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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Enduring Literature Illuminated by Practical Scholarship An idealistic professor transforms an unsophisticated Cockney girl into a refined young lady in this classic drama set in turn-of-the-century London.This Enriched Classic Edition includes: ?A concise introduction that gives readers important background information?A chronology of the author's life and work?A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context?An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations?Detailed explanatory notes?Critical analysis including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work?Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction?A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experienceEnriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.Series edited by Cynthia Brantley Johnson.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The epic tale of Odysseus' extraordinary ten-year voyage home after the Trojan War.The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus's reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. This edition includes: -A concise introduction that gives readers important background information -A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context -An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations -Detailed explanatory notes -Critical analysis and modern perspectives on the work -Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction -A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lucifer Box is the darling of the Edwardian belle monde - society's most fashionable portrait painter is a wit, a dandy, a rake, the guest all hostesses (and not a few hosts) must have. But few know that Lucifer Box is also His Majesty's most accomplished and daring secret agent. Beneath London's facade of Imperial grandeur and divine aesthetes seethes an underworld of crazed anarchists, murder, and despicable vice, and Box is at home in both. And so of course when Britain's most prominent scientists begin turning up dead, he's the one man his country can turn to.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Quick fixes for all your cat questions and concerns!Cats are clever, agile creatures who have a penchant for getting into anything and everything. You need to know exactly how to care for your cat and keep things under control. Written in a simple reference format with lots of easy-to-follow instructions, this guide gives you the tools you need to tackle a variety of cat issues. Concise yet comprehensive, The Only Cat Book You'll Ever Need answers all your common cat questions, such as: - Should you adopt a purebred or stray - What's the best way to kitty-proof your home - How can you correct your cat's bad behaviors - What common kitty ailments should you watch for - How should you handle feline first-aid issues Whether you're already a concerned kitty parent or you're thinking about adopting a little furball for the first time, The Only Cat Book You'll Ever Need is your one- stop guide to all things cat related!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What made Chekhov tick We know what made him feel gloomy -his work is full of acutely observed studies of human failings, albeit depicted with warmth and humour. But what served as a positive source of creative inspiration in his life What moved him In answering these questions, Chekhov: Scenes from a Life focuses on the writer's intimate relationship with the places he lived and travelled in: provincial Taganrog and the southern Russian steppes, Moscow, Petersburg, Siberia, the French Riviera and Yalta all held him in their thrall. By looking at his life through the prism of these landscapes, it is possible to gain a far greater insight into one of the most inscrutable and elusive writers who ever lived.A century after his death Chekhov's writing and world view are as acute as ever, and ripe for rediscovery. Affectionate yet dispassionate, Chekhov: Scenes from a Life restores humour and warmth to a man too often seen as merely melancholic, and reminds us why Raymond Carver described him as 'the greatest short-story writer who has ever lived'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Suburban regular guy Earl Keese confronts the yawning pit of chaos in the persons of Harry and Ramona, a younger couple who have just moved into the only other house on their dead-end street. Literally overnight, Earl's painstakingly controlled world is turned upside down. Soon he is engaged in guerilla warfare with his new neighbors, who seem to threaten the very fabric of his carefully constructed reality.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On a late September day in 480 B.C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important naval battle of the ancient world. Overwhelmingly outnumbered by the enemy, the Greeks triumphed through a combination of strategy and deception. More than two millennia after it occurred, the clash between the Greeks and Persians at Salamis remains one of the most tactically brilliant battles ever fought. The Greek victory changed the course of western history -- halting the advance of the Persian Empire and setting the stage for the Golden Age of Athens.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Song for My Father' is a daughter's memoir of her father, Charles M. Stokes, a prominent African-American member of the National Republican Party. Known as 'Stokey,' he was born just forty years after the abolition of slavery. But by the time he became a pioneer in the fields of law, legislation, and politics -- during the turbulent and transformative 1960s and 70s -- contemporary associations of the GOP with the 'party of Lincoln' had faded. Stokes's choice to remain a Republican against the tide of black Democratic political loyalty took courage. He would live to become Seattle's first black state legislator and serve as Washington State's first African-American district court judge.With 'Song for My Father,' Ms. Stokes pays tribute to a man whose love for his country, his family, and his people made a world of difference for generations to come. Stokes's life is a compelling example of what American Dreams are made of.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Brethren' is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action. Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices -- maneuvering, arguing, politicking, compromising and making decisions that affect every major area of American life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Enduring Literature Illuminated by Practical Scholarship An idealistic professor transforms an unsophisticated Cockney girl into a refined young lady in this classic drama set in turn-of-the-century London.This Enriched Classic Edition includes: ?A concise introduction that gives readers important background information?A chronology of the author's life and work?A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context?An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations?Detailed explanatory notes?Critical analysis including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work?Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction?A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experienceEnriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.Series edited by Cynthia Brantley Johnson 194 pp. Englisch.