painting and the minor arts, this book provides a clear introduction to the art of archaic and classical Greece. By looking closely at the context in which and for which sculptures and paintings were produced, Robin Osborne demonstrates how artistic developments were both a product of, and contributed to, the intensely competitive life of the Greek city. ''brilliantly illustrates the purpose of this new ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Love Life Sober - Christy Osborne
A 40-day, alcohol-free journey to reset your drinking habits, reconnect with yourself, and strengthen your relationship with Jesus—from a certified sobriety coach with you-can-do-it positivity “A masterful, transformative, and grace-filled guide . . . Christy Osborne blends spiritual wisdom with forty days of actionable strategies, empowering you to embrace sobriety with faith and resilience.”—Jennifer Dukes Lee, author of Growing Slow and It’s All Under ControlWhat if your best life is a sober life? Double-certified sobriety coach Christy Osborne discovered this in her own life and has helped countless clients realize the same. Now, in this highly practical guide, she brings together the psychology of habits and triggers, truth and hope from Scripture, and the science of alcohol’s effect on the body for a forty-day alcohol reset. Experience the gifts of sobriety through enhanced sleep, clearer thinking, better health, deeper connections with others, and a restored sense of well-being.Going alcohol-free might sound difficult, but for any hesitations you may have, this companionable guide provides a simple and approachable way for you to explore a new path toward a healthier, more joyful life. With lots of practical encouragement, each short and engaging chapter shows you how to• overcome alcohol cravings in the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Edinburgh Companion to D. H. Lawrence and the Arts
Offers the most comprehensive assessment yet of LawrenceÂ’s relationship with the arts Places Lawrence in the context of the latest developments in fields including life writing, posthumanism, queer theory, and technology studiesConsiders Lawrence''s continued reception in other people''s art, and the nature of his relevance todayThis book includes twenty-eight innovative chapters by specialists from across the arts, reassessing LawrenceÂ’s relationship to aesthetic categories and specific art forms in their historical and critical contexts. A new picture of Lawrence as an artist emerges, expanding from traditional areas of enquiry in prose and poetry into the fields of drama, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, dance, historiography, life writing and queer aesthetics. The Companion presents original research on topics such as LawrenceÂ’s politics in his art, his representations of technology, his practice of revising and rewriting, and the relationship between his criticism and creation of prose, poetry and painting. This interdisciplinary Companion also makes a strong case for LawrenceÂ’s continuing relevance and aesthetic power, as represented by case studies of his afterlives in biofiction, cinema, musical settings and portraiture.
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Not Quite Done with Dating - Bella Osborne
Don't miss Bella's next feel-good romcom, available to pre-order now!One bad date too many calls for desperate measures . . . Nora is well and truly fed up. After more painfully bad dates than she can count, she’s had enough of leaving it to fate to find her perfect match – but she's not quite ready to give up on her love life just yet. As a statistician, Nora trusts numbers more than her gut, so when she finds a formula that could help her conquer the dating game, she has to give it a go. Putting her love theory to the test takes Nora to some questionable places with some even more questionable men, but she won't be deterred – she knows that 'the one' must be out there, somewhere. Even if he's the last person she'd have expected. . . Readers LOVE Bella Osborne:'Bella Osborne is the princess of heart-warming feel good stories... A total gem of a book.' ? ? ? ? ?'Only problem was that I couldn't put it down!' ? ? ? ? ?'A sparkling and satisfying read.' ? ? ? ? ?
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Lawrence Charlotte: Charlotte - LP (7567864508)
LP vinyl - Debutové album americké písničkářky a modelky Charlotte Lawrence. Charlotte Sarah Lawrence je americká písničkářka a modelka. Debutové album americké písničkářky a modelky Charlotte Lawrence. Charlotte Sarah Lawrence je americká písničkářka a modelka. Lawrence se narodila vyrůstala v Los Angeles a je dcerou herečky Christy Millerové a televizního producenta Billa Lawrencea. Rok vydání : 2021 (1.Album) Seznam stop LP1 Talk You Down / You / Sin x Secret / Slow Motion / Cowboys / Rx
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Lawrence of Arabia - Fiennes Ranulph
Thomas Edward Lawrence first set foot on the hot sands of Arabia in 1909. By 1918 there was a £20,000 price on his head. His journey to this point has long been legend.From his first postings as archaeologist, liaison and map officer, to fighting alongside guerrilla forces during the Arab Revolt. Journeying more than 300 miles through blistering heat to capture Aqaba, to his involvement in peace conferences that decided the future of the Middle East. Lawrence gave over his life the Middle East and its people.A legend in his own lifetime, Lawrence's epic story has always been ripe for the retelling - but Ranulph Fiennes is no ordinary biographer . . .Having led Arab troops into battle on the Arabian peninsula in a war fought only fifty years later. Fiennes too discovered the wonders of these far-flung lands and the people who live there, and is one of very few who can claim a true insight into the kind of life that Lawrence lived - bold and adventurous to the end. With detailed access to records and an in-depth knowledge, Lawrence of Arabia is at long last a true and full account of this mysterious adventurer who captivated the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Rainbow - D. H. Lawrence
With its frank portrayal of human passion and sexual desire, D.H. Lawrence''s The Rainbow was banned as ''obscene'' in Britain shortly after first publication. Set in the rural Midlands, The Rainbow chronicles the lives of three generations of the Brangwen family over a period of more than 60 years, setting them against the emergence of modern England. When Tom Brangwen marries a Polish widow, Lydia Lensky, and adopts her daughter Anna as his own, he is unprepared for the conflict and passion that erupts between them. All are seeking individual fulfilment, but it is Ursula, Anne''s spirited daughter, who in her search for self-knowedge, becomes the focus of Lawrence''s examination of relationships and the conflicts they bring, and the inextricable mingling of the physical and the spiritual. Suffused with Biblical imagery, The Rainbow addresses searching human issues in a setting of precise and vivid detail.In his introduction James Wood discusses Lawrence''s writing style and the tensions and themes of The Rainbow. This Penguin edition reproduces the Cambridge text, which provides a text as close as possible to Lawrence''s original. It also includes suggested further reading, a fragment of ''The Sisters II'' from his first draft, and chronologies of Lawrence''s life ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Young Lawrence - Anthony Sattin
T. E. Lawrence was one of the most charismatic characters of the First World War; a young archaeologist who fought with the Arabs and wrote an epic and very personal account of their revolt against the Turks in Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Yet this was not the first book to carry that iconic title. In 1914 the man who would become Lawrence of Arabia burnt the first Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a manuscript in which he described his adventures in the Middle East during the five years before the war. Anthony Sattin uncovers the story Lawrence wanted to conceal: the truth of his birth, his tortuous relationship with a dominant mother, his deep affection for an Arab boy, the intimate details of the extraordinary journeys he took through the region with which his name is forever connected and the personal reasons that drove him from being a student to becoming an archaeologist and a spy.Young Lawrence is the first book to focus on the story of T. E. Lawrence in his twenties, before the war, during the period he looked back on as his golden years. Using first-hand sources, museum records and Foreign Office documents, Sattin sets these adventures against ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Lawrence of Arabia - Paul Kendall
A twentieth century icon, Lawrence of Arabia, as Thomas Edward Lawrence is more commonly known, spent thirteen out of his forty-six years in the region from which he drew his name. This was as a scholar researching his university thesis, a spy surveying Sinai for the British Army before the First World War, an intelligence officer in Cairo, a liaison officer to the Arabs, and as a diplomat who galvanised and united the Arab tribes into an effective fighting force. He became an explosives expert and a guerrilla fighter who influenced Arab leaders in defeating their Ottoman occupiers. The story of his achievements in Arabia, derailing Turkish trains and attacking enemy strongholds, has become the stuff of legend. But his life after the disappointment of witnessing the Arabs being denied independence at the end of the First World War is as intriguing as his more famous escapades in the desert. Uncomfortable with the fame and celebrity status that Lowell Thomas’s lectures brought upon him, after a brief tenure as a civil servant working for Winston Churchill in an attempt to address the failure of achieving Arab independence at the Cairo Conference, Lawrence, the former Lieutenant-Colonel, remarkably sought a life in ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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D. H. Lawrence and the Literary Marketplace - Annalise Grice
Despite the ‘materialist turn’ in modernist studies, the extent and depth of D. H. Lawrence’s engagement with the literary marketplace has not been considered. The labelling of him as a working class ‘genius’ has concealed the question of how he became a published writer. Analysing the literary marketplace of the ‘long’ Edwardian period, this book assesses the circumstances for becoming an author at this time, examining Lawrence’s changing conceptions of what kind of writer he wanted to be and who he wanted to write for. It reconsiders the significance of Lawrence’s literary mentors Ford Madox Hueffer and Edward Garnett and recovers several figures (including Violet Hunt and Ezra Pound) whose significance for Lawrence’s career has been underestimated. The book evaluates how Lawrence’s work was marketed and received by the reading public in Britain and America, examining publishing houses (including Heinemann, Duckworth, T. Fisher Unwin and Mitchell Kennerley) and literary journals and magazines (such as the New Age, the English Review, Madame and Forum).
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D. H. Lawrence and Italy - D. H. Lawrence
In these impressions of the Italian countryside, Lawrence transforms ordinary incidents into passages of intense beauty.Twilight in Italy is a vibrant account of Lawrence''s stay among the people of Lake Garda, whose decaying lemon gardens bear witness to the twilight of a way of life centuries old. In Sea and Sardina, Lawrence brings to life the vigorous spontaneity of a society as yet untouched by the deadening effect of industrialization. And Etruscan Places is a beautiful and delicate work of literary art, the record of "a dying man drinking from the founts of a civilization dedicated to life."
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The Complete Poems of D.H. Lawrence - David Herbert Lawrence
With an Introduction and Notes by David Ellis, University of Kent at Canterbury.Lawrence''s reputation as a novelist has often meant that his achievements in poetry have failed to receive the recognition they deserve. This edition brings together, in a form he himself sanctioned, his Collected Poems of 1928, the unexpurgated version of Pansies, and Nettles, adding to these volumes the contents of the two notebooks in which he was still writing poetry when he died in 1930.It therefore allows the reader to trace the development of Lawrence as a poet and appreciate the remarkable originality and distinctiveness of his achievement. Not all the poems reprinted here are masterpieces but there is more than enough quality to confirm Lawrence''s status as one of the greatest English writers of the twentieth century.
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover - D. H. Lawrence
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.LADY CHATTERLEYÂ’S LOVER was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of Constance ChatterleyÂ’s marriage to Sir Clifford, an aristocratic and an intellectual who is paralyzed from the waist down after the First World War. Desperate for an heir and embarrassed by his inability to satisfy his wife, Clifford suggests that she have an affair. Constance, troubled by her husbandÂ’s words, finds herself involved in a passionate relationship with their gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors. LawrenceÂ’s vitriolic denunciations of industrialism and class division come together in his vivid depiction of the profound emotional and physical connection between a couple otherwise divided by station and society. LADY CHATTERLEYÂ’S LOVER was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of Constance ChatterleyÂ’s marriage to Sir Clifford, an aristocratic intellectual who is paralyzed from the waist down after the First World War. Desperate for an heir and embarrassed by his inability to satisfy his wife, Clifford suggests that she have an affair. Constance, troubled by her husbandÂ’s words, finds herself involved in a passionate relationship with their gamekeeper, Oliver ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Lady Chatterley's Lover - David Herbert Lawrence
Notes and Introduction by David Ellis, University of Kent at Canterbury.With its four-letter words and its explicit descriptions of sexual intercourse, Lady Chatterley''s Lover is the novel with which D.H. Lawrence is most often associated. First published privately in Florence in 1928, it only became a world-wide best-seller after Penguin Books had successfully resisted an attempt by the British Director of Public Prosecutions to prevent them offering an unexpurgated edition. The famous ''Lady Chatterley trial'' heralded the sexual revolution of the coming decades and signalled the defeat of Establishment prudery.Yet Lawrence himself was hardly a liberationist and the conservativism of many aspects of his novel would later lay it open to attacks from the political avant-garde and from feminists. The story of how the wife of Sir Clifford Chatterley responds when her husband returns from the war paralysed from the waist down, and of the tender love which then develops between her and her husband''s gamekeeper, is a complex one open to a variety of conflicting interpretations.This edition of the novel offers an occasion for a new generation of readers to discover what all the fuss was about; to appraise Lawrence''s bitter indictment of modern industrial society, and to ask ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Sons and Lovers - David Herbert Lawrence
Introduction and Notes by Dr Howard J. Booth, University of Kent at Canterbury.‘When you have experienced Sons and Lovers you have lived through the agonies of the young Lawrence striving to win free from his old life’.Richard AldingtonThis novel is Lawrence’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece in which he explores emotional conflicts through the protagonist, Paul Morel, and his suffocating relationships with a demanding mother and two very different lovers.Lawrence’s novels are perhaps the most powerful exploration in the genre in English of family, class, sexuality and relationships in youth and early adulthood.
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Iron Hope - James Lawrence
''Iron Hope proves that with a little direction, we can all develop the mental toughness to accomplish anything we set our mind to. This is essential reading for anybody with goals – not just athletes'' – Cameron Hanes, New York Times bestselling author of EndureThe ultimate guide to mental toughness by James ''Iron Cowboy'' Lawrence – the greatest endurance athlete in human history.In 2015, Lawrence set his third Guinness World Record by completing fifty full-distance triathlons in fifty states in fifty consecutive days – a 2.4-mile swim, 112 miles on a bike, then a 26.2-mile run, all in under seventeen hours each day. Pushing himself further, in 2021 at the age of forty-five he set out to complete 100 triathlons in 100 days - a challenge so difficult that he wondered if he would survive it. By persevering, he hoped to inspire people to do the same for whatever difficulties they may be going through.Lawrence has subjected his body to exhaustive physical testing, to every genetic analysis known to science. The stunning discovery is that, physically, he is unspecial in every way. The secret to his bulletproof body is his bulletproof mentality.In this life-changing book he reveals how to:Say yes ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Rainbow - David Herbert Lawrence
With an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading.In 1915, Lawrence''s frank representation of sexuality in The Rainbow caused a furore and the novel was seized by the police and banned almost as soon as it was published. Today it is recognised as one of the classic English novels of the twentieth century.The Rainbow is about three generations of the Brangwen family of Nottinghamshire from the 1840s to the early years of the twentieth century. Within this framework Lawrence''s essential concern is with the passional lives of his characters as he explores the pressures that determine their lives, using a religious symbolism in which the ''rainbow'' of the title is his unifying motif.His primary focus is on the individual''s struggle to growth and fulfilment within marriage and changing social circumstances, a process shown to grow more difficult through the generations. Young Ursula Brangwen, whose story is continued in Women in Love, is finally the central figure in Lawrence''s anatomy of the confining structures of English social life and the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on the human psyche.
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We All Got Something - Lawrence Lindell
When you’re always searching, you might just surprise yourself with what you findAfter a rocky attempt at living in London with his partner, Lawrence finds himself single,broke, and back at home in Compton with his mom and great-aunt, moping from bed tokitchen table and back to bed again, with long layovers on the front porch to sit and watchthe world pass him by. Everything had been so good—a degree, an animation internship,paid music gigs, the perfect girl. How the heck did Lawrence get knocked so far down,with such little semblance of his former life remaining to hold him together? Well, that’s along story…Set to a cacophonous soundtrack of church praise, playground noise, bus-stopcamaraderie, and Pacific Ocean waves, Lawrence Lindell’s heartbreaking—andheartwarming—We All Got Something recounts a tragic and random act of violence, thePTSD that follows, lost love, and coming to terms with the underlying mental health crisessabotaging it all. A testament to the healing power of art and the vital role community playsin the process, Lindell’s graphic memoir is deeply personal and specific, but also relatable—because we all got something. The follow-up to Lindell’s Eisner-nominated and Excellence in Graphic Literature Award-winninggraphic novel Blackward, We All Got Something brings Lindell’s love of ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Granny Ting Ting: A Bloomsbury Reader - Patrice Lawrence
Book Band: Brown - Ideal for ages 7+A quirky family comedy set in the Caribbean from prize-winning author Patrice Lawrence.Shayla can''t wait to see her cousin Michael again. Last time, they had great fun chasing Granny''s chickens and playing hide-and-seek in the bamboo by the river. But Michael thinks everything in London is better than in Trinidad where Shayla lives, which makes him better than her, doesn''t it? Soon everything''s a competition, especially when there''s hot pepper sauce involved!This humorous story featuring characters from Trinidad by Patrice Lawrence, the winner of the Waterstones Children''s Book Prize 2017 for Older Fiction, has fun black-and-white illustrations by David Dean and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with book-banded stories to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2 by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence. With engaging illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for home and school. For more information visit www.bloomsburyreaders.com.''Any list that brings together such a quality line up of authors is going to be welcomed … Bloomsbury ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Prospero's Cell - Lawrence Durrell
Lose yourself in this glorious memoir of the island jewel of Corfu by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.''In its gem-like miniature quality, among the best books ever written.'' New York TimesIn his youth, before he became a celebrated writer and poet, Lawrence Durrell spent four transformative years on the island jewel of Corfu, fascinated by the idyllic natural beauty and blood-stained ancient history within its rocky shores.While his brother Gerald collected animals as a budding naturalist - later fictionalised in My Family and Other Animals and filmed as The Durrells in Corfu - Lawrence fished, drank and befriended the local villagers.After World War II catapulted him back into a turmoiled world, Durrell never forgot the wonders of Corfu. Prospero''s Cell is his magical evocation of the blazing Aegean landscape, brimming with memories of the places and people that changed him forever.''Cannot be bettered ... A classic ... His words still evoke the magical qualities of the island.'' Telegraph''Some writers reinvent their language; others the world. Durrell did both.'' André Aciman ''Invades the reader''s every sense ... Remarkable.'' Victoria Hislop ''These days I am admiring and re-admiring Lawrence Durrell.'' Elif Shafak''Our last ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Miss Willmott's Ghosts - Lawrence Sandra
'An amazing read! I galloped through it' Lady Antonia Fraser'Lawrence has done an excellent job of recreating this eccentric gardening guru's life' The Times'My pick for gardening book of the year is this page-turning life story of Ellen Willmott' The Sunday Times'Sandra Lawrence tells her story with brio and affection' Daily Mail'Simply brilliant and a joy to read' The English GardenEllen Ann Willmott was a remarkable woman whose achievements in horticulture, botany, landscape architecture, photography and more, should have made her one of the most well-known trailblazers of her age. Yet, both posthumously and within her lifetime, she instead became known as a bitter, cantankerous and eccentric miser, and her reputation has been forever stained by the image of her maliciously seeding other people's gardens with thorns.The beginnings of this prickly myth can be traced back to her conspicuous absence at what should have been the pinnacle of her career: the Royal Horticultural Society's inaugural Victoria Medal of Honour Award ceremony, at which she was due to be one of only two female recipients. Universally interpreted as the rudest of snubs, nobody has ever stopped to question why Ellen wasn't there, or if she was really as difficult and mean ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire, Volume II - Don Lawrence
The second thrilling omnibus of the best-selling sci-fi classic from the 1960s! Among the distant stars, fractious tribes come together to found a mighty empire that will wage war against aggressive kingdoms, battle alien invaders, and conceive of incredible new technologies. This extraordinary volume continues to chart the glorious Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire! A landmark in British comics history, painted by the legendary Don Lawrence in stunning, classic style, and springing from the grandiose pen of Mike Butterworth, this is an epic tale that creates a new far-future science fiction mythos that captured the imagination of a generation. This is the second volume in the series collecting all of Lawrence’s work on The Trigan Empire, which is long out-of-print and difficult to find. Printed in large format to showcase the lush fully-painted colour artwork, this edition features an introduction from the Don Lawrence’s former apprentice, Chris Weston (The Twelve). Stories included are: - The Three Princes - The Alien Dust - The Lost City - The Terror of Mount Spyx - The Invisibility Ray - The Ultimate weapon - The Tyrant - The Red Death - The Puppet Emperor - The Five Labours of Trigo - The ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Colour of Injustice - Lee Lawrence
Lee Lawrence was just eleven when his mother, Cherry Groce, was shot by police during a raid on the family''s south London home. It was an event that would spark a violent uprising and dominate his life for the next 30 years as he fought for justice and for the police to admit their wrongdoing.Along the way, Lee came across dozens of other cases, past and present, which made it clear that the racial prejudice and bias which resulted in his mother''s shooting had been in place for many decades, impacting the lives of thousands of innocent people .Through a deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Lee Lawrence seamlessly combines historical fact with his dramatic first-hand experiences of racial injustice to present vivid stories - from the Somali sailor who was wrongly convicted of murder in Cardiff in 1952 to the assault on professional footballer Dalian Atkinson and from the hounding of Notting Hill''s Mangrove Club to Black Lives Matter - that chronicle how Britain''s Black community has been mistreated.Though there remains much work to be done, Lee Lawrence is also an inspiring guide who highlights the many positive changes that have taken place and outlines those still needing to be ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Man Who Loved Islands: Sixteen Stories (riverrun editions) by D H Lawrence - John Lawrence Reynolds
''Everyone who met him commented on the arresting power of Lawrence''s bright and sharp blue eyes, and the beard he later grew would be as red as a fox''s brush, but it was not his appearance that Ford was describing. It was his menace'' Frances Wilson, from her Introduction to The Man Who Loves Islands------------------------------------------------The Man Who Loved Islands presents Lawrence''s skilled, intimate and lively portraits of humanity. In the title story a man buys a ninety-nine year lease on an island and finds himself cast off in its timeless world; in ''The Last Laugh'' a couple are confronted with uncanny spectral visions, and an eerie faceless laugh; in ''The Fox'' two women maintaining a farm feel the dark shadows of war, and a cunning creature threatens to destroy their livelihood. The stories in this collection are about what the characters know and do not know - about themselves, one another, and the circumambient universe.
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Star Style: Interiors of Martyn Lawrence Bullard - Martyn Lawrence Bullard
This stunning book showcases Martyn Lawrence Bullard’s trademark “star style,” from Hollywood glamour and unabashed pop art to Moroccan-inspired and sumptuously cool serenity.Star Style, with a foreword by Cher, takes you inside a collection of sensational, eclectic interiors. First turning the lens on Bullard’s own properties in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, Star Style goes on to peek inside the homes of an array of glitterati from the worlds of music, fashion, stage, and screen, as well as some of Bullard’s most luxurious commissions for private homes and boutique hotels. Step inside Kylie Jenner’s kaleidoscopic Hidden Hills hideaway, Cher’s Malibu mansion, the modernist Mexican aerie Casa El Faro, and more. Martyn Lawrence Bullard’s broad-ranging, sophisticated yet eclectic style is sought the world over and has won him unrivaled acclaim among a huge range of A-list clients. Featuring Bullard’s own range of textile designs, homewares, and jewelry as the backdrop to his strikingly bold interiors, this dazzling volume pays homage to his inimitable signature style. Available in three cover variations, selected at random, each with green edge stain. Packed with stunning color photographs by Douglas Friedman.
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The Lion and the Dragon - James Lawrence
Napoleon warned ''Let China sleep; when she wakes, she will shake the world''. Lawrence James''s magisterial history analyses the relationship between Britain and China between the beginning of the Opium Wars in 1839 and the transfer of power in Hong Kong in 1997. THE LION AND THE DRAGON reveals the part that Britain played in the awakening of China, then covers relations between the two countries during the period when an aroused China did indeed shake the world. Lawrence James also follows the parallel trajectories of four competitive empires - the British, the Chinese, the Russian and the Japanese - during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and then the fortunes of a fifth imperial power, the United States. Successive British governments saw China as a source of wealth which needed to be protected. Local objections were seen off by force (the ''Opium'' wars of 1839-42, 1856-7 and 1859-60) whose results proved that the Qing emperors could not protect their country. Indian troops were deployed in each campaign and manned Britain''s small garrisons in Hong Kong, Shanghai and other Treaty ports. Yet Britain never sought to make China into another India. Rather it allowed the emperors and their officials to govern, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Lawrence of Arabia's Secret Dispatches during the Arab Revolt, 1915-1919 - Fabrizio Bagatti
T. E. LawrenceÂ’s dispatches during the Arab Revolt have been published before, but only in an edited and incomplete form, as they were printed for a strictly limited wartime readership in the Arab Bulletin. Now, in this scholarly edition, they are published in full for the first time. They give us a direct inside view of his dealings with the Arab leaders and show us how he presented them to his superiors in Cairo. These wartime writings reveal vividly his impressions of the periods he spent in the desert and the conditions he found there, and they record how the Arab uprising developed and how he became increasingly involved in it. They make fascinating reading for, in his sometimes outspoken way, he reported on the military potential of the Arab fighters and recommended how they should be supported in their struggle against the Ottoman empire.This new collection of his dispatches is a valuable addition to the literature on Lawrence for it allows readers to trace the course of the revolt as he wrote about it at the time. They are printed in chronological order with full explanatory notes. The editor Fabrizio Bagatti provides a perceptive introduction which sets them in ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Bucket List: Wildlife: 1,000 Beautiful Places to See Animals, Birds, and Fish - Kath Stathers
The most complete life list yet to the world's best places to see wildlife-both on and off the beaten path-from bird watching in an Ecuadorian cloud forest and floating among the corals in the Maldives to volunteering at wild animal rescue groups or caring for injured endangered rhinos in Africa.For anyone who is passionate about wildlife, this bucket list offers around-the-world listings of ways to experience animals and birds in their natural habitats. Fun, life-affirming activities are the focus from action-packed adventures (riding with wild horses in France, snorkeling with sharks in Belize) to more relaxing experiences (walking through a wildflower reserve in South Africa or floating among corals in the Maldives).Each activity is location-specific and geographically unique - kayaking with whales in Canada, watching snow monkeys take a sauna in Japan, going on a desert safari in Dubai. The book also addresses the issues facing vulnerable and endangered species, and suggests ways that travelers can help. Conservation-themed adventures include working as a Giant Panda keeper in China, volunteering at an endangered orangutan rescue in Indonesia, and guarding baby turtles in Costa Rica as they make their way from beach to ocean.Everyone has lifelong dreams of experiences they yearn to ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Reason to Hope - David Osborne
In a world grappling with climate change, rampant pollution and collapsing ecosystems, hope can seem like a luxury. David Osborne takes us on a profound exploration, merging insights from science and religion, counselling and campaigning, pastoral work and parenthood, to show that hope is a substantial, energising force to help us work for change.
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Feather Trails - Sophie A. H. Osborn
‘This is a book for the aspiring field biologist in your life’ New ScientistThe story of one woman’s remarkable work with a trio of charismatic, endangered bird species—and her discoveries about the devastating threats that imperil them.In Feather Trails, wildlife biologist and birder Sophie A. H. Osborn reveals how the harmful environmental choices we’ve made—including pesticide use, the introduction of invasive species, lead poisoning, and habitat destruction—have decimated Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows, and California Condors.In the Rocky Mountains, the cloud forests of Hawai’i, and the Grand Canyon, Sophie and her colleagues work day-to-day to try to reintroduce these birds to the wild, even when it seems that the odds are steeply stacked against their survival.With humor and suspense, Feather Trails introduces us to the fascinating behaviors and unique personalities of Sophie’s avian charges and shows that what endangers them ultimately threatens all life on our planet.More than a deeply researched environmental investigation, Feather Trails is also a personal journey and human story, in which Sophie overcomes her own obstacles—among them heat exhaustion, poachers, rattlesnakes, and chauvinism.Ultimately, Feather Trails is an inspiring, poignant narrative about endangered birds and how our choices can help to ensure a future not only for the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Look Back in Anger - John Osborne
Anyone who’s never watched someone die is suffering from a pretty bad case of virginity. Look Back in Anger premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1956. ‘John Osborne didn’t contribute to British theatre: he set off a landmine called Look Back in Anger and blew most of it up.’ Alan Sillitoe ‘A story of youthful insecurity inflamed by lack of opportunity and the terrifying, destabilizing force of love . . . Jimmy Porter could fill an opera house with his bellowing hunger for a bigger, better life and a loyal love to share it with.’ New York Times ‘Look Back in Anger presents post-war youth as it really is. To have done this at all would be a signal achievement; to have done it in a first play is a minor miracle. All the qualities are there, qualities one had despaired of ever seeing on the stage – the drift towards anarchy, the instinctive leftishness, the automatic rejection of “official†attitudes, the surrealist sense of humour, the casual promiscuity, the sense of lacking a crusade worth fighting for and, underlying all these, the determination that no one who dies shall go unmourned . . . I doubt if ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Who's Got Mail? - Linda Barrett Osborne
A fascinating history of the US Post Office for kids, from acclaimed author Linda Barrett Osborne“In America, one of the first things done in a new State is to have the mail come.” —Alexis de Toqueville, 1835Who’s Got Mail? is an intriguing and fact-filled look at how the mail has been delivered in the United States since before the Constitution was even signed. In the United States, the spread of the postal service went hand in hand with the spread of democracy and transportation. As settlement spread west, communication became even more important to let distant residents feel that they were American; no part of the country was too far away, no village or farm too small to have access to the post. Moreover, the Post Office has always been a public service—it was not originally designed to make a profit or act like a business, but to deliver letters, medical supplies, packages ordered through catalogs, and all the things that Americans need at a reasonable cost. Over the centuries, it has also been one of the largest employers in the United States, particularly as a means for African Americans and women to secure stable, middle-class jobs. Full of eccentric ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Lasting Harm - Lucia Osborne-Crowley
WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE''S CHOICE AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER''S LITERARY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARD''I understand – and sympathise with – the feeling you might have that you already know the Jeffrey Epstein story. But I am not here to tell you a story about Jeffrey Epstein, or even Ghislaine Maxwell. I am here to tell you the stories of ten women, many of whom have never spoken at length before, about the real impact of sexual trauma on their lives''In November 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of five counts of sex-trafficking of minors, and now faces twenty years in prison for the role she played in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of four girls. The trial was meticulously covered by journalist and legal reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley, one of the only reporters allowed into the courtroom every day.The Lasting Harm is her account of that trial, a gripping true crime drama and a blistering critique of a criminal justice system ill-equipped to deliver justice for abuse survivors, no matter the outcome.Giving voice to four women and their testimonies, and supplemented by exclusive interviews, The Lasting Harm ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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