London: An Illustrated Literary CompanionDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. 'When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.' Samuel Johnson (1709 1784)

who hopes to succeed in the new Web economy

A perfect gift for anyone who wants to learn the "write" way to craft calligraphy

which appeared more like the Promised Land to so many at one time

seeking refuge from physical ugliness in decayed gentility

for the tangible benefit both of the host country and of the immigrant culture

Pauline Kael

w15 x h12 x d4 cm

I'd like to tell you the stories - scientific and personal - behind what I learned

and the boy experiences the outside world for the first time

Pico Iyer fashions from their relationship a marvelously ironic yet heartfelt book that is at once a portrait of cross-cultural infatuation -- and misunderstanding -- and a delightfully fresh way of seeing both the old Japan and the very new

people would find a decent person who lived in their neighborhood

Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings