A just-discovered trove of fairy tales by a contemporary of the Brothers Grimm--now for the first time in English With this…

The Mediations of the great Roman philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius are simple yet profound works of stoic philosophy that…

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This is the "Penguin English Library Edition" of "A Room with a View" by E. M. Forster '"But you do," he went on, not…

Vladimir Lenin created this hugely significant Marxist text to explain fully the inevitable flaws and destructive power of…

Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal, the essays contained in Human Happiness are a…

'Funny, kind, generous and smart - I could have done with the wisdom of Flo Perry far sooner' Dolly AldertonWhen it comes to…

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Art Work, by photographer and writer Sally Mann, offers a spellbinding mix of wild and illuminating stories, practical (and…

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"A book that should start a long-overdue national conversation." -Dave Barry §§Despite their illegality, many Americans are…

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§Based on John Dewey's lectures on esthetics, delivered as the first William James Lecturer at Harvard in 1932, Art as…

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Member of Parliament, tutor to Oliver Cromwell's ward, satirist and friend of John Milton, Andrew Marvell was one of the…

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In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in…

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This collection of letters forms a fascinating day-by-day account of Steinbeck's writing of "East of Eden", his longest and…

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How often do we open the fridge or peer into the freezer with the expectation that we''ll find something fresh and ready to…

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Introducing a powerful new novelist whose evocation of an unforgettable African family is testament to the transformative…

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Brings you the works of thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who…

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'Erling Kagge transforms and consoles us' Alain de Botton ____________________________Surviving extreme conditions can teach…

Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, "Gorgias" debates perennial questions about…

This newly revised and updated Spanish Phrase Book contains a wealth of useful words and phrases for travellers. The book…

From Agard to Zephaniah, this title presents children's poetry from some of the best of children's poets.…

LGBTQIAA+ activist Adam Eli argues the urgent need for queer responsibility -- that queers anywhere are responsible for…

Arguably the greatest /Greek lyric poet, Pindar (518-438 B. C.) was a controversial figure in fifth-century Greece-a…

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The national bestseller!“A superb book...[Kaplan is] a master biographer, a dogged researcher and shaper of narrative, and…

Philosopher Roger Scruton offers a wide-ranging perspective on philosophy, from logic to aesthetics, written in a lively and…

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#1 New York Times Bestseller"This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I…

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A work of contemporary history which explains how to get the best out of the 21st century. Contends that the three largest…

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A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Boston Globe, Forward, and Times of Israel Best Book of the Year Riotous. . . . Hilarious…

This unique anthology offers a more comprehensive look at the poems of Christopher Marlowe, England's first great poet and…

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From one of America's most original and startlingly imaginative writers, a novel with "all the suspense and pace of a…

'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains'. These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has stirred…

Immanuel Kant was one of the most influential philosophers in the whole of Europe, who changed Western thought with his…

The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and…

On Anarchism is an essential introduction to the Noam Chomsky's political theory. On Anarchism sheds a much needed light on…

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'Urgent, powerful and generous, this book gives you a chance to pick yourself. Cara spares us empty reassurance and offers…

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These 30 short stories, comprising Somerset Maugham's first collection, are set in locations ranging from England, France…

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One of the major figures of English Romanticism, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) created works of remarkable diversity…

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''In a world of colourless corporate leaders, Ryanair''s aggressive, mouthy chief executive provides catnip for journalists.…

The great Italian masterpiece of sensuality and seduction, published in a new English translation - the first since the…

'An outstanding dual biography... Dinshaw's book is profoundly entertaining, startling in its depth, and a necessary…

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New addition to the }Penguin Modern Classics{ range. Kniha 9780141188966 Toward the End of Time | John Updike Brožovaná…