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The articles collected in George Orwell’s Essays illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century—a man who elevated political writing to an art. This outstanding collection brings together Orwell’s longer, major essays and a fine selection of shorter...

Viewed as too libelous to print in England until 1968, the title essay in this collection reveals the abuse Orwell experienced as a child at an expensive and snobbish boarding school and offers insights into his lifelong concern for the oppressed. "Why I Write" describes Orwell's sense of...

Familiarícese con los escritores más importantes del siglo XVIII a través de una cuidadosa selección de 600 citas que introducen sus principales ideas y delinean la estructura de su trabajo con claridad. Descubra nuevos aspectos o profundice en los pensamientos de Adam Smith, Montesquieu, Diderot, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Rousseau, Beaumarchais, para expandir su mente y conocimiento sobre nuestra cultura.

In the newly revised second edition of Hostage at the Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others and Raise Performance, clinical psychologist, distinguished leadership professor, and veteran hostage negotiator George Kohlrieser comes together with his son Andrew Kohlrieser, an experienced leadership, negotiation, and conflict resolution consultant, to deliver another incisive and practical discussion of how to use the proven psychological techniques used in hostage negotiations to enhance your leadership skills both professionally and personally.

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason is a timeless classic that uses parables set in ancient Babylon to teach powerful lessons on personal finance, wealth building, and financial independence. Through the stories of Arkad, the richest man in the city, and other characters, Clason reveals foundational principles such as saving a portion of your income, living within your means, investing wisely, and seeking financial wisdom.

'Decline of the English Murder' analyses the kinds of murders depicted in popular media during Orwell's life and why society of the time was obsessed with these grizzly crimes. Tribune published it on 15th February 1946, and Secker and Warburg republished it after his death in Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays in 1952.

Inspired by Saw and our social media addiction, you are about to learn why you don't really need all those friends, or rather, why they don't deserve to be called that.

Una mattina di febbraio, un uomo chiama Maigret da un bistrot dicendo di essere braccato e in pericolo di vita. La telefonata si interrompe e poco dopo lo sconosciuto richiama da un altro locale, invocando aiuto. Per tutto il giorno la scena si ripete, da un bistrot all’altro, finché le telefonate cessano. Quella notte il suo cadavere viene ritrovato in Place de la Concorde, accoltellato a morte. Da allora il commissario non ha più pace. Quel morto gli appartiene e vuole vendicarne la morte, come fosse un amico.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

Eight-year-old Princess Irene is everything a princess of her age should be: brave, imaginative, strong-willed, and eager to be a good person. But her situation is not ideal: She lives in a lonely castle separated from her kingdom with her nursemaid, amid mines full of goblins who seek to destroy her and her family.

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is the fascinating tale of Henry Higgins, a professor of speech and phonetics who takes on the task of teaching Eliza Doolittle, a lower-class flower seller, how to "act like a lady".

George MacDonald's beloved Victorian fairy tale of hidden kingdoms, a thread of moonlight, and the courage of two children: High in a remote mountain kingdom, eight-year-old Princess Irene lives with her old nurse Lootie in a lonely house while her father the king is away on the frontiers of his...

Experience the unyielding truth of George Orwell, the 20th century’s premier political conscience. Listening to this essential essay collection offers a masterclass in critical thinking, serving as the ultimate antidote to modern spin, doublespeak, and manufactured narratives. Politics and the...

Nouveau titre de la collection Racines autour d'un champ lexical et sonore : ici, la racine 3•b•r nourrit les mots 3âbir, éphémère, fugace, passager ; 3ouboûr, la traversée, le passage, le franchissement ; 3abra, la larme ; 3ibriy, hébreu ; 3ibâra, la phrase, la façon d'exprimer quelque chose, la formulation ; i3tibâr, la considération, le respect. Dans ce champ de mots, Georgia Makhlouf élabore deux poèmes qui se font écho : un poème dédié à l'exil intemporel de celle qui marchait, depuis très longtemps. Et surtout ne pas s'arrêter, ne pas se retourner, ne pas verser de larmes.

George Christie er den længst siddende præsident i Hells Angels’ historie. Han var rockerverdenens førende fredsmægler og nummer to i Hells Angels’ internationale hierarki, kun overgået af klubgrundlæggeren og veteranen over dem alle, Sonny Barger. Men i 2010 blev gammelt venskab til...

Through the eyes of a Marine radioman, Sudden Death unveils the constant threat of death in Vietnam’s unforgiving jungles. His call sign said it all: Sudden Death. It didn’t take George Uhl long into his tour to learn that in Vietnam death could be lurking behind the next tree, in the next...

To know how the West was really won, start with the exploits of these unsung mountain men who, like the legendary Jeremiah Johnson, were real buckskin survivalists. Preceded only by Lewis and Clark, beaver fur trappers roamed the river valleys and mountain ranges of the West, living on fish and...

More than two dozen tales of ghosts, unexplained phenomena, and other spooky happenings in Savannah, GA, the city of legendary ghosts. Includes information so readers can check out the spirits themselves -- if they dare...

En roman om bøgernes magt, om kærlighed og om at se livet i øjnene. Jean Perdu ved præcis, hvilken bog der kan helbrede hvilke lidelser: Ombord på sin flydende boghandel ”Det litterære apotek”, der duver blidt ved en landgangsbro på Seinen, sælger han romaner som medicin til sine...

Kriget som skilde oss åt När andra världskriget kryper närmare den lilla polska staden där familjen Kurc levt lyckliga i flera generationer tvingas familjemedlemmarna isär. Addy är fången i det ockuperade Paris, Halina flyr genom skogen, Jakob skickas till fronten och de åldrande...