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The Log from the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck, John Steinbeck
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Category: No Category | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
In 1940, the author sailed in a sardine boat with his great friend the marine biologist, Ed Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. This book offers a log of the expedition, combining combines science, philosophy and adventure.
The Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes) by Henri Alain-Fournier
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Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
When Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne, everyone is captivated by his good looks, daring and charisma. But when Meaulnes disappears for several days, and returns with tales of a strange party at a mysterious house and a beautiful girl hidden within it, he has been changed forever. In ...Show more
The Machine Stops by E M Forster
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Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
'You talk as if a god had made the Machine, cried the other. I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men made it, do not forget that.' E.M. Forster is best known for his exquisite novels, but these two affecting short stories brilliantly combine the fantastical with the allegorical. In "The ...Show more
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
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Category: No Category | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
A dazzling speculative novel of 'counterfactual history' from one of America's most highly-regarded science fiction authors, Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle includes an introduction by Eric Brown in Penguin Modern Classics. Philip K. Dick's acclaimed cult novel gives us a horrifying glimpse ...Show more
The Man in the High Castle (PB) by Philip K. Dick
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
An official tie-in edition of Philip K Dick's dazzling speculative novel to accompany the new TV series, executive produced by Ridley Scott. Philip K Dick's acclaimed cult novel gives us a horrifying glimpse of an alternative world - one where the Allies have lost the Second World War. In this nightmare ...Show more
The Master of Ballantrae by Adrian Poole
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Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Set at the time of the Jacobite uprising, The Master of Ballantrae tells of a family divided. James Durie, Master of Ballantrae, abandons his ancestral home to support the Scottish rebellion - leaving his younger brother Henry, who is faithful to the English crown, to inherit the title of Lord Durrisdee ...Show more
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck
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Category: No Category | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Originally published at the zenith of Nazi Germany's power, Steinbeck's fable "The Moon Is Down" explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside and betrayal from within the ...Show more
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
The summation of the existentialist philosophy threaded throughout all his writing, Albert Camus' "The Myth of Sisyphus" is translated by Justin O'Brien with an introduction by James Wood in "Penguin Classics". In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: is ...Show more
The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
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Category: No Category | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle Hailed by Dante as "the master of those who know," the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) surveyed every field of learning known to the ancient world and pioneered the sciences of psychology and logic. A disciple of Plato and the tutor to Alexander the Great, Aristot ...Show more
The Night Manager by John le Carré
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Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
In The Night Manager, John le Carre's first post-Cold War novel, an ex-soldier helps British Intelligence penetrate the secret world of ruthless arms dealers. "Le Carre is the equal of any novelist now writing in English". (Guardian). "A marvellously observed relentless tale". (Observer). At the start o ...Show more
The Night Manager by John le Carré
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Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
A classic spy novel from master of suspense John le Carre--reissued in time with the BBC and AMC miniseries, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie. On a bleak January night at the outbreak of the Gulf War, Mr. Richard Onslow Roper, a very special visitor, arrives with hi ...Show more
The Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffmann; Carly Gledhill (Illustrator)
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Category: Kids Board Books | Series: Penguin Bedtime Classics Ser.
Bedtime Classics- charmingly illustrated board book editions of perennial favorites, simplified for the youngest readers! Bedtime Classics introduce classic works of fiction to little literary scholars through character-driven narratives and colorful illustration. Designed to be the perfect one minute ...Show more