By the time he was 28, Anton Chekhov had published more than 500 short works of fiction, about half of them comic stories and farces. Since then, it has been well documented that these works, dashed off while he was "chasing two hares at once" - his medical career and his modest literary pursuits - were carried out largely to pay the bills. Harvey Pitcher has selected and translated approximately forty of these short stories, all of which reflects a genius for comedy which is as fresh and entertaining now as it was then: simple sketches that are like verbal cartoons or comic scripts; outrageous parodies and stories with a comic twist; satirical and subversive sketches that anticipate the anti-authoritarian attitudes of his later work and excursions into the absurd that foreshadow his unconventional approach to stage dialogue. Originally published by Andre Deutsch in 1988, this is the first time the book has been available in paperback. It has been revised by the author to include fourteen brand new stories. Publication coincides with the centenary of Chekhov's death.

Chekhov: The Comic Stories

Humor & Entertainment

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich

Humor

Welbeck Publishing

About the Author\nDr Lowell Dingus is a Research Associate in Paleontology at the AMNH. He has participated in many expeditions and in 1997 he co-led the team that discovered the first sauropod dinosaur embryos in Argentina. Dr Dingus has written Barnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered Tyrannosaurs rex (2010) and Dinosaur Eggs Discovered (2007).\nDinosaur bones had been found centuries before scientists understood what they were and what creatures they came from; ancient Chinese writings spoke of "dragon" bones, and large fossils discovered in the UK were thought to belong to human giants. It was only with the exploration and meticulous research of generations of intrepid palaeontologists that the truth about dinosaurs was discovered.The Dinosaur Hunters tells the story of these discoverers of prehistoric life, and the revelations found through their research. Illustrated with 30 rare documents, photographs and hand-drawn maps, it explores the unearthing of Iguanodon teeth, the discovery of the first flying dinosaur, the infamous Bone Wars and consultant editor Dr Mark Norell's radical study of feathered dinosaurs. This is a tale of daring exploits, luck, science and wanderlust, and of the thrilling lives and work of heroic scientists and adventurers.

AMNH The Dinosaur Hunters: The Extraordinary Story of the Discovery of Prehistoric Life

Science & Math

Dingus, Lowell Dr

Biological Sciences

Features press-out shapes, enabling you to transform a book into a work of art. Contains more than 50 beautifully photographed cats, imaginatively described by author and cat lover, Jennifer Pulling.

Paperscapes: The Cat: A Book That Transforms Into a Work of Art

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pulling, Jennifer

Pets & Animal Care

Features press-out shapes, enabling you to transform a book into a work of art. Contains more than 50 beautifully photographed dogs, described by dog behaviour and training expert Annette Conn.

Paperscapes: The Dog: A Book That Transforms Into a Work of Art

Conn, Annette

50 of the most fascinating documents in the history of humankind are beautifully reproduced from national archives and museums around the world - with commentary explaining why the documents are so significant, and how they have shaped or changed the course of history.

Treasures of World History: The Story Of Civilization in 50 Documents

History

SNOW, Peter

MacMillan, Ann

Ancient Civilizations

The Medicine Cabinet is a beautifully curated and expertly written compendium of over 100 astonishing objects related to the story of medicine. 
Each object is cared for by London's Science Museum, which houses one of the largest and most significant collections of medical artefacts in the world - including a Bronze Age trepanned skull, healing water from an Ancient Greek well, a seventeenth-century barber's pole, a pharmacist's ceramic leech jar, a gold memento mori ring, First World War blood transfusion apparatus and a prototype MRI scanner. 
Each object is a profound reminder of the fragility of human existence, but also of the extraordinary lengths gone to by scientists, medical professionals and ordinary people in the attempt to conquer mortality. Published in association with the Science Museum, The Medicine Cabinet is a rich visual exploration of life, death and everything in between.

Science Museum: The Medicine Cabinet: The Story of Health and Disease Told Through Objects

Hurley, Sarah

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Chronologically recounting the story of history's silent assassin, Poison documents the gripping tales of the users and victims of these mysterious substances, from Cleopatra, the Borgias and Qin Shi Huang to contemporary secret service agents and terrorists.

Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners

HUBBARD, BEN

The Holocaust is an attempt to explain the inexplicable - the systematic murder of millions of Europe's Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Second World War. 
It includes facsimile documents that have been carefully selected to remind readers that the horrifying statistics represent not numbers but people. 
This illustrated volume describes Jewish life before the spread of Nazism in Europe and Nazi ideologies. The author discusses the mass murder, the death camps such as Auschwitz, the perpetrators, the witnesses, the escapees, the refugee havens and the 10,000 Kindertransport youngsters who were given safe haven in Britain. 
The Holocaust records stories of resistance and acts of heroism, and tells us of the survivors and those who risked their lives to save the Jews. Finally, it describes the liberation of the camps, the resettlement of the Jews and how the events are remembered now.

The Holocaust: Origins, History and Aftermath

Cussans, Thomas

Military

This biography does full justice to the scientific and human aspects of Marie's life, detailing her tumultuous personal history at a time of social upheaval, and her struggle to gain recognition in an era when female scientists were almost unknown.

Curie: The Pioneer, the Nobel Laureate, the Discoverer of Radioactivity (Great Thinkers)

Biographies & Memoirs

Gunderman, Dr. Richard

Community & Culture

Contains deep analysis on Darwin's life, and includes explanations on the formations of his famous theories - such as how they were hugely shaped by those he encountered on his travels through the Americas on HMS Beagle.

Charles Darwin (The Compact Guide)

van Wyhe, Dr. John

Historical

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