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Duck News August 23rd Massive publishing day this Thursday, with 10 new general titles and 6 new for academic. July 6th Fondly remembering the great Beryl Bainbridge. BBC article June 23rd In case you missed it, here’s a great profile of our chief - Peter Mayer Read more... June 9th Film version of Ray Kurzweil’s Singularity Is Near to be released in 2010. June 2nd Dicken’s Christmas Carol first edition expected to fetch £200,000 at Sotheby’s. But for somethng a little cheaper, the Nonesuch Dickens Christmas Books are still utterly gorgeousRead article May 28th The Edge of Physics: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Cosmology by Anil Ananthaswamy | Book review - World News Read more... May 28th Michael Specter, author of Denialism, explains his point of view Read more... May 27th Teddy Wayne on Kapitoil - a fantastic read! Read more... The Rohan Theatre Band in action. On The Many Deaths of Amanda Palmer is OUT NOW. |
On the Many Deaths of Amanda Palmer: (And the Many Crimes of Tobias James)An offering as charming as it is bizarre from War on the MarginsSet in Jersey, with Britain under siege in WWII... a story of bravery and compassion in a world of terrifying uncertainty Marathon: How One Battle Changed Western Civilization2011 marks the 2,500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon. In Marathon: How One Battle Changed Western Civilisation, Richard A. Billows presents a fresh and gripping look at this turning point in our history. Repeat After MeAysha, a twenty-two-year-old New Yorker, is beginning to put the pieces of her life back in place after a nervous breakdown when a young Chinese student named Da Ge flips her world upside-down once again. KapitoilThe chronicle of one young Middle Eastern man’s attempt to live the American Dream in New York City without compromising everything he has ever believed in Aeschylean TragedyCovers all aspects of Aeschylean drama in one volume, making this the ideal first book on the subject for any student studying Aeschylean tragedy. Completely revised and updated since first publication (only in hardback) in 1996. The Last SupperPerhaps the most richly complex of McCarry’s renowned Paul Christopher novels – an epic recreation of the history of an organization ensnared by a culture of conspiracy, deceit and senseless violence. American Anabasis: Xenophon and the Idea of America from the Mexican War to IraqXenophon's Anabasis in American military and political culture from the Mexican War to Iraq. |
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