The Hyperion books are credited with single-handedly reinventing and reinvigorating SF in the 1990s. A broad canvased, hugely imaginative and exciting SF epic, the books draw on the works of Keats and provide a uniquely intelligent and literary approach with cutting edge science, compelling
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Bad guys beware! Bart Simpson, Archenemy of Evil, now has his own comic book! It's only the first issue, and already Bartman must face his greatest nemesis -- Mrs. Krappabel, and his greatest challenge -- summer school! Meanwhile, villainy is afoot in the world of Springfield's comic collectors! A
Here, in paper back at last, is the famous book that has found its way into more than a million and a half American homes, that was hailed by Samuel Eliot Morison as "Magnificent". It is the book that grew out of Alistair Cooke's forty-year love affair with his adopted country, out of
Newbery Medal Winner For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin’s Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. The Westing Game Deluxe Anniversary Edition Before writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin was an incredibly accomplished graphic artist, designing dozens of books,
Britain's empire has gone. Our manufacturing base is a shadow of its former self; the Royal Navy has been reduced to a skeleton. In military, diplomatic and economic terms, we no longer matter as we once did. And yet there is still one area in which we can legitimately claim superpower status: our
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Discover the remarkable life of Jane Austen, the great British novelist, in this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series. Little Jane was born into a large family with seven brothers and sisters. She grew up reading and writing stories in the English countryside. As an
