Product Description
11x9 Sturdy New York Yankee shirt on cover ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Another gem from the NYRB Press
I'm beginning to become addicted to these little neglected treasures that the NYRB Press is reissuing. Not only are the editions themselves little marvels (with beautiful and well-chosen color covers and gorgeous paper stock), but whoever is making the choices for which books are reissued has near-infallible taste.

A HOUSE AND ITS HEAD, like so many of Ivy Compton-Burnett's novels, reads something like a modern updating of a Greek tragedy: most of the novel is told through dialogue, there is a kind of chorus that comments on the action of the principal characters, and the plot involves murder, incest, and familial cruelty. Yet for all these borrowings Compton-Burnett paradoxically remains wonderfully sui generis: no one else has ever mastered her capability for evoking such extreme subtlety in manners that the merest cruel nuances can become evoked (if one reads carefully enough). She is also a master plotter: just when you think you've caught up with the characters' schemes, she allows the other characters in the novel to make similar realizations, and then jumps even further ahead. This is a real page-turner as well as a subtle commentary on Edwardian manners and moral monstrousness. ... Read more

Product Description
Miffy Loves New York City! combines the warmth and bold imagery of Miffy with some of the Big Apple's most famous landmarks. Join Miffy as she visits the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, and even Yankee Stadium! Michelin travel guide information is included in the back of the book to help tourists on their way. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Wonderful Classic
I was very glad to get a copy in good condition of this wonderful book with great photographs of New York City landmarks (no twin towers)for my granddaughter.This will be treasured book for years to come.

Connecting fictional characters with REAL places
Obviously Miffy represents a beloved fictional white bunny character that we all adore. What's cool about this book is your sitting down and pointing out famous NY landmarks, I know Miffy superimposed sounds really cheesy and frankly it is, but that's the point of the book! It's a chance to connect her on a photographic trip around the city. We love the book and anyone wishing to visit New York with a young Miffy fan would like this too. They even supplied space at the back of the book for adding your own photographs. It's a cute idea/concept and a useful kid-friendly mini-travel guide.

Who does not love Miffy or NYC
I purchased a bunch of these books after moving to NYC for all my friends with kids and one for myself.They have been received with great enthusiasm. I find it very fun to have Miffy explore the city I love so much.A great memory if kids visited NYC themselves or a great preparation for what they will see after arrival. Lots of fun. It is not the original Miffy size though, which is too bad. ALso Miffy seems to be cut out of the other story books and pasted in NYC scenery. Not the best Miffy read ever, but certainly very charming and unique. ... Read more

Product Description
"Ragged Dick is a well-told story of street-life in New York, that will, we should judge, be well received by the boy-readers, for whom it is intended. The Hero is a boot-black, who, by sharpness, industry, and honesty, makes his way in the world, and is, perhaps, somewhat more immaculate in character and manners than could naturally have been expected from his origin and training. We find in this, as in many books for boys, a certain monotony in the inculcation of the principle that honesty is the best policy, a proposition that, as far as mere temporal success is concerned, we believe to be only partially true. However, the book is very readable, and we should consider it a much more valuable addition to the Sunday-school library than the tales of inebriates and treatises on the nature of sin, that so often find place there."--Putnam's Magazine, July, 1868. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Great Book! A Must read for boys
My son, who is only 6 loved hearing me read this book to him at night.Ragged Dick is a classic tale of adversity and accomplishment.All done in the age before video games.

This, and the sequel, are books for the shelf to be pulled and read again at various ages for the boy will understand more and more as he grows. ... Read more

Product Description
Key Features:* Study methods * Introduction to the text * Summaries with critical notes * Themes and techniques * Textual analysis of key passages * Author biography * Historical and literary background * Modern and historical critical approaches * Chronology * Glossary of literary terms ... Read more

Product Description
Designed primarily for GCSE and A Level students, "York Notes" also provide background information for first-year undergraduates. Covering major works from medieval to modern English literature, and classic and contemporary works from Europe, America, the Commonwealth and the Third World, each title in the series is written by a specialist. The guides feature a biography of the author in question; the literary and historical background to the work; a summary of the text and glossary; hints for study to help students plan work and study effectively; a specimen essay; and suggestions for further reading. ... Read more

Product Description
A masterpiece of storytelling and symbolic realism, this thrilling adventure and epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. More than just the tale of a hair-raising voyage, Melville's riveting story passionately probes man's soul.A literary classic first published in 1851, Moby-Dick represents the ultimate human struggle.

-----------------------------------------------------------------
** Check Out More Great Titles From Penny Books **
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Simply click on "Penny Books (Editor)" under the title to see a full list of all of our great discounted books!!

New titles are being added daily, so be sure to check back often to find more great discounted books!!

**Check outPennyBooksPublishing.com to get more information about Penny Books, learn how to follow us on Twitter, and look at all of our great titles!! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

fascinating work

This literary wonder has stood the test of time.It captivated me immediately and I couldnt wait to read each page.The language was a bit distracting at first, but then the words begin to sing like a song. ... Read more

Product Description
Key Features:* Study methods * Introduction to the text * Summaries with critical notes * Themes and techniques * Textual analysis of key passages * Author biography * Historical and literary background * Modern and historical critical approaches * Chronology * Glossary of literary terms ... Read more

Product Description
Key Features:* Study methods * Introduction to the text * Summaries with critical notes * Themes and techniques * Textual analysis of key passages * Author biography * Historical and literary background * Modern and historical critical approaches * Chronology * Glossary of literary terms ... Read more

Product Description
Find and secure the funds to start a business and keep it going--including whether to go public, and if so, when. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Generic MBA
Generic text book MBA stuff.-worth the purchase, ok leaning tool while stuck in traffic. The writer appears to be unfamiliar with real world applications. ... Read more

Product Description
Key Features:* Study methods * Introduction to the text * Summaries with critical notes * Themes and techniques * Textual analysis of key passages * Author biography * Historical and literary background * Modern and historical critical approaches * Chronology * Glossary of literary terms ... Read more

Product Description
Stem cell research holds great promise for therapeutic applications. This rapidly advancing field is the focus of the biennial international symposium and workshop whose proceedings are contained within this volume.

The major topics covered are stem cell function, including self-renewal, survival, migration, and regulation; the stem cell niche; stem cell fate as lineage commitment takes place; malignant hematopoiesis; hematopoiesis regulators; and embryonic stem cells and plasticity.

As with previous volumes in this unique series of proceedings, it is hoped that further cooperation and collaborative projects will be generated by disseminating these presentations widely.

NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas.

ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member ... Read more