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With an Introduction and Notes by Hugh Epstein, Secretary of the Joseph Conrad Society of Great Britain. 'Then the vision of an enormous town presented itself, of a monstrous town...a cruel devourer of the world's light. There was room enough there to place any story, depth enough for any passion, variety enough there for any setting, darkness enough to bury five millions of lives.' Conrad's 'monstrous town' is London, and his story of espionage and counter-espionage, anarchists and embassies, is a detective story that becomes the story of Winnie Verloc's tenacity in maintaining her devotion to her peculiar and simple-minded brother, Stevie, as they pursue their very ordinary lives above a rather dubious shop in the back streets of Soho. However, far from offering any sentimental picture, The Secret Agent is Conrad's funniest novel. Its savagely witty picture of human absurdity and misunderstanding is written in an ironic style that provokes laughter and

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Product details Format Paperback | 186 pages Dimensions

Author and illustrator Martín Prechtel is internationally known for his explorations of ancient folklore and uncovering the lessons therein for modern readers. In The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun, he revives a hitherto unknown Guatemalan Tzutujil Mayan tale of the beginnings of the world with a poetic retelling of the story, 28 evocative drawings, and a critical analysis that both enlightens and entertains. Having lived with the Mayans and learned their language, Prechtel authoritatively retells the powerful tale of the Tall Girl who weaves the world in a loom, her parents the Sun and the Moon who repudiate her suitors, and the mysterious man who disguises himself as a hummingbird to lure her away. Prechtel expands this archetypal story with five layers of commentary, each teasing out a different wisdom and revealing its relevance to the world today. Product details

Ten months ago, Elizabeth Baker uncovered a dangerous secret about her politician husband a secret that nearly got her killed. Now she and her children are running for their lives. When Beth is hired as the caretaker of a remote Pennsylvania estate, she dares to hope she has found a corner of the world where Congressman Richard Baker can t find them. But when her new boss dies suddenly and his nephew inherits the estate, Beth is faced with outwitting a former homicide detective who is very smart, very suspicious and very attractive. Forced into retirement by an injury and grieving the loss of his uncle, Jack O Malley is unprepared to share his new home with a strange woman and her two kids. He is even less prepared for the instantaneous attraction he feels whenever Beth enters the room. She is beautiful, intelligent, kind and obviously terrified of someone or something. As Jack s investigation uncovers the shocking details of Beth s past, the rural community is shaken by the murder of

'This book is an act of restitution' David Aaronovitch, Book of the Week, The TimesA strikingly original book about a terrible photograph - an exceptionally rare image documenting the horrific final moments of a Jewish family in Ukraine. The terrible mass shootings in Poland and the Ukraine are often neglected in studies of the Holocaust, because the perpetrators were meticulously careful to avoid leaving any evidence of their actions. Wendy Lower stumbled across one such piece of evidence - a photograph documenting the shooting of a mother and her children and the men who killed them - and has crafted a forensically brilliant and moving study that brings the larger horror of the genocide into focus. One of the most compelling themes to emerge from her investigations in Ukraine, Slovakia, Germany and the USA is the identity and the surprising role of the photographer who recorded the killings. He must, she assumed, have been part of the Nazi organization of genocide. The truth

If you want to learn Portuguese in less time while also enjoying yourself, then keep reading... Learning Portuguese is a tough challenge, no doubt about it. The rich vocabulary and complex grammar can be discouraging when you are taking your first steps into the learning process. The goal of this book is to teach Portuguese in the most effective way possible. It adopts a semi-communicative method--the storytelling approach. Telling stories is an effective educational tool because learners become engaged with the narrative and therefore remember the story effortlessly, the vocabulary associated with it, as well as making it easier to recognize sentence patterns. However, "what more can storytelling offer?" Well, it brings you closer to how the language is spoken on an informal, day-to-day basis, instead of trying to teach how to form a sentence from scratch. When first starting out, and with no previous contact with the language, it is assumed that learners do not have much vo

Sometimes Temptation. . . A hardened mercenary as adept in bed as in battle, Simon Quinn can have any woman he wants, but he prefers those who know the rules of the game. That way it's easier to leave them behind. . . Can't Be Avoided But Lysette Rousseau is one female he can't figure out. Beautiful, sensual, seductive, she should be the perfect match for Simon, yet something about her ties him in knots. Bold and manipulative one time, sweetly innocent the next, she is an enigma bound to bring trouble. . .impossible to resist. Praise for Sylvia Day and her novels Bared to You obliterates the competition. . .unique and unforgettable. --Joyfully Reviewed The undisputed mistress of tender, erotic romance. --Teresa Medeiros Boldly passionate, scorchingly sexy. --Booklist on The Stranger I Married Product details Format

The old songs will have to change. No more hymns to our faithlessness and deceit. Apollo, god of song, lord of the lyre, never passed on the flame of poetry to us. But if we had that voice, what songs we'd sing of men's failings, and their blame. History is made by women, just as much as men. Medea has been betrayed. Her husband, Jason, has left her for a younger woman. He has forgotten all the promises he made and is even prepared to abandon their two sons. But Medea is not a woman to accept such disrespect passively. Strong-willed and fiercely intelligent, she turns her formidable energies to working out the greatest, and most horrifying, revenge possible. Euripides' devastating tragedy is shockingly modern in the sharp psychological exploration of the characters and the gripping interactions between them. Award-winning poet Robin Robertson has captured both the vitality of Euripides' drama and the beauty of his phrasing, reinvigorating this masterpiece for the t

Accessible in style, while offering thorough and well-organized content and heavyweight ideas. The attention to visual design makes the text interesting and appealing, as well as easy to navigate."---Anthony Baker, Tennessee Technological University"Everything's an Argument is the total package---no other reader is this good a rhetoric and no other argument text is this good a reader." ---Jim Coppoc, Iowa State University"For many years, Everything's an Argument has been my favorite textbook to use for the second-semester composition course. It covers complex concepts in a way that is very accessible for students. The text is up-to-date with contemporary issues." ---Lisa Kirby, North Carolina Wesleyan College"Chapter 1 gets five stars from me; it begins a semester-long conversation about whether everything is, indeed, an argument. I think students have never considered this concept and are challenged by and excited about it." ---Ellen Johnson,

EVOLVE is a six-level English course that gets students speaking with confidence. Drawing on insights from language teaching experts and real students, this Level 3 (CEFR B1) Student's Book covers all skills and focuses on the most effective and efficient ways to make progress in English. Each of the 12 units in the book features Time to speak, a lesson where decision-making and problem-solving tasks enable speaking to thrive. Optional mobile phone activities help create personalized learning experiences. Product details Format Paperback | 176 pages Dimensions 217

The definitive and first non-partisan biography of one of the most formidable political figures of the 20th-century (voted Woman of the Millennium in a BBC poll, 2000) Indira Gandhi's life, from her birth in 1917, through partition and up to her assassination in 1984, was dominated by the politics of her country. Always directly involved in India's turbulent 20th-century history, once she accepted the mantle of power, she became one of the world's most powerful and significant women. This biography, the first to be written by an unpartisan, Western woman, will focus on Gandhi's role as a female leader of men in one of the most chauvinistic, complex and politicised cultures in the world. Comprehensive, yet also personal, Frank's biography will deal with power and how this often isolated woman handled it, alongside her family and her emotional life. It will be the definitive book on one of this century's most powerful and important women.

Making Sense of Japanese is the fruit of one foolhardy American's thirty-year struggle to learn and teach the Language of the Infinite. Previously known as Gone Fishin', this book has brought Jay Rubin more feedback than any of his literary translations or scholarly tomes, even if,' he says, 'you discount the hate mail from spin-casters and the stray gill-netter.' To convey his conviction that 'the Japanese language is not vague,' Rubin has dared to explain how some of the most challenging Japanese grammatical forms work in terms of everyday English. Reached' Product details Format Paperback | 144 pages Dimensions

Many years from now, Los Angeles has become a post-apocalyptic wasteland and the once unstoppable killing machine known as BLOODSHOT has become THE ANALOG MAN. Hopelessly outdated, Bloodshot's taken on a new role as the protector of a small town, eking out a subsistence existence with the great love of his life - Magic - and protecting a group of stragglers who've weathered the storm. But when a gang of marauders arrives, the settlement's survival is threatened, and Bloodshot is forced to bring justice to the distorted and disjointed badlands of the Valiant Universe! New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Extraordinary X-Men) and artist extraordinaire Lewis LaRosa (The Punisher) bring down the hammer on a metal tearing vision of the future that must be seen to be believed! Collecting BLOODSHOT REBORN #10-13 Product details Format

"Douglas wears a lot of hats-all stylish and functional. There's a huge disconnect happening right now in the industry and Douglas's book is a means to bridging that gap." --The Huffington Post The Business Skills Every Creative Needs! Remaining relevant as a creative professional takes more than creativity--you need to understand the language of business. The problem is that design school doesn't teach the strategic language that is now essential to getting your job done. Creative Strategy and the Business of Design fills that void and teaches left-brain business skills to right-brain creative thinkers. Inside, you'll learn about the business objectives and marketing decisions that drive your creative work. The curtain's been pulled away as marketing-speak and business jargon are translated into tools to help you: -Understand client requests from a business perspective -Build a strategic framework to inspire visual concepts -Increase your relevance in a

Sitzen Sie zu viel oder nehmen Sie oft über eine längere Zeit eine ungesunde Position ein? Fühlen Sie sich unbeweglich? Leiden Sie unter Haltungsfehlern und deren Folgen wie Rückenschmerzen und Verspannungen? Mit den richtigen Übungen können Sie diese Beschwerden beheben und Ihre Körperhaltung dauerhaft verbessern. Die Physiotherapeuten Steven Low und Jarlo Ilano liefern dazu das nötige Hintergrundwissen: Praxisnahe Erklärungen, wie Fehlhaltungen entstehen und wie sie Ihre Leistung und Aktivität einschränken, sowie Anleitungen, wie Sie Gewohnheiten ändern und Ihre Haltung korrigieren können, helfen Ihnen, neue Routinen zu entwickeln und diese in Ihren Alltag zu integrieren. Mit 55 Übungen zur Steigerung von Beweglichkeit, Stabilität, Kraft und Ausdauer sowie Trainingsplänen zu spezifischen Beschwerdebildern können Sie Ihren Körper gezielt trainieren. Ob zu Hause, im Büro oder unterwegs - die einfachen Übungen lassen sich schnell und überall umsetzen, sodass Sie jederzeit an Ihrer Haltu

Read David Walliams' latest bestselling children's book, Bad Dad, a fast and furious adventure for boys and girls aged 7-12. Beautifully illustrated by artistic genius Tony Ross. David Walliams' riches-to-rags story will have you on the edge of your seat and howling with laughter! Bad Dad is a fast and furious, heart-warming new children's book about a father and son on an adventure - and a thrilling mission to break an innocent man into prison . . . It's a high-speed cops-and-robbers adventure with heart and soul about a father and son taking on the villainous Mr Big - and winning! Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones. There are young ones and old ones, clever ones and stupid ones. There are silly ones and serious ones, loud ones and quiet ones. Of course, there are good dads, and bad dads . . . Bestselling author David Walliams raced to the top of the book charts once again with Bad Dad, his tenth c