The archetypal Dickensian tale of the failures of charity and the dangers of individualism in a changing world. ‘Please, sir, I want some more.’ Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to...

‘Bah!’ said Scrooge, ‘Humbug!’ Ebenezer Scrooge is unimpressed by Christmas. He has no time for festivities or goodwill toward his fellow men and is only interested in money. Then, on the night of Christmas Eve, his life is changed by a series of ghostly visitations that show him some bitter truths about his choices. A Christmas Carol is Dickens' most influential book and a...

On July 27, 1890, Vincent van Gogh came stumbling into his room in the Ravoux Inn, in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, bleeding from a wound in his abdomen. Thirty hours later, Vincent was dead. THe common myth, which has prevailed for over one hundred years, is that the "mad" artist shot himself in a wheatfield after suffering from years of unhappiness and "insanity". But is that what really...

Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper classes but also with dangerous criminals. Pip's desire to improve himself is matched only by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella,...

Dickens' supremely timeless work on ambition and self-improvement. ‘I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.’ Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into...

NOW A NEW FILM STREAMING ON MAX • #1 BESTSELLER •Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. "A master storyteller." —The Los Angeles Times When two young boys...

This beautifully designed paperback featuring 2 to 3 Christmas-themed stories by a world-renowned classic writer will make the perfect stocking-stuffer purchase. This paperback will feature 2 to 3 Christmas-themed stories by the author, led by his much-loved classic `The Gift of the Magi.` This book will be accompanied by three similar titles: Christmas with L.M. Montgomery, Christmas with...

And while seeming to smile on the engagement of his nephew, Edwin Drood, he is, in fact, consumed by jealousy, driven to terrify the boy's fiancee and to plot the murder of Edwin himself.

A dual-language edition of Japanese stories-many appearing in English for the first time This volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer back to a dictionary. The stories-many of which appear here in English for the first...

VOM AUTOR UND SCHÖPFER DER SURVIVALHORROR-GAMEREIHE FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S Ein Jahr ist es her seit das "Freddy's" wieder zum Schauplatz eines nahezu unbeschreiblichen Horrors wurde. Charlie versucht seitdem mehr schlecht als recht, zu einem möglichst normalen Leben zurückzufinden. Doch die Erinnerungen an all das Grauen in ihrem bisherigen Leben lassen sie nicht zur Ruhe kommen. Nacht für...

Niemand käme wohl auf die Idee Monsieur Dupin oder Sherlock Holmes zu unterschätzen. Chestertons Father Brown hingegen ist unscheinbar, sieht sogar etwas einfältig aus - was ihm immer wieder zum Vorteil gereicht - und ist dazu noch Priester. Dieser wohl eigenwilligste und interessanteste Held der klassischen Kriminalliteratur schlägt seine Widersacher wie alle anderen großen Detektive...

Im dritten Band der Erfolgsreihe beschäftigt sich Vadim Zeland damit, wie man sich auf der Zeitskala sowohl vorwärts als auch rückwärts bewegen kann. Das ist kein Trick und auch kein reines Gedankenexperiment, das hat nichts mit Astralreisen oder einfach nur mit dem Reich der Träume zu tun. Vielmehr kann jeder seine Bewegungen durch Raum und Zeit tatsächlich spüren, denn der Vorgang beruht...

Santiago, ein andalusischer Hirte, hat einen wiederkehrenden Traum: Am Fuß der Pyramiden liege ein Schatz für ihn bereit. Soll er das Vertraute für möglichen Reichtum aufgeben? Santiago ist mutig genug, seinem Traum zu folgen. Er begibt sich auf eine Reise die ihn über die Souks in Tanger bis nach Ägypten führt, er findet in der Stille der Wüste auch zu sich selbst und erkennt, dass das...

Olivia Laing, prize-winning, bestselling author of The Lonely City and Crudo, returns with a career-spanning collection of essays on the power of art in times of crisis.

When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Marston calls into the fort, Robs passion is ignited and he stows away on Marstons ship as it sails to England. Even the family is divided, with Theos oldest son Cal an ardent American patriot, while Theo himself feels a strong tie to his mother country, England.

`Enthralling.` - Oliver Holt, Mail on Sunday `Awesome` - Match Magazine `Solemn, soulful and occasionally romantic` - Alyson Rudd, The Times `an illuminating insight into the career of one of the greatest players in the modern game` - Late Tackle `On a level with the great midfield players of the last 20 years.` - Sir Alex Ferguson, CBE For the first time, Real Madrid galactico and Croatian...

Novela póstuma que consta de cinco partes. Un vertiginoso travelling por la historia europea del siglo XX, por las ruinas de una cultura y una civilización en derrota A vertiginous journey through 20th century European history, through the ruins of a culture and a civilization in defeat. Posthumous novel that consists of five parts.

Der 13-jährige William Kamkwamba wächst auf einer kleinen Farm in Malawi auf, einem der ärmsten Länder der Welt. 2002 kommt es nach schweren Überschwemmungen und nachfolgender Dürre zur schlimmsten Hungersnot seit 50 Jahren. Williams Vater kann die Schulgebühren für seinen Sohn nicht mehr aufbringen. Doch William gibt nicht auf. In der Schulbibliothek leiht er sich Bücher aus und eignet sich...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville 'The frail gunwales bent in, collapsed, and snapped, as both jaws, like an enormous shears, sliding further aft, bit the craft completely in twain...' Moby-Dick is one of the most expansive feats of imagination in the whole of literature: the mad, raging, Shakespearean tale of Captain Ahab's insane quest to kill a giant...

NATIONAL BEST SELLER The Familiar Volume 1 Wherein the cat is found . . . From the author of the international best seller House of Leaves and National Book Award-nominated Only Revolutions comes a monumental new novel as dazzling as it is riveting. The Familiar (Volume 1) ranges from Mexico to Southeast Asia, from Venice, Italy, to Venice, California, with nine lives hanging in the...