Trovati 5378 documenti.
Trovati 5378 documenti.
Walking : One Step at a Time / Erlin Kagge ; translated from the Norwegian by Becky L. Crook
[London] : Penguin Books, 2020
Abstract: Placing one foot in front of the other, embarking on the journey of discovery, and experiencing the joy of exploration—these activities are intrinsic to our nature. Our ancestors traveled long distances on foot, gaining new experiences and learning from them. But as universal as walking is, each of us will experience it differently. For Erling Kagge, it is the gateway to the questions that fascinate him—Why do we walk? Where do we walk from? What is our destination?—and in this book he invites us to investigate them along with him. Language reflects the idea that life is one single walk; the word "journey" comes from the distance we travel in the course of a day. Walking for Kagge is a natural accompaniment to creativity: the occasion for the unspoken dialogue of thinking. Walking is also the antidote to the speed at which we conduct our lives, to our insistence on rushing, on doing everything in a precipitous manner—walking is among the most radical things we can do.
Anxious people / Fredrik Backman ; translated by Neil Smith
Dublin : Penguin Books, 2021
Abstract: It's New Year's Eve and House Tricks estate agents are hosting an open viewing in an up-market apartment when an incompetent bank robber rushes in and politely takes everyone hostage. For Anna-Lena and Roger, busy buying-up apartments to fill the hole in their marriage, it's something else to talk about. For Julia and Ro, panicky parents-to-be, it's yet another worry. Lonely bank manager Zara only came here for the view. While 87-year-old grandmother Estelle seems rather pleased by the company . . . As the police gather outside, the anxious strangers huddled within try to make the best of a very sticky situation - but could it be that they have a whole lot more in common than meets the eye?
Pet-tecture : design for Pets / Tom Wainwright
London ; New York : Phaidon, 2018
Abstract: An inspiring, surprising, and fun collection of contemporary design for pets of different shapes, sizes, breeds, and species The perfect book for design-conscious pet owners and animal lovers alike, Pet-tecture presents an irresistible assortment of hundreds of houses and objects by the world's leading designers, created with our furred and feathered friends in mind - from cats and dogs to birds, rabbits, horses, fish, mice, guinea pigs - even kangaroos and turtles! Whether it's playful cat trees, concrete dog homes, luxury chicken coops, 3D-printed fish tanks, or a dog-shaped cat scratcher, Pet-tecture has the incredible range of design for animals covered. This compact and portable book Includes works by some of the biggest names in global architecture and design, including Nendo, Kenya Hara, Sou Fujimoto, MAD Architects, Kengo Kuma, and Shigeru Ban.
Pick a pumpkin / Patricia Toht ; illustrated by Jarvis
London : Walker, 2019
Why the whales came / Michael Morpurgo
London : Farshore, 2017
The valley of lost secrets / Lesley Parr
London : Bloomsbury children's books, 2021
Alex Rider : secret weapon / Anthony Horowitz
London : Walker Books, 2019
Introducing Shakespeare / G. B. Harrison
3rd. ed., rev. and expanded
Penguin Books, 1977
Tortilla flat / John Steinbeck
Harmondsworth : Penguin books, 1973 repr
Abstract: A quasi ottant'anni dalla sua pubblicazione questo romanzo, che decretò il successo letterario di John Steinbeck, conserva intatto il fascino dell'epopea americana. Plan della Tortilla è il quartiere di Monterey in cui vivono i paisanos, un luogo dove sopravvivere è il fine primario. Discendenti dei primi californiani, formano una colonia di gente povera ma felice, di perdigiorno amorali ma intimamente incoscienti nelle cui vene si intreccia sangue messicano, indio e spagnolo. Tra questi vive Danny, che ha ereditato due case e vive con sette paisanos cui ha concesso il diritto di dimorare nelle sue proprietà. Le giornate passano tra bevute e corteggiamenti, truffe ed espedienti, mentre il lavoro viene considerato l'ultima risorsa per procurarsi i mezzi di sussistenza. Dotati di spirito cavalleresco, i personaggi che popolano le pagine di questo capolavoro della narrativa americana vivono con umanità e grande dignità la propria decadenza morale e materiale nell'illusione di un domani migliore. Con uno stile narrativo vibrante e un gusto per la descrizione quasi cronachistico, Steinbeck rende omaggio a tutti coloro che hanno attraversato la frontiera.
Tales of mystery and terror / Edgar Allan Poe
Puffin Books, 1990
Abstract: Contiene: The pit and the pendulum ; William Wilson ; The black cat ; Ms. found in a bottle ; The fall of the House of Usher ; A descent into the Maelström ; The masque of the Red Death ; The oval portrait ; Hop-frog ; The sphinx (La sfinge) ; The oblong box ; The tell-tale heart ; Some words with a mummy
Treasure island / Robert Louis Stevenson ; edited with an introduction by Emma Letley
Oxford : Oxford university press, 1985
Abstract: L'avventura bussa alla porta dell'Ammiraglio Bembow, la locanda dove lavora il giovane Jim Hawkins, sotto le inquietanti spoglie del "capitano", un marinaio vestito di stracci e spesso ubriaco che sembra tormentato da un oscuro segreto. Quando quest'uomo misterioso muore, dal suo vecchio baule salta fuori una mappa che descrive un'isola lontana e indica il punto in cui dovrebbe essere nascosto un favoloso tesoro. Mentre il profumo dell'oro attira alla locanda loschi individui e pericolosi pirati, Jim si imbarca come mozzo su una nave che prende il mare alla ricerca dell'isola. Ma nell'equipaggio sono stati ingaggiati proprio alcuni tra i pericolosi malfattori da cui Jim intendeva fuggire...
The criticism of poetry / S. H. Burton
2. ed.
Harlow : Longman, 1974
The criticism of prose / S. H. Burton
2. ed.
Harlow : Longman, 1974
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2022
The ghost of Grania O'Malley / Michael Morpurgo
London : Egmont, 2017
Mystery & mayhem : twelve deliciously intriguing mysteries / [Katherine Woodfine ... et al.]
London : Farshore, 2016
Christmas stories / Enid Blyton
London : Hodder, 2019
The last bear / Hannah Gold ; illustrated by Levi Pinfold
London : HarperCollins children's books, 2022
Nineteen eighty-four / George Orwell ; retold by Fiona MacKenzie
London : Penguin Books, 2020
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Locked out Lily / Nick Lake ; illustrated by Emily Gravett
London : Simon & Schuster, 2021