Published in 1782, just years before the French Revolution, ” Les Liaisons Dangereuses” is a disturbing & ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. At its centre are two aristocrats, former lovers, who embark on a sophisticated game of seduction & manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existences. While the Marquise de Merteuil challenges the Vicomte de Valmont to seduce an innocent convent girl, the Vicomte is also occupied with the conquest of a virtuous married woman. But as their intrigues become more duplicitous & they find their human pawns responding in ways they could not have predicted, the consequences prove to be more serious, & deadly, than Merteuil & Valmont could have guessed. ...

From the Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri: a classic love story set in a country trying to come to terms with its past. An epic of daily life, DANGEROUS LOVE is a story of doomed love, of star-crossed lovers, separated not by their families, but by the very circumstances of their lives. `I hope among my novels this one achieves something I have long sought.` BEN OKRI. ...

In February 1880, when Arthur Conan Doyle was only twenty years old, he embarked upon `the first real outstanding adventure in my life, ` seven months as a ship`s surgeon on an Arctic whaler. The voyage took the young Conan Doyle into unknown regions & plunged him into dangerous & bloody work on the ice floes of the Arctic seas. His unforgettable adventure was echoed in a number of his early landmarks as a writer. A ghost story based on the experience, ` The Captain of the Pole-Star, ` got him noticed in publishing circles as a promising young writer, & a magazine article called ` The Glamour of the Arctic` won him the respect of intrepid Arctic explorers. During the voyage, Conan Doyle kept a detailed diary. This incredible document, hidden from public view for more than a century, is written in his clear handwriting & is illustrated with many charming pen-&-ink sketches of scenes of life on board & of the sea-creatures & other sights he saw. It provides a vivid account of the coming of age of the young man who would go on to create Sherlock Holmes, & of a life at sea that no longer exists. This book will feature a facsimile of this remarkable diary, with a transcript, as well as several non-fiction & fiction pieces based on the experience, including the Sherlock Holmes story ` The Adventure of the Black Peter.` It will also include photographs of the ship, its captain, & young Conan Doyle on deck. The publication of this unknown diary will be welcomed by all fans of Arthur Conan Doyle. ...

Expecting to be inducted into the army, Joseph has given up his job & carefully prepared for his departure to the battlefront. When a series of mix-ups delays his induction, he finds himself facing a year of idleness. ” Dangling Man” is his journal, a wonderful account of his restless wanderings through Chicago`s streets, his musings on the past, his psychological reaction to his inactivity while war rages around him, & his uneasy insights into the nature of freedom & choice. ...

Hans Bengler, a young entomologist, leaves Sweden for the Kalahari Desert, determined to find a previously undiscovered insect to name after himself & advance his career. Instead, he finds a young boy, whose tribe has been decimated by European raiders. Accustomed to collecting specimens, Bengler re-names the traumatised child Daniel & brings him home to Sweden, intending to `civilise` him. But Daniel yearns desperately for the desert & his real family. His only consolation is his friendship with a vulnerable young girl who is also an outsider in the community, but even this bond is destined to be violently broken, as Daniel`s isolation & increasing desperation lead to a chilling tragedy. ...

Colloquial Danish is a practical course in everyday written & spoken Danish requiring no prior knowledge of the language. It is ideal for anyone seeking to develop a sound command of contemporary Danish whether studying independently or with a teacher. The book is divided into 20 lessons which introduce you to the core functions you will need to communicate effectively in Danish, ranging from buying food & changing money to writing letters & discussing politics. The course
Includes:: Situation-based conversations A range of texts Useful & practical vocabulary Clear, concise grammar notes A variety of exercises with answer key A pronunciation guide A grammatical summary An English-Danish & Danish-English glossary An index of grammatical terms Two 60-minute cassettes recorded by native Danish speakers are available to accompany Colloquial Danish. These complement & reinforce the material covered in the book & will prove invaluable in helping you develop your pronunciation & listening comprehension skills
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Colloquial Danish is a practical course in everyday written & spoken Danish requiring no prior knowledge of the language. It is ideal for anyone seeking to develop a sound command of contemporary Danish whether studying independently or with a teacher. The course is designed to encourage you to learn & practise essential language skills. The twenty lessons introduce you to the core functions you will need to communicate in Danish, such as buying food & discussing subjects like health & politics. The course
Includes:: Situation-based conversations A range of texts Useful & practical vocabulary Clear, concise grammar notes A variety of exercises with answer key A pronunciation guide A grammatical summary An English-Danish & Danish-English glossary An index of grammatical terms The accompanying two cassettes have been recorded by native Danish speakers. These complement & reinforce the material covered in the book & will prove invaluable in helping you develop your pronunciation & listening comprehension skills.
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The Denmark side of the 1980s was one of the last truly iconic international football teams. Although they did not win a trophy, they claimed something much more important & enduring: glory, & in industrial quantities. They were a bewitching fusion of futuristic attacking football, effortless Scandinavian cool & laid-back living. They played like angels & lived like you & I, & they were everyone`s second team in the mid-1980s. The story of Danish Dynamite, as the team became known, is the story of a team of rock stars in a polyester Hummel kit. Heralding from a country with no real football history to speak of & a population of five million, this humble & likeable team was unique. Everymen off the field & superheroes on it, they were totally of their time, & their approach to the game was in complete contrast to the gaudy excess & charmless arrogance of today`s football stars. That they ultimately imploded in spectacular style, with a shocking 5-1 defeat to Spain in the 1986 World Cup in a game that almost everyone expected them to win, only adds to their legend. For the first time in English, Danish Dynamite tells the story of perhaps the coolest team in football history, a team that had it all & blew it in spectacular style after a live-fast-die-young World Cup campaign. Featuring interviews with the players themselves, including Michael Laudrup, Preben Elkjaer & Jesper Olsen, as well as with those who played or managed against them, this is a joyous celebration of one of the most life-affirming teams the world has ever seen. ...

Discover the distinctive tastes of this Scandinavian cuisine in this sumptuous new book with over 69 appetizing & authentic ...

This new, beginner-level Danish audio course contains all the key travel phrases you need to communicate with complete confidence while abroad. The audio CD features native Danish speakers using phrases you`re likely to encounter in typical travel situations. In no time, you will be able to meet & greet people, be familiar with numbers, time & days of the week, find your way around transport, shops, & restaurants, & make new friends. Pack

Includes:: sturdy 2-colour booklet with phonetic transcription, handy tips & key word reminders. The audio CD runs for 60 minutes & the contents can be easily downloaded to your iPod or MP3 player.

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