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Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0141191082ISBN 13: 9780141191089
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Loneliness, sexual tension and the need for human kindness pervade these three plays by Tennessee Williams, as their characters rage against personal demons and the modern world. In 'Sweet Bird of Youth', a drifter, Chance Wayne, returns to his home town with an ageing movie actress in search of the girl he loved in his youth, but with terrible, violent results. 'Period of Adjustment' tells the story of two young newlyweds who visit the husband's old army friend on Christmas Eve after unsuccessfully consummating their marriage, and unleash forbidden passion, while in 'The Night of the Iguana' a diverse group of people, including a disturbed ex-minister and a troubled spinster, are thrown together in an isolated Mexican hotel for one eventful night. 304 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 014100522XISBN 13: 9780141005225
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mass market edition of Phinn's third volume of memoirs, in which he begins his third year as a Yorkshire school school inspector, and prepares for his forthcoming marriage to his sweetheart, Christine Bentley. Sales of the hardback stand at 40,000, and his overall paperback sales at 300,000, and this edition will be backed with a major marketing campaign and an author tour. 'Uproarious and touching! Gervase Phinn writes with enormous warmth and wit' 'Daily Mail'. 336 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0140281290ISBN 13: 9780140281293
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Paperback edition of Phinn's follow-up to 'The Other Side Of The Dale', which recounts his misadventures and hilarious encounters during his second year as a Schools Inspector in Yorkshire. Being touted as 'the new James Herriot', Gervase Phinn is now a major author for Penguin, and this will be backed with a major consumer advertising campaign. 352 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0140275428ISBN 13: 9780140275421
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Gervase Phinn reveals his early experiences as a school inspector in The Other Side of the Dale.As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire, Gervase Phinn reveals in this warm and wonderfully humorous account, the experiences of his first year in the job - and what an education it was!He quickly learns that he must slow his pace and appreciate the beautiful countryside - 'Are tha'comin' in then, mester, or are tha' stoppin' out theer all day admirin' t'view ' He encounters some larger-than-life characters, from farmers and lords of the manor to teaching nuns and eccentric caretakers. And, best of all, he discovers the delightful and enchanting qualities of the Dales children, including the small boy, who, when told he's not very talkative, answers: 'If I've got owt to say I says it, and if I've got owt to ask I asks it.'With his keen ear for the absurd and sharp eye for the ludicrous, Gervase Phinn's stories in The Other Side of the Dale will not fail to make you weep with laughter.'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily TelegraphGervase Phinn is an author and educator from Rotherham who, after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools, moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector. He has written autobiographies, novels, plays, collections of poetry and stories, as well as a number of books about education. He holds five fellowships, honorary doctorates from Hull, Leicester and Sheffield Hallam universities, and is a patron of a number of children's charities and organizations. He is married with four adult children. His books include The Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale, Head Over Heels in the Dales , The Heart of the Dales, Up and Down in the Dales and Trouble at the Little Village School . 288 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0141191090ISBN 13: 9780141191096
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - These three dramatic works by Tennessee Williams explore the darker side of human nature and are haunted by a sense of isolation and regret. 'Suddenly Last Summer' is the starkly told story of Catherine, who seemingly goes insane after her cousin Sebastian dies in grisly circumstances on a trip to Europe. 'The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore' is a passionate examination of a wealthy old woman as she recounts her memories in the face of death, while in 'Small Craft Warnings' a motley group of people - including a blowsy beautician, a discredited alcoholic doctor, a vulnerable waif and two gay men - sit around a seedy bar on the Californian coast, each contemplating their own desperate fate. 224 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0140436421ISBN 13: 9780140436426
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Penguin Classics edition of Jonathan Swift's savagely satirical A Modest Proposal and Other Writings is edited with an introduction and notes by Carol Fabricant.To ease poverty in Ireland by eating the children of the poor was the satirical 'solution' suggested by Jonathan Swift in his essay 'A Modest Proposal' (1729). Here Swift unleashes the full power of his ironic armoury and corrosive wit, finding his targets - the British ruling class and avaricious landlords, and the brutalized Irish, complicit in their own oppression - with deadly precision. His masterly essay is accompanied by a generous selection of prose works, among them pamphlets attacking British rule in his native Ireland, periodical essays critiquing the new capitalist and military classes, a journal detailing his political activities in London, a loving tribute to his beloved 'Stella' after her death and pieces on such diverse subjects as the absurdities of astrology, the joys of punning and comical rules for servants. Ingenious and unconventional, Swift is revealed here as one of the greatest satirists in the English language.In her introduction to this new edition, Carol Fabricant discusses Swift's life and turbulent times, his political views and his powers as a writer of complex irony and intricate word play. This volume also includes a chronology, further reading, a glossary, notes and a biographical dictionary.Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin. Sent to Kilkenny Grammar School when he was six, Swift later attended Trinity College, Dublin, where he received his BA degree in 1686. He is considered the foremost prose satirist in the English language, which stemmed from his criticism of Britain's repressive colonial policies in Ireland. Among Swift's best known works are his ironic masterpiece, 'A Modest Proposal' (1729), and his novel, Gulliver's Travels (1726).If you enjoyed A Modest Proposal, you might like Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock and Other Major Writings, also available in Penguin Classics. 464 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0141027673ISBN 13: 9780141027678
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Another humorous and entertaining volume in Phinn's series detailing his life as a Yorkshire school inspector. With awkward teachers, pompous school governors and fearsome lollipop ladies, Phinn finds, as usual, that the frankly spoken children prove his real challenge. This was a Top 3 bestseller in hardback, and follows the success of his many previous titles, which include 'The Other Side Of The Dales' and 'Up & Down In The Dales'. A complete repackaging of the backlist is in progress, to bring him to a wider readership than ever before. 400 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0141011319ISBN 13: 9780141011318
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Escape to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily Telegraph______What's your name I asked the child.'Tequila,' she replied. I'm named after a drink.''Tequila Sunrise,' I murmured.'No,' pouted the child. 'Tequila Braithwaite.'Now in his fourth year as an Inspector for English in the Yorkshire Dales, Gervase Phinn still relishes visiting the schools - whether an inner-city comprehensive fraught with difficulties or a small Dales Primary school where the main danger is one of closure. With endless good humour, he copes with the little surprises that occur round every corner.Some things never change: Mrs Savage roars, Connie rants, and Gervase's colleague in the office play verbal ping-pong. But all this can be put behind him each day when he returns home to his lovely wife, Christine, who is expecting their first baby.Up and Down in the Dales is charming montage of Gervase Phinn's experiences will keep you amused and will win a place in your heart.Gervase Phinn has an extraordinary talent to entertain, and the latest instalment to the Dale Series is heart-warming, wry and will make you laugh out loud. 352 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0141190949ISBN 13: 9780141190945
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Poetry remains a living part of the culture of Japan today. The clichés of everyday speech are often to be traced to famous ancient poems, and the traditional forms of poetry are widely known and loved. The congenial attitude comes from a poetical history of about a millennium and a half. This classic collection of verse therefore contains poetry from the earliest, primitive period, through the Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi and Edo periods, ending with modern poetry from 1868 onwards, including the rising poets Tamura Ryuichi and Tanikawa Shuntaro.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0141036877ISBN 13: 9780141036878
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - According to business guru Ram Charan, the process of selling is broken. Demand for competitive pricing is ever on the increase, and customers want more than great products at great prices; they want you to know how their business works, so that you can make it work better. It is time for companies to re-think their selling processes, and that's where Charan's concept of Value Creation Selling fits in. It is a new approach that while radical is nonetheless practical and produces stronger customer relationships and long term rewards. VCS will enable you to:Gain a deeper knowledge of your customer's businessUse this knowledge to improve your customer's marginsShow how your product and expertise is a winning combinationSomeday, every company will listen more closely to the customer. . .
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0141441682ISBN 13: 9780141441689
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In De architectura (c.40 BC), Vitruvius discusses in ten encyclopedic chapters aspects of Roman architecture, engineering and city planning. Vitruvius also included a section on human proportions. Because it is the only antique treatise on architecture to have survived, De architectura has been an invaluable source of information for scholars. The rediscovery of Vitruvius during the Renaissance greatly fuelled the revival of classicism during that and subsequent periods. Numerous architectural treatises were based in part or inspired by Vitruvius, beginning with Leon Battista Alberti's De re aedificatoria (1485).
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 014103002XISBN 13: 9780141030029
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An outstanding tear-jerker that will break your heart - from the Number One bestselling author of The Reading Group and Things I Want My Daughters to KnowWhat makes a house a home For Eve Gallagher, home is miles away in England since she and her husband relocated to an apartment building on New York's Upper East Side. And life isn't remotely coming up roses.What makes a neighbour a friend Violet has lived in the building for decades but she's always kept herself apart, until Eve's loneliness touches her heart and friendship blossoms.What makes a wife a lover Jason Kramer in Apartment 6A is no longer sure he loves his wife, but he's head-over-heels for Rachael Schulman in 6B.What makes the girl next door the woman of your dreams Meeting Emily Mikanowski from 3A turns Trip Grayling's world upside down. It's love at first sight, but he needs help from Charlotte, the shy romance addict in 2A, if he's going to win the girl.Dreams come true, hearts are broken and no one is left unchanged when the secrets and desires hidden behind closed doors are finally brought into the light.'A wonderfully well-written book, full of emotion' Daily Mail'We loved it . . . we were totally hooked wondering what twists were coming next' Heat'This emotional read it full of fascinating characters you'll miss once the final page is turned' Bella.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0140439129ISBN 13: 9780140439120
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Hirst, Damien (illustrator). Neuware - Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. Written for a general readership, On the Origin of Species sold out on the day of its publication and has remained in print ever since. Instantly and persistently controversial, the concept of natural selection transformed scientific analysis about all life on Earth. Beforethe Origin of Species, accepted thinking held that life was the static and perfect creation of God. By a single, systematic argument Darwin called this view into question. His ideas have affected public perception of everything from religion to economics. William Bynum's introduction discusses Darwin's life, the publication and reception of the themes of On the Origin of Species, and the subsequent development of its major themes. The new edition also includes brief biographies of some of the most important scientific thinkers leading up to and surrounding the Origin of Species, suggested further reading, notes and a chronology.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators. 480 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 014137425XISBN 13: 9780141374253
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Five FANTASTIC Roald Dahl favourites come together in this very special box set!This glorious collection includes:James and the Giant PeachFantastic Mr FoxThe Giraffe and the Pelly and MeThe Magic FingerEsio TrotComplete with fun and fascinating extra material offering a sneak peek into the wonderful world of Dahl, this is a collection to treasure forever.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Sep 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0718154762ISBN 13: 9780718154769
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Join Jamie on the ultimate culinary road trip across America'America - A country of many contrasts. For me, it presented the ultimate food trip to explore places, ingredients, food culture & traditions. I wanted to get to the heart of great American food, to get past the junk and super-sized portions. I set off on what I knew would be a completely inspiring trip. I wasn't wrong. . . from New York to New Orleans, the energy of Los Angeles to the big skies of Wyoming, I found what I was looking for: some of the most diverse and delicious recipes I've ever come across! And with 120 of them in this book, I'll show you the quick and easy way to put a little slice of America on your dinner table. What a trip!' - Jamie Discover exciting new recipes from New York to the Wild West, including crispy Fish and Corn Salsa, fiery Shrimp Cocktail and, for when you're feeling decadent, delicious Churros with homemade Hot Chocolate.'There is only one Jamie Oliver. Great to watch. Great to cook' Delia Smith.