Author: Anthony Sampson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192822444
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This ingenious anthology of quotations compiles the wit and wisdom of some of the more remarkable figures of the past and present, as they reflect on their achievements, aspirations--and what it means to be a certain age.
The Oxford Book of Ages
Author: Anthony Sampson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192822444
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This ingenious anthology of quotations compiles the wit and wisdom of some of the more remarkable figures of the past and present, as they reflect on their achievements, aspirations--and what it means to be a certain age.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192822444
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This ingenious anthology of quotations compiles the wit and wisdom of some of the more remarkable figures of the past and present, as they reflect on their achievements, aspirations--and what it means to be a certain age.
The Oxford Book of Aging
Author: Thomas R. Cole
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
THE OXFORD BOOK OF AGIN offers some two hundred and fifty pieces that illuminate the pleasures, pains, dreams, and triumphs of people as they strive to live out their days in a meaningful way.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
THE OXFORD BOOK OF AGIN offers some two hundred and fifty pieces that illuminate the pleasures, pains, dreams, and triumphs of people as they strive to live out their days in a meaningful way.
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales
Author: Alison Lurie
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192803832
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
This marvelous collection of fairy tales, some moral, some satirical, some bizarre, reflects the popularity and scope of this enduring and versatile genre. Featuring tales written by figures as diverse as Charles Dickens and Ursula Le Guin, this anthology will appeal to the child that exists in every adult.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192803832
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
This marvelous collection of fairy tales, some moral, some satirical, some bizarre, reflects the popularity and scope of this enduring and versatile genre. Featuring tales written by figures as diverse as Charles Dickens and Ursula Le Guin, this anthology will appeal to the child that exists in every adult.
The Oxford Book of Ages
Author: Anthony Sampson
Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This ingenious anthology of quotations compiles the wit and wisdom of some of the more remarkable figures of the past and present, as they reflect on their achievements, aspirations--and what it means to be a certain age.
Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This ingenious anthology of quotations compiles the wit and wisdom of some of the more remarkable figures of the past and present, as they reflect on their achievements, aspirations--and what it means to be a certain age.
The Book of Ages
Author: Desmond Morris
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
"The ever-changing life cycles of man revealed by the famous (and infamous) throughout history"--Jacket subtitle.
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
"The ever-changing life cycles of man revealed by the famous (and infamous) throughout history"--Jacket subtitle.
The Oxford Book of Exploration
Author: Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192805568
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 595
Book Description
Selected by Robin Hanbury-Tenison, whom the Sunday Times called the 'greatest explorer of the last twenty years', this is a comprehensive anthology of the writings of explorers through the ages, now fully revised and updated. The ultimate in travel writing, these are the words of those who changed the world through their pioneering search for new lands, new peoples, and new experiences. Divided into geographical sections, the book takes us to Asia with Vasco da Gama, Francis Younghusband, and Wilfred Thesiger, to the Americas with John Cabot, Sir Francis Drake, and Alexander Von Humboldt, to Africa with Dr David Livingstone and Mary Kingsley, to the Pacific with Ferdinand Magellan and James Cook, and to the Poles with Robert Peary and Wally Herbert. Driven by a desire to discover that transcends all other considerations, the vivid writings of these extraordinary people reveal what makes them go beyond the possible and earn the right to be known as explorers.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192805568
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 595
Book Description
Selected by Robin Hanbury-Tenison, whom the Sunday Times called the 'greatest explorer of the last twenty years', this is a comprehensive anthology of the writings of explorers through the ages, now fully revised and updated. The ultimate in travel writing, these are the words of those who changed the world through their pioneering search for new lands, new peoples, and new experiences. Divided into geographical sections, the book takes us to Asia with Vasco da Gama, Francis Younghusband, and Wilfred Thesiger, to the Americas with John Cabot, Sir Francis Drake, and Alexander Von Humboldt, to Africa with Dr David Livingstone and Mary Kingsley, to the Pacific with Ferdinand Magellan and James Cook, and to the Poles with Robert Peary and Wally Herbert. Driven by a desire to discover that transcends all other considerations, the vivid writings of these extraordinary people reveal what makes them go beyond the possible and earn the right to be known as explorers.
The Young Oxford Book of Timewarp Stories
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192781673
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of stories about time, exploring all the different ways that we can twist and play with time. The stories take in trips to the future, package holidays to the past, visitors from other times with unwelcome messages, a thief with the power to stop time altogether, a man in lovewith someone who died years before he was born, a star fleet that paradoxically caused its own destruction, and many more. With a sure appeal for everyone who likes an exciting, thought-provoking story, as well as fans of science fiction and ghost stories, this is a wonderfully entertaining collection of stories to amuse, amaze, and enthral.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192781673
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of stories about time, exploring all the different ways that we can twist and play with time. The stories take in trips to the future, package holidays to the past, visitors from other times with unwelcome messages, a thief with the power to stop time altogether, a man in lovewith someone who died years before he was born, a star fleet that paradoxically caused its own destruction, and many more. With a sure appeal for everyone who likes an exciting, thought-provoking story, as well as fans of science fiction and ghost stories, this is a wonderfully entertaining collection of stories to amuse, amaze, and enthral.
The New Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories
Author: Dennis Pepper
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192781789
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Tells stories about all kinds of ghosts, including children, snooker-players, ventriloquist's dummies, and warriors.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192781789
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Tells stories about all kinds of ghosts, including children, snooker-players, ventriloquist's dummies, and warriors.
The Oxford Book of London
Author: Paul Bailey
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192832443
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
The bemusement of foreign visitors, the joys and horrors of London buses and the London Underground, the sprawl of the suburbs and the excitement of the City, all add to the dazzling panorama. There could be no better introduction, and no better tribute to this fascinating city than The Oxford Book of London.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192832443
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
The bemusement of foreign visitors, the joys and horrors of London buses and the London Underground, the sprawl of the suburbs and the excitement of the City, all add to the dazzling panorama. There could be no better introduction, and no better tribute to this fascinating city than The Oxford Book of London.
The Oxford Book of Christmas Poems
Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780192782434
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The winter landscape at Christmas, the story of the Nativity, the celebrations of the season, and the coming of the New Year-these are explored through more than 120 poems, both old and new. Included in this wonderful illustrated collection are poems by Ted Hughes, John Betjeman, W.H. Auden, Thomas Hardy, Michael Rosen, and many more.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780192782434
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The winter landscape at Christmas, the story of the Nativity, the celebrations of the season, and the coming of the New Year-these are explored through more than 120 poems, both old and new. Included in this wonderful illustrated collection are poems by Ted Hughes, John Betjeman, W.H. Auden, Thomas Hardy, Michael Rosen, and many more.