A pop-culture smash! People of all ages have fallen for this furry cave-dwelling troublemaker with a gentle soul & have made him into one of the countrys top character brands. Domo T-shirts bags & collectibles have been spotted on shows like 30 Rock " " Big Bang Theory " & "i Carly "and can be found at better retailers across the country. The 2013 Domo calendar features even more fun & iconic photography. DOMO!" ...

This is the inside story of the MG Design office from 1956 until its closure in 1980. Explaining how the various models were drawn planned & developed by the small team of engineers it also shows how the input & control changed from Morris Wolseley Riley Group Austin-Morris & Austin Rover. The effects of the Triumph-Austin merger are detailed in model changes alongside the effects of safety legislation mainly imposed by the United States. Trying to remain as individual as possible during this period MG developed record breakers & a unique Competition Department. Special cars were built & tested & prototypes for the MGB replacement were drawn up
- all in parallel with the development of MG production cars using engines from any part of the company. The continuing support of the American market was essential & much valued but the Companys market support prioritised the TR7
- a decision that ultimately let to the closure of a successful happy company.

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Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain & his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck his exploits take him to Greece where he is sold as a slave & to Russia where he becomes a favourite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to Engl&. Written entirely in ottava rima stanza form Byron's Don Juan blends high drama with earthy humour outrageous satire of his contemporaries (in particular Wordsworth & Southey) & sharp mockery of Western societies with England coming under particular attack. ...

The definitive retrospective of one of Britains leading photographers & arguably the greatest recorder of conflict in the latter 20th century. The book opens & ends in the Somerset landscape that surrounds Mc Cullins home but the whole sequence of photographs encompasses a ravaged northern England war in Cyprus Biafra Vietnam Cambodia & Beirut as well as riots in Derry & famine in Bangladesh. The climax of the book is among the cannibals & tribespeople deep in the jungles of Irian Jaya where the photographer focuses on humanity in an almost Stone Age condition. The introduction by Harold Evans is drawn from his long experience of working with Mccullin. The novelist & essayist Susan Sontag has contributed an essay on Mc Cullin & the role of witness to conflict. ...

Cervantes tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant tilts at windmills & battles with sheep in the service of the lady of his dreams Dulcinea del Toboso has fascinated generations of readers & inspired other creative artists such as Flaubert Picasso & Richard Strauss. The tall thin knight & his short fat squire Sancho Panza have found their way into films cartoons & even computer games. Supposedly intended as a parody of the most popular escapist fiction of the day the books of chivalry this precursor of the modern novel broadened & deepened into a sophisticated comic account of the contradictions of human nature. Cervantes greatest work can be enjoyed on many levels all suffused with a subtle irony that reaches out to encompass the reader. ...

Miguel de Cervantes's mock-epic masterwork Don Quixote" was voted the greatest book of all time by the Nobel Institute & this " Penguin Classics" edition is translated with an introduction & notes by John Rutherford. " Don Quixote" has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant & pursue bold adventures accompanied by his squire the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together the aging Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray tilting at windmills fighting with friars & distorting the rural Spanish landscape into a fantasy of impenetrable fortresses & wicked sorcerers. At the same time the relationship between the two men grows in fascinating subtlety. Often considered to be the first modern novel " Don Quixote" is a wonderful burlesque of the popular literature its disordered protagonist is obsessed with. John Rutherford's landmark translation does full justice to the energy & wit of Cervantes' prose & this edition of " Don Quixote" won the 2002 Premio Valle Inclan prize for translation. His introduction discusses the traditional works parodied in " Don Quixote" & issues of literary translation. Miguel de Cervantes Saaverda's (1547-1616) life was occupied with a struggle to earn a livelihood from literature & humble government employment. As well as " Don Quixote" he wrote a number of plays & a collection of highly accomplished short stories " Exemplary Tales" (1613). If you enjoyed " Don Quixote" you might like Homer's " Odyssey" also available in " Penguin Classics". " John Rutherford makes " Don Quixote" funny & readable.. . His Quixote can be pompous imposingly learned secretly fearful mad & touching". (Colin Burrow " The Times Literary Supplement")." ...

This is a new title in the Usborne Reading Programme" based on the famous Russian folktale which is aimed at children whose reading ability & confidence allows them to tackle longer & more complex stories. Don Quixote has read so many books about knights & wizards damsels & elves he's gone completely nuts & wants to be a knight himself. Recruiting Sancho Panza as his squire he sets off on an adventure that has amazed readers for centuries. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University." ...

Dortmunder has a job offer. Hes been hired by third parties to pull off heists in the past but never to lay his hands on anything this peculiar. It is the 800 year old femur of a 16-year-old girl who who having been killed & eaten by her own family was made a saint by the Church. Now two European countries & the Catholic church are fighting like dogs over it. This bone the femur of St Ferghana is a holy relic claimed by two newly-created European nations Tsergovia & Votskojek. The relic will be awarded to one of the two countries which will then be admitted to the United Nations. Dortmunder & his gang are working for the Tersgovians. As usual nothing goes according to plan. How will this free-for-all end? Dont ask. ...

Its a dreadful shock for Horrid Henry when Perfect Peter is born & despite his best or worst efforts he cant manage to get rid of him. As Peter gets bigger Henry gets crosser. But the day comes when Henry inadvertently finds himself saving Peter from a big fierce dog & discovers that its rather nice to be a hero. ...

Its just an ordinary day at Mother Gooses Academy. Theres Miss Good Fairy teaching the Three Little Pigs Snow White Sleeping Beauty Cinderella Hansel & Gretel & Little Red Riding Hood to read & write
- while Miss Bad Fairy is inciting the Ugly Sisters the Big Bad Wolf Troll Wicked Stepmother Wicked Witch & Jealous Queen to gobble them all up. The result? Chaos! Witty fast-paced & anarchic this is a complete story with ten short chapters (C.A.T. Spells Dog What Troll Learned Snakes & Snails for Lunch) that take us through the school day. Originally published as Big Class Little Class this freshly illustrated reissue brings Francesca Simon & Tony Ross together again in a wonderful romp that Horrid Henry fans will revel in.
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