From hustling, drug addiction & armed violence in America`s black ghettos Malcolm X turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. As their spokesman he became identified in the white press as a terrifying teacher of race hatred; but to his direct audience, the oppressed American blacks, he brought hope & self-respect. This autobiography (written with Alex Haley) reveals his quick-witted integrity, usually obscured by batteries of frenzied headlines, & the fierce idealism which led him to reject both liberal hypocrisies & black racialism. ...

Compiled from his own words, this history-making autobiography IS Martin Luther King: the mild-mannered, inquisitive child & student who rebelled against segregation; the dedicated young minister who constantly questioned the depths of his faith & the limits of his wisdom; the loving husband & father who sought to balance his family`s needs with those of a growing nationwide movement; & the reflective, world-famous leader who was fired by a vision of equality for people everywhere. Relevant & insightful, this Autobiography offers King`s seldom discussed views on some of the world`s greatest & most controversial figures including John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Mahatma Gandhi & Richard Nixon. This book brings to life a remarkable man whose thoughts & actions speak to our most burning contemporary issues & still inspire our desires, hopes & dreams. ...

The Autograph Man is Zadie Smith`s whirlwind tour of celebrity & our fame-obsessed times. Following one Alex-Li Tandem
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Cairo at the very end of Ottoman rule. Behind the doors of the Automobile Club of Egypt, Egyptian staff attend to the every need of Cairo`s European elite
- the way they always have done, it seems. But soon the social upheaval out on the street will break its way through the club`s gilded doors, & its inhabitants above & below stairs must all confront their choices: to live safely without dignity, or to fight for their rights & risk everything.
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This sumptuous book displays & describes a variety of beautiful birds. Exquisite ornithological illustrations accompany a lyrical text that brings to life more than 50 species. Press-out sections enable you to reveal the outlines of the birds & transform your book into a work of art. ...

Elizabeth Stavely sits in the Bodleian Library, her hands trembling as she holds a fragment of parchment, the key to a story untold for four hundred years Constantinople 1599: the English merchant Paul Pindar must deliver an extraordinary gift to the Sultan. Grieving for his lost love, drowned in a shipwreck, he hears rumours of a new golden-haired slave in the Sultan`s harem. Could this be his Celia? ...

” The Awakening & Selected Stories” is Kate Chopin`s groundbreaking depiction of a woman who dares to defy the expectations of society in the pursuit of her desire, edited with an introduction by Sandra M. Gilbert in ” Penguin Classics”. When ” The Awakening” was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness & immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity & irreparably damage its author`s reputation. But a century after her death, it is widely regarded as Kate Chopin`s great achievement. Through careful, subtle changes of style, Chopin shows the transformation of Edna Pontellier, a young wife & mother, who
- with tragic consequences
- refuses to be caged by married & domestic life, & claims for herself moral & erotic freedom. In her introduction, Sandra M. Gilbert considers the issues explored in the novel & the stories collected here (including ” Emancipation”, ” At the cadian Ball”, & ” Desiree`s baby”) from their growth out of the feminist literary tradition of the nineteenth century, to their place among other concerns of fin de siecle writers in America & Europe, to their impact on contemporary feminist writing. Katherine O` Flaherty (1850-1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories & novels. Her works appeared in literary magazines & popular American periodicals of the day, including ” Vogue & The Atlantic”. In 1899, her second novel, ” The Awakening”, was published to much outrage & harsh criticism based upon moral, rather than literary, standards. If you enjoyed ” The Awakening & Selected Stories”, you might enjoy Jean Rhys`s ” Good Morning Midnight”, also available in ” Penguin Classics”.

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Did you know that there is a tree-climbing fish? Or that some bees drink crocodile tears? Or that a jellyfish was sent into space? Be truly inspired by incredible facts about the creatures that share our planet. Find out: If you`re as tall as an emperor penguin or a velociraptor Whether a honey badger could beat a lion in a fight How one man was swallowed head first by a great white shark
- & survived! Find out disgusting, hilarious, weird & wacky facts with this awesome book! Are you ready for another EPIC book from the winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2016 (Best Book with Facts)?
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On the gulf of Thail&, the Juree family are managing their run-down beach resort for the second year
- still stalked by disaster.
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