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The film tie-in edition of the popular, one-volume, edition of the Book of the Century, featuring an exclusive image from the film. Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Nearly 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors' editions become prized and valuable items of publishing. Now, the epic fantasy is to be filmed, with the first part of the movie trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, being released simultaneously worldwide on 14 December 2001 -- the second and third parts, The Two Towers and The Return of The King, following at yearly intervals. Already, the hype surrounding the filming of this monumental work has reached fever pitch, and images of the characters and landscape have become eagerly sought after. In order to whet the appetites of the millions of fans around the globe we will be publishing a special edition of the popular one-volume paperback, featuring an exclusive early -- as yet unseen -- image from the film. A world exclusive edition

In 1929 Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. This is his superb account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life. It also contains memorable encounters with fellow writers and poets, including Siegfried Sassoon and Thomas Hardy, and covers his increasingly unhappy marriage to Nancy Nicholson. Goodbye to All That, with its vivid, harrowing descriptions of the Western Front, is a classic war document, and also has immense value as one of the most candid self-portraits of an artist ever written.

«Arcaicamente nuova» – così l’ha definita Marianne Moore, di cui è ritenuta degna erede –, Elizabeth Bishop è ormai entrata di diritto nel novero dei massimi poeti americani del Novecento, ma non ha perso nulla del suo fascino elusivo. Eterna sfrattata dai Paesi come dagli affetti, ha condotto una vita appartata, itinerante, dalla Nuova Scozia a New York, da Parigi a Key West fino al Brasile. E da questa inappartenenza costitutiva nasce la sua poesia «di immensa discrezione e di immensità discreta» – secondo le ispirate parole di Seamus Heaney –, dove grazie a «una concentrazione perfettamente inutile, dimentica di sé» e a un modo assorto, metodicamente obliquo di ottenere il giusto grado di rifrazione, si accendono visioni capaci di cogliere scorci inediti di quella sostanza surreale che intride la vita quotidiana.In calce a ogni sua poesia c’è una scritta invisibile: «Io l’ho visto». «Musa infallibile», Elizabeth Bishop sa rendere perfetto il casuale: il suo mondo, composto di parole familiari, domestiche, spoglie, illuminanti, crea un gioco di iridescenze, un prisma di lacrime, di squame, di chiazze di benzina, mirabile miracolo che si schiude dalla finestra della pagina – una delle tante «gabbie per l’infinità» scoperte da uno di quei rari poeti che «hanno scelto da soli la propria gabbia».

Renowned for his masterful storytelling, Elmore Leonard has captivated readers with over thirty works that showcase his exceptional talent in crime fiction. Celebrated by The New York Times Book Review as a leading figure in the genre, Leonard's writing combines sharp dialogue and intricate plots, making him a literary icon whose influence resonates with audiences worldwide.