The Duchess of Malfi and Other Plays
This volume offers John WebsterÂ’s two great Jacobean traged...
The School for Scandal and Other Plays
The three plays collected in this volume demonstrate Sherida...
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
Collecting uniquely uncanny tales from the master of America...
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories collects ...
Nature's Gifts: The Australian Lectures of Henry George...
Nature's Gifts: The Australian Lectures of Henry George on t...
The Duchess Of Malfi And Other Plays
Rio Grande and Other Verses
The perfect collector’s item – a beautiful facsimile edition of A. B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson’s classic ballads, published by Angus & Robertson during World War One as a gift from home to the soldier in the trenches. Rio Grande and Other Verses was published in 1917, when Banjo Paterson was himself was on active service in the Middle East. It includes poems such as ‘Mulga Bill’s Bicycle’, ‘The ...
The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
In the final years of his life, Chekhov had reached the height of his powers as a dramatist, and also produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces. The poignant ‘The Lady with the Little Dog’ and ‘About Love’ examine the nature of love outside of marriage – its romantic idealism and the fear of disillusionment. And in stories such as ‘Peasants’, ‘The House with the Mezzani...
Lysistrata and Other Plays
Aristophones was a contemporary of Socrates and the last and greatest of the old Attic comedians, but unfortunately only 11 of his plays survive. Of these, this title contains three: “Lysistrata”, “The Acharnians”, and “The Clouds”. Aristophenes was sceptical about the democratic system of government and was critical of the eagerness with which the people committed themselves to war and the ...
The Gambler and Other Stories
The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s collection of one novella and six short stories reflecting his own life – indeed, ‘The Gambler’, a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume includes ‘Bobok’, the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and...
Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses
The perfect collector’s item – a beautiful facsimile edition of A. B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson’s classic ballads, published by Angus & Robertson during World War One as a gift from home to the soldier in the trenches. Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses, with illustrations by Lionel Lindsay, was published in 1917, when Banjo Paterson was himself was on active service in the Middle East. It include...
The Gruffalo's Child Song and Other Songs
Book Components1× 9781447200291, The Gruffalo’s Child and Other Songs, PaperbackAudio Components1× 9780230761735, The Gruffalo’s Child And Other Songs, Audio CDYou’ve read the books, now sing the songs! The Gruffalo’s Child returns with her very own song to introduce a truly monster musical session! As well as being the UK’s most successful picture book author and the 2011-2013 Children’s ...
A Dolls House and Other Plays
The plays in this volume, each written a decade apart, demonstrate different sides of Henrik Ibsen’s genius, but all deal with themes of alienation from society and the breaking down of convention. “A Doll’s House” portrays a woman questioning her duty to her husband and seeking to escape from the stifling confines of her marriage – a theme that shocked contemporary audiences and established ...
Circus and Other Stories
These four books, published in the Soviet Union between 1925 and 1927, were a collaboration between poet Samuil Marshak (1887-1964) and painter Vladimir Lebedev (1891 – 1967). Based on the idea that a children’s book is an important cultural object in its own right, they linked painting, poetry and typography and created the timeless precursor to the modern children’s picture book. In four bran...
The Complete Low-Fodmap Diet - A Revolutionary Plan for Managing Ibs and Other Digestive Disorders
A diet plan proven to relieve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and other digestive disorders—presented by the world’s leading experts and tailored to you “A must-have survival guide” —Gerard E. Mullin, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Integrative GI Nutrition Services at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine “What can I do to feel better?” For years, million...
Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder - And Other True Cases
An ideal family is targeted for death by the least likely enemy, who plotted their demise from behind bars…. A sexual predator hides behind multiple fake identities, eluding police for years while his past victims live in fear that he will hunt them down…. A modest preacher’s wife confesses to shooting her husband after an argument — but there’s more to her shattering story than meets the eye...
ITV News: A Year in the Life of a Duchess - Kate Middleton's First Year as the Duchess of Cambridge
This fully illustrated book is a celebration of Kate MiddletonÂ’s first year as the Duchess of Cambridge. It will detail her official and unofficial public appearances, including her honeymoon in the Seychelles, her first official trip as a member of the Royal Family to Canada and the US and her appearance at the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, to reveal how she has become the ‘PeopleÂ...
A Woman's Huts and Hideaways - More Than 40 She Sheds and Other Retreats
Gill Heriz presents another inspirational collection of women’s sheds and other small spaces. In A Woman’s Huts and Hideaways, each place has its own story, a reason for being, whether it’s somewhere to escape, to create, to work or just a place to ‘be’. A bespoke shed in an Urban garden, surrounded by pots of plants and flowers, serves as an isle of peace for its owner, Wendy. By the Water...
The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories - The Collected Ghost Stories of Susan Hill
‘No one chills the blood like Susan Hill’ Daily Telegraph From the horrifying secret of Eel Marsh House in The Woman in Black to the supernatural terror unleashed by spiteful Leonora van Vorst in Dolly and the deadly danger posed by Professor Parmitter’s painting of Venice in The Man in the Picture, Susan Hill’s ghost stories never fail to raise the hairs on the back of your neck and keep you...
Singing My Sister Down and Other Stories
‘We all went down to the tar-pit, with mats to spread our weight.’ So begins ‘Singing My Sister Down’, Margo Lanagan’s internationally acclaimed, award-winning short story. Singing My Sister Down and Other Stories brings together ten celebrated short stories, along with three new ones, from the extraordinarily talented author of Tender Morsels and Sea Hearts. A bride accepts her devastating...
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
“For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernatural’s most celebrated book Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction. In her masterpiece, The Bloody Chamber—which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan’s ...
Aurora Leigh and Other Poems
Aurora Leigh (1856), Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s epic novel in blank verse, tells the story of the making of a woman poet, exploring ‘the woman question’, art and its relation to politics and social oppression. The texts in this selection are based in the main on the earliest printed versions of the poems. What Edgar Allan Poe called ‘her wild and magnificent genius’ is abundantly in evidenc...
Dracula and Other Horror Classics (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics)
Dracula and Other Horror Classics collects the most memorable tales of horror by Bram Stoker. In addition to Dracula-the landmark vampire novel that set the pattern for virtually all vampire fiction written after its publication in 1897-this omnibus collects the novels The Jewel of Seven Stars and The Lair of the White Worm. It also includes a dozen of StokerÂ’s short tales of the macabre, includi...
Leading the Unleadable - How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas, and Other Difficult People
The control-freak, the narcissist, the slacker, the cynic…Difficult people are the worst part of a manager’s job. Whether it comes from direct reports or people above, outbursts, irrational demands, griping, and other disruptions need to be dealt with—and it’s your responsibility to do it.Leading the Unleadable turns this dreaded chore into a straight forward process that gently, yet effective...
Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking
Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun. Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking offers seventy-seven of Dennett’s most successful “imagination-extenders and focus-holders” meant to guide you through some of life’s most treacherou...
The Prince and Other Writings
One of the foremost examples of modern philosophy, Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince is notorious for the morality it expounds, often summarized by the phrase, “The end justifies the means.” With The Prince, Machiavelli’s intent was to provide practical advice for rulers and politicians, especially in regard to the unification of Italy. The Prince and Other Writings is an important book for tho...
The Everything Kids' Snakes, Lizards, and Other Scaly Creatures Book - Creepy, Crawly, Slithery Fun!
Amazing facts and fun activities for kids who love reptiles! Get up close and personal with all types of cool reptiles in The Everything KidsÂ’ Snakes, Lizards, and Other Scaly Creatures Book! Explore the world of snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and other cold-blooded animals of all sizes with tons of puzzles, exciting reptile facts, and do-it-yourself activities. YouÂ’ll learn all about...