To many, Urban Legends are nothing more than harmless tales told round a camp fire, in a dormitory or round a table in a pub with the express aim of provoking a frisson of fear in the listener through the use of some horrific shock element in a familiar location and to an unlucky protagonist who is known to a friend of a friend of a friend. But is there something working at a deeper level?

We have all heard stories of the Deep Fried Rat, the Ghostly Hitchhiker, the Hook Handed Killer or the Poodle in the Microwave but should we take them at face value or greet them with scorn and derision? Did the events in these tales ever really happen or are they the product of over active imaginations fearful of the outside world?

In this book Nick Harding sets out to describe a host of Urban Legends suggesting that we should not dismiss them purely as nonsense nor accept them as gospel truth but by striving to understand their underlying meanings we begin to see their true worth as folklore for the modern world. To understand folklore and therefore the realm of the Urban Legend is to understand the psyche of a nation. By understanding Urban Legends we can gain an insight into our own fears and those of our fellow human beings.

autor: Nick Harding

issn: 978-1-84839-174-1

data: 2009.02.11

cena: 25.22 PLN

kategorie: Obyczajowe / 

 

Oscar Wilde (1854 ?1900) was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day.

This audiobook brings together two of his well known short stories. In ?The Selfish Giant?, a once selfish giant welcomes the children to his previously forbidden garden and is eventually rewarded by an unusual little child. ?The Happy Prince? tells the tale of a metal statue who becomes friends with a migratory bird. Together they bring some happiness to others in life and in "death."

autor: Oscar Wilde

issn: 978-1-84839-175-8

data: 2009.02.11

cena: 15.11 PLN

kategorie: Obyczajowe / 

 

Katherine Mansfield was the pen name of Kathleen Mansfield Murry (1888-1923), a prominent New Zealand modernist writer of short fiction. She is widely considered one of the best short story writers of her period. A number of her works, including "Miss Brill", "Prelude", "The Garden Party", "The Doll's House", and later works such as "The Fly", are frequently collected in short story anthologies. Mansfield also proved ahead of her time in her adoration of Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov, and incorporated some of his themes and techniques into her writing.

This audiobook is her classic short story ?Mr Reginald Peacock?s Day?, which was first published in the British literary magazine ?The New Age? in 1917 and later reprinted in ?Bliss and Other Stories? in 1920.

autor: Katherine Mansfield

issn: 978-1-84839-176-5

data: 2009.02.11

cena: 10.06 PLN

kategorie: Obyczajowe / 

 

The Magical Monarch of Mo (1898) was the first full-length children's fantasy book by L. Frank Baum. Originally published in 1899 as 'A New Wonderland', the book was reissued in 1903 with a new title in order to capitalize upon the alliterative title of Baum's successful 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. An amazing collection of juvenile short stories, involving wizards and a sadistic dragon. It takes us to the enchanted land of Mo where people do not die and animals can speak. Baum has portrayed the fantastic world with such brilliance and vibrant imagery that we can picture it in the mind?s eye. Guaranteed to charm young readers and all who are young at heart.

autor: L. Frank Baum

issn: 978-1-84839-147-5

data: 2008.10.20

cena: 35.34 PLN

kategorie: Obyczajowe / 

 

Alan Partridge meets The League Of Gentlemen. Directed by Edgar Wright and a young George Lucas...
Bob Flint is a man with a dream. A dream of running his own bar, Bob?s Bar.
The only trouble is, since he married Maggie Flint he hasn?t had any money, drive or ambition. So, after an horrendous accident with a whiskey bottle, Maggie goes into a coma and Bob discovers her secret life insurance policy just waiting to be collected. With money from local loan sharks ?The Bentleys? borrowed against his windfall, he sets to work making his dream a reality in Maggie's 24 Hour Launderette business 'In A Spin'.
Things would have been great if it wasn?t for his outstanding drinking problem, lack of good business sense, haunting visits from his comatosed wife and police investigations into the suspicious circumstances surrounding her accident.
To make matters worse The Bentleys are demanding their money back and Maggie simply won?t die. In fact, the doctors say she could make a miracle recovery. Bob Flint is a man with another dream. A dream of making it out of this one alive.

autor: Neil J. Hart

issn: 978-1-84839-097-3

data: 2008.07.09

cena: 50.49 PLN

kategorie: Obyczajowe /