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Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241444527ISBN 13: 9780241444528
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The 15th issue of the bookish biannual published by Penguin Classics in association with 'Fantastic Man'. Combines the pleasure of reading great literature with fashion, art, lifestyle and culture. 64 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1405944870ISBN 13: 9781405944878
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It's only ONE WHITE LIE, until someone turns up dead . . . The No. 1 bestselling, utterly gripping psychological thriller that you won't be able to put down'Intense, unpredictable and completely addictive' TM Logan 'An ending that will blow you away' Samantha Downing________Imagine you've finally escaped the worst relationship of your life, running away with only a suitcase and a black eye - and you're terrified what will happen if he finds you.Imagine your new next-door neighbours are the friends you so desperately needed - fun, kind, empathetic, very much in love.Imagine that they're in trouble. That their livelihoods - even their lives - are at risk. They have a plan to keep all of you safe, but they just need you to tell one small lie.One small lie, and all of these problems would disappear . . .You'd do it. Wouldn't you It's only one small lie, until someone turns up dead.________'A masterful psychological thriller' Lisa Regan'Reads like the best Hitchcock film never made' Sarah Pinborough 'Remarkably insidious. Extremely readable' Caroline KepnesREADERS ARE HOOKED BY ONE WHITE LIE'Every word of this novel is a mystery. Wonderfully written with brilliant characters. I haven't read such a great book in a long time' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'A compelling, gripping roller coaster of a ride . . . I couldn't put the book down until finished' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'I would recommend this to anyone who wants to be able to read and feel their heart pounding at the same time' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review 368 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 024135160XISBN 13: 9780241351604
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Second World War. Poland. Our narrator has no intention of being a hero. He plans to survive this war, whatever it takes. Meticulously he recounts his experiences: the slow unravelling of national events as well as uncomfortable personal encounters on the street, in the cafà , at the office, in his love affairs. He is intimate but reserved; conversational but careful; reflective but determined. As he becomes increasingly and chillingly alienated from other people, the reader is drawn into complicit acquiescence. We are forced to consider what it means to be heroic and how we ourselves would behave in the same circumstances. Written in 1961, this is the masterpiece of one of the great Polish writers of the twentieth century. 80 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241453410ISBN 13: 9780241453414
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Vintage Simenon, a dark masterpiece . . . eerily prophetic' John Banville, Guardian'It's not because you're foreigners. It's because you aren't foreign enough . . . or else that you are too foreign'Just as the Krull house sits on the edge of a rural French town, the family occupies a marginal place in the life of the community around them. Snubbed by the locals despite having lived there for decades, they rely on trade with passing sailors to earn a living. When their relative arrives unannounced from Germany, with his unsettling, nonchalant ways, the family becomes the target of increasing suspicion and the scapegoat for a terrible crime. Written on the eve of the Second World War, The Krull House is a taut, strangely prophetic novel about how distrust and hostility towards outsiders descends into hate-filled violence. 'Simenon lays out with ruthless exactitude the way selfish, conscience-free greed exploits modest, hospitable decency . . . The world of Chez Krull is a common, shared one' Julian Barnes, London Review of Books 208 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241411696ISBN 13: 9780241411698
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A moving portrait of the landscape that shaped the life of Laurie Lee, the beloved author of Cider With Rosie 'Before I left the valley I thought everywhere was like this. Then I went away for 40 years and when I came back I realized that nowhere was like this.' Laurie Lee walked out of his childhood village one summer morning to travel the world, but he was always drawn back to his beloved Slad Valley, eventually returning to make it his home. In this portrait of his Cotswold home, Laurie Lee guides us through its landscapes, and shares memories of his village youth - from his favourite pub to winter skating on the pond, the church through the seasons, local legends, learning the violin and playing jazz records in the privy on a wind-up gramophone. Filled with wry humour and a love of place, Down in the Valley is a writer's tribute to the landscape that shaped him, and where he found peace. 112 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1405928840ISBN 13: 9781405928847
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The sharp, smart and outrageously funny finale in the Alvie Knightly trilogy'Trust us when we say that you won't ever have encountered a character quite like Alvie Knightly' HEAT Once, serial killer Alvie Knightly was living the dream.Unlimited cash. An Italian getaway. A hot new boyfriend . . .How the mighty fall.One year - and one very unfortunate incident - later, Alvie is homeless, surviving on meal deals, and counting her dwindling pennies.It's time for one last hit, and if anyone can pull it off - in six-inch heels - it's Alvie.But if she's to succeed in her mission to avenge her ex, win back her money and secure her future, she'll have to face her most terrifying enemy yet . . .Her past.Readers are LOVING Dangerous to Know: 'Every bone in my body is shaking. A masterful thriller' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'Fizzing and fast, the story is crazy, I love this series!' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'Deliciously unputdownable . . . a must-read book' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'It had me thrilled and enthralled' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review 384 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241360846ISBN 13: 9780241360842
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Death and taxes are our inevitable fate. We've been told this since the beginning of civilisation. But what if we stopped to question our antiquated system Is it fair And is it capable of serving the needs of our rapidly-changing, modern society In Daylight Robbery, Dominic Frisby traces the origins of taxation, from its roots in the ancient world, through to today. He explores the role of tax in the formation of our global religions, the part tax played in wars and revolutions throughout the ages, why, at one stage, we paid tax for daylight or for growing a beard. Ranging from the despotic to the absurd, the tax laws of the past reveal so much about how we got to where we are today and what we can do to build a system fit for the future. Featured on Stepping up with Nigel Farage'An important book for investors in gold and bitcoin' - Daniela Cambone, Stansberry Research'This entertaining, surprising, contrarian book is a tour de force!' - Matt Ridley, author of The Evolution of Everything'In this spectacular gallop through history, Frisby shows how taxation has warped, stunted and thwarted human progress' - Mark Littlewood, Director General, Institute of Economic Affairs'Frisby's historical interpretation and utopian ideas will outrage Left and Right' - Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe and Member of the House of Commons Treasury Committee 'Fascinating book which exposes the political and economic basis of tax. A must read for those of us who believe in simpler, lower taxes' - Rt Hon Liz Truss, MP for South West Norfolk, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade 288 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241454611ISBN 13: 9780241454619
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A gorgeously entertaining, provocative book' Chicago TribuneIt is 4am when the ambulance comes to take the man's wife away - although no-one has called it, and there is nothing wrong with her. As he sets out to find her, he finds himself in the corridors of a vast underground hospital, where he encounters sinister medics, freakish sexual experiments and the unmistakable feeling of being watched. Even when he is suddenly appointed as the hospital's chief of security, reporting to a man who thinks he is a horse, he will not give up his search. Secret Rendezvous is a nightmarish satire of bureaucracy, medicine and modern life. 'Reads as if it were the collaborative effort of Hieronymus Bosch, Franz Kafka and Mel Brooks' Chicago Sun Times 192 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241985617ISBN 13: 9780241985618
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Deeply researched and profoundly absorbing . . . Matthew Stanley traces one of the greatest epics of scientific history . . . An amazing story' Michael Frayn, author of Tony Award-winning CopenhagenIn 1916, Arthur Eddington, a war-weary British astronomer, opened a letter written by an obscure German professor named Einstein. The neatly printed equations on the scrap of paper outlined his world-changing theory of general relativity. Until then Einstein's masterpiece of time and space had been trapped behind the physical and ideological lines of battle, unknown. Einstein's name is now synonymous with 'genius', but it was not an easy road. He spent a decade creating relativity and his ascent to global celebrity owed much to against-the-odds international collaboration, including Eddington's globe-spanning expedition of 1919 - two years before they finally met. We usually think of scientific discovery as a flash of individual inspiration, but here we see it is the result of hard work, gambles and wrong turns.Einstein's War is a celebration of what science can offer when bigotry and nationalism are defeated. Using previously unknown sources and written like a thriller, it shows relativity being built brick-by-brick in front of us, as it happened 100 years ago.'Riveting . . . Stanley lets us share the excitement a hundred years later in this entertaining and gripping book. It's a must read if you ever wondered how Einstein became 'Einstein'' Manjit Kumar, author of Quantum 400 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241459427ISBN 13: 9780241459423
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Bernhard is one of the masters of contemporary European fiction'George SteinerOld Masters (1985) is Thomas Bernhard's devilishly funny story about the friendship between two old men.For over thirty years Reger, a music critic, has sat on the same bench in front of a Tintoretto painting in a Viennese museum, thinking and railing against contemporary society, his fellow men, artists, the weather, even the state of public lavatories. His friend Atzbacher has been summoned to meet him, and through his eyes we learn more about Reger - the tragic death of his wife, his thoughts of suicide and, eventually, the true purpose of their appointment. At once pessimistic and exuberant, rancorous and hilarious, Old Masters is a richly satirical portrait of culture, genius, nationhood, class, the value of art and the pretensions of humanity. 256 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241467276ISBN 13: 9780241467275
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Not to be born is undoubtedly the best plan of all. Unfortunately it is within no one's reach.'In The Trouble With Being Born, E. M. Cioran grapples with the major questions of human existence: birth, death, God, the passing of time, how to relate to others and how to make ourselves get out of bed in the morning. In a series of interlinking aphorisms which are at once pessimistic, poetic and extremely funny, Cioran finds a kind of joy in his own despair, revelling in the absurdity and futility of our existence, and our inability to live in the world. Translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and critic Richard Howard, The Trouble With Being Born is a provocative, illuminating testament to a singular mind. 192 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 024145459XISBN 13: 9780241454596
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A spellbinder from beginning to end, an edgy masterpiece' Chicago Sun Times'This is the record of a box man'. Anonymous and alone, the box man peeps out of his cut-out eyeholes and watches the world from behind his four cardboard walls. At first repulsed by the strange phenomenon of people who have decided to abandon society and live in boxes on the Tokyo streets, he has found himself drawn into the anonymity and voyeurism of their life. As he becomes obsessed with spying on a young nurse, his identity slips away, in Kobo Abe's eerie, disorienting and seductive masterpiece of unease. 'Funny, sad and destructive . an invention with its own crazy pull, it gnaws at the reader . a stunning addition to the literature of eccentricity' The New York Times 160 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0718186818ISBN 13: 9780718186814
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE BESTSELLING EMPIRE OF SALT SERIES FROM MASTER STORYTELLER CONN IGGULDEN'A master storyteller' Sunday Express________The news from the north is grim.An army is massing under the new king of Feal. They head towards Darien - city of the Twelve families - demanding allegiance, or war.Tellius, Speaker to the Council, knows this divided city will never stand against such a terrible foe.But Tellius has a plan.He will assemble a band of heroes. Men and women who once before aided Darien in her time of need.They will come if he calls.The army approaches. The trumpets of war sound. A great city holds its breath. And a desperate plan unfolds . . .Discover the first two instalments in the thrilling Empire of Salt series Darien and Shiang, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Game of Thrones.________'Iggulden is in a class of his own' Daily Mirror'One of our finest historical novelists' Daily Express 384 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241454603ISBN 13: 9780241454602
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A brilliant display of pyrotechnics, a compelling tour de force . by a master jeweller of polished prose' The New York TimesA private detective is hired to find a missing person, but nothing is normal about this case. Why has the beautiful, alcoholic wife of the vanished salesman waited over half a year to search for him Why are the only clues a photo and a matchbox As the investigator's ever-more puzzling hunt takes him into the labyrinthine depths of the urban underworld, he begins to wonder if it is in fact he who is lost. An intoxicating blend of noir thriller and surreal dream, The Ruined Map questions identity itself. 'An exciting, imaginative and entertaining novel' San Francisco Chronicle 240 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0141992832ISBN 13: 9780141992839
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A memorable, oddly beautiful book' Wall Street Journal'A marvellous glimpse of the Japan that rarely peeks through the country's public image' Washington PostOne sunny spring morning in the 1970s, an unlikely Englishman set out on a pilgrimage that would take him across the entire length of Japan. Travelling only along small back roads, Alan Booth travelled on foot from Soya, the country's northernmost tip, to Sata in the extreme south, traversing three islands and some 2,000 miles of rural Japan. His mission: 'to come to grips with the business of living here,' after having spent most of his adult life in Tokyo. The Roads to Sata is a wry, witty, inimitable account of that prodigious trek, vividly revealing the reality of life in off-the-tourist-track Japan. Journeying alongside Booth, we encounter the wide variety of people who inhabit the Japanese countryside - from fishermen and soldiers, to bar hostesses and school teachers, to hermits, drunks and the homeless. We glimpse vast stretches of coastline and rambling townscapes, mountains and motorways; watch baseball games and sunrises; sample trout and Kilamanjaro beer, hear folklore, poems and smutty jokes. Throughout, we enjoy the wit and insight of a uniquely perceptive guide, and more importantly, discover a new face of an often-misunderstood nation. 336 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1405945087ISBN 13: 9781405945080
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Pedantic about punctuation or scrupulous about spelling You'll love this hilarious and definitive guide to 21st century language from grammar-guru Gyles Brandreth'Brandreth excels . . . in all his linguistic joie de vivre' GuardianDon't know if it's, like, okay to say 'like' Are your apostrophe's in the wrong place Want to make fewer not less grammatical mistakes Then do not despair, Have You Eaten Grandma is the definitive (and hilarious) guide to punctuation, spelling, and good English for the twenty-first century.Self-confessed grammar guru Gyles Brandreth pokes fun at the linguistic foibles of our time, tells us where we've been going wrong (and how to put it right), and reveals his tips and tricks to make every one of us better, more confident users (not abusers) of the English language. End of.Is 'End of' alright Wait, is 'alright' all right You'll find out right here . . .This hilarious companion to 21st century language is perfect for anyone pedantic about punctuation or scrupulous about spelling.'A laugh-a-lot, spanning everything . . . great book, I'm loving this' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2 320 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0141990775ISBN 13: 9780141990774
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The extraordinary German bestseller on the final days of the Third ReichOne of the least understood stories of the Third Reich is that of the extraordinary wave of suicides, carried out not just by much of the Nazi leadership, but also by thousands of ordinary Germans, during in the war's closing period. Some of these were provoked by straightforward terror in the face of advancing Soviet troops or by personal guilt, but many could not be explained in such relatively straightforward terms. Florian Huber's remarkable book, a bestseller in Germany, confronts this terrible phenomenon. Other countries have suffered defeat, but not responded in the same way. What drove whole families, who in many cases had already withstood years of deprivation, aerial bombing and deaths in battle, to do this In a brilliantly written, thoughtful and original work, Huber sees the entire project of the Third Reich as a sequence of almost overwhelming emotions and scenes for many Germans. He describes some of the key events which shaped the period from the First World War to the end of the Second, showing how the sheer intensity, allure and ferocity of Hitler's regime swept along millions. Its sudden end was, for many of them, simply impossible to absorb. 304 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241481023ISBN 13: 9780241481028
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Audio-CD. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Brought to you by PenguinThe Lost Spells is an audio treasure, a new collection of 'spells' - acrostic poetry and artwork - by writer Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris. For those who loved The Lost Words - this is its little sister. Captivatingly read, calling to forest, field, riverbank, ocean and also to the heart, these 'spells' summon back what is often lost from sight and care. From Jay to Jackdaw, Oak to Barn Owl, Silver Birch to Grey Seal, they evoke the special spirit of each plant and creature. Above all, they celebrate a sense of wonder at nature's power to amaze, console and bring joy. Across a bewitching natural soundscape by renowned wildlife recordist Chris Watson, readers Yrsa Daley-Ward, Johnny Flynn and Julie Fowlis bring the magic of both nature and language to listeners in an immersive and unique audio experience. Praise for The Lost Words:'Gorgeous to look at and to read. Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language' Jeanette Winterson, Guardian'Breathtaking, magical. Jackie Morris has created something that you could spend all day looking at' New Statesman'Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris have made a thing of astonishing beauty' Observer Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0141986336ISBN 13: 9780141986333
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - WINNER OF THE SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY'S DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY AND THE BRITISH ARMY MILITARY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019, AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'A masterpiece. It deserves to become a classic of military history' Lawrence James, The TimesFrom the prize-winning author of Ring of Steel, a gripping history of the First World War's longest and most terrible siegeIn the autumn of 1914 Europe was at war. The battling powers had already suffered casualties on a scale previously unimaginable. On both the Western and Eastern fronts elaborate war plans lay in ruins and had been discarded in favour of desperate improvisation. In the West this resulted in the remorseless world of the trenches; in the East all eyes were focused on the old, beleaguered Austro-Hungarian fortress of Przemysl. The siege that unfolded at Przemysl was the longest of the whole war. In the defence of the fortress and the struggle to relieve it Austria-Hungary suffered some 800,000 casualties. Almost unknown in the West, this was one of the great turning points of the conflict. If the Russians had broken through they could have invaded Central Europe, but by the time the fortress fell their strength was so sapped they could go no further. Alexander Watson, prize-winning author of Ring of Steel, has written one of the great epics of the First World War. Comparable to Stalingrad in 1942-3, Przemysl shaped the course of Europe's future. Neither Russians nor Austro-Hungarians ever recovered militarily from their disasters. Using a huge range of sources, Watson brilliantly recreates a world of long-gone empires, broken armies and a cut-off community sliding into chaos. The siege was central to the war itself, but also a chilling harbinger of what would engulf the entire region in the coming decades, as nationalism, anti-semitism and an exterminatory fury took hold. 'If you read one military history book this year, make it Alexander Watson's The Fortress' Tony Barber, Financial Times.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 024141802XISBN 13: 9780241418024
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Including The Road to Wigan Pier'No one wrote better about the English character than Orwell' New York Review of BooksMuch of George Orwell's best writing, brought together in this collection, is concerned with his complex, often contradictory attitude to England. In the brilliantly perceptive The English People, he lists the national characteristics as 'suspicion of foreigners, sentimentality about animals, hypocrisy, exaggerated class distinctions and an obsession with sport'. The Road to Wigan Pier, his blistering account of poverty in the north of England, and many of his essays, attack what he called 'the most class-ridden country under the sun', while other writings here ruminate on the merits of cricket, gardening, roast dinners, pubs, tea and seaside postcards.Edited by Peter Davison with an Introduction by Ben Pimlott.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241418011ISBN 13: 9780241418017
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Including Homage to Catalonia'Spain not only defined Orwell as an individual, it also gave him his first glimpse of totalitarianism' D. J. Taylor, GuardianGeorge Orwell's experience of the Spanish Civil War had a transformative effect on his life and work. This volume brings together his complete writings on the war, including Homage to Catalonia, his searing memoir of fighting in the conflict and the bitter betrayal that followed. The powerful journalism, essays, letters and pamphlets also collected here show his resolution to tell the truth about what happened amid a 'crop of lies' from both the Communist Party and the British press, while in 'Looking Back on the Spanish War' he remembers the heroism and decency of the ordinary people he encountered.Edited by Peter Davison with an Introduction by Christopher Hitchens.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241418003ISBN 13: 9780241418000
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Including Down and Out in Paris and London'Orwell was the great moral force of his age' SpectatorThe powerful writings collected together in this volume chronicle George Orwell's first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the 'two nations' of rich and poor. Down and Out in Paris and London is the young Orwell's memoir of his time as a struggling, often penniless writer, living among the destitute and dispossessed, in which he exposes what 'going to the dogs' is really like. There are also articles and letters on sleeping rough in Trafalgar Square, being arrested for drunkenness, on the poverty Orwell witnessed in Morocco and India, and his shocking essay, 'How the Poor Die'.Edited by Peter Davison with an Introduction by Peter Clarke.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241248108ISBN 13: 9780241248102
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George III inspired both hatred and loyalty and is now best known for two reasons: as a villainous tyrant for America's Founding Fathers, and for his madness, both of which have been portrayed on stage and screen. In this concise and penetrating biography, Jeremy Black turns away from the image-making and back to the archives, and instead locates George's life within his age: as a king who faced the loss of key colonies, rebellion in Ireland, insurrection in London, constitutional crisis in Britain and an existential threat from Revolutionary France as part of modern Britain's longest period of war. Black shows how George III rose to these challenges with fortitude and helped settle parliamentary monarchy as an effective governmental system, eventually becoming the most popular monarch for well over a century. He also shows us a talented and curious individual, committed to music, art, architecture and science, who took the duties of monarchy seriously, from reviewing death penalties to trying to control his often wayward children even as his own mental health failed, and became Britain's longest reigning king.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241434599ISBN 13: 9780241434598
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Colossal, costly disasters could be averted if those holding the purse strings read this book. - The Times 'Had this been published pre-Covid, some of the recent f\*ck-ups and waste might have been avoided. It's a must read for the public and private sector alike' Lt-Gen. Sir Andrew Gregory, SSAFA: The Armed Forces Charity 'Hilarious, enlightening and brilliant.This book will make you think twice about buying anything - but do buy this' Ant.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241423511ISBN 13: 9780241423516
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The lessons and practices here will shift a sense of chaos to one of clarity and a mindset of fear to one of hope' Margaret Heffernan, bestselling author of Wilful Blindness ___________________________________________________________________________________How often do you interrupt How often do people interrupt you Can you remember the last time someone listened to you all the way through your thinking In a time when communication is more challenging than ever and relationships need to be nurtured, listening to one another could not be more important. In her new book, Nancy Kline, bestselling author of Time To Think, suggests that for us to radically improve our communication we should make the propmise 'I won't interrupt you'. This promise matters because when we interrupt each other, we interrupt our thinking, and that interrupts the quality of everything we do. By making this promise to our colleagues and loved ones we can deepen our relationships, increase our productivity, and enjoy deeper, richer conversations. It may, in fact, be the most important promise we ever make. Nancy has spent the last three decades researching independent thought and the barriers that prevent us from thinking for ourselves. In this book she tells us the truth about the damage that interruption can cause, she shares case studies and stories from her work with clients, as well as simple ways we can improve our communication, and change our lives. ___________________________________________________________________________________'This generous, useful and important book is a delight to read and will fundamentally change the way you interact with people' - Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschÿppeler, authors of The Communication Book 'This timely and persuasive book shows us that the foundation for independent thinking is the promise to actually listen, without interruption, to what others have to say' Cal Newport, bestselling author of Digital Minimalism.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 024142352XISBN 13: 9780241423523
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Featuring case studies of clients who came to her looking for a 'hair fix', and informed by her own story from apprentice to business-owner, this book will dispel common hair myths and give you the knowledge and tools to attain good hair health. Packed with expert advice, nourishing recipes and top maintenance tips, this book is a celebration of the unique beauty and history of Black hair.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241990262ISBN 13: 9780241990261
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Audio-CD. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Brought to you by Penguin. A producer. A novelist. An actress. It is summer in 1968, the year of the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. While the world is reeling our trio is involved in making a rackety Swingin' Sixties British movie in sunny Brighton. All are leading secret lives. As the film is shot, with its usual drastic ups and downs, so does our trio's private, secret world begin to take over their public one. Pressures build inexorably - someone's going to crack. Or maybe they all will. From one of Britain's bestselling and best loved writers comes an exhilarating, tender novel that asks the vital questions: what makes life worth living And what do you do if you find it isn't _______________________________________________PRAISE FOR WILLIAM BOYD'The ultimate in immersive fiction . . . magnificent' Sunday Times'A finely judged performance: a deft and resonant alchemy of fact and fiction, of literary myth and imagination' Guardian on Love is Blind'William Boyd has probably written more classic books than any of his contemporaries' Daily Telegraph'Simply the best realistic storyteller of his generation' Sebastian Faulks William Boyd 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241474604ISBN 13: 9780241474600
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241405939ISBN 13: 9780241405932
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*\*\*WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER\*\*\*'A smart, funny, brilliant book on how to be smart about being funny, brilliantly' Sarah Cooper'This book has finally convinced me that joking around can actually be important and powerful' Ed Gamble'Eye-opening, important and utterly enjoyable. Come for the humour, stay for the insights' Arianna HuffingtonHumour is a superpower. If you're not using it, the joke's on you. When we're kids we laugh all the time. The average four year-old laughs as many as 300 times a day, while the average forty year-old laughs 300 times every two and a half months! We grow up, start working and suddenly become 'serious and important people', trading laughter for bottom lines and mind-dumbing zoom calls. But the benefits of humour for our work and life are huge. Studies have shown that humour makes us appear more competent and confident, strengthens our relationships, unlocks creativity and boosts resilience during difficult times. Dr. Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas are on a mission to help everyone discover the power of humour. Based on the popular Stanford Business course, this book will show you how to mine your life for material, explore the Four Deadly Humour Myths and help you figure out which style of humour you fall into - The Magnet, The Sweetheart, The Sniper or the Stand Up. Drawing on behavioural science, advice from world-class comedians and stories from top leaders, Humour, Seriously will show you how to harness the power of humour every day.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Okt 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0141986921ISBN 13: 9780141986920
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The final part of Charles Moore's bestselling and definitive biography of Britain's first female Prime Minister, 'One of the great biographical achievements of our times' (Sunday Times)A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, TELEGRAPH, IRISH TIMES, NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARHow did Margaret Thatcher change and divide Britain How did her model of combative female leadership help shape the way we live now How did the woman who won the Cold War and three general elections in succession find herself pushed out by her own MPs Charles Moore's full account, based on unique access to Margaret Thatcher herself, her papers and her closest associates, tells the story of her last period in office, her combative retirement and the controversy that surrounded her even in death. It includes the Fall of the Berlin Wall which she had fought for and the rise of the modern EU which she feared. It lays bare her growing quarrels with colleagues and reveals the truth about her political assassination.Moore's three-part biography of Britain's most important peacetime prime minister paints an intimate political and personal portrait of the victories and defeats, the iron will but surprising vulnerability of the woman who dominated in an age of male power. This is the full, enthralling story.