Townsend

For more than two hundred years, thousands of giant sailing ships traversed the Great Lakes carrying cargo and passengers. The memory of the romance and elegance of these beautiful ships has almost been forgotten in the search for greater efficiency and speed in our modern world. C.H.J. Snider (1879-1971) chronicled this era in his 1,303 "Schooner Days" columns for Toronto`s The Evening Telegram between 1931 and 1954. A great marine researcher and artist, Snider himself worked aboard schooners in his youth and studied first-hand the development of the Great Lakes region. Coupled with Snider`s writings are those of Robert B. Townsend, who, besides introducing Snider`s stories, adds some of his own. Robert B. Townsend is a long-time sailor...

Дата выхода: январь 1996

Behind the doors of the most famous address in the country, all is not well. Five years ago, Edward Clare was voted in to Number Ten after a landslide election result. But things are starting to go wrong. The love has gone. The people are turning. Leaving behind his superwoman wife Adele, Prime Minister Clare enlists the help of Jack Sprat, a policeman on the door of Number Ten, and sets out to discover what the country really thinks of him. Sneaking out of the back door incognito, they venture into the great unknown: the mean streets of Great Britain. For the first time in years, the Prime Minister experiences everything life in his country has to offer - an English cream tea, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and the kindness of...

Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 is an unabashed, pimples-and-all glimpse into the troubled life of an adolescent. Writing candidly about his parents’ marital troubles, the dog, his life as a tortured poet and ‘misunderstood intellectual’, teenager Adrian Mole’s painfully honest diary makes hilarious and compelling reading.

Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004

Now in his thirties, Adrian`s still worrying: can he be a good father? Is Viagra cheating? Why won`t the BBC produce "The White Van", his serial-killer comedy? Will he find the fulfilment he seeks as celebrity offal chef, single parent and celibate novelist? Is there a place for Adrian Mole in Blair`s Brave New Britain? Издание на английском языке. Формат: 11 см х 18 см.

Издательство: Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004