This is a fantastic brand new addition to the Beginners" series designed to provide an informative introduction to trees & plant-life for young readers. Children can learn about some of the most fascinating cold-blooded creatures in the world from reptiles that can fly walk on water & climb on ceilings. This book offers terrific reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction. It is developed with a reading expert from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence. It is great value for your money." ...

One of the greatest works of philosophy & political theory ever produced Plato's The Republic" has shaped western thought for thousands of years remaining as relevant today as when it was first written in the Ancient Greece. This " Penguin Classics" edition is translated by Desmond lee with a new introduction by Melissa Lane. Plato's " Republic" is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates & three different interlocutors it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community & the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what is knowledge? " The Republic" also addresses the purpose of education & the role of both women & men as 'guardians' of the people. With remarkable lucidity & deft use of allegory Plato arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony & ruled by 'philosopher kings'. Desmond Lee's translation of " The Republic" has come to be regarded as a classic in its own right. His introduction discusses contextual themes such as Plato's disillusionment with Athenian politics & the trial of Socrates. The new introduction by Melissa Lane discusses Plato's aims in writing " The Republic" its major arguments & its perspective on politics in ancient Greece & its significance through the ages & today. Plato (c.427-347 BC) stands with Socrates & Aristotle as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. He founded in Athens the Academy the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research & teaching & the prototype of all Western universities. If you enjoyed " The Republic" you might like Machiavelli's " The Prince" also available in " Penguin Classics"." ...

Republic is the central work of the Western worlds most famous philosopher. Essentially an inquiry into morality Republic also contains crucial arguments & insights into many other areas of philosophy. It is also a literary masterpiece: the philosophy is presented for the most part for the ordinary reader who is carried along by the wit & intensity of the dialogue & by Platos unforgettable images of the human condition. This new lucid translation by Robin Waterfield is complemented by full explanatory notes & an up-to-date critical introduction. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was the fastest & most successful strike fighter of the Cold War. Designed to deliver nuclear weapons at low altitude & then fight its way back to base by the early 1960s it was the primary weapon in the USAFs tactical strike arsenal. Thunderchief pilots in Europe the Far East & the USA stood on short-notice alert ready to take on the formidable defenses of their Communist Bloc targets. The F-105 was however to become a legend in a very different conflict. As direct American involvement in Vietnam increased F-105s were deployed
- initially as a deterrent but ever more as conventional attack fighters against insurgency in Laos & Vietnam. With the start of the bombing campaign against North Vietnam the Thunderchief became a vital element in attacks against some of the most heavily defended territory in modern history.
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The Republic of Love" marries a wide diversity of elements mythical & modern ironic & moving exhilarating & melancholy...a love-surveying story that is enticingly seductive. Times Literary Supplement " The Republic of Love" is a hymn to the pleasures & pains the raptures even of an unspectacular life. Fay discovers that happiness is "a kind of by-product of existence & not an end in itself". This piece of knowledge saves her Shields suggests from the watery ambiguous yearning of the mermaid "plaintive coy" wordlessly calling out to no one. A simple message but Shields delivers it with so much grace & so little pretension that it is impossible not to be enchanted by her voice. She sings with the charm of a true siren. In her hands we believe anything can happen. Guardian A novel thats so engrossing it makes you want to retire to a squashy sofa until you reach the end. Vividly fresh...glittering & spangled with fabulous surprises. Sunday Times" ...

BONUS: read an exclusive short story about Alex Lenas first love
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Harry Goldfarb heroin addict & son of lonely widow Sara cares only about enjoying the good life with girlfriend Marion & best friend Tyrone C Love & making the most of all the hash poppers & dope they can get. Sara Goldfarb sits at home with the TV dreaming of the life she could have & struggling with her own addictions
- food & diet pills. But these four will pay a terrible price for the pleasures they believe they are entitled to. A passionate heart-breaking tale of the crushing weight of hope & expectation Requiem for a Dream" is a dark modern-day fable of New York."
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With dashing Scotland Yard detective Alec Fletcher at her side Daisy Dalrymple is enjoying a splendid performance of Verdis Requiem featuring her neighbour Muriel Westleas celebrated sister Bettina. But the show comes to an abrupt end when what emerges from the stars gifted vocal chords is literally a dying gasp. Daisy soon learns that the doomed diva was notoriously difficult & had more than her share of enemies. Theres a philandering tenor a burly Russian bass & even her own vocal coach husband with whom she had a turbulent relationship. Did one of them poison the singer? Or was it someone determined to see that Daisys investigation ends on as bitter a note as Bettinas last performance. Praise for the Daisy Dalrymple" series: Dunn describes 1920s London & the characters in detail & highlights the interplay between Alec & Daisy
- " Library Journal". Engaging.. . Dunns style gives an entertaining spark
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Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war & several years of study in Engl&. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet & reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heartbreaking revelations about the woman's identity the death of Alan's brother Bill & above all the disappearance of his brother's fiancee Janet. ...

equiem per un campesino espanol" was first published under the title Mosen Millan in Coleccion Aquelarre Mexico 1953. The present text follows the first Spanish edition published by Destino Barcelona 1974 which bears a few minor variants mainly in paragraph structure. It has been reprinted a number of times & translated into many languages & is one of the most widely read Spanish texts in the 20th century. This edition is aimed primarily at sixth-formers & university undergraduates & the introduction & notes have been compiled in the light of recent socio-politial topic-based syllabuses & communication studies courses. The inclusion in the introduction of a substantial section on the now out-of-print " Contraataque" (1937) the wartime narrative which contains the germ of the post-war novel is intended to provide the student with a context for the study of the process in Senders writing inspired by the Civil War
- from explicit militant propaganda penned in the heat of battle to implicit poetic parable historical emotion recollected in the comparative tranquillity & distance of exile. It is hoped that such a juxtaposition will illuminate both the content & literary achievement of " Requiem"."
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