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Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world''s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.Lolly Willowes, so gentle and accommodating, has depths no one suspects. When she suddenly announces that she is leaving London and moving, alone, to the depths of the countryside, her overbearing relatives are horrified. But Lolly has a greater, far darker calling than family: witchcraft.''The book I''ll be pressing into people''s hands forever is Lolly Willowes . . . Starting as a straightforward, albeit beautifully written family saga, it tips suddenly into extraordinary, lucid wildness'' Helen Macdonald

Objev podobné jako Lolly Willowes - Townsend Warner Sylvia

''A great shout of life and individuality ... an act of defiance that gladdens the soul'' Guardian Lolly Willowes, so gentle and accommodating, has depths no one suspects. When she suddenly announces that she is leaving London and moving, alone, to the depths of the countryside, her overbearing relatives are horrified. But Lolly has a greater, far darker calling than family: witchcraft. ''The book I''ll be pressing into people''s hands forever . . . It tells the story of a woman who rejects the life that society has fixed for her in favour of freedom ... tips suddenly into extraordinary, lucid wildness'' Helen Macdonald''Witty, eerie, tender ... her prose, in its simple, abrupt evocations, has something preternatural about it'' John Updike

Objev podobné jako Lolly Willowes - Townsend Warner Sylvia

''A comic masterpiece'' Patrick Gale, GuardianPillar of society and stern upholder of Victorian values, god-fearing Norfolk merchant John Barnard presides over a large and largely unhappy family. This is their story - his brandy-swilling wife, their hapless offspring and their changing fortunes - over the decades. Sylvia Townsend Warner''s last novel, The Flint Anchor gloriously overturns our ideas of history, family and storytelling itself.''A novel created with solidity and subtlety of feeling, a fusion of warmth, wit and quietly biting shrewdness that are reminiscent of Jane Austen'' Atlantic Review''As a sustained work of historical imagination, it has few rivals ... one of the most acute and intelligent writers of her age'' Claire Harman

Objev podobné jako The Flint Anchor - Townsend Warner Sylvia

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''She has a talent amounting to genius'' John UpdikeDon Juan, that notorious libertine, has disappeared. Has he been dragged down to hell by demons, as rumoured - or has he escaped? Doña Ana, the woman he tried to seduce, will stop at nothing to discover the truth. Set in a rural eighteenth-century Spain rife with suspicion and cruelty, and featuring a glorious cast of peasants, aristocrats and vengeful ghosts, this moving, surprising tragicomedy is also Sylvia Townsend Warner''s response to the dark days of the Spanish Civil War.''The kind of novelist who inspires an intense sense of ownership in her fans'' Sarah Waters

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This Christmas, ''hand yourself over to be enchanted'' (Guardian) by the English genius behind witchcraft classic Lolly Willowes.''Worth £9.99 for the book jacket alone (trust Faber) ... It’s exquisite and shivery, just like the stories within ... By turns creepy, melancholy, horrifying, tragic and beltingly romantic.'' Sunday Times''One of our finest writers.'' Neil Gaiman''One of the most shamefully under-read great British authors of the past 100 years.'' Sarah Waters''Diminutive masterpieces ... Hand yourself over to be enchanted.'' Guardian''Extraordinary, lucid wildness.'' Helen MacDonald''Glinting perfection'' The TimesDecades after her divorce, a lady returns to the village of her tumultuous marriage. A railway carriage hosts a charged schoolboy encounter. A murder raises fears of blackmail. A woman waits anxiously in a café before eloping to Paris. Another steals a friend’s kitchen knife.In these bittersweet tales, the author of Lolly Willowes reveals her mastery of the short story, celebrated by the New Yorker for decades. Sylvia Townsend Warner is a tragicomic chronicler of the heart’s entanglements, from marriages and affairs to widowhood; and a champion of outsiders, whether single women, the elderly or wartime refugees.Witty and subversive, her stories meld tradition and transgression, with secret sins and fetishes as much a feature of English ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Winter in the Air - Townsend Warner Sylvia

''Witty, poetic, clairvoyant'' John UpdikeThe Reverend Timothy Fortune, ex-clerk of the Hornsey branch of Lloyds Bank, has found his vocation: to convert the inhabitants of the remote tropical island of Fanua to Christianity. Even when everyone except for a young boy called Lueli remains indifferent to his preaching, Mr Fortune''s good spirits cannot be dampened - until one day his faith is put to a terrible test.''This quizzical tale is so intensely moving'' Gillian Beer, New Statesman''Original, elegant and hypnotically strange'' Miranda Seymour, The New York Times''Sylvia Townsend Warner pursues the psychology of the story with beautiful accuracy'' John Carey

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''The kind of novelist who inspires an intense sense of ownership in her fans ... her sympathies tended naturally to the marginal, the vulnerable, the exploited, the obscure'' Sarah WatersSukey Bond, a sixteen-year-old orphan, is sent to work as a servant at a farm on the remote Essex Marshes. There she falls in love with gentle, unworldly Eric, the son of the rector''s wife, only for them to be separated when their relationship is discovered. But nothing will deter Sukey in her quest to be reunited with her true love, even if it means seeking the help of Queen Victoria herself.''One of our most idiosyncratic, courageous and versatile writers'' Hermione Lee ''One can''t be too thankful that Miss Townsend Warner has lived to discover the alchemist''s secret of transmuting the past into pure gold'' Hilary Spurling

Objev podobné jako The True Heart - Townsend Warner Sylvia

Panenky Alltoys LOL Surprise mini sweets obsahují sedm překvapení včetně panenky s motivem cukrovinek, oblečků a doplňků. Jsou vhodné pro děti od tří let. Balení má rozměry 9 x 9 x 9 cm a hmotnost 0,134 kg.

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Glimpse into the life of one of Britain''s best-loved comic writers - Sue Townsend - with this hilarious collection of her anecdotes and musings. ___________Enter the world of Susan Lilian Townsend - all our welcome! This sparkling collection of Sue Townsend''s hilarious non-fiction covers everything from hosepipe bans to Spanish restaurants, from writer''s block to slug warfare, from slob holidays to the banning of beige.These funny, perceptive and touching pieces reveal Sue, ourselves and the nation in an extraordinary new light. Sit back and chortle away as one of Britain''s most popular and acclaimed writers takes a feather to your funny bone.Witty, and laugh-out-loud funny, The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 55¾) is essential reading for any Sue Townsend fan. _____________''Anyone who loved The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole will enjoy this collection of witty and sharply observed jottings from the inimitable Sue Townsend. Great stuff'' OK!''Full of homely, hilarious asides on the absurdities of domestic existence . . . What a fantastic advertisement for middle-age - it can''t be bad if it''s this funny'' Heat''A welcome addition to any bookshelf'' Hello!''It''s as if Townsend has caught our idiosyncrasies on candid camera and is showing a rerun of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman - Sue Townsend

LED závěsné svítidlo ACA Lighting LOLLY – 9 světelných koulí, saténová mosaz Designové LED závěsné svítidlo ACA Lighting LOLLY HM238LEDP9 zaujme na první pohled svou elegantní vertikální kompozicí devíti opálových koulí. Jemná kombinace saténové mosazi a mléčně bílých difuzorů vytváří nadčasový vzhled, který se skvěle hodí do moderních i reprezentativních interiérů. Díky integrovanému LED modulu s teplotou světla 3000 K poskytuje svítidlo příjemné teplé bílé světlo, ideální pro vytvoření útulné atmosféry v obývacím pokoji, nad jídelním stolem, ve vstupní hale, hotelu nebo restauraci. Vertikální provedení je perfektní volbou také do prostor s vyššími stropy nebo nad schodiště. Hlavní přednosti svítidla LOLLY Elegantní design s devíti opálovými difuzory v jedné linii Teplé bílé světlo 3000 K pro příjemnou atmosféru Úsporný integrovaný LED zdroj Kvalitní provedení z hliníku a odolného plastu Nastavitelná výška zavěšení podle prostoru Technické parametry Příkon: 14W Světelný tok: 1050 lm Teplota chromatičnosti: 3000 K (teplá bílá) Index podání barev: Ra > 80 Napětí: 220–240 V Stmívatelnost: ne Rozměry a materiál Šířka: 100 mm Výška: 1047–2047 mm (nastavitelná) Průměr koulí: 100 mm Průměr stropní základny: 130 mm Materiál: hliník, plast Barva: satin brass (saténová mosaz) Využití v interiéru Svítidlo LOLLY v devítikoulové variantě je ideální jako dominantní dekorativní prvek. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako ACA Lighting závěsné svítidlo LOLLY LED 14W 1050lm 3000K IP20 zlatý hliník + akryl HM238LEDP9

Designové LED závěsné svítidlo ACA Lighting LOLLY – saténová mosaz Závěsné svítidlo ACA Lighting LOLLY HM238LEDP13 představuje elegantní spojení moderního designu a jemného dekorativního osvětlení. Třináct opálových koulí uspořádaných do lehce vlnité linie vytváří vizuálně atraktivní prvek, který se stane dominantou interiéru nad jídelním stolem, kuchyňským ostrůvkem nebo v hotelových a restauračních prostorách. Povrch v odstínu kartáčované mosazi (satin brass) dodává svítidlu luxusní charakter, zatímco integrovaný LED zdroj poskytuje příjemné teplé bílé světlo bez oslnění. Díky opálovým difuzorům je světlo rovnoměrně rozptýlené a vhodné i pro dlouhodobý pobyt v místnosti. Světelný komfort a architektonický efekt Svítidlo LOLLY je navrženo jako dekorativní liniové osvětlení. Světelný tok 1500 lm a teplota chromatičnosti 3000 K vytvářejí útulnou atmosféru, ideální pro stolování, posezení i reprezentativní prostory. Index podání barev Ra > 80 zajišťuje přirozené vnímání barev v interiéru. Konstrukce a materiály těleso z hliníku v provedení satin brass 13 opálových plastových difuzorů o průměru 100 mm kulatá stropní základna o průměru 130 mm nastavitelná výška zavěšení Díky možnosti nastavení výšky v rozsahu 350–1350 mm lze svítidlo snadno přizpůsobit výšce stropu i konkrétnímu použití – od nízkého zavěšení nad stolem až po vzdušnější instalaci ve vyšším prostoru. Doporučení architekta Svítidlo LOLLY doporučuji kombinovat s dalšími ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako ACA Lighting závěsné svítidlo LOLLY LED 20W 1500lm 3000K IP20 zlatý hliník + akryl HM238LEDP13

Welcome to the zany world of Captain LOL and the Rubber Chicken, where laughter reigns supreme and superheroes are as hilarious as they are heroic!Dive into the laugh-filled adventures of Captain LOL, a superhero whose power lies in his ability to make anyone burst into laughter, and his sidekick, the Rubber Chicken, a quirk character with its own set of superpowers. Together, they take on adventures that are as funny as they are thrilling, proving that sometimes, laughter truly is the best medicine.Why Kids Will Love It:Tailor-Made for Reluctant Readers: With a unique structure inspired by the breezy humor of "Seinfeld," this series is designed to charm even the most hesitant young reader. Joke-laden comic pages bookend three captivating longer stories, making reading an adventure that''s both engaging and effortlessly fun.Brimming with Laughs: From classic dad jokes to clever quips, Captain LOL is a treasure trove of giggles. It''s the perfect pick for anyone who loves to laugh—and let''s be honest, who doesn''t?Educational Fun: Amidst the chuckles and guffaws, readers will discover a wealth of kid-friendly fun factoids scattered throughout the pages. Learning has never been this entertaining!Sing Along to Theme Song: Kick things off with the catchy Captain LOL ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Hilarious, heartwarming and delightfully refreshing'' CAROL KIRKWOOD''I loved this joyous romp about starting afresh late in life'' DAILY MAIL''Will put a twinkle in your eye and a spring in your step. Fabulous fun!'' VERONICA HENRY''A feel-good tale of second chances. Heartwarming!'' THE TIMESGrowing older doesn''t just mean growing wiser.But it does mean a lot of fun...When 63-year-old Sylvia finds her husband in bed with another woman, she''s shocked and furious . . . at first. But by the time her head stops spinning, Sylvia realises she hates the retirement community she''s living in - it''s for old people. And she certainly doesn''t feel old!So, she enlists the help of her best friend, glamorous 70-year-old widow Evie, and the pair flee to Manhattan to start a new life in the city that never sleeps. Sylvia''s husband may have lost her life savings, but they''re scrappy and determined - and they weren''t born yesterday...Before long, Sylvia is reviving her wedding planning business and even finds herself back in the dating game! And no matter what her meddling daughter thinks, it''s her time now - and she''s determined that in this glorious second act, the best is yet to come!Hilarious, heartwarming and utterly ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Sylvia's Second Act - Hillary Yablon

''Hilarious, heartwarming and delightfully refreshing'' CAROL KIRKWOOD''I loved this joyous romp about starting afresh late in life'' DAILY MAIL''Will put a twinkle in your eye and a spring in your step. Fabulous fun!'' VERONICA HENRY''A feel-good tale of second chances. Heartwarming!'' THE TIMESGrowing older doesn''t just mean growing wiser.But it does mean a lot of fun...When 63-year-old Sylvia finds her husband in bed with another woman, she''s shocked and furious . . . at first. But by the time her head stops spinning, Sylvia realises she hates the retirement community she''s living in - it''s for old people. And she certainly doesn''t feel old!So, she enlists the help of her best friend, glamorous 70-year-old widow Evie, and the pair flee to Manhattan to start a new life in the city that never sleeps. Sylvia''s husband may have lost her life savings, but they''re scrappy and determined - and they weren''t born yesterday...Before long, Sylvia is reviving her wedding planning business and even finds herself back in the dating game! And no matter what her meddling daughter thinks, it''s her time now - and she''s determined that in this glorious second act, the best is yet to come!Hilarious, heartwarming and utterly ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Sylvia's Second Act - Hillary Yablon

Designové LED závěsné svítidlo ACA Lighting LOLLY – saténová mosaz Závěsné svítidlo ACA Lighting LOLLY HM238LEDP12 zaujme na první pohled svým originálním obloukovým tvarem, tvořeným dvanácti opálovými kulovými difuzory. Elegantní kombinace saténové mosazi a jemně rozptýleného světla vytváří harmonický prvek, který se stane dominantou moderních i reprezentativních interiérů. Integrovaný LED zdroj s teplotou světla 3000 K poskytuje příjemné teplé bílé světlo vhodné pro obývací pokoje, jídelny, hotelové prostory i stylové restaurace. Díky rovnoměrnému rozložení světelných bodů působí svítidlo vzdušně a zároveň nabízí dostatek světla nad stolem nebo v otevřeném prostoru. Design a materiál Tělo svítidla je vyrobeno z hliníku v povrchové úpravě saténová mosaz. Kulové difuzory z opálového plastu o průměru 100 mm zajišťují měkký a neoslňující světelný efekt. Kulatá stropní rozeta podtrhuje čistý a vyvážený vzhled celého svítidla. Světelný výkon Integrovaný LED modul s příkonem 18W nabízí světelný tok 1350 lm. Index podání barev CRI > 80 zaručuje přirozené podání barev v interiéru. Svítidlo není stmívatelné a je určeno pro stabilní, komfortní osvětlení. Rozměry a instalace Délka svítidla: 530 mm Výška: 777–1777 mm (nastavitelný závěs) Průměr difuzorů: 100 mm Průměr stropní rozety: 130 mm Montáž: stropní Vhodné použití Svítidlo LOLLY je ideální volbou nad jídelní stůl, do obývacího pokoje, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako ACA Lighting závěsné svítidlo LOLLY LED 18W 1350lm 3000K IP20 zlatý hliník + akryl HM238LEDP12

Designové LED závěsné svítidlo ACA Lighting LOLLY – průměr 100 cm Závěsné svítidlo ACA Lighting LOLLY HM236LEDP100 představuje výrazný designový prvek pro moderní interiéry. Kruhová kompozice opálových koulí v kombinaci se saténovou mosazí působí elegantně, nadčasově a zároveň velmi dekorativně. Díky rovnoměrnému rozptylu světla je svítidlo ideální volbou nad jídelní stůl, do obývacího pokoje, hotelových lobby nebo stylových restaurací. Světlo, které vytváří atmosféru Integrovaný LED modul o výkonu 40W poskytuje světelný tok 3000 lm v teplé bílé barvě 3000 K. Opálové kulové difuzory zajišťují měkké a neoslňující osvětlení, které navozuje příjemnou a útulnou atmosféru bez ostrých stínů. Index podání barev CRI > 80 zaručuje přirozené vnímání barev v interiéru. Architektonicky čistý tvar Kruhový tvar o průměru 1000 mm dělá ze svítidla dominantní prvek prostoru. Výškově nastavitelný závěs v rozsahu 100–1100 mm umožňuje přizpůsobení různým výškám stropů a konkrétnímu uspořádání místnosti. Saténová mosaz dodává svítidlu luxusní charakter a snadno se kombinuje s dalšími kovovými prvky interiéru. Technické informace Typ svítidla: závěsné, stropní montáž Světelný zdroj: integrovaný LED modul Příkon: 40W Světelný tok: 3000 lm Teplota chromatičnosti: 3000 K (teplá bílá) Index podání barev: CRI > 80 Materiál: hliník, plast Barva: saténová mosaz Průměr svítidla: 1000 mm Průměr koulí: 80 mm Průměr ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako ACA Lighting závěsné svítidlo LOLLY LED 40W 3000lm 3000K IP20 zlatý hliník + akryl HM236LEDP100

Designové LED závěsné svítidlo ACA Lighting LOLLY – saténová mosaz Závěsné svítidlo ACA Lighting LOLLY HM238LEDP36 představuje výrazný designový prvek pro moderní i reprezentativní interiéry. Charakteristickým znakem této kolekce jsou elegantní světelné řetězce tvořené opálovými koulemi, které vytvářejí jemně rozptýlené a vizuálně velmi efektní osvětlení. Povrchová úprava v saténové mosazi dodává svítidlu luxusní a nadčasový vzhled. Díky integrovanému LED zdroji s teplou bílou barvou světla je svítidlo ideální volbou nad jídelní stůl, do obývacího pokoje, hotelových lobby, restaurací nebo designových komerčních prostor, kde se klade důraz na atmosféru i estetiku. Světlo, které vytváří atmosféru Opálové difuzory zajišťují rovnoměrné a neoslňující rozložení světla. Teplota chromatičnosti 3000 K vytváří příjemné teplé bílé světlo, které podporuje pocit pohody a komfortu. Vysoký světelný tok 4000 lm zaručuje dostatek světla i ve větších místnostech. Technické řešení a materiály Svítidlo je vyrobeno z kvalitního hliníku a odolného plastu. Tři samostatné světelné větve jsou zavěšeny na nastavitelných kabelech, díky čemuž lze výšku svítidla přizpůsobit konkrétnímu prostoru i výšce stropu. Integrovaný LED zdroj s nízkou spotřebou energie Opálové koule pro měkké a rovnoměrné světlo Luxusní povrchová úprava v saténové mosazi Vhodné do obytných i komerčních interiérů Rozměry a specifikace Šířka svítidla: 1000 mm Nastavitelná výška: 777–2000 mm Průměr ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako ACA Lighting závěsné svítidlo LOLLY LED 54W 4000lm 3000K IP20 zlatý hliník + akryl HM238LEDP36

Elektrický zubní kartáček s dětským motivem LOL je určen pro děti od 3 let. Používá oscilační technologii čištění a má ergonomicky tvarovanou rukojeť. Balení obsahuje kartáček, dvě hlavice a potřebnou baterii.

• Oblíbený motiv panenek LOL motivuje děti k pravidelné hygieně
• Oscilační technologie zajišťuje důkladné a šetrné čištění
• Ergonomická rukojeť přizpůsobená dětské ruce pro snadné držení
• Kompletní balení včetně baterií a náhradní hlavice

Objev podobné jako LOL elektrický kartáček

Karnevalová maska - pro děti, motiv panenka, na karneval a party, materiál karton Doba karnevalů je tady! Nechce se vám doma zdlouhavě vyrábět masku? Nemusíte. S touto maskou na karneval děti zazáří všude, kam přijdou. Věrně vypadající maska v podobě LOL rocker se stane originálním a vtipným doplňkem ke kostýmu na maškarní. Klíčové vlastnosti doplňku ke kostýmu na karneval - LOL rockerMaska na karneval v podobě LOL rockerJe vyrobena z odolného kartonuSkvělý doplněk ke kostýmuMaska je vyrobena věrně Kostým je vhodný pro děti od 3 let

Objev podobné jako Papírová maska - LOL rocker (883028346219)

The inside story of The Cure'Beautifully realised' Irish TimesComing of age in Thatcher's Britain in the late 70s and early 80s was really tough, especially if you lived in Crawley. But against the grinding austerity, social unrest and suburban boredom, the spark of rebellion that was punk set alight three young men who would become one of the most revered and successful bands of their generation. The Cure.Cured is a memoir by Lol Tolhurst, one of the founding imaginary boys, who met Robert Smith when they were five. Lol threads the genesis of The Cure through his schoolboy years with Smith, the iconic leader of the group, and the band's most successful era in the 1980s. He takes us up to the present day, a riveting forty years since the band's inception.The band's journey to worldwide success is woven into a story not only of great highs and lows but also of love, friendship, pain, forgiveness and, ultimately, redemption on a beach in Hawaii.Cured highlights those parts of the creative journey that are not normally revealed to fans, incorporating many first-hand recollections around Lol's personal odyssey. From suburban London to the Mojave desert, Cured brings an acute eye for the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Cured - Lol Tolhurst

As seen on THE TODAY SHOW! A 2023 Good Housekeeping Kids Book Award Pick! Want to write your own jokes? This book shows you how!Packed with fun-filled illustrations, easy-to-follow exercises, and sample jokes, this humorous how-to joke book for kids proves that with a little elbow grease, anyone can write jokes that really make people LOL. Covering everything from surprise to wordplay to visual jokes―plus tips on how to perform a joke so it lands―LOL 101 is the approachable and (of course) funny guide for any kid ready to channel their inner comedian. FUN-FILLED ACTIVITY: Never before has a book for kids so clearly distilled joke-writing into such simple—and fun—steps! This book will have kids excited to channel their creativity and silliness into clever jokes that will make friends and family LOL. EASY TO READ: Highly visual and perfect for reluctant readers, this lighthearted guide makes it easy for any kid to start cooking up jokes right away. TONS OF NEW JOKES: This book is packed with joke examples, giving young joke tellers plenty of new material even before they start crafting their own. CONFIDENCE BUILDING: Telling jokes and spreading laughter helps kids make friends, build social skills, and have ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako LOL 101: A Kid's Guide to Writing Jokes - David Roth, Rinee Shah

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ is the first book in Sue Townsend''s brilliantly funny Adrian Mole series. Friday January 2ndI felt rotten today. It''s my mother''s fault for singing ''My Way'' at two o''clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a children''s home.Meet Adrian Mole, a hapless teenager providing an unabashed, pimples-and-all glimpse into adolescent life. Writing candidly about his parents'' marital troubles, the dog, his life as a tortured poet and ''misunderstood intellectual'', Adrian''s painfully honest diary is still hilarious and compelling reading thirty years after it first appeared.Bestselling author Sue Townsend has been Britain''s favourite comic writer for over three decades.''I not only wept, I howled and hooted and had to get up and walk around the room and wipe my eyes so that I could go on reading'' Tom Sharpe''A satire of our times. Very funny indeed'' Sunday Times ''We laugh both at Mole and with him. A wonderful comic read, that, like all the best comedy, says something rather meaningful'' HeatSue Townsend is Britain''s favourite ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ is the first book in Sue Townsend''s brilliantly funny Adrian Mole series, reissued in Penguin''s ORIGINALS collection of iconic teen fiction.Friday January 2nd I felt rotten today. It''s my mother''s fault for singing ''My Way'' at two o''clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a children''s home. Meet Adrian Mole, a hapless teenager providing an unabashed, pimples-and-all glimpse into adolescent life. Writing candidly about his parents'' marital troubles, the dog, his life as a tortured poet and ''misunderstood intellectual'', Adrian''s painfully honest diary is still hilarious and compelling reading thirty years after it first appeared. Praise for Adrian Mole (and by extension, Sue Townsend): ''I not only wept, I howled and hooted and had to get up and walk around the room and wipe my eyes so that I could go on reading'' Tom Sharpe''A satire of our times. Very funny indeed'' Sunday Times''We laugh both at Mole and with him. A wonderful comic read, that, like all the best comedy, says something rather ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Hilarious and totally Townsend. There were parts where I laughed until I cried'' Daily Mail What happens when a duvet day turns into a duvet year?Sue Townsend, the bestselling author of the Adrian Mole series, returns with The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year, a funny and touching novel about what happens when someone stops being the person everyone wants them to be. The day her twins leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she''s wanted to yell at the world, ''Stop! I want to get off''. Finally, this is her chance.Her husband Brian, an astronomer having an unsatisfactory affair, is upset. Who will cook his dinner? Eva, he complains, is attention seeking. But word of Eva''s defiance spreads.Legions of fans, believing she is protesting, gather in the street. While Alexander the white van man brings tea, toast and sympathy. And from this odd but comforting place Eva begins to see both herself and the world very, very differently. . .Bestselling author Sue Townsend has been Britain''s favourite comic writer for over three decades.''Laugh-out-loud . . . a teeming world of characters whose foibles and misunderstandings provide glorious amusement. Something deeper and darker ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In this official centennial history of the greatest studio in Hollywood, unforgettable stars, untold stories, and rare images from the Warner Bros. vault bring a century of entertainment to vivid life.The history of Warner Bros. is not just the tale of a legendary film studio and its stars, but of classic Hollywood itself, as well as a portrait of America in the last century. It’s a family story of Polish-Jewish immigrants—the brothers Warner—who took advantage of new opportunities in the burgeoning film industry at a time when four mavericks could invent ways of operating, of warding off government regulation, and of keeping audiences coming back for more during some of the nation's darkest days. Innovation was key to their early success. Four years after its founding, the studio revolutionized moviemaking by introducing sound in The Jazz Singer (1927). Stars and stories gave Warner Bros. its distinct identity as the studio where tough guys like Humphrey Bogart and strong women like Bette Davis kept people on the edge of their seats. Over the years, these acclaimed actors and countless others made magic on WB’s soundstages and were responsible for such diverse classics as Casablanca, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Star Is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The complete edition of Sylvia Plath''s prose including much unpublished and previously uncollected material, edited by Peter K. Steinberg.The Collected Prose stands alongside the Journals (2000) and the two volume Letters (2017 and 2018) to support a more complete understanding of Sylvia Plath’s ambition and achievement as a writer. Expanding on the selection published as Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (1977), this volume draws together all of Sylvia Plath’s shorter prose, much of which is previously uncollected and unpublished. The volume embraces her experiments with the short story and pieces of non-fiction from the 1940s through to her more polished compositions of the fifties and early sixties, including fragments of fiction as well as her journalism and book reviews. Themes and associations become apparent as the volume offers new, intertextual ways of reading across Plath’s oeuvre, colouring and shading our understanding and appreciation of her extraordinary talent.‘To see so much of [Plath’s] surviving fiction and journalism, so many of her essays and reviews, finally published under one cover is to be surprised all over again by the breadth of her vision, ambition and talent . . . A major literary event and an invaluable scholarly resource.’ Heather Clark, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Upon the publication of her posthumous volume of poetry Ariel in 1965, Sylvia Plath became a household name. Readers may be surprised to learn that the draft of Ariel left behind by Plath when she died in 1963 is different from the volume of poetry eventually published to worldwide acclaim.This facsimile edition restores, for the first time, the selection and arrangement of the poems Sylvia Plath left at the point of her death. In addition to the facsimile pages of Sylvia Plath''s manuscript, this edition also includes in facsimile the complete working drafts of the title poem ''Ariel'' in order to offer a sense of Plath''s creative process, as well as notes the author made for the BBC about some of the manuscript''s poems, including ''Daddy'' and ''Lady Lazarus''In her insightful foreword to this volume, Frieda Hughes, Sylvia Plath''s daughter, explains the reasons for the differences between the previously published edition of Ariel as edited by her father, Ted Hughes, and her mother''s original version published here. With this publication, Sylvia Plath''s legacy and vision will be reevaluated in the light of her original working draft.

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The Millions Most Anticipated Pick and A GMA March Reads Pick“Lee Kravetz has created a bit of a miracle, a plot-driven literary puzzle box whose mystery lives in both its winding approach to history and its wonderous story. It’s a book full of ideas about inspiration and a love for language that translates across borders, physical and generational.”—Adam Johnson, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Orphan Master''s Son“Captivating . . . . Part truth, part fiction, the novel is an ingenious addition to an ever-growing body of work about Plath that has helped make her an American literary icon.”—Washington PostBlending past and present, and told through three unique interwoven narratives that build on one another, a daring and brilliant debut novel that reimagines a chapter in the life of Sylvia Plath, telling the story behind the creation of her classic semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar.A seductive literary mystery and mutigenerational story inspired by true events, The Last Confessions of Sylvia P. imaginatively brings into focus the period of promise and tragedy that marked the writing of Sylvia Plath’s modern classic The Bell Jar. Lee Kravetz uses a prismatic narrative formed from three distinct fictional perspectives to bring ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Chodenie je nádherné obdobie v živote dvoch ľudí. Táto kniha sa prakticky venuje mnohým otázkam, ktoré sa môžu objaviť aj pri vašom spoločnom spoznávaní sa.Nájsť spoľahlivého a oddaného celoživotného partnera je skutočne ťažké – najmä preto, lebo ľudia spolu chodia spôsobom, ktorý im nepomáha v rozhodovaní sa k záväzku či k odchodu zo vzťahu. Veľmi často potom zažijú bolesť a utŕžia mnohé zranenia. Čas chodenia však tiež môže priniesť do života dospievajúceho človeka veľa dobrých vecí – okrem iného mu môže pomôcť pri jeho osobnom vývoji a dozrievaní.Cieľom tejto knihy je pomôcť vám odhaliť tajomstvo úspešného chodenia a vyhnúť sa tak možným nástrahám vo vzťahoch. Dr. Henry Cloud a Dr. John Townsend sú klinickí psychológovia, konzultanti, prednášatelia a autori mnohých populárnych kníh. Okrem spolupráce v psychologickom centre na klinike Minirth-Meier v Newport Beach v Kalifornii založili spolu poradenské centrum Cloud-Townsend Clinic and Resources. V slovenčine im vyšli knihy Hranice, Hranice v manželstve, Hranice a deti.

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Jedným z najskľučujúcejších javov dnešnej doby sú smrtiace útoky v mene islamu, ku ktorým pravidelne dochádza. Takmer rovnako skľučujúce sú neustále uistenia západných politických lídrov a médií, že tieto násilnosti nemajú „nič do činenia s islamom“. K týmto uisteniam patria výrazy ako radikálny islam, islamizmus, militantný islam, „takzvaný“ Islamský štát (ISIS) a džihádisti, čo navodzuje dojem, akoby ľudia páchajúci násilie v mene islamu nejakým spôsobom prekrúcali mierumilovné učenie moslimského náboženstva. No pochybnosti zostávajú. Ak je islam skutočne „náboženstvom mieru“, prečo k týmto útokom naďalej dochádza? Prečo väčšinu teroristických útokov páchajú ľudia vyznávajúci učenie Koránu? Peter Townsend vo svojej knihe skúma dôkazy o možnej súvislosti medzi islamom a násilím. Robí tak prostredníctvom dôkladnej analýzy základných textov islamu (najmä Koránu a tradícií), no analyzuje aj obvyklé námietky, ktoré zaznievajú vždy, keď niekto naznačuje súvislosť medzi islamom a násilím. Otázka, či islam podnecuje k násiliu, môže byť jednou z najdôležitejších otázok, akým naša civilizácia kedy čelila. Zaslúži si viac pozornosti a podrobnejšiu analýzu než len pár ľahkovážnych slov. V predkladanej knihe máte príležitosť preskúmať túto otázku zo všetkých uhlov a vyvodiť vlastné závery. Toto slovenské vydanie jeho knihy je špecificky ručne vyrobené v obmedzenej edícii. O autorovi: Peter Townsend je spisovateľ a nezávislý ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Skutočný príbeh o nachádzaní zmierenia s bolestivou realitou, ktorú nedokážeme zmeniť. Pred desaťročím zasiahli rodinu vedca Alana Townsenda dve katastrofické diagnózy: u jeho 4-ročnej dcéry a manželky sa nezávisle vyvinuli život ohrozujúce formy rakoviny mozgu. Townsend bol svedkom boja svojej dcéry počas posledných mesiacov života jej matky. Svet sa mu obrátil naruby. Celý život sa venoval vede a práve ona sa stala jeho záchranným člnom. Prostredníctvom vedeckého zázraku našiel spôsob, ako do svojho najtemnejšieho obdobia vniesť zmysel. Dr. Alan R. Townsend je vedec, autor, rečník a dekan lesníckej fakulty na univerzite v americkej Montane. Doktorát v odbore biologické vedy získal na Stanfordovej univerzite. Zameriava sa na ekosystémy a so svojím tímom skúma, ako sa menia a čo tieto zmeny znamenajú pre nás všetkých.

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Pro výběr do souboru kratších próz Loli paradička Víti Staviarského, autora v Čechách šířeji takřka neznámého, byly vybrány tři rozsáhlejší Staviarského texty, jejichž společným jmenovatelem jsou postavy z východoslovenských romských osad. Ten, který dal název celé knize a také prvnímu celovečernímu filmu v produkci rodiny Staviarských, z tohoto vymezení vykračuje, ale ne zase příliš. Hlavní hrdinka Veronka z jedné takové komunity prchá, protože nechce být proti své vůli vyvdána. Povídka je ze souboru Kšeft z roku 2018. Předcházejí jí zde krátké novely Kivader (2007) a Kale topanky (2012). Autor překladu Miroslav Zelinský také spolupracoval na "počeštění" titulků, původně v šarišském nářečí, k filmu Loli paradička, jednomu z divácky nejúspěšnějších slovenských snímků posledního dvacetiletí.

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Dr. Henry Cloud a Dr. John Townsend sú klinickí psychológovia, konzultanti, prednášatelia a autori mnohých populárnych kníh. Okrem spolupráce v psychologickom centre na klinike Minirth-Meier v Newport Beach v Kalifornii založili spolu poradenské centrum Cloud-Townsend Clinic and Resources. V slovenčine a češtine vyšli knihy: Hranice, Hranice v manželstve, Rozhovory o hranicích, Hranice v chození, Hranice a dospívající a iné. Kniha nadväzuje na predchádzajúci titul Hranice: Kedy povedať áno, kedy povedať nie v osobnom živote a aplikuje myšlienky zdravých hraníc na vzťahy s deťmi. Autori vysvetľujú, ako postaviť hranice v rodine a vštepiť deťom charakter, ktorý vašej rodine pomôže teraz, a ony budú vďaka nemu žiť vyrovnaný, produktívny a naplnený život v dospelosti. „Pamätajte, že výchova detí sa netýka len prítomnosti. Svoje deti pripravujete na budúcnosť. Jednou z hlavných úloh výchovy je pomôcť im vycibriť si charakter, vďaka ktorému sa im v budúcnosti bude dariť.“ Kniha je určená rodičom detí všetkých vekových kategórií od bábätiek až po dospievajúcich.

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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole is the second book in Sue Townsend''s brilliantly funny Adrian Mole series.Sunday July 18thMy father announced at breakfast that he is going to have a vasectomy. I pushed my sausages away untouched. In this second instalment of teenager Adrian Mole''s diaries, the Mole family is in crisis and the country is beating the drum of war. While his parents have reconciled after both embarked on disastrous affairs, Adrian is shocked to learn of his mother''s pregnancy. And even though at the mercy of his rampant hormones and the fickle whims of the divine Pandora, a victim of a broken home and his own tortured (though unrecognised) genius, Adrian continues valiantly to chronicle the pains and pleasures of a misspent adolescence. ________''Funny, moving and a poke in the eye for adult morality'' Sunday Express ''Written with great verve, and showing an uncanny understanding of the young, Sue Townsend holds the balance between innocence and precocity and the result is both hilarious and salutary'' Daily Telegraph ''Life''s no fun for an adolescent intellectual. For the reader it''s a hoot'' New Statesman

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''The funniest person in the world'' Caitlin Moran''My comfort read. The best diaries ever written - with apologies to Samuel Pepys, Bridget Jones and me'' ADAM KAYFEATURED IN ''THE 100 BOOKS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'' BBC ARTS The FIRST TWO BOOKS in the hilarious and iconic Adrian Mole series from comic legend Sue Townsend.________Friday January 2ndI felt rotten today. It''s my mother''s fault for singing ''My Way'' at two o''clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a children''s home. Meet Adrian Mole, a hapless teenager providing an unabashed, pimples-and-all glimpse into adolescent life. Telling us candidly about his parents'' marital troubles, The Dog, his life as a tortured poet and ''misunderstood intellectual'', his love for the divine Pandora and his horror at learning of his mother''s pregnancy, Adrian''s painfully honest diary is a hilarious and heartfelt chronicle of misspent adolescence._________''I''ve never experienced a greater sense of recognition than when reading The Secret Diary'' David Nicholls''Every sentence is witty and well thought out, and the whole has reverberations beyond itself'' The Times ''Townsend has ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Goth can plausibly claim to be the near-definitive word on the subject'' - GuardianGoth is an entertaining and evocative personal history of Goth music and culture, told by a true insider. Lol Tolhurst explores the godfathers of goth who established the genre''s roots - THE CURE, which he co-founded with Robert Smith, contemporaries SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, BAUHAUS, JOY DIVISION - plus many more great bands that offered a place of refuge for the misfits of the 80s and ever since. Lol offers a fascinating deep dive into the movers and shakers of goth, imbued with his personal memories as well as those of fellow musicians, magicians and artists who make goth such an inevitable and enduring movement. Along the way he examines acts such as DEPECHE MODE and COCTEAU TWINS who helped the darkness expand. Finally, Tolhurst examines the legacy of goth music, and shows how its influence can still be seen to this day across music, film, TV, visual arts and social media. As thoughtful and thorough as it is utterly bewitching, Goth is a timeless testament to why Goth matters - and why it always will.

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Dr. Henry Cloud a Dr. John Townsend sú klinickí psychológovia, konzultanti, prednášatelia a autori mnohých populárnych kníh. Okrem spolupráce v psychologickom centre na klinike Minirth-Meier v Newport Beach v Kalifornii založili spolu poradenské centrum Cloud-Townsend Clinic and Resources. V slovenčine a češtine vyšli knihy: Hranice, Děti a hranice, Rozhovory o hranicích, Hranice v chození a iné. Manželstvo je predovšetkým o láske. A predsa láska nestačí. Manželský vzťah potrebuje aj iné prísady, aby rástol. Týmito prísadami sú sloboda a zodpovednosť. Iba keď manžel a manželka poznajú a vzájomne rešpektujú svoje potreby a slobodné rozhodnutia, môžu sa jeden druhému v láske úplne odovzdať. Ak sú hranice na svojom mieste, z dobrého manželstva sa stane ešte lepšie. V knihe sa dozviete: •čo sú hranice v manželstve a ako ich určiť; •o desiatich zákonoch hraníc; •o šiestich typoch konfliktov a ako ich riešiť; •aké hodnoty pomôžu vášmu vzťahu sa rozvíjať. Kniha je určená: manželským párom, pastorom, kňazom a manželským poradcom, psychológom, snúbencom a všetkým, ktorých táto téma zaujíma

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Today tourists flock to the warm waters of Myrtle Beach, explore refurbished plantations, and stroll the picturesque streets of old Charleston. In this history of the state, Kenneth Townsend examines the rich and complicated past of these places. Beginning with the area''s earliest settlers, Townsend traces the state''s integral role in the American Revolution and its rise as an agricultural powerhouse; the Civil War and the legacy of slavery; its recent economic reemergence after the Civil Rights era.

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''Goth can plausibly claim to be the near-definitive word on the subject'' - GuardianGoth is an entertaining and evocative personal history of Goth music and culture, told by a true insider. Lol Tolhurst explores the godfathers of goth who established the genre''s roots - THE CURE, which he co-founded with Robert Smith, contemporaries SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, BAUHAUS, JOY DIVISION - plus many more great bands that offered a place of refuge for the misfits of the 80s and ever since. Lol offers a fascinating deep dive into the movers and shakers of goth, imbued with his personal memories as well as those of fellow musicians, magicians and artists who make goth such an inevitable and enduring movement. Along the way he examines acts such as DEPECHE MODE and COCTEAU TWINS who helped the darkness expand. Finally, Tolhurst examines the legacy of goth music, and shows how its influence can still be seen to this day across music, film, TV, visual arts and social media. As thoughtful and thorough as it is utterly bewitching, Goth is a timeless testament to why Goth matters - and why it always will.

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Birdlip, Cold Slad, Crickey Hill and the Air Balloon Inn: John Townsend's humble childhood is full of hardships and adventures in the rough Cotswold hills. His later career is in antiques. Warm and full of character, this is an invaluable picture of life in rural Gloucestershire in the 1940s, 1950s and beyond

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Sylvia Plath: Drawings is a portfolio of pen-and-ink illustrations created during the transformative period spent at Cambridge University, when Plath met and secretly married poet Ted Hughes, and traveled with him to Paris and Spain on their honeymoon, years before she wrote her seminal work, The Bell Jar. Throughout her life, Sylvia Plath cited art as her deepest source of inspiration. This collection sheds light on these key years in her life, capturing her exquisite observations of the world around her. It includes Plath’s drawings from England, France, Spain, and New England, featuring such subjects as Parisian rooftops, trees, and churches, as well as a portrait Ted Hughes. Sylvia Plath: Drawings includes letters and diary entries that add depth and context to the great poet’s work, as well as an illuminating introduction by her daughter, Frieda Hughes.

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Written with a lyrical and hypnotic touch, Sylvia is an imaginative exploration of motherhood, Indian mythology, and the fragility of human life. Longing to connect to his ancestral roots, Cajetan Pereira takes up residence near one of the rare and mystical Baobab trees in South India. Into his world walks Sylvia, a young woman in search of a story. They bond over their newfound relationship until one day, consumed by regret, Sylvia disappears. In a rich kaleidoscope of tales, Sylvia is glimpsed through the lives of other characters as a colleague, friend, wife and lover. She comes back into focus as she finds herself becoming whole once more—but is it too late?

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''He''s spoilt my life,- he''s spoilt it for as long as iver I live on this earth''The compelling story of an ordinary girl''s tragic passion for a man who disappears, Sylvia''s Lovers (1863) is Elizabeth Gaskell''s last completed novel. Set in a fictional Whitby at the end of the eighteenth century, the novel is a modern revenge tragedy in which well-intentioned actions have unforeseen and terrible human consequences. Sylvia is loved by two men, her serious cousin Philip and the charismatic sailor Charley Kinraid. When one of them betrays her, her path in life seems fixed. Against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars and the ever-present threat of press-gangs, the story darkens when Sylvia''s father is roused into vengeful violence. But this trouble proves only the precursor to a greater calamity that will radically alter Sylvia''s future.Gaskell''s novel, richly engaging with the legacy of the Brontë sisters, is her most extensive literary exploration of the tragic depths of unregarded, unhistoric, but vividly imagined lives. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Explores Sylvia Plath’s enduring interest and active practice in mysticism and the occult from childhood until her tragic death in 1963. Sharing her more than 15 years of compelling research—including analysis of Sylvia Plath’s unpublished calendars, notebooks, scrapbooks, book annotations, and underlinings, as well as published memoirs, biographies, letters, journals, and interviews with Plath and her husband, friends, and family—Plath scholar Julia Gordon-Bramer reveals Sylvia Plath’s enduring interest and active practice in mysticism and the occult from childhood until her tragic death in 1963. She examines Plath’s early years growing up in a transcendentalist Unitarian church under a brilliant, if stern, Freemason father and a mother who wrote her master’s dissertation on the famous alchemist Paracelsus. She reveals Plath’s early knowledge of Hermeticism, how she devoured books on the occult throughout her life, and how, since adolescence, Plath regularly wrote of premonitory dreams. Examining Plath’s tumultuous marriage with poet Ted Hughes, she looks at their explorations in the supernatural and Hughes’s mentoring of Plath in meditation, crystal-gazing, astrology, Qabalah, Tarot, automatic writing, magical workings, and use of the Ouija board. She also reveals how, at the end of her marriage, Plath used her husband’s hair and fingernails in rituals. Looking ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Elizabeth Gaskell''s only historical novel, Sylvia''s Lovers, is set in 1790 in the seaside town of Monkshaven (Whitby) where press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service in the Napoleonic wars. One of their victims is whaling harpooner, Charley Kinraid, whose charm and vivacity have captured the heart of Sylvia Robson. But Sylvia''s devoted cousin, Philip Hepburn, hopes to marry her himself and, in order to win her, deliberately withholds crucial information - with devastating consequences. With its themes of suffering, unrequited love, and the clash between desire and duty, Sylvia''s Lovers is one of the most powerfully moving of all Gaskell''s novels, reputedly described by its author as ''the saddest story I ever wrote''.

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DON''T MISS SYLVIA PATTERSON''S BRAND NEW MEMOIR, SAME OLD GIRL, COMING SPRING 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2016 ''Celebratory and elegiac'' Guardian ''A roller-coaster memoir'' Sunday Times ''Funny, anecdote-packed, nostalgic but also very touching''The Pool''Patterson fillets out the pretentious bones of pop, leaving its glistening meat'' Observer This is a three-decade survivor''s tale . . . a scenic search for elusive human happiness through music, magazines, silly jokes, stupid shoes, useless blokes, hopeless homes, booze, drugs, love, loss, A&E, death, disillusion and hope. In 1986, Sylvia Patterson boarded a train to London armed with a tea-chest full of vinyl records, a peroxide quiff and a dream: to write about music, for ever. She got her wish. Escaping a troubled home, Sylvia embarks on a lifelong quest to discover The Meaning of It All. The problem is she''s mostly hanging out with flaky pop stars, rock ''n'' roll heroes and unreliable hip-hop legends. As she encounters music''s biggest names, she is confronted by glamour and tragedy; wisdom and lunacy; drink, drugs and disaster. And Bros. Here is Madonna in her Earth Mother phase, flinging her hands up in horror at one of Sylv''s Very Stupid Questions. Prince compliments her shoes ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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After Sylvia is an anthology of new writing celebrating the work and legacy of Sylvia Plath. Published by Nine Arches Press in October 2022, the book honours the 90th anniversary of Plath’s birth through a range of compelling poems and thought-provoking essays by leading and up-and-coming poets and scholars from the UK and beyond.After Sylvia is shaped around five inspiring chapters, each exploring a key Plathian theme: Nature, Rebirth, Womanhood, Mothers & Fathers and Magic. Co-edited by Ian Humphreys and Sarah Corbett, contributors include Mona Arshi, Emily Berry, Mary Jean Chan, Heather Clark, Pascale Petit and Jacob Polley.This vital anthology sets out to help dispel the myth of Sylvia Plath as tortured genius destined to her fate, by expressing the power and complexity of her work, legacy and reputation as one of the most important and influential writers of the 20th century.Full list of contributors: Moniza Alvi, Romalyn Ante, Mona Arshi, Polly Atkin, Tiffany Atkinson, Sally Baker, Colin Bancroft, Emily Berry, Nina Billard Sarmadi, Caroline Bird, Sharon Black, David Borrott, Mary Jean Chan, Heather Clark, Angela Cleland, Jane Commane, Sarah Corbett, Jonah Corren, Gail Crowther, Mari Ellis Dunning, Samatar Elmi, Ruth Fainlight, Daniel Fraser, Rosie Garland, Victoria Gatehouse, Rebecca Goss, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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An instant USA Today bestseller. A founder's wild memoir of startup success, told from hot tub inception to $50 million exit with the humor of a comic and the perspective of an educator. In The Startup Story: An Entrepreneur’s Journey from Idea to Exit, renowned serial entrepreneur Martin Warner takes a fledgling company all the way from zero to hero, selling it for $50 million after a mere 17 months. It’s a memoir of whirlwind entrepreneurial success, a nonfiction narrative that puts the reader in the CEO’s seat, giving the feel of what it’s really like to steer a company around the toughest of tracks and come out with a massive payday. A mix of Wolf of Wall Street, The Big Short, and The Apprentice, The Startup Story reads like a novel but is strictly a true story packed with entrepreneurial insights. It is a rollercoaster ride through the heaven and hell of the tech business world, populated by geeks, pirates, conmen, tycoons, geniuses, and fools. Forced to do everything at warp speed, Warner chucks all the accumulated wisdom of his own Entrepreneur Seminar out of the window on his way to a holy grail exit. Along the way, readers ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A reader-friendly guide to Zen Buddhist ethics for modern times In the West, Zen Buddhism has a reputation for paradoxes that defy logic. In particular, the Buddhist concept of nonduality — the realization that everything in the universe forms a single, integrated whole — is especially difficult to grasp. In The Other Side of Nothing, Zen teacher Brad Warner untangles the mystery and explains nonduality in plain English. To Warner, this is not just a philosophical problem: nonduality forms the bedrock of Zen ethics, and once we comprehend it, many of the perplexing aspects of Zen suddenly make sense. Drawing on decades of Zen practice, he traces the interlocking relationship between Zen metaphysics and ethics, showing how a true understanding of reality — and the ultimate unity of all things — instills in us a sense of responsibility for the welfare of all beings. When we realize that our feeling of separateness from others is illusory, we have no desire to harm any creature. Warner ultimately presents an expansive overview of the Zen ethos that will give beginners and experts alike a deeper understanding of one of the world’s enduring spiritual traditions.

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This comprehensive volume contains all Sylvia Plath''s mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963. The poems are drawn from the only collection Plath published while alive, The Colossus, as well as from posthumous collections Ariel, Crossing the Water and Winter Trees.The text is preceded by an introduction by Ted Hughes and followed by notes and comments on individual poems. There is also an appendix containing fifty poems from Sylvia Plath''s juvenilia.This collection was awarded the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.''For me, the most important literary event of 1981 has been the publication, eighteen years after her death, of Sylvia Plath''s Collected Poems, confirming her as one of the most powerful and lavishly gifted poets of our time.'' A. Alvarez in the Observer

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