The pup earned the name 'Gobi', as she went step for step with Dion, keeping pace with him for nearly 80 miles. In 2016, Dion Leonard, an ultramarathon runner, stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the Gobi Desert. For fans of A Streetcat Named Bob comes Finding Gobi, the heart-warming true story of a dog who captured the hearts of the world. The pup earned the name 'Gobi', as she went ste. Younger readers' edition.įinding Gobi is the ultimate story of hope and friendship - proving once again, that dogs really are 'man's best friend.'
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It is a unique and elegiac meditation on grief, memory and longing, and of the redemptive power of stories and nature. Ghostland is Parnell's moving exploration of what has haunted our writers and artists - and what is haunting him. Sebald's The Rings of Saturn and Graham Swift's Waterland to the archetypal 'folk horror' film The Wicker Man. James, Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood to the children's fantasy novels of Alan Garner and Susan Cooper from W. He explores how these landscapes conjured and shaped a kaleidoscopic spectrum of literature and cinema, from the ghost stories and weird fiction of M. In Ghostland, Parnell goes in search of the 'sequestered places' of the British Isles, our lonely moors, our moss-covered cemeteries, our stark shores and our folkloric woodlands. For comfort, he turned to his bookshelves, back to the ghost stories that obsessed him as a boy, and to the writers through the ages who have attempted to confront what comes after death. Ghostland by Edward Parnell Paperback Publication Date: Be the first to write a review 19 OFF RRP 24.99 20.25 Add to List In Stock, Sent from our Sydney Warehouse within 1-2 working days. In his late thirties, Edward Parnell found himself trapped in the recurring nightmare of a family tragedy. 'An exciting new voice' Mark Cocker, author of Crow Country 'A uniquely strange and wonderful work of literature' Philip Hoare SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE 2020 Martin cultivated an enormous world, complete with its rich and deep histories, cultures, and (most importantly) intricate political systems. While including A Song of Ice and Fire on a list of the best fantasy series of books ever might seem like a no-brainer, it’s also an undeniable truth. If you do want to read more about those classic fantasy epics, and other essential fantasy novels, you can do so right here. Just bear in mind you won’t find any standalone fantasy books here, or even The Lord of the Rings and Gormenghast, since they were both envisioned as singular epics. These authors have cultivated incredibly rich and detailed worlds, and from those exciting worlds have emerged some of the best fantasy series of books you’ll ever read. Tales of the Ketty Jay by Chris WoodingĪnd so, if you’re interested in getting lost in some of the best fantasy series of books ever written, these are the ones to jump into.The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett.The Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb. “Immensely fun, funny, and romantic.” - Emma Mills, author of Lucky Caller and First & Then “An utterly delightful love song dedicated to the intersection between dreams and romance." - Julian Winters, award-winning author of Running with Lions “A sparkling story of self-discovery-I was utterly charmed.” - Sarah Kuhn, author of I Love You So Mochi “A feel-good, page-turning, swoony read!” - Gloria Chao, author of American Panda and Rent a Boyfriend A delicious treat!” - Aminah Mae Safi, author of Tell Me How You Really Feel “A handwritten letter to falling in love and opening yourself up to the world. I’m just a big fan.” - Emery Lord, author of The Map from Here to There “When it was over, I immediately wanted to read it for the first time again.” - Kasie West, author of The Fill-In Boyfriend “With fun K-drama vibes, XOXO delivers a lot of heart and warmth in its protagonist who stays true to herself to the very end.” - Lyla Lee, author of I’ll Be the One “A dreamy dose of K-pop idols and secret romances.” - Maurene Goo, author of Somewhere Only We Know In Indecent, Bennet tries to kidnap Lady Cassandra only to end up with her companion, Prudence. For he won’t break the promise he made to his family, even if it means losing the greatest love he’s ever known.Īll good romance readers know that despite the problematic elements (Stockholm Syndrome, anyone?), a kidnapping is a great place to start a love story. Soon, she’s dreaming of the future instead of wallowing in the past.īut when Bennet shares a dark secret, her hopes are dashed. But a villainous viscount interrupts her plans, and his surprising charm and understanding tempts her in the most indecent ways. Lady’s companion Prudence Lancaster is single-minded about finding her mother and filling in the missing pieces of her life. Desperate, he hatches a scheme to snare an heiress only to be foiled by a most vexing and alluring-and unfortunately equally destitute-paid companion. James, the Viscount Glastonbury, doesn’t find a bride with a sizeable dowry, he’ll be in the poorhouse along with his interminable number of female relatives-all of whom he loves but are a drain on the negative fortune his father left when he died of a broken pocketbook. Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London’s most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances. Levinson first developed a relationship with HBO in 2017 when he co-wrote the network’s Bernie Madoff film The Wizard of Lies, which his father Barry Levinson directed. The younger Levinson is currently working with the network on the second season of his acclaimed drama series Euphoria, which has been praised for its raw portrayal of modern teenage life. Other executive producers include Levinson and his wife Ashley Levinson, along with Kevin Turen, Andrew Mittman for 1.21 and Steve Stark for Toluca Pictures. NPR called it a “wild, angry, and devastating masterpiece of a book” while The New York Times dubbed it an “earnestly ambitious debut.” Markley will write and executive produce the small screen adaptation from MGM Television. Written by Markley, an Ohio native and Iowa Writers Workshop grad, the book was published by Simon and Schuster in 2018 to rave reviews. Oldenburg Film Festival Enters the Metaverse A classic book read by a classic performer.Ī must have for anyone who was lucky enough to have the book read to them as a child. For millions of British kids growing up in the 60s and 70s there is no voice that talking animals could possibly have other than his (except, perhaps, Willie Rushton). Just hearing Johnny Morris's voice again catapulted me back to childhood. What about Johnny Morris’s performance did you like? The great use of language and the lyrical quality of the prose. I am very disappointed that Kipling's verses that accompany each story have been excluded from the audio book. With the audio book you miss out on the second Taffy story, How The Alphabet Was Made, as it is so dependant on the illustrations (it's well worth the effort to track down a print version with the original illustrations). Would you consider the audio edition of The Complete Just So Stories to be better than the print version? Characters are vividly etched in a few words earth-shaking events are lightly touched on. And THE ONLY PROBLEM is a witty fable about suffering that brings the Book of Job to bear on contemporary terrorism.Īll four novels give evidence of one of the most original and unmistakable voices in contemporary fiction. THE DRIVER'S SEAT follows the final haunted hours of a woman descending into madness. THE GIRLS OF SLENDER MEANS" is a beautifully drawn portrait of young women living in a hostel in London in the giddy postwar days of 1945. Spark's most celebrated novel, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, tells the story of a charismatic schoolteacher's catastrophic effect on her pupils. Despite the seriousness of their themes, all four are fantastic comedies of manners, bristling with wit. These four novels, each a miniature masterpiece, illustrate her development over four decades. The brevity of Muriel Spark's novels is equaled only by their brilliance. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky have translated the works of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov, Boris Pasternak and Mikhail Bulgakov. Richard Nelson’s many plays include The Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country (That Hopey Changey Thing, Sweet and Sad, Sorry, Regular Singing) The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family (Hungry, What Did You Expect?, Women of a Certain Age) Nikolai and the Others Goodnight Children Everywhere (Olivier Award for Best Play) Franny’s Way Some Americans Abroad Frank’s Home Two Shakespearean Actors and James Joyce’s The Dead (with Shaun Davey Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical). The restored text, a product of the continuing collaboration of playwright Richard Nelson and translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, provides valuable insight into Chekhov’s intentions in his groundbreaking play. The Seagull, in this new translation for TCG’s Russian Drama Series, includes lines and variants found in Chekhov’s final version of the play, but omitted from the script for the original performance at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898, which went on to become the standard printed version. “Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English.” -James Wood, New Yorker "Black Rednecks and White Liberals" is the capstone of decades of outstanding research and writing on racial and cultural issues by Thomas Sowell. So too are the inspiring achievements and painful tragedies of black education in the United States. The reasons for the venomous hatred of Jews, and of other groups like them in countries around the world, are explored in an essay that asks, "Are Jews Generic?" Misconceptions of German history in general, and of the Nazi era in particular, are also re-examined. An essay titled "The Real History of Slavery" presents a jolting re-examination of that tragic institution and the narrow and distorted way it is too often seen today. It presents eye-opening insights into the historical development of the ghetto culture that is today wrongly seen as a unique black identity-a culture cheered on toward self-destruction by white liberals who consider themselves "friends" of blacks. In a series of long essays, this book presents an in-depth look at key beliefs behind many mistaken and dangerous actions, policies, and trends. Plainly written, powerfully reasoned, and backed with a startling array of documented facts, Black Rednecks and White Liberals takes on not only the trendy intellectuals of our times but also such historic interpreters of American life as Alexis de Tocqueville and Frederick Law Olmsted. This explosive new book challenges many of the long-prevailing assumptions about blacks, about Jews, about Germans, about slavery, and about education. |