Describes the life of an Englishman in Japan, a banker by day & a writer by night, & what it feels like to be a chameleon in a pin-stripe suit: the strange sensation of returning to Japan, as another persona comes back to life, part Japanese, part gaijin; the gradual internalization of an alien culture; & the bittersweet adventure of becoming someone other. The book records the experience of an outsider in a country where the group is all-powerful, & of an individual in a society where conformity is an almost religious duty. It describes a journey through the looking glass land of a foreigner in Tokyo & the invisible country which exists in the mind of the Japanese, into the interior
- in search of the heart of Japan.
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Magic, to a sailor, is harnessing the wind
- getting something for nothing
- the surprise of a gust, the boon of a side-wind

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From Lucy Wadham, the bestselling author of The Secret Life of France, Heads & Straights is an autobiographical tale of bohemians, punk, the King`s Road in the 1970s & family
- part of a series of twelve books tied to the twelve lines of the London Underground, as Tfl celebrates 150 years of the Tube with Penguin. It is also available in a boxset. ”A rich, vital family saga, & a feat of narrative compression”. (The Times). ” Authors include the masterly John Lanchester, the children of Kids Company, comic John O` Farrell & social geographer Danny Dorling. Ranging from the polemical to the fantastical, the personal to the societal, they offer something for every taste. All experience the city as a cultural phenomenon & notice its nature & its people. Read individually they`re delightful small reads, pulled together they offer a particular portrait of a global city”. (Evening Standard). ” Exquisitely diverse”. (The Times). ” Eclectic & broad-minded.. .beautifully designed”. (Tom Cox, Observer). ”A fascinating collection with a wide range of styles & themes. The design qualities are excellent, as you might expect from Penguin with a consistent look & feel while allowing distinctive covers for each book. This is a very pleasing set of books”. (A Common Reader blog). ” The contrasts & transitions between books are as stirring as the books themselves.. .A multidimensional literary jigsaw”. (Londonist). ”A series of short, sharp, city-based vignettes
- some personal, some political & some pictorial.. .each inimitable author finds that our city is complicated but ultimately connected, full of wit, & just the right amount of grit”. (Fabric Magazine). ”A collection of beautiful books”. (Grazia). [ Praise for Lucy Wadham]: ” Penetrating insight & dry observation”. (Independent). ” Beautifully clever & intellectually challenging”. (Good Housekeeping). ” Effortless wit & keen intelligence”. (New Statesman). Lucy Wadham was born in London & has lived in France for the past twenty years. She is the author of Lost, shortlisted for the Macallan Gold Dagger for Fiction. Her most recent book is The Secret Life of France.

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Big, generous-hearted Benny & the elfin Eve Malone have been best friends growing up in sleepy Knockglen. Their one thought is to get to Dublin, to university & to freedom... On their first day at University College, Dublin, the inseparable pair are thrown together with fellow students Nan Mahon, beautiful but selfish, & handsome Jack Foley. But trouble is brewing for Benny & Eve`s new circle of friends, & before long, they find passion, tragedy
- & the independence they yearned for.
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Concentrating on the eighty most important sites in Britain & Irel&, this illustrated guide to stone circles & landscape temples is the first work on the subject to combine stunning photography with scientific survey. Stone circles are one of the enticements & fascinations of prehistory. The emptiness & mystery of these sites & their weathered stones have captivated, perplexed, & attracted visitors from all over the world.

Max Milligan's images convey the serene beauty & unique aura of these sites, & range from descriptive & informative views to strikingly abstract & inspiring compositions. The text by Aubrey Burl, the acknowledged authority on the subject, offers detailed historical accounts & descriptions of the sites, & recounts the powerful myths & legends that have surrounded them & persist to this day.

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Presenting a series of 50 circular walks along & around the Pennine Way, this title also aims to provide an appreciation of this wonderful part of the English Countryside. The walks included were adopted by the Countryside Agency for its 40th anniversary celebration of the Pennine Way, with an event called ' Walk the Way in a Day'. ...

In her new collection, Katherine Gallagher draws on a rich inheritance from her different worlds: Australia, Britain
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A boxer-turned-hitman faces an impossible mission to kill his brother; an old lady sets up a gang of her own teenage vigilantes after being mugged herself; a village boy faces the gruesome end of his beloved pet piglet; a retired geography teacher dreams of places he`s never been; a clown on the make talks an impoverished lion tamer into selling his lion to gangsters; &, a fading beauty is courted by a suitor with suspiciously scaly hands
- Drawing on the monsters & myths of Balkan folklore, the brutal reality of the Communist regime, & the dazzling magic of Enev`s own imagination, these stories have an almost hypnotic & surreal quality. Absurd, both painfully funny & deeply sad, Circus Bulgaria, reaches straight into the cracked heart of the Eastern Europe.
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The Nova Rico 25cm Circus Illuminated Children`s Globe features different animals from around the world. The animals are highlighted on the globe in their natural habitats for easy reference. It`s a great tool for teaching kids about geography as well as the environment. Shows main political boundaries & world`s physical features. All wording on the globe is in English. Genuine wooden base. ...

Micah`s beloved grandfather is gravely sick, but all is not lost. Years ago, his grandfather visited a mysterious circus where he was promised a miracle by a man who could bend light. But who is this stranger, will he keep his promise, & does the magical Circus Mirandus really exist? ...