Edited by Becky Brown. ... Offering indispensable inspiration for wedding readings, this gorgeous compilation of writing on love and marriage is also the perfect gift for couples and wedding guests alike. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This elegant anthology is filled with readings to light up every kind of wedding ceremony. There are poems about falling in love, joyful prose celebrating marriage ... |
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Selected writings edited by Suzy Cripps. ... Just like the best walks, The Joy of Walking takes you on a journey with lots to surprise and enjoy along the way. Through the best of classic writing, this inspiring anthology shows how the simple act of walking goes to the heart of life itself. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning pocket size classics. Whether walking through awe-inspiring countryside or weaving your way through crowds in the hustle and bustle of great cities, we take thousands of steps a day. Finding meaning in movement can be difficult in today’s frenetic world. This may ... |
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An Anthology of Plants, Gardens and Gardeners Selected and edited by Elizabeth Jane Howard. ... Elizabeth Jane Howard, acclaimed author of the Cazalet Chronicles, once said that she would certainly have been a gardener had she not become a writer first. In Green Shades: An Anthology of Plants, Gardens and Gardeners, she brings together a diverse and fascinating selection of garden writing that spans the centuries, the seasons and the species. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book ... |
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A special edition featuring beautiful heritage wallpaper patterns from her own home in Hampshire, these collectable paperbacks are a must for all Jane Austen fans. From Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning classics that make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Jane Austen's best-loved novel is an unforgettable story about the inaccuracy of first impressions, the power of reason and, above all, the strange dynamics of human relationships and emotions. A tour de force of wit and sparkling dialogue, Pride and Prejudice shows how the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet and the aristocratic Mr. Darcy ... |
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The inspiration for the hit Netflix show, Lupin, Arsene Lupin is charming, clever and bold. A master of disguise, he steals from the rich, he outsmarts the police and he's generous to those in need. And above all, he never takes himself too seriously. This French Robin Hood has charmed readers for generations and the stories about his dazzling escapades have been adapted countless times for television, stage and film, including the hit manga series Lupin III. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These ... |
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Has the proverbially "a(nti)-historical" analytic philosophy taken a "historical turn" as some analytic "insiders" have heralded recently? In this densely argued and extensively referenced book, Blagovest Mollov argues that it has not, mainly because the only relatively determinate meaning the term can be given derives from a dubious and equally vague "historicist" perspective. Outside, and even within, the latter, the author holds, what has come to be discussed as "the historical turn (of analytic philosophy)" is neither historical nor a turn, in the sense other " ... |
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Åêçîòè÷íèÿò îñòðîâ Ñàí Ìàòàäîð íå å îòáåëÿçàí íà êàðòàòà, à çà íåãî çíàÿò ìàëöèíà. Îñòðîâúò å ðàé çà áåãúëöèòå îò çàêîíà, êîèòî áèõà äàëè âñè÷êî, çà äà æèâåÿò ñïîêîéíî â ëóêñ è â àíîíèìíîñò. Ïîä çàêðèëàòà íà ñóðîâ äèêòàòîð, íàðè÷àí Ãåíåðàëúò, è íåãîâèòå æåñòîêè è èçîáðåòàòåëíè â çàáàâëåíèÿòà ñè íàñëåäíèöè òå ñå ÷óâñòâàò â ïúëíà áåçîïàñíîñò. Íî åäèí îò æèòåëèòå íà íîâèÿ îñòðîâ íå å óñïÿë äà ñêúñà ñúâñåì ñ ìèíàëîòî ñè, êîãàòî å âúðøèë æåñòîêîñòè â ìàëêà áàëêàíñêà äúðæàâà. Ïîïàäíàë å ïîä ïðèöåëà íà ìåæäóíàðîäíàòà êîìïàíèÿ "P.S.", êîÿòî ïîä ïðèêðèòèåòî íà ñïåöèàëèçèðàíè óñëóãè â îáëàñòòà íà ñèãóðíîñòòà âñúùíîñò ... |
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H. G. Wells skilfully combines tension, wit and terror in The Invisible Man, a masterpiece of science fiction. Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. A mysterious stranger arrives at a rural Sussex inn on a cold winter's night with his face obscured by bandages and his body cloaked in a long, heavy coat. He locks himself in his room and spends his stay labouring over chemicals in intricate glass bottles. The ... |
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The moving story of a little dog with a huge heart and of the unbreakable bond between an animal and his owner. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by Mary Paulson-Ellis. When Auld Jock, a shepherd, loses his job, he moves to Edinburgh in search of work. But the city isn’t kind to him and he falls into a life of poverty. Lonely, old and ill, his only companion is a plucky little Skye terrier named ... |
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Candide, or the Optimist is Voltaire’s hilarious and deeply scathing satire on the Age of Enlightenment. This classic of French literature has been a bestseller for over two hundred years. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library , a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This classic of French literature features an introduction by Dr Marine Ganofsky. Young nobleman Candide lives a sheltered and comfortable life under the tutorship of the ridiculous Dr Pangloss who espouses the ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Geppetto, a poor woodcarver, crafts a marionette from a strange piece of talking wood and inadvertently brings the mischievous Pinocchio - a walking, talking, wooden boy - into the world. The naughty, selfish puppet heads off into the world and encounters all manner of unusual and dangerous characters on his adventures, undergoing a series of fiendishly imaginative trials - among them being swallowed by a giant dogfish and turned into a donkey - that will lead him to self-knowledge. Along the way he will be helped by a beautiful fairy, a talking cricket and ... |
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Ïèåñà çà êèòàðà. ... Òâîð÷åñêèòå ïîñòèæåíèÿ íà Åäóàðäî Ìîðàëåñ Êàñî ãî ïðåäñòàâÿò êàòî êîìïîçèòîð, ÷èèòî çàáåëåæèòåëíè óìåíèÿ è ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ ñà ïðèçíàòè îò ïóáëèêàòà â êîíöåðòíè çàëè, îò ìóçèêàëíè åêñïåðòè è íå íà ïîñëåäíî ìÿñòî ÷ðåç íàãðàäèòå, ïîëó÷åíè îò íåãî çà ó÷àñòèåòî ìó â ïðåñòèæíè ìåæäóíàðîäíè êîíêóðñè. Èñïàíñêèÿò êîìïîçèòîð îò ïðÿêî àñòóðèéñêî ïîòåêëî è ôðåíñêà ïðàáàáà å ðîäåí â Õàâàíà ïðåç 1969 ãîäèíà, êúäåòî ïðåç 1994 ã. çàâúðøâà îáðàçîâàíèåòî ñè ïî êîìïîçèöèÿ âúâ Âèñøèÿ èíñòèòóò ïî èçêóñòâàòà íà Êóáà ïîä ðúêîâîäñòâîòî íà ïðåïîäàâàòåëè êàòî Õàðîëä Ãðàìàòõåñ, Ôåëèêñ Ãåðåðî, Êàðëîñ Ôàðèíÿñ è Õîàêèí Êëåð÷. Ïðåç ... |
