A meticulously chosen collection of stories about love in all its guises. Here is a treasure trove of love stories. O. Henry brings comedy with his tale of a busy broker working too hard to remember that he's actually married his adored young wife. There's Anton Chekhov's famous story about true love and devotion, The Lady with the Dog and Katherine Mansfield writes touchingly about unrequited love in Mr. and Mrs. Dove. With stories spanning first love to enduring love in old age, from infatuation to heartbreak told by some of the best writers, Classic Love Stories makes a perfect gift. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Becky Brown.

Classic Love Stories

Literature & Fiction

Brown, Becky

Short Stories & Anthologies

Macmillan Collector’s Library

Pick Pigs

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

BookSurge Publishing

'Finally, a book that is proving very therapeutic in these difficult times... Full of doubt, fear, anger and rueful comedy, they give the lie to the idea that the Brits maintained a stiff upper lip, but it's immensely consoling to know that our forebears sometimes thought that they were living through the end times but survived to enjoy better and brighter days.' Jonathan Coe, The Times\n'With 34 million of us in Tier 3, these Mass Observation diaries have an added fascination: it's impossible to read them without coming across parallels on almost every page, people's characters revealing themselves under wartime restrictions just as they do under Covid ones.' The Times\n'A great book - such a good read.' Jeremy Vine\n'Brown's book features an eclectic selection from the wartime years and is full of fascinating and sometimes surprising insights.' Mail on Sunday\n'Moving and unexpectedly funny, it's these words that may offer comfort.' Woman's Weekly\n'What extraordinary voices of Britain living through crisis! A brilliant testament to resilience.' Anne Glenconner\n'A stirring and evocative account of life on the home front. Full of surprises that bring a fascinating perspective on the blitz spirit.' - Deborah Cadbury, author of Chocolate Wars and Princes at War\n***\nThroughout the Second World War hundreds of people kept diaries of their private daily lives as part of a groundbreaking national experiment. They were warehousemen and WRENs, soldiers and farmhands, housewives and journalists, united only by a desire to record the history they were living through.\nFor decades their words have been held in the Mass-Observation Archive, a time capsule of ordinary voices that might otherwise have been forgotten. These voices tell the human story behind the iconic events of those six years, of the individuals grappling with a world turned upside down. From panic-buying and competitively digging for victory to extraordinary acts of bravery, Blitz Spirit is a remarkable collection of real wartime experiences that represent the best and worst of human nature in the face of adversity.\nResonant, darkly funny and deeply moving, this new collection will reveal what it was like to live through a crisis of unprecedented proportions. A cacophony of hope, cynicism and resilience, Blitz Spirit celebrates ordinary lives - however small - and shines a light on the people we were, and the people we are now.

Blitz Spirit: Voices of Britain Living Through Crisis, 1939-1945

History

Europe

Hodder&Stoughton

'Fascinating ' Elizabeth Day\n'Finally, a book that is proving very therapeutic in these difficult times... Full of doubt, fear, anger and rueful comedy, they give the lie to the idea that the Brits maintained a stiff upper lip, but it's immensely consoling to know that our forebears sometimes thought that they were living through the end times but survived to enjoy better and brighter days.' Jonathan Coe, The Times\n'With 34 million of us in Tier 3, these Mass Observation diaries have an added fascination: it's impossible to read them without coming across parallels on almost every page, people's characters revealing themselves under wartime restrictions just as they do under Covid ones.' The Times\n'A great book - such a good read.' Jeremy Vine\n'Brown's book features an eclectic selection from the wartime years and is full of fascinating and sometimes surprising insights.' Mail on Sunday\n'Moving and unexpectedly funny, it's these words that may offer comfort.' Woman's Weekly\n'What extraordinary voices of Britain living through crisis! A brilliant testament to resilience.' Anne Glenconner\n'A stirring and evocative account of life on the home front. Full of surprises that bring a fascinating perspective on the blitz spirit.' - Deborah Cadbury, author of Chocolate Wars and Princes at War\n***\nThroughout the Second World War hundreds of people kept diaries of their private daily lives as part of a groundbreaking national experiment. They were warehousemen and WRENs, soldiers and farmhands, housewives and journalists, united only by a desire to record the history they were living through.\nFor decades their words have been held in the Mass-Observation Archive, a time capsule of ordinary voices that might otherwise have been forgotten. These voices tell the human story behind the iconic events of those six years, of the individuals grappling with a world turned upside down. From panic-buying and competitively digging for victory to extraordinary acts of bravery, Blitz Spirit is a remarkable collection of real wartime experiences that represent the best and worst of human nature in the face of adversity.\nResonant, darkly funny and deeply moving, this new collection will reveal what it was like to live through a crisis of unprecedented proportions. A cacophony of hope, cynicism and resilience, Blitz Spirit celebrates ordinary lives - however small - and shines a light on the people we were, and the people we are now.

Hodder Paperbacks

Un libro encantado para que niños entiendan como ganar, ahorrar y ayudar a otros con el dinero. Cada uno de los tres cerditos de dinero tiene su propio uso, y la niña Julia descubre como ella puede dividir un regalo de su abuela Becky entre los gastos inmediatos, ahorras para el futuro y regalos para ayudar a otras personas.

Los tres cerditos de dinero (Spanish Edition)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

A Table ! is a unique content-based book covering French culture through the highly motivational use of French cuisine. Organized like a French menu, each chapter includes prose essays, poetry, grammatical points, a degustation exercise and a recipe for students who might want to try their hand at food preparation. Although it is not a culinary book, this book integrates a wide variety of cultural issues into each section. It requires no special knowledge of cuisine, of course, outside what each chapter makes easily available. Using such material, much of French culture, history and regionalism is covered, along with motivated work in language, grammar and idioms.
The book provides some structure for the instructor to use Peter Mayle’s (A Year in Provence) Adventure dans la France Gourmande. Discussion questions for his book are included in the appendix.

À Table!: The Gourmet Culture of France (French Edition)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Regional & International

Focus

Intended for intermediate or advanced students of French, À Table ! The Food Culture of France is a content-based cultural text centered around the cuisine of France and various French-speaking cultures. Organized like a French menu, each chapter includes prose, poetry, film references, and recipes, together with vocabulary, grammar points, and exercises. This second edition of À Table ! features a redesigned full-color interior to reflect the richness and color of French food culture and history. The author has also added questions for reading comprehension and has expanded and rearranged select readings to give the text a more coherent organization. A chronological arrangement of chapters, along with a variety of food-related sources, encourages a comprehensive yet flexible approach to learning French language and its cultural contexts.

À Table !: The Food Culture of France (French Edition)

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