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Walking a Line
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A collection of poems by Tom Paulin, who is also known as an essayist and from his appearances on television and radio. The title of the book is taken from a statement by the modernist painter Paul Klee.
Love in a Life
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Love in a Life, Andrew Motion's sixth volume of poetry, marks a conspicuous development in the work of the founder of the modern Narrative School. Directness and a new colloquialism are wedded to Motion's distinctive obliquities in a volume where the idea of marriage governs the architecture of (...)
The Queen's Agent
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Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time of insecurity and unrest. Rivals threatened her reign; England was a Protestant island, isolated in a sea of Catholic countries. Spain plotted an invasion, but Elizabeth's Secretary, Francis Walsingham, was prepared to do whatever it took to protect her.He (...)
The Country Life
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Stella Benson sets off for Hilltop, a tiny Sussex village housing a family that is somewhat larger than life. Her hopes for the Maddens may be high, but her station among them, as au pair to their irascible son Martin - is undeniably low. What could possibly have driven her to leave her home, (...)
Three Days in May
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Ben Brown's political thriller takes us behind the doors of Number Ten in May 1940 during three pivotal days in British History when, extraordinarily, giving in to Hitler was seriously considered.Having urgently assembled the British war cabinet, the new Prime Minister is confronted with an intense (...)
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
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One wintry morning Prudencia Hart, an uptight academic, sets off to attend a conference in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. As the snow begins to fall, little does she know who or what awaits her there. Swept along on an enchanting dream-like journey of self discovery, Prudencia meets with magical (...)
Ian Fleming's Commandos
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In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence the dynamic figure behind James Bond s fictional chief, M . Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line (...)
Everybody Loves Our Town
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Grunge, also known as the Seattle sound , is the sludgy fusion of punk rock and heavy metal that emerged from the Pacific Northwest in the early part of the 1980s. But it was the unexpected, seemingly overnight success of Nirvana s single Smells Like Teen Spirit, in the fall of 1991, that made (...)
Memorial
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Matthew Arnold praised the Iliad for its nobility , as has everyone ever since -- but ancient critics praised it for its enargeia, its bright unbearable reality (the word used when gods come to earth not in disguise but as themselves). To retrieve the poem's energy, Alice Oswald has stripped (...)
The Black Book
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The Black Book is Orhan Pamuk's tour de force, a stunning tapestry of Middle Eastern and Islamic culture which confirmed his reputation as a writer of international stature. Richly atmospheric and Rabelaisian in scope, it is a labyrinthine novel suffused with the sights, sounds and scents of (...)
Snow
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As the snow begins to fall, a journalist arrives in the remote city of Kars on the Turkish border. Kars is a troubled place - there's a suicide epidemic among its young women, Islamists are poised to win the local elections, and the head of the intelligence service is viciously effective. When the (...)
Istanbul
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Turkey s greatest living novelist guides us through the monuments and lost paradises, dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets and waterways of Istanbul the city of his birth and the home of his imagination. An extraordinary and transcendentally beautiful book . . . It is a long time since I (...)
William Wordsworth
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In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the (...)
School for Startups: The Breakthrough Course for Guaranteeing Small Business Success in 90 Days or Less
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The Beginner's Guide to Low-Risk EntrepreneurshipYou want to start your own business, but "risk" isn't your middle name. You're not alone. Many successful entrepreneurs are averse to risk--but they have learned the tricks to working around it. And now you can too, with School for Startups.This (...)
Accounting DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition
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Accounting information and tips you can take to the bank!You may not know the first thing about debits, credits, and cash ratios now but when you re done with this book, you ll be able to juggle profits and losses with your eyes closed and read any balance sheet like it s a good novel.Accounting (...)
Poemas de La Alhambra
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Leer con detenimiento este precioso poemario de Catalina Gayá Riera es como indagar en el proceso natural de las emociones compartidas. Estas afloran sin darnos cuenta para abrir la mente a un panorama de imágenes fascinantes. El nombre de la Alhambra genera curioso sentimientos, hoy transformados (...)
La Magna Hélade
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Es un canto a las tradiciones de la Grecia Clásica. Las narraciones legendarias se difunden en el tiempo, transponiendo las fronteras de sus propia cultura original, hasta llegar a convertirse en patrimonio de la humanidad. En esa reflexión que combina fantasía y realidad se fundamenta la (...)
Arte y Poesía del Mediterráneo
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Precisamente engalanada con obras de la poetisa mallorquina Catalina Gayá Riere, este libro ilustrado de 400 páginas narra en 34 capítulos la rica y extensa historia de las Islas Baleares, desde sus remotos orígenes hasta los sucesos cercanos a nuestros días. Cumpliendo con su labor didáctica la (...)
Canto a los Molinos
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Tanto en el fondo como en la forma, este bello libro ilustrado acierta en llenar un espacio directamente relacionado con los afectos instintivos que surgen cuando hablamos del ambiente natural donde se desarrolla la vida, los elementos propios del paisaje y todas esas constantes que una vez fueron (...)
Corsarios berberiscos
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Desde que Oruch Barbarroja, un aventurero de origen greco-turco, conquistó Argel, la ciudad se convirtió en un reino creado y desarrollado alrededor de una actividad: la piratería. Durante los siglos XVI, XVII y en menor medida el XVIII, sus corsarios asolaron las costas cristianas y abordaron (...)