Articles related to "Penguin Books"

The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse is a collection of poems by and about gay people, but has Stephen Coote put together a concise anthology or is this collection crass?

My House in Umbria, by William Trevor, is a powerful novel about four 1987 victims of a terrorist attack in Italy who convalesce in Umbria at the home of one of them.

More than $1.5 billion in sales, 4,000 titles annually and 1,000 employees in 15 countries - that's the Penguin Group in figures, a subsidiary of Pearson plc.

This very expressive book can be used to prepare students for an inclusion classroom, teach skills of compare and contrast, main idea, as well as cause and effect.

Australian marine biologist Dr Mark Norman offers primary school-aged students a glimpse at the amazing marine life of Antarctica and Australia.

A New Zealand author celebrates her homeland, Sweden, and an unexpected friendship that heals deep emotional wounds.

A society wife leaves her husband and moves to seedy lodgings where coincidences draw her into the mystery of a middle aged spinster's disappearance four years earlier.

The Buildings of England is still a landmark work of English architecture. The author was Nikolaus Pevsner, the eminent architectural historian whose ideas endure.

Annie and Charlie are in for a surprise and a lesson about friendship when their concerned parents switch the destinations for their student exchange program.

Margaret Wild is Australia's most talented and prolific picture book author. Her books are emotionally honest and universally appealing. They will make you laugh and cry.

Is Comet Enke and the Taurid Meteor Shower that caused the Tunguska Event in 1908 on an inevitable second collision course with Earth?

The Roman Catholic Church dominated religious life in Western Europe during the bulk of the medieval period, and it tightly controlled the availability of the Holy Bible.

In William the Conqueror's time women searched for ways to avoid male domination. Entering a convent or becoming an anchoress were two choices for medieval women.

When Hitler came to power in 1933 it was not by a majority vote. In spite of this his strength as a leader lay in the German nation's ecstatic belief in the Fuehrer.

Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a prominent European poet and writer of prose who was born April 9th in Paris to an x-priest and an orphaned pauper.

Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is the explanation for the variety of life on Earth.

Public modesty in most societies dictates that a naked body is to be ashamed of, but challenges to this status quo persist - should nudity be glorified, or vilified?

The Earth is populated by millions of species, and this is the result of countless chance events.

Hot off the presses is a new fashion and beauty guide from current style icon, former '60s supermodel, Twiggy, now one of the judges of America's Next Top Model.

Not only a well loved pass-time, music has qualities that have positive effects on the mental health and emotional well-being of musicians and listeners alike.

Despite Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949, early Cold War crises were frequently diffused when the U.S. threatened to use the bomb in several Asian conflicts.

Undoubtedly, the English Civil War was caused by a mixture of both short term and long term issues that eventually led to the outbreak of fighting during 1642.

Spanish conquistador and perpetrator of the most brutal massacre associated with the Conquest of New Spain.

The shamanic path entails a number of tests as part of the training. The most profound challenge on this journey is that of the shamanic death.

Do the new representations of American Literature have the same strong hold as our beloved "classics" on the literary forefront?

An old Roman god of wine and fertility, Liber's festival was held on the 17th March. It was also the day Roman boys came of age.

This hymn for children, "All Things Bright and Beautiful," written by Cecil Frances Alexander, explains the first line of the Apostle's Creed.

A Christmas Carol is possibly the most popular and well known of Charles Dickens novels. It was first published in December 1843.

Joseph Boyden weaves the tale of a Cree family struggling to connect with each other - and cements his role as a major CanLit author.

Getting married is almost every girl's dream but as Ellie Black finds out in "The Other Woman", a new husband is not always all you get.

With eight dead monks, one murdered academic, two former soldiers and an investigator, The Lost Throne is a steady ride of plot curves enhanced by glimpses of Europe.

Jamie Oliver's back-to-basics cookbook is much more than a recipe collection. It provides inspiration for novice and advanced cooks alike.

Plastic surgery is undertaken for many reasons including restoration of function and correction of disfigurement due to trauma and birth defects.

Edward I was the English king that finally gained control of Wales before attempting to conquer Scotland. He restored royal authority after the reign of his weak father.

Alexander Pushkin's life - from his African grandfather to his affiliation with the Decembrists - has captured the imagination of every Russian writer since his day.

Reading comprehension skills may have declined, but giving books during the holidays has the dual potential of increasing future reading levels and being an ideal gift.

A review of God's War: A New History of the Crusades by Christopher Tyerman.

Trying to lose weight? Then try this recipe for homemade seafood lasagne from the Cook Yourself Thin cookbook. It's quick and easy - and a dieter's dream.

The Bolsheviks came to power under Lenin's leadership and seized the Provisional Government in Petrograd in 1917.

"I Wonder as I Wander" has had a long journey from a small town in North Carolina to international fame. But do you know how it began?

One of the top 50 British beaches, the Bedruthan Steps and its huge slate outcrops are steeped in legend.

With the Soviet territory suffering from famine and deprivation, Lenin enacted a New Economic Policy that promoted trade, privatization, and enterprise.

Russian peasants lived in houses that necessitated animals and humans sharing quarters and created unhealthy living conditions.

Face lifts involve the tightening of tissues and muscles and the removal of excess skin.

The Republic contains Plato's thoughts on society. Book Ten is dedicated to Art and the role Plato believed it should take in society.

Gorgo was one of the few women of ancient Greece who was named by historians. She was the daughter of a king, wife of a king and mother of a king of Sparta.

It is important to gather information before submitting to any surgical procedure. This is just as true with plastic surgery.

Charles Elton's darkly comic debut novel looks at the way a family copes with the success of a series of children's books based around their own lives.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself, is a riveting true tale of a slave and her escape from her bonds.

A recent anthology edited by Zadie Smith, The Book of Other People features 23 of the best literary writers of the 2000's, and an assortment of odd characters.