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Billy Is Nasty To Ant: Jealousy
Billy Is Nasty To Ant: Jealousy
James Minter
¥36.62
For 7 to 9 year old boys and girls. Jealousy only really hurts the person who feels it. Help your child to understand how this emotion stands in their way to feeling happy. Billy Field and Ant Turner are involved in a school production. Billy believes he deserves the most attention, and the prize for being the better student. When his best friend Ant receives both, he feels jealous. For Billy, it isn’t fair, and he’s afraid he will lose his popularity as Ant becomes the centre of attention. Billy blames Ant for how he’s feeling and wants to get his own back. He tries to turn people against his friend, and even tells lies. Ant has done nothing wrong, and doesn’t understand why Billy is behaving the way he is. What can Ant do to stop Billy from being so nasty? What will it take to restore their friendship? Does Ant want Billy as a friend in future? Billy Is Nasty To Ant is the third title in the Billy?Growing Up series. Each book addresses a unique topic—bullying, arrogant pride, jealousy, lying, stealing, lack of self-belief, understanding money, and secrets. Written to help parents, guardians and teachers deal with the issues that challenge pre-teen children; each topic is presented in a gentle way through storytelling. Setting the issues in a meaningful context helps children to understand the challenges, and to see things from a different perspective. The books act as icebreakers allowing for discussions of difficult subjects. Additionally, each title is supported by a free activity book to reinforce the learning, while having fun. Buying this book today will support your child in dealing with this all too common but negative emotion.
Billy Gets Bullied: Bullying
Billy Gets Bullied: Bullying
James Minter
¥16.27
Suitable for boys and girls aged 7 to 9. In this first book of the Billy Growing Up series, Billy Field is uber excited at his approaching tenth birthday. Not only is it his first double-digit birthday, but he’ll be ten on the tenth day of the tenth month—a once in a lifetime event. Billy’s invited his best friend Ant to his party. They’re having a magician who’s being assisted by Max, Ant’s sister. Granddad magics Billy’s present – a twenty-pound note, but soon after the party, Billy has his money stolen by the local bully. Bullying is unacceptable, and has to be dealt with… Billy Has A Birthday is a wonderful example of a story that young children can enjoy reading alone or together with their parents. Using traditional storytelling, it is entertaining while dealing with a serious issue that affects many children as they grow up. Bullying can be a difficult subject for children to talk about, and many feel frightened or embarrassed if they fall victim to bullying. This book acts as the perfect icebreaker for adults and children to begin discussing these issues. Find out how this negative experience turns out. A perfect read for children who enjoy school fiction, but with a positive learning to help other bullied children. If you enjoy reading David Walliams or Jeff Kinney you will love the Billy Growing Up series.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
Stephen Crane
¥40.79
The Red Badge of Courage follows events of the American Civil War, and life of a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a red badge of courage, to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts as standard-bearer.
The Blue Hotel and Other Stories
The Blue Hotel and Other Stories
Stephen Crane
¥40.79
Three visitors find shelter from a blizzard at Pat Scully's hotel: a nervous New Yorker known as the Swede, a rambunctious Westerner named Bill, and a reserved Easterner called Mr. Blanc. The Swede becomes increasingly drunk, defensive, and reckless. He is later murdered at the bar.
Unfamiliar Tunes: Plays by Anton Chekhov
Unfamiliar Tunes: Plays by Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
¥40.79
Anton Chekhov's iconic plays including some of the unfamiliar short pieces such as The Wedding, and some of the more established classics such as The Cherry Orchard. Chekhov revolutionised world literature influencing generations of playwrights, screenwriters and actors. George Bernard Shaw described Chekhov's work as a fantasia in the Russian manner on English themes.
Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida
William Shakespeare
¥40.79
Troilus and Cressida is set during the later years of the Trojan War, faithfully following the plotline of the Iliad from Achilles' refusal to participate in battle to Hector's death. Troilus, a Trojan prince (son of Priam), woos Cressida, another Trojan. They have sex, professing their undying love, before Cressida is exchanged for a Trojan prisoner of war. As he attempts to visit her in the Greek camp, Troilus glimpses Diomedes flirting with his beloved Cressida, and decides to avenge her perfidy.
“Tape’s Rolling, Take One”
“Tape’s Rolling, Take One”
Adrian Kerridge
¥51.91
Adrian Kerridge was part of the British recording industry for the past 50 years. His revolutionary and often forthright approach within the music industry put him at the centre of the recording world for half a century. As owner of the eminent Lansdowne Studios - birth place of the Dave Clark Five, and home to numerous household name artists and session stories as well as the cofounding father of the CADAC console brand - he witnessed first-hand the technological changes of an industry transitioning from analogue tape to multi-track to digital recording and editing in the 80s and forwards; was a forerunner in the 60s of the then experimental practice of direct injection – now widely employed by sound engineers and laid the foundations for a more modern upfront sound that was lacking in the 50s and early 60s. Renowned for creating unique sonic signatures for bands and other recording artists, Adrian’s approach to recording was unlike anything the industry had seen in the years previous. He recorded “hot”, clean and gutsy while his contemporaries were more conservative in their approach. This book traces his personal and professional journey from war time Britain to the swinging 60s. Imparting his professional knowledge through his explanations and diagrams intertwined with the remarkable story of his life Adrian Kerridge 1938 – 2016
The Professor
The Professor
Charlotte Bronte
¥40.79
The Professor was the first novel by Charlotte Bronte. It was originally written before Jane Eyre and rejected by many publishing houses, but was eventually published posthumously. The novel follows life of a young man, William Crimsworth, and is a first-person narrative from his perspective. It describes his maturation, his loves and his eventual career as a professor at an all-girls school.
Delphi Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert (Illustrated)
Gustave Flaubert
¥16.27
Gustave Flaubert, the great realist writer, is now available in Delphi’s bestselling range of titles. This erudite eBook offers readers the most complete collection ever compiled of Flaubert’s FICTIONAL works in English translation, with all the usual Delphi bonus texts. (Current version: 1) * concise introductions to the novels and other works * images of how the novels first appeared, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * each novel has an individual contents table * MADAME BOVARY and the other novels are illustrated with contemporary artwork * all novels are presented with their French versions – sample the true brilliance of Flaubert’s original text, in between reading the English translations * BONUS selection of non-fiction texts, including an informative account of the Madame Bovary trial * boasts a special literary criticism section, with works by famous writers such as Henry James, Virginia Woolf and D. H. Lawrence, examining Flaubert’s contribution to literature * includes Guy de Maupassant’s scholarly study of Flaubert, available in no other collection * ALSO includes G. A. Mounsey’s biography – immerse yourself in Flaubert’s literary life! * many images relating to Flaubert’s life, works, places and film adaptations * scholarly ordering of texts in chronological order and literary genres, allowing easy navigation around Flaubert’s immense oeuvre Please note: a complete works of Gustave Flaubert in English is not possible due to copyright restrictions and some works having never been translated. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels MEMOIRS OF A MADMAN (not in English) MADAME BOVARY SALAMMB? SENITMENTAL EDUCATION BOUVARD AND P?CUCHET The Short Stories ?UVRES DE JEUNESSE (not in English) THREE TALES THE DANCE OF DEATH NOVEMBRE The Poetry THE TEMPTATION OF SAINT ANTOINE The Plays THE CANDIDATE THE CASTLE OF HEARTS LE SEXE FAIBLE (not in English) Selected Non-Fiction ABOARD THE CANGE OVER STRAND AND FIELD THE GEORGE SAND-GUSTAVE FLAUBERT LETTERS The Trial THE PUBLIC VS. M. GUSTAVE FLAUBERT The Criticism GUSTAVE FLAUBERT: A STUDY BY GUY DE MAUPASSANT EXTRACT FROM ‘FIGURES OF SEVERAL CENTURIES’ BY ARTHUR SYMONS EXTRACT FROM ‘ESSAYS IN LONDON AND ELSEWHERE’ BY HENRY JAMES EXTRACTS FROM D.H. LAWRENCE’S PHOENIX: THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS’ EXTRACTS FROM VIRGINIA WOOLF’S DIARY The Biography THE LIFE-WORK OF FLAUBERT BY G. A. MOUNSEY The French Texts Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Studies in Self Culture and Character: A Man's Value to Society
Studies in Self Culture and Character: A Man's Value to Society
Newell Dwight Hillis
¥40.79
Man’s evident failure to make the most out of his material life suggests a study of the elements in each citizen that make him of value to his age and community. What are the measurements of mankind, and why is it that daily some add new treasures to the storehouse of civilization, while others take from and waste the store already accumulated?
Mental Endurance: How to develop mental toughness from the world's elite forces
Mental Endurance: How to develop mental toughness from the world's elite forces
Chris McNab
¥61.83
You can train all you like, but when it comes to the crunch, do you have the mental endurance to see yourself through combat situations, being held hostage or finding yourself at the mercy of the elements? SAS and Elite Forces Handbook: Mental Endurance examines what it takes to be as mentally fit as a special forces soldier. It is equally important to focus on diet, rest patterns and mental discipline as it is to concentrate on push-ups, sit-ups and other physical exercises. Using simple steps, the book shows the reader how they can build up their endurance over a matter of weeks and months, and how their quality of life will benefit. SAS and Elite Forces Handbook: Mental Endurance demonstrates how you can gain the psychological edge over your opponent. Whether you are competing in unarmed combat sports, running a marathon or just looking to get ahead, the book will have helpful and practical advice for you. Exercises such as positive thinking and visualisations and memory games are explored as ways of dealing with solitude, depression, anger management and torture when in crisis situations. Using 300 instructive artworks, SAS and Elite Forces Handbook: Mental Endurance shows you how special forces units such as the SAS and Delta Force stretch themselves mentally.
Delphi Complete Works of Radclyffe Hall (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Radclyffe Hall (Illustrated)
Radclyffe Hall
¥20.36
Radclyffe Hall’s 1928 novel “The Well of Loneliness” caused a publishing scandal in 1928 and is now recognised as the first overt lesbian novel in English literature. Hall was also awarded prestigious literary prizes for the novel “Adam’s Breed” and she produced a large body of accomplished verse. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Hall’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hall’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 7 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The rare short story collection MISS OGILVY FINDS HERSELF, first time in digital print * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Scarce poetry collections, available in no other edition * A bonus biography - discover Hall’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles Please note: no known copies of the posthumous Italian poetry collection RHYMES AND RHYTHMS are available at the time of publication. Once the text becomes available, it will be added to the collection as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels THE FORGE THE UNLIT LAMP A SATURDAY LIFE ADAM’S BREED THE WELL OF LONELINESS THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE THE SIXTH BEATITUDE The Short Story Collection MISS OGILVY FINDS HERSELF The Poetry Collections INTRODUCTION TO THE POETRY OF RADCLYFFE HALL TWIXT EARTH AND STARS A SHEAF OF VERSES POEMS OF THE PAST & PRESENT SONGS OF THREE COUNTIES AND OTHER POEMS THE FORGOTTEN ISLAND The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Biography A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF RADCLYFFE HALL by Gill Rossini Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Rapsodie ?n alb-negru cu Leonard Berstein
Rapsodie ?n alb-negru cu Leonard Berstein
Sebastian Alcalay Gina
¥61.83
Pata-Tata. ?ah nu este o carte de critic? literar?, nu este un experiment critific?ional hibrid, nu este nici o fic?iune pur?, ci este, ?n cel mai autentic sens pe care ?l permite literatura ast?zi, confesiunea unei sensibilit??i ?b?ntuite“. Despre paginile care ??i ?ntind umbrele prelungi asupra propriei vie?i ?i despre absen?ele care se strecoar? imperceptibil din autobiografic ?n c?r?ile pe care le cite?te, Diana Adamek scrie ?ntr-o tonalitate silen?ioas?, hipnotic?, cu talentul incontestabil al unui romancier. Evit?nd conven?iile obosite ale textualismului, sau problematiz?rile conceptuale ale teoriei literare, Pata-Tata. ?ah este romanul unei credin?e poetice care configureaz? deopotriv? spa?iul clipei vii ?i cel al memoriei livre?ti ?n liniile de for?? ale unei vibra?ii pasionale. ?ntre c?r?ile rom?ne?ti ale primului deceniu, acest eseu confesiv al Dianei Adamek r?m?ne cea mai patima?? ?i mai provocatoare m?rturie de credin?? a unui cititor avizat, ?i, dup? cum avea s? se dovedeasc? c??iva ani mai t?rziu, a unui excep?ional prozator.Ovidiu Mircean
Cartea lui Andrei
Cartea lui Andrei
Lazu Ion
¥16.27
Sunt un om modelat mai mult de literatur dect de prini i de coal, aa c practic nu-mi pot imagina cum a fi artat, n alt context social-familial, ce a fi devenit, cum a fi evoluat. Atras de lumea din cri. Poate i pentru c personajele din literatur sunt mai pregnante, mai coerente, mai plauzibile, cu noim i de neles, n ultim instan, iar nu indecise, confuze, lipsite de sens, ca n viaa obinuit. Cnd spun uneori c eu i fr studii superioare, rmas funcionar ori meteugar, a fi fost acelai om, cam la asta m refer. La faptul c pentru formarea mea decisive au fost crile, lecturile, lumea stilizat, nsmnat cu mesaj. Poate c abia prin asta m apropii de ali scribi...Exist suflet, m ntrebam azi, n parc, pe o slab ninsoare, dnd un semiocol lacului. Poate c nu exist, n sensul dat acestui cuvnt de cei care neag transcendentul. ns pentru unul ca mine sufletul exist, el este ceea ce a rmas din prinii mei i mi umple mie viaa, gndurile; ceea ce m face s fiu n comuniune cu ei.“ – Ion Lazu
Fisica Spirituale: Filosofia, conoscenza e tecnologia dal futuro
Fisica Spirituale: Filosofia, conoscenza e tecnologia dal futuro
Coyote Cardo
¥69.81
n parcul acela mare dintr-o suburbie a Chicago-ului am descoperit un col mai prginit, cu un lac plin de ppuri, de ierburi acvatice al cror nume l ignoram, de rae slbatice, ceva cam ca pe la noi. Se pare c, pe ct de mult difer locurile n care omul i face viaa lui civilizat, tot pe att de mult se aseamn ntre ele locurile care i-au pstrat, ca printr-o minune, starea lor de la nceput, netulburat de homo faber. Poate n-o s credei, dar nu ne mai dezlipeam de acel loc, cruia unii i-ar putea spune prloag. M-a impresionat faptul c aceti copii s-au artat receptivi la mesajul natural. nseamn c omul, atunci cnd i se ofer ocazia, alege n modul cel mai firesc un peisaj linitit, odihnitor. La drept vorbind, sunt attea lucruri interesante de vzut aici, la fratele meu Ionel Americanul! i tocmai n momente ca stea, gndul meu se ntoarce la ce-a fost cndva. Se pare ca i sufletul i are ochii lui...“ – Lidia Lazu
Povesti minunate cu lucruri fermecate
Povesti minunate cu lucruri fermecate
Italo Calvino
¥40.79
Un demers hermeneutic grav, efectuat ?n profunzimile operei ionesciene, ?i demonstr?nd cu asupra de m?sur? c? ??n prima pies? a lui Ionesco, Engleze?te f?r? profesor, comunicarea este repetitiv? ?i alienant?. Recurenta cli?eelor limbii de lemn burgheze este efectul (cauz?) unei existen?e osificate. Alienarea ?ncepe prin a fi pa?nic? ?i sf?r?e?te ?n agresiune. La ?nceput, b?tr?nii so?i Smith se afund? ?n banalitatea comunic?rii. Tinerii so?i Martin fac la fel, potrivit psihologiei v?rstei lor. Primii au o ?n?elepciune senil?. Ultimii, o vitalitate copil?reasc?. Pe parcurs (in)comunicarea se ad?nce?te, cuvintele ??i ?ndep?rteaz? tot mai mult sensurile, p?n? la a le abandona ori livra unei anamneze enun?iative. Sensul, p?r?nd genetic absent, ??i caut? identitatea ontologic? fictiv?, ?ntr-o deriv? total?. Noile contexte generate de un astfel de tip de enun?are creeaz? spa?ii retorice ale (?n)comunic?rii, inabitual proliferante, sf?r?ind adesea, cum s-a observat, ?ntr-un joc de-a masacrul logocratic, rupt de comandamentele – instan?ele – enun??rii. Personajele rostesc replicile automat, ?ntr-un ritm tot mai accentuat“.
Desene naravase
Desene naravase
Italo Calvino
¥40.79
Poemele dense, pline de miez ale lui Andrei Fischof curg unul dup altul. Fr ostentaie. Firesc, aa cum ploaia se scurge din orbitele zeilor fr nume, aa cum iarba poate fi numit iarb numai dac este pscut, din timp in timp, de pegaii morilor tineri. nfurat n toga marelui frig, poetul refuz zgomotul, nvlmeala, furtunile agitaiilor zadarnice, optnd mereu pentru ipostaza martorului tcut, marcat de o sensibilitate atent, ochiul su, da, cel triunghiular, din frunte, nregistrnd totul, aproape totul. Poemele-peisaje contureaz o lume a sfritului ntunecat, a degenerescentei, a decadenei i pierderii reperelor. E o lume de comar, o lume nurubat n albia apocalipsei care se inventa, clipa de clipa, provocnd martorul – adunat, strns n el nsui, atent la forurile-i luntrice i la vocea creia i se supune necondiionat – s imagineze discret, evaziv, surpat n uimirea de a fi el nsui: o ans de salvare. i martorul rspunde provocrii, aa cum un copil, fiind, pe malul mrii, harponat spre orizonturile mirabile ale dorinei de a fi, deseneaz, cu un beior, pe nisip, o uria corabie fantastic...“ – Aura Christi.
Olimpiada din Biblioteca Domnului Lemoncello
Olimpiada din Biblioteca Domnului Lemoncello
Chris Grabenstein
¥48.97
Simpatia fa de Legiune a fost indirect, prin Nae Ionescu, i n-a avut nici o influen n gndirea i scrierile mele“ (Mircea Eliade, 1978).Mircea Eliade. Anii tulburi: 1932-1938, iat o carte care te ndeamn s-o citeti nc de la lectura titlului. [...] ncearc s pun punctele pe toate i-urile n ceea ce privete relaiile lui Eliade cu micarea legionar. Obiectul de studiu sunt ndeosebi cele 17 articole evident legionare ale viitorului mare istoric al religiilor“ – Liviu Antonesei.Culpa lui Eliade rmne, ns nu trebuie s pierdem din vedere istovitoarea munc pe care a realizat-o pn la sfritul vieii sale i nici faptul c o ntreag coala de istorie a religiilor se revendic pornind de la cercetrile lui“ – Mihaela Gligor.
Pisicile r?zboinice. Cartea a V-a - O cale primejdioas?
Pisicile r?zboinice. Cartea a V-a - O cale primejdioas?
Erin Hunter
¥73.49
Selecia prozatorilor din comunism se cere ceva mai struitor argumentat dect cea a prozatorilor interbelici (termen uzual, dar neacoperitor, pentru c includem n aceast perioad i vremurile de rzboi). Exemplaritatea, aici, e motivat de valoarea, originalitatea, insolitul, atipicitatea (stranietatea, cu termenul lui Harold Bloom) epicii. Urmresc – o spun riscnd simplificarea – fondul autohton i forma universal. Dau prioritate experimentului, dac nnoirea este substanial, se integreaz n – i face sau ncearc diferena de – epica occidental. Fac o concesie cu M. Preda, prozatorul emblematic al unei epoci istorice ntunecate (cu toate nuanele de ntuneric i rarele ei strfulgerri de lumin). Previn uor reproul de a ocoli n selecie prozatori care abia dac debutau sau publicau primele cri pn n 1989.“ – Marian Victor Buciu
Proz? scurt? cu postludii
Proz? scurt? cu postludii
Nacu Augustin
¥24.44
...Lng zid sttea btrnul, demnul btrn al dimineilor mele. Zidul se continua neted dintr-o cldire, a unui spital poate, cci printr-o ferestruic de la subsol, zbrelit, zream n etajere maldre de cearafuri i de-acolo venea un abur sur i uneori barbotarea unor voci. ns btrnul sttea mai ncolo, lng zid: scund, destul de bine mbrcat pentru o asemenea vreme, cu palton i cciul cu margini, ca la vreo aptezeci de ani, nu mai mult, totdeauna n picioare, foarte lng zi, cu minile n buzunare. Am spus c btrnul era scund, ns lat n umeri, dar aa mi se prea mie, pentru c dura mult timp pn ce treceam de el. Uneori i ddeam un leu. Alteori nu. Plecam de acas i tiam c btrnul va fi acolo, lng zid – rareori se ntmpla s lipseasc, l-am vzut acolo doi ani la rnd, adic dou ierni la rnd, cci numai iarna i fcea apariia, n zori, niciodat dup ce se lumina bine de ziu – i niciodat nu tiam, pn n ultimul moment, dac am s-i dau sau nu moneda. Numai n ultima clip scoteam mna din buzunar (era mai mult o aciune pe cont propriu a braului), iar el, atent i prompt, ntindea mna i i strecuram n palm bnuul.“
Pove?ti de adormit adul?ii
Pove?ti de adormit adul?ii
Masalov Aleksandr
¥57.14
ntr-o cultur temeinic articulat, ideile au ecouri. Antinomia lui Turgheniev a fost strlucit confirmat de arta urmtoarelor decenii, ntr-o polarizare tipologic esenial, confirmat anume de neierttorul su oponent. Idiotul“ Mkin, Makar Ivanovici Dolgoruki sau Aleoa Karamazov sunt ipostaze ale unui Don Quijote rusesc, iar n aceleai mprejurri Hamlet are chipul omului din subteran, al lui Raskolnikov, Ippolit, Stavroghin, Versilov, Ivan Karamazov. Hamlet are descendeni sntoi i morbizi. Diagnosticarea celor din urm este obsesia constant a lui Dostoievski. El a surprins genial spiritul analitic dizolvant, egoismul, cinismul, rceala, scepticismul devenit i indiferentism, a prezis profetic pactul unui tip de intelectual din secolul douzeci cu diavolul. Acestui Hamlet bolnav al epocii moderne i-am consacrat cteva lucrri... – Ion Ianoi