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A fiction-within-a-fiction, a labyrinthine edifice of funny, mournful, and harrowing meditations on the fatal impasse between a man and a woman, My Life as a Man is Roth's most blistering novel. At its heart lies the marriage of Peter and Maureen Tarnopol, a gifted young writer and the woman who wants to be his muse but who instead is his nemesis. Their union is based on fraud and shored up by moral blackmail, but it is so perversely durable that, long after Maureen's death, Peter is still trying - and failing - to write his way free of it. Out of desperate inventions and cauterising truths, acts of weakness, tenderheartedness, and shocking cruelty, Philip Roth creates a work worthy of Strindberg - a fierce tragedy of sexual need and blindness.

UNDER FALSE COLOURS - Captain Drinkwater, accustomed to commanding one of His Britannic Majesty's ships of war, now finds himself as a lowly shipmaster of the Merchant Marine. The disguise may not be flattering but the mission, conceived by the Admiralty's Secret Department, is vital: to drive a wedge between two of the most powerful men on earth, the Tsar of Russia and the Emperor of France... THE FLYING SQUADRON: 1811 - Napoleon's French Empire dominates Europe from Moscow to Madrid, and as the United States emerges as a naval power to be reckoned with, the scene is set for a clash of interest. BENEATH THE AURORA: 1813 - As the Grand Army of Napoleon faces defeat on the battlefields of Germany, Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater succeeds Lord Dungarth as head of the Royal Navy's Secret Department. Before long he is caught up in a vast intrigue which leads him into the most desperate mission of his career among the forbidding fiords of Norway.

"Vampires, Zombies, Werewolves, and Ghosts" collects classic stories from such literary masters as Henry James, Oscar Wilde, and H.P. Lovecraft, who were inspired by folklore and mythology and dared to explore the darker side of human nature. Original.

"For thousands of years, Earth has been battered by horrific hurricanes that rage across its surface, wreaking devastation as they move. But what causes these awesome forces of nature and where in the world are they most likely to occur? Discover the science behind hurricane horrors, the world's worst-ever hurricane disasters, and the technology that scientists are using to help prevent devastating hurricanes of the future"-- Earth—it’s a disaster zone! For thousands of years, Earth has been battered by horrific hurricanes that rage across its surface, wreaking devastation as they move. But what causes these awesome forces of nature and where in the world are they most likely to occur? Discover the science behind hurricane horrors, the world’s worst-ever hurricane disasters, and the technology that scientists are using to help prevent devastating hurricanes of the future. Autorid: Louise A Spilsbury

Bhutan has the reputation as being the happiest place in the world and prides itself on its index of Gross National Happiness.Whether Bhutan’s claim to the happiness pedestal is hype, or verifiable fact, Bhutan is a remarkable place! A small country, Bhutan is nestled in the Himalayas between China, India, Tibet, and Nepal. Steeped in Buddhist tradition which commands respect for the environment and all creatures in it, discipline, and acceptance, Bhutan prides itself on basing its governmental decisions on their impact on the collective happiness of the country.Not that long ago, Bhutan was closed to the outside world, but as it has opened up to tourism, it has also worked hard to hold onto its traditions while trying to build the infrastructure to allow a balance of modernization and tradition. At least four factors contribute to Bhutan’s charm and spirit: the place, the people, the culture, and the hopefulness that these elements will persist into the future as reflected through the children of Bhutan.This large format photobook explores these themes through four interdependent sections of fine art photographs shot in either full frame medium format or 35 mm and presented with accompanying native insights into Bhutan and Buddhism. Autorid: David Francis, Namgyal (Namgay) Tshangkhap