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Penguins Stopped Play (Thompson Harry)(Paperback / softback)

A hilarious odyssey in which an amateurish bunch of English eccentrics go cricketing across the

3001 - The Final Odyssey (Clarke Arthur C.)(Paperback / softback)

When Frank Poole, whose body has been frozen in deep space for 1000 years, is resurrected, his second life brings him enlightening culture shocks a-plenty, but his Odyssey eventually leads him to defy the limitless power of an alien technology. The final sequel to 2001: A Space

2001: A Space Odyssey (C. Clarke Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

Written when landing on the moon was still a dream, and made into one of the most influential films of all time, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY remains a classic work of science fiction fifty years after its original publication. The discovery of a black monolith on the moon leads to a manned expedition

Odysseus Elytis: Selected Poems 1940-1979 (Keeley Edmund)(Paperback)

A selection from the work of one of modern Greece's poets. It is drawn from various periods of his career and traces his development from early surrealism, in which he transforms French influence into a distinct personal voice and mythology, through the dramatic style of 'The Axion Esti' with its

Grace - Winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year (Lynch Paul)(Paperback / softback)

An epic story of a young girl on a life-changing odyssey across nineteenth-century Ireland on the eve of the Great

Sonic Wonderland - A Scientific Odyssey of Sound (Cox Trevor)(Paperback / softback)

As an acoustic engineer, the author has spent his career eradicating unwanted noises - echoes in concert halls, clamour in classrooms. Until the day he heard something so astonishing that he had an epiphany: rather than quashing rare or bizarre sounds, we should be celebrating these sonic

Ithaca Forever: Penelope Speaks, a Novel (Malerba Luigi)(Paperback)

After twenty years, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, but instead of receiving the homecoming he had hoped for finds himself caught in an intense battle of wills with his faithful and long-suffering wife Penelope. When Penelope recognizes him under the guise of a beggar, she becomes furious with

Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion: A Cricket Odyssey Through Latin America (Abraham Timothy)(Pevná vazba)

'A highly entertaining read, deftly melding social history with sporting memoir and travelogue' Mail on Sunday A history of Latin America through cricket Cricket was the first sport played in almost every country of the Americas - earlier than football, rugby or baseball. In 1877, when England and

3001 the Final Odyssey (Clarke Arthur C.)(Mass Market Paperbound)

It began four million years ago with a gleaming black monolith - an inexplicable apparition that ignited the spark of human consciousness transforming ape into man. It continued at the dawn of the twenty-first century when an identical black monolith was excavated on the moon - beginning the

Justice League Odyssey Vol. 4: Last Stand (Abnett Dan)(Paperback)

Darkseid triumphant The Justice League Odyssey team makes its final stand against one of the biggest threats in the Mutlvierse--Darkseid. After fully regaining all of his immense power and corrupting former Justice League members such as Cyborg and Starfire, the dark lord of Apokolips makes an

2001: A Space Odyssey (Clarke Arthur C.)(Pevná vazba)

A deluxe hardcover edition of the wondrous space adventure that is the basis for Stanley Kubrick's Oscar-winning film--now celebrating its 50th anniversary Part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman Winner of the AIGA

Hyperspace - A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension (Kaku Michio (City College of the City University of New York))(Paperback / softback)

Hyperspace is the run-away bestseller from one of the world's leading theoretical physicists. Are there other dimensions beyond our own? Is time travel possible? Michio Kaku takes us on a tour of the most exciting work in modern physics, including research into 10-dimensional space, time warps, and

The Odyssey (Hinds Gareth)(Paperback)

With bold imagery and an ear tuned to the music of Homer's epic poem, Gareth Hinds reinterprets the ancient classic as it's never been told before. 'Gareth Hinds brings The Odyssey to life in a masterful blend of art and storytelling. Vivid and exciting, this graphic novel is a worthy new

The Odyssey: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation) (Mitchell Stephen)(Paperback)

From Stephen Mitchell, the renowned translator whose Iliad was named one of The New Yorker's Favorite Books of 2011, comes a vivid new translation of the Odyssey, complete with textual notes and an illuminating introductory essay.The hardcover publication of the Odyssey received glowing reviews:

Making My Pitch: A Woman's Baseball Odyssey (Borders Ila Jane)(Paperback)

Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a college baseball scholarship, and the first to pitch and win a complete men's collegiate

Achilles (Cook Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Born of the sea-nymph Thetis by the mortal King Peleus, hidden as a girl on Skiros until Odysseus discovers him, Achilles becomes the Greek's greatest warrior at Troy. This text retells the legend of

Puzzle Odyssey - An Epic Maze Adventure (Friel Helen)(Pevná vazba)

The classic tale of The Odyssey has been reimagined in this beautiful and unique puzzle book! Packed with mazes, riddles and stunning search-and-find scenes, can you help Odysseus on his perilous journey

Mythographic Color and Discover: Odyssey: An Artist's Coloring Book of Mythic Journeys and Hidden Objects (Catimbang Joseph)(Paperback)

Embark on an inspiring exploration of creativity in 50 illustrations A quest like no other is yours to experience Mythographic Color and Discover: Odyssey reveals mesmerizing lands, mythical creatures, and ancient lore in astonishing, illustrated detail. Pore over 50 illustrations and the

One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Odyssey (Proenneke Richard Louis)(Pevná vazba)

Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of when Dick Proenneke first broke ground and made his mark in the Alaskan wilds in 1968, this bestselling memoir features an all-new foreword by Nick Offerman plus color photographs not seen in print for over 20 years.To

Liberator - One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey From the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau (Kershaw Alex)(Paperback / softback)

From the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau, no World War II infantry unit in Europe saw more action or endured worse than the one commanded by Felix Sparks. A maverick officer - and the only man to survive his company's wartime odyssey from bitter beginning to victorious end. This book tells

French Provincial Cooking (David Elizabeth)(Paperback)

First published in 1962, Elizabeth David's culinary odyssey through provincial France forever changed the way we think about food. With elegant simplicity, David explores the authentic flavors and textures of time-honored cuisines from such provinces as Alsace, Provence, Brittany, and the Savoie

Carbon: One Atom's Odyssey (Barnett John)(Pevná vazba)

A richly illustrated history of a single atom of carbon, tracing its many manifestations from the Big Bang to the present. Carbon: One Atom's Odyssey is an illustrated adaptation of 'Carbon, ' a short story from Italian chemist, writer, and Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi. It traces the life story

The Curious Bartender: An Odyssey of Malt, Bourbon & Rye Whiskies (Stephenson Tristan)(Pevná vazba)

An innovative, captivating tour of the finest whiskies the world has to offer, brought to you by bestselling author and whisky connoisseur Tristan Stephenson. In his characteristically engaging, witty style, Tristan explores the origins of whiskey, from the extraordinary Chinese distillation

The Iliad and the Odyssey Boxed Set (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning set of Homer's epics, brilliantly translated by a leading ancient world scholar. Hailed by reviewers and readers alike, Peter Green's landmark translations of Homer's timeless epics are now available for the first time in this striking and sleekly designed collector-worthy set. With the

August (Wink Callan)(Pevná vazba)

A ferociously talented US author makes his debut with Bear Tooth - part wilderness odyssey, part literary chase, here is a literary novel that delivers pure

Odyssey (Cross Gillian)(Paperback / softback)

The paperback of Walker's magnificent edition of Homer's epic story, illustrated with lavish full colour pictures and exquisite black and white

Gods, Gangsters and Honor: A Rock 'N' Roll Odyssey (Machat Steven)(Paperback)

From Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, an insider's account of the deals and the dodges inside the music and entertainment business over the last 30 years As the son of the legendary showbiz lawyer Marty Machat, Steven Machat grew up among such names as Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Frankie Valli,

Dreamer's Odyssey - A Guide to the Creative Unconscious (Flecknoe-Brown Jacquie)(Paperback / softback)

Dreams have always been important to humanity, but in modern times we have lost the ability to understand what our dreams are telling us. In The Dreamer's Odyssey, the author provides a step-by-step guide to help the individual interpret and work through their own dreams. It can also be used by

Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey (Dekel Mikhal)(Pevná vazba)

Author Mikhal Dekel's father, Hannan Teitel, and her aunt Regina were two of these refugees. After they fled the town in eastern Poland where their family had been successful brewers for centuries, they endured extreme suffering in the Soviet forced labor camps known as 'special settlements.' Then

Lost Books of the Odyssey (Mason Zachary)(Paperback / softback)

After ten years' journeying Odysseus returns, again and again, to Ithaca. Each time he finds something different: his patient wife Penelope has betrayed him and married; his arrival accelerates time and he watches his family age and die in front of him; and, he walks into an empty house in

Newton Papers: The Strange and True Odyssey of Isaac Newton's Manuscripts (Dry Sarah)(Paperback)

When Isaac Newton died in 1727 without a will, he left behind a wealth of papers that, when examined, gave his followers and his family a deep sense of unease. Some of what they contained was wildly heretical and alchemically obsessed, hinting at a Newton altogether stranger and less palatable than

Wooden Horse (Mackinnon Mairi)(Paperback / softback)

King Odysseus is happy at home with his loving wife and baby son. Then King Menelaus asks him to help bring Queen Helen back from the city of Troy. For ten years the Greeks besiege Troy, but they can't break into the city until Odysseus thinks of a plan. With fun activities and online audio in both

Hollow (Catling Brian)(Paperback)

From the acclaimed author of the Vorrh Trilogy comes an epic odyssey following a group of mercenaries hired to escort a divine oracle on a long journey amidst a war between the living and the dead. Sheltering beneath Das Kagel, the cloud-scraping structure rumored to be the Tower of Babel, the

Snow on the Equator Paperback - Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro and the great African odyssey (Tilman Major H. W. CBE DSO MC Bar)(Paperback / softback)

Kurdish Odyssey (Mirawdeli Kamal)(Paperback)

This is the first collection of the work of poet and writer Kamal Mirawdeli. It represents a powerful example of Kurdish poetry, which remains unfairly under-represented in world literature.This is poignant, engaging and illuminating poetry. Each poem is unique and well-structured, with an

Lost Aberdeen (Morgan Diane)(Paperback)

The initial chapters are an odyssey through the early town, from the Green to the Gallowgate, charting the disappearance of the irreplaceable medieval townscape. Moving on to more modern times she traces the evolution and gradual erosion of the Granite City, whose stylish yet restrained

The Crimson Cowboys: The Remarkable Odyssey of the 1931 Claflin-Emerson Expedition (Spangler Jerry D.)(Paperback)

Winner of the Don D. and Catherine S. Fowler Prize. In 1931 a group from Harvard University's Peabody Museum accomplished something that had never been attempted in the history of American archaeology: a six-week, four-hundred-mile horseback survey of Fremont prehistoric sites through some of the

This Tender Land - A Novel (Krueger William Kent)(Paperback / softback)

A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the bestselling author of Ordinary

Just For One Day - Adventures in Britpop (Wener Louise)(Paperback / softback)

Takes you on the author's musical odyssey from being awkward 80s suburban pop geek to 90s jet-set Britpop goddess. In this book, with her band Sleeper, she goes from doing gigs in toilets to gigs in stadiums, and on to the big interviews, constant touring and endless excess via Top of the

Slybirds: A Photographic Odyssey of the 353rd Fighter Group During the Second World War (Cross Graham)(Pevná vazba)

The distinctive black and yellow chequered markings of the 353rd Fighter Group, the 'Slybirds', made them one of the USAAF 'Mighty' 8th Air Force's most colourful fighter groups. Flying P-47D Thunderbolts and later P-51D Mustangs the 353rd's appearance in the skies over occupied Europe witnessed

Axion Esti (Elytis Odysseus)(Paperback / softback)

When Odysseus Elytis was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Swedish Academy's citation singled out 'The Axion Esti', first published in 1959, as 'one of twentieth-century literature's concentrated and richly faceted

Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush (Meacham Jon)(Paperback)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - Time - NPR - St. Louis Post-DispatchIn this brilliant biography, Jon Meacham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, chronicles the

K-POP - The Odyssey: Your Gateway to the Global K-Pop Phenomenon (Ki Wooseok)(Paperback)

K-Pop is bigger than it has ever been. Many new artists debut each year and the industry is at an all-time international high. But how did we get here? Is it something more complex and important than mere media headlines?K-POP: The Odyssey - Your Gateway to the Global K-Pop Phenomenon takes you on

The Journey of Odysseus: Band 15/Emerald (Morgan Hawys)(Paperback)

Follow Odysseus on his remarkable journey home, and find out whether he and his crew will survive the perils of the cyclops, Poseidon's revenge, the bewitching sirens, Scylla, and the deadly whirlpool, the cruel heat and a dramatic shipwreck. Finally, will Penelope, his long-lost wife be waiting

Daniel Defoe's Rail Journey: A Surreal Odyssey Through Modern Britain (Campbell Stuart)(Paperback)

A memoir of the odyssey undertaken by two eccentric retirees as they travel on every mile of railway track in mainland Britain. Surreal and poignant by turns, Stuart Campbell describes the people they meet and the unwanted adventures that befall them. Campbell is aided and abetted by the ghost of

Level 5: A Space Odyssey (Clarke Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

An object is found on the Moon. Who made it? Men travel into space to find out - a billion kilometres to the rings of Saturn. Something is waiting for

The Odyssey (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

'Tell me, Muse, of the man of many turns, who was driven / far and wide after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy' Twenty years after setting out to fight in the Trojan War, Odysseus is yet to return home to Ithaca. His household is in disarray: a horde of over 100 disorderly and arrogant suitors

The Kalevala: An Epic Poem After Oral Tradition by Elias Lonnrot (Lonnrot Elias)(Paperback)

The Kalevala is the great Finnish epic, which like the Iliad and the Odyssey, grew out of a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. During the first millennium of our era, speakers of Uralic languages (those outside the Indo-European group) who had settled in the Baltic region of Karelia, that

When God Looked the Other Way: An Odyssey of War, Exile, and Redemption (Adamczyk Wesley)(Paperback)

Often overlooked in accounts of World War II is the Soviet Union's quiet yet brutal campaign against Polish citizens, a campaign that included, we now know, war crimes for which the Soviet and Russian governments only recently admitted culpability. Standing in the shadow of the Holocaust, this

Close on the Heels of the Day (Conte Richard)(Paperback)

A gripping tale that takes the reader on a midnight odyssey in the erratic life of one: Hector Iorio. Encouraged by his parents to pursue a degree in Mathematics at a leading university, Hector chooses to stay his cherished ambition of making a career for himself as an artist. Embarking on his

For the Love of Wine: My Odyssey Through the World's Most Ancient Wine Culture (Feiring Alice)(Pevná vazba)

In 2011 when Alice Feiring first arrived in Georgia, she felt as if she'd emerged from the magic wardrobe into a world filled with mythical characters making exotic and delicious wine with the low-tech methods of centuries past. She was smitten, and she wasn't alone. This country on the Black Sea

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey - Two of the Greatest Stories Ever Told (Cross Gillian)(Mixed media product)

One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Odyssey (Proenneke Richard Louis)(Paperback)

1999 Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award Celebrating the 50th anniversary of when Dick Proenneke first broke ground and made his mark in the Alaskan wilds in 1968, this special edition of the best-selling memoir features an all-new foreword by Nick Offerman plus color photographs not seen in

Atom: A Single Oxygen Atom's Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth... and Beyond (Krauss Lawrence M.)(Paperback)

The story of matter and the history of the cosmos from the perspective of a single oxygen atom, told with the insight and wit of one of the most dynamic physicists and writers working today. Through this astonishing work, he manages to stoke wonder at the powers and unlikely events that conspired

Sublime Union: A Woman's Sexual Odyssey Guided by Mary Magdalene (Book Two of The Magdalene Teachings) (Kirkel Mercedes)(Paperback)

In this best-selling book, Mary Magdalene takes us on a profound journey into the world of sacred sexuality, guiding us through the sexual practices known to priestesses in the temple of Isis. SUBLIME UNION presents Mary's full instruction, interwoven with Kirkel's stirring story of applying the

Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey - Book 5 (Colfer Chris)(Paperback / softback)

The 5th book in the No.1 New York Times bestselling series by Chris

Wild Sheep Chase - Special 3D Edition (Murakami Haruki)(Paperback / softback)

Haruki Murakami's third novel, A Wild Sheep Chase is the mystery hybrid which completes the odyssey begun in Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. The man was leading an aimless life, time passing, one big

Whiteness of a Different Color: European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race (Jacobson Matthew Frye)(Paperback)

America's racial odyssey is the subject of this remarkable work of historical imagination. Matthew Frye Jacobson argues that race resides not in nature but in the contingencies of politics and culture. In ever-changing racial categories we glimpse the competing theories of history and collective

Odyssey of the Gods: The History of Extraterrestrial Contact in Ancient Greece (Von Daniken Erich)(Paperback)

Erich von D niken's monumental Chariots of the Gods changed the way generations have looked at mythology, ancient history, and the possibility of advanced beings from other worlds visiting Earth. Now he tackles the history of Greece and again challenges our beliefs about how our civilization arose

Usborne Illustrated Odyssey (Milbourne Anna)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful edition of Homer's classic tale from Ancient Greece, vividly retold to delight modern readers. Dramatic, stylish illustrations bring to life brave Odysseus' encounters with furious gods, bewitching goddesses, terrifying monsters and a man-eating Cyclops... A beautiful gift for any child

This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, on and Off the Record (Karlen Neal)(Pevná vazba)

A warm and surprisingly real-life biography, featuring never-before-seen photos, of one of rock's greatest talents: Prince. Neal Karlen was the only journalist Prince granted in-depth press interviews to for over a dozen years, from before Purple Rain to when the artist changed his name to an

Odyssey: York Notes Advanced - everything you need to catch up, study and prepare for 2021 assessments and 2022 exams (Sowerby Robin)(Paperback / softback)

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh and accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more

Homer's Odyssey (Armitage Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Originally commissioned for BBC Radio, Simon Armitage recasts Homer's epic as a series of dramatic dialogues. His version bristles with the economy, wit and guile that we have come to expect from one of the most individual voices of his

The Odyssey (Homer)(Paperback)

Twenty years after setting out to fight in the Trojan War, Odysseus is yet to return home to Ithaca. His household is in disarray: a horde of over 100 disorderly and arrogant suitors are vying to claim Odysseus' wife Penelope, and his young son Telemachus is powerless to stop them. Meanwhile,

Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey (Ayoade Richard)(Paperback)

In this book Richard Ayoade -- actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist -- reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in conversation with himself. Over ten brilliantly insightful and often erotic interviews, Ayoade examines Ayoade fully and without mercy, leading a breathless

The Iliad (Hinds Gareth)(Paperback)

In a companion volume to his award-winning adaptation of The Odyssey, the incomparable graphic novelist Gareth Hinds masterfully adapts Homer's classic wartime epic. More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced each other in an epic battle that rewrote history and came to be known as the

Penelopiad (Atwood Margaret)(Paperback)

Margaret Atwood's acclaimed stage adaptation of Homer. As portrayed in Homer's Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - has become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring twenty years of waiting when her husband goes to fight in the Trojan War. As she

The Aeneid (Virgil)(Pevná vazba)

From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epic Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles' mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him through

The Odyssey (Homer)(Paperback)

The epic journey of Odysseus, the hero of Ancient Greece... After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers - Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed giant, Scylla the six-headed sea monster and even the

Hydroplutonic Kernow (MacKay Robin)(Paperback)

A geophilosophical odyssey through the remains of Cornwall's industrial past offers a historical portrait of geotrauma in action.This unique document provides a pioneering case study in post-'site-specific' geophilosophy. Based on a weird field trip into Cornwall's mining heartlands with

Hollow (Catling Brian)(Pevná vazba)

From the author of the Vorrh Trilogy comes an epic odyssey following a group of mercenaries hired to deliver a church's ultimate power-a sacred oracle-as the decadence of carnival gives way to the gravity of lent and the mystic landscape grows

Face: A Visual Odyssey (Helfand Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

An elaborately illustrated A to Z of the face, from historical mugshots to Instagram posts.By turns alarming and awe-inspiring, Face offers up an elaborately illustrated A to Z--from the didactic anthropometry of the late-nineteenth century to the selfie-obsessed zeitgeist of the

The Odyssey (Homer)(Paperback)

The epic tale of Odysseus's journey home - one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of an everyman's journey through life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in

Secret Life of Oscar Wilde (McKenna Neil)(Paperback / softback)

Deals with Oscar's astonishing erotic odyssey through Victorian London's sexual underworld. Oscar Wilde emerges as a man driven personally and creatively by his powerful desires for sex with men, in this book, the author argues that Oscar's Wilde's life and work can only be fully understood and

Oxford Playscripts: Homer's Odyssey (Calcutt David)(Paperback / softback)

A hazardous voyage through a world populated by gods, goddesses, witches and monsters - one of the greatest stories in European literature has been cleverly adapted into a rapid play, moving effectively from one episode to

Around the World in 80 Trees: (The Perfect Gift for Tree Lovers) (Drori Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

An arboreal odyssey - NATURE One of the most quietly beautiful books of the year - DAILY MAIL Discover the secretive world of trees in Jonathan Drori's number one bestseller... Bestselling author and environmentalist Jonathan Drori follows in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg as he tells the stories of

American Gadfly: The Intellectual Odyssey of Paul Fussell (Gray Ronald R.)(Paperback)

American cultural historian, literary and social critic and college professor Paul Fussell (1924-2012) wrote and edited 21 books on a wide variety of topics, ranging from 18th century British literature to works on World War II to sardonic takes on American culture. This book offers a thorough

The Oar of Odysseus (Bank Richard M.)(Pevná vazba)

Penelope Bauer sips on a margarita, celebrating her acceptance into the graduate Classics program at Boston University, unaware that she will soon become the central player in a bold scheme to save Western Civilization from itself. Of course, like any intelligent young woman in the dark days of

Bowie Odyssey: 71 (Goddard Simon)(Paperback)

Britain, 1971. A land of hot pants, porn trials, angry bombs, and bitter protest. As Marc Bolan is crowned the kids' teenage saviour, the forgotten hope called David Bowie secretly gathers the arsenal for his own revolution in his bohemian retreat. New friends Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and The Pretty

Ottoman Odyssey - Travels through a Lost Empire: Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award (Scott Alev)(Paperback / softback)

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR.* A journey across the former Ottoman Empire reveals its legacy and the integral diversity threatened amid rising

The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life (Armstrong Thomas)(Paperback)

Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 (Osborne Mary Pope)(Paperback)

Giants and Cannibals Wonders and Witches One Amazing Hero. Brave Odysseus is far from home, tossed by stormy seas, and cursed by an angry one-eyed giant. If he ever wants to see his family again, he will have to face hungry cannibals, outwit a beautiful witch, and sail past a six-headed serpent

Redwood and Ponytail: (Novels for Preteen Girls, Children's Fiction on Social Situations, Fiction Books for Young Adults, LGBTQ Books, Stori (Holt K. a.)(Pevná vazba)

2020 Odyssey Honor Award2020 Rainbow Booklist TitleNCTE 2020 Notable Poetry BookALSC Notable Children's Recordings A universal story of finding a way to be comfortable in your own skin: Kate and Tam meet, and both of their worlds tip sideways. At first, Tam figures Kate is your stereotypical

The Iliad/The Odyssey Boxed Set (Cross Gillian)(Pevná vazba)

This handsome boxed set of Homer's epics -- powerfully retold by Gillian Cross and strikingly illustrated by Neil Packer -- belongs on every reader's bookshelf. Epic and thrilling, Homer's two age-old classics have been revisited countless times. Gillian Cross and Neil Packer's exquisite versions

PT Boat Odyssey: In the Pacific War with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16, 1943-1945 (Gelzheiser Robert P.)(Paperback)

 During the Pacific War between the United States and Imperial Japanese navies, the author's father, Francis Gelzheiser, deployed with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16A, from New Orleans to Panama to Seattle and to Attu Island in the Aleutians. After their return voyage, the PT boats journeyed to

The Odyssey (Homer)(Paperback)

This prose translation of the The Odyssey is so successful that is has taken its place as on the few really outstanding version of Homer's famous epic poem. It is the story of the return of Odysseus from the siege of Troy to his home in Ithaca, and of the vengeance he takes on the suitors of his

The Iliad and the Odyssey Boxed Set: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Homer)(Paperback)

Gripping listeners and readers for more than 2,700 years, The Iliad is the story of the Trojan War and the rage of Achilles. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. If The Iliad is the world's greatest war

Escape from Camp 14 - One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (Harden Blaine)(Paperback / softback)

Introducing the incredible story of Shin Dong-hyuk - the only person born in a North Korean gulag ever to escape

Time's Eye - A Time Odyssey Book One (Clarke Sir Arthur C.)(Paperback / softback)

A stunning new companion series to 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY from the world's most important living SF writer and his acknowledged

Quatermass and the Pit (Newman Kim)(Paperback / softback)

Before 2001: A Space Odyssey and Doctor Who, Quatermass and the Pit was the paramount British science fiction saga in film and television. Kim Newman focuses on Roy Ward Baker's 1967 film, written by Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale for Hammer Films, but also looks at the origins of the Quatermass

The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family (Chernow Ron)(Paperback)

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling author of Alexander Hamilton, the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical, comes this definitive biography of the Warburgs, one of the great German-Jewish banking families of the twentieth century. Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists,

The Iliad and the Odyssey: The Trojan War: Tragedy and Aftermath (Parker Jan)(Pevná vazba)

The Iliad dealing with the final stages of the Trojan War and The Odyssey with return and aftermath were central to the Classical Greeks' self identity and world view. Epic poems attributed to Homer, they underpinned ideas about heroism, masculinity and identity; about glory, sacrifice and the pity

The Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Aeneid Box Set: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Homer)(Boxed Set)

A glorious boxed set featuring Robert Fagles's award-winning translations of the three great epics of Western literature ONE OF THE PREEMINENT translators of our time, Robert Fagles's interpretations of these epic poems give new life to three seminal works in the Western canon. The Penguin Classic

Odyssey - Translated by Robert Fitzgerald (Homer)(Paperback / softback)

The Odyssey of an Apple Thief (Rozenbaumas Moishe)(Paperback)

Moishe Rozenbaumas (1922-2016) recounts his fascinating life, from his Lithuanian boyhood, to the fraught experiences that take him across Europe and Central Asia and back again, to his daring escape from Soviet Russia to build a new life in

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - An Inquiry into Values (Pirsig Robert M.)(Paperback / softback)

Tells a story of the narrator, his son Chris and their month-long motorcycle odyssey from Minnesota to California profoundly affected an entire

Odyssey: A Babylit(r) Monsters Primer (Adams Jennifer)(Board Books)

BabyLit(R) is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature, and little ones will love The Odyssey: A BabyLit(R) Monsters Primer.Monsters don't have to be scary; meet ten monsters from Odysseus' epic journey home, illustrated in funny, friendly ways. Featuring

The Labyrinth: An Existential Odyssey with Jean-Paul Sartre (Argon Ben)(Pevná vazba)

An original look at the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre—told in cartoons As graduates embark on the next phase of their lives, what better way to get them accustomed to the rat race they are about to enter than by introducing them to the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre? Cleverly told through the

Odysseus and Penelope (Mandilaras Philippos)(Pevná vazba)

Spark young children's interest in the timeless Greek mythology with this picture book packed with legends, adventure, and humor After his legendary adventures, Odysseus manages to return all alone back to his homeland, the island of Ithaca. With the help of the goddess Athena he will eventually

Iliad (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

A translation of Homer's great epic poem. Fitzgerald has also translated Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Virgil's

The Wild Kindness: A Psilocybin Odyssey (Williams Bett)(Paperback)

The Wild Kindness: A Psilocybin Odyssey is the lyrical, unforgettable memoir of Bett Williams's relationship with psilocybin mushrooms, otherwise known as magic mushrooms. In pursuit of self-healing, she begins experimenting with mushrooms in solitary ceremonies by the fire. Word soon gets out

Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Book & DVD Set(Book)

Stanley Kubrick's epic mind-expanding adventure traces man's journey from prehistory into the uncharted universe of the future, inviting us to rethink everything we thought we knew. Each set in the Making of a Masterpiece series comes in a deluxe LP-sized folio and includes a DVD of the remastered

Happy Odyssey (Carton de Wiart Adrian)(Paperback)

Adrian Carton de Wiart's autobiography is one of the most remarkable of military memoirs. He was intended for the law, but abandoned his studies at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1899 to serve as a trooper in the South African War. Carton de Wiart's extraordinary military career embraced service with

Speyside Odyssey - A Natural History of the Atlantic Salmon (Matheson Norman)(Pevná vazba)

Filled with beautiful illustrations, 'A Speyside Odyssey' details the fascinating life story of the Atlantic Salmon as it undertakes one of the most remarkable, and most deadly, journeys in

Penelopiad (Atwood Margaret)(Paperback / softback)

A fresh take on what follows Homer's The Odyssey by the international best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood.Penelope. Immortalised in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband's

The Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Homer)(Paperback)

The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles A Penguin Classic Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's

God's Little People: A Physician's Odyssey in the Land of the Unborn (Hey John)(Paperback)

The moral uncertainty and apathy in our society to the plight of unborn children springs from the failure to identify them as real people. As a Board Certified Family Practitioner, Dr. John Hey provides numerous captivating vignettes from his fifty year-long practice of medicine, experiences that

Mutant Message Down Under - A Woman's Journey into Dreamtime Australia (Morgan Marlo)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a fictional account of the spiritual odyssey of an American woman in Australia. Summoned by a remote tribe of nomadic Aboriginals to accompany them on a walkabout through the outback, she learns how they live and thrive in natural harmony with the plants and animals that exist in the rugged

Beyond the Odyssey (Evans Maz)(Paperback / softback)

Elliot's life is spiralling out of control and his mum's health is worsening. The gods are determined to embark on the quest for the third chaos stone. But Elliot has heard of a mythical potion rumoured to cure all ills ... could he save his mum, even if it means sacrificing the fate of the

The Odyssey: A New Translation by Peter Green (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator Peter Green. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction, concise chapter summaries, a glossary, and substantial explanatory notes, this is the ideal translation for

The Adventures of Odysseus. Written by Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden (Lupton)(Paperback)

As Odysseus fights to find his way back home after the long and brutal Trojan War, he has to endure harrowing ordeals and adventures, and come to terms with devastating losses. Storytellers Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden's graphic retelling breathes new life into this great

Lost Empress (De La Pava Sergio)(Pevná vazba)

A protest against America's mass incarceration, an underdog sports odyssey, and a tender portrait of lives going to seed in suburban New Jersey - the extraordinary new novel from the author of A Naked

The Art of Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo)(Pevná vazba)

Take a globetrotting journey all over the world--and beyond --with this companion art book to the hit video game for the Nintendo Switch(TM) system In October of 2017, Super Mario Odyssey(TM) took the gaming world by storm. Now, discover the art and expertise that went into creating one of

The Odyssey of Homer (Lattimore Richmond)(Paperback)

The standard translation into modern English of Homer's Odyssey. Lattimore's translation of Homer's epic Greek poem captures its fast-moving narrative and vigorous language. The volume features an extensive introduction summarizing the story and analyzing the text and the controversies surrounding

Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel: A Cookbook (Shaya Alon)(Pevná vazba)

An exciting debut cookbook that confirms the arrival of a new guru chef . . . A moving, deeply personal journey of survival and discovery that tells of the evolution of a cuisine and of the transformative power and magic of food and cooking. From the two-time James Beard Award-winning chef whose

Theo's Odyssey (Clement Catherine)(Paperback / softback)

Does for spirituality what Sophie's World did for

The Odyssey (Homer)(Pevná vazba)

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey

The Odyssey of Star Wars: An Epic Poem (Mitchell Jack)(Pevná vazba)

A thrilling retelling of the Star Wars saga in the style of classic epic poetry 'I look not to myself but to the Force, In which all things arise and fall away.' Journey to a galaxy far, far away like never before--through lyrical verse and meter. Like the tales of Odysseus and Beowulf, the

Australianama - The South Asian Odyssey in Australia (Khatun Samia)(Paperback / softback)

Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth (Doxiadis Apostolos)(Paperback)

This exceptional graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers like Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert, and Kurt Godel, and finds a passionate student in the great Ludwig Wittgenstein