In 1965, after being rejected by more than a dozen publishing houses, a book called \"Dune\" was brought out by the Chilton Book Company. Its respected author, journalist Frank Herbert, had written \"Dune\" with nothing more in mind than to entertain his readers with the telling of a particularly complex story, one which had occupied his thoughts for more than six years. No one - not Herbert, not Chilton,

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.

So you\'ve Leaned In, now what? In today\'s world, women\'s career success relies on much more than just taking advice from a mentor, knowing how to network, and being proactive. Young professional women have to learn how to analyze career decisions for themselves and figure out what to do when their decisions don\'t work out. Learn, Work, Lead: Things Your Mentor Won\'t Tell You is a cutting-edge

Mireille shares the secrets and strategies of aging with attitude and joy, offering personal anecdotes while divulging French women\'s most guarded secrets about looking and feeling great. With her signature blend of wit, no-nonsense advice and storytelling flair she addresses everything from lotions and potions to diet, style, friendship and romance. For anyone who has ever spent the equivalent of

ON BEHALF OF QUEEN, COUNTRY ...AND THE PERFECT POT OF TEA When Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama (Rue to her friends) is given an unexpected dirigible, she does what any sensible female would under similar circumstances - names it the Spotted Crumpet and floats to India in pursuit of the perfect cup of tea. But India has more than just tea on offer. Rue stumbles upon a plot involving local dissidents,

Written in political exile during the Second World War and first published in 1945, Karl Popper\'s The Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. Hailed by Bertrand Russell as a \'vigorous and profound defence of democracy\', its now legendary attack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and Marx exposed the dangers inherent in centrally planned political

Twenty-first century TV offers an apparently endless stream of images, unfolding at high speed. We no longer watch individual programs but flick from channel to channel, absorbing a continuous flow of news, game shows, comedy, drama, movies, advertising and trailers.Television: Technology and Cultural Formwas first published in 1974, long before the dawn of multi-channel TV, or the reality and celebrity

\"Women in Love\" is widely regarded as D. H. Lawrence\'s greatest novel. The novel continues where: \"The Rainbow\" left off with the third generation of Brangwens: Ursula Brangwen, now a teacher at Beldover, a mining town in the Midlands, and her sister Gudrun, who has returned from art school in London. The focus of the novel is primarily on their relationships, Ursula\'s with Rupert Birkin, a school

On the moonlit evening of September 12, 1970, an ex-Harvard professor with a genius IQ studies a twelve-foot high fence topped with barbed wire. A few months earlier, Dr. Timothy Leary, the High Priest of LSD, had been running a gleeful campaign for California governor against Ronald Reagan. Now, Leary is six months into a ten-year prison sentence for the crime of possessing two marijuana cigarettes.

This book is filled with some of the glittering highlights of modern domestic architecture from around the globe. The most versatile, practical and beautiful of all the materials at architects\' disposal, glass has the power to re-energize tired and dismal buildings and to breathe life into the designs of the most spectacular new ones From practical solutions to the growing desire for indoor-outdoor

The presenting secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Presenting. Includes how to: / Enjoy presenting and approach it with confidence / Assess your audience and their reactions /

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

Right from the start he is dressed in his best - his blacks and his whites. Little Fauntleroy - quiffed and glossy,A Sunday suit, a wedding natty get-up,Standing in dunged strawFor older readers than the first two volumes of Collected Animal Poems, animal life is seen afresh through the diversity and imaginative energy of this collected volume.

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire Perfect for current fans and new readers alike, Mississippi Roll is an all-new, adventurous jaunt along one of America’s greatest rivers, featuring many beloved characters from the Wild Cards universe Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin, Mississippi

As You Like It is Shakespeare\'s most light-hearted comedy, and its witty heroine Rosalind has his longest female role. In this edition, Alan Brissenden reassesses both its textual and performance history, showing how interpretations have changed since the first recorded production in 1740. He examines Shakespeare\'s sources and elucidates the central themes of love, pastoral, and doubleness. Detailed

Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is in Hollywood ! It\'s as if all her life has been leading to this moment. She\'s hanging out with the stars. Or at least she will be, when she finally gets to meet movie superstar Sage Seymour, whom husband Luke is now managing. There\'s so much to see and do! And getting Minnie through the hurdles for her A-list Hollywood pre-school will require some her help. Becky

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.

Dans Et si c\'était vrai..., Marc Levy faisait vivre des fantômes , dans Où es-tu ?, les fantômes sont toujours là, mais ce sont ceux des rendez-vous manqués entre Philip et Susan. Ils ne faisaient qu\'un, jusqu\'à ce que Susan décide de s\'engager dans une organisation humanitaire au Honduras, et que leurs vies se séparent. Pour toujours, ou presque : des lettres, quelques rencontres furtives à l\'aéroport