Breathtaking in its scope & originality " Seven Basic Plots" examines the basis of story telling in literature film & libretto No one will ever see stories in the same way again This remarkable & monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of 'basic stories' in the world Using a wealth of examples from ancient myths & folk tales via the plays & novels of great literature to the popular movies & TV soap operas of today it shows that there are seven archetypal themes which recur throughout every kind of storytelling But this is only the prelude to an investigation into how & why we are 'programmed' to imagine stories in these ways & how they relate to the inmost patterns of human psychology Drawing on a vast array of examples from Proust to detective stories from the Marquis de Sade to ET Christopher Booker then leads us through the extraordinary changes in the nature of storytelling over the past 200 years & why so many stories have 'lost the plot' by losing touch with their underlying archetypal purpose Booker analyses why evolution has given us the need to tell stories & illustrates how storytelling has provided a uniquely revealing mirror to mankind's psychological development over the past 5000 years This seminal book opens up in an entirely new way our understanding of the real purpose storytelling plays in our lives & will be a talking point for years to come ...

This new Young Readers edition features the original comic story as well as extra bonus background material which gives an insight into the book's creation & inspiration together with a character portraits section Following the kidnapping of Professor Calculus in The Seven Crystal Balls Tintin & his trusty companions Captain Haddock & Snowy travel to Peru With the help of a young local named Zorrino the three follow Calculus's trail to fin the Temple of the Sun Despite their good intentions the heroes of the story are taken as villains by the hidden Incan civilization they discover & taken prisoner! How will Tintin & Captain Haddock escape? ...

Herge&s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most iconic characters in children&s books These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old & new Perfect for lovers of graphic novels mysteries & historical adventures The world&s most famous travelling reporter is faced with an ancient Inca curse which is causing its victims to fall into a life-threatening coma The tomb of Rascar Capac has been unearthed! But one by one the finders fall into a terrifying coma Can this be the curse of the Inca gods? Tintin must somehow fathom out the meaning behind his only clue the shattered crystal ball lying beside each of the victims The Adventures of Tintin are among the best books for readers aged 8 & up Herge (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907 Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The Adventures of Tintin series which is now considered to be one of the greatest if not the greatest comics series of all time Have you collected all 24 graphic novel adventures? Tintin in the Land of the Soviets Tintin in the Congo Tintin in America Tintin Cigars of the Pharaoh Tintin The Blue Lotus Tintin The Broken Ear Tintin The Black Island Tintin King Ottakar&s Sceptre Tintin The Crab with the Golden Claws Tintin The Shooting Star Tintin The Secret of the Unicorn Tintin Red Rackham&s Treasure Tintin The Seven Crystal Balls Tintin Prisoners of the Sun Tintin Land of Black Gold Tintin Destination Moon Tintin Explorers of the Moon Tintin The Calculus Affair Tintin The Red Sea Sharks Tintin in Tibet Tintin The Castafiore Emerald Tintin Flight 714 to Sydney The Adventures of Tintin & the Picaros Tintin & Alph-Art ...

This The Seven Deadly Sins poster by ABYstyle represents Meliodas Ban King & their emblems
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ABYstyle went to Meliodas' Boar Hat & brought you this The Seven Deadly Sins glass with the bar logo
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This backpack by ABYstyle highlights the different emblems of the Seven Deadly Sins
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This ABYstyle t-shirt represents the emblem of Captain Meliodas at the front & the emblems of the other Seven Deadly Sins on the back
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This ABYstyle t-shirt represents the emblem of Captain Meliodas at the front & the emblems of the other Seven Deadly Sins on the back
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This ABYstyle t-shirt represents the emblem of Captain Meliodas at the front & the emblems of the other Seven Deadly Sins on the back
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This ABYstyle t-shirt represents the emblem of Captain Meliodas at the front & the emblems of the other Seven Deadly Sins on the back
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