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Download or read book Penguin Special written by Jeremy Lewis and published by Viking Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Alan Lane, publisher of Penguin books, who has had a major influence on the cultural and political life of post-war Britain. He revolutionized our reading habits by his insistence that the best writing in the world should be made available for the price of a packet of cigarettes.
Book Synopsis Penguin's Special Christmas Tree by : Jeannie St John Taylor
Download or read book Penguin's Special Christmas Tree written by Jeannie St John Taylor and published by Lobster Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This sweet, quirky tree-trimming adventure delivers a message about teamwork, friendship, and the importance of never giving up."
Book Synopsis Beauty's Sister: Penguin Special by : James Bradley
Download or read book Beauty's Sister: Penguin Special written by James Bradley and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juniper, living deep in the forest with her parents, is stunned to discover that the beautiful girl living isolated in a nearby tower is her sister. When the two girls meet, what begins as a fascination and a friendship ultimately develops into something truly sinister. A story of jealousy, passion and power, Beauty's Sister is a dark and gripping reimagining of one of our oldest tales, Rapunzel, from acclaimed novelist James Bradley. 'Bradley's writing is spare and precise, his images haunting, and his plot reimagines the well-known fairy tale from the point of view of Rapunzel's darker, wilder sister... I have read many hundreds of reinventions of this tale. Beauty's Sister is one of the most powerful.' Kate Forsyth 'A perfect Penguin Special.' West Australian 'Utilising fable tropes such as sibling rivalry, childhood misadventure and sorcery, Beauty's Sister took me into its world.' Killings, the Kill Your Darlings blog
Book Synopsis Reclaiming Epicurus: Penguin Special by : Luke Slattery
Download or read book Reclaiming Epicurus: Penguin Special written by Luke Slattery and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epicureanism has been diluted into a byword for gourmet dining, but does the original ancient Greek 'philosophy of the Garden' contain insight that could save the world? Luke Slattery argues that reading Epicurus could help us rethink our materialist ways and challenge the inevitability of man-made climate change. Rather than appealing to altruism, or calling for revolution in the global economy, the Epicurean philosophy turns the developed world's credo of 'greed is good' on its head, counselling that genuine happiness comes from the quieting of desire; from less, not more. And that might just be the mindset we need to rein in unsustainable development. In this thoughtful Penguin Special, Slattery traces the radicalism of classical Epicurean thought, and its popularity despite political suppression. Along the way, he tours the archaeological sites of the ancient village of Oinoanda in Turkey and the Villa of the Papyri, buried along with Pompeii, with its ancient library of petrified scrolls. Might some of this treasure's fragments, painstakingly restored, reveal answers to the big questions faced in the twenty-first century?
Book Synopsis The Simple Life: Penguin Special by : Rhonda Hetzel
Download or read book The Simple Life: Penguin Special written by Rhonda Hetzel and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhonda Hetzel feels passionately that living simply leads to a richer, more fulfilling existence. Having made the decision to live frugally, embrace sustainability and opt out of the capitalist consumerist mindset, she set about working out how to achieve her goal, learning traditional skills, reducing her spending and environmental impact and focusing on the simple things that make life worth living: family, friends, and a home-cooked meal. This is the story of her journey and the lessons she has learned along the way. Rhonda relates why she wanted to change her lifestyle, what simple living means to her, and offers guidance to those thinking about taking the same path.
Book Synopsis A Selection of Smithereens: Penguin Special by : Shaun Micallef
Download or read book A Selection of Smithereens: Penguin Special written by Shaun Micallef and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2012-05-16 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feel that War and Peace went on a bit? Wish there were more laughs in Catcher in the Rye? Then A Selection of Smithereens is for you. These pieces from one of Australia's funniest men (no, not John Clarke) feature the Borgias, Winston Churchill and the history behind cornflakes – and so much more! Fresh from the updated 2011 edition of Smithereens, these six short essays are small, perfectly formed and easily digestible pieces of Shaun Micallef.
Download or read book Penguin Dreams written by J.otto Seibold and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2005-09-29 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chongo Chingi the penguin has a dream in which he experiences the excitement of flying, but then he must wake up.
Book Synopsis Beyond the Boom: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special by : John Edwards
Download or read book Beyond the Boom: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special written by John Edwards and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2014-06-25 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After decades of prosperity Australians are now worried about their jobs, their incomes and their future. The mining boom, said to explain Australia's past success, is declared to be over. Unemployment has increased, carmakers have folded, the government is running a huge deficit. In a striking analysis, economist John Edwards challenges the prevailing pessimism. Cutting through the confusion, Edwards shows that the mining boom is far from over – and that it hasn't been as important for Australian prosperity as widely believed. We have a bright future in the world, and the economy is well configured to get us there. The bright future won't be in what we dig, though. It will be in what we grow, what we make and, above all, in the services we provide. 'Edwards' book is a rollicking read. He nails his colours to the mast, cherry picks the data and imposes his own clear interpretation on economic developments and reform options. It should provide the basis of reasoned debate on a very important topic – how Australia can enjoy ongoing economic prosperity on a sustainable and equitable basis.' The Lowy Interpreter '[Throws] a large rock into the pond of what has become conventional wisdom. . . Edwards' intervention into the debate is an important one, and adds to a far older contest of views.' Australian Financial Review 'Edwards is right to highlight the diverse strengths of the Australian economy.' The Australian
Book Synopsis The Embarrassed Colonialist: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special by : Sean Dorney
Download or read book The Embarrassed Colonialist: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special written by Sean Dorney and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty years after independence, Papua New Guinea is the largest single recipient of aid from Australia. Yet Australians seem to be largely ambivalent about the country. Few Australians know the history of our colonial rule in PNG and our long ties to the country are quickly being forgotten. PNG expert Sean Dorney examines PNG's weaknesses and strengths since independence and argues that, for moral and practical reasons, Australia needs to reconnect with Papua New Guinea. It is time we shed our embarrassment about our colonial past and embrace our relationship with our nearest neighbour.
Book Synopsis You're Just Too Good to Be True: Penguin Special by : Sofija Stefanovic
Download or read book You're Just Too Good to Be True: Penguin Special written by Sofija Stefanovic and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sofija Stefanovic visits her eighty-year-old friend Bill and suspects he's being scammed over the internet – not for the first time. Compelled by Bill's devastating stories of online dating, heartbreak and bankruptcy, Sofija gets drawn into the underworld of romance scams. Her investigations take her to victims, experts and ultimately to her computer, where she uses a dead relative's photo to set up her own senior's dating profile. In the hope of interviewing a scammer, Sofija wades into murky territory as her lies grow and her online relationships get personal. As she moves through this confusing world, Sofija finds herself confronted by questions about loneliness, love and greed. You're Just Too Good To Be True is a sometimes very funny and sometimes desperately poignant investigation into the dark underside of love in the digital age. 'So well done. Bill's story is an amplification of the madness and delusion we've all gone through chasing love.' John Safran
Book Synopsis Our Very Own Brexit: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special by : Sam Roggeveen
Download or read book Our Very Own Brexit: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special written by Sam Roggeveen and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could Australia have a Brexit moment? There is a rarely spoken truth at the heart of Australian politics: it is dominated by two parties that voters no longer care about. Around the democratic West, the public is drifting away from major parties, and politics is becoming hollow. In Europe, populists have been the beneficiaries. In Britain, the result was Brexit. Australian politics is hollow too. One of our declining parties could, in desperation, exploit an issue that ties Australia to Asia and which will determine our future security: immigration.
Book Synopsis The Jewish Problem by : Louis Golding
Download or read book The Jewish Problem written by Louis Golding and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Miss Julia's Gift written by Ann B. Ross and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author, comes a delightful story in which Miss Julia discovers the joy of giving and receiving gifts—and just in time for Valentine’s Day! Featuring the beloved stars of the Miss Julia novels—Luanne, Lillian, Hazel Marie, and of course, Miss Julia herself—Miss Julia's Gift is a funny and moving meditation on love, marriage, and the purpose of gift-giving. Miss Julia finds herself reminiscing about her first year of marriage to Sam Murdoch. Everything seemed perfect—alarmingly so. Miss Julia feared that Sam would morph from a sweet and loveable man into a replica of her loathsome first husband, the boring and deceitful Wesley Lloyd Springer. Even Sam's adorable habit of giving her gifts for all holidays and occasions—no matter how minor—caused Miss Julia anxiety. When will the other shoe drop, she wondered? After some soul-searching and valuable advice from her friends, Miss Julia comes to understand that Sam is nothing like Wesley—and never will be. Then, just in time for Valentine's Day, she thinks up the perfect romantic gift for her husband and realizes which gift she values most of all.
Book Synopsis Ai Weiwei Speaks by : Hans Ulrich Obrist
Download or read book Ai Weiwei Speaks written by Hans Ulrich Obrist and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If artists betray the social conscience and the basic principles of being human, where does art stand then?' Ai Weiwei - artist, architect, curator, publisher, poet and urbanist - extended the notion of art and is one of the world's most significant creative and cultural figures. In this series of interviews, conducted over several years with the curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, he discusses the many dimensions of his artistic life, ranging over subjects including ceramics, blogging, nature, philosophy and the myriad influences that have fed into his work. He also talks candidly about his father, his childhood spent in exile and his criticism of the Chinese state. Together, these extraordinary discussions give a unique insight into the outstanding complexity of Ai Weiwei's thought and work, and are an essential reminder of the need for personal, political and artistic freedom.
Download or read book Eve in Hollywood written by Amor Towles and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The further adventures of Eve Ross, best friend of Katey Kontent in Rules of Civility, the New York Times bestselling novel by Amor Towles Coming this fall, A Gentleman in Moscow – the highly anticipated new novel from Amor Towles Near the end of Amor Towles’s bestselling novel Rules of Civility, the fiercely independent Evelyn Ross boards a train from New York to Chicago to visit her parents, but never disembarks. Six months later, she appears in a photograph in a gossip magazine exiting the Tropicana Club on Sunset Boulevard on the arm of Olivia de Havilland. In this novella made up of six richly detailed and atmospheric stories, each told from a different perspective, Towles unfolds the events that take Eve to the heart of Old Hollywood. Beginning in the dining car of the Golden State Limited in September 1938, we follow Eve to the elegant rooms of the Beverly Hills Hotel, the fabled tables of Antonio’s, the amusement parks on the Santa Monica piers, the afro-Cuban dance clubs off Central Avenue, and ultimately the set of Gone with the Wind. With the glamour and grit of the studio system’s golden age as a backdrop, Towles introduces in each story a memorable new character whose fate may well be altered by their encounter with Eve. In following the thread of these varied encounters, we watch as Eve forges a new and unexpected life for herself in late 1930s Los Angeles.
Book Synopsis The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers by : David Wells
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers written by David Wells and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-09-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on numbers and what makes particular ones noteworthy
Book Synopsis On the Island by : Robert Louis Stevenson
Download or read book On the Island written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "Treasure Island" during which the ship arrives at the island and Jim Hawkins follows the pirates, but discovers Ben Gunn who has been stranded there for three years.
