These two new gift editions in the Usborne Young Reading Series are titles to treasure, published in hardback with a ribbon marker. Each title is a classic: The tragedy of William Shakespeare´s Romeo and Juliet is delicately re-examined; and Lewis Carroll

Three years ago, Heather Kennedy left the Metropolitan police under a shadow that has followed her ever since. Now she has been called in to advise on a supposed burglary in the now-defunct British Museum reading room. Kennedy soon establishes that rather than steal anything, someone has broken into the stacks in order to photograph pages from books about Johann Toller, a crazed prophet of 17th century

Born a Parsi in Bombay and educated in Vienna, Dr Farrokh Daruwalla is a Canadian citizen, an orthopedic surgeon, living in Toronto. Periodically, he returns to India. Once 20 years ago, Dr Darwalla was the examining physician of two murder victims in Goa

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Celebrated children\'s book author and illustrator Peter SIs creates his first book for adults, a beautiful and uplifting adaptation of the classic twelfth-century Sufi epic poem, \"The Conference of the Birds.\"In \"The Conference of the Birds\" Caldecott Honor-winning children\'s book author and illustrator Peter SIs breathes new life into this foundational Sufi poem, revealing its profound lessons.SIs\'s

\'So open it anywhere, then anywhere, then anywhere again. We\'re sure it won\'t be long before you find a poem that brings you smack into the newness and strangeness of the living present\'In The Zoo of the New, poets Don Paterson and Nick Laird have cast a fresh eye over more than five centuries of verse, from the English language and beyond. Above all, they have sought poetry that retains, in one

Lil Chance fell in love with Cooper Sullivan pretty much the first time she saw him, an awkward teenager staying with his grandparents on their cattle ranch in South Dakota while his parents went through a messy divorce. Each year, with Coop\'s annual summer visit, their friendship deepens - but then abruptly ends. Twelve years later and Cooper has returned to run the ranch after his grandfather is

***Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020*** The full story behind Oscar award-winning Icarus One of the Financial Times\'s \'Fifty people who shaped the decade\' \'The biggest sports scandal the world has ever seen\' In 2015, Russia\'s Anti-Doping Centre was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following revelations of an elaborate state-sponsored doping programme

The Hungarian Revolution in 1956 is a story of extraordinary bravery in a fight for freedom, and of ruthless cruelty in suppressing a popular dream. A small nation, its people armed with a few rifles and petrol bombs, had the will and courage to rise up against one of the world\'s superpowers. The determination of the Hungarians to resist the Russians astonished the West. People of all kinds, throughout

In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. Then a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Soon other bodies are discovered, in increasingly

Three of Shakespeare\'s great tragedies are contained in this volume. Romeo and Juliet are in love, but their families are enemies. In desperation, they marry in secret but tragedy unfolds! Macbeth is told that he will be King of Scotland -- the prophecy comes true but with what consequences? Humiliation and grief bring King Lear to the edge of madness after he decides to divide his Kingdom between

Gabriel Oak is only one of three suitors for the hand of the beautiful and spirited Bathsheba Everdene. He must compete with the dashing young soldier Sergeant Troy and the respectable, middle-aged Farmer Boldwood. And while their fates depend upon the choice Bathsheba makes, she discovers the terrible consequences of an inconstant heart.Far from the Madding Crowd was the first of Hardy\'s novels to

Part of the successful Art series, Mag-Art looks at an international collection of innovative graphic design within the continually developing area of print magazine design and packaging. From mass-market to exclusive, limited edition magazines, Mag-Art explores both the creative inspiration behind the work—the artwork and photography, typography, paper stock and materials, printing techniques, finishes,

V nachale 1920-h gg. M.Bulgakov posledovatelno sozdaet tri povesti: Djavoliada\" (1923), \"Rokovye jajtsa\" (1924) i \"Sobache serdtse\" (1925). Eto byla neposredstvennaja i burnaja reaktsija na \"sovetizatsiju\" Rossii, na votsarenie kasty \"sharikovyh\". Povesti \"Djavoliada\" i \"Rokovye jajtsa\" byli opublikovany, sootvetstvenno, v 1924-m i 1925 gg. \"Sobache serdtse\" zhdalo svoego chasa sorok

A Most Anticipated Book for 2020 according to The Sunday Times, the FT and the GuardianA breathtaking tale of family secrets, from the international bestselling author of An American Marriage \'My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist.\'This is the breathtaking story of a man\'s deception, a family\'s complicity, and the two teenage girls caught in the middle. James Witherspoon has two families,

More and more people are hitting the road to the middle of nowhere. Along less-traveled paths they are heading up mountains and down dunes in converted mobile homes, campers, trucks, or vans. They are enjoying the drive and the view through mud-splattered windshields as much as the stops and evening campfires amid stunning terrain. Although many of us love living in cities, we have a growing longing

A career guide for fashion designers and professionals, covering everything you need to know about building a successful business after graduating.How do you navigate the confusing and competitive fashion world after the relative comfort of fashion school? How do you learn to adapt to an industry that constantly evolves and throws new challenges your way? And above all, how do you play to your strengths

From her animated adventures to her bloody stint in the Suicide Squad, HARLEY QUINN: A CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS captures the greatest comic book moments of the Joker\'s main moll, brought to life by industry legends Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Jim Lee, Jeph Loeb, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Karl Kesel, Terry Dodson and more! The true embodiment of the phrase \"madly in love,\" Harley Quinn may be stark,

Frank Castle stars in an explosive epic so big it took three titles to contain it! When the Punisher undertakes his most extravagant hit of all - collapsing an entire skyscraper on a group of crime bosses - he ends up presumed dead himself! A vigilante vacuum is created on the streets, and a number of psychopathic killers lay claim to the Punisher\'s crown - and iconic chest symbol! Take your pick