For once there had been false idols and asses\' heads drawn on the walls...\' Sleepers awake in a remote cave and the ancient mystic Simon Magus attempts a miracle, in these two magical, otherworldly tales from one of the greatest voices of twentieth-century Europe. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering

\'Listen, Svejk, are you really God\'s prize oaf?\' \'Humbly report, sir,\' Svejk answered solemnly. \'I am!\' Drunkard, malingerer, oaf and possible genius - the story of Czech soldier Svejk and his misadventures in the First World War is one of the most hilarious and subversive satires on war ever written. A new series of twenty distinctive, unforgettable Penguin Classics in a beautiful new design

In 1997, Frank Furedi published a book called Culture of Fear. It was widely acclaimed as perceptive and prophetic. Now Furedi returns to his original theme, as most of what he predicted has come true. In How Fear Works, Furedi seeks to explain two interrelated themes: why has fear acquired such a morally commanding status in society today and how has the way we fear today changed from the way that

\'I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror...The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest.\'In the eight lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose

From the legendary New York Times bestselling author of Heartless comes an exquisite Georgian romance of a transcendent love, “without doubt, one of the most romantic novels ever written.”* Lady Emily Marlowe is beautiful, independent, and unspoiled. Deaf since childhood, she appreciates her family’s efforts to nurture her spirit, but the man they’ve chosen for her betrothal can never fulfill her.

George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois have put together a towering anthology of specially-commissioned stories from the most stellar names in the genre, set in a number of readers\' favourite fantasy worlds. George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO\'s hit series Game of Thrones. The collection will also feature a new and unpublished 100pp novella

Full of action, adventure and suspense, these fast-moving stories bring the Greek myths to life in a way that is guaranteed to thrill and delight readers of all ages.

Definite visual history and glorious celebration of all things train and track. The Train Book traces the history and role of trains from the first steam engines to diesel engines and then to today\'s high-speed bullet trains. You\'ll take a journey through the most important trains of each period and see iconic trains such as the Orient Express, the Fairy Queen, the Mallard and the Javelin in incredible

This is the sixth volume of the adventures of red-haired Anne Shirley. Anne, now Mrs Doctor Blythe, is still sometimes as impetuous as when she was the girl from Green Gables. But with six lively children and hard-worked Gilbert to look after - not to mention Gilbert\'s disapproving aunt, Anne has to be practical too. Especially when the children get into as many scrapes as she ever did!

Illuminating the evolution of bag designs and uses from the medieval period to today, the author explores early drawstring creations and richly worked ecclesiastical purses, before looking at large work bags of the 18th century, and by contrast the small reticules that were designed to complement high-waisted Empire line dresses. Increased travel in the 19th century brought about the leather handbag

Und plötzlich ahnte sie, daß eine winzige Bewegung genügte. Sie wußte es. Daß sie einfach hinaustreten konnte aus diesem Rieseln auf der Haut, aus allem, was sie war und nicht mehr sein wollte, daß sie nur einen Schritt auf den Mann zugehen und ihm die Ha

This title is the third and final instalment in the bestselling urban gothic fantasy sequence, \"The Mortal Instruments\". With two of the Mortal Instruments now in Valentine\'s hands, the world of the Shadowhunters teeters on the brink of civil war. Jace and the Lightwoods are recalled to Idris, the Shadowhunters\' remote and hidden home country, where a search has begun for the last of the Instruments,

The most personal and tender novel yet from Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls.The most personal and tender novel yet from Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls. It\'s Saturday, it\'s summer and, although he doesn\'t know it yet, everything in Adam Thorn\'s life is going to fall apart. But maybe, just maybe, he\'ll find freedom

It is night in the south seas near Tahiti, and the ship HMS Bounty has begun the long voyage home to England. But the sailors on the ship are angry men, and they have swords and guns. They pull the captain out of bed and take him up on deck. He tries to run, but a sailor holds a knife to his neck. \'Do that again, Captain Bligh, and you\'re a dead man!\' he says. The mutiny on the Bounty happened in

Trees are one of humanity\'s most constant and most varied companions. From India\'s sacred banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration - not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80 Trees, expert Jonathan Drori uses plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every part of human life, from

V etoj knige sobrany rasskazy i novelly T Tolstoj, v osnovnom obedinennye temoj vody i sna. V sbornik voshli kak uzhe izdavavshiesja teksty, tak i novye.

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller. The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller. California. The summer of 1969. In the dying days of a floundering counter-culture a young girl is unwittingly caught up in unthinkable violence, and a decision made at this moment, on the cusp of adulthood, will shape her life...\"This book will break your heart and blow your mind.\" (Lena Dunham). Evie Boyd is desperate to

Murder of a stranger or a relative, in a quiet English town or a crowded American city. It happens everywhere for all kinds of reasons. Short stories by some of the finest modern crime writers.