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Lincoln's Yarns and Stories
Lincoln's Yarns and Stories
Colonel Alexander McClure
¥8.09
Lincoln's Yarns and Stories
Moths of the Limberlost
Moths of the Limberlost
Gene Stratton-Porter
¥8.09
Moths of the Limberlost
My Life and Work
My Life and Work
Henry Ford
¥8.09
My Life and Work
The Origin of Species (Illustrated)
The Origin of Species (Illustrated)
Charles Darwin
¥8.09
The Origin of Species (Illustrated)
Turnul col?ei - ?ntre vreme ?i ve?nicie
Turnul col?ei - ?ntre vreme ?i ve?nicie
Emil Rațiu
¥39.24
Nout??ile critice sunt devastatoare: realul realului nu mai poate fi decodat, reinventat etc. dup? ?nt?lnirile sale repetate cu textul, dup? deform?rile sale repetate, dup? transfigur?rile ?i metamorfozele acestuia; cel mult, critica face posibil un real inventat, o inven?ie recombinatorie a ceea ce ar mai fi r?mas din realul realului dup? deform?rile sale repetate ?i multiplele ?ncifr?ri ?n text ale acestuia; o decodare a realului nu este posibil? nici m?car prin textul critic, odat? ce acesta se folose?te de un pattern similar celui literar ?n naiva sa tentativ? de a demola toate barierele ce ?l separ? de lumea realului; textul critic nu (mai) poate nici explica textul literar din perspectiva modului propriu ?n care acesta recombin?, inventeaz? sau numai deformeaz? realul ?i nici opera asupra lumii realului, a c?rei reinventare dup? dramatica ei suferin?? din tr?nta cu textul devine utopic?.Textul critic propune/ instituie un real propriu, un real critic, care nu este dec?t o form? (particular?) inventat? a tuturor ?nt?lnirilor anterioare dintre real ?i texte ca obiecte critice. El este o recompunere, o inven?ie, o masc?, o fantasm? care, spre deosebire de inven?iile literare (care au notorietatea de a deforma realul), mizeaz? pe minciuna cultural? (ori numai naivitatea) de a pretinde c? dispune de instrumente ?tiin?ifice (performante) de recuperare a realului din text ?i c? de?ine ?ntreg inventarul de recuperare a realului din cle?tii prea str?n?i ai corsetelor sale textuale. (Dorin Popescu)
Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
¥8.09
Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Tom Sawyer kalandjai
Tom Sawyer kalandjai
Mark Twain
¥8.67
C?t?lin-Mihai ?tefan a reu?it s? scrie o carte tulbur?toare despre avatarurile unei identit??i ?n curs de revelare. Poemele sale, imagini fulgurante ale memoriei, sunt ofrande aduse unui timp deja tr?it, mici lumi disp?rute care ??i cer dumicatul de p?ine ?i linguri?a de vin. Ce am fi f?r? amintiri, ce ar fi amintirile f?r? noi cei de acum... Puzzle-ul acestor ?istorii“ personale prinde contur abia dup? ce lucrurile nespuse ?ncep s? se acumuleze ?i s? fie la fel de prezente ca ?i acelea rostite cu ap?sare. Dup? un debut onorabil Muza avatarului (2005), C?t?lin-Mihai ?tefan revine ?n poezie cu un volum c?t se poate de conving?tor, al?tur?ndu-se astfel, celor mai buni poe?i ai celui de-al doilea val dou?miist. (?erban Axinte)Apaosuri este volumul de poeme care te contamineaz? cu mult? candoare, cu un limbaj care te oblig? s? te copil?re?ti p?n? acolo, ?nc?t s? con?tientizezi c? de fapt fiecare etap? a vie?ii nu are s? ?nsemne dec?t ?nc? un pas de ?otron. Poetul divulg?, ?ntr-o manier? inedit?, aromele ?i energiile copil?riei postsocialiste. Altfel spus, Apaosuri este volumul unor holograme lirice pe care poetul, inspirat, ni le aduce ?n acest postmodernism natural-robotizat. Cred c? prin acest volum autorul ??i c??tig?, la propriu, locul binemeritat ?n peisajul poeziei 2000+. (Paul Gorban)
La Démocratie en Amérique
La Démocratie en Amérique
Alexis De Tocqueville
¥8.09
La Démocratie en Amérique
Milliárdos fiú
Milliárdos fiú
David Walliams
¥58.94
Aura Christi posed numeroase virtui. Fora compoziiei pe multe planuri. Impactul personal ntre lecturi bogate i o viguroas inventivitate. Mijloace suple de caracterizare. O stilistic adaptat nevoilor expresive.” (Ion Ianoi) Corpul romanesc conine originalitate i – cel mai mare ctig – un timbru numai al su. E inclasificabil, n termenii triadei manolesciene doric-ionic-corintic. Dar, spre deosebire de alte scrieri tinere, i face s zvcneasc pe toi trei.” (Nicoleta Slcudeanu)
The 9/11 Dogs
The 9/11 Dogs
Isabel George
¥9.71
Meet the dogs who searched for life amongst the ruins of the Twin Towers. Many heroes were made on 9/11 and in the weeks that followed. Not all of them showed human courage. Some of them could only show that they were truly man’s best friend. German Shepherds, Labradors and Spaniels accounted for the majority of the four-legged heroes. Over three hundred search and rescue dogs worked the pile at Ground Zero and the crash site at the Pentagon. For hours they searched, fighting off exhaustion with sheer determination and they continued every day long after the hope of finding survivors had passed. There were faithful Guide dogs who helped their sightless owners out of the Twin Towers and led them to safety showed unstinting devotion in the face of adversity. And later, therapy dogs arrived to bring comfort to the bereaved and confused. At every stage of the operation, dogs were there helping humankind in various roles. And invaluably, they provided comfort and reassurance and lifted spirits by their pure presence. Sadly many of the dogs are no longer with us but their achievements will never be forgotten. Isabel George was fortunate that the people close to the dogs were pleased to be asked to share their stories. This book is to honour the dogs and their people.
Confessions of a School Nurse (The Confessions Series)
Confessions of a School Nurse (The Confessions Series)
Michael Alexander
¥34.14
From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP. After sixteen years of high-pressure nursing, Michael Alexander has traded in his hospital uniform for the fresh air, comfort and routine of an International private school in the French Alps. Bliss! But it’s not long before he discovers that school nursing is not all permission slips, sniffles and gift baskets. Disastrous school trips; after hours dorm sleepovers; awkward sex education classes; culture clashes; swine flu panic; and kids with six-figure bank balances and a taste for bribery. This is nursing as you’ve never seen it before. What goes on behind the gates of one of the world’s most elite boarding schools? What happens when kids from all over the world – Russia, Africa, America, Saudi Arabia – live, learn and grow under one roof? What happens when it’s left to school staff to teach children the facts of life, and lust? Following on from the hugely successful Confessions of a Male Nurse, Michael Alexander is back with more touching, shocking and often laugh-out-loud funny tales of nursing. In Confessions of a School Nurse, Alexander tells all on boarding school life – as a nurse, parent, and Average Joe, he offers a unique perspective on this strange world.
Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy
Skin Deep: All She Wanted Was a Mummy
Casey Watson
¥58.86
Rejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved. ‘Am I ugly, Mummy?’ are the first words that little Phillipa says to Mike and Casey as she stomps into their lives on a hot August afternoon. She has a Barbie doll in one hand and a pink vanity case in the other and the bemused Watsons can only stare in amazement at this tiny eight year old girl who is being guided into the room by her social worker. Phillipa, known as Flip has Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and life with her single mother has come to an abrupt end after a fire burned the house down. When Casey meets Flip, the child seems remarkably unfazed by what has happened and the thing that seems to worry her is that Casey might find her ugly. Casey has come across children with FAS in her previous job in a high school behaviour unit, but is now realising that fostering Flip is going to be full of challenges which will test her and Mike’s skills to the limit.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier: An Owner’s Guide
Staffordshire Bull Terrier: An Owner’s Guide
Alison Smith
¥57.00
A comprehensive guide to all aspects of owning a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, this highly illustrated book is full of practical information and expert advice for pet owners and breeders. Staffordshire Bull Terriers are renowned for their loyalty to their owners and stability of temperament which makes them great pets. When properly socialised and trained they are playful, energetic and have a real love of people. If you are considering getting a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, or are an existing owner who wants to learn more about the care of your dog then this book will be an invaluable resource. Contents include: ? History of the breed ? Acquiring a puppy ? Socialization and training ? Behaviour ? Showing and obedience work ? Healthcare
Late Fragments: Everything I Want to Tell You
Late Fragments: Everything I Want to Tell You
Kate Gross
¥66.22
*THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER* What are the things we live for? What matters most in life when your time is short? This brave, frank and heartbreaking book shows what it means to die before your time; how to take charge of your life and fill it with wonder, hope and joy even in the face of tragedy. Ambitious and talented, Kate Gross worked at Number 10 Downing Street for two British Prime Ministers whilst only in her twenties. At thirty, she was CEO of a charity working with fragile democracies in Africa. She had married 'the best looking man I've ever kissed' – and given birth to twin boys in 2008. The future was bright. But aged 34, Kate was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer. After a two-year battle with the disease, Kate died peacefully at home on Christmas morning, just ten minutes before her sons awoke to open their stockings. She began to write as a gift to herself, a reminder that she could create even as her body began to self-destruct. Written for those she loves,her book is not a conventional cancer memoir; nor is it filled with medical jargon or misery. Instead, it is Kate's powerful attempt to make sense of the woman who emerged in the strange, lucid final chunk of her life. Her book aspires to give hope and purpose to the lives of her readers even as her own life drew to its close. Kate should have been granted decades to say all that she says in these pages. Denied the chance to bore her children and grandchildren with stories when she became fat and old, she offers us all her thoughts on how to live; on the wonder to be found in the everyday; the importance of friendship and love; what it means to die before your time and how to fill your life with hope and joy even in the face of tragedy.
The Loyal Lieutenant
The Loyal Lieutenant
George Hincapie,Craig Hummer,Lance Armstrong
¥66.22
The stunningly candid autobiography of one of cycling’s great names and the man who rode alongside Lance Armstrong for each of his now infamous seven Tour victories George Hincapie has always personified more than the sport in which he chose to compete, cycling, and his legacy will be more than the sum of his accomplishments on the road. It is also intertwined with the team-mates he helped to achieve success. As Lance Armstrong’s trusted sidekick, he helped re-write the record books of the greatest cycling event in the world, the Tour de France. No other team-mate was with Lance for all seven of his wins. No one was closer to him as a friend or confidante and no one was closer to the scandal which would ultimately bring down Armstrong and so many of those around him. Told with stunning candour, ‘The Loyal Lietenant’ offers the most transparent and engaging account yet of the now infamous years of cycling’s modern history. It is a book that will once again change our perceptions of what it means to be a sporting great.
Stan: Tackling My Demons
Stan: Tackling My Demons
Stan Collymore
¥80.25
The searingly honest and at times harrowing autobiography of the former Liverpool, Aston Villa and England striker. Exposes the dark and often seedy world hidden behind the glamorous facade of professional football. ‘I was a mess. I couldn’t get out of bed. I couldn’t structure my day properly. I couldn’t face having a shower or getting dressed. Those all seemed like major events I didn’t want to confront.’ Once the most charismatic and expensive player in the new Premiership flooded with cash, Stan Collymore had, by the age of 28, booked himself into The Priory to treat his depression, close to self-destruction and unable to get his head round playing at all. Along the way, he had been the goalscorer nobody wanted to congratulate, the centre-forward no one knew how to manage, a deeply reluctant star in a tabloid culture that saw him make the front pages as often as the back, and that waited for him to crack up or lash out. When he eventually did, it was, infamously, inevitably, at his then celebrity girlfriend, Ulrika Jonsson. But then retired from football in 2001 and finding himself in the commentary box, he proved he did care about the game, rather too much perhaps, sounding like a fan as much as an ex-player – and at a stroke he had more in common with the rest of the nation. He knew it was all so much more than a game, and what happened on the field was only a reflection of what was going on inside players’ heads. The contradictions remain. A man, who had a steady stream of celebrity women falling at his feet, shamed by his voyeurism in a Cannock car park; a star with everything who was once discovered by his wife tightening a belt around his neck; a loving dad of two whose own father walked out of the marital home and who Collymore continues to blot from his memory to this day; a footballer who abstains from drugs, yet who needs therapy at Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous; the loner slated for his aloofness who found critical acclaim as a football pundit on national prime-time radio. This is Stan Collymore’s own life story, the real person on his flawed character and personal demons, telling it like you have never seen before – raw and uncut.
Betrayed: Part 1 of 3
Betrayed: Part 1 of 3
Rosie Lewis
免费
Betrayed can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts. This is PART 1 of 3. You can read Part 1 two weeks ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback. In the much-anticipated follow-up to Sunday Times bestseller Trapped, foster carer Rosie Lewis tells the heartbreaking true story of 13-year-old Zadie. When the young teenage girl runs away and is discovered hiding on the city streets by the police, it is clear that all is not as it should be. Taught to believe that Westerners should not be trusted, when Zadie is initially delivered into the experienced hands of foster carer Rosie she is polite and well-behaved, but understandably suspicious of the family around her. Through Rosie’s support and understanding, gradually Zadie begins to settle into her new surroundings, but loyalty to her relatives, and fear of bringing shame on those around her, prevents her from confessing the horrifying truth about her troubled past. When the shocking truth finally emerges, Rosie and her family can hardly believe that Zadie had managed to keep the shocking secrets to herself for so long.
Betrayed: Part 3 of 3
Betrayed: Part 3 of 3
Rosie Lewis
¥47.48
Betrayed can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts. This is PART 3 of 3. You can read Part 3 on release of the full-length eBook and paperback. In the much-anticipated follow-up to Sunday Times bestseller Trapped, foster carer Rosie Lewis tells the heartbreaking true story of 13-year-old Zadie. When the young teenage girl runs away and is discovered hiding on the city streets by the police, it is clear that all is not as it should be. Taught to believe that Westerners should not be trusted, when Zadie is initially delivered into the experienced hands of foster carer Rosie she is polite and well-behaved, but understandably suspicious of the family around her. Through Rosie’s support and understanding, gradually Zadie begins to settle into her new surroundings, but loyalty to her relatives, and fear of bringing shame on those around her, prevents her from confessing the horrifying truth about her troubled past. When the shocking truth finally emerges, Rosie and her family can hardly believe that Zadie had managed to keep the shocking secrets to herself for so long.
Chris Eubank: The Autobiography
Chris Eubank: The Autobiography
Chris Eubank
¥80.25
Love him or loathe him, Chris Eubank is one of life’s more eccentric personalities who has transcended the world of boxing and established himself as a media celebrity and role model to millions of fans the world over. His story is both gripping and extraordinary. He exploded into the public consciousness in November 1990 with a ferocious defeat of Nigel Benn for the WBO middleweight crown. Once crowned champion, he made 19 successful defences of his title and became one of the most talked about boxers of his generation. But his early life was so very different. Aged 15, Eubank was ejected from the last in a long line of care homes and was living on the streets. His life was a mess of shoplifting, burglary, drink and drugs from which there seemed no escape. In 1981, in a last-ditch attempt to drag himself from the abyss, he relocated to New York with his mother. Here he started boxing and within two years he had won the prestigious Spanish Golden Gloves Amateur title. Some of the incredible experiences he recalls in his autobiography include: his involvement in a car crash which saw a man die, how he became Lord of the Manor of Brighton, his reaction to Michael Watson’s horrific injuries sustained in their 1992 super-middleweight contest and subsequent partial recovery, his views on the ‘mugs game’ from which he previously made his living, his relationship with Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali, his passion for his truck, jeeps and motorbikes, and his legendary sartorial elegance and extravagance. Eubank’s life as a ‘TV celebrity’ is even more enigmatic and compelling. He was the subject of a Louis Theroux fly-on-the-wall documentary, he was first to be voted out of the Comic Relief Big Brother house, and is the star of his own television programme At Home with the Eubanks. His story is truly extraordinary.
A Safe Place for Joey
A Safe Place for Joey
Mary MacCracken
¥58.86
From bestselling author and teacher Mary Maccracken comes the engaging and inspiring story of five troubled children who she fought to bring back from the brink Joey is the class clown, but alone proves to be an intensely dark seven-year old who still can’t read. Eric is a kindergartener, left withdrawn and speechless by the horrors he’s witnessed at home. Alice appears the model fifth year child, but secretly scores zero on every maths test. Charlie, an eight-year old, struggles to understand his place in the world, leaving him confused and alone. Ben comes from a comfortable life at home, but has been called stupid so many times he now believes it. These are some of the learning-disabled children who were in deep trouble until Mary MacCracken, an extraordinary therapist and teacher, works her magic with them and transforms their lives. Her heart-warming book is a testament to her talent, compassion and love.
A Small Boy’s Cry
A Small Boy’s Cry
Rosie Lewis
¥11.77
A heartbreaking and shocking short story from foster carer Rosie Lewis. Toddler Charlie falls from the second floor window of his tower block home while his mother is busy shooting up in their dirty council flat. Laying alone on a pile of rubbish until concerned neighbours hear him whimpering, Charlie is taken to hospital by police officers who are unable to rouse his mother. With a gash to his head, a terrified Charlie is delivered to foster carer Rosie Lewis’s home. As Charlie opens up about his past, a picture of the traumatic life the little boy has endured so far becomes clear.