Harper Collins is proud to present its range of best-loved essential classics. ' The reaches opened before us & closed behind as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper & deeper into the heart of darkness.' At the peak of European Imperialism steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz an ivory trader renowned for his fearsome reputation. On his journey into the unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious overwhelmed by his menacing perilous & horrifying surroundings. The landscape & the people he meets force him to reflect on human nature & society & in turn Conrad writes revealingly about the dangers of imperialism. ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY TIM BUTCHER The silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. Life on the river is brutal & unknown threats lurk in the darkness. Marlow's mission to captain a steamer upriver into the dense interior leads him into conflict with the others who haunt the forest. But his decision to hunt down the mysterious Mr Kurtz an ivory trader who is the subject of sinister rumours leads him into more than just physical peril. ...

The image of Poland has once again been impressed on European consciousness. Norman Davies provides a key to understanding the modern Polish crisis in this lucid & authoritative description of the nations history. Beginning with the period since 1945 he travels back in time to highlight the long-term themes & traditions which have influenced present attitudes. His evocative account reveals Poland as the heart of Europe in more than the geographical sense. It is a country where Europes ideological conflicts are played out in their most acute form: as recent events have emphasized Polands fate is of vital concern to European civilization as a whole. This revised & updated edition tackles & analyses the issues arising from the fall of the Eastern Block & looks at Polands future within a political climate of democracy & free market. ...

Return to the world of Valeron in another astounding adventure. Deeper & more complex than THE LEGION OF SHADOW the options available to your hero are exciting carefully planned & beautifully written. The Heart of Fire is awakening & only you can save the world.. . You are a prophet both gifted & cursed by your strange powers. Imprisoned in the infamous dungeon of the inquisition you are tormented by visions of a nightmarish future. No-one has ever escaped. Doomed to live out your days in chains & darkness a twist of fate provides you with a chance for freedom
- to take on a new identity & start a new life. But no matter where you go where you hide you can never escape the haunting images of your own prophecy... Is it possible to outwit destiny & change the future? You decide in this epic fantasy adventure
- the highly-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling gamebook The Legion of Shadow. Every decision you make will have an impact on the story
- & ultimately your fate.


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Welcome to Chestnut Hill the boarding school where every girl's favourite subject is riding! When a pony is injured at school Honey devotes herself to looking after it. Her friends don't understand why helping the pony is so important to her. Honey hasn't told anyone that she has a twin or that he's really ill. Will she find a way to share her secret? More titles available: THE NEW CLASS (9781407130750) MAKING STRIDES (9781407130767) & PLAYING FOR KEEPS (9781407130781). ...

Step into NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Nalini Singh's explosive & shockingly passionate Psy-Changeling world.. .A dangerous volatile rebel hands stained bloodred. A woman whose very existence has been erased. A love story so dark it may shatter the world itself. A deadly price that must be paid. The day of reckoning is here. From 'the alpha author of paranormal romance' (BOOKLIST) comes the most highly anticipated novel of her career
- one that blurs the line between madness & genius between subjugation & liberation between the living & the dead.
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Natalia is to be married to a German sailor much older than herself but two days before the wedding she meets Diego a mysterious young dancer & they fall immediately in love. When he serenades her on the eve of the ceremony Natalias father unwittingly invites him to the festivities. There they dance a tango charged with passion before Diego vanishes knowing she is lost to him. Soon after the marriage Natalias father dies & her husband is lost at sea presumed dead. Penniless & alone Natalia is persuaded to become a dancer in a tango hall. Diego discovers her there & vows to bring her away from this existence but their reunion has devastating consequences. Many years later the spirit of the dance & the lovers longing for each other draws together two strangers in a haunting meeting a fusion of time & identities despair & hope. ...

In The Heart of the Buddhas Teaching Thich Nhat Hanh brings his gift of clear & poetic expression to an explanation of the Four Noble Truths the Noble Eightfold Path & other basic Buddhist teachings. Thich Nhat Hanhs extraordinary contribution to Buddhism & to life is the way he makes these teachings & practices accessible to everyone showing us how the very suffering that is holding us down can be the path to our liberation. ...

The Heart of the Dales" is the fifth volume in Gervase Phinn's bestselling " Dales" series. A teacher was reprimanding a child who had drawn a very wobbly line freehand across his exercise book. ' Don't you know what the word "straight" means?' the teacher asked crossly.' ' Yes miss ' came the reply ' "without water"'. Awkward teachers pompous school governors & fearsome lollipop ladies occasionally make Gervase Phinn's hectic job as a school inspector more than difficult. But for Gervase the main challenge remains the frankly spoken children. The new school year doesn't get off to a good start after a teacher suggests that Gervase has let him & his school down. Called up in front of his new boss the formidable Miss de la Mare Gervase fears he is going to be in hot water. To add to his woes he is given another 'little job' by the Chief Education Officer which inevitably means liaising with the infuriating & interfering Mrs Savage! Meanwhile away from the pressures of school Gervase's life with his wife Christine & their baby son is blissful
- until noises in the attic start to disturb their nights..." The Heart of the Dales" is Gervase Phinn at his story-telling best. " Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms". (" Daily Telegraph"). Gervase Phinn is an author & educator from Rotherham who after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector. He has written autobiographies novels plays collections of poetry & stories as well as a number of books about education. He holds five fellowships honorary doctorates from Hull Leicester & Sheffield Hallam universities & is a patron of a number of children's charities & organizations. He is married with four adult children. His books include " The Other Side of the Dale" " Over Hill & Dale" " Head Over Heels in the Dales" " The Heart of the Dales" " Up & Down in the Dales" & " Trouble at the Little Village School"."
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The much-loved author of ACROSS THE MERSEY tells of Liverpool under bombardment as never before
- but the Campion family refuses
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