Mrs Featherby had been having pleasant dreams until she woke to discover the front of her house had vanished overnight.. . On a seemingly normal morning in London, a group of people all lose something dear to them, something dear but peculiar: the front of their house, their piano keys, their sense of direction, their place of work. Meanwhile, Jake, a young boy whose father brings him to London following his mother`s sudden death in an earthquake, finds himself strangely attracted to other people`s lost things. But little does he realise that his most valuable possession is slipping away from him. Of Things Gone Astray is a magical fable about modern life & values. Perfect for fans of Andrew Kaufman & Cecelia Ahern. ...

The second novel by the great American novelist, now the subject of a major new film, Genius, starring Jude Law, Colin Firth, Dominic West & Nicole Kidman. It is 1920 & Eugene Gant leaves the American South for Harvard, New York & Europe, determined to make his way as a writer. On the boat home, he meets Esther Jack, the woman who is to dominate his life. Autobiographical, vital & passionate, Wolfe`s second novel blazes with energy & life. Wolfe`s first novel, Look Homeward, Angel, is also now available in Penguin Classics. Together, the two novels tell the story of Eugene Gant, Wolfe`s fictional alter-ego, as he grows up in a dysfunctional family in the American South & discovers his true vocation as a writer. This new edition

Includes:: an introduction by Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Historian.

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In November 1974, when Werner Herzog was told that his mentor Lotte Eisner, the film-maker & critic, was dying in Paris, he set off to walk there from Munich, `in full faith, believing that she would stay alive if I came on foot`. Along the way he recorded what he saw, how he felt, & what he experienced, from the physical discomfort of the journey to moments of rapture. It is a remarkable narrative
- part pilgrimage, part meditation, & a confrontation between a great German Romantic imagination & the contemporary world. This edition of the book is being published for the first time as a classic piece of proto-psychogeography, to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of the legendary director`s walk.
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This book starts from the position that gender injustice is the greatest human rights abuse on the planet. It blights First & developing worlds; rich & poor women. Gender injustice impacts health, wealth, education, representation, opportunity & security everywhere. It is no exaggeration to describe the position of women as an apartheid, but it is not limited to one country or historical period. For this ancient & continuing wrong is millennial in duration & global in reach. Only radical solutions can even scratch its surface. However, the prize is a great one: the collateral benefits to peace, prosperity, sustainability & general human happiness are potentially enormous. All this because we are all interconnected & all men are of women too. ...

It is the greatest human rights abuse on the planet. It blights first & developing worlds, rich & poor women`s health, wealth, education, representation, opportunity & security everywhere. It is no exaggeration to describe it as an `apartheid`, but not limited to one country or historical period. Gender injustice, Shami Chakrabarti shows, is an ancient & continuing wrong that is millennial in duration & global in reach. As we move forward in the twenty-first century, a time of crises the world over, Shami Chakrabarti lays out the huge challenges we face with honesty & clarity. We have not yet done enough to create a more equal world: one where women & men share power, responsibility & opportunity. One that is potentially happier & more peaceful. One where no life is wasted, & everyone has a chance to fulfil their potential. Instead, we`ve been playing around at the edges. What`s needed now is radical change. From the disparity in the number of births to issues of schooling, work, ownership, faith, political representation & international diplomacy, Of Women outlines what needs fixing & makes clear, inspiring proposals about what we do next, putting women`s rights at the centre of the progressive political agenda. ...

Detailed ski map at 1:50, 000 from Swisstopo, the country’s national survey organization, showing routes for skiing and/or snowboarding, access by public transport, recommended itineraries, lists of mountain huts, etc. The series uses the cartography of Switzerland’s topographic survey, with additional colouring to show slopes steeper than 30°. An overprint highlights ski routes, indicating suggested direction, difficult passages & sections which must be covered on foot. Also marked are areas where it is forbidden to leave the routes shown on the map. The maps also highlight roads with bus routes, indicating individual bus stops, show ski lifts & funiculars, plus mark locations of refuges or other mountain accommodation. Each title has the Swiss national grid at intervals of 1km, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’. Some titles cover a larger area, with a part of an adjoining sheet printed on the reverse of the main map as indicated on our series grid. Where appropriate, ski information extends across the border to France & Italy. On the reverse are itineraries of routes recommended by the Swiss Alpine Club, indicating the degree of difficulty, plus lists of alpine huts with contact details. Map legend for the overprint

Includes:: English. The text about the routes & accommodation is in the main language of the area covered by the map. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Here`s a great new twist to the cycling guide: instead of a book, a box filled with 50 cycling cards. Each has a different route fully described & illustrated. Pocket a card, leave the box on your bookshelf & enjoy your day out. Many routes link in with convenient public transport around Britain`s main cities & towns: out to one station, cycle to another, & then return. It`s a happy mix of routes around Britain`s loveliest towns & countryside, ranging from half a day to three days, & are aimed at recreational as well as seasoned cyclists. The series began with Walker`s Britain in a Box & has continued with walking boxes all around Britain & overseas as well as Cyclist`s Britain. ...

This book encourages avid readers, particularly those in book clubs & other groups, to leave the security of their living rooms & seek to experience in person the places they have read about. Inspired by years of excursions with her own book club, award-winning journalist Terri Peterson Smith offers lively, expert guidance through fifteen US destinations ideal for anyone eager to mix their love of travel & quality time with friends or family with their desire for meaningful cultural experiences. ...

Captain Cook confidently declaring that no man will ever venture further than he has... Richard Burton musing on how to keep a wife alive in the tropics...the unreliable Sir John Mandeville spinning his traveller`s tales...OFF THE BEATEN TRACK is a collection of"ations from intrepid travellers such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Marco Polo, Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Mary Kingsley, Isabella Bird, Captain Scott & Freya Stark- all of them are here, some of them awe-struck at the majesty of their surroundings & others distinctly unimpressed. Laura Stoddart`s delicious illustrations seize on the unexpected, & make a comment on what the author doesn`t say. Her many admirers will find this wittily chosen anthology has all the charm of her very successful first book, UP THE GARDEN PATH. ...