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An action-packed comedy about a fake family that includes a spy, an
assassin and a telepath! Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when
it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the
betterment of the world. But when he receives the ultimate
assignment-to get married and have a kid-he may finally be in over
his head! Yor is assigned to be bodyguard to a mafia family on a
cruise ship by the secret organization Garden. But with Lloyd and
Anya also on board thanks to a giveaway they won, Yor is starting
to have doubts about her secret life as an assassin...
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Pride and Prejudice
(Paperback)
Jane Austen; Introduction by Ian Littlewood; Notes by Ian Littlewood; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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R131
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Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband.
With its wit, its social precision and, above all, its irresistible heroine, Pride and Prejudice has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language.
A Room of One's Own (1929) has become a classic feminist essay and
perhaps Virginia Woolf's best known work; The Voyage Out (1915) is
highly significant as her first novel. Both focus on the place of
women within the power structures of modern society. The essay lays
bare the woman artist's struggle for a voice, since throughout
history she has been denied the social and economic independence
assumed by men. Woolf's prescription is clear: if a woman is to
find creative expression equal to a man's, she must have an
independent income, and a room of her own. This is both an acute
analysis and a spirited rallying cry; it remains surprisingly
resonant and relevant in the 21st century. The novel explores these
issues more personally, through the character of Rachel Vinrace, a
young woman whose 'voyage out' to South America opens up powerful
encounters with her fellow-travellers, men and women. As she begins
to understand her place in the world, she finds the happiness of
love, but also sees its brute power. Woolf has a sharp eye for the
comedy of English manners in a foreign milieu; but the final
undertow of the novel is tragic as, in some of her finest writing,
she calls up the essential isolation of the human spirit.
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The Great Gatsby
(Paperback, New Ed)
F. Scott Fitzgerald; Introduction by Tony Tanner; Notes by Tony Tanner
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Penguin publishes forty-five of the nation’s top 100 favourite titles. If you haven’t read them yet, then now’s your chance to enjoy some of the nation’s favourite reads in our special 3-for-2 offer. Choose any three titles from The Big Read promotion and get the cheapest one FREE. Please note: Your shopping basket will show the list price of each item with a subtotal and your discount will be applied at the checkout. In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald brilliantly captures both the disillusion of post-war America and the moral failure of a society obsessed with wealth and status. But he does more than render the essence of a particular time and place, for in chronicling Gatsby's tragic pursuit of his dream, Fitzgerald recreates the universal conflict between illusion and reality.
A graphic novel by a lifelong motorcycle club member, inspired
by the secrets of one percenters.
Phil Cross has been a Hells Angel for over 40 years. In the
world of outlaw motorcycle clubs, there are many stories that can't
be told, for a variety of reasons, but they have spurred Phil's
imagination to create a fictional story inspired by real
events.
One-percenter antiheroes populate these pagesa tougher and
wilder than any character ever played by Dennis Hopper, Peter
Fonda, or Marlon Brando. The guys in the tales Phil spins might
remind you of Easy Rider and The Wild One, but the hard glint in
their eyes proves that they are based on the real deal.
Illustrator Ronn Sutton provides stunning visuals to bring
Phil's stories to life. These bikers aren't going to ride off into
the sunset any time soon."
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