Bücher von James Russell

Despite the fact that eleven very various deaths are recounted in these four stories (plus an ineffective attempt at mass murder), it is the variety of lives and voices that this collection celebrates. As John Kerrigan wrote of Russell's first collection of poems, "I find an exciting range of structures in the collection, always reaching out for a scale that can catch the amplitude of life." We hear how a super-head's life is brought into the light by a cerebral event and a trip to Paris, how a Cambridge philosophy postgrad's budding sense of moral outrage blossoms into tragedy, how a Californian schoolteacher in the very early years of the 20th Century is accidentally given a fatal power that leads her to Greenwich Village, and how a seemingly blind actor comes to wonder if his dreams are illuminating or occluding his life.

Something of the spirit of Virgil's poem has been transposed to southern England in1959. All of the major and most of the minor events and characters are here, the events refracted through modernity or new narratives, the characters thinly disguised (Laocoön is Loud Colin; the harpies are Mrs Harpic; Pallas is Patsy), and the relocations easy to spot (Troy is in Richmond; Carthage is a village in Wiltshire; the games are in Weymouth; the nascent Rome is Bristol). But readers need to know nothing of The Aeneid (or even to have heard of it) to enjoy this freewheeling, humorous, and socially reflective verse novel. In an addendum, Virgil's founding myth of the Roman Empire becomes the founding myth of the digital world.

It's 1861, and gold fever is sweeping the world. Otherwise sensible adults have gone mad and will do anything to get their hands on the precious metal.But two children have been caught up in the rush.Michael and Atarangi couldn't be more different, but they share one thing: each has a remarkable and magical talent.Circumstances conspire to bring the children together in the remote and inhospitable goldfields, and they're thrust into a world where lawlessness, greed, and cruelty reign.When the children find out that a cut-throat gang stalks the goldfields, preying upon the innocent, they have a choice to make: turn a blind eye, or fight back?

A best-selling, rip-roaring, page-turning tale of dragons and their brave child guardians, with mind-blowing, interactive augmented reality content accessible via free app AR Reads.Once more, The Pitbull''s plans to capture the dragon population of The Island have been thwarted. It makes him more determined than ever, but he knows that Flynn, Paddy, and Briar will do everything in their power to stop him. When a devastating natural disaster strikes, it completely changes the game - perhaps forever...These books are also like nothing you''ve seen before. Simply download the free ''AR Reads'' app, point your device at parts of the book and watch them turn into reality. Features include eye-popping 3D animations which rise up out of the pages, 2D animations, code crackers, and video and audio messages. Note: the app is not necessary to enjoy the books; they''re designed to be read either with or without the use of the app - it''s your choice. Find out more about the experience at https://youtu.be/yeyvpa3w1eYThe Dragon Defenders series has been a phenomenon in New Zealand, approaching sales of 50,000 books. They are often cited as the books that ''got children into reading''.

The Dragon Defenders series is a best-selling, rip-roaring, page-turning series of dragons and their brave child guardians, with mind-blowing, interactive augmented reality content accessible via free app AR Reads.The Pitbull''s plans to capture the dragons from Flynn and Paddy''s paradise island have been spoiled twice already, so he''s hell-bent on revenge. But first he must find a way to lure the brothers to the city. Meanwhile, to punish his niece Briar for her betrayal, The Pitbull locks her in a prison cell, high in his tower. Surely escape is impossible this time?

A best-selling, rip-roaring, page-turning tale of dragons and their brave child guardians, with mind-blowing, interactive augmented reality content accessible via free app AR Reads.Evil boss The Pitbull has wasted nine months waiting for the dragon''s egg he stole from Flynn and Paddy''s paradise island to hatch. But when he discovers it''s nothing more than an egg-shaped rock, he flies into a terrible rage and returns, hell-bent on revenge. How will Flynn and Paddy ever be able to stop him this time?Find out more about the Dragon Brothers Books at www.dragonbrothersbooks.com

A best-selling, rip-roaring, page-turning tale of dragons and their brave child guardians, with mind-blowing, interactive augmented reality content accessible via free app AR Reads.The wild and wonderful paradise island home of Flynn and Paddy holds an incredible secret: dragons live there!When evil boss The Pitbull finds out, he sends his men to kill a dragon, and to bring him back the body. He also wants a dragon''s egg, so he can hatch it in his private zoo. Flynn and Paddy''s world is about to be turned upside down. Will their bravery and skill be enough to stop The Pitbull''s evil plan? The Dragon Defenders is a best-selling, much-loved series with themes of family, resourcefulness, teamwork, conservation and standing up for what you believe. These books are also like nothing you''ve seen before. Simply download the free ''AR Reads'' app, point your device at parts of the book and watch them turn into reality. Features include eye-popping 3D animations which rise out of the books, 2D animations, code cracking, and video and audio messages. Note: the app is not necessary to enjoy the books; they''re designed to be read either with or without the use of the app - it''s your choice. For more information on how this works visit www.dragonbrothersbooks.com/pages/augmented-reality

"What a drag it is getting old" was one of the few things that Belmont Thom and his wife Tuppence agreed on. With a nod to Sophocles and to Homer and with a great big genuflecting thanks-for-the-idea to the late Peter Tinniswood (who appears in the piece) Stroll On tells this couple's story. The narrative is a hybrid of two kinds: 'poem-prose' (as opposed to a prose poem) and magic-realism. 'By turns funny, brilliant, sharp, savage, and surprising, this novella in poem-prose is compulsively readable and intellectually sustaining, as well as being a terrific feat of imagination and linguistic legerdemain. In Stroll On James Russell has invented the perfect form for his good-humouredly caustic outlook on things. All human life is there. Even Alma Cogan'. - Ian Patterson'I devoured Stroll On with relish (and a side order of quadrupley-fried sweet potatoes). It's very clever and very funny (Neither/Do orgasms last long but they remain popular). Everyone who's worth it should read it'. - Andy Mayer'All this and his eye for telling details make James Russell a true story teller and a true poet'. - Lee Harwood

The idea behind this book is that developing a conception of the physical world and a conception of mind is impossible without the exercise of agency.

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