A beautiful, new, midi-sized gift edition of a picture book favourite. "Beautifully, carefully written ... a book to wallow in, read and re-read, for any age from five or so to the very grown-up" The Sunday Times In the seaside village of Mousehole, Cornwall, Mowzer the cat lives happily with old fisherman Tom. Their life is a happy one - until one terrible winter the Great Storm-Cat comes clawing and leaping at the harbour walls so that no boat can go out to sea to fish. Soon, with Christmas coming, there is no food left in Mousehole. It is then that Mowzer and Tom set out to brave the fury of the waves, and discover that it might just need a cat's perspective to understand - and tame - the ferocious ways of the Great Storm-Cat sea... In a beautiful new midi gift size, and with golden foil on the cover and spine, this is an irresistible edition of a moving, stunningly illustrated tale inspired by Cornish legend.

The updated new edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the history of mathematics For more than forty years, A History of Mathematics has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind's relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat's Last Theorem and the Poincaré Conjecture, in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs. * Distills thousands of years of mathematics into a single, approachable volume * Covers mathematical discoveries, concepts, and thinkers, from Ancient Egypt to the present * Includes up-to-date references and an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments. Whether you're interested in the age of Plato and Aristotle or Poincaré and Hilbert, whether you want to know more about the Pythagorean theorem or the golden mean, A History of Mathematics is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.

Crack open the true legends of the Golden Age of Piracy with this vibrant new edition of A General History of the Pyrates, the book that launched Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, Bartholomew Roberts, and their infamous brethren into global consciousness. Dive into this epic history with digitally restored engravings, an expanded sea-term glossary, and the untamed language of the eighteenth century, then set sail on a journey across the oceans with the world's most notorious outlaws. This pristine reproduction of the 2nd edition, published in 1724, features sixteen of the most influential pirate captains of the early 1700s, as well as chapters on the two female pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. No other book in history has had a more profound influence on our understanding of these legendary criminals and their impact on the world. Whether you're a seasoned scholar or a new recruit, this is your invitation to experience pirate history as it was meant to be: bold, bawdy, and brimming with adventure.

If you have ever stood in the children's section of a bookstore or library wondering how to go about matching a book to the age, abilities, and interests of a particular child, Choosing Children's Books is for you. Renowned children's librarian and children's book review editor Betsy Hearne offers practical guidance on sorting through the bewildering array of picture books, pop-up books, books for beginning readers, young adult titles, classics, poetry, folktales, and factual books. Each chapter includes an annotated list of recommended titles. A gold mine of commonsense, sound advice, this newly revised and completely updated edition of Betsy Hearne's classic guide is an indispensable tool for choosing books for children of all ages. Newly available in paperback, this revised and updated third edition of Betsy Hearne's classic guide stands as the lodestar for navigating through the bewildering array of books for young readers. Hearne surveys everything from picture books, pop-up books, classics, and books for beginning readers to young adult titles, poetry, folktales, and factual books, with an annotated list of recommended titles accompanying each chapter. A gold mine of common sense and sound advice, her guide remains an indispensable tool for choosing books for children of all ages.

Lord Peter Wimsey, wealthy, charming and charismatic, is one of the most famous amateur detectives of the golden age of crime. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Lord Peter Wimsey Investigates is introduced and edited by crime writer David Stuart Davies. 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. The fifteen short stories in this lively and witty collection, Dorothy L. Sayers's very best, celebrate the breadth of Peter Wimsey's career as London's most celebrated amateur sleuth. From the foppish man about town of 'In the Teeth of the Evidence', to the happily married man in 'The Haunted Policeman', to the father of three in 'Talboys', Wimsey kept that twinkle in his eye and the brilliance of mind that helped him spot a clue a mile off.

Empires have fallen, and the land is broken. The great oathmarks that once stood as testaments to the allegiances and might of nations have crumbled into ruin. In this lost age, fealty and loyalty are as valuable as gold and as deadly as cold iron, and war is ever-present Oathmark: Second Edition is a revised and expanded version of the popular mass-battle fantasy wargame, Oathmark. Featuring new and expanded rules, units types, and a whole host of other revisions from years of player feedback. Command the fantasy army you've always wanted in Oathmark: Second Edition, whether a company of stalwart dwarves or a mixed force with proud elves, noble men, and wild goblins standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the battle-line. Fight through an integrated campaign system and develop your realms from battle to battle, adding new territories, recruiting new troop types, and growing to eclipse your rivals... ...or lose what you fought so hard to gain and fall as so many would-be emperors before you.

Crack open the true legends of the Golden Age of Piracy with this vibrant new edition of A General History of the Pyrates, the book that launched Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, Bartholomew Roberts, and their infamous brethren into global consciousness. Dive into this epic history with digitally restored engravings, an expanded sea-term glossary, and the untamed language of the eighteenth century, then set sail on a journey across the oceans with the world's most notorious outlaws. This pristine reproduction of the 2nd edition, published in 1724, features sixteen of the most influential pirate captains of the early 1700s, as well as chapters on the two female pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. No other book in history has had a more profound influence on our understanding of these legendary criminals and their impact on the world. Whether you're a seasoned scholar or a new recruit, this is your invitation to experience pirate history as it was meant to be: bold, bawdy, and brimming with adventure.

A beautiful, new, midi-sized gift edition of a picture book favourite. "Beautifully, carefully written ... a book to wallow in, read and re-read, for any age from five or so to the very grown-up" The Sunday Times In the seaside village of Mousehole, Cornwall, Mowzer the cat lives happily with old fisherman Tom. Their life is a happy one - until one terrible winter the Great Storm-Cat comes clawing and leaping at the harbour walls so that no boat can go out to sea to fish. Soon, with Christmas coming, there is no food left in Mousehole. It is then that Mowzer and Tom set out to brave the fury of the waves, and discover that it might just need a cat's perspective to understand - and tame - the ferocious ways of the Great Storm-Cat sea... In a beautiful new midi gift size, and with golden foil on the cover and spine, this is an irresistible edition of a moving, stunningly illustrated tale inspired by Cornish legend.

A beautiful clothbound edition of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel of duty and desire set against the backdrop of the faded glory of the English aristocracy in the run-up to the Second World War. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly disappearing world of privilege they inhabit. Enchanted first by Sebastian Flyte at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his remote sister, Julia, Charles comes finally to recognise his spiritual and social distance from them. 'Lush and evocative ... Expresses at once the profundity of change and the indomitable endurance of the human spirit' The Times

Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) was one of the most important Italian intellectuals of the post-World War II era. An astonishing polymath-poet, novelist, literary critic, political polemicist, screenwriter, and film director-he exerted profound influence on Italian culture up to his untimely death at the age of fifty-three. This revised edition of what the New York Times Book Review has called "the standard Pasolini biography" introduces the artist to a new generation of readers. Based on extensive interviews with those who knew Pasolini, both friends and enemies, admirers and detractors, Pasolini Requiem chronicles his growth from poet in the provinces to Italy's leading "civil poet"; his flight to Rome in 1950; the scandalous success of his two novels and political writing; and his transition to film, where he started as a contributor to the golden age of Italian cinema and ended with the shocking Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. Pasolini's tragic and still unsolved murder has remained a subject of contentious debate for four decades. The enduring fascination with who committed the crime-and why-reflects his vital stature in Italy's political and social history. Updated throughout and with a new afterword covering the efforts to reopen the investigation-and the legal maelstrom surrounding Pasolini's demise-this edition of Pasolini Requiem is a riveting account of one of the twentieth century's most controversial, ever-present iconoclasts.

A beautiful clothbound edition of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel of duty and desire set against the backdrop of the faded glory of the English aristocracy in the run-up to the Second World War. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly disappearing world of privilege they inhabit. Enchanted first by Sebastian Flyte at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his remote sister, Julia, Charles comes finally to recognise his spiritual and social distance from them. 'Lush and evocative ... Expresses at once the profundity of change and the indomitable endurance of the human spirit' The Times

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Rudyard Kipling's 1910 historical fantasy book, 'Rewards and Fairies', is the sequel to Puck of Pook's Hill. Two children named Dan and Una live in Kipling's former home in the Weald of Sussex. One day they encounter a fairy called Puck who uses magic to summon real and fictional characters from Sussex's past to impart to the children details of its history. This timeless and beautifully illustrated collection of stories and poems would make for ideal bedtime reading, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Kipling's work. Contents include: 'A Charm', 'Introduction', 'Cold Iron', 'Gloriana', 'The Two Cousins', 'The LookingGlass', 'The Wrong Thing', 'A Truthful Song', 'King Henry Vii and the Shipwrights', 'Marklake Witches', 'The Way Through the Woods', 'Brookland Road', 'The Knife an the Naked Chalk'. This book contains four full page black and white illustration by portrait artist Frank Craig. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a seminal English writer of short stories, novelist, and poet. He is most famous for his poems concerning British soldiers in India and his wonderful children's stories. Pook Press celebrates children's classics, traditional fairy tales and the great 'Golden Age of Illustration' - a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

Praise for Dorothy Sayers: “Part of the Golden Age of mystery writers . . . Sayers is often credited as the most intelligent of them all”—The Guardian In this new edition of Dorothy Sayers’s Whose Body?, readers are introduced to the star of her mystery series, Lord Peter Wimsey. In this first book of Sayers’s series, Peter, an amateur sleuth, is intrigued and mystified by the sudden appearance of a naked body in the bathtub of an architect. Meanwhile, another man, a financier, is reported missing, last having been seen leaving his house stark naked! Though originally thought to be two separate occurrences, as Peter investigates, he discovers the death and the disappearance are indeed related. As clues amass and become stranger and stranger, will Lord Peter be able to solve the mystery? Follow along with Lord Peter Wimsey in this new and improved edition of Dorothy Sayers’s original debut novel Whose Body? With a beautiful new cover and enhanced text and footnotes, this novel will be sure to leave any mystery or historical fiction fan begging for more.

Praise for Dorothy Sayers: “Part of the Golden Age of mystery writers . . . Sayers is often credited as the most intelligent of them all”—The Guardian In this new edition of Dorothy Sayers’s Whose Body?, readers are introduced to the star of her mystery series, Lord Peter Wimsey. In this first book of Sayers’s series, Peter, an amateur sleuth, is intrigued and mystified by the sudden appearance of a naked body in the bathtub of an architect. Meanwhile, another man, a financier, is reported missing, last having been seen leaving his house stark naked! Though originally thought to be two separate occurrences, as Peter investigates, he discovers the death and the disappearance are indeed related. As clues amass and become stranger and stranger, will Lord Peter be able to solve the mystery? Follow along with Lord Peter Wimsey in this new and improved edition of Dorothy Sayers’s original debut novel Whose Body? With a beautiful new cover and enhanced text and footnotes, this novel will be sure to leave any mystery or historical fiction fan begging for more.

"At last, the definitive book about perhaps the best cabin crew dramedy ever filmed: View From the Top starring Gwyneth Paltrow. In Ayoade on Top, Richard Ayoade, perhaps one of the most 'insubstantial' people of our age, takes us on a journey from Peckham to Paris by way of Nevada and other places we don't care about. It's a journey deep within, in a way that's respectful and non-invasive; a journey for which we will all pay a heavy price, even if you've waited for the smaller paperback edition. Ayoade argues for the canonisation of this brutal masterpiece, a film that celebrates capitalism in all its victimless glory; one we might imagine Donald Trump himself half-watching on his private jet's gold-plated flat screen while his other puffy eye scans the cabin for fresh, young prey.""--

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"At last, the definitive book about perhaps the best cabin crew dramedy ever filmed: View From the Top starring Gwyneth Paltrow. In Ayoade on Top, Richard Ayoade, perhaps one of the most 'insubstantial' people of our age, takes us on a journey from Peckham to Paris by way of Nevada and other places we don't care about. It's a journey deep within, in a way that's respectful and non-invasive; a journey for which we will all pay a heavy price, even if you've waited for the smaller paperback edition. Ayoade argues for the canonisation of this brutal masterpiece, a film that celebrates capitalism in all its victimless glory; one we might imagine Donald Trump himself half-watching on his private jet's gold-plated flat screen while his other puffy eye scans the cabin for fresh, young prey.""--

In der Reihe »Klassiker in neuer Rechtschreibung« gibt Klara Neuhaus-Richter die 10.000 wichtigsten Bücher der Weltliteratur in der empfohlenen Schreibweise nach Duden heraus. Kenneth Grahame: Das goldene Zeitalter. Erinnerungen an die Kindheit Die Geschichten von den fünf verwaisten Kindern aus dem spätviktorianischen England finden bis heute viele Liebhaber auf der ganzen Welt. Ein früher Fan war Kaiser Wilhelm II., der das Buch gerne als Bettlektüre auf seiner königlichen Yacht dabeihatte. »The Golden Age«. Erstdruck: London, The Bodley Head, 1895. Hier in der Übersetzung von Emmy Becher, Stuttgart, Engelhorn, 1900 in der Reihe »Engelhorns Allgemeine Romanbibliothek. Eine Auswahl der besten modernen Romane aller Völker«, 16. Jahrgang, Band 23. Neu herausgegeben von Klara Neuhaus-Richter, Berlin 2021. Umschlaggestaltung von Rainer Richter unter Verwendung einer Porträtzeichnung von Josefine Weinschrott. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt. Henricus - Edition Deutsche Klassik GmbH Über den Autor: 1859 in Edinburgh als drittes Kind eines Rechtsanwalts geboren, beginnt Kenneth Grahame 1879 seine Tätigkeit für die Bank of England. Ganz offensichtlich unterfordert und gelangweilt schreibt er Kurzgeschichten, die in verschiedenen Zeitschriften erscheinen. 1893 veröffentlicht er sein erstes Buch und als 1908 mit »Der Wind in den Weiden« der spätere Jahrhundertbestseller erscheint, ist er zwar bereits ein bekannter Autor, doch trifft das Buch zunächst so gar nicht auf Resonanz. Erst als US-Präsident Theodore Roosevelt, dem der Autor ein Vorabexemplar geschickt hatte, dem Verleger Scribners dringend zurät, nimmt dieser das Werk unter Vertrag. Am 6. Juli 1932 stirbt der berühmte Kinderbuchautor Kenneth Grahame unweit von London an einer Gehirnblutung.

In der Reihe »Klassiker in neuer Rechtschreibung« gibt Klara Neuhaus-Richter die 10.000 wichtigsten Bücher der Weltliteratur in der empfohlenen Schreibweise nach Duden heraus. Kenneth Grahame: Das goldene Zeitalter. Erinnerungen an die Kindheit Die Geschichten von den fünf verwaisten Kindern aus dem spätviktorianischen England finden bis heute viele Liebhaber auf der ganzen Welt. Ein früher Fan war Kaiser Wilhelm II., der das Buch gerne als Bettlektüre auf seiner königlichen Yacht dabeihatte. »The Golden Age«. Erstdruck: London, The Bodley Head, 1895. Hier in der Übersetzung von Emmy Becher, Stuttgart, Engelhorn, 1900 in der Reihe »Engelhorns Allgemeine Romanbibliothek. Eine Auswahl der besten modernen Romane aller Völker«, 16. Jahrgang, Band 23. Neu herausgegeben von Klara Neuhaus-Richter, Berlin 2021. Umschlaggestaltung von Rainer Richter unter Verwendung einer Porträtzeichnung von Josefine Weinschrott. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt. Henricus - Edition Deutsche Klassik GmbH Über den Autor: 1859 in Edinburgh als drittes Kind eines Rechtsanwalts geboren, beginnt Kenneth Grahame 1879 seine Tätigkeit für die Bank of England. Ganz offensichtlich unterfordert und gelangweilt schreibt er Kurzgeschichten, die in verschiedenen Zeitschriften erscheinen. 1893 veröffentlicht er sein erstes Buch und als 1908 mit »Der Wind in den Weiden« der spätere Jahrhundertbestseller erscheint, ist er zwar bereits ein bekannter Autor, doch trifft das Buch zunächst so gar nicht auf Resonanz. Erst als US-Präsident Theodore Roosevelt, dem der Autor ein Vorabexemplar geschickt hatte, dem Verleger Scribners dringend zurät, nimmt dieser das Werk unter Vertrag. Am 6. Juli 1932 stirbt der berühmte Kinderbuchautor Kenneth Grahame unweit von London an einer Gehirnblutung.