In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure reading & reflection. There he wrote his constantly expanding 'essays' inspired by the ideas he found in books from his library & his own experience. He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses & cannibals poetry & politics sex & religion love & friendship ecstasy & experience. Above all Montaigne studied himself to find his own inner nature & that of humanity. The Essays are among the most idiosyncratic & personal works in all literature. An insight into a wise Renaissance mind they continue to engage enlighten & entertain modern readers. ...

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched but he was adopted by a patron & became a short-story writer novelist & playwright though he remains best-known for his magical fairy tales which were published between 1835 & 1872. For 150 years his stories have been delighting both adults & children. Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom they are as entrancing as ever. Here are all of Andersen's 168 tales & among the favourites are The Red Shoes The Mermaid The Real Princess The Emperor's New Clothes The Tinder Box & of course The Ugly Duckling. ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JACK ZIPES Wolves & grandmothers ugly sisters a house made from bread a goose made from gold...the folk tales collected by the Grimm brothers created an astonishingly influential imaginative world. However this is also a world where a woman serves her stepson up in a stew a man marries a snake a princess sleeps with a frog & an evil queen dances to death in a pair of burning shoes. Violent funny disturbing wise & sometimes beautiful these stories have intrigued children adults scholars psychologists & artists for centuries. The only complete edition available of the most famous collection of fairy tales ever published this collection features the 279 stories in an acclaimed modern unexpurgated translation. ...

A masterpiece of comic brilliance The Complete Far Side contains every Far Side cartoon every syndicated-over 4 000 if you must know-presented in (more or less) chronological order by year of publication with more than 1 100 that have never before appeared in a book. Also included are additional Far Side cartoons Larson created after his retirement: 13 that appeared in the last Far Side book Last Chapter & Worse & six cartoons that periodically ran as a special feature in the New York Times Science Times section as The Far Side of Science. Creator Gary Larson offers a rare glimpse into the mind of The Far Side in quirky & thoughtful introductions to each of the 14 chapters. Complaint letters fan letters & queries from puzzled readers appear alongside some of the more provocative or elusive panels. Actor author & comedian Steve Martin offers his pithy thoughts in a foreword & Gary Larson's former editor describes what it was like to be the guy who could explain every Far Side cartoon." The Complete Far Side (c) 2003 by Far Works Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side (r) & the Larson (r) signature are registered trademarks of Far Works Inc." ...

This delightful book contains all 20 of the popular Farmyard Tales" stories. It is especially written with the help of a reading expert to ensure young children succeed in their first efforts to read. It is illustrated by Stephen Cartwright with stories by Heather Amery & a little yellow duck to find on every page. It comes with a read along CD." ...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of G. K. Chestertons Father Brown mysteries BBC One Daytime has commissioned a new 10-part drama series for January 2013 to bring the priest-turned-detective back to life. BBC Books will be publishing a new edition of the original & complete short stories to tie-in to transmission. Set in the early-twentieth century Father Browns world is quintessentially English; crime scenes await in country houses rural parish churches & quaint gardens as well as foggy London streets & shadowy railway stations. Father Brown may be a kindly cleric but his bumbling nature disguises a detective mind to rival Sherlock Holmes... The character of Father Brown brought to life by Mark Williams is based on a real parish priest & the idea that priests through hearing Confession know the worst of human nature more than anyone including the police. Father Brown uses his experiences to put himself into the mind of the criminal to solve each mystery & catch the perpetrators. ...

Boasting countless benefits & applications hand made felt is a chunky durable & non-fraying fabric that can be used for fashion & home projects. With ' Complete Feltmaking' any crafter can learn the art of creating felt with a little fleece water & soap. This exciting new book covers all aspects of feltmaking from making simple flat felt to felting 3D shapes as well as felting knitted work needle felting & some slightly more advanced techniques such as cobweb felting. Each technique is carefully explained in detail with step-by-step instructions & accompanied by several projects to keep you constantly inspired. From a cheerful polka-dot bag & cozy felted slippers to a whimsical mobile & heart-warming tea cozy this spirited primer offers a range of projects for beginner & advanced felters. Once the crafter has become comfortable with basic techniques she/he can graduate to more complex felting techniques in the advanced chapter. This book

Includes:: everything you need to bring the highly sought after handcrafted style of felt to your wardrobe & your home.

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Complete First Certificate is a new course for the 2008 revised FCE exam. Informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus & providing a complete FCE exam paper specially prepared for publication by Cambridge ESOL it is the most authentic exam preparation course available. This topic-based course covers every part of the FCE exam in detail ensuring that students are fully equipped to tackle each part of every paper. In addition the accompanying free CD-ROM enables students to focus on their own particular areas of difficulty & work at their own pace. A Student's Book 'without answers' is also available. ...

From Antigua to New Zealand discover the flags of the world with this complete guide published in association with the Flag Institute. Travel to each country of the world using the small-scale map & find out about over 300 national international official & provincial flags from across the globe. Each national flag is covered: detailed notes & annotations will tell you all about its history design development the significance of colours symbols crests & coats of arms & any recent changes. Updates include new flags for Montenegro Kosovo & Lesotho. It also features flags of major international organizations plus key flags in world history. ...

Beginning the complete library of the greatest science fiction hero of all time this brand new collection of library editions features all new restorations that will preserve these legendary adventures. Starting with revered writer-artist Alex Raymond this volume sees the arrival of pulp hero Flash Gordon on the planet Mongo & his first encounter with the deadly Ming the Merciless. ...