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A Penguin Like Me
Marcus Pfister; Translated by David Henry Wilson
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R473
R350
Discovery Miles 3 500
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All About Cats is a collection of hilarious rhymes . . . all about
cats! These short, funny rhymes are brought to life with
illustrations from Axel Scheffler, the bestselling illustrator of
The Gruffalo. Cats are sleek, and cats are slick. They read, and do
arithmetic! Have you ever seen a cat playing a piano? Or taking a
bubble bath with a rubber duck? Find out what cats really get up to
when people aren't around! Axel Scheffler's charming and witty
illustrations introduce all kinds of cats - making mischief,
playing games, singing songs and out on adventures. This collection
of hilarious, quirky poems by Frantz Wittkamp is wonderfully
adapted from German to English for the very first time by
celebrated children's author David Henry Wilson. With fourteen
delightfully funny short poems, and full-page colour illustrations
by Axel Scheffler, the genius illustrator of Room on the Broom,
Zog, The Smeds and the Smoos and many more, this collection is sure
to entertain children young and old, and is the perfect gift for
any cat fan.
All 24 episodes from the fifth season of the American romantic
comedy series following young architect Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) as
he searches for love in New York City. Told through a series of
flashbacks, the show is narrated by an older, off-screen Ted (Bob
Saget), who regales his children with tales of his single days with
his best friends, the highs and lows of dating - and how he
ultimately 'met their mother'. Episodes are: 'Definitions', 'Double
Date', 'Robin 101', 'The Sexless Innkeeper', 'Duel Citizenship',
'Bagpipes', 'The Rough Patch', 'The Playbook', 'Slapsgiving 2:
Revenge of the Slap', 'The Window', 'Last Cigarette Ever', 'Girls
vs. Suits', 'Jenkins', 'Perfect Week', 'Rabbit Or Duck', 'Hooked',
'Of Course', 'Say Cheese', 'Zoo Or False', 'Home Wreckers', 'Twin
Beds', 'Robots vs. Wrestlers', 'The Wedding Bride' and
'Doppelgangers'.
This book gives voice to justice-involved Canadian youth and young
adults by sharing their views on their journey toward desistance
from crime and social and community (re)integration. Building in
interviews with 140 justice-involved youth and young adults (aged
16 to 35), the book explores the challenges they faced while they
were under the control of the justice system, the ways in which
they navigated the obstacles they came up against, and the support
they needed to overcome them. What and who they consider to be
facilitators in their journeys are presented. The book also
examines experiences of assisted desistance in different settings,
such as incarceration, addiction services and community
supervision. What distinguishes this book is its focus on how
justice-involved youth and young adults perceive their own
experiences of desistance from crime and social and community
(re)integration. An accessible and compelling read, Understanding
Desistance From Crime and Social and Community (Re)Integration will
be of interest to those engaged with desistance studies,
rehabilitation, re-entry, juvenile and adult justice, and recovery
from addiction.
John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded
evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975
publication of E.O. Wilson's classic, Sociobiology, the New
Synthesis. Denounced vehemently as an ideology that has justified
social evils and inequalities, sociobiology has survived the
assault. Twenty-five years after the field was named by Wilson, the
approach he championed has successfully demonstrated its value in
the study of animal behavior, including the behavior of our own
species. Yet, misconceptions remain. In this objective approach to
the sociobiology debate, animal behaviorist John Alcock illuminates
how sociobiologists study behavior in all species. He confronts the
chief scientific and ideological objections head on, with an
analysis of case histories that involve such topics as sexual
jealousy, beauty, gender difference, parent-offspring relations,
and rape.
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Paul Blart - Mall Cop 2 (DVD)
Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough, Nicholas Turturro, Eduardo Verastegui, David Henrie, …
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R24
Discovery Miles 240
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Kevin James returns to work as everyone's favourite mall cop in the sequel to the 2009 comedy. When clumsy, overweight security guard Paul Blart (James) travels to Las Vegas with his daughter Maya (Raini Rodriguez) to attend the annual Security Guard Conference, he inadvertently discovers that a heist is being planned by master criminal Vincent (Neal McDonough). As the security team of the Las Vegas hotels refuse to take the threat seriously, Blart takes it upon himself to find the crooks and catch them in the act, proving to himself and everyone around him that he's still got what it takes to be a good security guard.
The cast also includes Eduardo Verastegui, Daniella Alonso and David Henrie.
Mock-heroic poetry is one of the most characteristic genres of
English neoclassicism in the eighteenth century. Derived from
French models, the mock-heroic became something more than merely a
parody of the serious epic: relieved of its gravity, it was
nevertheless a legitimate and independent form of epic poetry. This
book is the first comprehensive study of the theory, the
conventions and the history of the mock-heroic genre. In the first
part, Ulrich Broich shows how mock-heroic poetry combines the
characteristics of various discourses - epic, comedy, parody,
satire and occasional poetry. The 'polyphonic' genre which emerges
from this analysis stands in ironic contrast to the neoclassical
ideal of decorum in a harmonious unity of discourse and form. The
second part traces the history of mock-heroic poetry: its foreign
sources, its beginnings in England, the 'rivalry' with other forms
of comic narrative, and its decline in the second half of the
eighteenth century.
Mock-heroic poetry is one of the most characteristic genres of
English neoclassicism in the eighteenth century. Derived from
French models, the mock-heroic became something more than merely a
parody of the serious epic: relieved of its gravity, it was
nevertheless a legitimate and independent form of epic poetry. This
book is the first comprehensive study of the theory, the
conventions and the history of the mock-heroic genre. In the first
part, Ulrich Broich shows how mock-heroic poetry combines the
characteristics of various discourses - epic, comedy, parody,
satire and occasional poetry. The 'polyphonic' genre which emerges
from this analysis stands in ironic contrast to the neoclassical
ideal of decorum in a harmonious unity of discourse and form. The
second part traces the history of mock-heroic poetry: its foreign
sources, its beginnings in England, the 'rivalry' with other forms
of comic narrative, and its decline in the second half of the
eighteenth century.
Without a beginning and without an end, Tristram Shandy moves in
many different directions, defying the conventional expectations of
its readers. Wolfgang Iser shows how Sterne exploits the philosophy
of his day and its cognitive deficiencies, using digression, humour
and play to convey experience of subjectivity, and implicitly to
expose the traditional concept of the self.
Molly loves to listen to her dad's bedtime stories. Once upon a time, he says, everyone was green, squirrels sang in choirs, tiny people lived in Aunt Elsie's pot plant and of course, rabbits could fly . . . but can all this really be true? Molly thinks her dad's just being silly as usual, but no-one's bedtime stories are as good as his. So cuddle up on the sofa and pick one of these fourteen fantastically funny stories to read together before bed. Which one will be your favourite?
Melanie von Bismarck's brilliant collection of short stories is cleverly translated from the German by David Henry Wilson, author of the Jeremy James series, and is brought to life by the warm, witty and richly detailed pictures by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo.
With a jacket, extra-thick paper, and a special ribbon to mark your place in the book, Flying Rabbits, Singing Squirrels and Other Bedtime Stories makes a great present – truly a book to treasure.
Originally published in English in 1989, from a 1980 German
edition, this book provides a comprehensive study of Oscar Wilde's
work. It aims to gain fresh insight into his literary and critical
oeuvre by fully analysing each of his works on the basis of a
textually oriented interpretation, taking equal account of the
biographical and intellectual contexts. Professor Kohl's
starting-point is the thesis that Wilde's identity - both personal
and artistic - can only be adequately described in terms of a
conflict between two opposing forces: individualism and convention.
This conflict colours not only Wilde's use of Romantic and
Victorian images and motifs, but also his modern portrayal of the
individual's alienation from society, the loss of transcendent
values, the sovereignty of subjectivity and autonomous art, and
also his formal experiments with language. This is a penetrating
and highly readable account of Wilde as a 'conformist rebel'.
David Henry Hwang's beautiful, heartrending play featuring an
afterword by the author - winner of a 1988 Tony Award for Best Play
and nominated for the 1989 Pulitzer Prize
Based on a true story that stunned the world, "M. Butterfly"
opens in the cramped prison cell where diplomat Rene Gallimard is
being held captive by the French government--and by his own
illusions. In the darkness of his cell he recalls a time when
desire seemed to give him wings. A time when Song Liling, the
beautiful Chinese diva, touched him with a love as vivid, as
seductive--and as elusive--as a butterfly.
How could he have known, then, that his ideal woman was, in
fact, a spy for the Chinese government--and a man disguised as a
woman? In a series of flashbacks, the diplomat relives the
twenty-year affair from the temptation to the seduction, from its
consummation to the scandal that ultimately consumed them both. But
in the end, there remains only one truth: Whether or not
Gallimard's passion was a flight of fancy, it sparked the most
vigorous emotions of his life.
Only in real life could love become so unreal. And only in such
a dramatic tour de force do we learn how a fantasy can become a
man's mistress--as well as his jailer. "M. Butterfly "is one of the
most compelling, explosive, and slyly humorous dramas ever to light
the Broadway stage, a work of unrivaled brilliance, illuminating
the conflict between men and women, the differences between East
and West, racial stereotypes--and the shadows we cast around our
most cherished illusions.
"M. Butterfly" remains one of the most influential romantic
plays of contemporary literature, and in 1993 was made into a film
by David Cronenberg starring Jeremy Irons and John Lone.
The best, most comprehensive book for writers is now completely
revised and updated to address ongoing changes in publishing.
Published in 2005 as "Putting Your Passion Into Print," this is the
book that s been praised by both industry professionals (
Refreshingly honest, knowledgeable and detailed. . . . An
invaluable resource Jamie Raab, publisher, Grand Central
Publishing) and bestselling authors ( A must-have for every
aspiring writer. Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner").
With its extensive coverage of e-books, self-publishing, and online
marketing, "The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published" is
more vital than ever for anyone who wants to mine that great idea
and turn it into a successfully published book. Written by experts
with thirteen books between them as well as many years experience
as a literary agent (Eckstut) and a book doctor (Sterry), this
nuts-and-bolts guide demystifies every step of the publishing
process: how to come up with a blockbuster title, create a selling
proposal, find the right agent, understand a book contract, develop
marketing and publicity savvy, and self-publish. There s new
information on how to build up a following (and even publish a
book) online; the importance of a search-engine-friendly title;
producing a video book trailer; and e-book pricing and royalties.
Includes interviews with hundreds of publishing insiders and
authors, including Seth Godin, Neil Gaiman, Amy Bloom, Margaret
Atwood, Larry Kirshbaum, Leonard Lopate, plus agents, editors, and
booksellers; sidebars featuring real-life publishing success
stories; sample proposals, query letters, and a feature-rich
website and community for authors."
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Yellow Face (Paperback)
David Henry Hwang
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R405
R329
Discovery Miles 3 290
Save R76 (19%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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"A pungent play of ideas with a big heart. Yellow Face brings to
the national discussion about race a sense of humor a mile wide, an
even-handed treatment and a hopeful, healing vision of a world that
could be."--Variety
"Charming, touching, and cunningly organized as well as funny,
[with] an Ibsenite reach and stature far beyond any issues of
Hwang's self-image."--The Village Voice
"It's about our country, about public image, about face," says
David Henry Hwang about his latest work, a mock documentary that
puts Hwang himself center stage as it explores both Asian identity
as well as race in America. The play begins with the 1990s
controversy over color-blind casting for Miss Saigon, before it
spins into a comic fantasy, in which the character DHH pens a play
in protest and then unwittingly casts a white actor as the Asian
lead. Yellow Face also explores the real-life investigation of
Hwang's father, the first Asian American to own a federally
chartered bank, and the espionage charges against physicist Wen Ho
Lee. Adroitly combining the light touch of comedy with weighty
political and emotional issues, "Hwang's lively and provocative
cultural self-portrait lets nobody off the hook" (The New York
Times).
David Henry Hwang is the author of the Tony Award-winning M.
Butterfly, a finalist for the 1988 Pulitzer Prize. Other plays
include Golden Child, FOB, The Dance and the Railroad, and Family
Devotions; his opera libretti include three works for composer
Philip Glass. He was appointed by President Clinton to the
President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
Jeremy James always seems to be getting into mischief and is fed up
with grown-ups never knowing the answer to important questions . .
. Join Jeremy James as he finds himself in a runaway car, causes
havoc at a birthday party and comes up with a cunning plan on how
to get rich. Illustrated throughout by the award-winning Axel
Scheffler, David Henry Wilson's funny and gentle stories about the
inimitable Jeremy James are much-loved classics, perfect for
younger readers.
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