Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry\'s eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard,

The SS was one of the most important institutions of Third Reich Germany, yet it is also among the least well understood. From the end of 1935, the SS had control over all police and internal security duties in Germany and the militarised Waffen SS had more than eight hundred thousand men serving in the field, in direct rivalry with the traditional German armed forces, the Wehrmacht. Making use of

Written in political exile during the Second World War and first published in 1945, Karl Popper\'s The Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. Hailed by Bertrand Russell as a \'vigorous and profound defence of democracy\', its now legendary attack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and Marx exposed the dangers inherent in centrally planned political

\"Women in Love\" is widely regarded as D. H. Lawrence\'s greatest novel. The novel continues where: \"The Rainbow\" left off with the third generation of Brangwens: Ursula Brangwen, now a teacher at Beldover, a mining town in the Midlands, and her sister Gudrun, who has returned from art school in London. The focus of the novel is primarily on their relationships, Ursula\'s with Rupert Birkin, a school

Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th century literary classic. In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - CAE-style activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself - Comprehension activities Tag Love Society “Gatsby?” asked Daisy urgently. “What Gatsby?” Could it be the same young army lieutenant whom Daisy Fay met five years ago – and who

For the first time in Italy, Contrasto offers to the public an exclusive book, from the book collection In Parole, that merges Jack London incredible and well-known literature with his yet unpublished photographs, creating a dialogue between the visual and literary arts and building up towards the completion of the Jack London artist.

A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring Bill Hodges, a retired cop who is tormented by \'the Mercedes massacre\', a case he never solved. Brady Hartsfield, perpetrator of that notorious crime, has sent Hodges a taunting letter. Now he\'s preparing to kill again. Each starts to close in on the other in a mega-stakes race against time.

Sexus is the first volume of the scandalous trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, Henry Millers major life work Henry Miller called the end of his life in America and the start of a new, bohemian existence in 1930s Paris his \'rosy crucifixion\'. His searing fictionalized autobiography of this time of liberation was banned for nearly twenty years. Sexus, the first volume in The Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, looks

Robert Plant is one of the few genuine living rock legends. Frontman of Led Zeppelin, musical innovator and seller of millions of records, Plant has had a profound influence on music for over four decades. But the full account of his life has barely been told ...until now. Robert Plant: A Life is the first complete and comprehensive telling of Plant\'s story. From his earliest performances in folk

Go behind the scenes of The Umbrella Academy, one of Netflix\'s most watched shows with a second season debuting July 31st 2020! Dive into the development and production of the first season of the Netflix original series, The Umbrella Academy, with a collection that features hundreds of behind-the-scenes images and exclusive commentary from the creative team. Discover how Netflix\'s live-action adaption

Nothing Ventured is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer. This is not a detective story, this is a story about a detective William Warwick has always wanted to be a detective, and decides, much to his father\'s dismay, that rather than become a barrister like his father, Sir Julian Warwick QC,

Between 2011 and 2014 PJ Harvey and Seamus Murphy set out on a series of journeys together to Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Washington DC. Harvey collected words, Murphy collected pictures, and together they have created an extraordinary chronicle of our life and times. The Hollow of the Hand marks the first publication of Harvey\'s powerful poetry, in conversation with Murphy\'s indelible images. It is

Already scarred by the death of his brother, Caruso is devastated when he can\'t save a friend and his family from a terrorist attack. Ethan Ross was a mid-level staffer for the National Security Council. Now he\'s a wanted fugitive on the run with a micro-drive that contains enough information to wreck American intelligence efforts around the world. The CIA is desperate to get the drive back, but

Yumiko is a young Japanese woman who has made London her home. She has a job, a boyfriend; Japan seems far away. Then, out of the blue, her brother calls to tell her that her father has died in a mountaineering accident.

Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, not big, important emotions - like grief. And love. He thinks he\'s defective. His family knows better - that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly refuses to consider a relationship, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride. As a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho

Das lyrische Werk Hermann Hesses (1877-1962) steht gleichwertig neben den großen Romanen \"Siddharta\", \"Der Steppenwolf\", \"Narziss und Goldmund\". Dem Autor selbst waren seine Gedichte stets unverzichtbare Möglichkeit zu unmittelbarem, wahrem Ausdruck von Sorgen und Sehnsüchten. Der Band \"Musik des Einsamen\" (1915) führt dies in eindrücklicher Weise vor Augen. In den leisen und zarten Tönen dieser

Die Szene ist Jerusalem zur Zeit der Kreuzzüge. Spannungsreich treffen die drei Weltreligionen Christentum, Judentum und Islam aufeinander. Inmitten eines dramatischen Geschehens um die Rettung seiner Tochter durch einen christlichen Ordensritter, den seinerseits der Sultan vor dem Tod bewahrt hat, steht Nathan der Weise als ruhender Pol der Vernunft, Aufklärung und Toleranz. In der berühmten Ringparabel

The class cassettes contain the listening material for the IELTS foundation coursebook.

Lost and confused in the face of the fallout from his actions in \"Forever Evil: Blight,\" John Constantine has sold himself out to the Cold Flame and is vulnerable to attack by Spellbinder! How will DCU\'s con man deal with the reprecussions of this universe changing event? Written by Eisner Award nominee Ray Fawkes, John Constantine continues his reemergence as DC Comics\' most infamous magician!