Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway\'s magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. It was The Old Man and the Sea that won for Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man\'s challenge to the elements in which he lives.

What could a lacemaker have in common with vascular surgeons? A Savile Row tailor with molecular scientists? A fighter pilot with jazz musicians? At first glance, very little. But Roger Kneebone is the expert on experts, having spent a lifetime finding the connections. In Expert, he combines his own experiences as a doctor with insights from extraordinary people and cutting-edge research to map out

Look, I didn´t want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That´s when things started really

At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world...Black holes have long been a topic of fascination, from pop culture to science fiction. Stephen Hawking\'s discoveries and research on black holes and cosmology have made him an academic celebrity and perhaps the best-known scientist of our time. His book, \"A Brief History of Time\", was a record-breaking, worldwide bestseller and

It\'s Jake\'s birthday. He is sitting in a small plane, being flown over the landscape that has been the backdrop to his life - his childhood, his marriage, his work, his passions. Now he is in his early sixties, and he isn\'t quite the man he used to be. He has lost his wife, his son is in prison, and he is about to lose his past. Jake has Alzheimer\'s. As the disease takes hold of him, Jake struggles

The Vikings famously took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution, and prided themselves on their blood-thirsty skills as warriors. But their prowess in battle is only a small part of their story, which stretches from their Scandinavian origins to America in the west and as far as Baghdad in the east. As the Vikings did not write their history, we have to discover it for ourselves, and that discovery,

The National Trust for Scotland is one of the largest landowners in Scotland owning 300 square miles, or 1% of its countryside. Most people are aware that the Trust has ownership of and responsibility for -- on behalf of the nation -- many fine houses, castles and gardens. Few, however, are aware that, within its general purpose written into the 1935 Act establishing theTrust, it has responsibility

Dealing with themes of determinism and inescapable fate, Thomas Hardy\'s novels are also reknowned for depicting the intimate relationship between character and the environment. Unflinchingly honest in portraying characters and their fortunes, Hardy depicts life with all its harsh realities. Tess of the D\'Urbervilles received negative reviews when first published in 1891. Originally criticised as

How often do any of us really stop to look around at the extraordinary, fragile and beautiful world and the diverse range of cultures that live in it? This amazing book is the perfect way to do just that. Children will come face to face and learn about the people of the world in this unique visual snapshot, from Easter reindeer races in Lapland to traditional Japanese tea ceremonies and the hustle

The inspirational tale of a writer who finds himself caught up in the extraordinary stories of three young immigrant girls in Sweden. Tea-Bag, a young Nigerian girl, has fled a refugee camp in Spain for the promise of a new life in Sweden. Tania has made a long and dangerous journey to escape the horrors of human trafficking. Leila has come with her family from Iran. All of them are facing different

This brutal, shattering glimpse of the fate of millions of Russians under Stalin shook Russia and shocked the world when it first appeared. Discover the importance of a piece of bread or an extra bowl of soup, the incredible luxury of a book, the ingenious possibilities of a nail, a piece of string or a single match in a world where survival is all. Here safety, warmth and food are the first objectives.

Hitchcock’s name is synonymous with suspense—that is to say, masterful, spine-tingling, thrilling, shocking, excruciating, eye-boggling suspense. With masterpieces such as Rebecca, Vertigo, Rear Window, and Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) fashioned an extremely original approach to filmmaking that is oft imitated though never equaled&894 his ability to enthrall and frighten with careful pacing,

Inventor. Visionary. Genius. Dropout. Adopted. Steve Jobs was the founder of Apple and he was all of these things. Steve Jobs has been described as a showman, artist, tyrant, genius, jerk. Through his life he was loved, hated, admired and dismissed, yet he was a living legend; the genius who founded Apple in his parent\'s garage when he was just 21 years-old, revolutionising the music world. He single-handedly

The activities in Dominoes keep students engaged in the stories and help to reinforce their understanding of the key language. They can be completed at home or in class. The project activities in Dominoes build on the themes from the story and encourage s

The dazzling new Culture novel from one of the most exciting science-fiction writers of modern times - a tour de force of brilliant storytelling, world-building and imagination.

Isaak Babel ā€” zamechatelnyj russkij novellist pervoj poloviny XX veka, avtor pronzitelnoj Ā«KonarmiiĀ» i bessmertnyh Ā«Odesskih rasskazovĀ», literaturnyj otets znamenitogo Beni Krika. Dlja ego prozy harakterny jarkost krasok, metaforicheskaja nasyschenn

Vladimir Vysotskij - fenomenalnoe javlenie v russkoj poezii. Vysotskomu-poetu udalos ulovit puls istorii, samomu stat nervom, bolevoj tochkoj epohi, vobrat v sebja ogromnyj slovar svoego naroda, podhvatit ritm svoego vremeni, otrazit samye nasuschnye prob

Interroger le fanatisme de la vérité qui gouverne la philosophie, reconnatre la vie seule pour source de toute valeur, l\'indépendance pour la vertu supreme du philosophe, et rechercher une réconciliation inédite de l\'art et de la science : tel est p our Nietzsche le sens du gai savoir, de l\'a idée provenale de \"gaya scienza\", cette unité du troubadour, du chevalier et de l\'esprit libre par laquelle