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![]() ![]() “Shackleton now showed his supreme qualities of leadership…with five companions he made a voyage of 800 miles in a 22-foot boat through some of the stormiest seas in the world, crossed the unknown lofty interior of South Georgia, and reached a Norwegian whaling station on the north coast. But 1915 turned into an unusually icy year in Antarctica after drifting trapped in the ice for nine months, the Endurance was crushed in the ice on October 27. An exceptional example.Įrnest Shackleton embarked in 1914 in the Endurance to make the first crossing of the Antarctic continent-1800 miles from sea to sea. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth, upper cover lettered and stamped with image of Endurance in silver, color frontispiece, numerous plates, large folding map, errata slip. ![]() The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition: 1914-1917.įirst edition, first issue of Shackleton’s own account of his ill-fated expedition, with folding map at rear, in-text maps and illustrations, and 87 black-and-white plates, most after photographs by Frank Hurley. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is no denying Ghosh's command of culture and history: whether describing court life in the nineteenth-century Burmese Glass Palace, where servants could approach royalty only on all fours, or limning a political speech by the contemporary Burmese opposition leader, whose laughter confounds her jailers, Ghosh proves a writer of supreme skill and intelligence. ![]() The historical forces that served as the love story's lush background begin to overcome the characters. ![]() Ghosh's narrative cools as he depicts the family's interwoven stories, his fervent opening chapters giving way to a more objective sensibility. They eventually marry and start a family whose fate The Glass Palace carefully chronicles through world wars and imperial decay. It begins in nineteenth-century Burma, where a resourceful Indian street orphan falls in love with a beautiful nursemaid to the Burmese Queen. Amitav Ghosh's fourth novel opens with the sweeping power characteristic of the best historical romances. ![]() ![]() In 2003, he was awarded an OBE for services to nature conservation. He has served prominently in the RSPB, the Nature Conservancy Council, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. He is the author of nine books on wildlife and the environment, including At the Water’s Edge (Canongate), and has lectured all over the world. Lister-Kaye is one of Britain’s best-known naturalists and conservationists. It’s like ‘Springwatch’ in book form a joy of nature watching.” I’m delighted to be continuing our publishing with him with this wonderful new book. On acquiring, Thorogood said: “John is one of the greats of nature writing and a champion of conservation. ![]() With the patient and meticulous care of a true naturalist John observes and records the lives, habits and habitats of these elusive animals.” This family – Mustelidae – all live in the wild on the Aigas estate, in the woods, on the loch and river, and the fields and moorland, that fan out from John’s home. The synopsis reads: “In Footprints in the Woods, the elusive lives of otters, beavers, badgers, weasels, pine martens and more are rendered in John Lister-Kaye’s enchanting lyrical style. World English rights to Footprints in the Woods: The Secret Life of Forest and Riverbank were acquired by Simon Thorogood, editorial director, from Catherine Clarke at Felicity Bryan Associates. Canongate has acquired a new non-fiction title from conservationist and nature writer Sir John Lister-Kaye. ![]() ![]() She sees some things she’d rather forget, learns some things about herself she’d rather not know, and ultimately must find the answer to one burning question – if only she knew what the questions were. Written entirely in verse, this tale pays homage to the traditional style of A Christmas Carol, and takes young Tessa on a journey throughout her young life up until the moment she gets hurt. ![]() What this book is about: When sixteen-year-old Tessa suffers a shocking accident in gym class, she finds herself in heaven (or what she thinks is heaven), which happens to bear a striking resemblance to her hometown mall. ![]() An interesting book for teens Title: Heaven looks a lot like the mall Author: Wendy Mass Genre: Fiction – contemporary Publication details: Little, Brown & Co NY 2008 ISBN: 97803160585086 ![]() ![]() ![]() OL15543496W Page_number_confidence 43.98 Pages 218 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201125110041 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 469 Scandate 20201123114121 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781846682377 Tts_version 4. From waking up in the morning through traveling. ![]() Urn:lcp:breakfastwithsoc0000smit:epub:7442a86c-6854-4455-beb8-9104c9c74610 Foldoutcount 0 Grant_report Arcadia #4281 Identifier breakfastwithsoc0000smit Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t5w76609r Invoice 2089 Isbn 9781846682377ĩ781847652089 Lccn 2010502916 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9350 Ocr_module_version 0.0.7 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA19891 Openlibrary_edition Breakfast with Socrates Quotes by Robert Rowland Smith Former Oxford Philosophy Fellow Robert Rowland Smith whisks you through an ordinary day with historys most extraordinary thinkers, explaining what they might have to say about your routine. ![]() He lectured internationally on philosophy, literature and psychoanalysis. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:59:57 Boxid IA40002303 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Robert Rowland Smith began his career as a Prize Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. ![]() ![]() Reissued As A Liveright Paperback 1998, 2014. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes The director Howard Hawks adds sly sexual insinuation to the blatantly sexual antics of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in this scintillating 1953 adaptation of the stage. By Anita Loos Intimately Illustrated By Ralph Barton Introduction By Jenny Mcphee. ![]() ![]() A Craze In Its Day And With Ageless Appeal, This New Liveright Edition Puts Lorelei Back Where She Belongs: Front And Center-provided By Publisher. In This Delightfully Droll And Witty Book, Lorelei's Glamorous Pragmatism Shines, As Does Anita Loos's Mastery Of Irony And Dialect. Masquerading As Her Diaries, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Follows Lorelei As She Entertains Suitors Across Europe Before Returning Home To Marry A Millionaire. In this delightfully droll and witty book, Lorelei’s glamorous pragmatism shines, as does Anita Loos’s mastery of irony and dialect. ![]() Outrageous And Charming, This Not-so-dumb Blonde Has Been Portrayed On Stage And Screen By Carol Channing And Marilyn Monroe And Has Become The Archetype Of The Footloose, Good-hearted Gold Digger (not That She Sees Herself That Way). Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady (1925) is a comic novel written by American author Anita Loos. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes follows Lorelei as she entertains suitors across Europe before returning home to marry a millionaire. This Delirious 1925 Jazz Age Classic Introduced Readers To Lorelei Lee, The Small-town Girl From Little Rock, Who Has Become One Of The Most Timeless Characters In American Fiction. ![]() ![]() It is his strong belief that he knows what is categorically ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ that makes his decision at the end of the book so fascinating. Cal is convinced that morality isn’t just what you think is right and wrong, it’s about what you do. The Searcher is also very focused on the complexities of morality in a place where a small community make their own rules, with the police sitting back and avoiding getting involved wherever possible. ![]() I loved the setting of Cal’s tired, worn house in a small and remote Irish farming village, surrounded by mountains. Like a Western, the book has a strong sense of place. He disturbs the established order and brings hidden things into the light. In addition to being a mystery, however, The Searcher is also inspired by Western tropes and begins with an enigmatic stranger (Cal) coming to town and shaking things up. It has a mystery at its heart: what has happened to Trey’s brother? Has he left to get away from the small town life? Has he got involved in something he shouldn’t have and been kidnapped by somebody bad? ![]() This is a new standalone novel from Tana French and the first set outside her native Dublin. ![]() However, when a local kid, Trey, comes in search of his help, Cal finds himself entangled in the case of a missing boy. So he buys a fixer-upper, an old house in a state of disarray in a remote, idyllic Irish village. ![]() After 25 years in the Chicago police force and a difficult divorce, he’s ready for the quiet life. Cal Hooper is looking for the perfect escape. ![]() ![]() ![]() You will hear about Inferno around the water cooler. ![]() You will see Inferno in a pile at your local bookstore, laughing in your face. It's a near bet that you will see Inferno on the subway. The author has already sold more than 200 million copies of his previous books worldwide. Now, no matter how you feel about Dan Brown and his novels, it is certain that you are going to run into this book. " Expect "a chilling adversary," "an ingenious riddle," "a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science," and loads of Dante references! As usual, the stakes are high, like, end-of-the-world high. It's called Inferno, and, yes, this is a Dante reference: "In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon, is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces. ĭan Brown, The Da Vinci Code's Dan Brown, has yet another long-awaited book on the ever-so-near horizon featuring your favorite tweedy, turtlenecked hearthrob-tellectual Robert Langdon. This article is from the archive of our partner. ![]() ![]() ![]() Heimans and Timms use examples from #BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo, to the Ice Bucket Challenge to demonstrate how these movements use the ACE framework to their success. Ideas that spread are Actionable, Connected and Extensible: The ACE framework. ![]() ![]() Why do some ideas charge ahead while so many fall behind, forgotten? The future will be won by those who can spread their ideas better, faster and more durably. What does this actually mean for all of us? How we navigate and thrive in this new world is what this whole book is about. We can now share hope, fear, news, businesses – and build and destroy communities on a greater scale than ever imagined. Heimans and Timms explore how systems of power are changing and what that means for us trying to act in the world. It is held by the few…New power operates differently, like a current. Today we are seeing “New Power”: power made by the many. ![]() Power of the past (Old Power) was beyond the majority of societies grasp: we got in line and did as we were told. Power is the ability to produce intended effectsįor much of history, the rules of power were clear: power was taken and guarded. The future will be a battle over mobilisation.Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms Three Takeaways This book is about how to navigate and thrive in a world defined by the battle and balancing of two big forces. ![]() |