Bleak absurdity, deadpan humor and brilliant inventiveness mark this novel as one of the most important in Irish literature. Set in a disquieting other-world where people can become bicycles and dimensions shift without warning, the novel is footnoted with the extraordinary tale of a philosopher and his obsessed commentators.

A masterpiece of black humour from the renown comic and acclaimed author of 'At Swim-Two-Birds' -- Flann O'Brien. A thriller, a hilarious comic satire about an archetypal village police force, a surrealistic vision of eternity, the story of a tender, brief, unrequited love affair between a man and his bicycle, and a chilling fable of unending guilt, 'The Third Policeman' is co...(展开全部)

"The Third Policeman" is Flann O'Brien's brilliantly dark comic novel about the nature of time, death, and existence. Told by a narrator who has committed a botched robbery and brutal murder, the novel follows him and his adventures in a two-dimensional police station where, through the theories of the scientist/philosopher de Selby, he is introduced to "Atomic Theory" and its ...(展开全部)

Rupert Penny wrote this longer-than-usual impossible mystery in 1937. It's full of maps, charts and highly formatted text, and Ramble House is proud to present it as a facsimile book. Its 330 pages will transport you to the English countryside of the mid-30s as Inspector Beale and his ever-present friend Tony Purdon tackle the murder of a clergyman who had the misfortune of hav...(展开全部)

Rupert Penny wrote this longer-than-usual impossible mystery in 1937. It's full of maps, charts and highly formatted text, and Ramble House is proud to present it as a facsimile book. Its 330 pages will transport you to the English countryside of the mid-30s as Inspector Beale and his ever-present friend Tony Purdon tackle the murder of a clergyman who had the misfortune of hav...(展开全部)

'Funny, touching and visually stunning, this really is a book to treasure.' Daily Mail A GIANT story of belonging and friendship from David Litchfield, author of the Waterstones Illustrated Book Prize 2016 winner The Bear and the Piano. "He has hands the size of tables," Grandad said, "legs as long as drainpipes and feet as big as rowing boats. Do you know who I mean?" "Yes," s...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 This Victorian bestseller, along with Braddon's other famous novel, Aurora Floyd, established her as the main rival of the master of the sensational novel, Wilkie Collins. A protest against the passive, insipid 19th-century heroine, Lady Audley was described by one critic of the time as "high-strung, full of passion, purpose, and movement." Her crime (the secret of ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 This Victorian bestseller, along with Braddon's other famous novel, Aurora Floyd, established her as the main rival of the master of the sensational novel, Wilkie Collins. A protest against the passive, insipid 19th-century heroine, Lady Audley was described by one critic of the time as "high-strung, full of passion, purpose, and movement." Her crime (the secret of ...(展开全部)

《秘密》这本集成功学、财富学、心理学等的著作中，作者揭露了运行在宇宙间主宰人生的强有力的黄金法则，清晰明了地解析了如何运用这个法则，创造美满幸福的生活。这是有关一切的秘密，这个秘密将给你想要的幸福、快乐、健康和爱情。《秘密》的构成来自当今成功者的智慧，他们都是各个领域世界级的领袖，他们都因运用这个秘密而获得健康、快乐、成功和声誉。 《秘密》是一本注定属于伟大的心灵励志书。《秘密》作者朗达?拜恩是澳大利亚电视工作者，有一年，父亲突然去世、工作遭遇瓶颈、家庭关系也陷入僵局，就在人生跌至谷底、生活即将崩溃时，意外发现了隐藏在百年古书中的秘密。几个世纪以来,这个秘密零星地存在于各种口述的历史、文学、宗教与哲学之中，更藏在人与世界的各个互动层面，每个人自身都存在着自己所不知道的能量。作者还发现，许多当今的佼佼者早已了解并运用此秘密。因此，作者不禁疑问：“为什么...(展开全部)

Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it. In this book, you'll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life -- money, heal...(展开全部)