One of Esquire's 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time"A brilliant novel.… [A] savage satire on the distortions of the single and collective minds."— New York TimesIn Anthony Burgess's influential nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, a teen who talks in a fantastically inventive slang that evocatively renders his and his friends' intense reaction against their society....

This collection includes Mother West Wind "Why" Stories, Mother West Wind "Where" Stories, Mother West Wind's Children, The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad, The Adventures of Paddy Beaver, The Adventures of Prickly Porky, the Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum, Lightfoot the Deer, and Bowser the Hound. According to Wikipedia: "Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 14, 1874 June 5, 1965) was a conservationist and author of children's stories. Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so...

Fully restored edition of Anthony Burgess' original text of A Clockwork Orange, with a glossary of the teen slang 'Nadsat', explanatory notes, pages from the original typescript, interviews, articles and reviewsEdited by Andrew Biswell With a Foreword by Martin Amis'It is a horrorshow story ...'Fifteen-year-old Alex likes lashings of ultraviolence. He and his gang of friends rob, kill and rape their way through a nightmarish future, until t...

‘Sweet, charming and full of hope. I really loved this book!’ – Books Are Here For You One lift. Two strangers. Anything could happen! Elena thought that today would be just like any other day…until the supermarket lift jams and she realises she’s stuck. And not just stuck in the lift. Stuck with her childhood crush, Daniel Moore, who unfortunately seems to be just as gorgeous as she remembered… Fans of Debbie Johnson, Holly Martin and Christie Barlow will love this heartwarming read from ...

"Joe Burgess is the most realistically drawn and memorable police detective I've encountered in years. This is as much a moral fable as it is a whodunit." ~Edward Morris, Verified ReviewerOn an icy February night, the body of Steven Pleasant, a prominent Portland, Maine physician, grows cold in his parked Mercedes. All signs point to a john killed by a disgruntled hooker: his pants are unzipped, wallet is gone, and the good doctor has a reputation for ente...

"I've discovered the secret to successful singledom. I'm acting like a man. And it's working.""I've discovered the secret to successful singledom. I'm acting like a man. And it's working."After breaking up with her boyfriend of, well, forever, Abigail Wood must learn how to be single from scratch. Her dating skills are abysmal, and she ricochets from disaster to disaster – until Robert, one of London's most notorious lotharios, agrees to coach her.With his advice, she...

‘A laugh-out-loud funny take on modern dating for lovers of Paige Toon and Adele Parks. Perfect to read while you’re detoxing in January!’ Closer MagazineA supremely unlucky in love, late twenty-something living in London decides to leave the whole sorry business of dating behind – at least for a while.Dating is a dangerous sport. So after her sixth successive failed relationship, romantically-challenged 20-something Sass decides she’s had enough.

A Geologist Lies Comatose in a Portland, Maine Hospital in A World of Deceit, a Detective Joe Burgess Thriller by Kate Flora--Portland, Maine--Unable to awaken her father--eminent geologist, Ted Gabbro--nine-year-old Arielle approaches the vacationing Joe Burgess, desperate for his help.Loathe to let anything interfere with his much needed rest on the mountains of western Maine, Joe can't ignore the girl's plea for help and can't deny...

Tattooing was life for Burgess. If he wasn't spending time with family, he was at his tattoo shop, Shifter Ink. Art was what he lived for. It allowed him to drift away from all of his troubles and worries.They called Caspian a hero. He didn't feel that way though. Sure his job at Lalbert Fire was important. He'd had a great career. But a hero, he didn't feel it. After an accident on the job happens scarring Caspian's body he takes to his home on the hill, hiding away from everyone....

Elizabeth Strout “animates the ordinary with an astonishing force,” wrote The New Yorker on the publication of her Pulitzer Prize–winning Olive Kitteridge. The San Francisco Chronicle praised Strout’s “magnificent gift for humanizing characters.” Now the acclaimed author returns with a stunning novel as powerful and moving as any work in contemporary literature.Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Bur...

'I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language ... a very funny book' William S. BurroughsFifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's ninth. He and his gang of droogs rampage through a dystopian future, hunting for terrible thrills. But when Alex finds himself at the mercy of the state and subject to the ministrations of Dr Brodsky, and the mind-altering treatment of the Ludovic...

A Practical Treatise on Coach-Building: Historical and Descriptive is a comprehensive and authoritative work that delves into the art, science, and history of coach-building. Authored by J. W. Burgess, this book offers an in-depth exploration of the evolution of carriage construction, tracing its origins from the earliest forms of wheeled transport to the sophisticated and elegant coaches of the 19th century. The treatise is meticulously detailed, providing readers with a thorough understa...