The Masterpiece is the tragic story of Claude Lantier an ambitious & talented young artist from the provinces who has come to conquer Paris & is conquered by the flaws in his own genius While his boyhood friend Pierre Sandoz becomes a successful novelist Claude's originality is mocked at the Salon & turns gradually into a doomed obsession with one great canvas Life
- in the form of his model & wife Christine & their deformed child Jacques
- is sacrificed on the altar of Art The Masterpiece is the most autobiographical of the twenty novels in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series Set in the 1860s & 1870s it provides a unique insight into his career as a writer & his relationship with Cezanne a friend since their schooldays in Aix-en-Provence It also presents a well-documented account of the turbulent Bohemia world in which the Impressionists came to prominence despit the conservatism of the Academy & the ridicule of the general public 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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This book is an expansion of the core box It consists of a booklet A5 format with 150 completely rewritable pages (in perfect FWC style) correlated with 4 fine line markers ideal for writing in black
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play After five years away at university Rosemary Bailey (Laura Fraser) is returning home to the Scottish Highlands This is good news for local lad Wullie Smith (Max Beesley) who has been besotted with her for many years The bad news is that Wullie has bet that he can help his pub football team beat their arch rivals from the upmarket L& Bistro bar Should he lose the pub will end up as a car-park To complicate matters further his team is made up of misfits & eccentrics who aren&t exactly experts on the beautiful game ...

A breathtaking immigration tale with appeal across generations When a little girl visits her great-grandfather at his curio-filled home she chooses an unusual object to learn about an old cigar box What she finds inside surprises her a collection of matchboxes making up her great-grandfather's diary containing objects she can hold in her hand each one evoking a memory Together they tell of his journey from Italy to a new country before he could read & write
- the olive stone his mother gave him to suck on when there wasn't enough food; a hairpin he found on the boat; a ticket still retaining the thrill of his first baseball game With a narrative entirely in dialogue Paul Fleischman makes immediate the two characters' foray into the past With warmth & an uncanny eye for detail Bagram Ibatoulline gives expressive life to their journey through time
- & towards each other

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This book is written for the experienced portfolio manager & professional options traders It is a practical guide offering how to apply options math in a trading world that demands mathematical measurement Every options trader deals with an array of calculations beginners learn to identify risks & opportunities using a short list of strategies while researchers & academics turn to advanced technical manuals However almost no books exist for the experienced portfolio managers & professional options traders who fall between these extremes Michael C Thomsett addresses this glaring gap with The Mathematics of Options a practical guide with actionable tools for the practical application of options math in a world that demands quantification It serves as a valuable reference for advanced methods of evaluating issues of pricing payoff probability & risk In his characteristic approachable style Thomsett simplifies complex hot button issues-such as strategic payoffs return calculations & hedging options-that may be mentioned in introductory texts but are often underserved The result is a comprehensive book that helps traders understand the mathematic concepts of options trading so that they can improve their skills & outcomes ...

Matilda loves science & inventing Her heroes are Marie Curie Leonardo da Vinci & Thomas Edison & one day she wants to be a famous inventor herself So when she doesn't win the school science fair she's devastated
- especially as the judges didn't believe she'd come up with her entry on her own Because she's a girl When Matilda shares her woes with her Grandma Joss she's astonished to learn her grandma was once a scientist herself
- an astrophysicist who discovered her very own planet Trouble is Grandma Joss was also overlooked
- her boss Professor Smocks stole her discovery for himself & he's about to be presented with a Nobel Prize Matilda concocts a plan They'll crash the award ceremony & tell everyone the truth! So begins a race against time
- & against Matilda's strict mum & dad!
- on a journey through Paris Hamburg & Stockholm & on which they encounter a famous film star a circus & a wanted diamond thief




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Allan & Barbara Pease internationally bestselling authors of THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODY LANGUAGE turn their attention to love & sex International bestselling authors Allan & Barbara Pease (THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODY LANGUAGE) focus their insight & wit on the most popular & some would maintain important part of any relationship sex In their inimitable style they explore what men & women want from a sexual relationship & give humourous & practical advice Discover What men & women really want from love & sex How to find a great partner What to do when the chemistry is wrong How to have a happy future with your partner ...

A Jeeves & Wooster novel At Deverill Hall an idyllic Tudor manor in the picture-perfect village of King's Deverill impostors are in the air The prime example is man-about-town Bertie Wooster doing a good turn to Gussie Fink-Nottle by impersonating him while he enjoys fourteen days away from society after being caught taking an unscheduled dip in the fountains of Trafalgar Square Bertie is of course one of nature's gentlemen but the stakes are high if all is revealed there's a danger that Gussie's simpering fiancee Madeline may turn her wide eyes on Bertie instead It's a brilliant plan
- until Gussie himself turns up imitating Bertram Wooster After that only the massive brain of Jeeves (himself in disguise) can set things right
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The prime example is man-about-town Bertie Wooster doing a good turn to Gussie Fink-Nottle by impersonating him while he enjoys fourteen days away from society after being caught taking an unscheduled dip in the fountains of Trafalgar Square ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play Perception The Everyday World is Real Reality That World is a hoax an elaborate deception spun by all-powerful machines of artificial intelligence that control us Mind blowing stunts Techno-slamming visuals Megakick action Keanu Reeves & Laurence Fishburne lead the fight to free humankind in The Matrix the cyber thriller that you will watch again & again Written & Directed by the Wachowski brothers (Bound) the story sears the special effects stake out new movie-making territory
- the movie leaves you breathless Languages English French Italian Brazilian Portuguese Latin Spanish Subtitles English Brazilian Portuguese Dutch french Italian & Latin Spanish Region BApprox Run Time 138 Mins
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