Bierce was born in 1842 & disappered in Mexico in 1913. His unflinching assessment of human foibles has made him an important influence on American letters. Has numerous illustrations throughout by...
Friendship is a slippery notion. We lose friends as we change and our friends don't, or as we form other alliances, or as we betray our friends or are ourselves...
For Paul West, a meaningful life is one built around food and community. In The Edible Garden Cookbook & Growing Guide, Paul shows you how easy it is to grow and...
A lot of Shakespeare's plays tell very good stories. But they can be hard to follow because of the difficult language. This book tells of eleven of the best stories...
"What does the word 'erotic' mean to you? What was your first erotic experience? What was your strongest erotic experience? Do you have any fantasies? These were the questions that...
With the wit and imagination of Lewis Carroll, and the ability to grip the reader from the start, Jasper Fforde has written a richly imaginative, hilarious, and poignant novel.There is...
'I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once.'Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything...
This gate here, I recognise it. Behind it is a steep slope, a hill, fields, grass. We would slide down it in winter.' At last, an incontrovertible test through which...
Suitable for ages 5–8, the Australian First Oxford Thesaurus is the most up to date primary thesaurus available in Australia. Designed to encourage Australian Primary School students to expand their...
Charles Smithson, a respectable engaged man, meets Sarah Woodruff as she stands on the Cobb at Lyme Regis, staring out to sea. Charles falls in love, but Sarah is a...
The men were huddled in lifeboats. Some prayed that their legs would work. Some smiled to show they weren't scared. They peered into the darkness ahead and saw nothing. Then,...
Innovative, startlingly perceptive and aglow with colour, these fifteen stories were written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield's tragically short life. Many are set in the author's native New Zealand,...
When Nathanial and his mother move to the quiet, safe streets of Cheshunt, he immediately senses something wrong.Violent gangs patrol the streets, feral dogs roam at night, and the oppressive...
James Thurber, Selection and Introduction by Michael J. Rosen
Selection and introduction by Michael J. Rosen of some of Thurber’s finest and funniest works. Contents include; from The Owl in the Attic, The Pet Department; My Life and Hard...
'The sky was pitch, and gashed by lightning; loutish waves rose and slumped heavily as mudslides. At a moment when she was filled with desperation, Maddy opened her mouth and...
True first UK edition, 1997 Hardcover/dust jacket, pages have yellowed and there is a small rectangular piece of the half title page missing (name removed?). The bottom edge of the...
The Golden Lotus is a picture of family life in a polygamous household, told with extreme frankness and wealth of detail for which it would hard to find a parallel...
The Greens Cookbookis that rarity, a book that truly represents a revolution in cooking. Here are the recipes that helped to create the boldly original and highly successful Greens Restaurant on...
The day-by-day record of some 2,400 judicial hangings from around the world and through the centuries. Introduction by Colin Wilson Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, PLC Year: 1993, First edition, First...
264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox: potter Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in the Tokyo apartment of his...
Integrated thematic units of work designed to involve Australian students in the experience of Shakespeare. The new Stage 5 English syllabus for NSW Years 9 and 10 can be adapted...
A boisterous, moving play that explores the relationships of youth, the migrant experience and assumptions about teaching and learning. Set in a tough inner-city school, it centres on a young...
The latest play from the author of The School of Night and The Bright and Bold Design is based on actual events which occurred in Stratford upon Avon in the...