In a town where a lot of poor people suffer & where there are a lot of miseries a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late ' Happy Prince' who in reality has never experienced true sorrow for he lived in a palace where sorrow isn't allowed to enter Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt the sapphires from his eyes & the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor As the winter comes & the Happy Prince is stripped of all of his beauty his lead heart breaks when the swallow dies as a result of his selfless deeds & severe cold The statue is then brought down from the pillar & melted in a furnace leaving behind the broken heart & the dead swallow & they are thrown in a dust heap These are taken up to heaven by an angel that has deemed them the two most precious things in the city This is affirmed by God & they live forever in his city of gold & garden of paradise ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved essential classics Dear Prince I must leave you but I will never forget you & next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away The ruby shall be redder than a red rose & the sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea' In The Happy Prince' a statue
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- keeps careful watch over the city & its inhabitants Enlisting the help of a swallow his selfless acts bring comfort to those most in need The Nightingale & the Rose' is a tragic tale of personal sacrifice in the name of love while in The Selfish Giant' the end of an eternal winter finally brings springtime & happiness In this collection of enchanting tales from a master storyteller Oscar Wilde has entranced readers both young & old since publication in the late nineteenth century

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Pippa Mattinson dog-training specialist tells you everything you need to know about training & caring for your new puppy From preparing the house & garden before the puppy arrives to introducing your new friend to all the family (including children & other animals) & solving problems like crying night waking feeding upset stomachs biting chewing & jumping up this book is packed with all you need to know as a puppy owner ...

For avid readers & the uninitiated alike this is a chance to reengage with classic literature & to stay inspired & entertained The concept of the magazine is simple the first half is a long-form interview with a notable book fanatic & the second half explores one classic work of literature from an array of surprising & invigorating angles In The Happy Reader 10 our summer classic is Yevgeny Zamyatin's We ...

For avid readers & the uninitiated alike this is a chance to reengage with classic literature & to stay inspired & entertained The concept of the magazine is simple the first half is a long-form interview with a notable book fanatic & the second half explores one classic work of literature from an array of surprising & invigorating angles In The Happy Reader 9 our summer classic is Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island ...

Rich occultist Edward Harcourt is dying & after a lifetime of searching for true magic he thinks he’s found some answers & wants to pass along what he’s discovered He names as his heir his grandniece gloomy teenager violet but that’s a problem for his sister Edwina who wants his legacy for herself All violet wants is some harmony in her troubled family life & it seems like Edward’s magic may offer a solution But is it real or just a flight of fancy that will leave violet even more lost than before? Collects the entire HARCOURT LEGACY story ...

Mickey knows she is the best basketball player on the fifth-grade team but needs her grandfather's help to figure out how to be the best teammate 48 pages Gordon Jon ...

By what means did so much beauty & ingenuity appears in articles of everyday rural life in Portugal? How did the shape of these objects balance necessity & formal perfection so skillfully? This book explores the effect that generations of trial & error individual craftsmanship & an instinct to carve out the essential with the slenderest of means brought to objects that made life both livable & meaningful to a pre-industrial society The objects photographed & described by designer Jasper Morrison may be appreciated both for their beauty & for the example they set of design at its purest ...

After five years in prison AJ Gurney-one of Detroit’s legendary wheelmen & the ladies’ favorite bad boy-is free & he’s decided it’s time to go straight But during a simple visit to the bank AJ is recognized by two violent bank robbers & they demand AJ be their driver To ensure his compliance they take a young female hostage Unfortunately she just happens to be the daughter of a Russian crime lord AJ now finds himself pursued by the police & hunted by every asset of the Russian mob Without a doubt he’s in a very hard place Collects THE HARD PLACE 1-5 ...

Ben Horowitz cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz & one of Silicon Valley's most respected & experienced entrepreneurs offers essential advice on building & running a startup-practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover based on his popular ben's blog While many people talk about how great it is to start a business very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day sharing the insights he's gained developing managing selling buying investing in & supervising technology companies A lifelong rap fanatic he amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs telling it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors cultivating & sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in Filled with his trademark humor & straight talk The Hard Thing About Hard Things is invaluable for veteran entrepreneurs as well as those aspiring to their own new ventures drawing from Horowitz's personal & often humbling experiences ...