Bartlett earned an MA in International Affairs at Drew University, studied International Relations & United Nations peacekeeping in depth & applied this knowledge to the specific situation in Cyprus. This comprehensive work is written in an authoritative style that will prove thought-provoking for people interested in politics. ...

Traces the life story of a carp from conception until it reaches record size, recounting the numerous adventures & discoveries made by the fish as it moves round the dark, quiet lake in which it lives. This book presents a story of the countryside & its wild inhabitants, in all moods & weathers. ...

Brilliant 17th century swordsman & poet Cyrano (Gerard Depardieu) is cursed with a very large nose & he feels this makes him too ugly for his beloved Roxanne (Anne Brochet). Consequently, he pours all his energy into helping his handsome but unintelligent friend, feeding him the lines he needs to win her heart. Unfortunately this plan backfires, leading the lovely Roxanne to fall in love with Cyrano's beautiful words just as much as she does her suitor's handsome face. ...

This translation of Rostand's 19th-century play about the swordsman-poet with a nose too large to be taken seriously was first seen in the 1985 RSC production. This volume contains the full original text, slightly adapted & translated into verse by Burgess, who also writes the introduction. ...

Poet & soldier, brawler & charmer, Cyrano de Bergerac is desperately in love with Roxane, the most beautiful woman in Paris. But there is one very large problem
- he has a nose of stupendous size & believes she will never see past it to return his feelings. This work is set during the reign of Louis XIII.
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