At the time of his death, Patrick O\'Brian had begun to write a novel to follow on from Blue at the Mizzen, the twentieth book in the classic series. These are the chapters he had completed of the final voyage of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin - the greatest friendship of modern

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector\'s Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector\'s Library are books to love and treasure. Beautiful Emma Bovary dreams of love and riches but her marriage to Charles, a

A fantasy/mystery series with a unique Japanese flavor perfect for fans of Noragami: Stray God and Tokyo Ghoul. Ages 13+ Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro\'s personal life is in shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal with renegades from the spirit world, Kuro

\'I get asked these questions all the time . . . so I decided to make a book crammed full of my best advice to help you Draw Some Awesome.\' International award-winning illustrator Donovan Bixley takes you from simple line drawings and inspiring ideas, to draw character design, drawing exercises, composition and more! How can you get started drawing? International award-winning illustrator Donovan

In the tradition of Persepolis, In the Shadow of No Towers, and Our Cancer Year, an illustrated memoir of remarkable depth, power, and beauty Danny Gregory and his wife, Patti, hadn\'t been married long. Their baby, Jack, was ten months old; life was pretty swell. And then Patti fell under a subway train and was paralyzed from the waist down. In a world where nothing seemed to have much meaning,

Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar Workbook is an innovative book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of Brazilian Portuguese, ideal for use alongside the Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar or as an independent resource. The book is divided into two sections. Part A provides exercises based on essential grammatical structures whilst Part B practises everyday functions, including making

Small-town Haven, Georgia, is home to generations of families, plenty of Southern charm, and an airport that\'s seen better days. But as three friends are about to discover, love gives everything wings . . . At eighteen, Olivia Daniels left Haven behind and never looked back. Doggedly climbing the corporate ladder, she\'s finally nearing the top when her father dies--leaving her part-owner of the

\"Simon Fairlie is possibly the most influential--and unusual--eco-activist you might not have heard of.\"--The Observer An unforgettable firsthand account of how the hippie movement flowered in the late 1960s, appeared spent by the Thatcher-consumed 1980s, yet became the seedbed for progressive reform we now take for granted--and continues to inspire generations of rebels and visionaries. \"Fairlie

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and

As a genre of poetry, the country house poem was born in the seventeenth century. As English country house society itself grew in prominence, the poem of commemoration diminished in popularity; not until the Edwardian era, when the country house as an institution began to wane, was there arenewed interest in country house poetry. As the power and influence of landed society dwindled, the country house

In the latest novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, homicide detective Eve Dallas sifts through the wreckage of the past to find a killer. The body was left in a dumpster like so much trash, the victim a woman of no fixed address, known for offering paper flowers in return for spare change--and for keeping the cops informed of any infractions she witnessed on the street. But the notebook

Experience the delight--and hard work--of adopting a pet in this Scholastic Level 1 Reader from the creators of the beloved Bob Books learn-to-read phonics box sets, perfect for reading alongside the Stage 3 Bob Books box sets, or for any child reading at Guided Reading Level G.Jack and Anna want a puppy. A puppy will be fun! They adopt a little brown dog at the animal shelter and name him Buddy. Buddy

In this book, experts discuss whether volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) represent a challenge or a business opportunity. More intense debates on global climate change, increased turbulence in financial quarters, increased job insecurity and high levels of stress at the workplace are attracting attention in the context of organization behavior and entrepreneurship. Fear and confusion

Alongside Earnest, discover a biblical tragedy retold, Lady Windemere and her infamous fan and Wilde\'s take on an ideal husband, in this

Why do we no longer trust facts, experts and statistics? In this essential guide to the turbulent times in which we live, Marcus Gilroy-Ware investigates our era of post-truths and fake news and answers the question of where we can go from here. We are supposed to have more information at our disposal now than at any time in history. So why, in a world of rising sea levels, populist leaders, resurgent

Catch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith in this \"stylish\" (New York Times Book Review) page-turner of greed and obsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of one unforgettable female con artist. At the end of the 1990s, with the art market finally recovered from its disastrous collapse, Miss Rebecca Farwell has made a killing at Christie\'s in New York City, selling

Take a look at hats, wigs and masks throughout history in Heads Up!. TreeTops inFact is an exciting non-fiction series for children aged 711. Its range of subjects and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will

The highly acclaimed cult classic about family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author Benjamin Alire

A New York Review Books Original There\'s a certain street--via Saterna--in the middle of Milan that just doesn\'t show up on maps of the city. Orfi, a wildly successful young singer, lives there, and it\'s there that one night he sees his gorgeous girlfriend Eura disappear, \"like a spirit,\" through a little door in the high wall that surrounds a mysterious mansion across the way. Where has Eura

This is the first book-length study in English dedicated to an exploration of the events traditionally known as the two Sicilian Slave Wars. The second-century BC revolts are commonly included among the largest slave uprisings in world history and are considered key milestones in the timeline of Roman slavery. This book offers a re-examination of the so-called Slave Wars from the perspectives of the