A beautiful illustrated edition of this genre-defying tour de force, featuring new artwork selected by V.E. Schwab, illustrated plate section, printed endpapers and exclusive jacket. When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there's always a price - the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone. Addie flees her tiny home town in 18th-Century France, beginning a journey that takes her across the world, learning to live a life where no one remembers her and everything she owns is lost and broken. Existing only as a muse for artists throughout history, she learns to fall in love anew every single day. Her only companion on this journey is her dark devil with hypnotic green eyes, who visits her each year on the anniversary of their deal. Alone in the world, Addie has no choice but to confront him, to understand him, maybe to beat him. Until one day, in a second hand bookshop in Manhattan, Addie meets someone who remembers her. Suddenly thrust back into a real, normal life, Addie realises she can't escape her fate forever.
On one level this work is the story of an airman's discovery of a small boy from another planet in the desert and his stories of intergalactic travel, and on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition.
An action-packed comedy about a fake family that includes a spy, an assassin and a telepath!Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But when he receives the ultimate assignment—to get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over his head!Yor’s on assignment and finds herself up against a gang of assassins on board a luxury cruiser. Meanwhile, Loid and Anya each discover that bombs have been planted throughout the ship! Will their best efforts be enough to save the vessel?
An action-packed comedy about a fake family that includes a spy, an assassin and a telepath!Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But when he receives the ultimate assignment-to get married and have a kid-he may finally be in over his head!As a child, [REDACTED] lived an unremarkable life with his parents, playing war games with his friends and quarreling with his father. It never occurred to young [REDACTED] that the life he'd taken for granted might one day end...
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this "propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—in development as a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling.HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • "An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today"If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington PostRyland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.Or does he?An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.
The beloved danmei/Boys’ Love wuxia novel series from China that inspired the donghua (animated series) streaming in English!In this final book (Volume 5), read the conclusion to this historical tale of a virtuous Daoist martial artist’s deep connection to the complicated leader of a demonic sect.In the tumultuous Central Plains, power and prestige are fleeting, and today’s friend is tomorrow’s foe—and Shen Qiao is in the eye of the storm. Following a daring rescue in the midst of a coup that marks the end of a dynasty, the mild-mannered Daoist has no time to rest as rumors of a power struggle call him home to Xuandu Mountain. But before he even reaches his destination, another whisper upon the wind cuts into Shen Qiao’s heart: Yan Wushi, not yet fully recovered from his damaged demonic core, has challenged Hulugu of the Göktürks to a battle from which only one will survive. Shen Qiao will need to call upon his martial arts and wits to survive the calamity that surrounds him, but when the dust settles, will what he holds dear still remain?
I-i-it's not like a spider needs friends I did it I'm finally an Arachne ...Aaand things already aren't going the way I thought they would. I'm inexplicably on a road trip with the Demon Lord, a reincarnated baby, and her troubled vampire guardian. I
'Teen-appeal' topics combined with extensive preparation for the revised 2020 A2 Key for Schools, B1 Preliminary for Schools as well as B2 First for Schools.
From the author of the acclaimed "Elantris" comes the first novel in his Mistborn trilogy--a story which dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? Reissue.
Love is the one thing you can't steal.Nessa Griffin leads a lonely life. Too compassionate and gentle for the underworld business she grew up in, she fills no role in her family's mafia empire, struggling to prove herself both at home and in her highly competitive ballet corps.Mikolaj Wilk is the most vicious gangster in Chicago, and he's hellbent on revenge. His adoptive father saved him from the streets of Warsaw only to die at the hands of the Griffins.As part of his vengeance, Mikolaj abducts Nessa, holding her captive in his moldering gothic mansion. She might not deserve to pay for her family's crimes, but in this world, the wolves eat the lambs no matter how gentle and innocent they may be.But even as Mikolaj plots the destruction of everything the Griffins hold dear, he finds himself fixated on his captive, wanting this ballerina to dance only for him. Meanwhile, Nessa finds herself lost in the growing tension between her and her kidnapper, their twisted relationship building in new, terrifying ways.He is the beast to her beauty-but can Nessa find the man inside before he gives into his hunger?
Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga.Who is the Hero of Ages?To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness--the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists--is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. She can't even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans! Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way of Kings Words of Radiance Edgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer Dawnshard (Novella) Rhythm of War The Mistborn trilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire The Well of Ascension The Hero of Ages Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series Alloy of Law Shadows of Self Bands of Mourning The Lost Metal Collection Arcanum Unbounded Other Cosmere novels Elantris Warbreaker The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark Talent Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians The Rithmatist series The Rithmatist Other books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity
The Workbook contains six pages of additional practice for each of the Student's Book units. The Starter unit has eight pages. This comprises exercises for vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing at three levels of difficulty. A two-page Progress review after every unit with self-assessments and I can ... statements. Four pages of Cumulative review which provide revision of all the language and skills studied up to a particular point in the Student's Book. · A Reference section which includes: a Language focus reference with additional practice exercises for each grammar point; an alphabetical Wordlist with illustrations and a phonetic chart; a Key phrases section with Key phrases from the Student's Book; an Irregular verbs list.A Student access card to the online Practice kit for additional self-study practice.
"The hottest thinker in the world". (Bryan Appleyard, "Sunday Times").In "The Black Swan", Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls antifragile are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. What's more, the antifragile is immune to prediction errors and protected from adverse events. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, why is debt bad for you, and why is what we call "efficient" is not efficient at all? Why should you write your resignation letter before starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives?"Antifragile" is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, Taleb's message is revolutionary: the antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb has devoted his life to problems of uncertainty, probability, and knowledge and has led three careers around this focus, as a businessman-trader, a philosophical essayist, and an academic researcher. Although he now spends most of his time working in intense seclusion in his study, in the manner of independent scholars, he is currently Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at New York University's Polytechnic Institute. His main subject matter is "decision making under opacity," that is, a map and a protocol on how we should live in a world we don't understand.His books "Fooled by Randomness" and "The Black Swan" have been published in thirty-three languages. Taleb believes that prizes, honorary degrees, awards, and ceremonialism debase knowledge by turning it into a spectator sport.
2019 Reprint of 1963 Edition. JOSEPH MURPHY wrote, taught, counseled and lectured to thousands all over the world for nearly fifty years. Born in 1898, he was educated in Ireland and England. In the preface of this title, Dr Joseph Murphy asserts that l
Livre tout-en-un dans la collection Vite et Bien, méthode de français langue étrangere (FLE), pour grands adolescents et adultes, niveau 2 (B1). Méthode de français RAPIDE pour adultes pressés et impatients! pour chaque niveau un manuel unique "tout-en-un" avec CD audio et corrigés 120 a 140 heures de cours par niveau Deuxieme édition revue et corrigée: plus de 200 activités communicatives une évaluation finale une nouvelle maquette et de nouvelles illustrations Vite et bien 1 A1/A2 : débutants et faux déébutants Vite et bien 2 B1 PUBLICS Apprenants en situations d'apprentissage variées: étudiants en centres de langues cours en entreprises cours particuliers auto-apprentissage guidé remise a niveau OBJECTIFS Concilier le plaisir d'apprendre et une bonne structuration des connaissances la vie en France les différences culturelles le langage de la vie quotidienne Faire face a des contextes variés personnel et familial pratique professionnel touristique administratif universitaire
In a frozen dystopia where inhabitants eat flesh to survive, can the destructive powers of fire bring salvation?In the not-too-distant past, the Ice Witch blankets the world in snow, starvation, and madness, leading the inhabitants to seek their salvation in fire. With that, an unusual destiny unfolds for two young orphans, Agni and Luna, blessed with the ability to regenerate. But will this ability prove to be more of a curse than a blessing?Following the fight with his longtime enemy Doma, Agni is beheaded, and it’s decided that his head is to be taken to the sea. However, during the journey, a mysterious person named Togata appears, and their madness-tainted filming begins!
William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work on his father's farm. Stoner becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman. His life is quiet, and after his death his colleagues remember him rarely. Yet with truthfulness, compassion and intense power, this novel uncovers a story of universal value. Stoner tells of the conflicts, defeats and victories of the human race that pass unrecorded by history, and reclaims the significance of an individual life. A reading experience like no other, itself a paean to the power of literature, it is a novel to be savoured.
A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!Marin's bestie and Wakana's classmate Nowa might seem a little flaky, but the girl has some serious instinct when love is in the air! When she tosses out a bombshell at karaoke by flatly asking Marin and Wakana if they're an item, it sends the two running! But before long, it's cosplay over love, as the school culture festival rolls around! To Marin's utter surprise and delight, their school features a unique festival event that means...cosplay at school?! And even though Marin's an old hand at cosplay now, the type of costume the event calls for is all new to her!
THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Profound, witty and uplifting' Observer'Full of eloquent, cogent and positive reminders of the beauty of life' IndependentThe Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims, memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations offer new ways of seeing ourselves and the world.This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the comfort of a hug or a reminder that hope comes from unexpected places.
This Workbook consolidates and extends the language and exam skills covered in the Open World Student's Book and includes downloadable audio for the listening activities. An Online Workbook is also available, separately.
A body-focused, trauma-informed art therapy that will appeal to art therapists, somatic experiencing practitioners, bodyworkers, artists, and mental health professionals While art therapy traditionally focuses on therapeutic image-making and the
From New York Times best-selling author, Rick Riordan, comes a unique and exciting take on Ancient Egyptian mythology and is now available in a paperback box set complete with a bonus graphic novel sampler!A collection fit for the (Egyptian) gods! All three books in the blockbuster Kane Chronicles trilogy are included in this deluxe boxed set of paperbacks, each with dynamic cover art, and a bonus graphic novel sampler. This boxed set will be a treasure trove for readers of all ages, whether they're experiencing Sadie and Carter's amazing adventures for the first time or are faithful fans eager to devour the saga all over again.Narrated by two different wisecracking voices, featuring an ever-changing crew of friends and foes, and with adventures spanning the globe, the Kane Chronicles is nothing short of a thrill ride.
Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, the One Piece.As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, an enchanted Devil Fruit that gave him the ability to stretch like rubber. Its only drawback? He’ll never be able to swim again—a serious handicap for an aspiring sea dog! Years later, Luffy sets off on his quest to find the "One Piece,” said to be the greatest treasure in the world…Luffy and his Straw Hat crew duke it out with CP9, a band of dastardly World Government goons headquartered on the island of Enies Lobby. CP9’s goal? Abducting Nico Robin, the Straw Hats’ newest crew member, in order to activate an ancient weapon called Pluton. But when the enemy accidentally initiates a dreaded "Buster Call” military maneuver, the island and everyone on it is slated for complete annihilation!
In a frozen dystopia where inhabitants eat flesh to survive, can the destructive powers of fire bring salvation?In the not-too-distant past, the Ice Witch blankets the world in snow, starvation, and madness, leading the inhabitants to seek their salvation in fire. With that, an unusual destiny unfolds for two young orphans, Agni and Luna, blessed with the ability to regenerate. But will this ability prove to be more of a curse than a blessing?Boss, the leader of the Behemdorg escapees, finds he’s at a disadvantage when fighting the soldiers who continue pursuing them. But all that changes with the sudden appearance of a mysterious spear-wielding girl and a masked man who are willing to lend their aid. Meanwhile, will Agni have to perform that certain act once again for those who revere him?!
Niveau C1Projekt C1 neu ist ein Trainingsprogramm für jugendliche und erwachsene Lernende, die sich auf das neue modulare Goethe-Zertifikat C1 (ab Januar 2024) vorbereiten wollen. Texte und Aufgaben weisen eine ansteigende Progression auf und können jedes C1-Lehrwerk begleiten.Das Übungsbuch enthält 10 komplette Modelltests zu allen Modulen: Lesen, Hören, Schreiben und Sprechen. Außerdem bietet es eine Übersicht über den Aufbau der Prüfung, den vorgegebenen Zeitrahmen und die Bewertung der einzelnen Prüfungsteile. Im Anhang gibt es auch Antwortbögen als Kopiervorlage.Alle Audio-Dateien stehen als kostenloser MP3-Download zur Verfügung.
On a trip to Africa, Mark finds himself torn between two lives: his normal life with his girlfriend Amber and his super-hero life with good friend Atom Eve. Also in this volume: Angstrom Levy makes his move and the truth about ROBOT is revealed.
A great "philosopher" once said "trying to understand women is like trying to smell the color 9." But the fact is, men can understand women to their great benefit. All they need is the right teacher. There is no better teacher than John Gottman, a world-renowned relationships researcher.
Describes how corporate leaders can manage group dynamics to maximize productivity, in a guide based on an eight-year study of over two dozen companies that also draws on insights by NASCAR CEO Brian France and Dilbert creator Scott Adams.
It: Chapter Two--now a major motion picture Stephen King's terrifying, classic #1 New York Times bestseller, "a landmark in American literature" (Chicago Sun-Times)--about seven adults who return to their hometow
At this high school, instead of jocks and nerds, the students are divided into predators and prey.At a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace. Who among them will become a Beastar—a hero destined to lead in a society naturally rife with mistrust?Guess who’s coming to dinner? Every rabbit parent wants their daughter to date a wolf, right? Beastar horse Yahya hires gray wolf Legoshi to help him apprehend a mixed-species felon, but Legoshi is a sucker for a sob story. At college, red deer Louis’s status has fallen from the most popular student to the limping one with the dark past. The temptation to reclaim his status as leader of the Shishi-gumi lion gang is strong…especially when he meets the beast who replaced him. Plus, more about the tragic life of Legoshi’s mother.
Inspire place l’apprenant au cœur de l’apprentissage et développe son autonomie en françaisStructure :→ 1 unité « Découverte » et 7 unités comprenant :1 page d'ouverture 3 leçons d'apprentissage1 leçon « Techniques pour... »1 double-page « S'entraîner »3 évaluations de type « DELF » toutes les deux unités→ 250 activités autocorrectives pour s'entraîner dans le Parcours digital→ Les transcriptions et les corrigés des pages "S'entraîner" dans un livret encartéDescriptif :L'approche actionnelle implique l'étudiant dans une réflexion individuelle et en collaboration avec les autres, facilitant la mise en place d'activités de médiationUne démarche claire et progressive facilite la découverte des contenus linguistiques et culturels en contexte, à partir des médias (audios, vidéos et écrits) de sources authentiquesDes tableaux synthétiques centralisent des contenus linguistiques de chaque leçon, avec plus de 500 activités de renforcement proposées dans les livres et le Parcours digital® par niveauLes pages « Techniques pour… » développent l'autonomie en français, à l'oral et à l'écrit.Les activités d'apprentissage intègrent la multimodalité : classe inversée, hybridation, activités collaboratives et hétérogénéité du groupe.
Siguiendo el modelo de la edicion economica de Barbour de la version King James (mas de dos millones de copias vendidas), "Santa Biblia "contiene el texto del Antiguo y Nuevo Testamentos de la version Reina Valera 1909, junto con un plan de lectura de 365 dias y una explicacion breve del plan de salvacion.Patterned after Barbour's bargain edition of the King James Version (more than two million copies sold), "Santa Biblia "features the entire Old and New Testament text of the 1909 Reina Valera translation, along with a 365-day reading plan and a brief explanation of the way of salvation.
4th edition of the bestselling art instruction guide which helps to enhance creativity and artistic confidence, and has already sold over 2 million copies in previous editions. Ideal for professionals, students or those who simply enjoy art as a hobby.
The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim,
"You will devour these beautifully written--and very important--tales of honesty, pain, and resilience" (Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and City of Girls) from fifteen brilliant writers who exp
At this high school, instead of jocks and nerds, the students are divided into predators and prey.At a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace. Who among them will become a Beastar—a hero destined to lead in a society naturally rife with mistrust?Lop-eared rabbit Kyu teaches gray wolf Legoshi a thing or two about female empowerment as she trains him to confront his most powerful foe yet. When the Shishi-gumi lions prepare to slay half-leopard, half-gazelle Melon, he divulges the story of his horrific first crime. Meanwhile, red deer Louis’s status in the world changes overnight, while dwarf rabbit Haru’s low self-esteem may lead to her paying the ultimate price!
Menschen to kurs przeznaczony dla osób dorosłych, zaczynających naukę języka niemieckiego. W praktyczny sposób wykorzystuje zagadnienia neurodydaktyki, jest alternatywą dla schematycznych zadań utrwalających struktury gramatyczne. Każda lekcja rozpoczyna się opisem interesującej sytuacji – czasami połączonej z tekstem do słuchania – która wprowadza do tematu lekcji, rozbudza emocje i zainteresowanie. Uczniowie poznają słownictwo, struktury i idiomy w autentycznych tekstach do słuchania i czytania. Nowe słownictwo prezentowane jest dodatkowo w postaci słownika obrazkowego, co ułatwia wzrokowcom zapamiętywanie. Tabelaryczna prezentacja gramatyki pozwala łatwiej i lepiej zrozumieć zagadnienia gramatyczne. W ramach materiałów uzupełniających do kursu dostępne są interaktywne zadania na komputer, a także filmy DVD do samodzielnej pracy w domu.
Getting cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi and being rejected by his former Sith Master Darth Sidious isn't going to defeat Darth Maul. In fact, it only makes him mad enough to take on the galaxy - with an army of Mandalorians!After forming the Shadow Collective - a criminal organization composed of the Hutts, Black Sun, the Mandalorians, and thefearsome Nightbrothers - Maul wages war against Darth Sidious and his generals, Count Dooku and General Grievous!Adapted from unproduced screenplays for Season 6 of The Clone Wars television show, this is the final chapter planned for Darth Maul' saga.COLLECTING: STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - SON OF DATHOMIR 1-4, MATERIAL FROM STAR WARS TALES 7-9
America’s most-read, most-watched, and most beloved serial killer—Dexter Morgan—is back. After selling more than one million copies and inspiring the wildly popular #1 Showtime series and top-rated crime drama on pay-cable television, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lindsay returns with his most hilarious, macabre, and purely entertaining novel yet.Dexter Morgan has always lived a happy homicidal life. He keeps his dark urges in check by adhering to one steadfast rule . . . he only kills very bad people. But now Dexter is experiencing some major life changes—don’t we all?—and they’re mostly wrapped up in the eight-pound curiosity that is his newborn daughter. Family bliss is cut short, however, when Dexter is summoned to investigate the disappearance of a seventeen-year-old girl who has been running with a bizarre group of goths who fancy themselves to be vampires. As Dexter gets closer to the truth of what happened to the missing girl, he realizes they are not really vampires so much as cannibals. And, most disturbing . . . these people have decided they would really like to eat Dexter.Jeff Lindsay’s bestselling, dark, ironic, and oftentimes laugh-out-loud hilarious novels about the lovable serial killer with no soul (but a redeeming desire to kill only people who deserve it) have gained a legion of fans and assumed a place in our culture.
The runaway New York Times bestseller that shows American parents the secrets behind France's amazingly well-behaved children, from the author of There Are No Grown-ups."On questions of how to live, the French never disappoint. . . . Maybe it all starts with childhood. That is the conclusion that readers may draw from Bringing Up Bébé.” —The Wall Street Journal"I’ve been a parent now for more than eight years, and—confession—I’ve never actually made it all the way through a parenting book. But I found Bringing Up Bébé to be irresistible.” —SlateWhen American journalist Pamela Druckerman had a baby in Paris, she didn't aspire to become a "French parent.” But she noticed that French children slept through the night by two or three months old. They ate braised leeks. They played by themselves while their parents sipped coffee. And yet French kids were still boisterous, curious, and creative. Why? How? With a notebook stashed in her diaper bag, Druckerman set out to investigate—and wound up sparking a national debate on parenting. Researched over three years and written in her warm, funny voice, Bringing Up Bébé is deeply wise, charmingly told, and destined to become a classic resource for American parents.
Designed for both beginners and advanced students, Tarot Interactions transcends the card-by-card approach and asks how the principle of interaction can bring reading the cards to a new and more intuitive place
Discover the romantic, addictive and thrilling world of Tahereh Mafi’s fantasy Shatter Me series. This stunning hardback collector’s edition with its exclusive design and gold reading ribbon is the perfect gift for fans and new readers alike.
While the female nude has long played a conspicuous role in western iconography, the male nude has not always enjoyed such attention, or acceptance. This ode to the male physique celebrates the evolving, at one time illicit, art form from anonymous 19th century erotica through to contemporary work from David Hockney and Duane Michaels. Through the classic, the playful, and the provocative, it explores the compositions, postures, and role-playing of this often under-explored genre. Esteemed masters such as Herbert List, George Platt Lynes or Robert Mapplethorpe are all there, alongside Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, famed for his homoerotic images of nude youths in classical postures in Sicily. Further highlights include illustrations from Physique Pictorial, the leading organ of the mid-50s gay scene and a pioneer in gay publishing. The author David Leddick has been an officer in the US army, a dancer with the Metropolitan Opera in New York and creative director of leading cosmetics brands. He has written and edited photographic books and has also been an advertising consultant. He divides his time between Paris, Miami Beach and Montevideo.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Clarissa Dalloway is a woman of high-society - vivacious, hospitable and sociable on the surface, yet underneath troubled and dissatisfied with her life in post-war Britain. This disillusionment is an emotion that bubbles under the surface of all of Woolf's characters in Mrs Dalloway. Centred around one day in June where Clarissa is preparing for and holding a party, her interior monologue mingles with those of the other central characters in a stream of consciousness, entwining, yet never actually overriding the pervading sense of isolation that haunts each person. One of Virginia Woolf's most accomplished novels, Mrs Dalloway is widely regarded as one of the most revolutionary works of the 20th century in its style and the themes that it tackles. The sense that Clarissa has married the wrong person, her past love for another female friend and the death of an intended party guest all serve to amplify this stultifying existence.
Having lost his deadly duel with Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti, Subaru Natsuki goes back in time once more. Subaru returns to the world and, yet to shake off the effects of the ferocious battle, works with his allies to weave a new strategy - all to foil the wicked plans of the body-hopping Bishop of the Deadly Sins. Emilia, remaining behind in Roswaal Manor, also realizes that something lurks in the vicinity of the mansion. She urges the populace to take refuge, but the circumstances of her birth prove to be a wall she is helpless to overcome. Yet the arrival of the "Sword Devil" offers her a ray of hope- "If you tell me ten things you hate about yourself, I'll tell you twelve that I love about you." The ninth volume of the popular web novel, a tale of encounters and farewells. The third arc, Return to the Capital, reaches its conclusion-!!
