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What is poetry? If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a way of organizing language. It is language made special so that it will be remembered and valued. It does not always work - over the centuries countless thousands of poems have been forgotten. This little history is about some that have not. John Carey tells the stories behind the world’s greatest poems, from the oldest surviving one written nearly four thousand years ago to those being written today. Carey looks at poets whose works shape our views of the world.

Demeron, a Shinkyan stallion who can speak to humans with magic, is cut off from his master. He must find a way to return hundreds of miles to Deftnis Monastery, his master's home. To do so, Demeron must travel through the country of his birth, eluding humans who would eagerly take possession of him.

A young man's guide to becoming the type of guy that people respect and enjoy. 50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know is a young man’s guide to becoming the type of guy that people respect and enjoy. He knows how to shake hands. He knows how to be a good sport. He knows how to give a...

Jack Serpent is the only person to have survived the Scriver Trials. With that, he became a lore keeper for the origin of monsters, a spy, and hybrid soldier able to withstand crushing magic. Ever since a coven of Strygan murdered his family, he’s set out to discover and record what plagues the continents. It’s the sort of highly valuable knowledge that could change wars and divide kingdoms.

Nach dem 11. September. Ein fiktiver Staat in den USA. Abram soll die verschuldete, vom toten Vater ererbte Autowerkstatt retten und versteht dabei, dass es kein richtiges im falschen Leben gibt. Er ist kein Geschäftsmann, weiß aber nicht, wer er in Wirklichkeit ist. In seiner Verzweiflung beschwört er den Vater in Gedanken. Plötzliche Einflüsterungen wollen helfen, die wirtschaftliche Krise zu überwinden. Welche Stimme hört er da? Plötzlich taucht ein Prediger auf, Sektenmitglieder beleben das Geschäft. Wurden sie gesandt? Der Ruin wird mit den neuen Kunden abgewendet.

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, a remarkable novel about Henry James, the American-born novelist and a connoisseur of exile. 'A triumph' – The Observer 'A masterly achievement' – The Independent In January 1895 Henry James anticipates the opening of his first play, Guy Domville, in...

Brought to you by Penguin. A remarkable account of the terrible climax of the Second World War in Asia, published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. In the closing months of the Second World War hundreds of thousands of Japanese, mostly civilians, died in a final...

In After You Were, I Am, charged moments from history collide with our own godless modern world. Read by the author, the recording is divided into three sections - ingenious rewritings of canonical prayers, dramatic monologues from the Pendle witch trials of 1612, and the divine tragedy of the Elizabethan magus John Dee - obsess over individual human characters and how our past informs (and informs on) our present.

The Fab Four, the most beloved band of all time, join the ranks of this New York Times bestselling biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9. They began as Johnny and the Moondogs, and they weren't very good. But these teens who loved music more than anything kept working at their craft and...

Cambridge University student Joe Greene dreams of a future where his words will echo through the ages. Then, the future quite literally finds him – in the form of Esi. She’s part of a time-traveling tour to witness history's greatest moments. In Esi’s era, Joe is as renowned as Shakespeare. And he's about to meet Diana, a fellow student, who will become his muse and the subject of his famous love poems. But Esi is harbouring a secret. Something will happen at Cambridge this year that will wreck Esi’s life, and she’s hell-bent on changing it.

One of the greatest love stories in history gets derailed when a struggling poet at Cambridge runs into a time-traveler who agrees to help him find his muse—a thoughtful and uplifting romantic comedy for fans of About Time and The Midnight Library. Cambridge University, 2005: Student Joe...

Supercharge your speech to get what you want out of every conversation with this fun and practical guide to verbal vividness. An eye-opening guide on how we talk and write to one another, Word Wise explores 400+ of the most common cases of word trash (filler words, hyperbole, and abstractions)...

This bundle includes Basil of Baker Street, Basil and the Cave of Cats, Basil in Mexico, and Basil in the Wild West.

This bundle includes Basil and the Lost Colony, Basil and the Big Cheese Cook-Off, Basil and the Royal Dare, and Basil and the Library Ghost.

A collection of full-cast dramatisations plus interviews with Laurie Lee Laurie Lee was a poet, novelist and screenwriter renowned for his bestselling autobiographical trilogy Cider With Rosie, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and A Moment of War. Among the best loved memoirs in the English...

Vom Buch zum Hörspiel. Wilma Wolkenkopf – ein Kind mit Zippelzappelhänden und Sausegedanken. Ein Kind, dessen verflixtundzugenähte Socken einfach nie an die Füße wollen. Und ein Kind mit Mut, Fantasie und übersprudelndem Herzen. Begleite Wilma auf ihren kleinen und großen Alltagsabenteuern und lerne mit ihr, dass in allem, was uns ausmacht, ein Schatz zu finden ist.

Ten full-cast dramas featuring some of the best known names in British comedy. In these ten witty, dark and disturbing episodes some of Britain’s best comedians come together to perform simultaneously hilarious and unsettling stories that will have you gripped. Sticky situations on ski slopes...

Nach "Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem" die neue Sensation von Erfolgsautor Bill Bryson. Wir stecken alle mittendrin und erleben ihn vom ersten bis zum letzten Atemzug: unseren Körper. Doch woraus besteht er eigentlich? Warum brauchen wir Knochen? Wie schnell erneuern sich unsere Hautzellen? Und wie viele Mikroorganismen leben eigentlich auf menschlicher Haut?

A perfect gift for anyone who loves animals, this fifth and final installment in James Herriot's heartwarming collection, the basis for the All Creatures Great and Small television series. Every Living Thing: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor brings back...

The fifth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small. Charmingly read by Nicholas Ralph, who plays James Herriot in the TV series. In Every Living Thing James Herriot brings back familiar and much-loved friends, including his partner...