The Lent Jewels

HUGHES,David

Biographies & Memoirs

Hutchinson

Gerald Durrell was not only a famous wild-life writer, but also a man dedicated to the saving of species likely to die out. This work includes interviews with his friends and family, and forms a portrait of the pioneering conservationist.

Himself & other animals: A portrait of Gerald Durrell

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

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The Man who invented Tomorrow

Constable

The pork butcher

During the Second World War, a unit of the German army of occupation in France was troubled by partisan activity and decided on reprisals against the town of Oradour. As a result of that decision, the name of that small place is known around the world.In the novel, a former soldier, who was swept up by his unit against his will on that day, for he had a rendezvous with a woman with whom he intended to escape, nevertheless took part in the massacre; many years later, he returns to Oradour on a kind of pilgrimage of penance. The visit is oddly pleasurable and oddly disappointing–until he finds a physical clue that destroys his last hope that he can be innocent in his own eyes.

The Pork Butcher

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

In South African waters: Passenger liners since 1930

Oxford University Press

The fourth edition of Constitutional and Administrative Law: Text with Materials provides students with a complete introduction to Public Law. With a wide selection of essential materials drawn from both legal and non-legal sources such as official publications, integrated with clear and lively commentary, this book serves as an invaluable portable library and reference source for students. Drawing from their considerable teaching experience across the UK and Europe, the authors recognize that the eccentric and complex nature of the UK's constitutional system can sometimes be inaccessible for students with little prior knowledge. The book therefore guides students through constitutional and administrative law within the context of its historical development and its current political environment, making effective use of topical events to explain the difficult underlying theoretical issues, without losing the essence of the law. Online Resource Center The fourth edition is accompanied by a website that provides ongoing updates to judicial and legislative developments, ensuring students are kept informed of the latest key legal developments. It also serves as a research portal, providing a wealth of links to useful websites and materials available online.

Constitutional and Administrative Law: Text with Materials

Reference

POLLARD, DAVID

Parpworth, Neil

Words, Language & Grammar

<p>An epic debut graphic novel from an acclaimed illustrator—dark, funny, beautiful, disturbing, each page a surprise Approaching 50, and warned by his doctor that he's drinking too much and needs to take more exercise, David Hughes is given a dog for his birthday—Dexter, a wire-haired fox terrier. Hughes' daily walks with Dexter form the spine of this extraordinary work. We eavesdrop on their encounters with fellow dog-walkers ("Hello Hector," "Hello Chester" . . . ) and on Hughes' thoughts as he plods along carrying the dogwalker's ubiquitous plastic bag. He begins to remember moments from his past, dark memories of murder and violence. He explores his own fantasies and obsessions. From the gentle comedy of the early pages, the work is transformed into something deeper and more disturbing. A landmark book in the field of graphic literature—the drawing is sublime, the imagination extraordinary, the ambition unequalled.</p>

Walking the Dog

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

JONATHAN CAPE.

On holiday in Suffolk, a boy and his dog discover a World War II pillbox half buried on a deserted beach. When he returns the next day with his parents, the pillbox has disappeared. They learn that there had been a pillbox there and a boy had once been found in it, dead.     1945, another boy, another dog, the same pillbox... and an American serviceman from the local base. Murder, treachery, a terrible secret...     David Hughes' second graphic novel is a haunting ghost story -- dark, disturbing and -- as always with Hughes -- stunningly drawn.

The Pillbox

Shakespeare Stories

Shakespeare stories

Etc.

Gordon, Giles

Shakespeare., William

AMIS, Kingsley

Nye, Robert

H.Hamilton

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