Staring at the Sun charts the life of Jean Serjeant, from her beginning as a naive, carefree country girl before the war through to her wry and trenchant old age in the year 2020. We follow her bruising experience in marriage, her probing of male truths,

Limpet, Steffan and Jared. Three best friends crammed into a clapped-out rust bucket of a car on a whirlwind road trip to forget their troubles and see out the end of the summer. But no matter how far they drive, they can\'t escape the hidden secrets and slow-burning romance that could upset the balance of their friendship - perhaps forever.

Almost nothing is known for sure about this ancient race. Worshipped by the Covenant as gods, their engineering relics pepper the galaxy, and their connection to humanity remains unanswered. Devoted fans of both the books and games will finally get to delve deep into the era of these enigmatic beings, and discover for themselves the epic story behind one of the great mysteries of the \'Halo\' universe:

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. \'\"For,\" said he, \"there never was nor is there one chaste woman upon the face of earth.\"\' A collection of Persian, Arabian and Indian tales dating from the 9th century, Sir Richard Burton\'s most well-known translation of Arabian Nights brings together ancient folklore and stories passed down from generation to

With GLOW, Ned Beauman has reinvented the international conspiracy thriller for a new generation. A hostage exchange outside a police station in Pakistan. A botched defection in an airport hotel in New Jersey. A test of loyalty at an abandoned resort in the Burmese jungle. A boy and a girl locking eyes at a rave in a South London laundrette ...For the first time, Britain\'s most exciting young novelist

An almanac to the world of Whatever You Say, Say Nothing by Gilles Peress, also published by Steidl this season, Annals of the North combines essays, stories, photographs, documents and testimonies to open up for the reader the complicated and contradictory storylines that emerged from the conflict in the North of Ireland. Weighed down by 800 years of colonization but only the size of Connecticut (with

The Teacher\'s Resource Book provides teachers with all the support they need to use the course successfully in a variety of teaching situations: * Step-by-step teacher\'s notes with suggestions for alternative procedures and extension activities * Teacher\'s Tips section with practical ideas on teaching vocabulary and grammar, using the speaking tasks and the Mini-dictionary * Photocopiable Resource

Dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted graphic design related media. The humble T-shirt has gone from a simple work-wear garment to fashion icon in a few short decades. Produced in collaboration with Spreadshirt - the world\"s largest online seller of bespoke t-shirts - this volume presents a lavishly illustrated showcase of the very best T-shirt designs from around the world.

Classic / British English. Jean Valjean is free at last after nineteen years in prison. Cold and hungry, he is rejected by everyone he meets. But Jean\'s life is changed forever when he discovers love. He spends the rest of his life helping people, like himself, who have been victims of poverty and social injustice - \'les miserables\'. This Pack contains a Book and MP3.

Of all Jack London\'s fictions none have been so popular as his dog stories. In addition to The Call of the Wild, the epic tale of a Californian dog\'s adventures during the Klondike gold rush, this edition includes White Fang, and five famous short stories - `Bâtard\', `Moon-Face\', `Brown Wolf\', `That Spot\', and `To Build a Fire.

Dane Washington and Billy D couldn\'t be more different. Dane is clever and popular, but he\'s also a violent rebel. Billy D has Down\'s Syndrome, plays by the rules and hangs out with teachers in his lunch break. But Dane and Billy have more in common than they think - both their fathers are missing. Maybe they\'ll just have to suck up their differences and get on with helping each other find some

This book traces the history of fashion photography from its origins. Approximately 500 illustrations chart its birth and development in the 1930s and 1940s, its rebirth in the period following the Second World War, British Style in the Sixties, then the Seventies and Eighties, right up to the present day. The volume concludes with an index of photographers.

Victory, Wendy y Nico son tres profesionales de éxito en la ciudad de los rascacielos. A los ojos de los demás, las tres se hallan en el mejor momento de sus vidas. Sin embargo, desde el lugar que ellas ocupan, las cosas no se ven exactamente así. Las nuevas heroínas de Candace Bushnell son divertidas, tremendas... e irresistibles.

With more than ten million copies sold, Frank Herbert\'s magnificent Dune books stand among the major achievements of the human imagination. In this, the fifth and most spectacular Dune book of all, the planet Arrakis--now called Rakis--is becoming desert again. The Lost Ones are returning home from the far reaches of space. The great sandworms are dying. And the children of Dune\'s children awaken

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,

Humans are weak and vulnerable. Soon the beasts that share their stone-age world will kill and eat them. To save his tribe, Stopmouth must make his way to the Roof, the mysterious hi-tech world above the surface. But the Roof has its own problems. The nano technology that controls everything from the environment to the human body is collapsing. A virus has already destroyed the Upstairs, sending millions

Anotácia Jan Opolsky has long been considered to be little more than an epigon of the Czech Decadence. By detailed analysis of his prose, this book aims to show that Opolsky is a master of sustained narrative irony and an accomplished writer in his own right. Introduction brings an overview of Czech Decadent/Symbolist literature and art in an European perspective. The first monograph evaluates archival

\"Coursing through an eternal winter, on an icy track wrapped around the frozen planet Earth, a train travels unceasingly through the eternal winter. This is Snowpiercer: one thousand and one carriages long. Discover - for the first time in English - the gripping and groundbreaking graphic novels that inspired the stunning new movie from director Joon-ho Bong\". (The Host).

Jean Valjean is free at last after nineteen years in prison. Cold and hungry, he is rejected by everyone he meets. But Jean’s life is changed forever when he discovers love. He spends the rest of his life helping people, like himself, who have been victims of poverty and social injustice – ‘les misérables’.