![]() Not only that, but the interpolated stories in The Manuscript Found in Saragossa are structurally similar to Don Quixote. Not only is Alphonse a fairly quixotic character himself, dedicated to a specific military form of honour but he wanders the Sierra Morena and gets into scrapes. ![]() If anything Alphonse’s story reminded me (at first) of the first book of Don Quixote. The blurb seemed to suggest that Alphonse was stuck in an inn and would listen to the stories there, rather like The Decameron or a static Canterbury Tales, instead it’s a whole peculiar adventure in itself. Beyond the outer frame of a French soldier finding the manuscript in an abandoned house in Saragossa, the inner frame of Alphonse, the Walloon officer is fascinating in itself. The frame story itself is far more interesting than I expected. Though people tend to look a bit confused when you explain that, so you explain the author was a Polish count who killed himself with a silver bullet because he thought he was becoming a werewolf - that tends to end the conversation. Far easier is it to describe what it’s doing, a character goes about and meets people who tell him their stories, and in their stories are people who tell them stories, and in those stories there are people that tell stories until it’s a big nested set of stories in stories in stories. ![]() ![]() The Manuscript Found in Saragossa is one of the most difficult books to describe when asked what it's about. ![]()
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![]() We Are Not Like Them is about friendship and love. As their community takes sides, so must Jen and Riley, and for the first time in their lives the lifelong friends find themselves on opposing sides. This one act could destroy more than just Riley and Jen's friendship. And then Jen's husband, a Philadelphia police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager and everything changes in an instant. It never mattered to them that Riley is black and Jen is white. Riley and Jen have been best friends since they were children, and they thought their bond was unbreakable. 'Provides a starting point for conversations which are crucial, at times uncomfortable, but long overdue' Ruth Hogan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things ![]() ![]() 'A painfully amazing read teaching us that sometimes, when it comes to race, the real enemy is ignorance' Rhys Stephenson, actor and TV presenter 'A powerful story about friendship, race, love, forgiveness, and justice - and the stunning ways they intersect.Empathetic, riveting, and authentic' Laura Dave, bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me 'Harrowing and heartening in equal measure, this book is a breathtaking tale of racial fissures, fury and friendship' David Lammy, MP and author of Tribes ![]() THE MOST IMPORTANT NOVEL YOU'LL READ THIS YEAR ![]() ![]() The result is the most direct and undiluted translation of my imagination to words and images.” “As someone who works in the film and television space, I reveled in the freedom of a form unrestricted by time, money, and the machinery of Hollywood. “ TECH is the realization of a lifelong dream to write and illustrate my own graphic novel,” says Natali. Unbeknownst to Shel, however, is that the same secrets she’s peddling on the black market are the very key to living the life she so desperately yearns for. ![]() Business is booming, but it’s a dangerous occupation one that she would’ve abandoned long ago if not for her daughter’s expensive medical treatments. Obtaining such insight carries a hefty price tag that Earth’s miscreants are willing to pay – and lowly courier Shel can deliver. TECH explores a not-too-distant future in which mankind has cracked the code for alien engineering. Working with him on TECH, which is a stunning and visionary piece of art, has been a dream.” says Sean Duregger, Managing Editor of Encyclopocalypse Publications. “We have been admirers of Vincenzo’s unique vision and imagination ever since Cube blew our minds. Releasing on Septemfrom publisher Encyclopocalypse Publications, TECH furthers Natali’s passion for sci-fi horror into the realm of literary fiction. What would humans do if they got ahold of alien technology? In Vincenzo Natali’s upcoming graphic novel TECH, they’d exploit it for profit. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bolingbroke is originally sentenced to ten years' banishment, but Richard reduces this to six years upon seeing John of Gaunt's grieving face, while Mowbray is banished permanently. The tournament scene is very formal with a long, ceremonial introduction, but as the combatants are about to fight, Richard interrupts and sentences both to banishment from England. Richard II Resigning the Crown to Bolingbroke, John Gilbert (1875-76)
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Hellboy: The Crooked Man and Others is the tenth collected edition of Mike Mignola's comic book series Hellboy, collecting Hellboy: The Crooked Man #1–3, Hellboy: In the Chapel of Moloch, Hellboy: They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships and the story "The Mole" from "Free Comic Book Day 2008: Hellboy." The collected edition features an introduction by Gahan Wilson. Richard Corben, Jason Shawn Alexander, Duncan Fegredo ![]() ![]() The other concerned a subcontractor, it said.Ī4e has been under fire for paying £11 million in dividends last year, 87% to Ms Harrison, despite all its £160-£180 million UK turnover resulting from Government welfare contracts. Two women aged 28 and 49, and two men, aged 35 and 41, are on police bail until mid-March.Ī4e said yesterday that the investigation was one of two outstanding cases out of nine it had referred to the Department for Work and Pensions following internal investigations. The arrests, made in January, were confirmed on Tuesday following a visit by Thames Valley Police to the firm's headquarters in Slough late last week. ![]() There were no plans at present to appoint anyone else to take over the role, a spokeswoman said. ![]() ![]() New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENTĭowning Street said: "We respect her decision and thank her for the contribution she has made.". ![]() ![]() Which is why, I suppose, Roberson chose to tell the story through Sandtiger’s eyes instead of Del’s. Cherryh was breaking new ground with her books, but things just weren’t equal back then. Roberson’s story isn’t anything we haven’t seen before, but back when it was published in 1986, the fantasy wasn’t used to seeing strong-willed women capable of saving themselves. ![]() When I finally opened the ebook and settled in to read, I knew at once I was in good hands. Jennifer Roberson first caught my eye with her Cheysuli series (loved those early covers) but I liked the idea of the ongoing saga of Tiger and Del. I think maybe I didn’t want to get hung up in the middle of a series, as so oftentimes happens. And they’re on ebook so it’s much easier to buy a copy than to sort through boxes of paperbacks. Now that there is a new book out in the series, I wanted to read them again. ![]() This is one of those books that I picked up again and again, and ended up buying all of the copies in paperback. ![]() ![]() Vital and indispensable, this HarperBusiness Essentials edition of The Intelligent Investor is the most important book you will ever read on how to reach your financial goals. This HarperBusiness Essentials edition of The Intelligent Investor features an introduction and appendix by Warren Buffet. While preserving the integrity of Graham's original text, this revised edition includes updated commentary by noted financial journalist Jason Zweig, whose perspective incorporates the realities of today's market, draws parallels between Graham's examples and today's financial headlines, and gives readers a more thorough understanding of how to apply Graham's principles. Over the years, market developments have proven the wisdom of Graham's strategies. ![]() Graham's philosophy of value investing - which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies - has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham, taught and inspired people worldwide. ![]() ![]() This classic text is annotated to update Graham's timeless wisdom for today's market conditions. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is a fun and absorbing drama that kept me entertained. There's echo of golden age, Cluedo, and there's a gripping story' reader review'I loved this book. A murder mystery weekend like no other!' reader review'I enjoyed this well plotted and entertaining mystery. With complicated relationships and no-one knowing what is going on, this is an addictive read. Would definitely recommend' reader review'Really great murder mystery. ![]() With such an addictive plot you will enjoy this if you're a fan of locked room mysteries!' reader review'Wow, what a book. I really enjoyed it and now I want to take part in a murder mystery at a country hotel' reader review'This was a brilliantly fun book to read. Everyone has a role to play, but what's real and what's part of the game? Readers love this twisty and fiendishly clever novel, perfect for fans of The Guest List and Knives Out!'This was a really good read with a fantastically creepy atmosphere. We know your stay will be deadly fun.A remote hotel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lawrence, Thomas Mann and Jean-Paul Sartre, was considerable. ![]() ![]() A powerfully original thinker, Nietzsche's influence on subsequent writers, such as George Bernard Shaw, D.H. He divorced himself from society until his final collapse in 1899 when he became insane. This edition includes a commentary on the text by the translator and Michael Tanner's introduction, which explains some of the more abstract passages in Beyond Good and Evil.įrederich Nietzsche (1844-1900) became the chair of classical philology at Basel University at the age of 24 until his bad health forced him to retire in 1879. ![]() With wit and energy, he turns from this critique to a philosophy that celebrates the present and demands that the individual imposes their own 'will to power' upon the world. Nietzsche demonstrates that the Christian world is steeped in a false piety and infected with a 'slave morality'. The work dramatically rejects the tradition of Western thought with its notions of truth and God, good and evil. Hollingdale with an introduction by Michael Tanner in Penguin Classics.īeyond Good and Evil confirmed Nietzsche's position as the towering European philosopher of his age. Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. ![]() |
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