Truly original, CENSORING AN IRANIAN LOVE STORY is an incredibly imaginative yet always charming love story set in contemporary Iran that crackles with wit, verve and social comment: Sara falls in love with Dara through secret messages hidden in code in the pages of books that have been outlawed, but then something quite extraordinary and unexpected happens. Through adeptly handled asides to the reader,

This is the original game of thrones\' George R.R. Martin From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin\'s epic work. \"Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!\" The Iron King - Philip the Fair - is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot

Tom Stoppard\'s screenplay of the film \"Shakespeare in Love\", strongly tipped to win an Oscar in 1999. It is 1593 and Will Shakespeare - rising young light of the Elizabethan stage - struggles with writer\'s block.

This landmark survey represents the first effort by a major North American museum to examine its collection by highlighting the production of modern and contemporary women artists. Featuring essays by nearly 50 writers, including both MoMA curators and outside scholars, among them many of the strongest voices in current research on art and gender, this groundbreaking publication presents a variety

An adult fantasy/horror epic of monumental proportions, Kentaro Miura\'s Berserk is now offered at its original published size in handsome deluxe hardcover editions each collecting three volumes of the acclaimed manga series. Marked with the unholy Brand of Sacrifice that draws the damned to him, Guts the Black Swordsman battles the minions of Hell that thwart his search for Casca, his former captain

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First in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of \'Empire of the Sun\', \'Crash\' and \'Super-Cannes\'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. With eighteen novels over four decades - from \'The Drowned World\' in 1962 to his final novel \'Kingdom Come\' in 2006 - J.G. Ballard is known as one of Britain\'s most celebrated and original novelists. However, during

Alien meets Psycho with a chilling mystery set on a haunted spaceship in this short story, soon to be an original series on Netflix, by the #1 bestselling author of A Game of Thrones. On a voyage toward the boundaries of the known universe, nine misfit academics seek out first contact with a shadowy alien race. But another enigma is the Nightflyer itself, a cybernetic wonder with an elusive captain

This is an innovative and accessible guide to business, management and commerce. Learning about business can be daunting, but The Business Book makes it easier than ever by giving you all the big ideas simply explained. Simple explanations and stylish infographics open up the business world to even the complete novice. The Business Book is the perfect primer to key theories of business and management,

Intended for ELT teachers and trainers on pre-service courses. This book takes account of views on training and is matched to Cambridge ESOL\'s guidelines for CELTA.

In search of the unpublished manuscript of a martyred Yiddish writer, American novelist Nathan Zuckerman travels to Soviet-occupied Prague in the mid-1970s. There, in a nation straightjacketed by totalitarian Communism, he discovers a literary predicament marked by an institutionalised oppression that is rather different from his own. He also discovers, among the subjugated writers with whom he quickly

For centuries the tribes of the Nadir have suffered under the tyranny of their Gothir overlords. Distrustful of one another the tribes await the coming of a Messianic warlord, who will unite them. Into this swirling, chaotic landscape come three men who will change the fate of the continent.

In gleicher Ausstattung wie die bereits erschienenen Sonderausgaben Das Glasperlenspiel\", \"Unterm Rad\" und \"Siddhartha\" liegt nun auch Hesses einflußreichster Roman \"Der Steppenwolf\" vor. Die Ausgabe enthält in einem Anhang erstmals den kompletten Zyklus der Krisis-Gedichte, einem lyrischen Tagebuch der Jahre 1925 bis 1926, aus dem dieses internationale Kultbuch vieler Generationen hervorgegangen

Un jeune homme veut mourir. Il entre par hasard chez un antiquaire et ce dernier lui fait cadeau d\'une peau de chagrin couverte de signes mystérieux. Attention, la peau réalise tous les désirs, mais la réalisation de chacun d\'eux la fait se rétrécir et raccourcit d\'autant la vie de son possesseur. Ce jeune homme va tre comblé de richesses et d\'amour, seulement, il prendra peur de tous ses désirs

Le bel Adonis n\'a rien d\'un campeur. Apéritifs entre voisins, tentes et caravanes, disputes familiales, assiettes en plastique et linge qui pend... C\'est dans ce joyeux décor que le jeune homme retrouve son frre aîné. Avec cet allié redoutable, l\'été sera la saison de toutes les révoltes.

When Tonya and her friends decide to sail around the world they want to see exciting things and visit exciting places. But one day, they meet an orca - a killer whale - one of the most dangerous animals in the sea. And life gets a little too exciting.

Planning a trip around the world? Let First-Time Around the World get you started. Loaded with the very latest travel information, including all you need to know about round-the-world tickets to teaching and working overseas, this pre-departure guide will

Whether sketched on a napkin or generated from complex data, maps are a fascinating expression of contemporary visual culture. Their styles may range from simple to intricate, focused to comprehensive, and restrained to vivid, but all maps unlock the world and make it more accessible. In our age of omnipresent satellite navigation systems, personal interpretations of our surroundings are gaining in

As the Crime Syndicate hunts down the few heroes left foolish enough to challenge them - including Batman\'s protege, Dick Grayson - Owlman has other plans for Nightwing, and Owlman\'s teammate: the most deadly being on the planet: Ultraman! Also, Cyborg is one of the lone Justice League members left to fight against the villains that have taken over. How can he possibly find a way to defeat them?