A special tenth-anniversary edition of W.G. Sebalds modern classic Austerlitz" with a new introduction by James Wood. In 1939 five-year-old Jacques Austerlitz is sent to England on a Kindertransport & placed with foster parents. This childless couple promptly erase from the boy all knowledge of his identity & he grows up ignorant of his past. Later in life after a career as an architectural historian Austerlitz
- having avoided all clues that might point to his origin
- finds the past returning to haunt him & he is forced to explore what happened fifty years before. Austerlitz is W.G. Sebalds melancholic masterpiece. " Mesmeric haunting & heartbreakingly tragic. Simply no other writer is writing or thinking on the same level as Sebald." (Eileen Battersby " Irish Times"). " Greatness in literature is still possible." (" John Banville" " Irish Times" " Books of the Year"). "A work of obvious genius." (" Literary Review"). "A fusion of the mystical & the solid... His art is a form of justice
- there can be I think no higher aim." (" Evening Standard"). " Spellbindingly accomplished; a work of art." (" The Times Literary Supplement"). "I have never read a book that provides such a powerful account of the devastation wrought by the dispersal of the Jews from Prague & their treatment by the Nazis." (" Observer"). "A great book by a great writer." (Boyd Tonkin " Independent"). W. G. Sebald was born in Germany in 1944 & settled permanently in England in 1970 where he was Professor of European Literature at the University of East Anglia until his death in 2001. He is the author of four works of fiction: " The Emigrants" which won the Berlin Literature Prize the Heinrich Heine Prize & the Joseph Breitbach Prize; " The Rings of Saturn; Vertigo; & Austerlitz" which was awarded the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize & the National Book Critics Circle Award. Alongside this stand books of poetry " For Years Now" " After Nature" " Unrecounted" & " Across the Land & the Water" & the non-fiction books " On the Natural History of Destruction" & " Campo Santo"."


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Island country continent Australia sure is a big one! Its essence is diversity: deserts tropical reefs towering forests mountains & multicultural cities. Charles Rawlings-Way & Meg Worby Lonely Planet Writers Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 13 authors 158 maps 25 800km of coastline 1 snake in a canoe Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Pull-out map Great Barrier Reef Trip feature Comprehensive planning tools In-depth background ...

The chapters in this fantastic travel guide to Australia have been ordered so that all the sights walks & listings for that area are in one section. This makes it much more user-friendly plus there are colour-coded sections to help you find the information you need quickly & easily. Packed with practical information from local transport to the local language informative text within the guide accompanies wonderful images showing off the best of Australia. ...

Impossibly Pregnant Keelys new project is to get up close & personal with Lachlan Brant! Famous & totally gorgeous he invited her to spend a weekend with him! But after their trip away what Keely thought was impossible has happened: shes pregnant! One Magical Night Beth never expected to see her sexy onenight stand again but hotshot surgeon Gabe Fallon & Beth have to work together to save the lives of two young girls! Then Beth discovers shes pregnant! Gabe will be a father. Tiny Twins When Keelan Hunters sister died he stepped in to care for her twin premature babies. Needing help he hired Jessica Russell. But as soon as Jessie moved in to his exclusive Sydney home the attraction started to simmer between them... ...

Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators & scale converters aid route planning. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning & 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes & places of interest are highlighted
- ideal for touring holidays. Comprehensive index. The map scale is 1: 4 000 000.
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The importance of the Australian contribution to the Allied war effort during World War I should never be underestimated. Some 400 000 Australians volunteered for active duty an astonishing 13 per cent of the entire (white) male population a number so great that the Australian government was never forced to rely on conscription. Casualties were an astonishing 52 per cent of all those who served ensuring that the effects of the war would be felt long after the armistice. In particular their epic endeavour at Gallipoli in 1915 was the nations founding legend & the ANZACs went on to distinguish themselves both on the Western Front & in General Allenbys great cavalry campaign against the Turks in the Middle East. Their uniforms & insignia were also significantly different from those of the British Army & provide the basis for a unique set of artwork plates. ...

This title presents the new series covering the history of Australian English language & culture. It is a guide to Australian slang jargon & humour including common misunderstandings humorous & quirky expressions. It teaches how to speak like a local; helps discover Australian Englishs place in contemporary society; &

Includes:: terms for food & drink & sports & entertainment. It features a comprehensive Aboriginal section & terminology index & a useful & easy-to-use lexicon index.

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In Australia the flora has had a broad impact on the lives of Aboriginal hunter-gatherers having provided them with the essential materials for making their food medicine narcotics & stimulants. Plants were also ecologically important for maintaining the populations of terrestrial fauna that hunter-gatherers once foraged upon for their subsistence. The flora has helped shape Aboriginal cultures over the millennia since their Ancestors first occupied the Australian continent. This book describes the species that were essential as the means for manufacturing Aboriginal weapons tools shelter watercraft ceremonial objects clothing ornaments & paint. The book demonstrates how hunter-gatherers lived by making objects from plants & investigates similarities & differences of plant uses across Aboriginal Australia as well as their distinctiveness in relation to practices from other parts of the world. An overview of the changing relationship that Aboriginal people have with the flora is given along with a description of current trends. The present work is jointly concerned with the ethnobotany & economic botany of Aboriginal Australia. ...

AA Essential Guide Austria" gives you all the information you need to know for a memorable holiday to this fantastic destination. Pocket-sized & packed full of information you really need the guide is great value for your money & an ideal choice to help you get the best out of the country containing helpful advice for planning your trip with information about when to go getting there being there & getting around. There are website addresses & practical information throughout. The best things to see & do plus hotels restaurants & nightlife are listed & cross-referenced with grid locations so you can pinpoint them on the mapping." ...

Mountains lakes & deep alpine valleys; food & wine & Vienna 's gritty eloquence: Austria has captivating culture to get into & iconic landscapes for getting away from it all. Anthony Haywood Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 3 experienced authors 5 marmots spotted 100 days of in-country research 305 cups of Viennese coffee consumed Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Outdoor activities In-depth background Comprehensive planning tools At a glance practical info ...