Drifters in search of work, George & his simple-minded friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except each other & a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding & jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes, friendship & a shared vision, & giving a voice to America`s lonely & dispossesed, Of Mice & Men remains Steinbeck`s most popular work. ...

` Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don`t belong no place.` George & his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California`s Salinas Valley, they get work on a ranch. If they can just stay out of trouble, George promises Lennie, then one day they might be able to get some land of their own & settle down some place. But kind-hearted, childlike Lennie is a victim of his own strength. Seen by others as a threat, he finds it impossible to control his emotions. & one day not even George will be able to save him from trouble. Of Mice & Men is a tragic & moving story of friendship, loneliness & the dispossessed. ...

Savvy George & gentle giant Lennie are drifters, hustling for a living in a string of dead-end jobs. George looks out for Lennie as they move from town to town, running from trouble & dreaming big. A place of their own, a piece of l&, a bit of money. But trouble follows Lennie like a shadow, & George has his work cut out to keep him safe. John Steinbeck`s classic novel in a super-readable format with dyslexia-friendly features that more readers can access & enjoy. ...

The orca is one of Earth`s most intelligent animals. Remarkably sophisticated, they have languages & cultures & even long-term memories. Their capacity for echolocation is nothing short of a sixth sense. Despite their label as `killer whales` they are often benign & gentle, which makes the story of the captive-orca industry & the endangerment of their population around the world that much more tragic. In Of Orcas & Men, David Neiwert provides a compelling mix of cultural history, environmental reporting & scientific research on a majestic species. He explores the sometimes fraught relationship between this extraordinary animal & human beings, both in the wild & in captivity. David Neiwert`s book is a triumph of reporting, observation & research, & a powerful tribute to one of the animal kingdom`s most remarkable members. ...

Notwithstanding four years of medical school & an eight-year residency, a psychiatrist really learns his trade from his patients. After five years of practicing in San Francisco, including stints in the emergency room & the city jail, Paul Linde thought he had seen it all. When his pediatrician wife decided she wanted to practice medicine in Africa for a while, he went along for the ride, not expecting that the experience would transform his life. Of Spirits & Madness is Linde's account of his year spent practicing psychiatry at Zimbabwe's Harare Central Hospital. With compassion, good humor, & growing insight he describes his patients & their demons & difficulties. We meet Winston Chivero, who injures himself by sticking needles & nails into his leg in order to protect his community from a bewitchment; Sister Pagomo, a Shona nurse suffering from kufungisisa, or thinking too much; Esther Mawena, who tries to kill herself after her husband gives her AIDS; Samuel Rugare, a 28-year-old laborer driven mad by too much mbanje, or cannabis; & many others. Overwhelmed at first by the press of suffering humanity waiting patiently in his clinic to see him, Linde gradually comes to understand how mental illness cuts across cultures. He also sees the devastation it can cause in a country where psychosis is severely stigmatized as a contagious spiritual illness caused by witchcraft. Most of all he is left with many important lessons from his patients who endure poverty & illness with incredible patience & spiritual dignity. ...

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, his relationship with his dad, 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. ...

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. ...