Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard vanity and a constant need

vanity and a constant need for reassurance

The perpetrators plan to use trained dogs for the attack

Tales of Mystery and Horror is an excellent set of short stories ranging from unsolvable mysteries

things dont come quite so naturally: as much as 90% of all interpersonal conflicts never reach agreement

This book hopes to demystify failure

Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard vanity and a constant needThe classic, heartrending story of a British boy's four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp. One of the ten books novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography that make up our Matchbook Classics' series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist. Based on J. G. Ballard's own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy's life in Japanese occupied wartime Shanghai a mesmerising, hypnotically