MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS AND CHILDREN ARE FROM HEAVEN
MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS AND CHILDREN ARE FROM HEAVEN
Oliver Twist
ISBN : 9780141198880
Features some of the most memorably drawn villains in all of fiction - the treacherous gangmaster Fagin, the menacing thug Bill Sikes, the Artful Dodger and their den of thieves in the grimy London backstreets.
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
Frankenstein: or the modern prometheus:revised edition
ISBN : 9780141439471
Obsessed by creating life itself, Frankenstein plunders graveyards for material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life using electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear.
The Book Thief
ISBN : 9781909531611
This is the tale of the book thief, as narrated by death. and when death tells a story, you really have to listen. It's just a small story really - about, amongst other things : a girl ; an accordionist ; some fanatical germans ; a jewish fist fighter ; and quite a lot of thievery.
The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
ISBN : 9780141034591
What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? And, what can Catherine the Great's lovers tell us about probability? This book shows us how to stop trying to predict everything and take advantage of uncertainty.
