A compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world John Steinbeck's Of Mice & Men"



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Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century offers a powerful but tragic tale in Of Mice & Men". ' Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place'. George & his large simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California's Salinas Valley they get work on a ranch. If they can just stay out of trouble George promises Lennie then one day they might be able to get some land of their own & settle down some place. But kind-hearted childlike Lennie is a victim of his own strength. Seen by others as a threat he finds it impossible to control his emotions. & one day not even George will be able to save him from trouble. " Of Mice & Men" is a tragic & moving story of friendship loneliness & the dispossessed. "A thriller a gripping tale that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick". (" New York Times"). Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest & best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works are published by Penguin & include " Cannery Row" " The Pearl" " The Winter of Our Discontent" & " The Grapes of Wrath"." ...

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Streetwise George & his big childlike friend Lennie are drifters searching for work in the fields & valleys of California. They have nothing except the clothes on their back & a hope that one day theyll find a place of their own & live the American dream. But dreams come at a price. Gentle giant Lennie doesnt know his own strength & when they find work at a ranch he gets into trouble with the bosss daughter-in-law. Trouble so bad that even his protector George may not be able to save him.. . ...

Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They dont belong no place.. . With us it aint like that. We got a future.. .because I got you to look after me & you got me to look after you." George & Lennie are migrant American labourers --the one alert & protective & the other strong stupid & potentially dangerous. This is the powerful story of their relationship & their dreams of finding a more stable & less lonely way of life. This hardback educational edition contains notes to help students understanding." ...

Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They dont belong no place.. . With us it aint like that. We got a future.. .because I got you to look after me & you got me to look after you." George & Lennie are migrant American labourers the one alert & protective & the other strong stupid & potentially dangerous. This is the powerful story of their relationship & their dreams of finding a more stable & less lonely way of life. This hardback educational edition comes without notes." ...

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Of Water & Rock derives its power from the basic human need for connectedness & belonging. When Torontonian Edward Hamblin steps off the plane in Barbados in the winter of 1969 he crosses more than the tarmac at Seawell Airport. As he navigates the islands racial & cultural boundaries he leaves behind an empty life of comfort & discovers a vibrant world of simple beauty an undiscovered family & reconciliation with the memory of a long dead father. Powerful converging themes give the novel an emotional strength: Edward Hamblins immesion into the post-colonial culture of Barbados; his unresolved animosity towards his long dead Barbadian father who deserted his family when he was young; the poor black peasant farmer Sissy Braithwaite & her unrequited love for an abandoned daughter; the wealthy white Mary Collymores disconnected life of privilege & racial intolerance. After Sissys death when Edward discovers his Great Aunts diary the apparently disconnected threads are drawn together. As well as revealing the true relationships between the protagonists Edward hears his fathers voice comes to understand & pity the man that he has for so long despised & resolves to unite his newly discovered family in a way his father never could. ...

Tony Blairs least favourite colleague casts a mordant eye on whips & rebels wars & liberties spin & patronage & expenses & legacies. Bob Marshall-Andrews looks at the sombre events of the last thirteen years including wars in Kosovo & Iraq sustained assaults on ancient English liberties & the worst scandal of recent political history. He reveals the stories that lie behind them & the Westminster dramas of intrigue triumph & disaster. He describes the delights & trials of his work as constituency MP & examines his own & others motives for entering politics: should the ambition he asks be to achieve power or to control it. Bob Marshall-Andrews breathes new life into the old values of libertarian socialism. Off Message" is as provocative & entertaining as its authors campaigns & interventions." ...

Little Gloria Summers body has been found hidden inside two plastic bin bags in a disused warehouse. Somewhere in the city a child killer is on the loose free to strike again. Then Emily Morrison vanishes on a sunny Sunday afternoon. A week later there are still no clues. Inspector Charlie Resnick is as appalled as the media. But years of patient police work have taught him a thing or two
- including his conviction that those who jump to easy conclusions are often the last ones to solve a crime.
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