A witty & erudite love letter to a bygone age, from one of Europe`s last great humanists. ”A sparkling slice of eighteenth-century life” Paul Bailey, Independent In August 1785 Paris buzzed with scandal. It involved an eminent churchman, a notorious charlatan, a female fraudster, a part-time prostitute & the hated Queen herself. At its heart was the most expensive diamond necklace ever assembled & the web of fraud, folly & self-delusion it had inspired. In Szerb`s last major work, a witty & often surprising account of events, the story is used as a standpoint from which to survey the entire age. Written in war-torn Hungary in the early 1940s, it constitutes a remarkable gesture of defiance against the brutal world in which the writer lived & died. Antal Szerb (1901-1945) was born in Budapest. Though of Jewish descent, he was baptised at an early age & remained a lifelong Catholic. He rapidly established himself as a formidable scholar, through studies of Ibsen & Blake & histories of English, Hungarian & world literature. He was a prolific essayist & reviewer, ranging across all the major European languages. Debarred by successive Jewish laws from working in a university, he was subjected to increasing persecution, & finally murdered in a forced labour camp in 1945. Pushkin Press publishes his novels The Pendragon Legend, Oliver VII & his masterpiece Journey by Moonlight, as well as the historical study The Queen`s Necklace & Love in a Bottle & Other Stories. ...

Written exclusively for Comic Relief 2015 by David Walliams. From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams & Tony Ross, comes this spectacularly funny story for children of 3 & up. A bored queen. A birthday wish. An outrageous orang-utan. Everything`s about to go bananas! Written by David Walliams as an exclusive children`s picture book especially for Comic Relief
- David will be giving all of his proceeds from the book to the charity. The illustrator, Tony Ross, will waive his royalties & Harper Collins UK will also donate all profits from the publishing of the book
- at least GBP3 from each copy sold will go to Comic Relief.

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The Queen has raced around London & dashed all over the UK. Now she is setting off around the world in search of the perfect Christmas present
- & she`s not alone. Father Christmas is here to help! From the North Pole to the Sydney Opera House, via the State of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids & more
- will the Queen find a gift that is truly special? & who is it for?! A witty & stylish celebration of the Queen & the world`s best known landmarks, created by Steve Antony, winner of the Oscar`s First Book Prize, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal & shortlisted for the Waterstone`s Children`s Book Prize. Praise for The Queen`s Hat: ` This is a wonderful romp of a read that`s a great introduction to London, royalty & all that makes Britain great.`
- Sun `...this picture book is hard to beat for its sweet simplicity & charming monochromatic drawings.`
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Following on from River God, The Seventh Scroll & Warlock, The Quest continues the story of the Warlock, Taita, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods & a master of magic & the supernatural. Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom, & then the ultimate disaster follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish & sustain the land dry up. Something catastrophic is taking place in the distant & totally unexplored depths of Africa from where the mighty river springs. In desperation Pharoah sends for Taita, the only man who might be able to win through to the source of the Nile & discover the cause of all their woes. None of them can have any idea of what a terrible enemy lies in ambush for The Warlock in those mysterious lands at the end of their world. ...

” In this remarkable & groundbreaking book, Kenan Malik explores the history of moral thought as it has developed over three millennia, from Homer`s Greece to Mao`s China, from ancient India to modern America. It tells the stories of the great philosophers, & breathes life into their ideas, while also challenging many of our most cherished moral beliefs. Engaging & provocative, The Quest for a Moral Compass confronts some of humanity`s deepest questions. Where do values come from? Is God necessary for moral guidance? Are there absolute moral truths? It also brings morality down to earth, showing how, throughout history, social needs & political desires have shaped moral thinking. It is a history of the world told through the history of moral thought, & a history of moral thought that casts new light on global history. At a time of great social turbulence & moral uncertainty, there will be few histories more important than this.” ...

You are about to discover the secrets of The Quick
- But first you must travel to Victorian Yorkshire, & there, on a remote country
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There are many reasons why you might need to learn a foreign language quickly-perhaps an unexpected business trip or a sudden travel opportunity. A. G. Hawke, a U.S. Army Green Beret, often travels to foreign countries on short notice & has been able to work intimately with officials who do not speak English. Frequently, he needs to be able to communicate in a foreign language in a matter of days or weeks. He tried all types of schools, classes, books, & tapes, but none delivered what he needed when he needed it. Subsequently, he developed his own method for learning languages. It proved so effective for him (he is certified by the military in seven languages) & his fellow Green Berets that he decided to share it with others who are struggling to learn a foreign language on the quick. The Quick & Dirty Guide to Learning Languages Fast is designed for people who have no time t for learning complicated rules of grammar. Hawke promises that his method will help anyone become functional in any language in as little as seven days & proficient in thirty days. How? Because he has trimmed that fat for you, freeing your time for what`s truly useful. Hawke provides a detailed day-by-day schedule, a hands-on workbook format, & secret tips to help you master the key elements of any new language. In true Special Forces style, this quick-&-dirty method contains no fluff; it`s all action so you can quickly get into the action yourself. If your mission is to learn a foreign language, why not learn how from the very best? ...

After a lifetime`s struggle with alcohol, critical neglect & depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London`s Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby & became entangled in the life of the asylum. This historically accurate, intensely lyrical novel, describes the asylum`s closed world & Nature`s paradise outside the walls: Clare`s dream of home, of redemption, of escape. ...

The Quiet American is Graham Greene’s fictional account of the violence & intrigue of mid twentieth century Vietnam. Pyle, a young idealistic American has been sent to promote democracy through a mysterious ‘ Third Force’, but his na� ve optimism starts to cause bloodshed. Fowler, a friend of Pyle, but a Brit & a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to just stand aside & watch without intervening
- but even as he does, he wonders why: for the sake of politics or for the sake of love? Another classic novel from a writer who created some of the most cynical heroes of our times.
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The Quiet Book is now available in a cozy padded board book edition! In this irresistibly charming picture book, many different quiet moments are captured, from the anticipation
- heavy ” Top of the roller coaster quiet” to the shocked-into-silence ” First look at your new hairstyle quiet.” The impossibly sweet bears, rabbits, fish, birds, & iguanas are all rendered in soft pencils & coloured digitally, &, as in all of the best picture books, the illustrations propel the story far beyond the words. Soft covers, rounded comers, & sturdy board book pages make this new classic the perfect bedtime companion.
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