\'Then she began to run, and she ran over the sharp stones and through the thorns, and the wild animals bounded past her ...\' Four weird, dark and enchanting fairy-tales from the Brothers Grimm. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin\'s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many

Most people only know one London; but what if there were several? Kell is one of the last Travelers - magicians with a rare ability to travel between parallel Londons. There\'s Grey London, dirty and crowded and without magic, home to the mad king George III. There\'s Red London, where life and magic are revered. Then, White London, ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. But once upon

You Don\'t Know Us Negroes is the quintessential gathering of provocative essays from one of the world\'s most celebrated writers, Zora Neale Hurston. Spanning more than three decades and penned during the backdrop of the birth of the Harlem Renaissance, Montgomery bus boycott, desegregation of the military, and school integration, Hurston\'s writing articulates the beauty and authenticity of Black

England, 1911. When a free-spirited young woman arrives in a sleepy Berkshire village to work as a maid in the household of The Reverend and Mrs Canning, she sets in motion a chain of events which changes all their lives. For Cat has a past - a past her new mistress is willing to overlook, but will never understand ...This is not all Hester Canning has to cope with. When her husband invites a young

Command Assassin Nykyrian Quiakides once turned his back on the League - and has been hunted by them ever since. Though many have tried, none can kill him or stop him from completing his current mission: to protect Kiara Zamir, a woman whose father\'s political alliance has made her a target. As her world becomes even deadlier, Kiara must entrust her life to the same kind of beast who once killed her

\'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.

A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is the only dictionary available with a primary focus on UK law enforcement terms. Succinct and practical in its approach, it contains over 3,400 entries covering ever aspect of this diverse field, including terms related to law, pathology, forensic medicine, accountancy, insurance, shipping, commerce and trade, criminology, and psychology. Entries are supported by a

Jadie never spoke. She never laughed, or cried, or uttered any sound. Despite efforts to reach her, Jadie remained locked in her own troubled world – until one remarkable teacher persuaded her to break her self – imposed silence. Nothing in all of Torey Hayden\'s experience could have prepared her for the shock of what Jadie told her – a story too horrendous for Torey\'s professional colleagues to

\'I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched, vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so\' The action begins in West Des Moines, Iowa, where Corey Taylor, frontman of heavy metal bands Slipknot and Stone Sour, systematically set about committing each of the Seven Deadly Sins. He has picked fights with douche bags openly brandishing guns. He has set himself on

Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in. At six, she\'s memorising the dictionary. At seven, she\'s correcting her teachers. At eight, she spins the globe and picks her favourite country on the sound of its name: Burundi. And now that she\'s an adult, Augusta has no interest in the goings-on of the small town where she lives with her parents and her beloved twin sister, Julia. When an unspeakable

Paul Morand faisait partie des proches de Chanel. Son dernier livre, écrit partir des conversations qu\'il eut avec la modiste, restitue, dans la langue étincelante de ce grand conteur, l\'insaisissable Coco Chanel. Nous suivons, racontées la premire personne, son enfance chez des tantes qui lui donneront le got de l\'épure et le sens de l\'argent, ses rencontres avec les providentiels M. B. et Boy

The origins of the Jedi order are revealed! Journey all the way back to the beginning, more than 25,000 years before the saga of the Skywalkers, and discover how the Jedi began! Before lightsabers, before hyperspace travel, before the Jedi\'s message spread throughout the galaxy. When connections to the Force were strange and new. There, on a distant planet, a group of beings strive to balance the

Death in the Making will be a reprint of the original book published in 1938. With images by Robert Capa and Gerda Taro, it was a poignant tribute to the men and women, civilians and soldiers alike, who were fighting in Spain against Franco\'s oppressive and fascist insurrection. The book included only one year of images, but covered the spectrum of emotions of a civil war, from the initial excitement

Everything comes with a price The chilling next instalment in the Konrad Simonsen series, perfect for fans of Johan Theorin and Yrsa Sigurdardottir The skeleton of a young woman is discovered, tied to a stone, in a lake deep in the Danish countryside. The woman\'s identity is a mystery; no one matching her description has been reported missing... After months of fruitless investigation by the local

Detective Renée Ballard, once one of the department\'s young hotshots, now works \'The Late Show\', the graveyard shift at the LAPD. It\'s a thankless job keeping strange hours, handing over her investigations as the sun rises, never getting closure. Some nights are worse than others. And tonight is the worst yet. Two cases: a brutal assault, and a multiple murder with no suspect.

New edition of this bestselling practical guide to managing for excellence which will give you the information and skills to succeed. Perfecting your skills and achieving excellence are key to high performance in a management role today. Learn everything you need to know to get the best out of yourself and your team by developing 12 core business skills: from effective leadership and controlling budgets

Rand al\'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, is slowly succumbing to the taint that the Dark One has placed upon the saidin - the male half of the True Source. His Asha\'man followers are also showing signs of the insanity that once devastated the world and brought the Age of Legends to an end. And as Rand falters, the Shadow falls across a stricken land. In the city of Ebou Dar the Seanchan, blind to the folly

Memoirs of a Geisha is one of the great stories of our time. We follow Sayuri’s life: her early years in a small fishing village and as a geisha in Gion. And throughout her struggle, we know of her secret love for the only man who ever showed her any kindness — a man who seems to be out of her reach.

Probably the first full-length novel with a woman detective as its heroine, The Law and the Lady (1875) is a fascinating example of Collins\' later fiction. Valeria Valerie Woodville\'s first act as a married woman is to sign her name incorrectly in the marriage register, this slip is followed by a gradual disclosure of secrets about her husband\'s earlier life, each of which leads to another set of

This Very Short Introduction decodes the key themes, signs, and symbols found in Christian art: the Eucharist, the image of the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, the Saints, Old and New Testament narrative imagery, and iconography. It also explores the theological and historical background of Christian imagery, from the devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the twenty-first century.Williamson