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Coleen Degnan Veness Kong ENAnn Darrow is an actor with no work and no money. Carl Denham wants to make a movie–but not in the United States. A long, long way from New York there is an island. and on that island lives the giant King Kong. When Carl, Ann, and the other actors arrive, Kong gets very, very angry. Who will live – and who will die?
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Liz Kilbey Kylie Minogue ENKylie Minogue was a star – a famous singer with a lot of money and beautiful clothes. And then, in 2005, the music stopped. Kylie had cancer. People waited. And then she came back. Read her story, from her early days in Australia to her new work now.
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Jorge Luis Borges Labyrinths ENJorge Luis Borges's Labyrinths is a collection of short stories and essays showcasing one of Latin America's most influential and imaginative writers. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is edited by Donald A. Yates and James E. Irby, with an introduction by James E. Irby and a preface by André Maurois. Jorge Luis Borges was a literary spellbinder whose tales of magic, mystery and murder are shot through with deep…
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D.H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover ENConstance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, Clifford encourages her to have a liaison with a man of their own class. But Connie is attracted instead to her husband's gamekeeper and embarks on a passionate affair that brings new life to her stifled existence. Can she find a true equality with Mellors, despite the vast…
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Jane Austen Lady Susan ENGlittering with Austen's subversive young imagination, this wicked early novella features a devious, adulterous anti-heroine.
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Oscar Wilde Lady Windermere's Fan ENBeautiful aristocratic an adored wife and young mother Lady Windermere is 'a fascinating puritan' whose severe moral code...
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Oscar Wilde Lady Windermere's FanBeautiful, aristocratic, an adored wife and young mother, Lady Windermere is 'a fascinating puritan' whose severe moral code leads her to the brink of social suicide. The only one who can save her is the mysterious Mrs Erlynne whose scandalous relationship with Lord Windermere has prompted her fatal impulse. And Mrs Erlynne has a secret - a secret Lady Windermere must never know if she is to retain her peace of mind.
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Sufiya Ahmed, Yvonne Battle-Felton, Sarwat Chadda, Maisie Chan, Aviel Basil (ilustrácie), Fotini Tikkou (ilustrácie), Jia Liu (ilustrácie), Louise Warwick (ilustrácie), Poonam Mistry (ilustrácie), Victoria Sandoy (ilustrácie) Ladybird Tales of Super HeroesSuperheroes have always been with us, from gods with mighty powers to human heroes who don disguises to save the day... Join six larger-than-life mythic and legendary heroes from around the world in this colourful, illustrated collection of Ladybird...
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Vladimir Nabokov LanceThree great stories - The Aurelian, Signs and Symbols and Lance the last both a derisive attack on science-fiction and an attempt to imagine the real pain and horror that would accompany space travel...
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Owen Hatherley Landscapes of Communism ENDuring the course of the twentieth century, communism took power in Eastern Europe and remade the city in its own image. Ransacking the urban planning of the grand imperial past, it set out to transform everyday life, its sweeping boulevards, epic high-rise and vast housing estates an emphatic declaration of a non-capitalist idea. Now, the regimes that built them are dead and long gone, but from Warsaw to Berlin,…
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A.J. Ayer Language, Truth and Logic ENIrreverent and electrifying, when A.J. Ayer’s epoch-making work was published in 1936 it shook the foundations of British philosophy, and made its author notorious. He argues that if you cannot prove a statement by scientific methods, or by experience, it is literally meaningless. In this sense, everything else – morals, aesthetics, religion, philosphy itself – becomes nonsensical. For example, to say that murder is…
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Flora Thompson Lark Rise to Candleford ENFlora Thompson's immortal trilogy, containing Lark Rise, Over To Candleford and Candleford Green, is a heartwarming portrayal of country life at the close of the 19th century. This story of three closely related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, the nearby village and a small market town - is based on the author's experiences during childhood and youth. It chronicles May Day celebrations and forgotten children's…
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Gregg Hurwitz Last ChanceChance, that's me, the youngest Rain brother - and right now I'm kind of stuck between a rock and hard place.... Or more specifically, tied up and kidnapped. My captors? We call them Drones, and they serve the Harvesters ...
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William Trevor Last StoriesIn this final collection of ten exquisite, perceptive and profound stories, William Trevor probes into the depths of the human spirit. Here we encounter a tutor and his pupil, whose lives are thrown into turmoil when they meet again years later; ...
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Svetlana Alexievich Last WitnessesExtraordinary stories about what it was like to be a Soviet child during the upheaval and horror of the Second World War, from Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich...
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Anita Brookner Latecomers ENHartmann and Fibich came to England on the kindertransport. As orphans of the war they were strangers in a strange land. Together, they survived. And in adulthood they have been unable to separate, sharing a successful business. Yet Hartmann's carefully polished manners conceal the past he refuses to think about. While Fibich, a mass of fears and neuroses, can do nothing but remember. Together these two men seek to…
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Edward de Bono Lateral Thinking ENThe classic work about improving creativity from world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de Bono. In schools we are taught to meet problems head-on: what Edward de Bono calls 'vertical thinking'. This works well in simple situations - but we are at a loss when this approach fails. What then? Lateral thinking is all about freeing up your imagination. Through a series of special techniques, in groups or working…
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Ursula K. Le Guin Lavinia EN'Like Spartan Helen, I caused a war. She caused hers by letting men who wanted her take her. I caused mine because I wouldn't be given, wouldn't be taken, but chose my man and my fate. The man was famous, the fate obscure; not a bad balance.' Lavinia is the daughter of the King of Latium, a victorious warrior who loves peace; she is her father's closest companion. Now of an age to wed, Lavinia's mother favours her…
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Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez Lead Successful ProjectsAre you struggling to juggle multiple projects? Do you often lose control of your budget? Does communicating your progress to the rest of your team cause you undue stress? Project management is an essential skill for anyone who needs to get things...
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Stanley McChrystal, Jeff Eggers, Jason Mangone LeadersThe bestselling author of Team of Teams dismantles the Great Man theory of leadership, by profiling leaders whose real stories defy their legends. In Leaders, retired four-star general Stan McChrystal explores what leadership really means, debunking...
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Simon Sinek Leaders Eat Last ENThe New York Times bestseller by the acclaimed, bestselling author of Start With Why and Together is Better. Now with a new chapter on millennials in the workplace, based on Simon Sinek's viral video 'The Millennial Question' (180+ million views). Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work. This is not a crazy, idealised notion. In many successful organisations, great leaders are creating…
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Leadership and Self-DeceptionYou might think you are a people person. But do you really treat others well? And how can you improve your dealings with those around you? Be prepared to have your world turned upside down and open your eyes to a whole new way of living and working...
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Gabriel García Márquez Leaf Storm ENNobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of the One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera, portrays a food company violating a small Colombia town in his vivid and powerful novel Leaf Storm. 'Suddenly, as if a whirlwind had set down roots in the centre of the town, the banana company arrived, pursed by the leaf storm.' Drenched by rain, the town has been decaying ever since the banana…
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Becky Albertalli Leah on the OffbeatIn this sequel to the acclaimed Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda-soon to be a major motion picture, Love, Simon-we follow Simon's BFF Leah as she grapples with changing friendships, first love, and senior year angst...