Anthony Burgess' nightmare vision of a society overrun by nihilistic violence & governed by a menacing totalitarian state A Clockwork Orange"

Includes:: an introduction by Blake Morrison in " Penguin Modern Classics". Fifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence
- he also enjoys rape drugs & Beethoven's ninth. He & his gang of droogs rampage through a dystopian future hunting for terrible thrills. But when Alex finds himself at the mercy of the state & subject to the ministrations of Dr Brodsky & the mind-altering treatment of the Ludovico Technique he discovers that fun is no longer the order of the day. The basis for Stanley Kubrick's notorious 1971 film A Clockwork Orange is both a virtuoso performance from an electrifying prose stylist & a serious exploration of the morality of free will. In his introduction Blake Morrison situates "A Clockwork Orange" within the context of Anthony Burgess' many other works explores the author's unhappiness with the Stanley Kubrick film version analyses the composition of the Nadsat argot spoken by Alex & his droogs & examines the influences on Burgess' unique eternally original style. Anthony Burgess (1917-93) was born in Manchester in 1917. From 1954 to 1960 he was stationed in Malaysia as an education officer
- during this time he started writing The Malayan Trilogy. Diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in 1959 Burgess became a full-time writer & went on to write a book a year up until his death in 1993. His many works include: " The Complete Enderby" " Tremor of Intent" " The Kingdom of the Wicked" & "A Clockwork Orange". If you enjoyed "A Clockwork Orange" you might like Ken Kesey's " One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" also available in " Penguin Modern Classics". "I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language...a very funny book." (William S. Burroughs)."



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This is the fully restored fiftieth anniversary edition. It

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If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most would you do it? The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose. Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment. Danger closes in around the Shadowhunters in the third & final instalment of the bestselling Infernal Devices" trilogy. This book will be subject to a strict global embargo. Don't miss " The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" soon to be a major motion picture in cinemas August 2013. The " Infernal Devices" & its sequel series " The Mortal Instruments" have been sold in more than thirty countries. The books have also appeared internationally on bestseller lists including in the UK USA Germany Ireland Australia New Zealand & Canada. This is the first book in " The Infernal Devices" series " Clockwork Angel" debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller list & spent ten weeks in the charts. " Backlist
- The Mortal Instruments" series
Includes:: " City of Bones" (9781406307627) " City of Ashes" (9781406307634) " City of Glass" (9781406307641) " City of Fallen Angels" (9781406330335) & " City of Lost Souls" (9781406337600). " The Infernal Devices" series
Includes:: " Clockwork Angel" (9781406330342) & " Clockwork Prince" (9781406321333)."


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It's been eight years since Geniver Loxley lost her daughter Beth. Since that day Gen has been floundering. While her husband Art builds his business reputation & their fortune she can't let go of Beth. & then one day everything changes. A strange woman shows up on Gen's doorstep saying the very thing she longs to hear: that Beth is alive. That she is out there somewhere waiting for Gen to find her.. . It's insane. Unthinkable. But why would someone make up such a story? Ignoring the warnings of her husband & friends Gen begins to hope
- hope that quickly turns into fear & paranoia. With questions swirling around her head Gen is determined to uncover the truth. But who can she trust? Why is Art so reluctant to get involved? To save his wife from further hurt? Or something much more sinister? Is Beth even really out there? & if so who is responsible for taking her? What is the truth about Beth Loxley?
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Margot Macfayden nee Phelps spends the months following her husbands death visiting friends in Greshambury Southbridge & Harefield as she ponders relocating while hoping to avoid again being pre-empted by her aged parents (who to be fair share her feelings). At Harefield we become reacquainted with the Beltons; Mr Belton previously an inconspicuous figure comes into his own as he delivers masterful performances ranging from Old English Squire to King Lear meriting the admiration & amusement of his friends & relatives. We also are fortunate to make the acquaintance of Admiral Prsvb of the Mixo-Lydian Navy which consists of one very out-of-date English gunboat on a lake as he comes to dinner at the Fairweathers with our old friend Gradka the Ambassadress (formerly the Feelings cook). Fortunately in the commonsense view of almost everyone Admiral Phelps & Mrs Phelps follow each other in rapid succession to peaceful & timely ends freeing Margot to accept the long-delayed marriage proposal of Canon (Tubby) Fewling. ...

International football meets the world of espionage & counter-terrorism in a nail-biting action thriller! Jake Bastin is in Milan for an international football tournament. His dad will be the TV commentator
- but Jake knows this is a front. He is sure his dads there on MI6 business. If only Jake could get close to the action... Instead he is stuck at a frenzied photo shoot for a priceless South African diamond. In all the chaos a massive diamond heist takes place. Brutal assassinations quickly follow in retaliation. & Jake finds himself playing centre forward in another high-profile scandal. But this time its personal. Hale combines his passion for football James Bond & writing in Striker". He lives in London with his dog Pele & continues to play & watch football nearly every weekend."
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Close Reading 11-14 provides a wide selection of of extracts from novels old & (especially) new with accompanying interpretation/ comprehension-type questions. In addition the ' Taking A Closer Look' section in each chapter focuses on a specific language feature from the passage & provides further explanations & practice exercises on that aspect of language. The book has specific links with Knowledge About Language (by the same authors) but can also be used independently of that title either as a st&-alone classroom textbook or a resource for individual pupils needing interpretation practice. ...

Ravishingly photographed romantic beyond reason this book devoted to the most celebrated gardens of southern Italy captures the inexhaustible lure of one of the most beautiful places on earth: Campania the sun-kissed region that is home to Naples Capri & the Amalfi Coast. Erstwhile pleasure dome to the Roman emperors & still Italy's most glamorous seaside getaway this province has been a top destination for garden appassionati for decades. Bewitched by the natural splendours of the region author & photographer Robert I.C. Fisher has created a 200-page celebration of twenty-four of southern Italy's finest gardens. In Ravello the rampageous roses of Villa Cimbrone once warmed the famously chilly heart of Greta Garbo while off the coast of Positano the private Li Galli islands were the last home of Rudolf Nureyev. In Sorrento Lord Astor's garden is a monument to English exoticism & on Capri Graham Greene discovered his legendary retreat. Understanding that the potent allure of gardens is not only about plants & species Fisher also tells the stories of some of the fascinating people who dedicated their lives to creating & nurturing these treasures. The gardens' special magic is captured in lush mouth-watering photographs whether it be of turn-of-the-century Sorrento picture-perfect Positano medieval Amalfi or isl&-in-the-sky Ravello. Prepare for enchantment as through these bougainvillea-bright pages you visit the garden Shangri-La that is Campania. ...

The third consecutive No.1 bestselling crime novel from the author of the DI Logan Mc Rae series & Birthdays for the Dead. The first body is chained to a stake: strangled & stabbed with a burning tyre around its neck. But is this a gangland execution or something much darker? Someone's leaving little knots of bones outside Detective Inspector Logan Mc Rae's house but he's got more pressing things to worry about. Rival drug gangs are fighting over product & territory; two teenage lovers are missing; someone's crippling Asian immigrants; & Logan's been lumbered with an ambitious new Detective Sergeant a mountain of paperwork & the unwelcome attention of his superiors & the local crime boss. When another body turns up it looks as if the similarities between these murders & the plot of a bestselling novel are more than just a coincidence. & perhaps those little knots of bones are more important than they look... ...