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Nature's Fascinating Friendships - Mike Hills - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Nature's Fascinating Friendships - Mike Hills - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''Brilliant, thought-provoking and original.'' BookTrust ‘Stunning illustrations . . . this clever book will inspire 9–12-year-olds.’ School Reading List ''S tunning . . . an original and fascinating book!'' Evie, aged 9, Toppsta Go on an amazing journey around the world to discover how animals, plants and microscopic organisms develop fascinating friendships to survive and thrive. Did you know pom pom crabs wear sea anemones as boxing gloves to fight off enemies?And greater honeybirds guide humans to hidden beehives?And bats use pitcher plants as sleeping bags? From ravens and wolves to trees and fungi, learn how these unlikely alliances are formed and find out all the incredible, funny, weird and disgusting reasons why these partnerships work.Every page is beautifully illustrated and packed full of facts that should surprise and inspire us all to overcome our differences and work together more.

DKK 155.00
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The Letters of T. S. Eliot Volume 9 - T. S. Eliot - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Letters of T. S. Eliot Volume 9 - T. S. Eliot - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

This volume covers the production of Eliot’s play The Family Reunion ; the publication of The Idea of a Christian Society ; and the joyous versifying of Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats . After exhausting himself through nights of fire-watching in the London wartime blackout, he travels the country, attends meetings of The Moot, delivers talks, and advises a fresh generation of writers including Cyril Connolly, Keith Douglas, Kathleen Raine and Vernon Watkins. Major correspondents include W. H. Auden, George Barker, William Empson, Geoffrey Faber, John Hayward, James Laughlin, Hope Mirrlees, Mervyn Peake, Ezra Pound, Michael Roberts, Stephen Spender, Tambimuttu, Allen Tate, Michael Tippett, Charles Williams and Virginia Woolf. Four Quartets , Eliot’s culminating masterpiece, is discussed in detail.

DKK 587.00
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Child I - Steve Tasane - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Child I - Steve Tasane - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

A group of undocumented children with letters for names, are stuck living in a refugee camp, with stories to tell but no papers to prove them. As they try to forge a new family amongst themselves, they also long to keep memories of their old identities alive. Will they be heard and believed? And what will happen to them if they aren''t?An astonishing piece of writing that will enchant and intrigue children; perfectly pitched at a 9+ readership.

DKK 106.00
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Man in the Dark - Paul Auster - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Man in the Dark - Paul Auster - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Auster''s haunting exploration of war in a post 9/11 world from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy : ''a literary voice for the ages'' ( Guardian ) '' I am alone in the dark, turning the world around in my head as I struggle through another bout of insomnia, another white night in the great American wilderness. ''Seventy-two-year-old August Brill is recovering from a car accident in his daughter''s house in Vermont. When sleep refuses to come, he lies in bed and tells himself stories, struggling to push back thoughts about things he would rather forget - his wife''s recent death and the horrific murder, in Iraq, of his granddaughter''s boyfriend, Titus. Brill, a retired book critic, imagines a parallel world in which America is not at war with Iraq but with itself. In this other America the Twin Towers did not fall on 9/11, and the 2000 election results led to secession, as state after state pulled away from the union and a bloody civil war ensued. As the night progresses, Brill''s story grows increasingly intense, and what he is so desperately trying to avoid insists on being told. Joined in the early hours by his granddaughter, he gradually opens up to her and recounts another hidden story, this time of his own marriage. After she falls asleep, he at last finds the courage to revisit the trauma of Titus''s death.Passionate and shocking, political and personal: Man in the Dark is a novel that reflects the consequences of 9/11, that forces us to confront the blackness of night even as it celebrates the existence of ordinary joys in a world capable of the most grotesque violence.

DKK 120.00
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The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel - Edward Blakeman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel - Edward Blakeman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel offers a detailed but accessible exploration of George Frederick Handel, his composition, and his legacy. A larger-than-life figure in his time, Handel''s reputation has been less than steady since his death in 1759. Was he (in the words of Berlioz) just ''a great barrel of pork and beer'', or (as Handel himself claimed) truly ''the master of us all''? Now, more than 250 years after his death, there is more interest in Handel than ever before, with his operas (such as Rinaldo and Agrippina ) experiencing fantastic renewed popularity. This lively Pocket Guide goes in search of the composer who wrote the Messiah , Water Music - and much more. Handy for browsing and reference, key features include: - Handel''s life: year by year - Handel''s operas: a complete guide - Essential Handel - Picturing Handel - Handel on CD and DVD - Handel Online Edward Blakeman assesses how Handel''s works have stood the test of time and why they can still speak thrillingly to us today. With recommendations throughout for listening, further reading, and web surfing, this is the ideal guide for music lovers who want to discover the great composer for themselves.

DKK 148.00
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The Unsettled Dust - Robert Aickman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Unsettled Dust - Robert Aickman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

For fans of the BBC''s Inside Number 9 and The League of Gentlemen Aickman''s ''strange stories'' (his preferred term) are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail, until the reader realises that the protagonist is heading towards their doom as if in a dream. The Unsettled Dust was first published as a collection in 1990. Aickman received the British Fantasy Award for ''The Stains''. ''We are all potential victims of the powers Aickman so skilfully conjures and commands.'' Robert Bloch

DKK 120.00
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The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner - Michael Tanner - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner - Michael Tanner - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Richard Wagner remains, almost 130 years after his death, the most controversial composer in the history of music. Creator of huge and hugely ambitious operas, which have an immense immediate impact, as well as providing food for endless thought and discussion, Wagner has had an influence on many fields outside music. In this lively pocket guide, Michael Tanner gives concise accounts of all his operas - the likes of Parsifal , Lohengrin and Tristan und Isolde - showing how important it is to grasp the dramatic situations at every point, and indicating some of the key musical features. He also provides an outline of Wagner''s astonishing life, and shows that he has often been unfairly criticised and made a scapegoat, especially for political events which took place long after his death.Key features include:- Wagner: his life year by year- Wagner: his music work by work- Things people said about Wagner- Essential Wagner: ten great moments- Wagner on CD and DVD- Wagner bibliographyThis indispensable Faber Pocket Guide provides a wealth of insights into Wagner and is essential reading for anyone with an interest in both and the man and his music. ''[P]robably the best introduction ever written to this most complex of composers.'' Simon Heffer, Telegraph

DKK 126.00
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Collected Prose - Paul Auster - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Collected Prose - Paul Auster - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The celebrated author of The New York Trilogy , The Book of Illusions and Invisible presents here a highly personal collection of essays, prefaces and occasional pieces written for magazines and newspapers. Ranging in subject from Walter Raleigh to Kafka; Hawthorne to the high-wire artist Philippe Petit; conceptual artist Sophie Calle to Auster''s own Olympia typewriter; the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers to his beloved New York City itself, Auster displays all his customary flair, wit and insight. Including several of his major works - important books in their own right, such as Hand to Mouth and The Invention of Solitude - this collection demonstrates and reaffirms the pre-eminent position Paul Auster holds in contemporary literature and criticism.

DKK 162.00
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The Wine-Dark Sea - Robert Aickman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Wine-Dark Sea - Robert Aickman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

For fans of the BBC''s Inside Number 9 and The League of Gentlemen Aickman''s ''strange stories'' (his preferred term) are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail, until the reader realises that the protagonist is heading towards their doom as if in a dream.First published in 1988, The Wine-Dark Sea contains eight stories that build towards disturbing yet enigmatic endings, including the classic story ''Your Tiny Hand is Frozen.'' ''Of all the authors of uncanny tales, Aickman is the best ever . . . His tales literally haunt me; his plots and his turns of phrase run through my head at the most unlikely moments.'' Russell Kirk

DKK 119.00
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Cold Hand in Mine - Robert Aickman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Cold Hand in Mine - Robert Aickman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

For fans of Inside Number 9 and The League of Gentlemen -- with an introduction by Reece Shearsmith Aickman''s ''strange stories'' (his preferred term) are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail, until the reader realises that the protagonist is heading towards their doom as if in a dream. Cold Hand in Mine , first published in 1975, stands as one of Aickman''s finest collections and contains eight tales including ''Pages from a Young Girl''s Journal'' which won the World Fantasy Award. ''He had the ability to invest the daylight world with all the terrors of the night, and specialised in subverting notions of safety and sunshine into something sinister and unforgiving.'' Christopher Fowler, Independent

DKK 119.00
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Tony Blair - John Rentoul - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Tony Blair - John Rentoul - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Last updated in 2001, John Rentoul''s acclaimed Tony Blair: Prime Minister returns with an extensive new assessment of Blair''s premiership after ''9/11'' - from the Iraq war and relations with Gordon Brown to his departure from Downing Street and political afterlife. ''Well written, thoroughly researched and informed by the balanced and subtle insights of a skilled journalist... Especially good on the influences that have shaped Mr Blair.'' Economist ''Utterly scrupulous in presenting the [] information... [W]hen Rentoul occasionally presents his own judgements, they can rarely be faulted.'' Peter Oborne, Sunday Express ''Written with care, thought... and a fine understanding of political nuances.'' Ben Pimlott''An extraordinary achievement, flashing with a peculiarly devastating form of sympathy.'' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday ''With further updates, this biography will almost certainly become the definitive one.'' Rachel Sylvester, Daily Telegraph

DKK 227.00
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My Country; a work in progress - Carol Ann Duffy - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

My Country; a work in progress - Carol Ann Duffy - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Britannia calls a meeting, to listen to her people. Caledonia, Cymru, East Midlands, North East, Northern Ireland and the South West bring the voices of their regions. The debate is passionate and opinions divided. Can there ever be a United Kingdom?In the days following the Brexit vote, a team from the National Theatre of Great Britain spoke to people nationwide, aged 9 to 97, to hear their views on the country we call home. In a series of deeply personal interviews, they heard opinions that were honest, emotional, funny, and sometimes extreme.These real testimonials are interwoven with speeches from party leaders of the time in this play by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and director Rufus Norris. My Country opened at the National Theatre, London, in March 2017 before playing at venues around the UK.

DKK 117.00
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The Long Affair - Conor Cruise O'brien - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Long Affair - Conor Cruise O'brien - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''A spirited attack on Thomas Jefferson . . . a quietly devastating foray into the scripture of the American Revolution.'' Frank Callanan, Irish Times Thomas Jefferson, American Minister to France 1785-9, was an enthusiast for the French Revolution and believed its virtues could be exported back to an America that had waned morally since its own great revolutionary ''moment''. In this conviction Jefferson was both championing a cause and playing good populist politics. But Conor Cruise O''Brien proposes - in this magisterial 1998 work - that Jefferson''s own passions waned in the America of the 1790s once French egalitarian ideals ran up against the slave-based Southern economy he supported.''His thesis will seem like heresy to many people in America . . . but O''Brien makes out a good case.'' Sunday Telegraph '' The Long Affair should be read by anyone interested in Jefferson - or in a good fight.'' New York Times Book Review

DKK 227.00
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The Blind Man's Garden - Nadeem (author) Aslam - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Blind Man's Garden - Nadeem (author) Aslam - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Love is not consolation, it is light.'' From the author of Maps for Lost Lovers comes a searing, exquisitely written novel set in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the months following 9/11 - a story of war, of one family''s losses, and of the simplest, most enduring human impulses.Jeo and Mikal, foster-brothers from a small Pakistani city, secretly enter Afghanistan: not to fight with the Taliban, but to help and care for wounded civilians. But it soon becomes apparent that good intentions can''t keep them out of harm''s way...From the wilds of Afghanistan to the heart of the family left behind - their blind father haunted for years by the death of his wife, by the mistakes he may have made in the name of Islam and nationhood, Jeo''s steadfast wife and her superstitious mother - Aslam''s prose takes us on an extraordinary journey.

DKK 107.00
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You Will Never Be Found - Tove Alsterdal - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

You Will Never Be Found - Tove Alsterdal - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''A tantalising mystery, executed with perfection.'' THOMAS ENGER He was locked inside an abandoned house. But he’s not the only one . . . When a dead man is found locked in the basement of an abandoned house, deep in the woods, there is no evidence of what happened beyond his name – scratched into the wall before he died. The regional police can’t find anyone who knew him.But no-one knows the locals like Detective Eira Sjödin. When her expert knowledge of her home town is again called in, she knows one of them must have seen something. Then, a shock: before she can uncover the truth, someone close to her disappears.Has he fallen victim to the same criminal they’ve been chasing? And can Eira put the pieces together in time to save him? ''Really spine-chilling.'' IRISH EXAMINER '' You Will Never Be Found not only provides a cracking mystery, but solidifies Eira Sjödin as one of the most interesting new detectives on the scene .'' GABRIEL BERGMOSER PRAISE FOR WE KNOW YOU REMEMBER ‘Intensely gripping.’ CHRIS WHITAKER ‘Strong characters, a great sense of place and plot twists galore.’ SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB ‘A terrific twisting rollercoaster of a thriller.’ PETER JAMES ‘A police procedural with panache.’ O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE ‘Atmospheric, immersive and utterly compelling.’ M. W. CRAVEN WHAT READERS THINK ''Breathtaking!'' 5* review''There are twists and turns and dead ends galore!'' 5* review''A brilliant story with a very likeable police detective.'' 5* review''Really loved this Scandi crime story. Had me guessing to the end!'' 5* review **Start this unputdownable series with book one: WE KNOW YOU REMEMBER ** #1 Swedish Publisher’s Association Paperback Bestseller w/c 15/8/22, 22/8/22, 29/8/22 5/9/22, 12/9/22, and September 2022#2 Swedish Publisher’s Association Hardcover Fiction Bestseller w/c 25/10/21#10 Swedish Publisher’s Association Hardcover Fiction Bestseller October 2021#4 Der Spiegel Paperback Fiction Bestseller w/c 24/10/22

DKK 113.00
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The Suspecting Glance - Conor Cruise O'brien - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Suspecting Glance - Conor Cruise O'brien - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The Suspecting Glance (first published in 1972) collects Conor Cruise O''Brien''s four T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures as delivered at the University of Kent, Canterbury, in November 1969. The lectures were inspired by O''Brien''s experience of holding the Albert Schweitzer Chair in Humanities at New York University from 1965-9, and there teaching students in whom he noted burning radical convictions but also a disconcerting ''lack of suspicion in those bright, young eyes''. Whereas to O''Brien''s mind the ''suspecting glance'' was a mark of political maturity that had to be first directed at one''s own opinions prior to decrying another''s.Brien''s Eliot lectures were, as his friend Frank Callanan noted, a ''corrective gesture'' toward his New York experience. In them he considers four writers - Machiavelli, Burke, Nietzsche, Yeats - whom he reads as being ''profoundly aware of the resource and versatility of violence and deception in man, in society, and in themselves''.

DKK 175.00
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Dracula & Daughters - Emma Carroll - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Dracula & Daughters - Emma Carroll - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

PACKED FULL OF ATMOSPHERE AND DELICIOUSLY GOTHIC DETAIL, the first in a brand new adventure series: when three cousins discover they''re descendants of Dracula, they combine their powers to form the infamous vampire healing company, DRACULA & DAUGHTERS! '' One of our finest writers .'' Katya Balen '' A lush, vivid reimagining of all things vampire .'' Ross Montgomery Strange happenings are afoot in Temstown. Everyone is saying vampires are to blame and the townsfolk have their stakes at the ready.But Mina, Buffy and Bella, three unusual cousins, are about to discover a family secret - and an ancient book - that could change everything. Could their connection to Dracula give them the powers to heal - not cull - vampires?Temstown is about to welcome its very first vampire healing company, Dracula & Daughters, and their first case is certainly close to the heart! 9+ readers will devour the atmospheric setting, the vampish powers and the gothic details - including a talking raven!... perfect for fans of Murder Most Unladylike , The Swifts and TV show, Wednesday .

DKK 106.00
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Dark Entries - Robert Aickman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Dark Entries - Robert Aickman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

For fans of the BBC''s Inside Number 9 and The League of Gentlemen Aickman''s ''strange stories'' (his preferred term) are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail, until the reader realises that the protagonist is heading towards their doom as if in a dream. Dark Entries was first published in 1964 and contains six curious and macabre stories of love, death and the supernatural, including the classic story ''Ringing the Changes''. Robert Aickman (1914-1981) was the grandson of Richard Marsh, a leading Victorian novelist of the occult. Though his chief occupation in life was first as a conservationist of England''s canals he eventually turned his talents to writing what he called ''strange stories.'' Dark Entries (1964) was his first full collection, the debut in a body of work that would inspire Peter Straub to hail Aickman as ''this century''s most profound writer of what we call horror stories.''

DKK 119.00
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Imagining Reality - Kevin Macdonald - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Imagining Reality - Kevin Macdonald - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

In Imaging Reality: The Faber Book of Documentary , Oscar-winning documentary-maker Kevin Macdonald ( One Day in September , Touching the Void ) and leading broadcaster/historian Mark Cousins ( The Story of Film ) offer an expanded, revised edition of their ''definitive, inspirational'' ( Independent ) compendium on the roots and history of the documentary film. Imagining Reality takes the reader on a tour of the evolution of documentary film as an increasingly vibrant, polemical, experimental and entertaining form. It gathers a wide-ranging collection of writings by and about such groundbreaking documentary-makers as Vertov, Flaherty, Marcel Ophuls, Chris Marker, Kieslowski, Claude Lanzmann, and Nick Broomfield. The story is carried up to date by attention to the success documentaries have had among mainstream movie audiences in recent years, including Michael Moore''s Bowling For Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 , The Buena Vista Social Club , Spellbound , Capturing The Friedmans , Être Et Avoir , and The Fog Of War .

DKK 182.00
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Meet Me in the Bathroom - Lizzy Goodman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Meet Me in the Bathroom - Lizzy Goodman - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

A SUNDAY TIMES , ROUGH TRADE , ROLLING STONE , MOJO AND UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE New York, 2001. 9/11 plunges the US into a state of war and political volatility—and heralds the rebirth of the city’s rock scene. As the old-guard music industry crumbles, a group of iconoclastic bands suddenly become the voice of a generation desperately in need of an anthem.In this fascinating and vibrant oral history, acclaimed journalist Lizzy Goodman charts New York’s explosive musical transformation in the early 2000s. Drawing on over 200 original interviews, Goodman follows the meteoric rise of the artists that revolutionised the cultural landscape and made Brooklyn the hipster capital of cool—including The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol, and Vampire Weekend.Joining the ranks of classics like Please Kill Me, Our Band Could Be Your Life , and Can’t Stop Won’t Stop , Meet Me in the Bathroom is the definitive account of an iconic era in rock-and-roll.

DKK 192.00
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Atticus Claw Learns to Draw - Jennifer Gray - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Atticus Claw Learns to Draw - Jennifer Gray - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Atticus Claw Leans to Draw by Jennifer Gray is the latest in this popular series about master-criminal turned police-cat, Atticus Claw. Famous works of art are going missing. Atticus is on the case. The prime suspect is Ricardo Butteredsconi - Italian theme park entrepreneur and art connoisseur. Then Inspector Cheddar goes missing from the Tate Modern, and Atticus and his friends suspect Butteredsconi and his evil pet pig. In the scariest adventure of his nine lives, Atticus has to act fast if he wants to stop Inspector Cheddar becoming a waxwork! ‘Should be a hit for anyone who is, or has been, ten years old.’ The Bookbag ‘ Worth it for the delightfully feline puns alone.’ Herald ‘As many ups and downs, triumphs and disasters, thrills and spills as ever.’ Carousel ‘Atticus Claw is a masterpiece!’ Sam, age 12 ‘Very funny and interesting.’ Aram age 9 ‘Atticus is naughty and really cool!’ Lucas, age 7 ‘Atticus Claw is fantastic.’ Charlotte, age 8

DKK 107.00
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Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad! - Steve Webb - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad! - Steve Webb - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

The silliest penguin and the chattiest cat are back to defeat one very bad pig in this action-packed graphic novel for fans of Dog Man . "Very funny." – Jim Smith. Kids love Peng! “I thought the story was very interesting and kept my attention.”“I thought Peng was a really brainless character. He made me laugh with the things that he said.”“I thought it’s really cool because they said really funny things in the story.""i have now read this book 4 times in one week and every time I laugh out loud at the hilarious jokes. The story is very exciting and the pictures are fantastic. The cabbage and custard pizza is a bit wierd , but I like it ." 5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy "My 9 year [old] loved this" 5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant comic novel for my 7 yr old "Got this at a school event. My son read it in two sittings and loved it. Recommended for any kid who likes Bunny vs Monkey. It is funny and has a good story."

DKK 120.00
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How Do Meerkats Order Pizza? - Brooke Barker - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

How Do Meerkats Order Pizza? - Brooke Barker - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

''Highly recommended.'' School Reading List '' I couldn’t put the book down as it was so exciting to read.'' Holly, aged 9, Books Up North '' A valuable resource and a joy to read and share.'' Lancashire Post ‘Pleasing and informative.’ Kirkus ''F act-finding fun.'' Science '' Fascinating.'' BookTrust '' Endlessly appealing for reluctant readers.'' Irish Examiner In this uproariously funny and charmingly illustrated book, readers are introduced to incredible animals and the bizarre things human scientists do to understand them. Did you know that crows never forget a face? Or that jaguars have a favourite perfume? Have you ever wondered how to pet a yeti crab? Or whether dogs can tell if you’re smiling? And just what is a burrowing bettong? From crafting fake poo to slurping up bugs with a straw, there’s nothing these amazing scientists won’t do to help us learn more about the animals around us. Packed with fascinating facts, this hilarious book reveals secrets like why roosters crow and how meerkats make decisions as a group – and how humans can better understand the wild creatures we share the planet with.

DKK 127.00
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Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

**OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE #9 in the New York Times ''100 Best Books of the 21st Century'' ‘Brilliantly executed.’ MARGARET ATWOOD ‘A page-turner and a heartbreaker.’ TIME ‘Masterly.’ SUNDAY TIMES One of the most acclaimed novels of the 21st Century, from the Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now thirty-one, Never Let Me Go dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship and memory, Never Let Me Go is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life. ''Exquisite.'' GUARDIAN ''A feat of imaginative sympathy.'' NEW YORK TIMES What readers are saying: ''A book I will return to again and again, and one that keeps me thinking even after finishing it.'' ''I loved it, every single word of it.'' ''It took me wholly by surprise.'' ''Utterly beautiful.'' ''Essentially perfect.''

DKK 120.00
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Edward Thomas on the Countryside - Edward Thomas - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Edward Thomas on the Countryside - Edward Thomas - Bog - Faber & Faber - Plusbog.dk

Edward Thomas was born in Lambeth, London, in 1878, and educated at St Paul''s College and Lincoln College, Oxford. Thomas voluntarily enlisted in the Artists'' Rifles in 1915 and was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1916. He was killed in action at Arras on 9 April 1917. Since his death his reputation as a poet has grown steadily, but the prose work is largely inaccessible or unknown. His books have often been dismissed as bread-and-butter work by a poet who was able to blossom only when his soldier''s pay released him from wage-earning. Roland Gant has made a selection from Thomas''s writings on country matters which will be welcomed not only by admirers of his poetry but also by readers interested in pre-1914 rural life. Drawing on nearly twenty books such as The South Country, Wales, The Heart of England and volumes of essays, Grant has arranged his extracts under the headings ''Roads and Footpaths'', ''The Lie of the Land'', ''Figures in the Landscape'' and ''Through the Year''. Interspersed are poems that often distil the theme of a prose description and show that Thomas''s strength as a poet is more than equal to his creative achievement as a writer of prose.

DKK 192.00
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