One of the first Russian writers to make a name for herself on the Internet, Linor Goralik writes conversational short works that conjure the absurd in all its forms, reflecting post-Soviet life & daily universals. Her mastery of the minimal, including a wide range of experiments in different forms of micro-prose, is on full display in this collection of poems, stories, comics, a play, & an interview, here translated for the first time. In Found Life, speech, condensed to the extreme, captures a vivid picture of fleeting interactions in a quickly moving world. Goralik`s works evoke an unconventional palette of moods & atmospheres-slight doubt, subtle sadness, vague unease-through accumulation of unexpected details & command over colloquial language. While calling up a range of voices, her works are marked by a distinct voice, simultaneously slightly naive & deeply ironic. She is a keen observer of the female condition, recounting gendered tribulations with awareness & amusement. From spiritual rabbits & biblical zoos to poems about loss & comics about poetry, Goralik`s colorful language & pervasive dark comedy capture the heights of absurdity & depths of grief. ...

The first volume in Issac Asimov`s world-famous saga, winner of the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Novel Series. Long after Earth was forgotten, a peaceful & unified galaxy took shape, an Empire governed from the majestic city-planet of Trantor. The system worked, & grew, for countless generations. Everyone believed it would work forever. Everyone except Hari Seldon. As the great scienctific thinker of his age Seldon could not be ignored. Reluctantly, the Commission of Public Safety agreed to finance the Seldon Plan. The coming disaster was predicted by Seldon`s advances in psychohistory, the mathematics of very large human numbers, & it could not be averted. The Empire was doomed. Soon Trantor would lie in ruins. Chaos would overtake humanity. But the Seldon Plan was a long term strategy to minimize the worst of what was to come. Two Foundations were set up at opposite ends of the galaxy. Of the Second nothing can be told. It guards the secrets of psychohisotry. FOUNDATION is the story of the First Foundation, on the remote planet of Terminus, from which those secrets were withheld. ...

Foundation & Empire is the story of first contact between the two Foundations of Hari Seldon. The Seldon Plan guided the First Foundation safely through two centuries of chaos as the Galactic Empire disintegrated. Seldon`s recorded holographic image appeared in the Council Chamber on Terminus at moments of crisis predicted by pshychohistory, & his voice was heard. Even war between the Foundation & the remains of the Empire was foreseen
- & planned for
- by the great scientist. But Seldon had no way of predicting the birth of the Mule, a mutant of uncanny power & unlimited ambition. The Mule`s conquests are effortless & his subjects mind-controlled slaves. The Foundation is powerless against the supernormal force the Mule exerts. The Seldon Plan is in tatters. Two men & a woman from Terminus flee to the ruins of might Trantor in an effort to discover where the mysterious Second Foundation was established. Its help is needed desperately against the mental powers of the Mule. But the Mule, using those same astonishing powers, is also looking for the Second Foundation.

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Having written enthralling biographies of London & of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself. This first volume of six takes us from the time that England was first settled, more than 15, 000 years ago, to the death in 1509 of the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII. In it, Ackroyd takes us from Neolithic Engl&, which we can only see in the most tantalising glimpses
- a stirrup found in a grave, some seeds at the bottom of a bowl
- to the long period of Roman rule; from the Dark Ages when England was invaded by a ceaseless tide of Angles, Saxons & Jutes, to the twin glories of medieval England
- its great churches & monasteries & its common law. With his extraordinary skill for evoking time & place, he tells the familiar story of king succeeding king in rich prose, with profound insight & some surprising details. The food we ate, the clothes we wore, the punishments we endured, even the jokes we told are all found here, too.


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Having written enthralling biographies of London & of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself. This first volume of six takes us from the time that England was first settled, more than 15, 000 years ago, to the death in 1509 of the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII. In it, Ackroyd takes us from Neolithic Engl&, which we can only see in the most tantalising glimpses
- a stirrup found in a grave, some seeds at the bottom of a bowl
- to the long period of Roman rule; from the Dark Ages when England was invaded by a ceaseless tide of Angles, Saxons & Jutes, to the twin glories of medieval England
- its great churches & monasteries & its common law. With his extraordinary skill for evoking time & place, he tells the familiar story of king succeeding king in rich prose, with profound insight & some surprising details. The food we ate, the clothes we wore, the punishments we endured, even the jokes we told are all found here, too.


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Among the most recognizable & best-loved features of Rome are its fountains. The many varied examples that grace the urban fabric of the ” Eternal City” were designed by some of Europe`s greatest artists & architects, including Domenico Fontana, Giacomo della Porta, Gian Lorenzo Bernini & Nicola Salvi. Built at enormous expense, & often requiring new water-feeds to be constructed from miles outside Rome, the fountains were important elements of the urban renewal undertaken by the papal rulers, who were concerned with the creation of a new city which would demonstrate their triumphant & undisputed authority
- echoing, where necessary, the heritage of Imperial Rome. A wide-ranging survey of these remarkable monuments is presented in this work, which

Includes:: colour photographs taken both at night & by day. The fountains are described individually, from the story of their commission & creation to stylistic & technical analyses. Maps & contemporary documents complete the survey.


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” Four Children & It” is the number one bestseller from Jacqueline Wilson, the award-winning, bestselling creator of ” Tracy Beaker”, ” Hetty Feather” & ” The Illustrated Mum”. A funny & heartwarming story of four children who discover an extraordinary way to make wishes come true, ” Four Children & It” is inspired by E Nesbit`s classic, ” Five Children & It”. Jacqueline Wilson`s millions of fans will be gripped by the relationship between step-sisters Rosalind & Smash, just as they love the story of sisters Jodie & Pearl in ” My Sister Jodie” or Lily & Pixie in ” Lily Alone”. ” Readers always ask who inspired me to be a writer. Well, I adored E Nesbit`s books as a child
- & I liked her lifestyle too. She liked Liberty clothes, silver jewellery & buns for tea, & so do I! My favourite E Nesbit story is ” Five Children & It”
- & this is my modern day tribute to her fantastic story”. (Jacqueline Wilson). Jacqueline Wilson has won many awards for her writing, including the ” Guardian” Children`s Fiction Award & the Children`s Book of the Year. She is one of the nation`s favourite authors, & her books are loved by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world.

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America’s famous Four Corners region, the only spot in USA where four states meet, presented by the National Geographic in their Destination Map series with highlighting for protected areas & tourist notes, plus on the reverse four separate thematic maps on different aspect of this fascinating region. Printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, the map is centred on the Four Corners Monument, the meeting point of Colorado, Utah, Arizona & New Mexico. Coverage extends north to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP, east to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, west to the Gran Canyon Village & south beyond the Highway 40 linking Santa Fe, Albuquerque & Flagstaff. Relief shading provides an excellent picture of the terrain; various types of protected areas (national/state parks, forests, etc) & the region’s numerous Indian Reservations are indicated by the colour of their borders. Road network is graded in six types, including unpaved roads. Symbols highlight various places of interest, many annotated with brief notes. The map has latitude & longitude lines at 1° intervals. The reverse side has four separate maps, each designed to present a different aspect of the area: archaeology, outdoor recreation, water & geology, plus art, music & culture. There is also a table showing facilities in the national parks, plus travel tips. ...

A tourist map at 1:50, 000 scale of the Four Counties Ring & Caldon Canal, including the Shropshire Union Canal from Beeston to Autherley Junction, parts of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Trent & Mersey Canal, & the Middlewich Branch, with detailed town plans at 1:12, 500 of Brewood, Market Drayton, Audlem, Nantwich, Middlewich, Kidsgrove, Etruria & Hanley, Stone & Penkridge. The map, suitable for both waterways & leisure users,

Includes:: navigation & historical information, visitor moorings, marinas & boatyards, boat hire centres, facilities for the boat user, sailing & boat clubs, shops, post offices & distance markers. Information for the tourist

Includes:: tourist information centres, places of interest, pubs, nature reserves, parks, churches, national cycle routes, long distance paths, public toilets & caravan & camp sites. To see the list of other titles in this series, please click on the series link.



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Pearson's Canal Companions have achieved cult status with canal users of all kinds. These lively, colourful & committed books are generally regarded as the most detailed, informative & down-right entertaining guides to the inland waterways. Each of the nine titles in the series covers a popular route or area with large scale & highly detailed maps accompanied by a wide ranging commentary, descriptions of waterside towns & villages, & itemised listings on eating & drinking, shopping, visitor centres, public transport & boating facilities. Of particular use to walkers & cyclists is the classification of towpath conditions into three grades. Considerable coverage is given to items of industrial archaeological interest. The Four Counties Ring Canal Companion covers the Trent & Mersey & Erewash Canals & other neighbouring routes such as the Staffs & Worcs Canal; Shropshire Union; Caldon Canal; &, Trent Navigation. ...