Great Expectations (Vintage Classics)

Charles Dickens; F. W. Pailthorpe (Illustrator)

Great ExpectationsBy Charles DickensIn an overgrown churchyard, a grizzled convict springs upon an orphan boy named Pip. The convict terrifies Pip and threatens to kill him unless the boy helps further his escape. Later, Pip finds himself in a ruined garden where he meets the embittered and crazy Miss H...

Volcanoes (DKfindout!)

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DKfindout!Volcanoesteaches kids everything they would want to know about the explosive world of volcanoes. With beautiful photography, lively illustrations, and key curriculum information, the DKfindout! series will satisfy any child who is eager to learn and acquire facts - and keep them coming back fo...

English for Everyone Course Book: Level 4 : Advanced

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

English for Everyone is an exciting and comprehensive self-study course for adults learning English as a foreign language. This course is a unique new series with a visual, engaging, and easy to follow style to make the English language easy to learn. Learn English by reinforcing key language skills, g...

Let My People Go Surfing - The Education of a Reluctant Businessman - Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual

Yvon Chouinard

"Brillient" - Daphne (Staff) In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. Fro...

Europe: The Enlightening History of a Continent

Jean Baptiste Duroselle

A history of the continent uniquely told from a very European viewpointThe first one-volume, complete history of Europe, as told by Europeans themselves, from Homo Erectus to the Celts, to Greek wisdom and Roman grandeur, all of the way to the European phenomenon - the Industrial Revolution.This is the ...