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This collection of Poe’s work contains some of the most exciting and haunting tales ever written. They range from the poetic to the mysterious and the darkly comic, yet all possess the genius of the grotesque that defines Poe’s writing. The stories are so alive with compelling mysteries, vibrant images and unforgettably tormented characters, that it is easy to associate Edgar Allan Poe solely with entertainment and forget that he was also one of the greatest innovators in modern literature. This volume contains all of Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination and Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, and a selection of his ...  | |||||||
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... The greatest of all story writers, Montague Rhodes James, summarised the qualities of a ghost story as "malevolence and terror, the glare of evil faces, the stony grin of unearthly malice, pursuing forms in darkness, long-drawn, distant screams, together with a modicum of blood, shed with deliberation". The stories in this anthology all meet these requirements, and they range from the traditional ghost story which is based on folklore and expressed in characteristically gothic fashion to the psychological ghost story where the horror may be in ... | |||||||
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In traditional societies, the individual exists only as far as taking its place in a group, a place that is often destined from birth in a social hierarchy. It is governed by the collective beliefs, rules and norms shared by all present that are not in dispute, because they come "from above" - transcendence based on social connections and "pre" - mythical past and valuable. The modern man of the XXI-the century chooses his preferred beliefs and values in a pluralistic world, where conflicting values co-exist and are subject to the critique of reason. The past is no longer a perfect ... | |||||||
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"This collection of Thomas Marent"s images, 16 years in the making, brings alive the sheer and awe-inspiring beauty of the rainforest." Sting - founding patron, The Rainforest Foundation Photographs by Thomas Marent Rainforest is the stunning result of half a lifetime’s work by Swiss photographer Thomas Marent. Inspired by a visit to the rainforest in Australia when he was 24, Marent has spent the ensuing 16 years exploring and photographing the world’s rainforests. With all the immediacy of the best documentaries, Rainforest celebrates the fascinating behaviour and incredible variety of rainforest ... | |||||||
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Compiled by: Vic Parker. ... "Illustrated Treasury of Princess Stories" is a delightful collection of illustrated tales for kids aged 7+ to enjoy. The book is packed with captivating stories of beauty, magic, adventure, specially aimed at young book lovers. Each story, from renowned authors such as the Brothers Grimm, Andrew Lang and E. Nesbit, is accompanied by beautiful artwork and page decoration to capture the imaginations of children everywhere. Embark on a jorney through tales of enchantment, where true love sparkles and princesses everywhere live happily ever after. "Illustrated Treasury of ... | |||||||
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Compiled by: Tig Thomas. ... "Illustrated Treasury of Christmas Stories" is a wonderful collection of charmingly illustrated tales for kids aged 7+ to enjoy and will even get the whole family in the festive spirit! In this book your child will come across Christmas songs and short stories. Through the eyes of others, your child can experience a time of giving, sharing and caring for others, and understand the wonderful times families and friends can have together. "Illustrated Treasury of Christmas Stories": Your child can sing Christmas songs and discover well-known tales by the greatest ... | |||||||
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Illustrated by Gary Frank, Jon Sibal and Brad Anderson. The #1 "New York Times" best-selling series. ... The Dark Knight Must Answer the Greatest Riddle of All: Who is Batman? Change is coming to Gotham City. Between the death of Mayor Oswald Copplepot and the emergence of the "Batman", a new dawn has begun to shed its light onto the notoriously dark and corrupt city. But even as new Mayor Jessica Dent and her twin brother District Attorney Harvey Dent join in the Dark Knight and Detective Jim Gordon's crusade against Gotham's criminal element, a new threat rises-one that enjoys playing a ... | |||||||
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"There he lay looking as if youth had been half-renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey, the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over the chin and neck. Even the deep, burning eyes seemed set amongst the swollen flesh, for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated. It seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood; he lay like a filthy leech, exhausted with his repletion." Thus Bram Stoker, one of ... | |||||||
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#1 New York Times bestselling author. ... Feyre will bring vengeance. She has left the Night Court - and her High Lord - and is playing a deadly game of deceit. In the Spring Court, Tamlin is making deals with the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees and Feyre is determined to uncover his plans. But to do so she must weave a web of lies, and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well. As mighty armies grapple for power, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lord - and hunt for allies in unexpected places. But while war rages, it is her heart ... | |||||||
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Filling notebook after notebook with sketches, inventions, and theories, Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) not only stands as one of the most exceptional draftsmen of art history, but also as a mastermind and innovator who anticipated some of the greatest discoveries of human progress, sometimes centuries before their material realization. From the smallest arteries in the human heart to the far-flung constellations of the universe, Leonardo saw nature and science as being unequivocally connected. His points of inquiry and invention spanned philosophy, anatomy, geology, and mathematics, from the laws of optics, ... | |||||||
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Retold by Joan Collins, illustrated by Annie Wilkinson. ... An abridget retelling of the classic story by Sir J. M. Barrie, suitable for younger readers. Wendy, Michael and John begin the greatest adventures of their lives when Peter Pan teaches them to fly and takes them to Neverland. With Peter and the Lost Boys, they battle the dreaded Captain Hook and his pirates, meeting mermaids and savage beasts along the way. The story has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children. ... | |||||||
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Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. And now the wizards of "Unseen University" must win a football match, without using magic, so they’re in the mood for trying everything else. The prospect of the Big Match draws in a street urchin with a wonderful talent for kicking a tin can, a maker of jolly good pies, a dim but beautiful young woman, who might just turn out to be the greatest fashion model there has ever been, and the mysterious Mr. Nutt (and no one knows anything much about Mr. Nutt, not even Mr. Nutt, which worries him, too). As the match approaches, four lives are entangled and ... |
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