First published in 1973 this is a study of the force of photographic images which are continually inserted between experience & reality. Sontag develops further the concept of transparency. When anything can be photographed & photography has destroyed the boundaries & definitions of art a viewer can approach a photograph freely with no expectations of discovering what it means. This collection of six lucid & invigorating essays the most famous being In Platos Cave " make up a deep exploration of how the image has affected society." ...

Susan Sontag's On Photography is a seminal & groundbreaking work on the subject. Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral & aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs are everywhere & the 'insatiability of the photographing eye' has profoundly altered our relationship with the world. Photographs have the power to shock idealize or seduce they create a sense of nostalgia & act as a memorial & they can be used as evidence against us or to identify us. In these six incisive essays Sontag examines the ways in which we use these omnipresent images to manufacture a sense of reality & authority in our lives. Sontag offers enough food for thought to satisfy the most intellectual of appetites". (The Times). "A brilliant analysis of the profound changes photographic images have made in our way of looking at the world & at ourselves". (Washington Post). " The most original & illuminating study of the subject". (New Yorker). One of America's best-known & most admired writers Susan Sontag was also a leading commentator on contemporary culture until her death in December 2004. Her books include four novels & numerous works of non-fiction among them Regarding the Pain of Others On Photography Illness as Metaphor At the Same Time Against Interpretation & Other Essays & Reborn: Early Diaries 1947-1963 all of which are published by Penguin. A further eight books including the collections of essays Under the Sign of Saturn & Where the Stress Falls & the novels The Volcano Lover & The Benefactor are available from Penguin Modern Classics." ...

Peppa Pig on Pirate Island" is a fun interactive sound book based on the hugely popular Nick Jr. television character Peppa Pig with 18 fantastic sounds to amuse toddlers & pre-school children. Oink! Oink! Grunt! Grunt! This fabulous Peppa storybook has 18 fantastic sounds for noisy little piggies to press. Find out what happened when Peppa & her friends went to Pirate Island with Granny & Grandpa pig. Peppa Pig is the most popular pre-school licensed character in the UK; the " Peppa Pig My First Storybook" range is perfect for children just starting to read by themselves titles include: " Peppas Washing Day" " Peppa Goes to the Library" & " Daddy Pig s Fun Run". You can star in your own Peppa Pig book at website." ...

A magisterial one-volume history of political thought from Herodotus to the present Ancient Athens to modern democracy
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Weaving together natural history & investigative reporting with mythological & cultural material On Rare Birds tells the compelling stories of ten rare or extinct bird species
- from the tragic demise of the once-abundant Passenger Pigeon to the shooting death of the last Carolina Parakeet in the wild & from the startling natural defences of the wilful Nightjar A to the diverse cultural significance of the Kingfisher. Some stories bear sad witness to precious species we have lost but they are all fascinating & often heartwarming or humorous depictions of the unique lives & loves of birds. On Rare Birds is a visually stunning volume illustrated by author Anita Albuss own superb artwork & by images ranging over five centuries. It will delight anyone who loves birds laments the depletion of their populations by human hands & cares about the survival of those species that still stand a chance. With knowledge devotion & a true artists eye Albus explains in graceful precise prose why the decline of these bird species is a great loss both to the natural world & unavoidably to culture. With each species lost a world is lost to human understanding-to our arts our mythology & our environment."
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On the Banks of Plum Creek" is the third book in the classic " Little House" series telling the story of the Ingalls familys extraordinary life. Laura & her family have finally found a place to settle & their new home on the banks of Plum Creek is full of excitement. Laura loves playing in the water hole picking plums & milking the cows but when shes told she has to go to school life is all of a sudden a lot less carefree..." ...

After the war is over a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Despite his memories of his wife he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the harsh realities of their situation. Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up transmitting from the United States & the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life. On the Beach" is Nevil Shute's most powerful novel. Both gripping & intensely moving its impact is unforgettable." ...

Everyone is familiar with the gypsy race but few outside their close-knit & ancient comunnity know what being a gypsy is about
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Everyone is familiar with the gypsy race but few outside their close-knit & ancient community really know what being a gypsy is about
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G.A. Cohen was one of the most gifted influential & progressive voices in contemporary political philosophy. At the time of his death in 2009 he had plans to bring together a number of his most significant papers. This is the first of three volumes to realize those plans. Drawing on three decades of work it contains previously uncollected articles that have shaped many of the central debates in political philosophy as well as papers published here for the first time. In these pieces Cohen asks what egalitarians have most reason to equalize he considers the relationship between freedom & property & he reflects upon ideal theory & political practice. Included here are classic essays such as Equality of What?" & " Capitalism Freedom & the Proletariat" along with more recent contributions such as " Fairness & Legitimacy in Justice" " Freedom & Money" & the previously unpublished " How to Do Political Philosophy". On ample display throughout are the clarity rigor conviction & wit for which Cohen was renowned. Together these essays demonstrate how his work provides a powerful account of liberty & equality to the left of Ronald Dworkin John Rawls Amartya Sen & Isaiah Berlin." ...