'I who would wish to feel close over me the protective waves of the ordinary catch with the tail of my eye some far horizon' Intensely visionary yet absorbed with the everyday; experimental daring & challenging The Waves is regarded by many as Virginia Woolf's greatest achievement It follows a set of six friends from childhood to middle age as they experience the world around them & explore who they are & what it means to be alive As the contours of their lives are revealed a unique novel is slowly unveiled Enfolded within Woolf's lyrical & mysterious language the mundane takes on a startling new significance while distant pasts are no less in play than the clamorous sounds & kaleidoscopic sights of the modern city Yet precisely where the alluringly enigmatic pages of The Waves are leading & what deeper meanings are held within its undulant chapters & shimmering interludes are questions that have never ceased to enthral readers & critics alike In this new edition David Bradshaw considers the spellbinding oddness & originality of The Waves helping the reader to negotiate a way though this most poetic & haunting of novels ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Inspired by an incredible true story this epic film of survival against-the-odds tells the story of a group of seven prisoners who escaped from a Soviet gulag in Stalin-era Russia & walked over 4000 miles across some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world crossing the Siberian Arctic the Gobi desert & the Himalayas before finally arriving in British-ruled India Actors Colin Farrell Ed Harris Jim Sturgess Saoirse Ronan Directors Peter Weir Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 2 ...

Zoom into space on an exciting adventure in this toddler-friendly board book from the award-winning bestselling creator of How to Catch a Star & Lost & Found One day a boy finds an aeroplane in his cupboard Up up & away he flies past clouds & stars until suddenly phut phut phut the plane runs out of petrol & the boy crash lands on the moon Just as he is beginning to get cold & lonely a Martian appears from the darkness
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Zoe Bird is going nowhere fast She's angry & lonely & her only true friend is her granny whose Alzheimer's is worsening When her parents put Granny in a home Zoe decides now is the time to break free She smuggles Granny out & together they hit the tracks on a cross-country trip to find Zoe's long-lost uncle But there will be some home truths along the way An emotional story about family surviving school & being true to yourself for fans of The Art of Being Normal & Unbecoming ...

New cover reissue of this magical story from award-winning international bestselling picture book creator of Lost & Found Oliver Jeffers Once there as a boy & one day he found an aeroplane in his cupboard He didn't remember leaving it in there but he thought he'd take it out for a go right away At first all went well & the plane flew higher & higher & higher until suddenly with a splutter it ran out of petrol The boy was stuck on the moon & he was not alone ...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English At seven levels from Starter to Advanced this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities Seven journeys which change lives for ever A New York fashion buyer returns to her English home A successful author meets an old friend A reporter travels to an execution A lorry driver gives an escaped prisoner a lift A taxi driver picks up ' Bruce Lee' A man's love for a tram driver leads him to follow her & four strangers meet at a motel for the first & last time Paperback-only version Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book Contains adult material that may not be suitable for younger readers ...

Lisa focuses on food she loves to cook for her family & friends with an original collection of over 120 recipes based around different occasions
- Sunday Morning Rainy Days Something Special when the Sun is Shining when she has No Time & a House Full of Kids There is something here to suit every occasion with recipes ranging from the delicate Crab Ravioli & Chive Beurre Blanc the sublime Venison Celeriac & Apple Puree Red Wine & Chocolate Sauce to Crispy Cornflake Chicken & Homemade Fish Fingers perfect fare for hungry kids Every recipe has Lisa's personal introduction giving an insight into her life This book will be an inspiration & friend for all cooks
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In the bestselling tradition of Henry Bushkin's Johnny Carson comes THE WAY IT WAS My Life with Frank Sinatra a candid & eye-opening inside look at the final decades of Sinatra's life told by his long-time manager & friend Eliot Weisman Eliot Weisman worked with Frank Sinatra from 1975 up until Sinatra's death in 1998 & became one of the singer's most trusted confidantes & advisers In this book Weisman tells the story of the final years of the iconic entertainer from within his exclusive inner circle--featuring original photos & filled with scintillating revelations that fans of all Sinatra stages--from the crooner to the Duets--will love ...

With the author's first book Fk It The Ultimate Spiritual Way he established that saying ' Fuck It' was a spiritual act helping us let go & realise that things don't matter so much after all This book offers quick tips with big effects with lines such as ' Say Fuck It to being happy just doing that will cheer you up no end' 224 pages Parkin John ...

According to mythology mankind used to live in The Tranquiline Halls Heaven But then the Voidbringers assaulted & captured heaven casting out God & men Men took root on Roshar the world of storms & the Voidbringers followed They came against man ten thousand times To help them cope the Almighty gave men powerful suits of armor & mystical weapons known as Shardblades Led by ten angelic Heralds & ten orders of knights known as Radiants mankind finally won Or so the legends say Today the only remnants of those supposed battles are the Shardblades the possession of which makes a man nearly invincible on the battlefield The entire world is at war with itself
- & has been for centuries since the Radiants turned against mankind Kings strive to win more Shardblades each secretly wishing to be the one who will finally unite all of mankind under a single throne On a world scoured down to the rock by terrifying hurricanes that blow through every few day a young spearman forced into the army of a Shardbearer led to war against an enemy he doesn't understand & doesn't really want to fight What happened deep in mankind's past? Why did the Radiants turn against mankind & what happened to the magic they used to wield?
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