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The Iliad and The Odyssey are two of the oldest works of Western literature yet these ancient myths still offer powerful lessons for our times. From the fascinating fall of Troy to Odysseus's perilous journey home, from the gods and goddesses to the Sirens and the suitors, the events and characters of these epic tales captivate us, teach us, and inspire us. Their influence can be seen far and wide, from James Joyce's Ulysses to the movie sensation Troy, starring Brad Pitt.Whether you've read Homer's original stories or you've only enjoyed their modern-day descendants, you'll love this Canterbury Classics edition of Iliad and Odyssey. The perfect book to complete any bookshelf, Iliad and Odyssey features an eye-catching leather-bound cover with gold foil stamping, as well as fine ivory paper with gilded edges. You'll be moved by these magical works, and then delight in displaying this beautiful book in your home.A classic keepsake for fans of Greek mythology, as well as all great literature, Iliad and Odyssey is the perfect addition to any library.Lexile score: 1290L

another comebackclimbing back up out of the ooze, out ofthe thick black tar, rising up again, a modernLazarus.you're amazed at your goodfortune.somehow you've had morethan your share of secondchances.hell, accept it.what you have, you have.you walk and look in the bathroommirrorat an idiot's smile. you know your luck.some go down and never climb back up.something is being kind to you.you turn from the mirror and walk into theworld.you find a chair, sit down, light a cigar.back from a thousand warsyou look out from an open door into the silentnight.Sibelius plays on the radio.nothing has been lost or destroyed.you blow smoke into the night, tug at your rightear.baby, right now, you've got itall.

Boken handler om enhver mors mareritt: barnet hennes er forsvunnet og blir funnet drept og morens kjæreste blir siktet for mordet.

Forfatterens debutroman fra 1970, skildrer en fattig familie i en liten by i 1940-tallets Ohio. Den elleveårige datteren Pecola ber til Gud hver kveld om å få blå øyne. Hun er sikker på at om hun bare får blå øyne, vil hun bli vakker, elsket og lykkelig. Foreldrene vil slutte å slåss, faren vil slutte å drikke, broren vil ikke lenger stikke av, og hjemmet vil bli fylt med kjærlighet i stedet for hat. Drømmen om blå øyne blir Pecolas fluktvei fra ensomhet, vold og fattigdom.

Ei jente sit på ein sofa, ho veit ikkje kva ho skal finne på. Ho kranglar med mora og er sjalu på den eldre søstra. Ho lengtar også etter den fraverande faren, ein sjømann.

Søstrene Gillian og Sally Owens tilhører en slekt som har vært stemplet som hekser i 200 år. Alt som har gått galt i småbyen Massachusetts har Owenskvinnene fått skylden for. De to gamle tantene som Gillian og Sally har vokst opp hos, har avfunnet seg med denne skjebnen, og gjort seg nytte av hekserollen. Men den unge generasjonen gjør opprør. Gillian flykter og lever livet hardt og vilt. Sally søker normaliteten i forstadslivets regulerte orden. Inntil Gillian dukker opp igjen, så å si med et lik i kofferten. Da må slektens gamle kunster tas i bruk, og selv gamle tanter hentes inn.

Boken er en oversikt over de 200 beste, ut fra forfatternes vurderinger, engelskspråklige romaner utgitt etter 1950. Hver bok er gitt en kort omtale.

Dette er en samling med forfatterens artikler og taler, mange av dem tidligere upublisert, om temaer som NAFTA, genetisk modifiserte organismer og økonomisk fundamentalisme. Boken reflekterer også over motstandens natur; gateprotestene som har sjokkert, hensikten med karnevalistisk subversjon, og den tilsynelatende mangelen på organisering som denne bevegelsens styrke. Boka er en guide for livet i verdensøkonomien, en nedtegnelse av globaliseringen og dens konsekvenser, og et dokument over en unik periode i vår historie. Har kilderegister.

Jefferson, en ung sort mann, er tiltalt for drap og får dødsstraff. Han er uskyldig, men blir satt inn for å vente på den elektriske stolen. Hans gudmor gir Grant Higgins i oppdrag å overbevise Jefferson om at han er en mann og ikke et svin; et ord som ble brukt under rettssaken. Hun ønsker at Jefferson skal dø med verdighet. Grant er lærer, og det er han som forteller historien om hva som skjer med menneskene i denne lille byen og ikke minst hvordan Jefferson selv tar det. Byen står stille den fredagen mellom klokken 12 og 15 når henrettelsen finner sted.

This special edition of Apollo Expeditions to the Moon, an official NASA publication, commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the July 20, 1969, Moon landing with a thrilling insider's view of the space program. Essays by participants . engineers, astronauts, and administrators . recall the program's unprecedented challenges. Written in direct, jargon-free language, this compelling adventure features more than 160 dazzling color photographs and scores of black-and-white illustrations. Insights into management challenges as well as its engineering feats include contributions from Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Shepard, and other astronauts; NASA administrator James E. Webb; Christopher C. Kraft, head of the Mission Control Center; and engineer Wernher von Braun. Their informative, exciting narratives explore the issues that set the United States on the path to the Moon, offer perspectives on the program's legacy, and examine the particulars of individual missions. Journalist Robert Sherrod chronicles the selection and training of astronauts. James Lovell, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, recounts the damaged ship's dramatic return to Earth. Geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt discusses the lunar expeditions' rich harvest of scientific information. These and other captivating firsthand accounts form an ideal introduction to the historic U.S. space program as well as fascinating reading for all ages. This new expanded edition includes a chronology of the Apollo project, additional photographs, and a new Introductory Essay by historian Paul Dickson that offers a modern retrospective of the Moon landing, discussing its place in the world of space exploration and its impact on American history and culture.

Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together-a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn't want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis. In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King's most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade-but escalating-battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott's lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face-including his own-he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott's affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others. From Stephen King, our .most precious renewable resource, like Shakespeare in the malleability of his work" (The Guardian), Elevation is an antidote to our divisive culture, as gloriously joyful (with a twinge of deep sadness) as .It's a Wonderful Life."

Det er kveld i Roma i begynnelsen av det 20. århundre da to unge mennesker møtes på gaten: forskeren Helge Gram og billedkunstneren Jenny Winge. De innleder et forhold, og da de møtes igjen i Kristiania, blir Jenny presentert for Helges familie. Helges foreldre lever i et uhyggelig ekteskap som tydelig har preget hans oppvekst. Det blir også en stor belastning i forholdet mellom Helge og Jenny, og de går fra hverandre. Jenny oppdager imidlertid at hun har mye til felles med Helges far. Dermed forlater Gert Gram sin kone.

On a balmy June night, Kirsten, a young university student, strolls home through a silent moonlit park. Suddenly her tranquil mood is shattered as she is viciously attacked. When she awakes in hospital, she has no recollection of that brutal night. But then, slowly and painfully, details reveal themselves, dreams of two figures, one white and one black, hovering over her; snatches of a strange and haunting song, the unfamiliar texture of a rough and deadly hand. In another part of the country, Martha Browne arrives, posing as an author doing research for a book. But her research is of a particularly macabre variety. Who is she hunting with such deadly determination? And why?

This is the story of a guy who owns a radio station, a likeable overworked woman who does the traffic report, and a dog named Bob. They all fall in love, the outsmart some bad guys, and they eat a lot of dessert.

The authors report on a growing crisis in American journalism. From the corporatization that leads media moguls to slash content for profit, to newsrooms that ignore global crises to report celebrities, these veteran journalists chronicle an erosion of independent, relevant journalism. In the process they make clear why incorruptible reporting is crucial to American society. Rooted in interviews and firsthand accounts, the authors take us inside one of America's powerful institutions, the new media. With index.

A high-concept horror with a diverse multi-POV cast and remarkable depth and heart. In this riveting debut, equal parts Cabin in the Woods and The Breakfast Club, five teens will discover what lies within a local, infamous house is darker, and more personal, than any urban legend. Plenty of legends surround the infamous Boulder House in Whispering Bluffs, Wisconsin, but nobody takes them seriously. Certainly nobody believes that the original owner, Maxwell Cartwright Jr., cursed its construction-or that a murder of crows died upon its completion, turning the land black with their carcasses. If there were truth to any of the local folklore, River Red High wouldn't offer a field trip there for the graduating class. Five very different seniors-Violet, Paul, Ashley, Dylan, and Gretchen-volunteer, each for private reasons, none of which have to do with trip itself. When they're separated from the group, they discover that what lies within Boulder House is far more horrifying than any rumor they've heard. To survive, they'll have to band together and ultimately confront the truths of their darkest selves.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Mystic Creek series comes a standalone contemporary romance novel full of homespun holiday cheer--now in mass market! Maddie McLendon hasn't had a new relationship since the loss of her beloved husband two years ago. Broken by grief and desperate for a new start, Maddie moves to Bitterroot Valley, Montana, with her adult son and her grandson. But despite the natural beauty of her new town, not every change in her life is a welcome one. Maddie's new next-door neighbor, Sam Conacher, used to be a pillar of the community, but he has driven old friends and new acquaintances away due to a recent heartbreak of his own. He seems to intrude on her life at every turn. As Christmas draws closer, Sam's and Maddie's grown children begin to fall in love, but Maddie and Sam's interactions are punctuated by an increasingly bitter attitude. Under unexpected circumstances, the other townsfolk of Bitterroot Valley band together to show both Maddie and Sam that moving past their grief is possible, and burdens are lightened when you have someone else to depend on.

Deceptively simple and suspiciously addictive, "Not Quite What I Was Planning: And Other Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure" is a thousand little glimpses at humanity - six words at a time. In 2006, "SMITH" Magazine decided to give people the opportunity to answer a Hemingway inspired challenge: What would a six-word memoir look like? Within weeks, submissions were coming in by the thousands and this book is the fruit of this amazing response. Famous contributors range from Joan Rivers to Dave Eggers, Mario Batali to Jonathan Lethem, Deepak Chopra to Moby. Most of the contributions, however, came from amateur writers. Examples; From Aimee Mann: 'Couldn't cope so I wrote songs.'; From Joyce Carol Oates: 'Revenge is living well, without you.'; From Joan Rivers: 'Liars, hysterectomy didn't improve sex life!'; And from unknown writers we have: Never really finished anything, except cake.Found true love, married someone else; Study mathematics. Marry slut. Sum bad; Caring for parents. Life is circular. This title presents a glorious mishmash of these and myriad other voices. It's a thousand little windows into humanity-six words at a time. Whether the results are shocking, strange, silly, or sad, they are always entertaining, often inspiring, and totally addictive.

This title features over 300 aircraft with 1200 wartime and modern identification photographs. It describes all the truly classic aircraft, such as the Spitfire, Messerschmitt Bf109, Heinkel He111, F-14 Tomcat, MiGs, B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. It covers the history of fighters and bombers, their technology and role in major conflicts around the world, including the first fighter aces, early bombing raids, Blitzkrieg, the Battle of Britain, the Dambusters, the Cold War, the Falklands and the Gulf Wars. Specification boxes for each aircraft provide at-a-glance information about their country of origin, first flight, power, armament, size, weights and performance. It includes glossaries of aviation terms and abbreviations. These two superb books trace the development of fighter and bomber aircraft from the early pioneering days through to the sophisticated machines of today. Fighters focuses on aircraft designed to attack and destroy other aircraft, and is brimming with information about planes such as the Bristol Fighter, Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, MiG-15, Hunter, Harrier and F-14 Tomcat. Bombers looks at military aircraft that are designed to drop bombs on enemy targets from the air, and includes the atom bomb-carrying Boeing B-29s and stealth bombers. These splendidly illustrated books provide enthusiasts and historians with key information about the world's greatest military aircraft.

This book brings together a selection of Newton's fashion catalog work from as early as 1962 through 2003 and his last editorial photographs for US and Italian Vogue - all work he made as a "gun for hire." The client list includes: BiBA, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Versace, Thierry Mugler, Blumarine, "Italian Vogue", "US Vogue", "German Vogue", Villeroy & Boch, Bikini Calendar for "Sportsmagazine", "Absolute Vodka". His work is so powerful, so striking, that it defies categorization. In refusing to call his work "art," Newton leaves us free to do so, and judging from the amount of museum and gallery shows that have featured his work, it is clear that the option has been widely exercised.

Tradition says there are three ways to grow a company's profits: Fire up the sales team with empty promises, cut costs and downsize, or cook the books. But what if there's a better way-a way that nine amazingly profitable and well-run companies are already embracing?Jason Jennings and his research team screened more than 100,000 Amer­ican companies to find nine that rarely end up on magazine covers, yet have increased revenues and profits by ten percent or more for ten consecutive years. Then they interviewed the leaders, workers, and customers of these quiet super­stars to find the secrets of their astoundingly consistent and profitable growth.What they have in common is a culture-a community-based on a shockingly simple precept: Think big, but act small. It works for retailers like PETCO, Cabela's, and O'Reilly Automotive, manufacturers like Medline Industries, service compa­nies like Sonic Drive-In, private educational companies like Strayer, industrial giants like Koch Enterprises, and software companies like SAS.These companies think big ideas about solving customers' problems, making better products, and creating value. And yet they never stop acting like start-ups-staying humble, treating every employee like the owner, and teaching managers to get their hands dirty.Jennings and his researchers have updated this book with new stories and insights about why these companies continue to thrive-through the economic downturn-and have now increased revenues and profits for fifteen consecu­tive years. Any company, no matter the size or industry, can benefit from fol­lowing their examples.

Adam Sabir has discovered the missing quatrains of Nostradamus, and the events they foretell are coming true. But there's one prophecy he can't fully decipher, and it warns of the imminent arrival of the Third Antichrist. Sabir's every move is the Corpus Maleficus, an ancient cabal devoted to serving the Antichrist. Disfigured, orphaned, groomed for cruelty and violence, they are prepared to do anything to stop him. As Sabir puzzles over the riddle, a descendant of the Mayans embarks on a dangerous journey. He must deliver a sacred codex to the Palace of the Masks. Only then can the secret of Nostradamus' prophecy be revealed...

The new, brilliantly high-concept religious conspiracy-theory thriller from the author of 'The Righteous Men', set against the backdrop of the world's bitterest conflict. April 2003: as the Baghdad Museum of Antiquities is looted, a teenage Iraqi boy finds an ancient clay tablet in a long-forgotten vault. He takes it and runs off into the night ! Several years later, at a peace rally in Jerusalem, the Israeli prime minister is about to sign a historic deal with the Palestinians. A man approaches from the crowd and seems to reach for a gun -- bodyguards shoot him dead. But in his hand was a note, one he wanted to hand to the prime minister. The shooting sparks a series of tit-for-tat killings which could derail the peace accord. Washington sends for trouble-shooter and peace negotiator Maggie Costello, after she thought she had quit the job for good. She follows a trail that takes her from Jewish settlements on the West Bank to Palestinian refugee camps, where she discovers the latest deaths are not random but have a distinct pattern. All the dead men are archaeologists and historians -- those who know the buried secrets of the ancient past. Menaced by fanatics and violent extremists on all sides, Costello is soon plunged into high-stakes international politics, the worldwide underground trade in stolen antiquities and a last, unsolved riddle of the Bible.

A mother-daughter story about the strong pull of tradition, and the lure and cost of breaking free of it. When Shoko decided to marry an American GI and leave Japan, she had her parents' blessing, her brother's scorn, and a gift from her husband-a book on how to be a proper American housewife. As she crossed the ocean to America, Shoko also brought with her a secret she would need to keep her entire life... Half a century later, Shoko's plans to finally return to Japan and reconcile with her brother are derailed by illness. In her place, she sends her grown American daughter, Sue, a divorced single mother whose own life isn't what she hoped for. As Sue takes in Japan, with all its beauty and contradictions, she discovers another side to her mother and returns to America unexpectedly changed and irrevocably touched.

Over half a century since The Spy Who came in from the Cold made John le Carre a worldwide, bestselling sensation, David Cornwell, the man behind the pseudonym, remains an enigma. He has consistently quarried his life for his writing, and his novels seem to offer tantalizing glimpses of their author - but in the narrative of his life fact and fiction have become intertwined, and little is really known of one of the world's most successful writers. In Cornwell's lonely childhood Adam Sisman uncovers the origins of the themes of love and abandonment which have dominated le Carre's fiction: the departure of his mother when he was five, followed by 'sixteen hugless years' in the dubious care of his father, a man of energy and charm, a serial seducer and conman who hid the Bentleys in the trees when the bailiffs came calling - a 'totally incomprehensible father' who could 'put a hand on your shoulder and the other in your pocket, both gestures equally sincere'. And in Cornwell's adult life - from recruitment by both MI5 and MI6, through marriage and family life, to his emergence as the master of the spy novel - Sisman explores the idea of espionage and its significance in human terms; the extent to which betrayal is acceptable in exchange for love; and the endless need for forgiveness, especially from oneself. Written with exclusive access to David Cornwell himself, to his private archive and to the most important people in his life - family, friends, enemies, intelligence ex-colleagues and ex-lovers - and featuring a wealth of previously unseen photographic material, Adam Sisman's extraordinarily insightful and constantly revealing biography brings in from the cold a man whose own life has been as complex and confounding and filled with treachery as any of his novels. 'I'm a liar,' Cornwell has written. 'Born to lying, bred to it, trained to it by an industry that lies for a living, practised in it as a novelist.' This is the definitive biography of a major writer, described by Ian McEwan as 'perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the twentieth century in Britain'.

Etter to måneders sjukemelding hadde Mike Croft håpet på ei enkel sak for å komme inn i ting igjen. I steden får han ei sak med en voldtektsmann som går løs i Norwichs gater og overfaller unge, blonde kvinner. Det virker som om det er tilfeldig hvem han angriper, men når obuksjonsrapportene er ferdige må Mike innse at det er et grusomt scenario han står overfor.

Ikke en gang FBI har klart å oppspore den kidnappede politiker-hustruen som C.W. Sughrue nå har fått i oppdrag å finne. Etter å ha krysset Vesten fra Montana til Aspen, sitter C.W. igjen med en liten, uthulet skulptur av en and.

Tre svarte barjenter blir funnet myrdet. Deretter en hvit stripteasedanser, myrdet etter samme mønster som de andre. Og da sistnevnte viser seg å være datter av en kjent statsadvokat, bryter helvete løs. Nok en gang blir privatdetektiv Easy Rawlins presset til å engasjere seg.

Easy Rawlins har mistet fabrikkjobben, og det nye huset hans står i fare for å gå tapt. Det er fristende å bite på det noe uklare tilbudet fra DeWitt Albright - et hundredollars oppdrag med å oppspore en viss Daphne Monet. Beløpet dekker første avdrag på huset, men trekker den godtroende Easy ut i en sump av vonde overraskelser. Underveis mot løsningen sveiper han fra barbersalonger, jazzkneiper og svartes vannhull til hvite folks luksusboliger, som bak den iøynefallende fasaden har desto mer å skjule.