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'See my hand up-tipped, learn the secret of my human heart...' Soaring, freewheeling snapshots of life on the road across America, from the Beat writer who inspired a generation. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

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A witty, moving philosophical novel, Jack Kerouac''s The Dharma Bums is a journey of self-discovery through the lens of Zen Buddhist thought. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Ann Douglas.Following the explosive energy of On the Road, the book that put the Beat Genration on the literary map - and Jack Kerouac on the bestseller list - comes The Dharma Bums, in which Kerouac charts the spiritual quest of a group of friends in search of Dharma, or Truth. Ray Smith and his friend Japhy, along with Morley the yodeller, head off into the high Sierras to seek the lesson of solitude and experience the Zen way of life. But in wildly Bohemian San Francisco, with its poetry jam sessions, marathon drinking bouts and experiments in ''yabyum'', they find the ascetic route distinctly hard to follow.Jack Kerouac (1922-69) was an American novelist, poet, artist and part of the Beat Generation. His first published novel, The Town and the City, appeared in 1950, but it was On the Road, published in 1957, that made Kerouac famous. Publication of his many other books followed, among them The Subterraneans, Big Sur, and The Dharma Bums. Kerouac died in Florida at ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Jack Kerouac''s classic novel about friendship, the search for meaning, and the allure of natureA witty, moving philosophical novel, Jack Kerouac''s The Dharma Bums is a journey of self-discovery through the lens of Zen Buddhist thought. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Ann Douglas.Following the explosive energy of On the Road, the book that put the Beat Genration on the literary map - and Jack Kerouac on the bestseller list - comes The Dharma Bums, in which Kerouac charts the spiritual quest of a group of friends in search of Dharma, or Truth. Ray Smith and his friend Japhy, along with Morley the yodeller, head off into the high Sierras to seek the lesson of solitude and experience the Zen way of life. But in wildly Bohemian San Francisco, with its poetry jam sessions, marathon drinking bouts and experiments in ''yabyum'', they find the ascetic route distinctly hard to follow.

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Five decades after it was first published, Jack Kerouac''s seminal Beat novel On the Road finally finds its way to the big screen, in a production from award-winning director Walter Salles (Motorcycle Diaries) starring Sam Riley (Control, Brighton Rock), Garret Hedlund (Friday Night Lights), Kristen Stewart (Twilight), Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams and Viggo Mortensen.This edition is transcribed from the original manuscript: hundreds of typed pages taped together by Kerouac to form a ''scroll'', published word for word as it was originally composed.Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), a young innocent, joins his hero Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund), a traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American dream. A brilliant blend of fiction and autobiography, Jack Kerouac''s exhilarating novel swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and autobiographical passion. One of the most influential and important novels of the 20th century, On the Road is the book that launched the Beat Generation and remains the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A brand new volume of previously unpublished writings from the archives reflecting Jack Kerouac’s Buddhist thinkingFrom a young age Kerouac was a spiritual thinker and questioner, and he always considered himself a spiritual writer. Buddhism gave more meaning to Jack’s work as a writer: he was working not for personal accomplishment and glory but for human betterment. And Buddhism justified his lifestyle: with its vision of the material world as empty and illusory, he was free to do what he wanted.This collection shows Jack at his earnest, soulful best. The writing is consistently and wonderfully Kerouacian: it is honest, reflective, heartfelt, and revealing, with great characterizations amid his self-exploration as he wrestles with his consciousness, desperate for belief.

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The Haunted Life is the coming-of-age story of Peter Martin, a college track star determined to idle away what he knows will be one of his last innocent summers in his tranquil New England home town. But with the war escalating in Europe and his two closest friends both plotting their escapes, he realizes how sheltered his upbringing has been. As he surveys the competing influences of his youth, he struggles to determine what might lead to an intellectually authentic life. The Haunted Life is ultimately a meditation on intellectual truth, male friendship and the desire for movement - all themes that would dominate Kerouac's later work.

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A reproduction of Kerouac''s original 1951 scroll draft of "On the Road" offers insight into the writer''s thematic vision and narrative voice as influenced by the American literary, musical, and visual arts of the post-World War II period.

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Published just one year after "On The Road", this is the story of two men enganged in a passionate search for Dharma or truth. Their major adventure is the pursuit of the Zen Way, which takes them climbing into the High Sierras to seek the lesson of solitude.

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THE PERFECT GIFT for the party animal . . . or at the very least, for that person you know who doesn''t know when it''s time to go home.Every so often, it is nice to have a big night out.It is important to let your hair down.And for a friend to hold it out of the way later while you are sick._____________Mandy has been looking forward to her big night out all week. She dances and drinks and laughs and sings. She feels like herself for the first time in days. Tomorrow every single thing she remembers doing will embarrass her to the point of physical agony. Mandy hates the real Mandy. This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text.''Hilarious'' Stylist

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Got some time on your hands? Then why not make yourself a cup of tea, grab a biscuit and settle down in your favourite armchair to read this unputdownable guide to The Quiet Night In . . .Marianne has been staying in a watching old episodes of Sex And The City for two weeks now.The women in the show remind Marianne of her and her friends.Except that the women in Sex And The City never stay in for two weeks watching old episodes of Sex And The City.__________There is a pop disco at the community centre tonight, but the word ''community'' brings Davey out in a cold sweat. Some people suffer from F.O.M.O., the fear of missing out.Davey is delighted that he has F.O.J.I., the fear of joining in.__________This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them.The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text.''Hilarious'' StylistExplore other essential life companions in the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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2 stories in 1 book. These are two versions of the classic tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, in the same book. The classic version features a bad giant who tries to eat Jack, and the magical version features a good giantess who helps and takes care of Jack. Bilingual in English and Spanish, adapted to each language by philologists from the respective languages, so that children from an early age can naturally hear two languages. All the illustrations feature a find-the-dragonfly game, making reading even more fun. 2 cuentos en 1 libro. Se trata de dos versiones del cuento clásico en el mismo libro, de Jack y las habichuelas mágicas, la versión clásica, con un gigante malo que intenta comerse a Jack y la versión mágica en la es una Gigantesa buena que ayuda y cuida de Jack. Bilingües en inglés y español, adaptado a cada idioma por filólogos de los respectivos idiomas, de manera que los niños desde tempranas edades, vayan escuchando dos idiomas de manera natural. Todas las ilustraciones cuentan con un juego de encontrar la libélula, para hacer la lectura aún más divertida.

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**BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime**________________________A JOYFUL 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF A COMING-OF-AGE CLASSIC________________________‘There are few modern tales of first love and its disillusions that are as thoroughly realised, as brilliantly lewd, and as hilariously satisfying to men and women of all ages as this one’ - Rachel CuskEighteen-year-old Katherine - bright, stylish, frustratedly suburban - doesn''t know how her life will change when the brilliant Jacob Goldman first offers her a place at university. When she enters the Goldmans'' rambling bohemian home, presided over by the beatific matriarch Jane, she realises that Jacob and his family are everything she has been waiting for.But when a romantic entanglement ends in tears, Katherine is forced into exile from the family she loves most. And her journey back into the fold, after more than a decade away, will yield all kinds of delightful surprises...________________________‘The perfect book’ - Meg Mason‘The best possible company in this difficult world’ - Ann Patchett‘A daisy bomb of joy’ - Maria Semple‘Funny, charming, teeming with life, and real’ - Nick Hornby‘I adored it … Redolent of classics like The Constant Nymph with both its true voice and wonderfully sage and sanguine heroine’ - Sophie Dahl‘One of those books ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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2 stories in 1 book. These are two versions of the classic tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, in the same book. The classic version features a bad giant who tries to eat Jack, and the magical version features a good giantess who helps and takes care of Jack. Bilingual in English and French, adapted to each language by philologists from the respective languages, so that children from an early age can naturally hear two languages. All the illustrations feature a find-the-dragonfly game, making reading even more fun. Deux histoires réunies en un seul livre. Voici deux versions du conte classique Jack et le Haricot Magique, réunies dans un même livre. La version classique met en scène un méchant géant qui tente de dévorer Jack, tandis que la version magique met en scène une gentille géante qui l'aide et prend soin de lui. Bilingue Anglais et Français, adapté à chaque langue par des philologues spécialisés, pour que les enfants, dès leur plus jeune âge, puissent entendre naturellement deux langues. Toutes les illustrations présentent un jeu de recherche de libellules, rendant la lecture encore plus amusante.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Vemeer comes an unforgettable story about an island haunted by the past... and the ghosts who must help with the present.Ghosts are alive on the island of Nantucket. You can hear them in the wind, and in the creaks of the old homes. They want to be remembered. And, even more, they want to protect what was once theirs. The ghosts seem to have chosen a few local kids to be their messengers -- and to help save the island. But in this mystery, the line between those who haunt and those who are haunted is a thin one -- and the past and the present must come to terms with one another in order to secure the future.

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An opium addict is lost in the jungle; young men wage war against an empire of mutants; a handsome young pirate faces his execution; and the world''s population is infected with a radioactive epidemic. These stories are woven together in a single tale of mayhem and chaos. In the first novel of the trilogy continued in The Place of Dead Roads and The Western Lands, William Burroughs sharply satirizes modern society in a poetic and shocking story of sex, drugs, disease and adventure.

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The circus arrives without warning. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Against the grey sky the towering tents are striped black and white. A sign hanging upon iron gates reads:Opens at NightfallCloses at DawnAs dusk shifts to twilight, tiny lights begin to flicker all over the tents, as though the whole circus is covered in fireflies. When the tents are aglow, sparkling against the night sky, the sign lights up:Le Cirque des RêvesThe Circus of DreamsThe gates shudder and unlock, seemingly by their own volition. They swing outward, inviting the crowd inside.Now the circus is open.Now you may enter.Discover this amazing fantasy read with a different kind of magic.The Starless Sea, the second novel from the author of the The Night Circus, is available for pre-order now.

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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 3-Book Gift Set contains the first three volumes of the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series in hardcover, packaged in a gorgeous giftable box - shrink-wrapped to ensure scuff-free arrival.The set includes the bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2, and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World, featuring 300 tales of extraordinary women past and present across a wide range of fields.The unique narrative style transforms each biography into a fairy tale, filling readers with wonder and a burning curiosity to know more about each subject. Illustrated by more than 130 female and nonbinary artists from all over the globe, this gift set will encourage girls to dream bigger and aim higher in pursuit of their dreams.

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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2-Book Gift Set contains the first two volumes of the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series in hardcover, packaged in a gorgeous, giftable box. The set features 200 tales of extraordinary real-life women, all written in fairy tale form.Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2-Book Gift Set brings two trailblazing and best-selling volumes together in a beautiful, reusable case, shrink-wrapped to ensure scuff-free arrival.The set contains hardcovers of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2, featuring extraordinary tales of queens and activists, ballerinas and pirates, scientists and inventors, and many other exciting women throughout history.The unique narrative style transforms each biography into a fairy tale, filling readers with wonder and a burning curiosity to know more about each subject. Illustrated by 70 female artists from all over the globe, this gift set inspires girls to dream bigger, aim higher, and fight harder.

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The prophecy of the Blackest Night has come to pass--a mysterious force is raising deceased heroes and villains into an army of undead Black Lanterns! The combined might of the Green Lantern Corps and an armada of living superbeings must now band together in a fight quite literally for their lives. The incredible saga from #1 New York Times bestselling writer Geoff Johns is collected here in its entirety for the first time ever in paperback in this new DC Essential Edition!A war has been brewing between the different colored Lantern Corps--the Green fighting the Yellow, the Red trying to destroy all, the Blue attempting to broker peace between the tribes. However, the real battle is yet to come: the undead Black Lanterns are coming and seemingly nothing can stop them. Putting aside old vendettas, it''s up to Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps to lead DC''s greatest champions as well as their deadliest foes in a battle to save the Universe from an army of the dead. The DC Essential Edition series of graphic novels highlights the best standalone stories the medium has to offer featuring comics'' greatest characters. These trade paperback editions focus on the easiest entry ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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HE TRUSTS HIS LAWYER WITH HIS LIFE . . . HE SHOULDN''T. For fans of Steve Cavanagh, Linwood Barclay and Gillian McAllister, this is the latest novel from the master of the moral dilemma, Jack Jordan.''A masterclass in misdirection. Smart, stylish, taut and twisting. Conviction is Jack Jordan’s best yet'' Chris Whitaker''You''ll be swept away on a thrilling ride that starts from the very first page’ Janice Hallett‘Immersive, visual writing with twist after twist turning the screw tighter with ever page’ Jo CallaghanWade Darling stands accused of killing his wife and teenage children as they slept and burning their house to the ground. When the case lands on barrister Neve Harper’s desk, she knows it could make her career. A matter of days before the case, as Neve is travelling home for the night, she is approached by a man. He tells her she must throw the case or the secret about her husband’s disappearance will be revealed. Failing that, he will kill everyone she cares about, until she does as she is told. Neve must make a choice – go against every principle she has ever had, or the people she loves will die.Readers can''t get enough of Conviction ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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HE TRUSTS HIS LAWYER WITH HIS LIFE . . . HE SHOULDN''T. For fans of Steve Cavanagh, Linwood Barclay and Gillian McAllister, this is the latest novel from the master of the moral dilemma, Jack Jordan.''A masterclass in misdirection. Smart, stylish, taut and twisting. Conviction is Jack Jordan’s best yet'' Chris Whitaker''You''ll be swept away on a thrilling ride that starts from the very first page’ Janice Hallett‘Immersive, visual writing with twist after twist turning the screw tighter with ever page’ Jo CallaghanWade Darling stands accused of killing his wife and teenage children as they slept and burning their house to the ground. When the case lands on barrister Neve Harper’s desk, she knows it could make her career. A matter of days before the case, as Neve is travelling home for the night, she is approached by a man. He tells her she must throw the case or the secret about her husband’s disappearance will be revealed. Failing that, he will kill everyone she cares about, until she does as she is told. Neve must make a choice – go against every principle she has ever had, or the people she loves will die.Readers can''t get enough of Conviction ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Set in the freezing wastelands of the northern wilds, Jack London’s majestic adventure tale is a moving story of cruelty and redemptionThe wolf-dog White Fang, born in the biting cold and aching silence of the Yukon, grows up to learn the harsh laws of nature, and must struggle to survive in a human society every bit as violent and savage as the natural world – until he is offered the chance to trust, and to change.

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Welcome to fabulous Scottsdale. Young readers will be treated to an unforgettable journey around this amazing city, visiting famous landmarks and attractions including Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, Frank Lloyd Wright''s Taliesin West, Old Town Scottsdale, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Butterfly Wonderland, desert wildlife, and more.This book is part of the Good Night Our World Series, which includes hundred of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting themes.Little ones will enjoy a personal tour of the exciting city of Scottsdale.

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To save your lifeYou must kill the one you loveCan you do it?Sarah is madly in love with boyfriend Theo, and can’t wait to go on their first weekend away.But by the end of the first night, Theo is dead. And Sarah has killed him. But she swears she had no choice.She was forced to kill Theo because of something that happened a lifetime ago … something buried in her past.Now, Sarah has one week to find the truth of what happened back then and prove her innocence, before she’s turned over to the police.She’s spent years running from the truth – but now the choices of her past might destroy her future.A fast-paced, addictive thriller that fans of Gillian McAllister and Linwood Barclay won’t be able to put down.Readers are loving The Choice:‘So many twists that you are never sure what is going to happen next…thoroughly entertaining and one hell of a rollercoaster ride.’ Reader Review‘A clever, gripping and unexpected read…The ending is mindblowing and well-executed.’ Reader Review‘Amazing story, really captivated me!...Loved every minute of it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘A classic thriller tale with twists and turns that keeps the reader engaged, turning page after page to reach the climax. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Román vypráví příběh Rosemary Harper, která se připojí k posádce lodi Wayfarer. Posádce je nabídnuta jedinečná příležitost vybudovat hyperspace tunel na vzdálenou planetu. V těsném prostoru vesmírné lodi se postupně odhalují tajemství jednotlivých členů posádky.

• Brožovaná vazba s matným přebalem
• Rozsah 432 stran pro ponoření se do příběhu
• Originální anglický text pro autentický zážitek
• Přístupná cena díky brožované verzi

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Kniha The Shining od Stephena Kinga vypráví příběh pětiletého Dannyho, který má psychické schopnosti. Když se jeho rodina přestěhuje jako správci do opuštěného hotelu Overlook, Danny začne zažívat děsivé vize. Hotel ožívá vlastním životem a rodina se ocitá v pasti během zimní bouře.

• Klasický horor od Stephena Kinga v anglickém jazyce
• Brožovaná vazba pro snadné čtení a přenášení
• Intenzivní atmosféra izolace a nadpřirozena
• Poutavý příběh s psychologickými prvky

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‘Another perfect page-turner’ The Times‘A triumph from the master thriller writer’ The SunIn this twisty thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, a man desperately tries to track down his father in witness protection before his enemies can get to him.Your dad’s not a good person. Your dad killed people, son.These are some of the last words Jack Givins’s father spoke to him before he was whisked away by witness protection, leaving Jack and his mother to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives.Years later, Jack is a struggling author, recruited by the U.S. Marshals to create false histories for people in witness protection. Jack realises this may be a chance to find his dad – but then he discovers he’s gone missing, and he could be in serious danger.Jack knows he has to track him down. But how will he find a man he’s never truly known? And how will he evade his father’s deadly enemies – enemies who wouldn’t think twice about using his own son against him?PRAISE FOR THE LIE MAKER:‘Linwood Barclay has crafted another perfect page-turner’ The Times‘Pacy and tense, it’s a triumph from a master thriller writer. Every page makes your heart beat that ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Two years before The Murder at the Vicarage, Agatha Christie first introduced the world to Jane Marple and the stories of murder and intrigue told by each member of the Tuesday Night Club. Time and time again, crimes so wicked they have confounded even Scotland Yard’s finest are solved by St Mary Mead’s sharpest mind and everyone’s favourite armchair detective.

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Dark powers have been unleashed across the galaxy. Will the Alchemist be humanity''s saviour – or its doom? Following on from The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist is the second epic novel in the Night''s Dawn trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton.A seemingly unstoppable force has entered our universe, and we are confronted by our most primal fear. Those who have succumbed to its horror have acquired godlike powers. Yet their actions are far from divine. As they advance from planet to planet, these powerful individuals leave slaughter and mayhem in their wake. The Confederation Navy is dangerously overstretched, as whole worlds fracture and collapse. And a dark messiah prepares to invoke his own version of the final night.In such desperate times, a powerful new weapon could cause yet more terror, but Dr Alkad Mzu is determined to retrieve the Alchemist – and complete her thirty-year-old mission to slay a star. However, as she works to obtain it, others have their own ideas on how to use this ultimate doomsday device . . .The Neutronium Alchemist is followed by The Naked God.

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A fresh, urban take on bedtime stories in the spirit of The House That Jack Built and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, from debut author Anne Wynter and Caldecott Honoree Oge Mora.Everybody in the red brick building was asleep. Until . . .WaaaAAH!Rraak! Wake up!Pitter patter STOMP!Pssheew!A chain reaction of noises wakes up several children (and a cat) living in an apartment building. But it’s late in the night, so despite the disturbances, one by one, the building’s inhabitants return to their beds—this time with a new set of sounds to lull them to sleep.

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It is 2007, a time of recession and impending climate crisis, and one young man decides to change the world. This is the story of Stephen Jackley, a British geography student with Asperger''s Syndrome. Aged just twenty-one, obsessed with the idea of Robin Hood, and with no prior experience, he resolved to become a bank robber. He would steal from the rich and give to the poor.And he did. Bank notes mysteriously found their way into the hands of the homeless. The police had no idea who was responsible. Until Jackley''s ambition got the better of him.

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The winter festival is approaching for the hardy colony of Morphans, but no one is in the mood to celebrate. They’re trying to build a new life on a cold new world, but each year gets harder and harder. It’s almost as if some dark force is working against them. Then three mysterious travelers arrive out of the midwinter night, one of them claiming to be a doctor. Are they bringing the gift of salvation or doom? And what else might be lurking out there, about to wake up?An adventure featuring the Eleventh Doctor as played by Matt Smith and his companions Amy and Rory

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In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First and Take Your Breath Away, a man desperately tries to track down his father—who was taken into witness protection years ago—before his enemies can get to him.Your dad’s not a good person. Your dad killed people, son.These are some of the last words Jack Givins’ father spoke to him before he was whisked away by witness protection, leaving Jack and his mother to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives as best they could.Years later, Jack is a grown man with problems of his own. He’s a talented but struggling author, barely scraping by on the royalties from his moderately successful first book. So when the U.S. Marshals approach him with a lucrative opportunity, he’s in no position to turn them down. They’re recruiting writers like Jack to create false histories for people in witness protection—people like Jack’s father.The coincidence is astonishing to Jack at first, but he soon realizes this may be a chance to find his dad. Only there’s one problem—Jack’s father hasn’t made contact with his handlers recently, and they have no idea where he is. He could be in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Oficiální mystery box inspirovaný seriálem House of the Dragon obsahuje sběratelské předměty a doplňky s tématikou dynastie Targaryenů. Každý box má garantovanou minimální hodnotu 2000 korun. Produkt je určen pro fanoušky seriálu, kteří oceňují překvapivý obsah.

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''A landmark, bringing together a lifetime''s work on Lewis Carroll by writer and mathematician Martin Gardner. He dazzles on Carroll''s puzzles and games of logic and entertains on everything from Alice''s influence on the Beat poet Jack Kerouac to howmercury in hat linings turned hatters mad...it is unsurpassed'' - Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times ''The indispensable guide to a classic of English literature...no one who has ever wondered about the meaning of ''Jabberwocky'' should fail to include on their Christmas list'' - Robert McCrum, Observer

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On the Road by Jack Kerouac is the exhilarating novel that defined the Beat Generation and is a 2012 major motion picture starring Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Riley, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range.''What''s your road, man? - holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy road, any road. It''s an anywhere road for anybody anyhow.''Sal Paradise, young and innocent, joins the slightly crazed Dean Moriarty on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American Dream.A brilliant blend of fiction and autobiography, Jack Kerouac''s exhilarating novel defined the new ''Beat'' generation and became the bible of the counter culture.''On the Road sold a trillion Levis and a million espresso machines, and also sent countless kids on the road. The alienation, the restlessness, the dissatisfaction were already there waiting when Kerouac pointed out the road'' William Burroughs''Pop writing at its best. It changed the way I saw the world, making me yearn for fresh experience'' Hanif Kureishi, Independent on Sunday Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In alternating chapters that reveal a nascent period in their development as two of the twentieth century''s most influential writers, Beat Generation icons William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac''s And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks is an electrifying true-life mystery, including afterword by James Grauerholtz in Penguin Modern Classics.This is a hardboiled crime novel, and a true story. In 1944, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs, then still unknown writers, were both arrested following a murder: one of their friends had stabbed another and then come to them for advice - neither had told the police. Later they wrote this fictionalised account of that summer - of a group of friends in wartime New York, moving through each other''s apartments, drinking, necking, talking and taking drugs and haphazardly drifting towards a bloody crime. Unpublished for years, And the Hippos were Boiled in their Tanks is a remarkable insight into the lives and literary development of two great writers. If you enjoyed And the Hippos were Boiled in their Tanks, you might like Kerouac''s On the Road, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.''The novel that kicked it all off''Independent''An insight into Kerouac before he went on the road and Burroughs ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Renowned for his Beat Generation novel "On the Road", Jack Kerouac was also a master of the haiku, the three-line, seventeen-syllable Japanese poetic form. Written by a Kerouac scholar, this work supplements a core haiku manuscript from Kerouac's archives with a generous selection of the rest of his haiku, from various sources.

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Never before published in Kerouac''s lifetime, Jack Kerouac''s Wake Up is a clear and powerful study of the life and works of Siddartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, from the author of On the Road. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Robert Thurman.Wake Up recounts the story of Prince Siddhartha''s royal upbringing and his father''s wish to protect him from all human suffering, despite a prediction that he would become a great holy man in later life. Departing from his father''s palace, Siddhartha adopts a homeless life, struggles with his meditations, and eventually finds Enlightenment. Written at the end of Kerouac''s career, when he became increasingly interested in Buddhist teachings, and collected for the first time in one book, this fresh and accessible biography is both an important addition to Kerouac''s work and a valuable introduction to the world of Buddhism itself.Jack Kerouac (1922-69) was an American novelist, poet, artist and part of the Beat Generation. His first published novel, The Town and the City, appeared in 1950, but it was On the Road, published in 1957, that made Kerouac famous. Publication of his many other books followed, among them The Subterraneans, Big Sur, and The Dharma ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Of all the architectural delights of British seaside resorts, the most astonishing and idiosyncratic is the seaside pier. Remarkable visual spectacles, piers are architecturally extraordinary in concept and at times outrageous in execution. They brought together the Victorian genius for technological and material innovation, architectural ambition and engineering ingenuity in the search for new designs for leisure (as well as profit) over the sea. This superbly illustrated book explores the history of the design processes leading to the architectural and engineering innovations that have allowed people to walk on water in such diverse and delightful ways. Coverage includes the development of piers into the crowning architectural glory of British seaside resorts; the key people, materials, inventions and technologies in the field, particularly the work of Eugenius Birch, the greatest pier designer; the remarkable diversity of piers ranging from the earliest simple landing stages, through staid promenade piers and the glories of fully-fledged pleasure piers, to the boisterous joys of funfair and amusement piers; the rich variety of architectural styles, including exotic 'Orientalism' and streamlined Modernism and, finally, today's contemporary prospects for renewal and reinvention.

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'I read On the Road in maybe 1959. It changed my life like it changed everyone else's' Bob Dylan Sal Paradise, a young innocent, joins his hero, the mystical traveller Dean Moriarty, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American dream. A brilliant blend of fiction and autobiography, Jack Kerouac's exhilarating novel swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and autobiographical passion. One of the most influential and important novels of the 20th century, this is the book that launched the Beat Generation and remains the bible of that literary movement.

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"Something will happen to me on Desolation Peak…I can feel it." In the summer of 1956, Jack Kerouac hitchhiked from Mill Valley, CA, to the North Cascades to spend two months serving as a fire lookout for the US Forest Service. Taking only the Diamond Sutra for reading material, he intended to spend his time in deep contemplation and to achieve enlightenment. He wrote in his journal that he planned "to concentrate on emptiness of self, other selves, living beings, and universal self." In letters to friends he proclaimed, "Something will happen to me on Desolation Peak…I can feel it." Kerouac''s experience on Desolation Peak forms the climax of his novel The Dharma Bums and has also been depicted in part 1 of Desolation Angels and a chapter in his nonfiction book Lonesome Traveler. None of these versions offers a full, true picture, however; and for that reason, Desolation Peak is essential reading. What separates Kerouac from all other writers is the depth that he went in exploring his own consciousness, and what will prove his most enduring legacy is the record he left of that exploration, revealing the psyche of a sensitive, tortured artist grappling with himself in the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''It is the sum of myself, as far as the written word can go'' Kerouac on THE TOWN AND THE CITY Kerouac''s debut novel is a great coming of age story which can be read as the essential prelude to his later classics. Inspired by grief over his father''s death and gripped by determination to write the Great American Novel, he draws largely on his own New England childhood.

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An experimental novel which remained unpublished for years, Visions of Cody is Kerouac''s fascinating examination of his own New York life, in a collection of colourful stream-of-consciousness essays. Transcribing taped conversations between members of their group as they took drugs and drank, this book reveals an intimate portrait of people caught up in destructive relationships with substances, and one another. Always fixated by Neal Cassady - the Cody of the title, renamed for the book along with Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs - Kerouac also explores the feelings he had for a man who would inspire much of his work.

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Jack Kerouac o svém díle často hovořil jako o souvislém celku tvořícím tzv. Duluozovu legendu a právě Jack Duluoz, autorovo alter ego, stojí v tomto případě přímo v názvu knihy, takže není pochyb o tom, co, nebo lépe řečeno kdo, bude hlavním tématem. Jack Duluoz své ženě, a tím pádem i čtenáři, vypráví, čím vším si musel projít v letech 1935-46. A že toho nebylo málo: před našima očima se odvíjí dobrodružný přerod ambiciózního maloměstského fotbalisty v intelektuála omámeného New Yorkem, stojíme po jeho boku na moři za druhé světové války i ve vězení při vyšetřování vraždy. To všechno má však jediné směřování - Kerouac, totiž Duluoz, je na nejlepší cestě k tomu, aby se stal kultovním autorem Beat Generation. Citlivější čtenáři možná uslyší jeho hlas, tak naléhavé je jeho překotné vyprávění, tak živý jeho jazyk. Možná se Duluoz občas chvástá, možná občas fňuká, ale nikdy, nikdy není nudný.

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Autobiografický román Big Sur z roku 1962 patří k tomu nejlepšímu, co Jack Kerouac napsal. Existenciální a tvůrčí krize, kterou prochází jeho románové alter ego Jack Duluoz, se promítá do rytmu prózy, jejíž účinky jsou místy až hypnotické. Jack, vyčerpaný věčným flámováním a dotěrnou pozorností fanoušků i novinářů, prchá přes celé Státy až k pobřeží Tichého oceánu, do chaty skryté na dně Ratonského kaňonu u Big Sur. Sám uprostřed divoké přírody chce najít ztracenou rovnováhu a soustředění na práci. Bukolické rozjímání však brzy vystřídá transcendentní děs... Big Sur je kniha o krajnosti, o zběsilé touze po životě, o děsuplné kráse světa, ale i o bolestném střetu s prázdnotou a příliš blízké hranici, za níž číhá zoufalství a šílenství. V tomto ohledu Kerouac bravurně a osobitě navazuje na ta největší témata básnického romantismu. A v závěrečné poemě "Moře" lze zaslechnout ozvuky tradice, k níž se hlásí Eliotova "Pustá země".

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Jack Kerouac''s Great American Novel, now in a delightful new Clothbound Classics editionOn the Road swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat. Now recognized as a modern classic, its American Dream is nearer that of Walt Whitman than Scott Fitzgerald, and it goes racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and autobiographical passion.

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A timeless travelogue from the leading light of the Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac''s Lonesome Traveller is a jubilant celebration of human discovery, published in Penguin Modern Classics.As he roams the US, Mexico, Morocco, Paris and London, Kerouac records, in prose of pure poetry, life on the road. Standing on the engine of a train as it rushes past fields of prickly cactus; witnessing his first bullfight in Mexico while high on opium; catching up with the beat nightlife in New York; burying himself in the snow-capped mountains of north-west America; meditating on a sunlit roof in Tangiers; or falling in love with Montmartre and the huge white basilica of Sacré-Coeur - Kerouac reveals both the endless diversity of human life and his own high-spirited philosophy of self-fulfilment.''Piquant writing, the best part of its flavour being ... the hunt for the big experience, a touch of Hemingway and Whitman''Guardian''Full of startling and beautiful things ... one sees, hears and feels''Sunday Times

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''Kerouac''s grittiest novel ... sensual and uninhibited'' The New York Times Driven mad by three years of endless telegrams, phonecalls, mail, reporters and snoopers in the wake of his hugely successful novel On the Road, Jack Kerouac, ''King of the Beats'', needs peace, quiet and sobriety: surrounded and outnumbered he has to ''get away to solitude again or die''. Amidst the wild beauty of the Californian landscape, Kerouac struggles to come to terms with his own myth and its malign impact upon his life. The result is a moving account of a man struggling with inner demons: blessed by great talent and cursed with an urge towards self-destruction - a path lined with double bourbons, Manhattans and scotch ...

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A timeless travelogue from the leading light of the Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac''s Lonesome Traveller is a jubilant celebration of human discoveryAs he roams the US, Mexico, Morocco, Paris and London, Kerouac records, in prose of pure poetry, life on the road. Standing on the engine of a train as it rushes past fields of prickly cactus; witnessing his first bullfight in Mexico while high on opium; catching up with the beat nightlife in New York; burying himself in the snow-capped mountains of north-west America; meditating on a sunlit roof in Tangiers; or falling in love with Montmartre and the huge white basilica of Sacré-Coeur - Kerouac reveals both the endless diversity of human life and his own high-spirited philosophy of self-fulfilment.''Full of startling and beautiful things ... one sees, hears and feels'' Sunday Times

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