Why We Sleep
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Cat In The Hat
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In Men at Arms, Evelyn Waugh’s first volume in the Sword of Honour Trilogy, Guy Crouchback has taken a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. The only real action he sees during World War II is an abortive affair on the West African coast.
Only hours after boarding a train, Alice is lying in hospital in a coma after an accident that could have been a suicide attempt. With her life hanging in the balance her family sit by her side where long-buried tensions start to rise to the surface.
In this story of irreconcilable loves and infidelities, Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of 20th century “Being”. The novel encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy, and embraces, it seems, all aspects of human existence.
Take Gussie Fink-Nottle, the soupy Madeleine Bassett, Old Pop Bassett, the unscrupulous Stiffy Byng, the Rev. H (Stinker) Pinker, an 18th century cow-creamer, a small notebook and mix with Aunt Dahlia. It all spells trouble for Bertie and Jeeves.
The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves his vast bulk through the city’s fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him.
This is a new version of the Parallel Texts series, containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original Spanish and in English translation.
Somewhere in the future the residents of Ennet House, a Boston halfway house for recovering addicts, and students at the nearby Enfield Tennis Academy are ensnared in the search for the master copy of Infinite Jest, a movie said to be so dangerously entertaining its viewers become entranced and expire in a state of catatonic bliss.
Tanios was a child of the mountains of Lebanon in the 19th century when the Egyptian Pashas were struggling against Ottoman domination. This novel traces Tanios’ life portraying the bitter history of a troubled land.
Accused of mocking the inviolate codes of Islam, Persian poet Omar Khayyam fortuitously finds sympathy with the very man who is to judge his alledged crime. He is spared, and thus begins the blend of fact and fiction that is ‘Samarkand’.
Into the rarefied atmosphere of the Hotel du Lac timidly walks Edith Hope, romantic novelist and holder of modest dreams. Edith has refused to sacrifice her ideals and remains stubbornly single, until she meets Mr Neville.
Why We Sleep
1 × £12.99 The Mission
1 × £25.00 Seashore Magic Painting Book
1 × £6.99 The Persian Boy
1 × £10.99 Cat In The Hat
1 × £7.99 Things I Dont Want To Know
1 × £10.99 Ella Bella Ballerina & Cinderella
1 × £7.99 My Roman Year
1 × £10.99 Subtotal: £93.93
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