This anthology is shaped not by literary chronology but by the timeless human drama it records: its five 'acts' move from speculation & COUP DE FOUDRE through the troubled endurings of love
- its consummations, dangers, joys, perversions & abdications
- to loneliness & memory. In addition, the poems are presented anonymously, so that Marvell's coy lady rubs cold shoulders unexpectedly with Gershwin's naughty baby; & complex psychological fictions are overthrown by squibs. John Fuller provides a provacative introduction to this uniquely expressive handbook of shared emotion.

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What happens when you relocate to the perfect house, in the perfect village in Provence, & nearly ten years later the shine has gone? Garden designer Alex Dingwall-Main is facing lavender fatigue, strife at home, neighbourly warfare & non-paying business clients. He is on the verge of packing his bags & starting all over again, back in Engl&.

Until one Spring day he is offered an opportunity by a wealthy & very grateful client; a treasure hunt for 12 bottles of exquisite French wine. It would be a journey through the country's finest vineyards, chateaux & villages. With a hangover & an uncertain heart, Alex decides to give it one more try & sets off in search of the France he fell in love with so many years ago. The people, the gardens & the wine that he encounters make for an adventurous & beautiful summer, & life-changing decisions are reached...

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' It is good to collect things, but better to go on walks. ' Anatole France. A fundamental act, often taken for granted, yet through the centuries it has inspired a fascinating literature. This, the first comprehensive anthology on the subject, delves into why we walk & how we walk; the differences between the country hike & the city stroll; walking & wooing; walking into trouble & marching out. Then some of us will walk to meet the Maker. A mix of fiction & non-fiction, poetry & drama provides the reader with over two hundred booted authors. Xenophone & Baudelaire, Flora Thompson & Julian Barnes, Mark Twain & Roberto Calasso tramp the pages of this fascinating collection. ...

In this unique & compelling anthology, Sebastian Faulks has collected the best fiction about war in the 20th century. Ranging from the First World War to the Gulf War, these stories depict a soldier`s experience from call-ups battle & comradship to leave, hospital & trauma in later life. Truely international in scope, this anthology

Includes:: stories by Erich Maria Remarque & Pat Barker, Issac Babel & Ernest Hemingway, Heinrich Boll & Norman Mailer, JG Ballard & Tim O` Brian Julian Barnes & Louis de Barnieres. Together they form a powerful & moving evocation of the horors of war.

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In this unique & compelling anthology, Sebastian Faulks has collected the best fiction about war in the 20th century. Ranging from the First World War to the Gulf War, these stories depict a soldier`s experience from call-ups battle & comradship to leave, hospital & trauma in later life. Truely international in scope, this anthology

Includes:: stories by Erich Maria Remarque & Pat Barker, Issac Babel & Ernest Hemingway, Heinrich Boll & Norman Mailer, JG Ballard & Tim O` Brian Julian Barnes & Louis de Barnieres. Together they form a powerful & moving evocation of the horors of war.

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The Virgin Alternative Guide is the insider's guide to everything you need to know about every University & college in Britain
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FOR NEW PARENTS, THE CHOICE OF A NAME FOR THEIR CHILD IS ONE OF THE MO ST IMPORTANT EARLY DECISIONS THEY MAKE. WITH IT'S FULLY CROSS REFERENCED THEMED & A-Z SECTIONS. THE VIRGIN BOOK OF BABY NAMES TAKES A LESS ORTHODOX & MORE USER FRIENDLY APPROACH TO HELPING PARENTS IN THIS TASK THAN MANY TRADITIONAL BABY NAMES BOOKS. SOME PARENTS WANT TO FOLLOW TRADTION, SOME WANT A POPULAR CONTEMPORARY NAME. OTHERS WANT AN UNUSUAL NAME THAT NO OTHER CHILD IN THE CLASSROOM WILL HAVE, WHILE AN EVER-INCREASING NUMBER WANT A NAME THAT MEANS SOMETHING
- A BIBLICAL NAME, A CELTIC NAME, OR A NAME ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR PLACE, COLOUR OR FLOWER. IT MAY EVEN MEAN DELVING INTO THE WORLD OF GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY OR THE ROMANTIC TALES SURROUNDING KING ARTHUR & CAMELOT. OR IT MAY MEAN CHOOSING A NAME THAT RELATES DIRECTLY TO THE DATE YOUR CHILD IS BORN-THESAINT FOR THAT DAY, THE NAME OF A FAMOUS STAR WHO SHARES THE SAME BIRTHDAY, OR A NAME ASSOCIATED WITH THE DAY OF THE WEEK OR MONTH. THE LIST IS ENDLESS, THE CHOICE IS VAST. BUT, WHATEVER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, THE VIRGIN BOOK OF BABY NAMES IS THE BOOK TO HAVE TO HELP YOU IN THIS TASK.
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