Jose Maria, a construction worker, is in love with Rosa, a maid in an exclusive Buenos Aires mansion. Subjected to constant humiliation by his foreman, Jose Maria kills him. He hides on an empty floor in the mansion, & remains there for years without even raising Rosas` suspicion. Jose Maria silently observes his lover in her most intimate moments & watches the decadent behaviour of the owners & their hypocritical relationships. However, Jose Maria will also be privy to more humiliating experiences
- he watches as Rosa is raped by the young son of the family, & later becomes pregnant by a repulsive neighbour. Still, in the midst of all this & from his bizarre, self-imposed imprisonment, Jose Maria will, somehow, be able to reflect upon & understand the joys of fatherhood
- that is, before he meets his final fate. A metaphor for the decline of a social class, a country & the resentment that spreads like a plague penetrating to the core of its people, Rage is also a tale of love & suspense that raises the tension with each successive page until it unavoidably shifts toward an intimate, shattering catastrophe. Humour, misfortune, shrewd social commentary & thrilling erotic fantasy come together, offering the reader an inside vision of contemporary Argentina.

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Based on extensive research in primary sources, Ragged London traces the story of the London poor. It shows how they lived, worked, loved & died. Every aspect of their life is explored, from the homes in which they lived to the food they ate, the entertainment they enjoyed & the occupations in which they engaged. Crime & punishment, the harsh conditions they endured, their bravery, defiance, humour & sense of community are all examined. Many enlightened people were so horrified by the abject poverty, overcrowded & unsanitary accommodation that were the homes of London`s rookeries, that they began both to campaign for change & to assist them directly through private charity. Ultimately the efforts of these philanthropists & reformers led to the beginning of the welfare state. Ragged London shows the triumph of the human spirit over extreme conditions. In spite of their poverty, the insalubrious nature of their dwellings, the casual & dangerous nature of their employment & the ever-present fear of the workhouse, there was a rebelliousness of spirit, a dignity & sense of humour that helped them face a life which otherwise might have seemed unendurable. ...

Raghu Rai is India`s most famous & most lauded photographer. Here, he lends his creative genius to capturing the changing face of Delhi, the place of his birth & India`s capital city, over the last forty years. William Dalrymple says in his introduction to the book that [this is] the work of a sympathetic insider & has a tender & knowing intimacy that no outsider like myself can come close to. That quality is displayed to stunning effect in this spectacular, large format book, which will be prized by anyone with an interest in modern India or photography. ...

Raghu Rai`s ” India” is the India of the everyday
- the life of his rural childhood. His photographs talk about the simple people,
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Greedy, cruel & foolish, the Gods deserve to die.. . From the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession & The Children's Book comes a mesmerising tale of the end of the gods & the destruction of life on this planet. Into her version of Ragnarok, surely one of the most thrilling & apocalyptic of myths, A.S. Byatt weaves the story of a young girl evacuated to the British countryside during the Second World War. Struggling to make sense of her life, she is given a book of Norse myths, & her inner & outer worlds are transformed. ...

Set in turn-of-the-century New York, E.L. Doctorow`s ” Ragtime” seamlessly blends fictional characters & realistic depictions of historical figures to bring to life the events that defined American history in the years before the First World War. This ” Penguin Modern Classics” edition

Includes:: an introduction by Al Alvarez. Welcome to America at the turn of the twentieth century, where the rhythms of ragtime set the beat. Harry Houdini astonishes audiences with magical feats of escape, the mighty J. P. Morgan dominates the financial world & Henry Ford manufactures cars by making men into machines. Emma Goldman preaches free love & feminism, while ex-chorus girl Evelyn Nesbitt inspires a mad millionaire to murder the architect Stanford White. In this stunningly original chronicle of an age, such real-life characters intermingle with three remarkable families, one black, one Jewish & one prosperous WASP, to create a dazzling literary mosaic that brings to life an era of dire poverty, fabulous wealth, & incredible change
- in short, the era of ragtime. E.L. Doctorow (b.1931) is one of America`s most accomplished & acclaimed living writers. Winner of the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award (twice), the PEN/ Faulkner Award, & the National Humanities Medal, he is the author of nine novels that have explored the drama of American life from the late 19th century to the 21st, including ” Ragtime”, ” The Book of Daniel” & ” Billy Bathgate”. If you enjoyed ” Ragtime”, you might like John Dos Passos` ”U.S.A.”, also available in ” Penguin Classics”. ” In its perfection it stuns & holds from beginning to end”. (” Daily Mail”). ” Witty, lyrical, put together with admirable craft.. .dazzling economy & insight... Mr Doctorow knows what he is doing & has done it beautifully”. (” Guardian”). ” One of the best American novels for years”. (” Economist”).


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Ragusa at 1: 7, 000 on an indexed street plan from Litografia Artistica Cartografica in their Globalmap imprint, with a detailed enlargement of the city centre with Ragusa Ibla at 1:4, 000. 28 monuments including historic buildings & churches, cultural or educational institutions, & important municipal buildings or facilities are numbered & listed next to the plan. An inset at 1:10, 000 extends coverage south to include the town’s industrial zone & on the reverse a separately indexed plan also at 1:10, 000 covers Marina di Ragusa. Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) are Italy’s leading publishers of street plans with an extensive range of titles. Where appropriate, the plans include an enlargement showing the historic centre in greater detail. On each plan monuments including historic buildings & churches, archaeological sites, cultural or educational institutions, & important municipal buildings or facilities are numbered & listed next to the plan. Unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, one way streets are not marked. Street index is on the reverse. ...

Ragusa Province in a series of handy size road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & tracks than can be found on most regional maps. The series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. This title is still produced in the traditional cartographic style. ...

Ragusa Province at 1:150, 000 in a series of handy size provincial road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & country tracks than can be found on most regional maps from other publishers. This title is now published with new digital cartography.LAC’s provincial series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

The OPC Rail Atlas of Great Britain & Ireland was first published in 1977 & has, over the years, proved itself to be one of the most successful railway titles ever published. The book portrays the railway network on the British Isles, differentiating between passenger & freight lines, as well as between single & multi-track sections. It also shows preserved lines, freight terminals, LRT schemes, passenger stations, lines under construction, proposed lines, depots, etc. As such the book is an essential work of reference for both enthusiasts & professionals. This new edition is fully updated to reflect the developments in railway & LRT infrastructure due for completion by 2013 as well as those schemes currently under development. It

Includes:: the fruits of the current Network Rail investment plan, including the proposed electrification of the ex-GWR main line to Bristol & South Wales, the completion of the first phase of the Edinburgh LRT scheme, the continued extension of the LRTs in Greater Manchester & Nottingham, & indications as to the proposed HS2 high-speed line from London to the Midlands.

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