Therese Raquin is a clinically observed, sinister tale of adultery and murder among the lower orders in nineteenth-century Paris. Zola\'s dispassionate dissection of the motivations of his characters, mere \'human beasts\' who kill in order to satisfy their lust, is much more than an atmospheric Second Empire period-piece. Many readers were scandalized by an approach to character-drawing which seemed

A pocket-sized collection of food-themed Simon\'s Cat cartoons selected from the first two Simon\'s Cat books. In full colour for the very first time and featuring 10 brand new cartoons, Simon\'s Cat is back, only smaller, cheaper and cuter.

\'Junk is not, like alcohol or weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life\' William Burroughs, legendary drug addict, founder member of the Beats and author of \"Naked Lunch\", relates with unflinching realism the addict\'s life: from initial heroin bliss to an unabated hunger for the needle, and the horrors of cold turkey and back again.

\"Factfiles\" is a sub-series of \"Bookworms\" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are not so much interested in fiction.

The Southern horror series continues and is now under development for a SyFy Network television show! Emmy believes she is one of a kind, that there is no one else in the world quite like her. As strangers arrive in Harrow County, though, she discovers just how wrong she is. Are these beings--each possessing strange and ghastly supernatural abilities--her family? Collects the Dark Horse comic series

The little old lady is back! Martha Andersson and the League of Pensioners have left behind their dreary care home in Stockholm and headed for the bright lights of Las Vegas. This is their opportunity for a new lease of life and they plan to make the most of it. But before long they are up to their old tricks and with ingenious tactics, a pair of false teeth and a wheelchair each, they plot to outwit

Mayští stařešinové a otcové vyprávějí dětem legendy a příběhy, aby se jejich potomci mohli seznámit s ovzduším slávy civilizace dávných Mayů. Tématy jsou staré zvyky, legendy o dávných panovnících a jejich činech, kouzelných bytostech, ve které Mayové věřili, o zaniklých bájných místech, mayské legendy o stvoření, příběhy o lásce, o vztazích mezi lidmi a lidských vlastnostech, bajky. Zkrátka jsou to

USA Landscape Design features 70 completed landscape projects in USA, projects are classified under the following sections: 1) Plazaz and Streetscapes, 2) Institutional, 3) Corporate and Commercial, 4) Parks, Gardens and Memorial and 5) Residential. It is the intention of the publisher to make this publication an annual publication. An annual record of landscape design in US.

Commissioned by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in three-volume paperback. George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO\'s hit series Game of Thrones. This first volume features an original 35,000 word novella by George R.R. Martin.\'The Princess

A wind of change was blowing in the Eighties, by the end of the decade the Cold War was history. But what really moved a whole generation in these thrilling years was the solution of Rubik\'s cube! The magic cube is not the only object which intrinsically linked to the Eighties. The technical progress in form of computers, videogames and walkmans became part of every day life.

Eminent yoga teachers Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor explore essential lessons from The Bhagavad Gita to reveal a practical guide for living in today\'s complex world. The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most influential and widely recognized ancient texts in Indian epic literature. Through the telling of the story and its many different philosophical teachings, the text provides deep insight into how

Being a blood spatter analyst who hates the sight of blood has always made Dexter\'s work for the Miami PD tough. But it means he\'s very neat when it comes to his out-of-hours hobby: murder. Of course, the fact Dexter only kills bad people helps too. Now Dex is facing a disturbing situation. He\'s used to blood at work, and blood when he\'s out with the dark passenger (the voice that guides him on

Give the gift of the outrageous, funny, \';wickedly delectable\' (New York Times) Crazy Rich Asians series in a collectible box set! NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE New Yorker Rachel Chu does not know that her loving boyfriend, Nicholas Young, also happens to be Singapore\'s most eligible bachelor and likely heir to a massive fortune. So when she agrees to spend the summer in Nick\'s

The #1 New York Times bestseller! Soon to be a Hulu limited series starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. Named a Best Book of the Year by: People, The Washington Post, Bustle, Esquire, Southern Living, The Daily Beast, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Audible, Goodreads, Library Reads, Book of the Month, Paste, Kirkus Reviews, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and many

In a future where consumerism, superficiality and corruption reign supreme, outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem has decided to stop sitting idly by and watching the world crumble around him. No one in The City is safe. YEAR TWO: I HATE IT HERE Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem has covered every flavor of newsworthy depravity in the course of his long and chemically enhanced career. But the legendary

Love and design have more in common than one might think at first glance: they can both break old habits and shape new ways in our day-to-day lives, they can both be exhilarating, a true revelation, but also potentially disrupting, both individually and collectively, and they can both have the power to make us see the world in a new light. Love Design explores the multifaceted relationship between

The Spark is Kristine Barnett\'s remarkable memoir about being mother to a genius. Kristine Barnett\'s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein\'s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became a paid researcher in quantum

The one thing to remember about an adventure is that if it turns out the way you expect it to, it has not been an adventure at all ...Shanghai, 1925. Irene, a museum curator (and, unofficially, a treasure hunter) is searching for a set of legendary copper scrolls which describe the forgotten history of Cambodia\'s ancient Khmer civilisation. Her mentor has sent her to China to enlist the help of Simone,

Batman is drawn into a battle against global conquest after a violent visit from his old foe, Curare, pulls him into the fray. A new world power that no one anticipated or recognizes is reengineering large swaths of the planet, and Batman\'s only chance of success hinges on an old friend joining him in the fight that looms ahead. The superstar team of Dan Jurgens and Bernard Chang continue their in-continuity