William Shakespeare - Great Works (William Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare - Great Works

William Shakespeare

Blurb: 'All the world's stage
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances
And one man in his time plays many parts'

Here is the world in a book - the world of Shakespeare, which strikes chords in readers of every age, sex and nationality.

This volume collects many of Shakespeare's most popular plays, comedies, historical, romance and tragedies. Here is the whole range of human experience described in the greatest flowering of English prose and verse which has ever been known.

Including among many others - King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, Macbeth and Hamlet.

ISBN: 1863092242 (Paperback)

Year: 1996 / Various

Publisher: The Book Company

Pages: 612 (Fiction)

Links

1. The complete works of Shakespeare to read online

2. Wikipedia page for the author

3. Goodreads page for Shakespeare

4. Another Shakespeare site

5. Timeline of Shakespeare's life

Mutiny - Space: Above and Beyond #3 (Easton Royce)

Mutiny - Space: Above and Beyond #3

Easton Royce

Blurb: The year is 2063. Earth's first space settlement has just been demolished by an Alien army so violent and blood-thirsty it left almost nothing in its wake. And now it's up to the forces of Earth to defend the planet and save all of mankind... Meet the 58th Marine Squadron trained for war in SPACE.

When Lieutenant Cooper Hawkes and the rest of the 58th Squadron are rescued from a distant space port by a passing freighter, they quickly discover what special cargo the ship is hauling: thousands of tanks of In-Vitros. And one of those In-Vitros is Cooper's 'sister' - a being created from his gene pool.

Finding a relative is something Cooper has always wanted - but before he can start his family reunion, the ship is damaged by enemy fire. In order to save the humans on board, the captain is forced to shut down power to the cargo bay - even though that means destroying all of the unborn In-Vitros.

Lieutenant Hawkes refuses to give up his sister without a fight. But is he angry enough to start a space mutiny?

ISBN: 0064406415 (Paperback)

Year: 1996

Publisher: Harper Trophy

Pages: 102 (Fiction)

Links

1. Goodreads page

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Fan page on the series

4. Guide on other books in the series

5. IMDB page for the episode this book is based on

The Aliens Approach - Space: Above and Beyond #1 (Easton Royce)

The Aliens Approach - Space: Above and Beyond #1

Easton Royce

Blurb: The year is 2063. Earth's first space settlement has just been demolished by an Alien army so violent and blood-thirsty it left almost nothing in its wake. And now it's up to the forces of Earth to defend the planet and save all of mankind... Meet the 58th Marine Squadron trained for war in SPACE.

Nathan West: Convinced that his girlfriend is being held captive by the Aliens, Nathan is determined to get into space any way he can...even if it means joining the Marine Space Cavalry.

Shane Vansen: She once vowed to do anything to avenge her parents' death. And now she might just get her chance.

Cooper Hawkes: Born at age 18, Cooper is an In-Vitro, a futuristic test-tube human grown in a tank. Constantly in trouble, Cooper can't seem to stay out of jail - until a new law sentences him to a different sort of imprisonment: the Marines.

Three strangers, thrown together by fate. As a team, they will forever change the course of human history...

ISBN: 0064406407 (Paperback)

Year: 1996

Publisher: Harper Trophy

Pages: 138 (Fiction)

Links

1. Goodreads page

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Fan page on the book

4. Fantastic Fiction page for the book

5. Fan page on the TV series the book is based on

Inventions - Factfinders (Robert Snedden)

Inventions - Factfinders 

Robert Snedden

Blurb: This book takes a short look at some of the most important inventions of the last 5000 years or so.

Factfinders put the wonders of the world in your pocket. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, from the dramatic past to the unknown future Factfinders are your guides to knowledge and discovery.

ISBN: 0752516787 (Hardback)

Year: 1996

Publisher: The Book Company

Pages: 94 (Non-Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Amazon

2. Invention Facts and Myths

3. Classroom worksheet on Inventions

4. Biography on the author

5. Buy other books from the author

Dark Side of the Sun - Space: Above and Beyond #2 (Dina Anastasio)

Dark Side of the Sun - Space: Above and Beyond #2

Dina Anastasio

Blurb: The year is 2063. Earth's first space settlement has just been demolished by an Alien army so violent and blood-thirsty it left almost nothing in its wake. And now it's up to the forces of Earth to defend the planet and save all of mankind... Meet the 58th Marine Squadron trained for war in SPACE.

All her life, Lieutenant Shane Vansen has been haunted by the loss of her parents, who were killed by manmade Artificial Intelligence creatures when she was just a child. Shane despises Als and has vowed to eliminate any AI who crosses her path.

Then she leads her Squadron on a mission to Bunuelm and comes up against her worst nightmare: AIs have just invaded the planet and killed the very humans Shane and the 58th have come to protect.

All too soon, she and her closest friends are locked in a desperate struggle against the AI invaders. And Shane's vow, once a personal pledge, becomes a matter of life and death...

ISBN: 006440644X (Paperback)

Year: 1996

Publisher: Harper Trophy

Pages: 89 (Fiction)

Links

1. Fansite looking at the books

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Look at the book

4. Goodreads page

5. Author's official site

Come Back Gizmo - Gizmo #3 (Paul Jennings & Keith McEwan)

Come Back Gizmo - Gizmo #3

Paul Jennings

Illustrated by Keith McEwan

Blurb: Reptile spun the wheel and expertly changed gear. We screeched round a corner. I was flung back against the seat. Desperately I hung on to the howling baby. 

'When your father finds out what you've done,' I yelled at the blond boy, 'your'e in for it.'

I stared at them, trying to take it in.

I was being kidnapped at high speed in a military vehicle by a bunch of little brats.

ISBN: 0140378456 (Paperback)

Year: 1996

Publisher: Puffin

Pages: 72 (Fiction)

Links

1. Publisher's page

2. Goodreads page

3. Buy from Readings

4. Buy from Amazon

5. Author's official site