The Hope is the new State of Israel, & its servants include Zev Barak, a young army officer who rises to become military attache in Washington; Sam Pasternak, arms procurer & master of shuttle diplomacy who heads up military intelligence; Benny Luria, fighter pilot whose finest hour comes over Sinai; Yael, the girl soldier with a penchant for powerful men; Nakhama, the beautiful Moroccan immigrant wife & mother; Kishote, the man with a charmed life who leads an armoured brigade through the desert; &, in America, there is the remarkable Virginia headmistress Emily, whose father is in the CIA. The towering story of modern Israel from Independence to the triumph of the Six-Day War is told through the bittersweet agonies of these people, who between them help create the Hope. ...

Emmy award-winning actor Barbara Williams opens up about her brutal yet often beautiful childhood in a British Columbian logging town, from her brother`s suicide to her mother`s poverty. The family moved more than 27 times, & mental illness, substance abuse & injustice followed wherever they went. They lived a hard small-town life & suffered, but Williams always hoped for a better life. It`s a miracle she survived to bring us these stories. In doing so, she proves there is one thing that can survive the worst of life & even death: love without judgment. ...

The Horologicon (or book of hours) gives you the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to the hour of the day when you really need them. Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you`re philogrobolized. Pretending to work? That`s fudgelling, which may lead to rizzling if you feel sleepy after lunch, though by dinner time you will have become a sparkling deipnosophist. From Mark Forsyth, author of the bestselling The Etymologicon, this is a book of weird words for familiar situations. From ante-jentacular to snudge by way of quafftide & wamblecropt, at last you can say, with utter accuracy, exactly what you mean. ...

The Horologicon (or book of hours) gives you the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to the hour of the day when you really need them. Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you`re philogrobolized. Pretending to work? That`s fudgelling, which may lead to rizzling if you feel sleepy after lunch, though by dinner time you will have become a sparkling deipnosophist. From Mark Forsyth, author of the bestselling The Etymologicon, this is a book of weird words for familiar situations. From ante-jentacular to snudge by way of quafftide & wamblecropt, at last you can say, with utter accuracy, exactly what you mean. ...

THE HORRIBLE HISTORY OF THE WORLD presents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century. Readers can discover why Alexander the Great banned beards, what smelly sport was played by samurai warriors & who tried to bump off her enemies with a cake made with poisoned bath-water. It's all you ever need to know about the wicked world
- all the gore & more!
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A fascinating examination of ethics, religion & psychology, this selection of Schopenhauer`s works contains scathing attack on the nature & logic of religion, & an essay on ethics that ranges from the American slavery debate to the vices of Buddhism. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves
- & each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war & revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked & comforted. They have enriched lives
- & destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals & visionaries whose ideas shook civilization & helped make us who we are.

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When their son Rowan was born, Rupert & Kristin's dream had come true. But the dream became a nightmare when their beautiful boy developed a disorder that left him incapable of communication, tormented by raging fits, requiring 24-hour care
- & shattering their lives. Then, one day, father & son were walking in the woods near their house & stumbled across their neighbour's old brown horse, Betsy. What happened next was unlike anything Rupert had ever seen. Certainly, the effect on Betsy was extraordinary: she went stock-still & bowed her head, wide-eyed & quivering before the child. But when Rupert lifted Rowan onto Betsy's back, the effect on his son was nothing short of miraculous: Rowan started to speak... Shaken but exhilarated, Rupert proposed that the family make a journey to the ancient homeland of the horse, deep in the wilds of Mongolia, where he'd heard astonishing stories of healing & transformation. So began an epic journey on horseback, from their home in Texas to the furthest reaches of the planet
- a journey that would test their love, challenge their beliefs, & change their lives.

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Rupert Isaacson`s ” The Horse Boy” is one family`s epic journey to rescue their son. Rupert & Kirstin Isaacson were heartbroken when they learned that their two-year-old son Rowan was autistic. & with each passing day, Rowan`s growing isolation, his uncontrollable fits, each failed treatment, filled them with despair. Then one day Rowan escaped & ran into a field of horses. Rupert watched in horror
- but saw a miracle occur. The horses responded lovingly to Rowan
- & he to them. Could Rowan`s affinity with these animals save their son from his condition? The Isaacsons left their home in Texas & travelled to the plains & mountains of Mongolia
- the spiritual home of the horse
- risking everything
- their happiness, future & sanity
- on an arduous epic horseback journey in search of a cure for Rowan...” An elegant, affecting narrative.. .a triumph of the human spirit”. (” Daily Telegraph”). ” Captivating, incredible, a magical journey, an impossible dream”. (” Telegraph Weekend”). ” It is probably only once in a critical lifetime that one will be moved almost to tears by [such] an account.. .the excellence of his writing [creates an] elegant, affecting narrative.. .a triumph of the human spirit”. (” Telegraph”). ” Magical, miraculous, uplifting”. (” Daily Mail”). Rupert Isaacson is British but lives with his family in Texas, USA. He is an ex-professional horse trainer & founding director of the Indigenous Land Rights Fund. He is the author of ” The Healing Land: A Kalahari Journey” & his journalism & travel writing has appeared in the ” Daily Telegraph”, ” Esquire”, ” National Geographic”, ” Independent on Sunday”, ” Conde Nast Traveller”, ” Daily Mail” & ” The Field”.





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Roughly half the world`s population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, & how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, & even Nazis seeking the roots of the Aryan race. ” The Horse, the Wheel, & Language” lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original Indo-European speakers, & reveals how their domestication of horses & use of the wheel spread language & transformed civilization. Linking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, David Anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central Eurasia`s steppe grasslands as the original speakers of Proto-Indo-European, & shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, & the warrior`s chariot turned the Eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, & cultural exchange. He explains how they spread their traditions & gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, & patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social change. Anthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback riding. ” The Horse, the Wheel, & Language” solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries
- the source of the Indo-European languages & English
- & recovers a magnificent & influential civilization from the past.

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From the prize-winning author of In the Place of Fallen Leaves comes a hypnotic pastoral novel about an unexpected friendship between two children, set in Devon in 1911 1911. In a forgotten valley on the Devon-Somerset border, the seasons unfold, marked only by the rituals of the farming calendar. Twelve-year old Leopold Sercombe skips school to help his father, a carter. Skinny & pale, Leo dreams of a job on the estate`s stud farm. He is breaking a colt for his father when a boy dressed in a Homburg, breeches & riding boots appears. Peering under the stranger`s hat, he discovers Miss Charlotte, the Master`s daughter. & so begins a friendship between the children, bound by a deep love of horses, but divided by rigid social boundaries
- boundaries that become increasingly difficult to navigate as they approach adolescence.
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