It is 1942 & the island of Malta is under siege by the dominant German air force. Out of the smoke & magnesium glare of bomb blast steps Rocco Raven, native of Brooklyn, New York, apprentice radioman & expert secondhand car dealer. His only contact is an American secret serviceman, Fingerley, whose rank upgrades with their every meeting & whose purpose is known to no-one but himself. Far from finding a role for Rocco, Fingerley leaves him to face the chaos alone. On only his second day there, his billet, on the top floor of a brothel, is blown to pieces. Without contacts or belongings, Rocco is left to wander the devastated streets of Valetta in a bewildered daze until he sees an apparition, a beautiful, ethereal woman. She is Melita, the Jukebox Queen of Malta, who spends her time delivering the jukeboxes wrought by her cousin from old automobile & gramophone parts to the bars & restaurants which must accommodate the beleagured civilian & military populations. It is the beginning of an extraordinary relationship that is at once passionate & guarded, which flourishes as the island`s fortunes decline. Under the threat of starvation & in a world populated by the eccentrics of war, Rocco`s seems to be the lone voice of sanity, until he too is affected by the madness around him & succumbs to the voluntary thrill of danger... The Jukebox Queen of Malta is an extraordinary novel of passion & intrigue set in a world which seems perilously balanced between what is real & what is not. It is a magnificently evocative piece of storytelling, where the bizarre & heady atmosphere of a society under siege masks the uneasy truce between the Allied occupiers & the Maltese natives, & where the physical beauty is only tainted by the sense of mystery desecrated. ...

Upton Sinclair`s dramatic & deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the nineteenth century & brought into sharp moral focus the appalling odds against which immigrants & other working people struggled for their share of the American dream. Denounced by the conservative press as an un-American libel on the meatpacking industry, this book was championed by more progressive thinkers, including then president Theodore Roosevelt, & was a major catalyst to the passing of the Pure Food & Meat Inspection act, which has tremendous impact to this day. ...

There was a story Jahir used to tell me. About how the first humans were born with wings. Can you imagine what that would be like? To fly anywhere in the world without worrying about having the right papers? Mico has left his family, his home, his future. Setting out in search of a better life, he instead finds himself navigating one of the world`s most inhospitable environments
- the Jungle. For Mico, just one of many `unaccompanied children`, the Calais refugee camp has a wildness, a brutality all of its own. A melting pot of characters, cultures, & stories, the Jungle often seems like its own strange world. But despite his ambitions to escape, Mico is unable to buy his way out from the ` Ghost Men`
- the dangerous men with magic who can cross borders unnoticed. Alone, desperate, & running out of options, the idea of jumping onto a speeding train to the UK begins to feel worryingly appealing. But when Leila arrives at the camp one day, everything starts to change. Outspoken, gutsy, & fearless, she shows Mico that hope & friendship can grow in the most unusual places, & maybe, just maybe, they`ll show you the way out as well.

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The Jungle Books tell the story of the irrepressible Mowgli, who is rescued as a baby from the jaws of the evil tiger, Shere Khan. Raised by wolves & guided by Baloo the bear, Mowgli & his animal friends embark on a series of hair-raising adventures through the jungles of India. ...

Mowgli`s story comes to life in this classic retelling of Rudyard Kipling`s The Jungle Book, featuring beautiful, vibrant illustrations by Migy Blanco. Mowgli loves living in the jungle with his wolf family & his friends Baloo the bear & Bagheera the panther. He`s been learning the ways of the jungle ever since he was a little boy. But when the tiger Shere Khan tries to turn the pack against Mowgli, making him feel unwelcome, Mowgli realizes he may not belong here after all. But what will happen when it`s time for the boy to leave the wolf pack that raised him to go live with his people? ...

This is a classic story of friendship between man & beast. Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack & taught the law of the jungle by lovable old Baloo the bear & Bhageera the panther. The adventures of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the snake-fighting mongoose, little Toomai & the elephant`s secret dance, & Kotick the white seal are all part of Mowgli`s extraordinary journey with his animal friends. This title is brilliantly introduced by bestselling author, Christopher Paolini. ...

A classic story of friendship between man & beast. Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack & taught the law of the jungle by lovable old Baloo the bear & Bhageera the panther. The adventures of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the snake-fighting mongoose, little Toomai & the elephant`s secret dance, & Kotick the white seal are all part of Mowgli`s extraordinary journey with his animal friends. Brilliantly introduced by bestselling author, Christopher Paolini. ...

The story of Mowgli, the abandoned ”man-cub” who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as the bear Baloo, the graceful black panther Bagheera & Shere Khan, the tiger with the blazing eyes. Other animal stories in ” The Jungle Books” range from the dramatic battle between good & evil in ” Rikki-tikki-tav” to the macabre comedy, ” The Undertakers.” With ” The Jungle Books, ” Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables, Buddhist philosophy, & memories of his Anglo-Indian childhood to create a rich, symbolic portrait of man & nature, & an eternal classic of childhood. This edition contains both of Kipling`s ” Jungle Books, ” as well as ” In the Rukh, ” the story that introduced readers to Mowgli. Part of Penguin`s beautiful Hardcover Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design ...

Rudyard Kipling`s The Jungle Book is brought to life with this exquisite three-dimensional cut-paper gift edition, beautifully illustrated by Kate Greenaway medal-winning illustrator Nicola Bayley. Presented in a slipcase, the book unfolds to reveal twelve of the most famous moments in the classic story about the man-cub Mowgli, from his upbringing among the wolves & his lessons in the Law of the Jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther & Kaa the python to his clash with the evil tiger, Shere Khan. ...

First published by Macmillan in 1894, The Jungle Book is the classic collection of animal tales that shows Rudyard Kipling`s writing for children at its best. The short stories & poems include the tale of Mowgli, a boy raised by a pack of wolves in the Indian jungle. We meet the tiger Shere Khan, Bagheera, the black panther, Baloo, the `sleepy brown bear`, & the python, Kaa. Other famous stories include the tale of the fearless mongoose Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, & that of elephant-handler Toomai of the Elephants. With a beautiful foiled cover, this edition from the original publisher of Rudyard Kipling`s much-loved classic is a book to treasure. ...