Captain Ahab is an eerily compelling madman who focuses his distilled hatred & suffering (and that of generations before him) into the pursuit of a creature as vast, dangerous & unknowable as the sea itself. More than just a novel of adventure, this is a haunting social commentary populated with some of the most enduring characters in literature. Written with wonderfully redemptive humour, Moby Dick is a profound & timeless inquiry into character, faith & the nature of perception. ...

Walker Illustrated Classics is a new series which brings together some of the best-loved stories ever told, illustrated by some of today's finest artists. These exquisitely designed books, with their magnificent words & glorious pictures, are a pleasure to read
- & re-read. The classics have never looked so good! Haunted by prophesies of his own death, Captain Ahab hunts the vast waters of the Pacific in search of the great white whale that has become his obsession. This towering novel has been sympathetically edited to a tenth of its original length, focussing on the exciting chase at the core of the book, as all but one of the Pequods loyal crew are sacrificed to Ahab's great obsession. A true classic of American literature is brought to life in this lavish illustrated edition.
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Includes: THE TRUE STORY THAT INSPIRED MOBY-DICK When Ishmael sets sail on the whaling ship Pequod one cold Christmas
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Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession & the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab's appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narrator, ordinary sailor, & extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing. ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ` Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell`s heart I stab at thee; for hate`s sake I spit my last breath at thee...` Few literary masterpieces cast quite as awesome a shadow as Herman Melville`s Moby Dick. Captain Ahab`s quest for the white whale is a timeless epic
- a thrilling tale of vengeance & obsession, & a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity. Inspired by true events, Moby Dick is a work of astonishing psychological depth. It is perhaps the greatest sea story ever told & one of the great classics of literature.
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When Donovan Hohn first heard the remarkable story of how 28, 904 bath toys spilled into the Pacific en route to the US from China & have been washing up along beaches throughout the world ever since, he decided to find out more & assumed he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to some beachcombers & read up on Arctic science & geography. ` But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, & they carry you away.` Setting out on a series of journeys to track the renegade rubber ducks, Moby-Duck is an adventure into the heart of the sea through science, myth, the global economy & some of the worst weather imaginable, & the riveting story of an accidental odyssey which pulled Hohn into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring terrain of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, & the shadowy domain of Chinese toy factories. With each new discovery, Hohn learns of another loose thread, & with each successive chase he comes closer to understanding where his castaway quarry comes from (and where it is heading...). In the grand tradition of Tony Horwitz & David Quammen, Moby-Duck is a compulsively readable narrative of whimsy & curiosity for anyone who is interested in obsession, travel, plastic, & that great American novel, Moby-Dick. ...

The third book in The Hunger Games series, ‘ Mockingjay’ continues the story of Katniss Everdeen who has twice survived the deadly Huger Games. In this exciting finale although she has made it out of the arena she is not safe, the Capitol is seeking revenge. ...

The final book in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she`s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she`s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. & what`s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss`s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. ...

Mockingjay, the final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games series, is now available with all-new cover art from the feature film! Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she`s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she`s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge... The final book in the international bestselling Hunger Games series is soon to be a feature film. Here is the original novel with exciting new movie artwork on the cover! ...

The final book in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy, this new foiled edition of MOCKINGJAY is available for a limited period of time. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she`s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she`s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. & what`s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss`s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. ...