Sport can bring moments of joy & huge emotion It can also bring moments of supreme weirdness! Some of sport's oddest stories are almost too strange to be believed From lucky socks & alligators on the golf course to marathon runners who let the train take the strain this book uncovers some of the strangest true stories in the history of sport It's a great fun read for any sports fan aged 8 If you enjoyed this book why not look out for Strange but True Football ...

One of Stevenson's most famous & enduringly popular works Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde describes the mysterious relationship between a respectable & affable doctor & his brutal associate Set in the grimy streets of Victorian London this tale of murder split personality & obscure science with its chilling final revelation became an instant horror classic when it was first published in 1886 & has enthralled & terrified generations of readers ever since ...

' Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me & raged I was suddenly struck through the heart by a cold thrill of terror' Stevenson's short novel published in 1886 became an instant classic It was a Gothic horror that originated in a feverish nightmare whose hallucinatory setting in the murky back streets of London gripped a nation mesmerized by crime & violence The respectable doctor's mysterious relationship with his disreputable associate is finally revealed in one of the most original & thrilling endings in English literature In addition to Jekyll & Hyde this edition also

Includes:: a number of short stories & essays written by Stevenson in the 1880s minor masterpieces of fiction & comment ' The Body Snatcher' ' Markheim' & ' Olalla' feature grave-robbing a sinister double & degeneracy while 'A Chapter on Dreams' & 'A Gossip on Romance' discuss artistic creation & the 'romance' form Appendixes provide extracts from contemporary writings on personality disorder which set Stevenson's tale in its full historical context 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

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Edward Hyde alone in the ranks of mankind was pure evil The mysterious association between respectable Dr Henry Jekyll & despicable lowlife Edward Hyde is a puzzle to Dr Jekyll's friends including his lawyer Gabriel Utterson Where Jekyll is sociable hardworking & pious Hyde is a violent criminal a wild hedonist When Hyde beats a member of Parliament to death Utterson is determined to discover the ties that bind the two men together Robert Louis Stevenson's account of man's capacity for evil is as powerful today as it was on first publication in 1886 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An apocalyptic turn-of-the-century tale of ex-cop Lenny (Ralph Fiennes) who deals in SQUIDs stolen dreams which can be re-lived by the wearer of a special device Lenny becomes involved in the murder of a famous pop star when he is sent a SQUID containing the rape & killing of one of his contacts Written by James & Titanic& Cameron & directed by his wife Kathryn Bigelow (& Point Break& & Blue Steel&) ...

David Hine's tortured modern gothic is a tale of pain & sorrow obsession & damnation of madness death & sexual longing The world of Strange Embrace twists & pollutes the lives of all that enter it! Collects Strange Embrace 1-8 ...

The Sunday Times bestseller David Bowie was arguably the most influential artist of his time reinventing himself again & again transforming music style & art for over five decades David Buckley's unique approach to unravelling the Bowie enigma via interviews with many of the singer's closest associates biography & academic analysis makes this unrivalled biography a classic for Bowie fans old & new This revised edition of Strange Fascination captures exclusive details about the tours the making of the albums the arguments the split-ups the music & most importantly the man himself Also including exclusive photographic material Strange Fascination is the most complete account of David Bowie & his impact on pop culture ever written ...

What if the asteroid heading toward Earth in Tommy Wallach's New York Times bestselling novel We All Looked Up actually hit & demolished our planet? What if after thousands of years two civilizations rose from the ashes? What if those cities found out about each other? Through the viewpoints of multiple characters Strange Fire describes the beginnings of an inevitable war between these two civilizations a war that will pit faith against science zealotry against technologyand brother against brother They said that the first generation of man was brought low by its appetites for knowledge for power for wealth They said mankind's voracity was so great the Lord sent his own Daughter to bring fire & devastation to the world The survivors were few but over the course of centuries they banded together to form a new civilization-the Descendancy-founded on the belief that the mistakes of the past must never be repeated Brothers Clive & Clover Hamill the sons of a well-respected Descendant minister have spent their lives spreading that gospel But when their traveling ministry discovers a community intent on rediscovering the blasphemous technologies of the past a chain of events will be set in motion that will pit city against cityand brother against brother Along with Gemma Poplin Clive's childhood sweetheart & Paz Dedios a revolutionary who dreams of overthrowing the Descendancy Clive & Clover will each play a pivotal role in determining the outcome of this holy war & the fate of humanity itself The Giver meets The City of Ember in this start to an epic new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Tommy Wallach ...

What would God say about those who blatantly misrepresent His Holy Spirit; who exchange true worship for chaotic fits of mindless ecstasy; who replace the biblical gospel with vain illusions of health & wealth; who claim to prophesy in His name yet speak errors; & who sell false hope to desperate people for millions of dollars The charismatic movement has always been a breeding-ground for scandal greed bad doctrine & all kinds of spiritual chicanery As a movement it is clearly headed the wrong direction & it is growing at an unprecedented rate From the Word of Faith to the New Apostolic Reformation the Charismatic movement is being consumed by the empty promises of the prosperity gospel Too many charismatic celebrities promote a " Christianity" without Christ a Holy Spirit without holiness & their teaching is having a disastrous influence on a grand scale as large television networks broadcast their heresies to every part of the world In Strange Fire bestselling author & pastor John Mac Arthur chronicles the unsavory history behind the modern Charismatic movement He lays out a chilling case for rejecting its false prophets speaking out against their errors showing true reverence to the Holy Spirit & above all clinging to the Bible as the inerrant authoritative Word of God & the one true standard by which all truth claims must be tested ...

Ten years after the Rapture a beautiful occultist & her pet demon embark on a road trip to the last open gateway to heaven in hopes of befriending God & escaping hell on earth A bare-knuckle action-driven series peppered with social commentary & dark humor Strange Girl is a story about the bewildering nature of religion what would happen if the dark future predicted by many came true & what a good person would endure for not having faith in advance of it Featuring story & art by a handful of today&&s hottest new talents including Rick Remender (Uncanny X-Force Venom) Eric Nguyen (Halo Sandman) Jerome Opena (Uncanny X-Force Punisher) & Nick Stakal (Criminal Macabre) ...