With an Introduction and Notes by Doreen Roberts, Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury Jonathan Swift\'s classic satirical narrative was first published in 1726, seven years after Defoe\'s Robinson Crusoe (one of its few rivals in fame and breadth of appeal). As a parody travel-memoir it reports on extraordinary lands and societies, whose names have entered the English language: notably

They were teenage sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks ? with a passion that would change their lives for ever. But life would force them apart. Years later, the lines they had drawn between past and present are about to slip ...Called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter when they needed it most, they are faced with each other once again, and forced

Another day. Another death. Death du Jour. My God, how many such days would there be?\' On a bitterly cold march night in Montreal, forensic anthropologiest Dr Temperance Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun proposed for sainthood in the grounds of an old church. Just hours later, Tempe is called to the scene of an horrific arson. A young family has perished, and there seems to be no witness, no

What if Mr Right was right in front of you all along? Don\'t miss the laugh out loud new romantic comedy from the Sunday Times bestselling author! \'Swoops you up and fills your heart with such joy\' Giovanna Fletcher, bestselling author of Some Kind of Wonderful and Eve of Man \'It might be the funniest and most relatable of ALL BOOKS EVER\' Lucy Vine, bestselling author of Hot Mess \'I loved it\'

From the dawn of civilization to the first decade of the 21st century, this straightforwardly written, superbly accessible reference distills the concentrated essence of world history into a single compact, 544-page volume that fits in the palm of your hand. Featuring more than 1,000 illustrations, it\'s a book as vivid as it is definitive, with an innovative design that invites readers to envision

A beautifully rendered stunning graphic novel of the classic that continues to inspire readers worldwide. Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Now for the first time, the phenomenal bestseller has been rendered as a graphic novel that will appeal to the millions of existing

\'Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, the command to love one\'s enemy is an absolute necessity for our survival\' Advocating love as strength and non-violence as the most powerful weapon there is, these sermons and writings from the heart of the civil rights movement show Martin Luther King\'s rhetorical power at its most fiery and uplifting. One of twenty new books in the bestselling

TWO COUNTRIES IN THE GRIP OF WINTER. As Stockholm freezes over, Sweden\'s Minister for Justice disappears. That same night, a Danish celebrity is hunted in her snow-bound home. TWO KILLERS STALK THE STREETS. Police in Stockholm and Copenhagen are closing in on their suspects: a surgeon who dissects his victims and a brutal predator who targets women. But as winter darkens, their investigations begin

LEGO[registered] Play Book proves it. You can build anything with a LEGO brick in your hand. LEGO[registered] Play Book contains a collection of all-new LEGO building ideas that will inspire you to play with your favourite LEGO models in new and exciting ways. Organised in imaginatively themed chapters, covering everything from a LEGO safari and life under the sea to extreme sports and beach scenes.

The features of the \"Writing\" volume of this series include: composition development, guiding students through the production of a specific piece of writing, model compositions, and exam practice, giving students the chance to practise what they have learnt as homework.

Cycling journalist Felix Lowe makes the leap from raconteur to rouleur, taking to the saddle for the first time to complete his very own grand tour of Europe. Lowe\'s light-hearted and entertaining travelogue charts his progress as he cycles 2,800 kilometres from Barcelona to Rome, crossing three countries and cycling over three mountain ranges, taking in some of cycling\'s most fabled climbs. As he

MANCHMAL MUSS MAN GANZ GEWÖHNLICHE MENSCHEN FINDEN, UM ZU VERSTEHEN, WIE AUSSERGEWÖHNLICH DAS LEBEN IST. Die junge Journalistin Kitty Logan ist am Tiefpunkt, als sie eine geheimnisvolle Liste in die Hand bekommt - mit hundert Namen unbekannter Frauen und Männer darauf. Hundert Menschen, über die niemand etwas weiß. Wer sind sie? Was verbindet sie miteinander? Kitty bleiben nur zwei Wochen, um es herauszufinden

Imagine waking to a world where every last human has been mysteriously turned to stone... One fateful day, all of humanity turned to stone. Many millennia later, Taiju frees himself from the petrification and finds himself surrounded by statues. The situation looks grim-until he runs into his science-loving friend Senku! Together they plan to restart civilization with the power of science! When every

Hans Holbein\'s 16th-century masterpiece, The Dance of Death, reminds its readers that no one, no matter their rank or position, can escape the great leveller, Death. In a foreboding series of woodcuts, Death, depicted as a skeleton, intrudes on the lives of people from every level of society, from the sailor to the judge, the ploughman to the king. By highlighting our common fate, Holbein exposes

When a teenage boy shoots a young woman dead in the middle of a busy Glasgow street and then commits suicide, Detective Harry McCoy is sure of one thing. It wasn\'t a random act of violence. With his new partner in tow, McCoy uses his underworld network to lead the investigation but soon runs up against a secret society led by Glasgow\'s wealthiest family, the Dunlops. McCoy\'s boss doesn\'t want him

Perhaps you aspire to hold the top job? Or is it that you want to start your own business but struggle to make your voice heard in a sector dominated by men? Maybe the problem is that you are trudging slowly up the career ladder and want to learn how to ascend more quickly? And how do you actually do it all, without compromising your female values or abandoning your family? And where do you find the

Ohne einander: der Roman einer Familie, in der es kein \"miteinander\" mehr gibt. Dieser rasante Roman - voller Turbulenzen und Tücken - beschreibt die Tragödie einer Familie. \"Souverän, witzig und mit bitterer Klarsicht hat Martin Walser die auf Wohlstand und Karriere, Macht und Prestige geile Gesellschaft der Bundesrepublik als Haifischgewässer beschrieben.\" (Neue Zürcher Zeitung)

Our dark past brought to life by leading contemporary crime writers A new generation of crime writers has broadened the genre of crime fiction, creating more human stories of historical realism, with a stronger emphasis on character and the psychology of crime. This superb anthology of 12 novellas encompasses over 4,000 years of our dark, criminal past, from Bronze Age Britain to the eve of the Second

It\'s hard not to become ensnared by words beginning with the letter B, when attempting to describe Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell\'s third novel. It\'s a big book, for start, bold in scope and execution--a bravura literary performance, possibly. (Let\'s steer clear of breathtaking for now.) Then, of course, Mitchell was among Granta\'s Best of Young British Novelists and his second novel number9dreamwas