Neeland media dez 2021 (9 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The son of a cattle rancher, early 20th century American novelist Peter B. Kyne penned dozens of works that would be popularly adapted into over 100 films in the first half of the 20th century. 'The Go-Getter' is a moving parable of determination and entrepreneurial spirit that has inspired many readers since its first publication in 1921. It is the story of World War I veteran Bill Peck. Despite numerous setbacks in life, which include amputation and illness, Peck is filled with a spirit of plucky perseverance and determination to succeed. After convincing Cappy Ricks, the founder of a logging and lumber company, to give him a job opportunity, Peck demonstrates his worth quickly by securing a number of large orders for the company. This success prompts Ricks to present Peck with a challenge, that if successfully completed will lead to even more opportunity. Peck in response to this challenge utters the motto of the go-getter: 'It shall be done'. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - John Ruskin was an aesthetician, art historian, reformer and economist, who is perhaps best known for his works on social reform. One of his earliest, and most surprising works, is a fairy tale called 'The King of the Golden River'. Ruskin wrote the story in 1841 for nineteen-year-old Euphenia Chalmers Gray, whom he married in 1848. The story is set in the ancient country of Stiria, in a beautiful and fertile valley called Treasure Valley, owned by brothers Schwartz, Hans, and Gluck. When the cruel Hans and Schwartz turn an important stranger away from their home, the valley turns to desert, leaving them penniless and desolate. It is only through Gluck's honesty and generous spirit that the valley can be revitalized. This early Victorian classic will delight both children and adults as a charming tale of goodness and love triumphing over evil. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and is illustrated by John C. Johansen. John C Johansen (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - First published in 1870, this novella has since become the best-known of Sacher-Masoch's works. This Austrian author imagined an epic series of stories entitled 'The Legacy of Cain'. Ultimately only two volumes of these stories were ever penned, of which 'Venus in Furs' remains the most famous. The nested narrative begins with a nameless narrator who dreams of speaking to the goddess Venus about love as she wears furs. When he confides these dreams to his friend Severin, a young Galacian nobleman, however, he is given a manuscript to read that will reveal the terrible secret of Severin. As the tale unfolds, Severin's desire for a ruthless woman to love is personified by Wanda, a beautiful and affluent widow who fulfills Severin's darkest wishes. So skilled is she at domination, however, that Severin is soon powerless to escape his cruel lover's clutches and degrading schemes. When reality and fantasy intermingle in this subtle, erotic classic, the result is the original definition and a masterful acknowledgement of the sexual inclination for masochism, now eponymous with Sacher-Masoch. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translation of Fernanda Savage.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Li Po rivals Du Fu for the title of China's greatest poet, and is considered to be the great Romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). He grew up in Sichuan province, China, and set out at the age of twenty-five to travel in the country, writing poems. A well-read student of both Confucianism and Taoism in his youth, and later an unofficial court poet, Li Po is credited as the author of over one thousand poems about wine, friendship, nature, solitude, and time. His works are revered for their exquisite imagery, rich and effortless language, and cadence, although some critics admonished his violation of traditional poetic form. The poet was a member of a group in Shandong called the 'Six Idlers of the Bamboo Brook', an informal group dedicated to literature and wine. Popular legend tells that an intoxicated Li Po drowned after falling from his boat in an attempt to embrace the reflection of the moon in the Yangtze River. This selection of Li Po's poems is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translations of Shigeyoshi Obata.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Considered by some to have contributed to the birth of modernism, 'Ubu Roi' is a comical play that is at once a wild and bizarre work which overturned the cultural rules, norms, and conventions of its day. A precursor to the 'Theatre of the Absurd', the play satirizes the complacency, greed, and abuse of power by the ruling class. Largely a parody of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' as wells as in part several other Shakespearian plays, 'Ubu Roi' follows the titular Ubu whose wife convinces him to murder the King of Poland and most of the Royal family. Through the use of dialogue that appears both obscene and childish Jarry evokes a deeper symbolic meaning. In addition to 'Ubu Roi', Alfred Jarry wrote two sequels, 'Ubu Cuckolded', and 'Ubu in Chains', which were never performed in his lifetime. According to Jarry this trilogy can be described by the philosophy of 'pataphysics' or the 'science of imaginary solutions'. This collection of plays exhibits Alfred Jarry's comical genius and established him as a progenitor of the modernist literary movement. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translations of Beverley Keith and G. Legman.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - American author Johnston McCulley first introduced the world to his dashing and mysterious hero Zorro in 'The Curse of Capistrano', a five-part story published in the pulp magazine 'All-Story Weekly' in 1919. Soon made into a popular silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks as the masked crusader in 1920, Zorro became a famous and beloved champion of the poor and downtrodden. 'The Curse of Capistrano' was collected into one volume and published as 'The Mark of Zorro' in 1924 to great commercial and critical success. Credited with creating the swashbuckling and romantic hero genre of literature and film, McCulley's story is a heart-pounding and deeply satisfying tale of bravery, kindness, and honor set in Mexican California in the 1820s. The hero spends his days as a timid and vain aristocrat and his evenings as a bold and cunning defender of the oppressed, using his sword to mark his enemies with his signature 'Z'. Full of impressive sword fights, courageous escapes, and a romantic and passionate love story, it is not hard to understand why this tale of justice and revenge continues to captivate audiences and inspire countless adaptations. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Born into poverty in San Francisco in 1876, Jack London is one of the most well-known and beloved of all American authors, as well as one of the first Americans to become world famous and wealthy from his literary career. London lived a colorful and adventurous life as a young man, working as a sailor and then living as a hobo, all before starting high school. First published in 1915 'The Star Rover' also published as 'The Jacket' is the tale of Darrell Standing, a professor who has been imprisoned for murder in San Quentin. While there he is subjected to a severe form of physical and mental torture when prison officials strap him into a canvas jacket that compresses the body. Standing deals with this torture by inducing himself into a trance-like state, in which he travels through time and space. The majority of the novel is comprised with the accounts of Standing's experiences reliving past lives while in this trance. A work apart from London's typical tales of adventure, 'The Star Rover' remains a peculiar oddity in the literary canon of Jack London. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - First published in 1917, 'Parnassus on Wheels' is the story of Roger Mifflin and his traveling book-selling business who meets Helen McGill, an aging spinster. Helen is tired of taking care of her eccentric brother and jumps at the chance to buy Roger's mobile business and begin adventures of her own. Readers meet-up with the gregarious Roger again in 'The Haunted Bookshop', first published in 1919. Roger now owns a traditional bookstore called 'The Haunted Bookshop', an allusion to the ghosts of the past that haunt all libraries and bookstores, and is deeply focused on his work at the store and the education of his assistant. Roger is so focused that he fails to notice the dangerous events that begin to happen around him. Roger and his new friend Audrey Gilbert soon become embroiled in a thrilling mystery of espionage and terrorism which threatens Roger's family and livelihood. Christopher Morley's classics are charming tales of mystery and adventure that continue to entertain audiences more than a century after they were first published. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this trilogy of autobiographical novels Leo Tolstoy's first published works are gathered together. An instant success, one which would launch Tolstoy's distinguished career, 'Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth', was first published from 1852 to 1856. In these works the early life of Nikolai, the son of wealthy landowner in Russia, is fully explored, slowly revealing this young boy's inner mind, relationships, and social standing. As he describes his tutor, angelic mother, aloof father, worldly brother, and later his moralistic friend, Nikolai displays a mind given to dreaming and a personality as complex as it is conflicted. As he grows and moves from his country home to his grandmother's mansion in Moscow, Nikolai also struggles at intervals to find a sort of moral balance, which affects his love, his education, and the type of man he might become. Tolstoy demonstrates, even in this first literary attempt, his ability to utilize a host of minor characters to fully develop the internal life of his main character. 'Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth' shows in its three parts not only the deliberate building of a protagonist but also a universal story about coming of age. These works have proven themselves to be amongst the seminal works of an extraordinary novelist. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translations of C. J. Hogarth.…