Pride and Prejudice
ISBN : 9780141439518
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited, while he struggles to remain indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life. This edition includes a new chronology, additional suggestions for further reading, and the original Penguin Classics introduction by Tony Tanner.
Optimism over despair
ISBN : 9780241981979
An essential overview of the problems of our world today -- and how we should prepare for tomorrow -- from the world's leading public intellectual We have two choices. We can be pessimistic, give up, and help ensure that the worst will happen. Or we can be optimistic, grasp the opportunities that surely exist, and maybe help make the world a better place. Not much of a choice . From peerless political thinker Noam Chomsky comes an exploration of rising neoliberalism, the refugee crisis in Europe, the Black Lives Matter movement, the dysfunctional US electoral system, and the prospects and challenges of building a movement for radical change. Including four up-to-the-minute interviews on the 2016
Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite
ISBN : 9780141025711
Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite is a daring attack on the way we look at our work and our world. Instead of the usual boring advice, Paul Arden offers daring quips, aphorisms and paradoxes - all seeking to revise what we hold as our 'common sense'. Whether you sell, manage or buy, Arden will inspire you with his original thinking, startling anecdotes, brilliant photographs and offbeat quotations from artists, scientists and philosophers. Whatever you think, Think the Opposite will force a rupture in whatever it is you used to think - even if you didn't know you thought it. And it will give you the confidence to take bigger risks and enjoy your work more than you can imagine.