` My mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don`t know.` In The Outsider (1942), his classic existentialist novel, Camus explores the alienation of an individual who refuses to conform to social norms. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. When his mother dies, he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others. & when he commits a random act of violence on a sun-drenched beach near Algiers, his lack of remorse compounds his guilt in the eyes of society & the law. Yet he is as much a victim as a criminal. Albert Camus` portrayal of a man confronting the absurd, & revolting against the injustice of society, depicts the paradox of man`s joy in life when faced with the `tender indifference` of the world. Sandra Smith`s translation, based on close listening to a recording of Camus reading his work aloud on French radio in 1954, sensitively renders the subtleties & dream-like atmosphere of L` Etranger. Albert Camus (1913-1960), French novelist, essayist & playwright, is one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. His most famous works include The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), The Plague (1947), The Just (1949), The Rebel (1951) & The Fall (1956). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, & his last novel, The First Man, unfinished at the time of his death, appeared in print for the first time in 1994, & was published in English soon after by Hamish Hamilton. Sandra Smith was born & raised in New York City & is a Fellow of Robinson College, University of Cambridge, where she teaches French Literature & Language. She has won the French American Foundation Florence Gould Foundation Translation Prize, as well as the PEN Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize. ...

The Outsider is an enduring classic of existential writing by Albert Camus. ` Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don`t know.` Meursault is different. He will not lie. He will not pretend. He is true to himself. So when his mother dies & he is unmoved, he refuses to do the proper thing & grieve. Returning to Algiers after the funeral, he carries on life as usual until he becomes involved in a violent murder. In court, it is clear that Meursault`s guilt or innocence will not be determined by what he did or did not do. He is on trial for being different
- an outsider. ” The story of a beach murder, one of the century`s classic novels. Blood & sand”. (J.G. Ballard). ”A compelling, dreamlike fable”. (Guardian). Albert Camus was born in Algeria in 1913. He studied philosophy in Algiers & then worked in Paris as a journalist. He was one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement &, after the War, established his international reputation as a writer. His books include The Plague, The Just & The Fall, & he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. Camus was killed in a road accident in 1960.
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When an eleven-year-old boy is found murdered in a town park, reliable eyewitnesses undeniably point to the town`s popular Little League coach, Terry Maitl&, as the culprit. DNA evidence & fingerprints confirm the crime was committed by this well-loved family man. Horrified by the brutal killing, Detective Ralph Anderson, whose own son was once coached by Maitl&, orders the suspect to be arrested in a public spectacle. But Maitland has an alibi. & further research confirms he was indeed out of town that day. As Anderson & the District Attorney trace the clues, the investigation expands from Ohio to Texas. & as horrifying answers begin to emerge, so King`s propulsive story of almost unbearable suspense kicks into high gear. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy but there is one rock-hard fact, as unassailable as gravity: a man cannot be in two places at the same time. Can he? ...

Frederick Forsyth has seen it all. & lived to tell the tale. ` We all make mistakes, but starting the Third World War would have been a rather large one. To this day, I still maintain it was not entirely my fault. But I`m getting ahead of myself. During the course of my life, I`ve barely escaped the wrath of an arms dealer in Hamburg, been strafed by a Mi G during the Nigerian civil war, & landed during a bloody coup in Guinea-Bissau. The Stasi arrested me, the Israelis regaled me, the IRA prompted a quick move from Ireland to Engl&, & a certain attractive Czech secret police agent
- well, her actions were a bit more intimate. & that`s just for starters. All of that I saw from the inside. But all that time I was, nonetheless, an outsider.` Trained first as a pilot, then as a journalist, Frederick Forsyth finally turned to fiction & became one of the most lauded thriller writers of our time. As exciting as his novels, Forsyth`s autobiography is a candid look at an extraordinary life lived to the full, a life whose unique experiences have provided rich inspiration for thirteen internationally bestselling thrillers.
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In Ponyboy`s world there are two types of people. There are the Socs, the rich society kids who get away with anything. Then there are the greasers, like Ponyboy, who aren`t so lucky. Ponyboy has a few things he can count on: his older brothers, his friends, & trouble with the Socs, whose idea of a good time is beating up greasers like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect
- until the night things go too far...
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These stories are linked by common themes of belonging, dislocation & identity, & together they take the pulse of a country in turmoil. In ' The Opposite of Death' Roberto Saviano writes about a town in southern Italy haunted by the war in Afghanistan, where one by one its sons are dying. Carlo Lucarelli (' Ferengi') explores the colonial war in Eritrea through the eyes of a maid working for a sick man who begs her to end his suffering. Piero Colaprico's ' Grade C' is a breathless Milanese crime thriller in miniature, while Valeria Parrella's ' The Prize', set during World War II, reminds us that revenge is a dish best served cold. Contains stories by Roberto Saviano, Carlo Lucarelli, Valeria Parrella, Piero Colaprico, Wu Ming, & Simona Vinci. ...

Outdoor first-aid guide, based on techniques used by the world-renowned Outward Bound organisation. Complete with numerous diagrams & drawings, this handbook is a must for anyone heading into nature. The book teaches you how to treat everything from a sprained ankle or campfire burn to life-threatening injury or illness. It covers how to assess a situation calmly & how to quickly determine the best course of action; what steps to take when confronted with such wilderness threats as hypothermia, a broken bone, lacerations, internal injuries & animal bites. ...

The Oval is one of the world`s great cricket grounds. It was here in south London in 1882 that the legend of the Ashes was born, & many of the game`s most memorable events have taken place here, including Don Bradman`s duck in his final innings & Kevin Pietersen`s coruscating 158 that sealed England`s 2005 Ashes win. Home to Surrey County Cricket Club since it opened in 1845, the Oval also staged England`s first international football match & the first FA Cup Final, & has hosted everything from American football to rock concerts. This official guidebook provides a fascinating introduction to the Oval, covering its history, architecture & the people who have made it what it is today, from ground staff to sporting heroes. It is illustrated throughout, with images ranging from archival photography of the ground`s earliest days to the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final. ...

This language series is suitable for those learning German for leisure, business purposes or working towards a curriculum qualification. Specially designed for adults of all ages, it should give students a thorough grounding in all the skills required to underst&, speak, read & write contemporary German from scratch. The coursebook consists of 10 units covering different topic areas, each including language focus panels explaining the structures covered. A comprehensive glossary, learning tips, assessment checklists & references to web-based activities are also included. ...

` It`s not possible for Powers to write an uninteresting book.` Margaret Atwood A monumental novel about trees & people by one of our most `prodigiously talented` (The New York Times Book Review) novelists. The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest & beyond. An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies & is sent back into life by creatures of air & light. A hearing- & speech-impaired scientist discovers that trees are communicating with one another. These four, & five other strangers
- each summoned in different ways by trees
- are brought together in a last & violent stand to save the continent`s few remaining acres of virgin forest. There is a world alongside ours
- vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive & almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world & who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.


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