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The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
¥8.09
Short stories that are unfulfilled episodes in the lives various characters without clear resolutions. There are no happy endings. Life just goes on, or doesn't. Checkhov negates all things fairy tale in favour of stark reality. Not one to read for escapism, but for some magnificent insights into the human condition.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist
Ben Jonson
¥8.09
The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 by the King's Men, it is generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature. The play's clever fulfilment of the classical unities and vivid depiction of human folly have made it one of the few Renaissance plays (except the works of Shakespeare) with a continuing life on stage (except for a period of neglect during the Victorian era).
Pragmatism:A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
Pragmatism:A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
William James
¥8.09
A profoundly influential figure in American psychology, William James (1842–1910) was also a philosopher of note, who used Charles S. Peirce's theories of pragmatism as a basis for his own conception of that influential philosophy. For James, this meant an emphasis on "radical empiricism" and the concept that the meaning of any idea — philosophical, political, social, or otherwise — has validity only in terms of its experiential and practical consequences. James propounded his theories of pragmatism in this book, one of the most important in American philosophy. In a sense, he wished to test competing systems of thought in the "marketplace of actual experience" to determine their validity, i.e. whether adopting a particular philosophical theory or way of looking at the world makes an actual difference in individual conduct or in how we perceive and react to the varieties of experience. In these pages, James not only makes a strong case for his own ideas, but mounts a powerful attack against the transcendental and rationalist tradition. For anyone interested in William James or the history of American philosophical thought, Pragmatism is an essential and thought provoking reference. In this handy, inexpensive edition, it will challenge and stimulate any thinking person.
College Beyond the States
College Beyond the States
Jennifer Viemont
¥65.32
Are you worried about how to pay for college?? Are admissions requirements dictating your family’s lives?? Are you concerned about your child’s job prospects after graduation? If any of these questions resonate with you, it’s time to consider college in Europe.?? As a mother confronted by these issues, Jennifer Viemont took it upon herself to meticulously research, personally visit, and carefully consider the alternatives in continental Europe. She found over 300 accredited universities offering high-quality bachelor’s degree programs taught entirely in English—no foreign language skills needed—for a fraction of what American schools charge. You’ll be amazed to find that, in many cases, the cost of earning an entire bachelor’s degree (including travel costs) is less than just one year’s fees at an American university.? College Beyond the States?details the top 13 European schools that offer: ·Reasonable tuition fees well below any US option ·Transparent and attainable admissions criteria ·An exceptional international student environment Informative, empowering, and hopeful, College Beyond the States?is an invaluable resource for both parents and students alike and offers an appealing way to opt out of a system that no longer works for most families.
Herland
Herland
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
¥8.09
Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The book describes an isolated society composed entirely of women, who reproduce via parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction). The result is an ideal social order: free of war, conflict, and domination. It first appeared as a serial in The Forerunner, a magazine edited and written by Gilman between 1909 and 1916. The book is the middle volume in her utopian trilogy; it was preceded by Moving the Mountain (1911), and followed with a sequel, With Her in Ourland (1916). It was not published in book form until 1979. ? The story is told from the perspective of Vandyck "Van" Jennings, a student of sociology who, along with two friends (Terry O. Nicholson and Jeff Margrave), forms an expedition party to explore an area of uncharted land where it is rumored lives a society consisting entirely of women. The three friends do not entirely believe the rumors because they are unable to think of a way how human reproduction could occur without males. The men speculate about what a society of women would be like, each guessing differently based on the stereotype of women which he holds most dear: Jeff regarding women as things to be served and protected; Terry viewing them as things to be conquered and won.
Lord of the World
Lord of the World
Robert Hugh Benson
¥8.09
Lord of the World is a 1907 novel by Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson that centers upon the reign of the Anti-Christ and the End of the World. It has been called prophetic by Dale Ahlquist, Joseph Pearce, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. ? In early 21st century London, two priests, the white-haired Father Percy Franklin and the younger Father John Francis, are visiting the subterranean lodgings of the elderly Mr. Templeton. A Catholic and former Tory who witnessed the marginalization of his religion and the destruction of his Party, Mr. Templeton describes to the two priests the last century of British and world history. ? Since the Labour Party took control of the British Government in 1917, the House of Lords has been abolished, the British Royal Family has been deposed, Oxford and Cambridge have been closed down and all their professors exiled to Ireland. Marxism and Secular Humanism, which are described as the instruments of Freemasonry, dominate both culture and government. The Anglican Communion has been disestablished since 1929 and, like all forms of Protestantism, is almost extinct. The world now has only three main religious forces: Catholicism, Secular Humanism, and "the Eastern religions." ? Nationalism has been destroyed by Marxist internationalism and the world has been divided into three power-blocs. The first, which is generally marked in red on maps, is an European Confederation of Marxist one-party states and their colonies in Africa that use Esperanto for a world language. The second, marked in yellow, is "The Eastern Empire", whose Emperor, the "Son of Heaven", descends from both the Japanese and Chinese Imperial Families. The third, the blue marked, "The American Republic", consists of North, South, and Central America. ? In a move that almost toppled Marxism in the Confederation during the 1970s and '80s, the Eastern Empire invaded, annexed, and now rules India, Australia, New Zealand, as well as all of Russia east of the Ural Mountains. For this and other reasons, Mr. Templeton explains, the Confederation and the Eastern Empire are now on the brink of a global war. ? After Mr. Templeton completes his story, Fathers Franklin and Francis return to their spartan apartments at Westminster Cathedral.
Amor, o Major Tesouro
Amor, o Major Tesouro
Barbara Cartland
¥41.45
Maior Tyson Dale volta para casa vitorioso das guerras serviu, contra Napole?o Bonaparte, mas quando regressa, encontra a sua propriedade devastada, em estado de decadência total, além de ver o seu título, roubado por seu tio. Afogado nas suas mágoas familiares, hospedasse numa estalagem local. Ele ouve uma conspira??o para sequestrar uma bela jovem herdeira. Determinado em salvá-la, ele engana os vil?es e esconde a jovem adorável na sua destruída mans?o. Mas mal sabia ele, que o seu primo, era o noivo que a procurava, para a obrigar a cumprir o casamento combinado, para ca?ar sua fortuna. Mas isolados de todos, V?nia e Tyson, s?o apanhados de surpresa… quando inesperadamente, o destino transforma a dor e a decep??o de ambos, num amor inevitavél. V?nia, inaltece esse amor, como uma ben??o e a sua única salva??o, para se livrar do casamento por obriga??o. O Major, sentindo-se impotente e incapaz de lhe poder proporcionar uma vida abastada como ela se habituara, achou melhor, deixá-la partir e n?o interferir com o Destino que a reservava. Mas será que o amor do Major Tyson, será mais forte que o preconceito? Será que ele a irá salvar de um destino infeliz e avassalador? Para ela , só ele a poderia salvar…
Una Extra?a Pasión
Una Extra?a Pasión
Barbara Cartland
¥41.45
Lisa viajaba en un confortable carruaje, cuando le salió de repente, un salteador de caminos, se les cruzó por el camino, y le robó todas las joyas que llevaba con ella, pero ella se le resistía, y sobre todo, a entregarle un peque?o anillo, por ser el único recuerdo que tenia de su fallecida madre. "Usted no olvide, que yo soy un asaltante", le dijo él, " y si usted quiere conservar su anillo, debe darme algo a cambio, de igual valor". Ella no tenía ninguna otra joya que darle. Pero él, galán y dominador, se acercó a ella sonriendo y decidido, la tomó entre sus brazos y la besó apasionadamente en los labios. Algo ocurrió en el alma de Lisa, porque en aquel instante, supo que él, se había apoderado de su corazón. ?Cómo podría Lisa vivir en paz, después de quedarse atrapada por un desconocido, que además de ladrón de joyas, le “robó” su corazón? ?Será que podría liberarse, de esa “extra?a pasión”?
The Mystery of the Sycamore
The Mystery of the Sycamore
Carolyn Wells
¥8.09
"The Mystery of the Sycamore" is an early type of detective story, falling somewhere between Conan Doyle's genius Sherlock Holmes and Hammett's tough-guy Sam Spade. It contains elements of the Gothic (the tale of the phantom bugler, which is used by the murderer as a cover) and the Golden Age puzzle. ? Dan Wheeler has been condemned to live his life outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as a result of his conviction for forgery, a condition imposed by the former governor of the state, Sam Appleby. Appleby has ambitions for his son to follow in his footsteps, but knows that without Wheeler's support, Appleby junior hasn't much hope. So he hopes to coerce Wheeler's support by holding out the carrot of a full pardon, which would not only allow his wife to keep her inheritance (which comes with the stipulation that she live in Massachusetts--their house is built on the border between Massachusetts and Connecticut) but free his daughter Maida to wed her beloved Jeffrey Allen, a lawyer in Boston. But Wheeler is a man of principle and refuses. Appleby has more tricks up his sleeve, however, and works his plan on Maida. He ends up shot dead in Wheeler's study, and all three Wheelers confess to the deed.
Humanising Healthcare: Patterns of Hope for a System Under Strain
Humanising Healthcare: Patterns of Hope for a System Under Strain
Margaret Hannah
¥83.14
A practical strategy for transforming the UK and other healthcare systems... offering an affordable,?sustainable?and compassionate alternative to the present mess. Healthcare systems across the developed world are in trouble.? Changing patterns of disease, an ageing population and advances in drugs and technology feed an inexorable rise in costs outrunning our best efforts to contain them.? At a human level the system is coming under intolerable strain.? Demands for cost savings squeeze out the time and humanity needed for good care and quality relationships.? Safety suffers.? Staff become demoralised, stressed and burned out.?? In the first two parts of Humanising Healthcare ?and focusing on the UK's National Health Service, Dr Hannah?explores the fundamental assumptions which have brought us to this point and which likewise inform our current inadequate responses. She dissects the burgeoning regime of regulation and inspection that tries to impose ever tighter controls on a healthcare system that needs to be freed to serve its citizen patients.? In the final part of the book, ‘Another Way Is Possible’, Dr Margaret Hannah offers a practical alternative strategy based on numerous examples of transformative practice from the UK and around the world.?? It promises a sustainable culture of healthcare that will enable us all to live healthy, fulfilled lives at a fraction of the current cost.?
Jo's Boys
Jo's Boys
Louisa May Alcott
¥40.79
Jo's Boys is the final book in the unofficial Little Women series. In it, Jo's boys, now grown, are caught up in real world troubles. Sections of Jo's Boys follow the travels of former students who have deep emotional ties to Plumfield and the Bhaers. Professor Bhaer's nephew Emil is now a sailor, and takes off on his first voyage as second mate and shows his true strength when he is shipwrecked and the captain badly injured.
Catriona
Catriona
Robert Louis Stevenson
¥40.79
A sequel to Stevenson's previous novel Kidnapped. This time the central character is kidnapped again and confined on the Bass Rock, an island. David also meets and falls in love with Catriona MacGregor Drummond, the daughter of James MacGregor Drummond, known as James More, also held in prison, whose escape she engineers.
In the South Seas
In the South Seas
Robert Louis Stevenson
¥40.79
For nearly ten years my health had been declining; and for some while before I set forth upon my voyage, I believed I was come to the afterpiece of life, and had only the nurse and undertaker to expect. It was suggested that I should try the South Seas; and I was not unwilling to visit like a ghost, and be carried like a bale, among scenes that had attracted me in youth and health. I chartered accordingly Dr. Merrit’s schooner yacht, the Casco, seventy-four tons register; sailed from San Francisco towards the end of June 1888, visited the eastern islands, and was left early the next year at Honolulu.
Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy - Delphi Classics (Il
Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy - Delphi Classics (Il
Baroness Emma Orczy
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Baroness Emma Orczy’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Orczy includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Orczy’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
R. D. Blackmore
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of R. D. Blackmore’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Blackmore includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Blackmore’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Mary Anerley by R. D. Blackmore - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Mary Anerley by R. D. Blackmore - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
R. D. Blackmore
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Mary Anerley by R. D. Blackmore - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of R. D. Blackmore’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Blackmore includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Mary Anerley by R. D. Blackmore - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Blackmore’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Delphi Complete Works of John Clare (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of John Clare (Illustrated)
John Clare
¥16.27
This groundbreaking edition of the 'Peasant Poet' presents the complete works of John Clare for the first time in publishing history. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Clare's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Rare Asylum and Last poems, appearing here for the first time in digital print * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Clare's prose works, including the intriguing autobiography that he wrote for his children * Features two bonus biographies - discover Clare'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 CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections POEMS DESCRIPTIVE OF RURAL LIFE AND SCENERY THE VILLAGE MINSTREL, AND OTHER POEMS THE SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR WITH VILLAGE STORIES AND OTHER POEMS THE RURAL MUSE MIDDLE PERIOD, 1824-1836 ASYLUM POEMS LAST POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Prose LIST OF PROSE WORKS The Biographies THE LIFE OF JOHN CLARE by Frederick Martin BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN CLARE by Edmund Blunden Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Ayesha: The Return of She
Ayesha: The Return of She
H. Rider Haggard
¥40.79
Nearly twenty years have passed since their first adventure in Africa, but he and his ward Leo Vincey are convinced that Ayesha did not die. Following their dreams, they wander for years through Asia. Taking refuge over winter in a remote lamasery, they meet the old Abbot Kou-En, who claims to recall a past-life encounter tales with a witch queen from the time of Alexander the Great.
Rebel of Antares: Dray Prescot 24
Rebel of Antares: Dray Prescot 24
Alan Burt Akers
¥40.79
Lone Earthman on the vivid and intricate world of twin-sunned Antares in Scorpio, Dray Prescot has been the pawn of the unseen Star Lords who seeded that planet with the offspring of a hundred alien races. But at last Prescot has come in sight of the goal to overthrow the slavers and their evil empires that he shares with these space masters. On the island kingdom of Hyrklana his course now seems clear: overthrow its decadent queen, lead rebellion against the cruel Arena, and free the princess who was its rightful ruler. It is a hard task, but for Dray Prescot against whom sorcerers and swordsmen have contended, it is the only course he could follow. Though it might this time lead to his death, there can be no turning back. The adventures of Dray Prescot stand equal to the works of John Norman, Robert E. Howard and Edgar Rice Burroughs for sheer fast-paced high adventure. Rebel of Antares is the twenty-fourth book in the epic fifty-two book saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen by Kenneth Bulmer, writing as Alan Burt Akers. The series continues with Legions of Antares.
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons
Ivan Turgenev
¥40.79
Arkady Kirsanov has just graduated from the University of Petersburg and returns with a friend, Bazarov, to his father's modest estate in an outlying province of Russia. His father, Nikolai, gladly receives the two young men at his estate, called Marino, but Nikolai's brother, Pavel, soon becomes upset by the strange new philosophy called nihilism which the young men advocate.
Gangs of Antares: Dray Prescot 45
Gangs of Antares: Dray Prescot 45
Alan Burt Akers
¥40.79
Lit by the ruby and emerald fires of Antares, the planet Kregen, four hundred light years away from Earth, is a world harsh yet beautiful, terrible yet alluring. There any man or woman may achieve what the heart desires if they plan and struggle and keep faith with their innate purpose. Kregen has its share of weaklings and the faint of heart, but their names are not writ large in the footnotes to the sagas to be found under the Suns of Scorpio. Dray Prescot has adventured widely over Kregen both at the behest of the Star Lords and to further his own vision. Now he is in the subcontinent of Balintol, where strangeness unlike any that he has previously encountered awaits him... Gangs of Antares is the forty-fifth book in the epic fifty-two book saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen by Kenneth Bulmer, writing as Alan Burt Akers. The series continues with Demons of Antares.