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Ireland: The Autobiography: One Hundred Years of Irish Life, Told by its People
Ireland in its own words: a dazzling compendium Over the past hundred years, Ireland has undergone profound political, social and cultural changes. But one thing that has not changed is the Irish genius for observation and storytelling, invective and self-scrutiny. Ireland: The Autobiography draws upon this genius to create a portrait of a century of
Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, 1453 to the Present
This is Brendan Simms` formidable, game-changing history of Europe. In this marvelously ambitious and exciting book, Brendan Simms tells the story of Europe`s constantly shifting geopolitics and the peculiar circumstances that have made it both so impossible to dominate, but also so dynamic and ferocious. It is the story of a group of highly competitive
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
“The hottest thinker in the world”. (Bryan Appleyard, “Sunday Times”). In “The Black Swan”, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays
Notes on a Scandal
Shortlisted for the 2003 Man Booker Prize, Zoe Heller`s Notes on a Scandal is a darkly compelling novel that explores the taboo subject of pupil/teacher relationships, obsession and betrayal. From the first day that the beguiling Sheba Hart joins the staff of St George`s history teacher Barbara Covett is convinced she has found a kindred
Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century
Exodus is an insightful, expert foray into the explosive issue of immigration, from Paul Collier, award-winning economist and author of The Bottom Billion Mass international migration is a response to extreme global inequality, and immigration has a profound impact on the way we live. Yet our views – and those of our politicians – remain
The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
Based on Viking Age poems, “The Saga of the Volsungs” combines mythology, legend and sheer human drama. At its heart are the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin`s Valkyries. Yet it is also set in a very human world, incorporating strands from the oral narratives of
Postcards From Penguin
Postcards From Penguin is a box set collection of 100 postcards, featuring iconic penguin book covers from over 70 years of quintessentially British design. Proof that, sometimes, you really should judge a book by its cover!
Dead Souls
Nikolai Gogol`s `epic poem in prose`, “Dead Souls” is a damning indictment of a corrupt society, translated from the Russian with an introduction and notes by Robert A. Maguire in “Penguin Classics”. Chichikov, a mysterious stranger, arrives in the provincial town of `N`, visiting a succession of landowners and making each a strange offer. He
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4: Adrian Mole Book 1
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 is the first book in Sue Townsend`s brilliantly funny Adrian Mole series. Friday January 2ndI felt rotten today. It`s my mother`s fault for singing `My Way` at two o`clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like
Oblomov
Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russia`s dying aristocracy a man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar,
Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
Ordinary Men has been admired all over the world and is now published in the UK for the first time. It takes as its basis the detailed records of one squad from the Nazis` extermination groups and explores in detail its composition, its actions, andthe methods by which it was trained to perform acts of
The Bombing War
This is the ultimate history of the Blitz and bombing in the Second World War, from Wolfson Prize-winning historian and author Richard Overy. The use of massive fleets of bombers to kill and terrorize civilians was an aspect of the Second World War which continues to challenge the idea that Allies specifically fought a `moral`
Notes from the Blockade
The 900-day siege of Leningrad (1941-44) was one of the turning points of the Second World War. It slowed down the German advance into Russia and became a national symbol of survival and resistance. An estimated one million civilians died, most of them from cold and starvation. Lydia Ginzburg, a respected literary scholar (who meanwhile
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“One word of truth shall outweigh the whole world”. (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn). In the first month of the First World War the Russian campaign against the Germans creaks into gear. Crippled by weak, indecisive leadership the Russian troops battle desperately, even as the inevitability of failure and their own sacrifice dawns. Solzhenitsyn`s astounding work of historical
Young Skins
This title was shortlisted for the 2014 Guardian First Book Award. It was the winner of the 2014 Frank O`Connor International Short Story Award, as well as the winner of the 2014 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. This magnificent collection takes us to Glanbeigh, a small town in rural Ireland – a town in which
City on Fire
The New York Times bestseller. “Extraordinary…dazzling…a sprawling, generous, warm-hearted epic of 1970s New York”. (Observer). Midnight, New Year`s Eve, 1976. Nine lives are about to be changed forever. Regan and William Hamilton-Sweeney, heirs to one of New York`s greatest fortunes; Keith and Mercer, the men who, for better or worse, love them; Charlie and Samantha,
The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici
At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of enormous wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its often bloody political scene was dominated by rich mercantile families, the most famous of which were the Medici. This enthralling book charts the family`s huge influence on the political, economic and cultural
The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners
Whether you`re learning alone or attending classes, you`ll find this complete Russian language course for beginners both accessible and indispensable. Designed to provide the student with an excellent command of basic Russian (the equivalent of A level standard) this book features thirty lessons punctuated by revision exercises to ensure you have fully understood what you
The Fall of Yugoslavia: The Third Balkan War
Misha Glenny`s acclaimed account of the war in former Yugoslavia contains substantial new material that discusses the end of the five-year conflict and looks ahead to an uneasy future in this turbulent region. Writing in the “Evening Standard”, Fitzroy Maclean said `Misha Glenny`s deeply disturbing book is, to my mind, essential reading for anyone trying
The Death of Yugoslavia
“The Death of Yugoslavia” is a survey of the pressures and events that contributed to the break-up of former Yugoslavia, considered from a historical rather than a political or sociological point of view.Balkans
