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India in Slow Motion(2003) TULLY, MARKCovering subjects as diverse as Hindu extremism, bonded child labour, Sufi mysticism, the crisis in agriculture, the persistence of political corruption and the problem of Kashmir, the athor presents a picture of India that is at once poignant, funny, staVezava: Mehka22,42 € -
How Poetry Works(2000) ROBERTS, PHILAsserts that poetry, like music, is based on sound and so close attention should be paid to its rhythms and metrical patterns. This book illustrates the author's points with examples ranging from nursery rhymes and limericks to experimental forms as wellVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Neutral Buoyancy(2002) ECOTT, TIMHistorical diving bells, Greek sponge divers, world war two frogmen and record-setting breath hold divers compete for space with sharks, turtles, dolphins and sea slugs. From Ireland to Florida, Papua New Guinea to Vienna and the Bahamas to Seychelles, thVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Three Plays(1975) WEBSTER, JOHNIncludes the plays "The White Devil", "The Duchess of Malfi", and "The Devil's Law-Case".Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Mary and Maria, Matilda(1992) WOLLSTONECRAFT, MARY,SHELLEY, MARYIncludes stories that combine passion with forceful feminist argument. In "Mary Wollstonecraft's Mary", the heroine flees her young husband in order to nurse her dearest friend, Ann, and finds genuine love, while Maria tells of a desperate young woman whoVezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Willehalm(1984) ESCHENBACH, WOLFRAMThis epic poem of military prowess and courtly love tells the story of the love of Willehalm for Giburc, a Saracen woman converted to Christianity, and its consequences. Seeking revenge for the insult to their faith, her relatives initiate a religious warVezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Love Visions(1983) CHAUCER, GEOFFREYSpanning Chaucer's working life, these four poems build on the medieval convention of love visions' - poems inspired by dreams, woven into rich allegories about the rituals and emotions of courtly love. Together, the four create a witty and humane self-poVezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Jacques the Fatalist(1986) DIDEROT, DENISRiding through France with his master, the servant Jacques appears to act as though he is truly free in a world of dizzying variety and unpredictability. Characters emerge and disappear as the pair travel across the country. This work challenges the artifVezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Mozart's Journey to Prague and Selected Poems(2003) MORIKE, EDUARDThis is a novella based on imaginary incidents that befall Mozart on his journey to Prague for a performance of Don Giovanni. The text also offers selected poems by Morike, combining classicism, romanticism and fairy tale.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
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Our Street(2004) O'NEILL, GILDAA companion volume to O'Neill's previous work, 'My East End', this book focuses exclusively on the oral testimony of East Londoners as they tell their own funny, sad, hopeful and sometimes shocking stories of what it was like to live in our street.Vezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Churchill(2002) BEST, GEOFFREYWinston Churchill's inspiring leadership in the Second World War once put him above criticism. This book makes sense of this extraordinary man and his controversial and heroic career. It brings out Churchill's strengths and weaknesses, looking at the manyVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Love, Life, Goethe(2007) ARMSTRONG, JOHNProvides a look at the life of the renowned writer Goethe to show the surprising ways in which we can learn from him, whether in love, suffering, friendship or family. This book shows how relevant Goethe is to the way we live, and how he wanted to live liVezava: Mehka25,22 €
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Life Decoded(2008) VENTER, J. CRAIGCraig Venter is no ordinary scientist, and no ordinary man. He is the first human being ever to read their own DNA - and see the key to life itself. This book tells the story of his life: from teenage rebel and Vietnam medic, to sailor and maverick researVezava: Mehka21,02 €
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East End Chronicles(2006) GLINERT, EDAlways a rum place, the industrial revolution replaced rose bushes and hedgerows with metallic roads and iron railways, mud banks gave way to deep-water docks and sweatshops. This book tells the story of this part of London. It reveals the underbelly of tVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Red Queen(2005) DRABBLE, MARGARET200 years after being plucked from obscurity to marry the Crown Prince of Korea, the Red Queen's ghost decides to set the record straight about her extraordinary existence - and Dr Babs Halliwell, with her own complicated past, is the perfect envoy. Why dVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Echo Chamber(2011) WILLIAMS, LUKEIn coming into the world Evie Steppman pushed her mother out of it. Born two months late but with an extraordinary gift of hearing, Evie has an impression of the world vastly different to the experiences of other people. This title tells us the strange stVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Blood and Oil(2005) KLARE, MICHAELTraces oil's impact on international affairs since World War II, revealing its influence on the Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon and Carter governments. This work shows how America's own wells are drying up as demand increases and warns that by 2010 the US willVezava: Mehka22,42 €
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Moment You Were Gone(2007) GERRARD, NICCIGaby and Connor seem to have a loving marriage - one that is built on knowing every last intricate detail about one another, or so Gaby has always believed. When their son Ethan sets off for university, discovering for the first time, the raw and uncontroVezava: Mehka23,82 €
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Dream Life of Sukhanov(2007) GRUSHIN, OLGAStepping out into the dusk of an warm evening, esteemed art critic Sukhanov feels on top of the world. But the year is 1985 and the air is heavy with change. His future is haunted by doubt. Beset by visions of a past he gave up, he questions his choices:Vezava: Mehka22,42 €
