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Synopsis Lewis Carroll's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass have entertained readers young and old for more than a century. Their magical worlds, amusing characters, spirited dialogue, and playfully illogical logic have made them landmarks of Victorian fiction that epitomize the wit and whimsy of Carroll's writing. This collection of Carroll's complete works includes, in addition to his best-known fiction, his novels Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, as well as shorter prose works, stories and puzzles. Also featured is Carroll's complete verse, including "The Hunting of the Snark" and more than a dozen poems not collected in his life-time. Comprehensive and eclectic, this volume presents the reader with timeless works reflecting the cleverness and ingenuity that were Carroll's unique gifts. Biography It's possible that if Lewis Carroll had never met Alice Liddell, he might have enjoyed a more peaceful lifetime and an obscure legacy. But his whimsical inventiveness touched everything he did, and a story he made up one afternoon for a little girl became one of literature's great classics, Alice in Wonderland.

New, and pristine. See scans and description. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 2013. 'The Physics Book: 250 Milestones in the History of Physics' by Clifford A. Pickover, in the 2013 B&N Decorative edition, of which this is a first printing as well. Octavo, illustrated decorative boards in black, gold and blue with central cover illustration, patterned endpapers, All Edges Gilt, satin page marker ribbon, 528 pp. New, and flawless. See all scans. Almost too handsome to read - a worthy piece for the shelf or the cocktail table - but you simply will not be able to restrain yourself. In sealed storage on premises. An almost excruciatingly absorbing timeline adventure through the landmarks of the science of human physics, very richly illustrated. Big Bang, Prehistoric Nuclear Reactor, Quantum Science, Relativistic Physics, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Branes, Casimir Effect,100 Trillion Year Quantum Resurrection, and 241 other profoundly engrossing step along the path of the ongoing physics adventure - with mind-boggling implications. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L71

The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, The Call of the Wild is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie. Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, he triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack. The story records the 'decivilisation' of Buck as he answers 'the call of the wild', an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds. In contrast, White Fang relates the tale of a wolf born and bred in the wild which is civilised by the master he comes to trust and love. The brutal world of the Klondike miners and their dogs is brilliantly evoked and Jack London's rendering of the sentient life of Buck and White Fang as they confront their destiny is enthralling and convincing. The deeper resonance of these stories derives from the author's use of the myth of the hero who survives by strength and courage, a powerful myth that still appeals to our collective unconscious.

One of the leading popularizers of classical learning in the nineteenth century, Thomas Bulfinch made the myths and legends of the ancient and medieval world available to American audiences through his three decisive works, The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne, collectively published and widely known as Bulfinch’s Mythology. This deluxe leatherbound gift edition contains not only the full text of Bulfinch's definitive works, but also dozens of color illustrations and paintings.