Marcia is sixteen, overweight & unhappy. One day, as she`s walking down a Buenos Aires street, she hears a shout: ` Wannafuck?` Startled, she turns round & is confronted by two punk girls Lenin & Mao. Soon, she`s beguiled by them & the possibilities they open up. But the two have little time for a philosophical discussion of love: they need proof, & with their own savage logic the duo, calling themselves the Commando of Love, hold up a supermarket as the novel climaxes in an unforgettable splatter-fest finale. ...

. The Prophet, an international besteller & translated into over fifty languages, is the best-known & best-loved of Kahil Gibran`s many spiritual & religious writings. Inspired largely by the beauty & timelessness of nature, The Prophet, arrayed as twentysix prose poetry essays, speaks of love & marriage, joy & sorrow, reason & passion, beauty & death, & conveys the yearning for a Unity of Being that can only be achieved through love. These qualities made The Prophet the iconic book of the 1960s counter-culture, which embraced love & spirituality. Illustrated with his own enchanting & mystical drawings, The Prophet is a masterpiece, the most famous work of religious fiction of the Twentieth Century, & a wonderful companion for anybody embarking on their own spiritual journey. ...

” When love beckons to you follow him, Though his ways are hard & steep”. (The Prophet, On Love). The time has come for the revered Prophet to leave Orphalese. Before he departs, people gather around him & ask him to speak of love, marriage, time, sorrow, friendship & children. The Prophet`s replies are illuminating & humane & provide a timeless guide to living. The Prophet was an instant bestseller on publication in 1923. Since then it has been translated into more than 20 languages & is a classic work of inspirational fiction. ...

Poet, philosopher, & artist, Kahlil Gibran (1883
- 1931) was born in Lebanon. The millions of Arabic-speaking peoples familiar
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Utterly unique & beloved around the world, The Prophet is a collection of twenty-six poetic essays by the Lebanese artist, philosopher & writer Khalil Gibran. Telling the story of the prophet Al-Mustafa & his conversations with various acquaintances as he returns home after a long absence, the book touches on subjects of universal concern, including love, friendship, passion, pain, religion & freedom. Thought-provoking, comforting & wise, the simple truths of The Prophet remain compelling & rewarding to this day. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector`s Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector`s Library are books to love & treasure. ...

Idealistic, misguided Morten Falck is a newly ordained priest sailing to Greenland in 1787 to convert the Inuit to the Danish church. A rugged outpost battered by harsh winters, Sukkertoppen is overshadowed by the threat of dissent; natives from neighboring villages have united to reject Danish rule & establish their own settlement atop Eternal Fjord. As Falck becomes involved with those in his care-his ambitious catechist, a lonely trader`s wife, & a fatalistic widow he comes to love-his faith & reputation are dangerously called into question. ...

Idealistic, misguided Morten Falck is a newly ordained priest sailing to Greenland in 1787 to convert the Inuit to the Danish church. A rugged outpost battered by harsh winters, Sukkertoppen is overshadowed by the threat of dissent; natives from neighboring villages have united to reject Danish rule & establish their own settlement atop Eternal Fjord. As Falck becomes involved with those in his care-his ambitious catechist, a lonely trader`s wife, & a fatalistic widow he comes to love-his faith & reputation are dangerously called into question. ...

Before there was Gonzo, there was just plain Hunter -- a precocious, earnest, & occasionally troublesome honor student in Louisville, Kentucky. Before there was Doctor Thompson, there was Airman Thompson -- the military`s answer to Grantland Rice, protecting America by covering sports for his Florida base`s newspaper. Before there was Fear & Loathing, there was Dow Jones -- that is, Thompson`s early reportage for that company`s National Observer, which raised the standard for hip & provocative foreign coverage. Before there was Rolling Stone, there were job applications everywhere -- in hopes of being hired by a paper, pretty much any paper, an obsession for the starving writer with expensive tastes in alcohol, nicotine, & room service. In The Proud Highway, readers will find a Hunter S. Thompson they`ve imagined but never known. With the publication of these extraordinary letters, written from the time of his high school graduation in 1955 through the triumph of his first book, Hell`s Angels, in 1966, critics & fans can finally trace the development & maturation of a singular talent, one of our era`s most important voices. How Thompson changed the face of contemporary nonfiction -- & of America itself -- is the mesmerizing story of The Proud Highway. ...

A special edition of The Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan`s 70th anniversary. The Provincial Lady should lead a charmed, upper-middle class life in her Devonshire village but with a husband reluctant to do anything but doze behind The Times, mischievous children & trying servants, it`s a challenge keeping up appearances on an inadequate income, particularly in front of the infuriating & haughty Lady Boxe. Delightfully witty, the Provincial Lady was the Bridget Jones of the 1930s, documenting the chaotic peculiarities of everyday life with wonderful wit & humour. This abridged edition takes the very best extracts from her first two `diaries` & presents them as one brilliantly comic novel. ...

The waters between Sydney & Hobart are famously treacherous. No one is fooled by the clear skies. In the hours before the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race, skippers gathered for a weather briefing. An intense low pressure was predicted, but three different forecasts disagreed about the exact course of the stormy weather. No one was unduly alarmed & all decided to sail. But within hours the yachts were confronted with hurricane-force winds & waves the height of a five-storey building. Six sailors died; 55 were pulled from the water. Of the 115 boats that started, just 43 would finish. In Hobart, a memorial service replaced the legendary parties that normally follow the race. By focussing on a handful of yachts & those who crewed them, Bruce Knecht brilliantly recreates those dramatic hours & the stomach wrenching fear of those caught in the eye of the storm, battling, some forlornly, for their lives. ...