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Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0141373342ISBN 13: 9780141373348
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The number-one-bestselling, magical first children's novel from Tom Fletcher.This is a story about a boy named William Trundle and a dinosaur named the Christmasaurus. It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure. It's about friendship and families, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer. It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible . . ._____'Redemption, magic and gleeful silliness' - The Observer'Genius' - The Sun 'Grown-up readers will love reading this charming, heart-warming book aloud' - The Daily Express 359 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1405936134ISBN 13: 9781405936132
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - SAVE MONEY IN 2021 WITH THIS SIMPLE AND FOOLPROOF JOURNAL________'Experts claim it could help some people cut spending by up to 35%' Mail OnlinePeople in Japan are masters of minimal living, able to make do with less in all aspects of life, whether it's de-cluttering personal belongings or savvy seasonal cooking. But at the heart of all this is the kakeibo: the budgeting journal used to set saving goals and spend wisely.It's simple: at the beginning of each month you sit down with your kakeibo and think about how much you would like to save and what you will need to do in order to reach your goal. There is space to jot down your weekly spending and reflect on the month just gone. A kakeibo ensures helps make saving a part of your everyday life, while also giving you the opportunity to reflect and improve every month.Get a grip on your spending and start to achieve your goals, by finding ways to save for the things that really matter in your life.Don't give up what you want most for what you want now . . . This is the Japanese Journal that puts more money in YOUR pocket every month.'The simple art of keeping track of your finances . . . this is about being financially mindful rather than letting a gadget do the thinking for you' The Sunday Times 208 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0718186680ISBN 13: 9780718186685
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fall in love with the romantic shores of Lake Como, Italy in this dazzling story about new beginnings'Fresh, intelligent, sparklingly escapist' Sunday MirrorLake Como, Italy, New Year's Eve. The perfect place to fall in love Or the perfect place for everything to fall apart Lucy may have suffered her fair share of bad men, but now she has Pete. Finally, a man worth sharing her favourite place with, Lake Como. That's if she can put mysterious phone calls and glamorous ex-girlfriends out of her mind.Taggie is rushed off her feet, but distraction is exactly what she needs to forget why she fled England and the sadness she left behind. She certainly doesn't have time for infuriating stranger Marco. A man is the last thing she needs right now.Lucy and Taggie might not know it, but their lives are about to collide.The New Year might begin with fireworks - but how will it end ----'A writing powerhouse' Carrie Hope Fletcher'Utterly romantic' Adele Parks'Heart-warming and wonderfully romantic' Rosanna Ley'The perfect getaway read' Red 416 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1405926899ISBN 13: 9781405926898
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Inspired by a blistering real-life murder, Blue Light Yokohama's INSPECTOR IWATA is perfect for FANS OF JO NESBO'S HARRY HOLE.THE MURDERER'S IN YOUR HOUSE . . . A family of four are found murdered in their own home. A painted black sun is left dripping, as the killer walks away in broad daylight.THE FIRST DETECTIVE DIED TRYING TO SOLVE IT . . . He was said to have committed suicide by throwing himself off Tokyo's famous Rainbow Bridge.THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING . . . Inspector Iwata and his partner must find a murderer who is only just beginning. He knows time is running out and the menacing black sun means one thing, the killer will never stop.'Outstanding' SUNDAY EXPRESS, THE MOST AWAITED BOOK OF 2017 'Strong . . . promises to be an excellent series' Guardian 448 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0241303788ISBN 13: 9780241303788
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Georges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Li¿, Belgium, in 1903. He is best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret novels and his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life. 176 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0141987375ISBN 13: 9780141987378
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This lucid guide is essential reading' GuardianFrom Donald Trump to Recep Erdogan, populists are on the rise across the globe. But what exactly is populism Should everyone who criticizes Wall Street or Washington be called a populist What precisely is the difference between right-wing and left-wing populism Does populism bring government closer to the people or is it a threat to democracy Who are 'the people' anyway and who can speak in their name These questions have never been more pressing.In this provocative book, Jan-Werner Müller argues that at populism's core is a rejection of pluralism. Populists will always claim that they and they alone represent the people and their true interests. Contrary to conventional wisdom, populists can govern on the basis of their claim to exclusive moral representation of the people: if populists have enough power, they will end up creating an authoritarian state that excludes all those not considered part of the proper 'people'. Proposing a number of concrete strategies for how liberal democrats should best deal with populists, Müller shows how to counter their claims to speak exclusively for 'the silent majority'.\*Updated with a new afterword\* 141 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0241970741ISBN 13: 9780241970744
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'There is warmth and heart aplenty in this delicately told story' Daily MailMoving back in with her dad was not part of Kate's plan. Blindsided by her husband's affair and the break-up of their family, Kate must balance the needs of three very different children - solo.Seven-year-old Bobby is having meltdowns at school. Eighteen-year-old Luke vows that he'll never speak to his father again. And sweet middle-child Jess, always the peacemaker, is just trying to cheer everyone up as best she can.But when Jess is diagnosed with cancer, Kate's resilience is put to the ultimate test. She knows she has to put aside her own hurt and do what is best for her little girl. But maybe doing the right thing means doing the unthinkable 'A heart-warming and a heart-breaking story, beautifully written and sensitive . compelling' Woman's Way'A fascinating exploration of difficult subjects . Moriarty writes with compelling authority' Irish Times'OMG! I'm an emotional wreck after reading this novel, probably not helped by the fact that I pulled an all-nighter to finish it . I just could not put it down' Eileen Dunne, RTÉ__________Praise for Sinéad Moriarty:'Heartfelt and deeply moving . I couldn't put it down.' Susan Lewis'Intriguing and thought provoking . a great read.' Katie Fforde'Gripping and thought-provoking - I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!' Paige Toon'We ate this fabulous story up - 4 stars' Heat magazine'Love, lies and longing - this has it all - 4 stars' Woman magazine'Intriguing - a dramatic twist in the tale will keep you engrossed.' Candis 464 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0141987405ISBN 13: 9780141987408
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hera Lindsay Bird has a MA in poetry from Victoria University of Wellington, where she won the 2011 Adam Prize. Her work has been published by The Toast, The Hairpin, Sport, Hue & Cry, The Spinoff, The New Zealand Listener and Best New Zealand Poems. In 2017, she won the Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry and the Sarah Broom Poetry Prize. She is currently living in Wellington. 112 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0241312787ISBN 13: 9780241312780
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A giant of twentieth-century science fiction' Guardian'This Room Guaranteed BOMB-FREE. From the Management'Hapless cosmonaut Ijon Tichy has been sent back to earth to attend the Eighth Futurological Congress in smog-bound, overpopulated Costa Rica, holed up with an assortment of scientists in a luxury hotel (fully equipped with tear gas sprinklers in case things get out of hand). But when an unfortunate incident occurs involving a revolution and hallucinogenic drugs in the water supply, Tichy finds himself shot, frozen and thawed out in a future beyond anything he could ever have imagined. 128 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0241307392ISBN 13: 9780241307397
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Few novelists match the intensity of her vision' J. G. BallardNo one knows why the ice has come, and no one can stop it. Every day it creeps further across the earth, covering the land in snow and freezing everything in its path. Through this bleached, devastated world, one man pursues the sylph-like, silver-haired girl he loves, as she keeps running - away from her husband; away from the sinister 'warden' who seeks to control her; away from him. 'A raw, brutal tale set in a frozen post-nuclear dystopia . addictive and extremely entertaining' Guardian'There is nothing else quite like Ice' Doris Lessing'She is De Quincey's heir and Kafka's sister' Brian Aldiss 182 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0241334004ISBN 13: 9780241334003
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The story of the negro in America is the story of America . it is not a very pretty story'James Baldwin's breakthrough essay collection made him the voice of his generation. Ranging over Harlem in the 1940s, movies, novels, his preacher father and his experiences of Paris, they capture the complexity of black life at the dawn of the civil rights movement with effervescent wit and prophetic wisdom. 'A classic . In a divided America, James Baldwin's fiery critiques reverberate anew' Washington Post'Edgy and provocative, entertainingly satirical' Robert McCrum, Guardian'Cemented his reputation as a cultural seer . Notes of a Native Son endures as his defining work, and his greatest' Time 179 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0241297699ISBN 13: 9780241297698
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The young naturalist W. N. P. Barbellion described this remarkably candid record of living with multiple sclerosis as 'a study in the nude'. It begins as an ambitious teenager's notes on the natural world, and then, following his diagnosis at the age of twenty-six, transforms into a deeply moving account of battling the disease. His prose is full of humour and fierce intelligence, and combines a passion for life with clear-sighted reflections on the nature of death. Barbellion selected and edited this manuscript himself in 1917, adding a fictional editor's note announcing his own demise. This Penguin Classics edition includes 'The Last Diary', which covers the period between submission of the manuscript and Barbellion's actual death in 1919. 400 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0718185838ISBN 13: 9780718185831
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - DISCOVER THE GRIPPING THRILLER FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING TWIN CITIES SERIES'Supercharged storytelling' DAILY MAIL________ A young woman is murdered in a park in Minneapolis. When detectives Gino and Magozzi discover a playing card near the body, they recognise the work of a serial killer who has already struck the city once before. But it's worse than they imagined. The card is the four of spades; the last victim's was an ace: it seems they're already two murders behind. Once again working with Grace MacBride and her team of analysts, they discover a web of evidence stretching back into the past.And there is little time to untangle it:This killer has a taste for blood, and he's intent on playing out the deck . . .________ PRAISE FOR P. J. TRACY: 'Outrageously suspenseful' Harlan Coben 'A fast-paced gripping read with thrills and devilish twists' Guardian 'A powerful thriller and an ingenious plot' Observer Review 'Some of the best new blood work in the genre . . . Scary funny, witty, and genuinely perplexing right to the end' Glasgow Herald 320 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1405935065ISBN 13: 9781405935067
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist. 384 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1405936126ISBN 13: 9781405936125
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Andrew Taylor is the author of a number of crime novels, including the ground-breaking Roth Trilogy, which was adapted into the acclaimed drama Fallen Angel, and the historical crime novels The Ashes of London, The Silent Boy, and The American Boy, a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and a 2005 Richard & Judy Book Club Choice.He has won many awards, including the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award (the only author to win it three times) and the CWA's prestigious Diamond Dagger. 480 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1405920335ISBN 13: 9781405920339
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Surviving the weekend depends on whether you can keep a secret . . . Lindsey hasn't spoken to Rachel in twenty years, not since her brother's eighteenth birthday party at their parents' remote country house.A night that shattered so many friendships - and left Rachel's father dead.Now Thornbury Hall is up for sale, and the old gang are back there, together again.A weekend to say goodbye to the old place, to talk about the past.But twenty years of secrets aren't given up lightly. Some won't speak about what happened that night.While others want to ensure that no one ever does.\*One of Red Magazine's Top Ten Crime Reads for Autumn\*Praise for Karen Perry'Keeps us guessing until the very last page' Liz Nugent'Intense psychological thrillers that explore emotional danger with relentless, surgical accuracy' Tana French'Like Gone Girl . . . The most gripping thing I've read for ages' Evening Standard 400 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0141392649ISBN 13: 9780141392646
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A new and original anthology that introduces the use of rhetoric in the classical world, from Aristotle to Cicero and beyond Classical rhetoric is one of the earliest versions of what is today known as media studies. It was absolutely crucial to life in the ancient world, whether in the courtroom, the legislature, or on ceremonial occasions, and was described as either the art of persuasion or the art of speaking well. This anthology brings together all the most important ancient writings on rhetoric, including works by Cicero, Aristotle, Quintilian, and Philostratus. Ranging across such themes as memory, persuasion, delivery, and style, it provides a fascinating introduction to classical rhetoric and will be an invaluable sourcebook for students of the ancient world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0141986662ISBN 13: 9780141986661
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*\*Over 1 million copies sold worldwide\*\*MAJOR NEW EDITIONFrom Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and its Discontents is the bestselling exposé of the all-powerful organizations that control our lives.Joseph Stiglitz's landmark book lifted the lid on how globalization was hurting those it was meant to help. Many of its predictions came true, and it became a touchstone in the debate. This major new edition looks afresh at the continuing mismanagement of globalization, and how it has led to our current political and economic discontents. Globalization can still be a force for good, Stiglitz argues. But the balance of power has to change. Here he offers real, tough solutions for the future. 'A massively important political as well as economic document . we should listen to him urgently' Will Hutton, Guardian 'Stiglitz is a rare breed, an heretical economist who has ruffled the self-satisfied global establishment that once fed him. Globalization and its Discontents declares war on the entire Washington financial and economic establishment' Ian Fraser, Sunday Herald 'Gripping . this landmark book shows him to be a worthy successor to Keynes' Robin Blackburn, Independent.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0141983248ISBN 13: 9780141983240
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Can the Euro be saved Should it be Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz dismantles the prevailing consensus around what ails Europe - arguing that economic stagnation is a direct result of the Euro's flawed birth, demolishing the champions of austerity and offering solutions that can rescue the continent from further devastation.'Stiglitz could hardly have timed The Euro better . one of those economists with a rare ability to help readers understand complex ideas' Philip Aldrick, The Times'Original, hard-hitting . Much more than a demolition job. These chapters are full of constructive proposals' Martin Sandbu, Financial Times'Terrific and clarifying' Peter Goodman, The New York Times'Coolly analytical . he is surely right: without a radical overhaul of its workings, the Euro seems all but certain to fail' Economist.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0718188624ISBN 13: 9780718188627
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dr Gareth Moore is on the board of the World Puzzle Federation, and is the author of a wide range of brain-training and puzzle books for both children and adults, including The Mammoth Book of Brain Games, The Brain Workout, The Mammoth Book of New Sudoku and The Rough Guide Book of Brain Training.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1405932791ISBN 13: 9781405932790
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Heir. Prince. King. Discover the real Charles - our King - in the definitive biography from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen 'Brilliant, startling. The royal biography everyone's talking about' Daily Mail_________His destiny was to become King. But for 70 years, he was a Prince.From his declared heirdom aged three to his years spent fulfilling royal duty in support of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles has spent his entire life serving the nation. But there is still so much we don't know.In this fascinating exploration of his public and private lives, Sally Bedell Smith - the acclaimed, bestselling biographer of Elizabeth the Queen - has drawn extensively on her access to the Royal Family's inner circle to reveal a portrait of a misunderstood prince.Beginning with his lonely childhood, Smith details his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial pursuits, and his love affairs, from the tragedy of his marriage to Diana to his eventual reunion with Camilla, as well as his relationship with the next generation of royals, including Will, Kate, Harry, and his beloved grandchildren. As this sweeping and definitive biography shows, Prince Charles is more than a king - he is a son, father, husband, servant, prince - who spent his life preparing to follow in his mother's footsteps._________ 'For all we know about Prince Charles, there is so much we didn't know - until now' Tom Brokaw.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0141043326ISBN 13: 9780141043326
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'The best new narrative of the battle thus far, reflecting his gifts for fluent prose and moving quotations.' Max Hastings, Sunday Times No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front during World War I than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life and stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is an iconic image - but this critically-acclaimed bestseller, on the four months of battle, shows the extent to which the Allied armies were in fact able to break through the German front lines again and again. In eight years of research, Hugh Sebag-Montefiore -- the author of Dunkirk -- has found extraordinary new material from Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, and the British - from heartbreaking diaries and letters to hitherto unseen Red Cross files - recounting their experiences amid the horror of war. It has been hailed as the best book about the battle, which, though not an Allied victory, was the beginning of the slide towards German defeat.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0241207029ISBN 13: 9780241207024
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ali Smith was born in Inverness in 1962. She is the author of many novels, including most recently Autumn, Winter and Spring in the 'Seasonal' quartet. Her 2014 novel How to be both won the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, the Goldsmiths Prize and the Costa Novel of the Year Award. She has also been shortlisted once for the Orwell Prize, twice for the Orange Prize and four times for the Man Booker Prize, among many other prizes. Ali Smith lives in Cambridge.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0141399724ISBN 13: 9780141399720
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This definitive, multi-volume history of the world's first known state reveals that much of what we have been taught about Ancient Egypt is the product of narrow-minded visions of the pastDrawing on a lifetime of research, John Romer chronicles the history of Ancient Egypt from the building of the Great Pyramid through the rise and fall of the Middle Kingdom: a peak of Pharaonic culture and the period when writing first flourished. He reveals how the grand narratives of nineteenth and twentieth-century Egyptologists have misled us by portraying a culture of cruel monarchs and chronic war. Instead, based in part on discoveries of the past two decades, this extraordinary account shows what we can really learn from the remaining architecture, objects and writing: a history based on physical reality.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0241331625ISBN 13: 9780241331620
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In a very short time the queen was in a furious passion, and went stamping about, and shouting off with his head!' or 'Off with her head!' about once in a minute.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 0718188144ISBN 13: 9780718188146
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chrissy Teigen is known as many things: supermodel, star of Instagram and Twitter, and US TV personality, but her real passion is food.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1405934328ISBN 13: 9781405934329
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Audio-CD. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Penguin presents the unabridged audio CD edition of Mythos written and read by Stephen Fry.THE TIMES AUDIOBOOK OF THE WEEK'Perfect for the 21st Century. Ebullient, funny, Fry retells the Greek myths with elegance' The Times'A cracking good story' The Times Literary Supplement 'A wondrous new immersion in ancient stories we only thought we knew. Page to page, Mythos is brilliant, funny, erudite, inventive, surprising and enthralling' Richard North Patterson'Fry's lively writing certainly conveys his lifelong passion for Greek myths . . . It's a rollicking good read' The Independent_________No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly and brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. They are like us, only more so - their actions and adventures scrawled across the heavens above. From the birth of the universe to the creation of humankind, Stephen Fry - who fell in love with these stories as a child - retells these myths for our tragic, comic, fateful age. Witness Athena born from the cracking open of Zeus's great head and follow Persephone down into the dark realm of Hades. Experience the terrible and endless fate of Prometheus after his betrayal of Zeus and shiver as Pandora opens her jar of evil torments.The Greek gods are the best and worst of us, and in Stephen Fry's hands they tell us who we are. Mythos - smart, funny, and above all great fun - is the retelling we deserve by a man who has been entertaining the nation for over four decades.'A cracking good story' The Times Literary Supplement.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Nov 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1846149649ISBN 13: 9781846149641
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Precious historical documents . . . vividly human and often funny . . . these images tell the true story of a presidency that words have failed' Jonathan Jones, Guardian The definitive visual biography of Barack Obama's historic presidency, captured in unprecedented detail by his Chief White House photographer, presented in an oversize, 12'x10' exquisitely produced format, and featuring a foreword from the President himself.Pete Souza was with President Obama during more crucial moments than anyone else and he photographed them all - from the highly classified to the disarmingly candid. Obama: An Intimate Portrait reproduces more than three hundred of Souza's most iconic photographs in exquisite detail, some of which have never been published before. Souza's photographs, with the behind-the-scenes captions and stories that accompany them, document the most consequential hours of the Presidency alongside unguarded moments with the President's family, his encounters with children, interactions with world leaders and cultural figures, and more. These images communicate the pace and power of America's highest office and reveal the spirit of the extraordinary man who became President. The result is a portrait of exceptional intimacy and a stunning record of a landmark era in American history.