Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz & Buchenwald. This is his account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family & his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity & faith. Describing in simple terms the tragic murder of a people from a survivor`s perspective, ” Night” is among the most personal, intimate & poignant of all accounts of the Holocaust. A compelling consideration of the darkest side of human nature & the enduring power of hope, it remains one of the most important works of the twentieth century. ...

It's Christmas Eve, & all is still & quiet. One family are tucked up in bed dreaming of sugar plums, until the magical arrival of Father Christmas & his team of reindeer wakes the poem's narrator. Matilda Harrison's intricate illustrations are enhanced by embossing on every spread & act as a beautiful complement to the traditional text. ...

” Twas the night before Christmas & all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” This classic Christmas verse is well known to every parent & child preparing for Christmas & this beautifully illustrated new edition is the perfect Christmas gift for young & old. ...

The Night Before Christmas was first published in 1823 & is considered as being largely responsible for the conception of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today. The enchanting poem tells the story of a man who, while his wife & children are fast asleep, awakens on Christmas Eve to curious noises outside of his house. As he looks out of the window he witnesses a sleigh, pulled by eight reindeer, flying high across the sky before landing, to the man`s great surprise, on the roof of his very own house. The events that follow mark the beginning of the tradition of Santa Claus & the joy that he brings to children on Christmas night. This new gift edition brings together the traditional poem with new, stunning illustrations by the award-winning Australian artist Robert Ingpen, each one a delightful evocation of this eternally popular verse. ...

Leila is young, beautiful & a hustler. She makes her living drugging & robbing her clients
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In 1886, a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night, constructed entirely in black & white, Le Cirque des Reves delights all who wander its circular paths & warm themselves at its bonfire. Although there are acrobats, fortune-tellers & contortionists, the Circus of Dreams is no conventional spectacle. Some tents contain clouds, some ice. The circus seems almost to cast a spell over its aficionados, who call themselves the reveurs
- the dreamers. At the heart of the story is the tangled relationship between two young magicians, Celia, the enchanter's daughter, & Marco, the sorcerer's apprentice. At the behest of their shadowy masters, they find themselves locked in a deadly contest, forced to test the very limits of the imagination, & of their love...A fabulous, fin-de-siecle feast for the senses & a life-affirming love story, The Night Circus is a captivating novel that will make the real world seem fantastical & a fantasy world real.
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The Night Climbers of Cambridge was first published in 1937 under the pseudonym of Whipplesmith (now known to be Noel Howard Symington) & recounts the courageous, foolhardy nocturnal exploits of a group of Cambridge students who climbed the ancient university & town buildings in the city. The exploits, up & atop the likes of the Fitzwilliam museum & the venerable King ...

The Night Climbers of Cambridge was first published in 1937 under the pseudonym of Whipplesmith (now known to be Noel Howard Symington) & recounts the courageous, foolhardy nocturnal exploits of a group of Cambridge students who climbed the ancient university & town buildings in the city. The exploits, up & atop the likes of the Fitzwilliam museum & the venerable King’s College Chapel, were recorded with ancient photographic paraphernalia, hauled over battlements & down drain-pipes, whilst the students somehow endeavoured to avoid detection by the ‘minions of authority. Long before the present day’s much followed trend of urban climbing or ‘buildering’, Cambridge students of the 30’s continued an already established tradition & The Night Climbers of Cambridge is testament to their adrenalin packed, humorous & intriguing exploits. ...

The Night Life of Trees is an exquisite h&-bound & screen-printed book of paintings by three of the finest artists of the Gond tribal art tradition. The Gonds, a tribe of central India, are traditionally forest dwellers. They believe that trees are hard at work during the day providing shelter & nourishment to all. Only when night falls can they finally rest, & their spirits reveal themselves. These luminous spirits are captured in The Night Life of Trees, a fascinating & haunting foray into the Gond imagination. Each painting is accompanied by its own poetic tale, myth or lore, narrated by the artists themselves, which recreate the familiarity & awe with which the Gond people view the natural world. Screen-printed by hand on black paper, every page of this book is an original print. Each book in this limited second edition of 1, 000 is individually numbered. ...