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Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War.

What science discovered after ninety years of research: connection—not diet, exercise, or wealth—is the single greatest predictor of a long and happy life.The Harvard Study of Adult Development found that the quality of your relationships can add as much as twenty years to your lifespan...

For centuries England has always had a leading and admired reputation for its poets and poetry. In this volume we explore those born in the East Midlands who created such revered, enduring and respected verse.

Little Fox Gives Thanks is a heartwarming tale that invites children to pause, look around, and discover the beauty in everyday blessings. On an autumn day, Little Fox is bored and feeling lonely. With nothing to do and no one to play with, he sits on a rock feeling glum—until a red leaf filters down through the sky. What begins as boredom soon becomes curiosity, and as Little Fox chases the drifting leaf, he is led into an unexpected adventure.

Hard Case Crime, die außergewöhnliche Krimi-Reihe als exklusive und ungekürzte Hörbuchproduktionen: Willkommen in einer Welt, in der die Sonne nur scheint, um tiefe Schatten zu werfen und in den Augen verkaterter, übernächtigter Männer zu brennen. Einer düsteren, brutalen Welt der Ganoven und Huren, in der die scheinbar ehrbaren Bürger moralisch verkommen sind, die Polizisten sowieso.

Spell-slinger. Vampire-slayer. Magical albino ferret-rescuer. Meet Jacqueline Denna Knight, the best wizard detective in the city. Jax turns vampires to ash and pain into magic. She also has a knack for finding things. So, when a distraught - and obscenely wealthy - elf calls Jax at midnight to hire her for an intriguing job, she grabs the opportunity with both hands. But what Jax doesn’t know is that this case is going to unravel her life.

In The Rainbow, D. H. Lawrence challenged the customary limitations of language and convention to carry into the structures of his prose the fascination with boundaries and space that characterize the entire novel. A visionary novel, considered to be one of Lawrence's finest, it explores the complex sexual and psychological relationships between men and women in an increasingly industrialized world.

Candid conversations with entrepreneurs on life and business. Join us as we uncover the habits, mindsets, and strategies that help organizations and people thrive for the long haul.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. By a choice of vows each undertakes to stay with the other through the good times and the bad. And most probably there will be plenty of both and much in between. But the union of marriage comes in many shades and hues, some balanced, some destined to last a lifetime and others set to fizzle out or stumble to an ill-mannered conclusion in separation or divorce and, of course, death.

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

The Promise of Youth Anti-citizenship argues that Black youth and youth of color have been cast as anti-citizens, disenfranchised from the social, political, and economic mainstream of American life. Instead of asking youth to conform to a larger societal structure undergirded by racial capitalism and antiblackness, the volume's contributors propose that the collective practice of anti-citizenship opens up a liberatory space for youth to challenge the social order.

Discovery is the key to unlock doorways to success. When you discover about you, what you want, and what particular troubles you want to change, you're improving your personal life. To get rolling discovering you, you'll need to use fresh ideas. This bundle will teach you techniques on how to master your mind so you can start living a better life. It will also teach you brain stimulation methods and techniques to help stimulate your brain and make it perform better.

Samuel has been a Cowboy Bebop fan for fifteen years. Georgie has never seen the show before. Join them as they chase the Bebop across the solar system!

T. E. Lawrence’s memoir of his involvement in leading a portion of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman empire during the first World War. The Ottomans had joined the side of Germany and the Central Powers in the war, and Britain hoped that a successful revolt would take them out of the war effort. Britain had also promised the Arabs that England would recognize a single Arab state. With the support of Emir Faisal and his tribesmen, T. E. Lawrence helped organize and carry out attacks on the Ottoman forces from Aqaba in the south to Damascus in the north. 

Hollywood vs. The Author is a collection of non-fiction anecdotes by authors who’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the development room firsthand - some who have successfully managed to straddle the two worlds, seeing their works morph into the kinds of feature films and TV shows that make them proud, and others who stepped blindsided into that room after selling their first or second novels. All the stories in this collection illustrate the great divide between the world of literature and the big or small screen. 

Al Pacino zawsze uciekal od rozmów z prasa - dla Grobela zrobil wyjatek. W ciagu ponad dwudziestu pieciu lat Al Pacino udzielal mu wielokrotnie wywiadów - przez lata zawiazala sie pomiedzy nimi bliska przyjazn. Rozmawiali oczywiscie o filmach, pracy nad kolejnymi rolami, ale tez o dziecinstwie aktora, jego prywatnym zyciu i rodzinie. Grobel i Pacino pozostawiaja tylko pare tematów tabu, mówia szczerze niemal o wszystkim: nocnych eskapadach do klubów jazzowych; garsciach valium polykanych na ceremonii rozdania Oscarów; o milosci do Nowego Jorku.

In 1896, a Norwegian immigrant and mother of eight children named Helga Estby was behind on taxes and the mortgage when she learned that a mysterious sponsor would pay $10,000 to a woman who walked across America. Hoping to win the wager and save her family's farm, Helga and her teenaged daughter Clara, armed with little more than a compass, red-pepper spray, a revolver, and Clara's curling iron, set out on foot from Eastern Washington.

Join Deepak Chopra and twelve other brilliant minds in answering the universe’s most confounding questions. To what extent can we know anything about the universe’s great mysteries—how it was created, whether it is finite, and what our role is within it, to name a few? The truth eludes us...

Based entirely on audience suggestions, this hysterically funny historical drama tells the thrilling extended story of an aristocratic family at war with itself. From ancient Rome to 1920s Hollywood, we follow the Mastersons’ turbulent history across the centuries as their fortunes wax and wane and their fates hang on objects as diverse and unlikely as a tumble dryer, a rabbit’s foot and a pair of Siamese twins. 

Women In Love studies the nature of relationships between men and women through four very different characters, each of whom seeks fulfilment in their own way. Gudrun seeks an intellectual equal, while for Ursula, overwhelming love is all that will suffice; Gerald attempts to fill his emotional void with success and physicality, whereas Birkin desires total commitment from both his lover and his friend.