In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the flamboyance, the carelessness and the cruelty of the wealthy during America's Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby lives mysteriously in a luxurious Long Island mansion, playing lavish host to hundreds of people. And yet no one seems to know him or how he became so rich. He is rumoured to be everything from a German spy to a war hero. People clamour for invitations to his wild parties. But Jay Gatsby doesn't heed them. He cares for one person alone - Daisy Buchanan, the woman he has waited for all his life. Little does he know that his infatuation will lead to tragedy and end in murder. 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 beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by David Stuart Davies.

A must-have hardcover edition of the watershed book on 18th-century pirates and the amazingly democratic and egalitarian communities they created Part of the Beacon Classics series Villains of All Nations explores the “Golden Age” of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates. Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. This history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. The real lives of this motley crew —which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the “outcasts of all nations"—are far more compelling than contemporary myth.

Die Ultimate Edition enthält das Basisspiel, das 'Labor & Science'-Waffen-Skin-Paket, den Atomic Pass, das 'Golden Age'-Skin-Paket, ein digitales Artbook und ein Steelbook. Willkommen in einer utopischen Welt voller Wunder und Perfektion, in der Menschen in Harmonie mit ihren treuen Robotern leben. Nun ja, so war es zumindest. Da der Start eines neuen Robotersteuerungssystems in wenigen Tagen erfolgt, kann nur noch ein tragischer Unfall oder eine weltweite Verschwörung diese Utopie zerstören ... Der unaufhaltsame Lauf der Technologie und geheime Experimente haben zu mutierten Kreaturen, furchterregenden Maschinen und Robotern mit enormen Kräften geführt - die sich nun urplötzlich gegen ihre Erschaffer wenden. Nur du kannst sie aufhalten und herausfinden, was hinter dieser idealisierten Welt steckt. Mit den durch deinen experimentellen Handschuh verliehenen Kampffähigkeiten und deinem Arsenal an Klingen und hochmodernen Waffen kämpfst du in explosiven und wilden Begegnungen um dein Leben. Passe deinen Kampfstil an jeden einzelnen Gegner an. Kombiniere deine Fähigkeiten und Ressourcen, nutze die Umgebung und verbessere deine Ausrüstung, um Herausforderungen zu bestehen und für das Gute zu kämpfen. Features: Eine gleichermaßen irrsinnige und grandiose utopische Welt. Instinktiv geführte, spektakuläre und unerbittlich harte Kämpfe. Zerstöre gigantische Maschinen und vernichte Mutanten mit deinen Fähigkeiten und fortschrittlichen Waffen. Verbessere dein Arsenal und deine Ausrüstung. Erlebe explosive Begegnungen in einer grandios-irrsinnigen Welt. Passe deinen Kampfstil an jeden Gegner an, nutze die Umgebung und verbessere deine Ausrüstung, um die Mission zu erfüllen. Die Wahrheit wird mit Blut bezahlt.

The first novel of Pierce Brown’s iconic, New York Times bestselling Red Rising Saga, now in a stunning deluxe hardcover edition, featuring: Illustrated slipcase with foil Designed sprayed edges New cover and full wrap-around book case art Fold-out poster Full-color illustrated endpapers with a new map Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity’s overlords struggle for power. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so. “Meteoric.” —Entertainment Weekly “Top-notch.” —USA Today “[Pierce] Brown’s plots are like a depth charge of nitromethane dropped in a bucket of gasoline.” —NPR Don’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga: RED RISING GOLDEN SON MORNING STAR IRON GOLD DARK AGE LIGHT BRINGER

Available for the first time as a deluxe, paper over board hardcover with sprayed edges, gold foil, spot gloss, and colored end papers. “To read Jeanette Winterson is to love her.”—O; the Oprah Magazine The 40th anniversary edition of a beloved modern classic and pioneering work of autofiction—a funny, poignant exploration of a young girl’s quirky passage into adulthood—w ith a new introduction and afterword by the author Jeanette Winterson’s extraordinary career began at the age of twenty-five with the publication of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. An international bestseller and winner of the prestigious Whitbread Award for Best First Fiction, it is considered a classic of contemporary literature and taught widely around the world, in courses ranging from core undergraduate classes to women’s studies and queer studies. Jeanette is a bright and rebellious orphan who is adopted into an evangelical household in the dour, industrial north of England. Her youth is spent embroidering grim religious mottoes and shaking her little tambourine for Jesus. But as this budding missionary comes of age and comes to terms with her unorthodox sexuality, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household collapses. Jeanette’s insistence on listening to truths of her own heart and mind—and on reporting them with wit and passion—makes for an unforgettable chronicle of an extraordinary passage into adulthood.

The instant #1 New York Times bestselling series! Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Alexandra Bracken, this richly imagined retelling of the Greek myth of Styx, goddess of the underworld river, is a powerful novel-in-verse from world-renowned poet Nikita Gill. This gorgeous DELUXE LIMITED EDITION is available in the US and Canada while supplies last and includes: ★ Silver Foil ★ Designed edges ★ Special endpapers ★ Printed case Before the tale of Zeus and Hera, and their powerful siblings, there were the Titans. A golden age of divinity when the earth was still new. Back then, there was no hierarchy. There were simply Gods and Goddesses. Until one God broke the sacred peace and decided that under his new order, lesser Goddesses would lose their divinity and were instead named nymphs. But Goddesses are an ancient force, unanswerable to anyone. This is an untold story of a nymph who fought the odds. A tale of a nymph who became a Goddess. This fierce and heartrending tale of sisterhood, identity, love, and war reimagines a Greek myth to explore the fall of the Titanomachy and showcases the coming of age of one of the most infamous deities of the underworld. Meet all the Goddesses of the Underworld: Hekate: The Witch Styx: The River Nyx: The Night (coming Fall 2027!)

A must-have hardcover edition of the watershed book on 18th-century pirates and the amazingly democratic and egalitarian communities they created Part of the Beacon Classics series Villains of All Nations explores the “Golden Age” of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates. Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. This history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. The real lives of this motley crew —which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the “outcasts of all nations"—are far more compelling than contemporary myth.

Die Ultimate Edition enthält das Basisspiel, das 'Labor & Science'-Waffen-Skin-Paket, den Atomic Pass, das 'Golden Age'-Skin-Paket, ein digitales Artbook und ein Steelbook. Willkommen in einer utopischen Welt voller Wunder und Perfektion, in der Menschen in Harmonie mit ihren treuen Robotern leben. Nun ja, so war es zumindest. Da der Start eines neuen Robotersteuerungssystems in wenigen Tagen erfolgt, kann nur noch ein tragischer Unfall oder eine weltweite Verschwörung diese Utopie zerstören ... Der unaufhaltsame Lauf der Technologie und geheime Experimente haben zu mutierten Kreaturen, furchterregenden Maschinen und Robotern mit enormen Kräften geführt - die sich nun urplötzlich gegen ihre Erschaffer wenden. Nur du kannst sie aufhalten und herausfinden, was hinter dieser idealisierten Welt steckt. Mit den durch deinen experimentellen Handschuh verliehenen Kampffähigkeiten und deinem Arsenal an Klingen und hochmodernen Waffen kämpfst du in explosiven und wilden Begegnungen um dein Leben. Passe deinen Kampfstil an jeden einzelnen Gegner an. Kombiniere deine Fähigkeiten und Ressourcen, nutze die Umgebung und verbessere deine Ausrüstung, um Herausforderungen zu bestehen und für das Gute zu kämpfen. Features: Eine gleichermaßen irrsinnige und grandiose utopische Welt. Instinktiv geführte, spektakuläre und unerbittlich harte Kämpfe. Zerstöre gigantische Maschinen und vernichte Mutanten mit deinen Fähigkeiten und fortschrittlichen Waffen. Verbessere dein Arsenal und deine Ausrüstung. Erlebe explosive Begegnungen in einer grandios-irrsinnigen Welt. Passe deinen Kampfstil an jeden Gegner an, nutze die Umgebung und verbessere deine Ausrüstung, um die Mission zu erfüllen. Die Wahrheit wird mit Blut bezahlt.

The definitive biography of The Clash—now fully revised and expanded for the band’s 50th anniversary. First published to universal acclaim and widely regarded as the essential account of The Clash, Passion Is a Fashion returns in a major new edition to mark fifty years since the band detonated onto the London scene in 1976. Drawing on Pat Gilbert’s unrivalled access as a former MOJO editor, this book reveals the untold story of a group whose ferocity and creative ambition shaped modern music. This landmark biography includes: Exclusive interviews with The Clash—Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and Topper Headon—plus managers, road crew, producers, and other insiders. A vivid, behind¿the¿scenes chronicle of the band’s meteoric rise. The cultural and political forces that shaped The Clash and defined their uncompromising vision. Fresh insights and newly added material from surviving members of the band and other major figures close to them, appearing for the first time in this new edition. Packed with the energy of punk’s golden age, Passion Is a Fashion takes you inside the real story of The Clash—capturing not only their brilliance but also the chaos and heartbreak that forged their enduring legend. This is the indispensable Clash book, now more essential than ever.

This spirited reading of the newly revised fourth edition in Susan Wise Bauer's Story of the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the peoples of the modern age. Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives-and our children need to learn about the people who live all around the globe. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of the modern world. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, The Story of the World weaves world history into a storybook format. This newly revised volume covers the major historical events of the years 1850 to the late 1990s, from the reign of England's Queen Victoria to the collapse of the Berlin Wall. This Story of the World audiobook is a collaboration between Jim Weiss, whose voice has been described as "liquid gold" (CNN-TV), and Susan Wise Bauer, whose writing has been described as "timeless and intelligent" (Publishers Weekly). It may be used along with the print books (The Story of the World Volume 4, Revised Edition Text Book, Activity Book , and Test and Answer Key ; each sold separately), as a supplement to a traditional history curriculum, or independently. Approximately 12 hours on 11 CDs.

"Twenty-five years on, [Cheap Novelties'] observations of what is lost as cityscapes evolve and shift due to gentrification and changing demographics are still fresh and relevant."-The Guardian Cheap Novelties is an early testament to Ben Katchor's extraordinary prescience as both a gifted cartoonist and an astute urban chronicler. Rumpled, middle-aged Julius Knipl photographs a vanishing city--an urban landscape of low-rent apartment buildings, obsolete industries, monuments to forgotten people and events, and countless sources of inexpensive food. In Katchor's signature pen and ink wash style, Cheap Novelties is a portrait of what we have lost to gentrification, globalization, and the malling of America that is as moving today as it was twenty-five years ago. In 1991, the original Cheap Novelties appeared in an unassuming paperback from the RAW contributor; it would become one of the first books of the contemporary graphic novel golden age, and it set the stage for Katchor to become regarded as a modern-day cartooning genius. Drawn & Quarterly's twenty-fifth anniversary edition is a deluxe hardcover.

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the source of Zen Buddhism, and is probably the most broadly influential spiritual text in human history. Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, 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 is translated and introduced by David Hinton. Fluent in ancient Chinese and an acclaimed poet, he skilfully reveals how remarkably current and even innovative this text is after 2500 years. According to legend, Lao Tzu left China at the age of eighty, saddened that men would not follow the path to natural goodness. At the border with Tibet, a guard asked him to record his teachings and the Tao Te Ching is what he wrote down before leaving. Lao Tzu's spirituality describes the Cosmos as a harmonious and generative organism, and it shows how the human is an integral part of that cosmos.

In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the flamboyance, the carelessness and the cruelty of the wealthy during America's Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby lives mysteriously in a luxurious Long Island mansion, playing lavish host to hundreds of people. And yet no one seems to know him or how he became so rich. He is rumoured to be everything from a German spy to a war hero. People clamour for invitations to his wild parties. But Jay Gatsby doesn't heed them. He cares for one person alone - Daisy Buchanan, the woman he has waited for all his life. Little does he know that his infatuation will lead to tragedy and end in murder. 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 beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by David Stuart Davies.

Die Ultimate Edition enthält das Basisspiel, das 'Labor & Science'-Waffen-Skin-Paket, den Atomic Pass, das 'Golden Age'-Skin-Paket, ein digitales Artbook und ein Steelbook. Willkommen in einer utopischen Welt voller Wunder und Perfektion, in der Menschen in Harmonie mit ihren treuen Robotern leben. Nun ja, so war es zumindest. Da der Start eines neuen Robotersteuerungssystems in wenigen Tagen erfolgt, kann nur noch ein tragischer Unfall oder eine weltweite Verschwörung diese Utopie zerstören ... Der unaufhaltsame Lauf der Technologie und geheime Experimente haben zu mutierten Kreaturen, furchterregenden Maschinen und Robotern mit enormen Kräften geführt - die sich nun urplötzlich gegen ihre Erschaffer wenden. Nur du kannst sie aufhalten und herausfinden, was hinter dieser idealisierten Welt steckt. Mit den durch deinen experimentellen Handschuh verliehenen Kampffähigkeiten und deinem Arsenal an Klingen und hochmodernen Waffen kämpfst du in explosiven und wilden Begegnungen um dein Leben. Passe deinen Kampfstil an jeden einzelnen Gegner an. Kombiniere deine Fähigkeiten und Ressourcen, nutze die Umgebung und verbessere deine Ausrüstung, um Herausforderungen zu bestehen und für das Gute zu kämpfen. Features: Eine gleichermaßen irrsinnige und grandiose utopische Welt. Instinktiv geführte, spektakuläre und unerbittlich harte Kämpfe. Zerstöre gigantische Maschinen und vernichte Mutanten mit deinen Fähigkeiten und fortschrittlichen Waffen. Verbessere dein Arsenal und deine Ausrüstung. Erlebe explosive Begegnungen in einer grandios-irrsinnigen Welt. Passe deinen Kampfstil an jeden Gegner an, nutze die Umgebung und verbessere deine Ausrüstung, um die Mission zu erfüllen. Die Wahrheit wird mit Blut bezahlt.

Joseph's jacobs wonderful collection of original English fairy tales. These stories are some of the most famous and best-loved fairy tales from English folklore, including such stories as 'Tom Tit Tot', 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and others. "English Fairy Tales" is sure to be enjoyed by children and lovers of folklore now just as they always have been, and it would make for a fantastic addition to family collections. The tales include: "Tom Tit Tot", "The Three Sillies", "The Rose-Tree", "The Old Woman and Her Pig", "How Jack Went to Seek his Fortune", "Mr. Vinegar", "Nix Nought Nothing", "Jack Hannaford", "Binnorie", "Mouse and Mouser", "Cap o' Rushes", "Teeny Tiny", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and many more. Joseph Jacobs (1854 - 1916), was an Australian folklorist, literary critic, historian and writer of English literature, who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore. Heavily influenced by the Brothers Grimm and the romantic nationalism ubiquitous in his contemporary folklorists, Jacobs was responsible for introducing English fairy tales to English children, who had previously chiefly enjoyed those derived from French and German folklore. John Dickson Batten (1860 - 1932), was a British figure painter, as well as a book illustrator and printmaker. He illustrated almost all of Jacob's works, including, English Fairy Tales (1890), Celtic Fairy Tales (1892), Indian Fairy Tales (1912), and European Folk and Fairy Tales (1916). In addition, Batten is also celebrated for his delicately rendered imaginings of Arabian Nights and Dante's Inferno. Presented alongside the text of 'More English Fairy Tales', his illustrations further refine and elucidate Joseph Jacob's enchanting narratives. Pook Press celebrates the great 'Golden Age of Illustration' in children's classics and fairy tales - 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.

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NOW A MAJOR DREAMWORKS ANIMATION! Return to the world of The Wild Robot with this gorgeous special edition, now with stunning gold foil on the cover and a charming full-colour sprayed edge of our favourite robot, Roz. This beautiful edition is perfect for new and old fans alike. The heartwarming and action-packed illustrated novel exploring what happens when nature and technology collide. When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realises that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home - until, one day, her mysterious past comes back to haunt her. 'An Iron Man style fable for our age' - Piers Torday, award-winning author of The Last Wild 'A modern-day classic in the making' - Booktrust The gloriously illustrated story of a robot's adventures in the wild from bestselling author and illustrator Peter Brown. [Peter Brown's THE WILD ROBOT was a #1 New York Times bestseller w/c 11th June 2023.]

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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NOW A MAJOR DREAMWORKS ANIMATION! Return to the world of The Wild Robot with this gorgeous special edition, now with stunning gold foil on the cover and a charming full-colour sprayed edge of our favourite robot, Roz. This beautiful edition is perfect for new and old fans alike. The heartwarming and action-packed illustrated novel exploring what happens when nature and technology collide. When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realises that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home - until, one day, her mysterious past comes back to haunt her. 'An Iron Man style fable for our age' - Piers Torday, award-winning author of The Last Wild 'A modern-day classic in the making' - Booktrust The gloriously illustrated story of a robot's adventures in the wild from bestselling author and illustrator Peter Brown. [Peter Brown's THE WILD ROBOT was a #1 New York Times bestseller w/c 11th June 2023.]

One of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. A wonderfully quirky coming-of-age story, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians is an affectionately drawn portrait of one of the funniest families in literature. 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 is illustrated by Ruth Steed, and features an afterword by publisher Anna South. The eccentric Mortmain family have been rattling around in a vast, decrepit castle for years, gradually slipping into financial ruin. Mortmain is crippled by writer's block, while his beautiful second wife Topaz struggles to be a dutiful stepmother to Rose, Cassandra and Thomas. Rose needs a husband, Thomas an education but Cassandra lives for her writing. Through her gloriously witty and shrewd diaries, she chronicles the trials of family life, the impact on their prospects of the arrival of a glamorous American family, and the agonies of falling in love for the first time.

One of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. A wonderfully quirky coming-of-age story, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians is an affectionately drawn portrait of one of the funniest families in literature. 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 is illustrated by Ruth Steed, and features an afterword by publisher Anna South. The eccentric Mortmain family have been rattling around in a vast, decrepit castle for years, gradually slipping into financial ruin. Mortmain is crippled by writer's block, while his beautiful second wife Topaz struggles to be a dutiful stepmother to Rose, Cassandra and Thomas. Rose needs a husband, Thomas an education but Cassandra lives for her writing. Through her gloriously witty and shrewd diaries, she chronicles the trials of family life, the impact on their prospects of the arrival of a glamorous American family, and the agonies of falling in love for the first time.