' Meanwhile let us have a sip of tea The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos the fountains are bubbling with delight the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle' In this charming book from 1906 Okakura explores Zen Taoism Tea Masters & the significance of the Japanese tea ceremony One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range & diversity with works from around the world & across the centuries
- including fables decadence heartbreak tall tales satire ghosts battles & elephants
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The Book of the Bird celebrates the bird in art with an elegant international collection of paintings illustrations & photographs featuring all kinds of birds from the smallest tits & wrens to colourful exotics Interspersed though the illustrations are short texts giving background to the pictures & information on bird species This is the perfect gift for all bird lovers ...

Cats have been revered by artists since ancient times for their beauty grace independence & air of mystery Domesticated but with a touch of the wild about them they share our homes & endlessly fascinate us The Book of the Cat is a cool & quirky collection of feline art & illustration by artists from around the world Interspersed through the illustrations are short texts about the artists & their subjects Beautifully designed & packaged the book will appeal to cat lovers of all ages ...

Originally written in the 1440s by Richard Holland a Scottish cleric who was chaplain to Archibald Douglas Earl of Moray The Book of the Howlat is one of the great poetic gems of fifteenth-century Scots Believing himself to be ugly a young owl (howlat) decides to speak to the most handsome bird of all the peacock & ask his help so that Nature can change him But the peacock isn't sure this should be done
- after all Nature doesn't usually make mistakes
- & summons a council of birds to make a decision A huge feast takes place & Nature herself appears & orders all the birds present to give the owl one of their feathers But the result is not what they expect The howlat's initial joy turns to unbearable arrogance at his new-found beauty & drastic action must be taken

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An extraordinary epic set a million years in the future in the time of a dying sun when our present culture is no longer even a memory Severian a torturer's apprentice is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners Ordered to the distant city of Thrax armed with his ancient executioner's sword Terminus Est Severian must make his way across the perilous ruined landscape of this far-future Urth But is his finding of the mystical gem the Claw of the Conciliator merely an accident or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel The Shadow of the Torturer & The Claw of the Conciliator ...

In a year when much of the news was believable but fake comes a book packed with stories that are unbelievable but true The Book of the Year is a hilarious guide to 2017's most extraordinary events unearthed by the creators of the award-winning hit comedy podcast No Such Thing As A Fish Each week over a million people tune in to find out what bizarre & astonishing facts Dan James Anna & Andy have found out over the previous seven days Now the gang have turned their attention to the news of the past twelve months You'll discover the curious details behind the main headlines
- how Donald Trump slept on the 66th floor of a 58-storey building what effect Brexit had on Coco Pops & why China's president can't stand Winnie the Pooh
- as well as hundreds of stories you may have missed entirely like the news that
- Qatar built a refugee camp for camels
- The world's first avocado restaurant ran out of avocados on its first day
- The victim of Britain's first ever shark attack ended up with a cut thumb From strange inventions to baffling elections via a surprising amount of sausage news The Book of the Year is an eye-opening tour of the incredible year you didn't know you'd lived through




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From Kim Jong Un's personal potty to Jeremy Corbyn's valuable vegetables The Book of the Year 2018 is an eye-opening tour of yet another incredible year you didn't know you'd lived through 352 pages No Such Thing As A Fish ...

An idiosyncratic richly illustrated guide to Britain's rivers seas & shores for everyone who loves the water & the natural world
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Legend foretold it Prophecies predicted it Chosen ones chose to believe in it Now the adventure sage continues in the sequel to one of the most acclaimed fantasy spoof adventure games in the history of fantasy spoof adventure games Join our heroes & their friends in their struggle against a new threat to the world of Aventasia Help them fulfil their destiny A destiny as yet unwritten… A new adventure from KING Art the creators of The Book of Unwritten Tales The Critter Chronicles & The Raven
- Legacy of Master Thief A fantasy story with over 20 hours of pointing & clicking The trademark BOUT humour lovingly spoofing Wo W Lot R Game of Thrones Harry Potter Discworld The Hobbit & more Hundreds of weird yet oddly logical puzzles The well proven “ Multi Character Gameplay” An ensemble of quirky characters both well established & brand new Projection Mapping technology unites the merits of 2D & 3D styles & technique An epic soundtrack with all the classics & many new compositions The established four playable characters Wilbur Nate Ivo & Critter
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Legend foretold it Prophecies predicted it Chosen ones chose to believe in it Now the adventure sage continues in the sequel to one of the most acclaimed fantasy spoof adventure games in the history of fantasy spoof adventure games Join our heroes & their friends in their struggle against a new threat to the world of Aventasia Help them fulfil their destiny A destiny as yet unwritten… A new adventure from KING Art the creators of The Book of Unwritten Tales The Critter Chronicles & The Raven
- Legacy of Master Thief A fantasy story with over 20 hours of pointing & clicking The trademark BOUT humour lovingly spoofing Wo W Lot R Game of Thrones Harry Potter Discworld The Hobbit & more Hundreds of weird yet oddly logical puzzles The well proven “ Multi Character Gameplay” An ensemble of quirky characters both well established & brand new Projection Mapping technology unites the merits of 2D & 3D styles & technique An epic soundtrack with all the classics & many new compositions The established four playable characters Wilbur Nate Ivo & Critter
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