In The Marquise of O- a virtuous widow finds herself unaccountably pregnant & although the baffled Marquise has no idea when this happened she must prove her innocence to her doubting family & discover whether the perpetrator is an assailant or lover Michael Kohlhaas depicts an honourable man who feels compelled to violate the law in his search for justice while other tales explore the singular realm of the uncanny such as The Beggarwoman of Locarno in which an old woman's ghost drives a heartless nobleman to madness & St Cecilia which portrays four brothers possessed by an uncontrollable religious mania The stories collected in this volume reflect the preoccupations of Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) with the deceptiveness of human nature & the unpredictability of the physical world ...

When Kirsten Harbourn is found strangled & naked on her wedding day DI Wesley Peterson makes some alarming discoveries Kirsten was being pursued by an obsessed stalker & she had dark secrets her doting fianc Peter knew nothing about But Kirsten's wasn't the only wedding planned to take place that July day in South Devon At Morbay register office a terrified young girl makes her wedding vows & a few days later her bridegroom is found dead in a seedy seaside hotel As Wesley investigates he suspects that his death & his bride's subsequent disappearance might be linked to Kirsten's murder Meanwhile the skeleton of a young female is found buried in a farmer's field
- a field that once belonged to the family of Ralph Strong an Elizabethan playwright whose play ' The Fair Wife of Padua' is to be performed for the first time in four hundred years Is this bloodthirsty play a confession to a murder committed in the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1? Or does it tell another story one that might cast light on recent mysteries?
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The Marriage of Heaven & Hell was created early in Blake's series of illuminated books each of which was presented by him as an attractive work of art made entirely by his own hand Written principally in prose The Marriage represents Blake's first full-scale attempt to present his philosophic message In it he expresses his extreme humanist views through a system in which Angels & Devils change places Good becomes Evil Heaven is Hell The 27 colour plates are the work of Blake himself with commentary & introduction by Sir Geoffrey Keynes ...

' As intoxicating as the finest island rum' Independent From the bestselling author of The Dovekeepers comes a love story about one of history's most captivating 'invisible' women Rachel the mother of Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro Growing up on the idyllic island of St Thomas in the early 1800s Rachel dreams of life in faraway Paris Rachel's mother a pillar of their tight-knit refugee community of Jews who escaped the European Inquisition has never forgiven her daughter for refusing to live by the rules But Rachel's fate is not in her own hands in order to secure the future of her father's business she is married off to a widower with three children When her husband dies suddenly & his handsome nephew Frederic arrives from France to settle the estate Rachel seizes control of her life beginning a defiant passionate love affair that sparks a scandal affecting her entire family including her favourite son Camille Pissarro who will one day become a founder member of the Impressionists & one of history's greatest artists Set in a world of lush exquisite beauty The Marriage of Oppositesshows Alice Hoffman at the height of her considerable powers The marriage of Rachel & Frederic is an unforgettable story of an extraordinary woman & her forbidden love ...

Wynsdown 1949 In the small Somerset village of Wynsdown Charlotte Shepherd is happily married & now feels settled in her adopted home after arriving from Germany on the Kindertransport as a child during the war Meanwhile the squire's fighter pilot son Felix has returned to the village with a fiancee in tow Daphne is beautiful charming & harbouring secrets After meeting during the war Felix knows some of Daphne's past but she has worked hard to conceal one that could unravel her carefully built life For Charlotte too a dangerous past is coming back in the shape of fellow refugee bad boy Harry Black Forever bound by their childhoods Charlotte will always care for him but Harry's return disrupts the village quiet & it's not long before gossip spreads The war may have ended but for these girls trouble is only just beginning ...

A child is presented with a marshmallow & given a choice Eat this one now or wait & enjoy two later What will she do? & what are the implications for her behaviour later in life? Walter Mischel's now iconic 'marshmallow test' one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology proved that the ability to delay gratification is critical to living a successful & fulfilling life self-control not only predicts higher marks in school better social & cognitive functioning & a greater sense of self-worth; it also helps us manage stress pursue goals more effectively & cope with painful emotions But is willpower prewired or can it be taught? In his groundbreaking new book Dr Mischel draws on decades of compelling research & life examples to explore the nature of willpower identifying the cognitive skills & mental mechanisms that enable it & showing how these can be applied to challenges in everyday life--from weight control to quitting smoking overcoming heartbreak making major decisions & planning for retirement With profound implications for the choices we make in parenting education public policy & self-care The Marshmallow Test will change the way we think about who we are & what we can be & since as Mischel argues a life with too much self-control can be as unfulfilling as one with too little this book will also teach you when it's time to ring the bell & enjoy that marshmallow ...

Deep inside the Palombian jungle a rickety old boat sails up a sluggish river On board is one of the world's most famous hunters & he's vowed to be the first to capture a Marsupilami But that's no easy prey The long-tailed creature is smart
- much smarter than any human believes & an alliance with the local natives isn't going to be much help they hate the Marsupilami who keeps outwitting them & they're desperate to find out what he tastes like
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The bestseller behind the major film from Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon & Jessica Chastain I'm stranded on Mars I have no way to communicate with Earth I'm in a Habitat designed to last 31 days If the Oxygenator breaks down I'll suffocate If the Water Reclaimer breaks down I'll die of thirst If the Hab breaches I'll just kind of explode If none of those things happen I'll eventually run out of food & starve to death So yeah I'm screwed Andy Weir's second novel Artemis is now available ...

The Sunday Times Bestseller behind the major new film from Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon & Jessica Chastain I'm stranded on Mars I have no way to communicate with Earth I'm in a Habitat designed to last 31 days If the Oxygenator breaks down I'll suffocate If the Water Reclaimer breaks down I'll die of thirst If the Hab breaches I'll just kind of explode If none of those things happen I'll eventually run out of food & starve to death So yeah I'm screwed Andy Weir's second novel Artemis is now available ...

During a manned mission to Mars Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm & left behind by his crew But Watney has survived & finds himself stranded & alone on the hostile planet With only meager supplies he must draw upon his ingenuity wit & spirit to subsist & find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive Millions of miles away NASA & a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring if not impossible rescue mission As these stories of incredible bravery unfold the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return Based on a best-selling novel & helmed by master director Ridley Scott THE MARTIAN features a star studded cast that

Includes:: Jessica Chastain Kristen Wiig Kate Mara Michael Pena Jeff Daniels Chiwetel Ejiofor & Donald Glover

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