The People of the Abyss (London Jack)(Paperback)

The People of the Abyss (London Jack)(Paperback)

The People of the Abyss (1903) is a work of nonfiction by American writer Jack London. Written after the author spent three months living in London's poverty-stricken East End, The People of the Abyss bears witness to the difficulties faced by hundreds and thousands of people every day in one of

The Road (London Jack)(Paperback)

During the catastrophic economic depression of the 1890s, young Jack London found himself in the same situation as many others-homeless and unemployed. After a failed American investment and crop failure, the nation found itself in a panic. As London recounts these times, he tells stories of

Penguin Readers Level 2: The Call of the Wild (ELT Graded Reader) (London Jack)(Paperback / softback)

In 1897, people found gold in the Klondike, Canada. Thousands of people traveled there to find more gold. They needed big, strong dogs to work for them. This is the story of one of those dogs, Buck. A man takes him from his family in California, and Buck has to pull a sled in Canada. Will he

Call of the Wild (London Jack)(Paperback / softback)

Smoke Bellew (London Jack)(Paperback)

From the author of the classic novel Call of the Wild, Jack London's Smoke Bellew features a vivacious depiction of a gold rush adventure. Christopher Bellew, more commonly known as Kit, lives a comfortable life in San Francisco. He writes daily for a paper and his inherited wealth promises to

The Call of the Wild and White Fang (London Jack)(Paperback)

Jack London s two most beloved tales of survival in Alaska were inspired by his experiences in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. Both novels grippingly dramatize the harshness of the natural world and what lies beneath the thin veneer of human civilization. The canine hero of The Call of the

The Spread of Covid-19 (Martha London)(Paperback)

People have been adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. as the amount of gases increases, climate change grows worse. How Climate Change Works examines the science behind climate change, explaining how climate change began and how changes in the atmosphere lead to changes on Earth. Easy-to-read

London in the Twentieth Century - A City and Its People (White Jerry)(Paperback / softback)

Jerry White's London in the Twentieth Century, Winner of the Wolfson Prize, is a masterful account of the city's most tumultuous century by its leading expert. In 1901 no other city matched London in size, wealth and

The Iron Heel (London Jack)(Paperback)

Man In The Queue (Tey Josephine)(Paperback / softback)

Outside a London theatre a throng of people wait expectantly for the last performance of a popular musical. But as the doors open at last, something spoils all thought of entertainment: a man in the queue is found murdered by the deadly thrust of a

Heat of the Day (Bowen Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

It is wartime London, and the carelessness of people with no future flows through the evening air. Harrison, the British intelligence agent on his trail, wants to bargain, the price for his silence being Stella herself. Caught between two men and unsure who she can trust, the flimsy structures of

The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories (London Jack)(Paperback)

A bold mix of realism, allegory, adventure, and progressive politics, this collection features Jack London's most profound and moving literary works The Call of the Wild, London's elemental masterpiece about a dog learning to survive in the wilderness, sees pampered pet Buck snatched from his home

The Call of the Wild (London Jack)(Pevná vazba)

The classic survival story by Jack London in a beautiful hardcover edition Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of toil and

Call of the Wild (London Jack)(Pevná vazba)

Keeper, 2 (Gustawsson Johana)(Paperback)

Whitechapel, 1888: London is bowed under Jack the Ripper's reign of terror. London, 2015: actress Julianne Bell is abducted in a case similar to the terrible Tower Hamlets murders of 10 years earlier, and harking back to the Ripper killings. Falkenberg, Sweden, 2015: a woman's mutilated body is

The Call of the Wild and White Fang (London Jack)(Paperback)

A thrilling tale of Buck's fight for survival and rise to become leader of the pack, presented here with companion novel White Fang. Buck does not read the newspapers. If he had, he'd have known that for good strong dogs like himself trouble is brewing. Man has found gold and because of that Buck

London Murders: In the Footsteps of the Capital's Killers (Long David)(Paperback)

People love hearing about a grisly murder; gasping at the gory details, wondering about the motives, deducing who did it. This macabre fascination is nothing new. In the past racehorses, greyhounds and even a ship have been named after some of the most notorious murderers, and it doesn't look like

The Call of the Wild (London Jack)(Paperback)

Buck recognized the wild brother. He was whining softly, and they touched noses. A second wolf, old and battle-scarred, came forward and sniffed noses with him; he sat down, pointed his nose at the moon, and broke out in a long wolf howl. Buck, too, sat down and howled. Buck, a big, powerful dog,

Eternal London (Brunelli Giacomo)(Pevná vazba)

The images are framed around the silhouettes of people and animals. Though many London landmarks feature including Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, St. Paul's Cathedral and the statue of Winston Churchill depicted alongside Big Ben, they are presented in a surprising and very particular way.The work

The Call of the Wild: The Original 1903 Edition (London Jack)(Pevná vazba)

Jack London's merciless take on the survival of the fittest as set in the Alaskan wilderness during the Klondike Gold Rush was enthusiastically received in a time when Western society was eagerly interpreting the world through Darwinian eyes. The story became an instant classic, and insofar as

Made in Abyss Vol. 2 (Tsukushi Akihito)(Paperback)

INTO THE ABYSS! Reg and Riko's descent to the bottom of the netherworld has begun! With a perilous journey ahead and their pursuers from the surface not far behind, the trek is already testing the limits of their strength. Will their quest end before it's barely even

Jack London. the Paths Men Take (London Jack)(Pevná vazba)

This unique book combines long excerpts of Jack London's literature with a copious amount of his photographs. It beautifully juxtaposes his worldwide famous literature with his incredible photographs, creating a dialogue between the visual and literary arts and building towards a complete

Writers' London: A Guide to Literary People and Places (Kania Carrie)(Paperback)

Writers' London guides the reader through homes, bookshops, pubs and cemeteries, in search of where literary greats loved and lost, drank and

Ragnarok: The Abyss (Korklewski Tim)(Pevná vazba)

A supplement introducing the horrors of the Gaping Abyss to Ragnarok, the game of vicious Viking combat with a heavy metal edge. Ginnungagap, the Gaping Abyss, was once what separated the realms of Ice and Fire, keeping them in balance and sparing the other realms from their ravages. With the Nine