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Max has hand-picked her invitees. They’re all masters of their fields,
titans of their industries — humanity’s best and brightest. Who better
to carry on the torch of civilization after the world ends?
From the award-winning team that brought you The Nice House on the Lake
comes a chilling continuation of the apocalyptic terror! James Tynion
IV (Batman, Detective Comics) and Álvaro Martínez Bueno (Detective
Comics, Justice League Dark) reunite to continue their award-winning
series with new characters, new threats, and a new perfectly nice house
by the sea.
Max has hand-picked her invitees. They’re all masters of their fields,
titans of their industries — humanity’s best and brightest. Who better
to carry on the torch of civilization after the world ends? But these
house guests don’t know Max, nor do they know each other, and as it
turns out, the offer to live forever in the ruins of an empty world
might come with some unexpected pitfalls. At least they’re all trapped
in such a nice house, in such a lovely place, with such lovely company.
There’s no better place to spend a post-apocalyptic eternity, right?
…Right?
Collects The Nice House by the Sea issues #1-6
Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and
almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a
foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death,
Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley
and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not
reciprocated, leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return years later
as a wealthy and polished man. He proceeds to exact a terrible
revenge for his former miseries. The action of the story is chaotic
and unremittingly violent, but the accomplished handling of a
complex structure, the evocative descriptions of the lonely
moorland setting and the poetic grandeur of vision combine to make
this unique novel a masterpiece of English literature.
Few books have been as universally cherished by children and adults
alike as The Little Prince. A beautiful gift edition of this
touching and wise classic children's book, with the original
translation by Katherine Woods and full-colour illustrations. A
pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see the most
extraordinary little fellow standing before him. "Please,... asks
the stranger, "draw me a sheep.... And the pilot realises that when
life's events are too difficult to understand, there is no choice
but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out a pencil and paper
... and thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that, in
teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has
changed the world forever for its readers. This stunning new
edition of the classic children's book The Little Prince, includes
the classic English translation by Katherine Woods and original
colour illustrations which will capture the hearts of readers of
all ages. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) was born in Lyons,
France. He wrote The Little Prince in the United States during a
two-year self-imposed exile from occupied France. A year after the
book's publication in 1943, Saint-Exupery disappeared over the
Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French
air squadron. Best known throughout the world as the author and
illustrator of The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery wrote several other
books that have also become classics of world literature. Katherine
Woods (1886-1968) produced the original English translation of The
Little Prince in 1943. It was later followed by several other
English translations, but her classic translation is treasured by
fans and is often considered to be the definitive English
translation. Her poetic translation perfectly captures the
enchantment and charm of Saint-Exupery's storytelling.
This small group of stories by D. H. Lawrence show him in a number of
moods. The hope is that in such a limited number of pages, the reader
will come away with a compressed, rich sense of Lawrence’s wonderful
prose style, precision of language and expansive vision of the human
struggle and how it can be transcended. Is ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’
perhaps the greatest of all English short stories?
The untold story of two of Toman’s toughest officers is revealed in
this all-new Tokyo Revengers tale! And don't miss the full series,
available in 2-volume omnibus releases in print! The Tokyo Manji
motorcycle gang has carved out a reputation as the toughest band of
delinquents in Tokyo. No matter who stands against them in a fight, no
matter how bad the odds, Toman always emerges undefeated. Yet its
members all carry the scars of "Bloody Halloween," the night when a
showdown with a rival gang saw their First Division Captain, Keisuke
Baji, get senselessly murdered. Months later, vice-captain Chifuyu
Matsuno is still struggling to make sense of what happened. When he
receives a letter from Keisuke Baji - written on the day of his death -
it stirs up memories of all their years together...
PG du Plessis was een van Afrikaans se meestervertellers. En met Koöperasiestories wat ook as ’n televisiereeks uitgesaai is, het hy volksbesit geword. Hierdie heruitgawe is ’n keur van die gewildste humoristiese kortverhale oor die lief en die leed van die mense in die dorp Gezinasrus.
Flambojante karakters soos Veldsman, Genis, Vissertjie, Myta, Oom Botes en die Pieterses kruip ten spyte hulle stommighede en streke, diep in ’n mens se hart.
Hierdie heruitgawe van Koöperasiestories bevat 30 kortverhale en sluit onder meer die volgende ou gunstelinge in:
- Skeef gelaai
- Soontjie
- Merk haar vir my
- Die man wat so kon spu
- Liefde is 'n winskoop
- Dubbele kyk in die oog
- Milky bar Eksterminasie
- ’n Ruikertjie geelperskes
- ’n Dier in pyn
- Om ’n vrou aan te kleef
- Die snorkmasjien
Generally considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, The
Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the "roaring twenties", and
a devastating expose of the 'Jazz Age'. Through the narration of
Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially
glittering world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore
in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but
wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that
surrounds him. The Great Gatsby is an undisputed classic of
American literature from the period following the First World War
and is one of the great novels of the twentieth century.
Generally considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, The
Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the "roaring twenties", and
a devastating expose of the 'Jazz Age'. Through the narration of
Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially
glittering world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore
in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but
wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that
surrounds him. The Great Gatsby is an undisputed classic of
American literature from the period following the First World War
and is one of the great novels of the twentieth century.
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