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The Persians and Other Plays: The Persians / Prometheus Bound / Seven Against Thebes / The Suppliants
Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. "The Persians", the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the final defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, through the eyes of t...
Jane Austen: A Life
Claire Tomalin brings her extraordinary gifts of scholarship, fluent writing and empathy for her subjects to bear on one of our greatest, and most elusive, novelists. Widely acclaimed as the finest of Austen biographies, the book offers us "a brave, sharp-tongued character who fairly bounces off the pag...
The Boys in the Boat
Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 193...
The Children Act
Now a Major Motion Picture starring Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead. One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, NPR, Vogue, BookRiot Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge who presides over cases in the family division. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exact...
War and Peace (Vintage Classic Russians Series)
THE ACCLAIMED TRANSLATION BY RICHARD PEVEAR AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY 'If you've never read it, now is the moment. This translation will show that you don't read War and Peace, you live it' The Times From sophisticated Moscow soirees to breathless troika rides through the snow, from the bloody front line ...
Shakespeare Stories
Leon GARFIELD; William SHAKESPEARE
How to introduce children to Shakespeare, not just to the stories behind the plays but to the richness of Shakespeare's language and the depth of his characters: That's the challenge that Leon Garfield, no slouch as a wordsmith himself, sets out to meet in his monumental and utterly absorbing Shakespear...
Eggshell Skull
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "This debut from a former Queensland judge's associate breaks the silence around sexual assault and all the ways Australia's court system tries to silence victims. If you're wondering why Australia's #metoo movement hasn't g...
Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behaviour (or, How to Understand Those Who Cannot Be Understood)
Do you ever think you're the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague's abrasive manner get your back up?You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, ...
The Gratitude Journal
Practice gratitude every day with The Gratitude Journal, a place to keep track of life's daily joys, successes, and moments of beauty.Research shows that engaging in a regular gratitude practice counterbalances the negativity we inevitably experience in our lives; gratitude begets more gratitude. Journa...
Busy Street
A new Beginner Book all about vehicles, featuring favorite things that go!On a busy street in a busy town, cars and trucks go zipping 'round. Buses, trains-watch them go! How many vehicles do YOU know?Buckle up and join Mommy and Bonnie on their drive as they encounter more than 20 types of vehicles! Fr...
Creature: Paintings, Drawings and Reflections (HB)
A collection of Shaun Tan’s artwork from the past 25 years.The drawings and paintings in the book come from his work in picture books and other works including films and graphic novels. Others were created for no specific purpose beyond the desire to see what something looks like, or just to follow a sk...
France - DK Eyewitness Travel Guide
Discover that unique "je ne sais quoi".Whether you want to visit fairytale châteaux, stroll amid rolling fields of blossoming lavender or learn what makes a noble vintage, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that France has to offer.Few countries capture the imagination quite l...
A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing
'I breathed in stories, as soon as I breathed in air. Sometimes I think I wasn't born, but I just came out of an ink blot.' As well as her celebrated career as a novelist, Hilary Mantel long contributed to newspapers and journals, unspooling stories from her own life and illuminating the world as she f...
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