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A Good Father - Catherine Talbot

''Brilliant . . . I couldn''t stop reading'' Jo Spain ''Exceptional . . . Deeply chilling'' Jane Casey ______________Des is a good husband, a good father - a good man.He encourages his wife''s artistic endeavours, reads bedtime stories to his children every night, and holds down a well-paid, if unfulfilling, job.But appearances can be deceptive. Lately, his wife seems to be forgetting that her art is for his eyes only. And rumours at work are threatening his reputation as a devoted family man. And he can''t help but feel that his kids don''t seem to need him as much as they once did.Des is afraid.Afraid of the world encroaching on his home.Afraid of past mistakes catching up on him.So afraid of losing control over his family that he is contemplating the unthinkable.A Good Father is a dark and gripping psychological suspense novel that will take you into the twisted mind of a man on the edge.''This intricately made novel marks the debut of a writer from whom, and of whom, we shall be hearing much in coming times'' John Banville ''Captivating . . . Readers will come for the premise and stay for its clever unpacking'' Irish Times ''A devastating ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A Good Father - Catherine Talbot

''Brilliant . . . I couldn''t stop reading'' Jo Spain ''Exceptional . . . Deeply chilling'' Jane Casey______________Des is a good husband, a good father - a good man.He encourages his wife''s artistic endeavours, reads bedtime stories to his children every night, and holds down a well-paid job.But appearances can be deceptive. His wife seems to be forgetting that her art is for his eyes only. Rumours at work are threatening his reputation as a devoted family man. And his kids don''t seem to need him as much as they once did. Des is afraid.Afraid of the world encroaching on his home.Afraid of past mistakes catching up with him.So afraid of losing control over his family that he is contemplating the unthinkable.A Good Father is a dark and gripping novel that takes you into the mind of a man on the edge.__________________''This intricately made novel marks the debut of a writer from whom, and of whom, we shall be hearing much in coming times'' John Banville''Captivating . . . Readers will come for the premise and stay for its clever unpacking'' Irish Times''A devastating new voice in Irish fiction . . . Magnificent'' Joe Duffy''A great read, it''s gripping, at ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Father Yourself First - Glen Henry

Fathering yourself might be the most important work you do as a father.Glen Henry never wanted to be a father. He grew up in a broken home and assumed that the role was worthless. Then he saw what a good father looked like and became passionate about not only being a good father himself but helping others see what fatherhood could be through his wildly popular YouTube channel, Beleaf in Fatherhood.Maybe you weren’t given a handbook on fatherhood but that doesn’t mean you’re unprepared. In fact, you have what it takes to grow into the kind of father your children need. In Father Yourself First Glen offers hard-earned wisdom, honest storytelling, and six foundational principles that will help youfather yourself to maintain a healthy inner voice,parent from a place of healing by addressing unresolved issues from your own past,connect with your children by embracing childishness and adventure,identify your children’s unique gifts early on and help fine-tune their skills into productive habits, andestablish a community of fathers to exchange values and practices and regularly see examples of healthy fatherhood. Whether you’re stepping into fatherhood for the first time or figuring it out as you go, this book will meet you right ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A Lie About My Father - John Burnside

A moving, unforgettable memoir of two lost men: a father and his child.He had his final heart attack in the Silver Band Club in Corby, somewhere between the bar and the cigarette machine. A foundling; a fantasist; a morose, threatening drinker who was quick with his hands, he hadn''t seen his son for years.John Burnside''s extraordinary story of this failed relationship is a beautifully written evocation of a lost and damaged world of childhood and the constants of his father''s world: men defined by the drink they could take and the pain they could stand, men shaped by their guilt and machismo.A Lie About My Father is about forgiving but not forgetting, about examining the way men are made and how they fall apart, about understanding that in order to have a good son you must have a good father.Saltire Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Non-Fiction Book of the Year.

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A Lie About My Father - John Burnside

John Burnside recalls the failed relationship with his father, in the first of his trilogy of exquisite memoirsWith a new introduction by Megan Nolan‘A master of language’ Hilary MantelHe had his final heart attack in the Silver Band Club in Corby, somewhere between the bar and the cigarette machine. A foundling; a fantasist; a morose, threatening drinker who was quick with his hands, he hadn’t seen his son for years. John Burnside’s extraordinary story of this failed relationship is a beautifully written evocation of a lost and damaged world of childhood and the constants of his father’s world: men defined by the drink they could take and the pain they could stand, men shaped by their guilt and machismo. A Lie About My Father is about forgiving but not forgetting, about examining the way men are made and how they fall apart, and about understanding that in order to have a good son you must have a good father. ‘Memoir this good illuminates something larger than itself. It is an exercise in understanding, compassion and forgiveness’ Sunday TelegraphSaltire Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Non-Fiction Book of the Year

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William Henry Fox Talbot and the Promise of Photography

With rarely seen images, this handsome, affordable volume shows Talbot''s wide-ranging interestsThis beautiful publication serves as a primer on the work of William Henry Fox Talbot, a true interdisciplinary innovator who drew on his knowledge of art, botany, chemistry and optics to become one of the inventors of photography in 1839. Talbot’s “photogenic drawings” (photograms), calotypes and salted paper prints are some of the first-ever examples of images captured on paper.Accompanying an exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh opening in November 2017, this book brings together more than 30 photographs by Talbot that demonstrate his wide-ranging interests, including nature, still-life, portraiture, architecture and landscape. Some of these images are previously unpublished. Through thematic groupings elucidated by noted Talbot scholar Larry Schaaf, the book reveals the photographer’s early striving to test the boundaries of his medium at a historic moment when art and science intersected. With its luminous reproductions of Talbot’s fragile works, this publication demonstrates that, in its earliest days, photography required a form of magic-making and innovation that continues to inspire people today.William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–77) was a gentleman scientist in Victorian England. He is best known for his development of the calotype, an early photographic ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Talbot,Molina,Lofgren, Young Neil, Crazy Horse: All Roads Lead Home - LP (9362486951)

LP vinyl - Nové album! Základ vznikl během covidové pandemie, kdy Molina, Talbot a Lofgren trávili čas nahráváním původních písní. Každý z nich přispěl třemi skladbami, které později dotvořili s Neilem Youngem. Deska je k dispozici na CD a LP. Nové album! Základ vznikl během covidové pandemie, kdy Molina, Talbot a Lofgren trávili čas nahráváním původních písní. Každý z nich přispěl třemi skladbami, které později dotvořili s Neilem Youngem. Deska je k dispozici na CD a LP. Projekt, na kterém se podíleli Neil Young a jeho přátelé z kapely Crazy Horse, tedy baskytarista Billy Talbot, bubeník Ralph Molina a kytarista Nils Lofgren. Seznam stop LP Rain / You Will Never Know / It's Magical / Song of the Seasons / Cherish / Fill My Cup / Look Through the Eyes of Your Heart / The Hunter / Go With Me / Just For You

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Talbot,Molina,Lofgren, Young Neil, Crazy Horse: All Roads Lead Home - CD (9362486950)

Hudební CD - Nové album! Základ vznikl během covidové pandemie, kdy Molina, Talbot a Lofgren trávili čas nahráváním původních písní. Každý z nich přispěl třemi skladbami, které později dotvořili s Neilem Youngem. Deska je k dispozici na CD a LP. Nové album! Základ vznikl během covidové pandemie, kdy Molina, Talbot a Lofgren trávili čas nahráváním původních písní. Každý z nich přispěl třemi skladbami, které později dotvořili s Neilem Youngem. Deska je k dispozici na CD a LP. Projekt, na kterém se podíleli Neil Young a jeho přátelé z kapely Crazy Horse, tedy baskytarista Billy Talbot, bubeník Ralph Molina a kytarista Nils Lofgren. Seznam stop CD1 Rain / You Will Never Know / It's Magical / Song of the Seasons / Cherish / Fill My Cup / Look Through the Eyes of Your Heart / The Hunter / Go With Me / Just For You

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Grandville L'Integrale - Bryan Talbot

''I''ve never come across a fictional world as fully-realised as Bryan Talbot''s Grandville... It''s a world you''ll never tire of exploring'' IAN RANKINBeware the Badger! The acclaimed steampunk series from graphic-novel pioneer Bryan Talbot explores an alternate art-nouveau world populated by intelligent animals, a human underclass, and wondrous technology. Within this rich fantastical milieu, the relentless Detective-Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard pursues shadowy death squads, psychotic killers, dark political conspiracies, ruthless crime lords, and bloodthirsty cults through the streets of London and the center of the greatest empire on earth, the Belle Epoque Paris known as Grandville. Grandville L''Intégrale collects all five Grandville novels in one deluxe hardcover volume accompanied by voluminous author notes never before in print.*WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY IAN RANKIN*''I have greatly enjoyed the Grandville books. I think they''re superbly designed, beautifully conceived, admirably written - everything about them is terrific'' PHILIP PULLMAN''These ingeniously plotted fantasies will make you bark with laughter'' METRO''Utterly delightful'' THE TIMES''Bryan Talbot is a genius'' OBSERVER

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Armed With Madness - Mary M. Talbot

Award-winning storytellers Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot’s full-color graphic novel Armed with Madness presents a new perspective on the 1930s Paris art scene from neglected artist, feminist icon, and influential surrealist Leonora Carrington. Reluctant muse and feminist champion—heiress, rebel, refugee—and perhaps the last of the great surrealist artists, Leonora Carrington played many roles in her long and extraordinary life. Exchanging her privileged upbringing in prewar England for the more exciting elite of Paris’s 1930s avant-garde, she comes to rub shoulders (and more) with the likes of Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, and Salvador Dalí after embarking on a complicated love affair with Max Ernst. But the demons that have both haunted and inspired her work are gathering, and when the world goes mad with the outbreak of war and the Nazi invasion, Leonora’s own hold on reality collapses into a terrifying psychotic episode of her own. Eventually fleeing war-torn Europe, she emerges into a new and richly creative life in Mexico City, establishing herself as a prodigious painter, writer, and advocate of women’s rights.Armed with Madness, from the acclaimed partnership of Mary and Bryan Talbot, celebrates the life and career of a truly remarkable artist and woman.

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The End of Epistemology As We Know It - Brian Talbot

In The End of Epistemology As We Know It Brian Talbot explores various ways in which epistemic norms could matter, and shows how epistemic norms as standardly understood fall short on each. He argues that we can and should replace existing norms with norms that matter more. These replacement norms will be quite different from the norms standardly accepted by philosophers.In whichever way we try to explain the importance of the epistemic, it does not matter at all what we believe about most topics or why we believe it. When what we believe does matter, it is often not particularly important that our beliefs are true, but rather just that they are good enough for our purposes. When the truth is not what really matters, then no truth-connected epistemic notions, such as reliability, evidence, coherence, accuracy, or knowledge, are really normatively significant. Even when truth is genuinely important, Talbot argues, the standard epistemic norms do not properly aim at truth, because they do not allow us to sacrifice one true belief for the sake of others. In light of all of this, epistemic norms as standardly conceived are not really concerned with what matters. Talbot explains how epistemic norms that ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia - Bryan Talbot, Mary Talbot

Set against the background of violence and state repression in a turbulent period of French history, The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia chronicles the incredible and outrageous life of Louise Michel, the revolutionary feminist dubbed ‘The Red Virgin of Montmartre’. A utopian dreamer, notorious anarchist, teacher, orator and poet, she was decades ahead of her time. Always a radical, she fought on the barricades defending the short-lived Paris Commune of 1871 against the reactionary regime that massacred thousands of French citizens after the Commune’s defeat. Deported to a penal colony on the other side of the Earth, she took up the cause of the indigenous population against French colonial oppression.Celebrating the utopian urge in nineteenth-century literature and politics and the origins of science fiction, The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia is the third collaboration of best-selling academic and graphic novelist Mary M. Talbot with her husband, the graphic novel pioneer Bryan Talbot. Their first book together, Dotter of her Father’s Eyes, won the 2012 Costa Biography Award.

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Becoming Kathrine Talbot - Christoph Ribbat

In 1935, when she was fourteen years old, Ilse Gross fled Germany. Alone. Seventeen years later, she published her audacious first novel Fire in the Sun. Her pen name: Kathrine Talbot. Her German Jewish identity she carefully concealed. Becoming Kathrine Talbot explores the life of a refugee who lost her parents and sister in the Holocaust and who resisted telling their stories until it was almost too late. Only at the end of her life did she turn her family’s fate into prose. Christoph Ribbat follows a nearly forgotten 20th century novelist from an Isle of Man internment camp to postwar Cornwall, New York, and California, and then to a green hill in Sussex. She marries English painter Kit Barker and clashes with macho bohemians. She rises to literary fame and comes back down to obscurity. As Ilse Barker, she shares a close friendship with American poet Elizabeth Bishop. In their extraordinary letters the two women cover everything: from the mundane to the traumatic.Becoming Kathrine Talbot fuses literary biography and concise accounts of the German Jewish refugee experience in Britain. To scholars in Jewish studies, modern fiction, and life writing, this book offers an original case study. To a general ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Legend of Luther Arkwright - Bryan Talbot

A new book in Bryan Talbot''s award-winning science fiction graphic novels series, starring the legendary character Luther ArkwrightThe Adventures of Luther Arkwright, first serialised in 1978, is considered by many to be the first British graphic novel. Praised by many writers and artists, including Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Jean Giroud (Moebius) and Michael Moorcock, the ground-breaking, experimental adult SF story was a seminal work, inspiring and influencing many comic creators. Its sequel, Heart Of Empire, was published in 2001. Both books have been continually in print since they were first published.Set fifty years later, The Legend of Luther Arkwright is another stand-alone story. While still maintaining total continuity with the Arkwright mythos, it is a different kind of adult adventure. Pursued across multiple historically divergent parallel worlds, both utopian and dystopian, and facing a far superior adversary, Arkwright battles to save humanity from mass destruction; his only edge is his experience and force of will.The Legend of Luther Arkwright, beautifully drawn by master storyteller and Eisner Award-winning comics creator Bryan Talbot, is a milestone in British comics history.

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Grandville - Bryan Talbot

In Grandville, the first volume in the series, Talbot brings us a steampunk masterpiece. IIt tells the story of detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard as he stalks a gang of murderers through the heart of Belle Epoque Paris. In this alternative reality France is the major world power and its capital throngs with steam-driven hansom cabs, automatons and flying machines. The characters are mostly animals, though there is an underclass of humans, often referred to as ''dough faces''.Visually stunning, Grandville is a fantastical and audacious rollercoaster ride that will add to Talbot''s reputation as one of the best graphic novelists in the world.

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Language and Gender - Mary M. Talbot

Since its first publication in 1998, Mary Talbot’s Language and Gender has been a leading textbook, popular with students for its accessibility and with teachers for the range and depth it achieves in a single volume. This anticipated third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated for the era of #MeToo, genderqueer, Trump, and cyberhate. The book is organized into three parts. An introductory section provides grounding in early ‘classic' studies in the field. In the second section, Talbot examines language used by women and men in a variety of speech situations and genres. The last section considers the construction and performance of gender in discourse, reflecting the interest in mass media and popular culture found in recent research, as well as the preoccupation with social change that is central to Critical Discourse Analysis. Maintaining an emphasis on recent research, Talbot covers a range of approaches at an introductory level, lucidly presenting sometimes difficult and complex issues. Each chapter concludes with a list of recommended readings, enabling students to further their interests in various topics. Language and Gender will continue to be an essential textbook for undergraduates and postgraduates in linguistics, sociolinguistics, cultural and media studies, gender studies and communication ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Good Things From Farms - Catherine Baker

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics. From arable farms to solar farms, find out what they provide for us in this photographic non-fiction book by Catherine Baker.Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Catherine Parr - Elizabeth Norton

Wife, widow, mother, survivor, the story of the last queen of Henry VIII. Catherine Parr was enjoying her freedom after her first two arranged marriages when she caught the attention of the elderly Henry VIII. The most reluctant of all Henry''s wives, she offered to become his mistress rather than submit herself to the dangers of becoming Henry''s queen. This only increased Henry''s enthusiasm for the vibrant, intelligent young widow and Catherine was forced to abandon her handsome lover, Thomas Seymour, for the decrepit king. She quickly made her role as queen a success, providing Henry VIII with a domestic tranquillity that he had not known since the early days of his first marriage. For Henry, Catherine was a satisfactory choice but he never stopped considering a new marriage, much to Catherine''s terror. Catherine is remembered as the wife who survived but, without her strength of character it could have been very different. It was a relief for Catherine when Henry finally died and she could secretly marry Thomas Seymour. Left with no role in government affairs in her widowhood, she retired to the country, spending time at her manors at Chelsea and Sudeley. It was here that her heart ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Catherine House - Elisabeth Thomas

''A delicious, diverse, genre-bending gothic, as smart as it is spooky'' Chloe Benjamin During your three years at Catherine House you will have no contact with those in the outside world.Each of our students has been selected as someone who belongs here. You will give to Catherine and Catherine will give to you.We will not let each other down.Catherine House is a university like no other. Into its celebrated world steps Ines, a young woman who welcomes the school''s isolation rather than its illustrious past. As the gates close and Ines finds herself start to be inevitably seduced by its magnetic power, she begins to realise the question isn''t why she chose to come to Catherine House; but why Catherine House chose her.''A brilliantly observed tale brimming with subtle malevolence'' Irenosen Okojie''Echoes of The Secret History and Never Let Me Go'' Daily Mail''Moody and evocative as a fever dream, CATHERINE HOUSE is the sort of book that wraps itself around your brain, drawing you closer with each hypnotic step'' Washington Post

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Talbot Torro 2 ATTACKER Badmintonový set, mix, velikost

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Talbot Torro 2 ATTACKER Badmintonový set, mix, velikost

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The Devil’s Chessboard - David Talbot

Based on explosive new evidence, bestselling author David Talbot tells America’s greatest untold story: the United States’ rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA.America’s rise to world dominance under the guile of the CIA’s longest-serving director, Allen Dulles, is its greatest untold story. Acting beyond the law, Dulles manipulated presidents, protected German war criminals and colluded with Mafiosi, all in pursuit of his interests and those of his friends. As David Talbot’s shocking new evidence reveals, Dulles’ tactics at home and abroad would include the fixing of assassinations, and even culminate in the death of his political enemy, John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert. This disturbing expose of American power is a gripping story of the rise of the national security state – and the battle for America’s soul.

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Batman - Legendy Temného rytíře: Ostří / Masky - Bryan Talbot, Tim Sale, James Robinson

Třetí kniha z volné řady Legendy Temného rytíře! Batman je posedlý dopadením sériového vraha, který si před ním udržuje náskok. Současně se objevuje neznámý maskovaný mstitel připomínající dobrodruhy ze starých filmu. Vzájemný střet je nevyhnutelný, ale otázka zní: kdo bude v tu chvíli padouch, a kdo hrdina? V další povídce se Temný rytíř po rutinní akci probírá v nemocnici a s hrůzou si uvědomuje, že nemá masku! Ale měl ji vůbec někdy? Nebo byl celý jeho život jen opileckým přeludem?Dva velké příběhy z Batmanovy historie, pod kterými jsou podepsaní tvůrci jako Tim Sale (BATMAN: DLOUHÝ HALLOWEEN, SUPERMAN: V KAŽDÉ ROČNÍ DOBĚ) a Bryan Talbot (DOBRODRUŽSTVÍ LUTHERA ARKWRIGHTA, SANDMAN: HRA O TEBE, GRANDVILLE)!

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Phantom Hearts - Rosie Talbot

This is A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER meets HEARTSTOPPER. With incredible artwork by Sarah Maxwell. Sixteen-year-old Malia is popular, pretty and smart, but underneath her carefully crafted façade she's struggling with anxiety.When a school bus crashes killing some of her fellow students, Malia is thrown into a further emotional spiral as she remembers the students; rebel and dropout Shepherd; volatile track star Russ; and brainy Emil. When Malia meets Keezy, the cute daughter of the local mechanic, the two begin to question the motive for the crash. As Malia and Keezy start to uncover secrets, Malia starts to see ghosts wherever she goes.How will Malia find time to flirt with Keezy when pursued by restless spirits ... what don't the dead classmates want her to discover? And will Malia ever find the courage to tell Keezy how she feels? A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER meets HEARTSTOPPER Rosie Talbot’s debut #SixteenSouls has more than a-quarter-of-a-million views on TikTok and counting. With absolutely stunning artwork by Sarah Maxwell

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Nemesis the Warlock - The Definitive Edition, volume 2 - Bryan Talbot, Pat Mills, Kevin O'Neill

Long out of print, The Definitive Nemesis the Warlock collects one of the stand-out 2000 AD series and presents it in the best possible format for a comprehensive reading experience!The Definitive series of the Nemesis the Warlock saga continues as Torquemada’s crusade to destroy all alien life reaches the planet of the Goths, a species of alien which has modelled their culture on early twentieth-century Britain. Nemesis must team up with the Goth leader, the Ion Duke, to stop them being eradicated by Torquemada''s army of Terminators. Collecting the entire series in order, with the colour centre-spread pages reproduced in their original form, the Definitive collection of Nemesis the Warlock is the ultimate way to read one of the most important sci-fi sagas published in the pages of 2000 AD. Written by Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and drawn by Kevin O''Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and Bryan Talbot (Sandman, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright), this definitive series compiles the complete storyline in order.

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Fox Talbot - John Hannavy

A monograph on Fox Talbot, universally recognised as the father of modern photography.

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Twelve Bones - Rosie Talbot

Prepare for more spooky, swoony YA from BookTok star @Merrowchild! The thing about death is ... it sneaks up on you. Seventeen-year-old seer Charlie and his new boyfriend, Sam, know that the dead can't hurt the living.It's ghosts who need protection from dangerous soul catchers - and the boys have promised to keep them safe. But when a powerful force interferes with their defences, and a brutal attack leaves them questioning everything they know, the boys realize there is more at stake than they ever imagined. A deadly occultist seeks revenge, the bodies are piling up, and everyone that Charlie loves is at risk.As the mystery unravels, Charlie and Sam face a battle for more than just their lives. The thrilling and heart-wrenching new novel from the author of Sixteen Souls. Perfect for fans of Cemetery Boys, Becky Albertalli and V E Schwab.Sixteen Souls was an instant YA bestseller. Dubbed by Book Tok as "Heartstopper with Ghosts". Praise for Sixteen Souls: "Delivers fun and frights in equal measure.A fantastically spooky, thrilling adventure!" - Kat Ellis, author of Wicked Little Deeds "Flawless twists, this book immediately pulled me in." - H.M Long, author of Hall of Smoke "A captivating take of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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IDLES x Magda Archer Brutalism - Joseph Talbot

A striking and thought-provoking collaboration between IDLES frontman Joe Talbot and artist Magda Archer, containing all the lyrics from IDLES' first album Brutalism alongside provocative artwork by Archer. Toxic masculinity. Class divisions. Mental health. Bristol-formed band IDLES started recording their first album, Brutalism, in 2015. In the two years that followed, frontman Joe Talbot’s mother passed away, resulting in a turbulent state of grief that would come to shape the verbally blazon and emotionally raw album that then appeared in 2017. In the seven years since the release of Brutalism, Talbot’s words, in the context of the band’s music, have grown to represent a liberated show of vulnerability and an aggressive response to the societal ‘masculine’ ideal of silencing and withholding emotion. IDLES’ first ever book marks a new and exciting form of creative collaboration for the band. Breathing a different kind of life into Talbot’s fiery lyricism – with expressive typography, hot-pink ink and Magda Archer’s unique artworks – it shows that a book can be a work of art in itself. In this celebration and reinterpretation of the band’s first album, Magda Archer’s artwork enters a joyful and liberating shouting match with Talbot’s lyrics – an unexpected and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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We Three Witches - Rosie Talbot

A sapphic YA romance murder mystery from BookTok sensation and queenof gothic fantasy, Rosie Talbot.

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The Holographic Universe - Michael Talbot

‘There is evidence to suggest that our world and everything in it – from snowflakes to maple trees to falling stars and spinning electrons – are only ghostly images, projections from a level of reality literally beyond both space and time.’This is the astonishing idea behind the holographic theory of the universe, pioneered by two eminent thinkers: physicist David Bohm, a former protégé of Albert Einstein, and quantum physicist Karl Pribram. The holographic theory of the universe encompasses consciousness and reality as we know them, but can also explain such hitherto unexplained phenomena as telepathy, out-of-body experiences and even miraculous healing.In this remarkable book, Michael Talbot reveals the extraordinary depth and power of the holographic theory of the universe, illustrating how it makes sense of the entire range of experiences within our universe – and in other universes beyond our own.

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Catherine Life R2 LUMEN ATH18J (SPTctl057nad)

Helma na kolo - MTB, pro muže i ženy, na upínaní slouží otočné kolečko, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, hmotnost 260 g, černá a oranžová barva Při náročných cyklistických trasách i klidných výletech by vám neměla ve výbavě chybět helma na kolo. Máme pro vás nachystanou kvalitní přilbu Catherine Life. Helma na kolo je určena pro muže i ženy. Výrobce ji řadí mezi MTB a silniční. Helma na kolo Catherine Life je vybavena certifikací EN 1078. Praktickou vychytávkou jsou větrací otvory doplněné o síťku, která zabraňuje vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Pro absolutní pohodlí je vybavena vnitřním polstrováním s antibakteriální ochranou. Za ostrého světla se bude hodit odnímatelný štítek pro ochranu očí před sluncem. Pro redukci pocení hlavy má helma Catherine Life 24 ventilačních otvorů. Hlavní přednosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 LUMEN ATH18J Helma na kolo Catherine Life je jistotou pro bezpečnou jízdu...

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Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH32C/L (ATH32C/L)

Helma na kolo - MTB, pro muže i ženy, na upínaní slouží otočné kolečko, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, nastavitelný kšilt, hmotnost 360 g, červená a zelená barva Každá cyklovyjížďka by se neměla obejít bez helmy na kolo. Máme pro vás nachystanou kvalitní přilbu Catherine Life. Helma je jak pro muže, tak i ženy. Je zařazena mezi MTB a silniční. Helma na kolo Catherine Life odpovídá certifikaci EN 1078. Mezi praktické vychytávky patří větrací otvory doplněné o síťku, která zabraňuje vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Nechybí ani vnitřní polstrování s antibakteriální ochranou. Za ostrého světla oceníte odnímatelný štítek pro ochranu očí před sluncem. Díky nastavitelnému kšiltu bude hlava ochráněna před větvemi nebo kamínky. Pro redukci pocení hlavy má helma Catherine Life 20 ventilačních otvorů. Zásadní přednosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH32C/L Helma na kolo Catherine Life je jistotou pro...

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Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH32A/L (ATH32A/L)

Helma na kolo - MTB, pro muže i ženy, na upínaní slouží otočné kolečko, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, hmotnost 240 g, černá barva Při žádných vyjížďkách by neměla chybět helma na kolo. Máme pro vás nachystanou kvalitní přilbu Catherine Life. Helma je jak pro muže, tak i ženy. Je zařazena mezi MTB a silniční. Helma na kolo Catherine Life odpovídá certifikaci EN 1078. Praktickou vychytávkou jsou větrací otvory doplněné o síťku, která zamezí vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Vnitřní polstrování s antibakteriální ochranou zajišťuje pohodlí. Za ostrého světla oceníte odnímatelný štítek pro ochranu očí před sluncem. Pro omezení pocení hlavy má helma Catherine Life 20 ventilačních otvorů. Zásadní vlastnosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH32A/L Helma na kolo Catherine Life je jistotou pro bezpečnou jízdu Je určena pro muže i ženy MTB a silniční přilba na kolo je důležitou součástí výbavy na cesty...

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Catherine Life R2 LUMEN ATH18J/M (ATH18J/M)

Helma na kolo - MTB, pro muže i ženy, na upínaní slouží otočné kolečko, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, hmotnost 260 g, černá a oranžová barva Každá cyklovyjížďka by se neměla obejít bez helmy na kolo. Proto jsme pro vás nachystali kvalitní přilbu Catherine Life. Helma na kolo je určena pro muže i ženy. Je zařazena mezi MTB a silniční. Helma na kolo Catherine Life odpovídá certifikaci EN 1078. Mezi praktické vychytávky patří větrací otvory doplněné o síťku, která zamezí vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Samozřejmostí je vnitřní polstrování s antibakteriální ochranou. Za ostrého světla oceníte odnímatelný štítek pro ochranu očí před sluncem. Pro redukci pocení hlavy má helma Catherine Life 24 ventilačních otvorů. Zásadní vlastnosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 LUMEN ATH18J/M Helma na kolo Catherine Life zajistí bezpečnou jízdu Je určena pro muže i ženy MTB a silniční přilba na kolo je důležitou...

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Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH33A/L (ATH33A/L)

Helma na kolo - MTB, pro muže i ženy, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, hmotnost 360 g, černá barva Při náročných i pohodových výletech by vám ve výbavě neměla chybět helma na kolo. Máme pro vás nachystanou kvalitní přilbu Catherine Life. Helma na kolo je určena pro muže i ženy. Výrobce ji zařadil mezi MTB a silniční. Helma na kolo Catherine Life je vybavena certifikací EN 1078. Mezi praktické vychytávky patří větrací otvory doplněné o síťku, která zamezí vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Pro absolutní pohodlí je vybavena vnitřním polstrováním s antibakteriální ochranou. Za ostrého světla se bude hodit odnímatelný štítek, který ochrání zrak před sluncem. Pro omezení pocení hlavy má helma Catherine Life 18 ventilačních otvorů. Klíčové přednosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH33A/L Helma na kolo Catherine Life zajistí bezpečnou jízdu Je vhodná pro muže i ženy MTB a silniční přilba na kolo je...

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Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH33A (SPTctl075nad)

Helma na kolo - MTB, pro muže i ženy, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, hmotnost 360 g, černá barva Každá cyklovyjížďka by se neměla obejít bez helmy na kolo. Připravili jsme si pro vás přilbu v kvalitním provedení značky Catherine Life. Helma je ideální pro muže i ženy. Výrobce ji řadí mezi MTB a silniční. Helma na kolo Catherine Life je vybavena certifikací EN 1078. Praktickou vychytávkou jsou bezesporu i větrací otvory se síťkou, která zabraňuje vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Pro absolutní pohodlí je vybavena vnitřním polstrováním s antibakteriální ochranou. Za ostrého světla oceníte odnímatelný štítek pro ochranu očí před sluncem. Pro redukci pocení hlavy má helma Catherine Life 18 ventilačních otvorů. Zásadní přednosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH33A Helma na kolo Catherine Life zajistí bezpečnou jízdu Je vhodná pro muže i ženy MTB a silniční přilba na kolo je důležitou součástí...

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Catherine Life R2 LUMEN ATH18A (SPTctl054nad)

Helma na kolo - MTB, pro muže i ženy, na upínaní slouží otočné kolečko, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, hmotnost 240 g, černá barva Každá cyklovyjížďka by se neměla obejít bez helmy na kolo. Proto jsme pro vás nachystali kvalitní přilbu Catherine Life. Helma na kolo je určena pro muže i ženy. Je zařazena mezi MTB a silniční. Helma na kolo Catherine Life je vybavena certifikací EN 1078. Praktickou vychytávkou jsou bezesporu i větrací otvory se síťkou, která zamezuje vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Nechybí ani vnitřní polstrování s antibakteriální ochranou. Při ostrém světle přijde vhod odnímatelný štítek pro ochranu očí před sluncem. Pro redukci pocení hlavy má helma Catherine Life 24 ventilačních otvorů. Zásadní přednosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 LUMEN ATH18A Helma na kolo Catherine Life je zárukou bezpečné jízdy Je určena pro muže i ženy MTB a silniční přilba na kolo je důležitou součástí...

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Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH32A (SPTctl070nad)

Helma na kolo - MTB, dětská pro muže i ženy, na upínaní slouží otočné kolečko, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, hmotnost 240 g, černá barva Každá cyklovyjížďka by se neměla obejít bez helmy na kolo. Připravili jsme si pro vás přilbu v kvalitním provedení značky Catherine Life. Helma na kolo je vhodná pro muže i ženy. Tuto helmu přizpůsobíte i na dětskou hlavu. Spadá mezi MTB a silniční. Helma na kolo Catherine Life je vybavena certifikací EN 1078. Praktickou vychytávkou jsou bezesporu i větrací otvory se síťkou, která zamezuje vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Vnitřní polstrování s antibakteriální ochranou zajišťuje pohodlí. Za ostrého světla se bude hodit odnímatelný štítek pro ochranu očí před sluncem. Pro omezení pocení hlavy má helma Catherine Life 20 ventilačních otvorů. Hlavní přednosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH32A Helma na kolo Catherine Life zajistí bezpečnou jízdu Je určena pro...

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Catherine Life R2 LUMEN ATH18A/M (ATH18A/M)

Helma na kolo - MTB, pro muže i ženy, na upínaní slouží otočné kolečko, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, hmotnost 220 g, černá barva Při žádných vyjížďkách by neměla chybět helma na kolo. Připravili jsme si pro vás přilbu v kvalitním provedení značky Catherine Life. Helma na kolo je vhodná pro muže i ženy. Spadá mezi MTB a silniční. Helma na kolo Catherine Life odpovídá certifikaci EN 1078. Praktickou vychytávkou jsou bezesporu i větrací otvory se síťkou, která zamezuje vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Vnitřní polstrování s antibakteriální ochranou zajišťuje pohodlí. Za ostrého světla oceníte odnímatelný štítek pro ochranu očí před sluncem. Pro omezení pocení hlavy má helma Catherine Life 24 ventilačních otvorů. Hlavní vlastnosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 LUMEN ATH18A/M Helma na kolo Catherine Life zajistí bezpečnou jízdu Je vhodná pro muže i ženy MTB a silniční přilba na kolo je důležitou...

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Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH32C (SPTctl073nad)

Helma na kolo - MTB, pro muže i ženy, na upínaní slouží otočné kolečko, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, nastavitelný kšilt, hmotnost 340 g, červená a zelená barva Při náročných i pohodových výletech by vám ve výbavě neměla chybět helma na kolo. Máme pro vás nachystanou kvalitní přilbu Catherine Life. Helma na kolo je určena pro muže i ženy. Spadá mezi MTB a silniční. Helma na kolo Catherine Life je vybavena certifikací EN 1078. Mezi praktické vychytávky patří větrací otvory doplněné o síťku, která zabraňuje vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Samozřejmostí je vnitřní polstrování s antibakteriální ochranou. Za ostrého světla oceníte odnímatelný štítek pro ochranu očí před sluncem. Nastavitelný kšilt ochrání hlavu před větvemi a kamínky. Pro omezení pocení hlavy má helma Catherine Life 20 ventilačních otvorů. Klíčové přednosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH32C Helma na kolo Catherine Life je...

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Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH32A/M (ATH32A/M)

Helma na kolo - MTB, dětská, na upínaní slouží otočné kolečko, IN-MOLD SHELL, síťka proti hmyzu, vnitřní polstrování, antibakteriální ochrana, odnímatelný štítek, hmotnost 220 g, černá barva Žádná cyklovyjížďka by se neměla obejít bez helmy na kolo. Připravili jsme si pro vaše děti přilbu v kvalitním provedení značky Catherine Life. Řadí se mezi MTB a silniční. Dětská helma na kolo Catherine Life je opatřena certifikací EN 1078. Mezi praktické vychytávky patří větrací otvory doplněné o síťku, která zamezuje vlétnutí hmyzu pod helmu. Pro absolutní pohodlí je vybavena vnitřním polstrováním s antibakteriální ochranou. Za ostrého světla se bude hodit odnímatelný štítek, který ochrání zrak před sluncem. Pro omezení pocení hlavy má dětská helma Catherine Life 20 ventilačních otvorů. Zásadní vlastnosti helmy na kolo Catherine Life R2 CROSS ATH32A/M Helma na kolo Catherine Life je jistotou pro bezpečnou jízdu Je ideální pro děti MTB a silniční přilba na kolo má zásadní...

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Catherine - Andrew Devon

In a busy café in Hove, a chance meeting brings Matthew and Catherine together for the first time. Matthew is retired and struggling in his quest to become a writer, while Catherine has had a successful career as an actress. Born in Brighton in 1947, Catherine was fascinated from an early age by film stars and yearned to be an actor. An advert in the local paper asked for two local teenage girls to be extras in a film being shot in Brighton. She auditioned and successfully got her chance. From that point on, her acting career blossomed. Catherine’s story fascinates Matthew, not only her film and television roles, but her relationships with her parents, the friendship with her two best friends, and the men she fell in love with throughout her life. From Brighton to London, to Dorset, and finally back to Brighton, covering over seventy years, Catherine is a thrilling story of fulfilling your dreams, friendships, love and loss.

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Hold Fast - Catherine Simpson

It was obvious to Catherine Simpson from the beginning that there was something different about her first child, Nina.Motherhood had always felt like Catherine’s destiny, and she’d grown up nurturing joyful visions of the family she’d create. But her dreams crashed headfirst into the reality of parenthood. It seemed that the world was not Nina-shaped, and no matter how hard they both tried, they had to fight almost everything – especially once Nina started school.Aged ten, Nina’s autism was diagnosed and a door opened. It became clear why she didn’t think or behave the way other children did, but faced with school bullies, dismissive doctors and insensitive peers, her difficulties were far from over. She and Catherine still felt as though it was them against a world that demanded Nina change as a child and Catherine as a mother.While Nina remained resolutely herself, Catherine adapted. Mothering an autistic child lit a fierce determination within her and underlined the power of her unconditional love.This is an unforgettable story that shows what a gift it is to see someone not as the world tells them they should be, but as they are.

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Catherine of Aragon - Carol-Ann Johnston

Catherine of Aragon was the first wife and queen of England''s most married King, Henry VIII. She did not know it, but she would be immortalised as the first in a line of six queens still hotly debated and discussed today. Catherine and Henry were married for over twenty years, longer than his other five marriages combined, but she knew him even longer. Arriving in England in 1501 to marry Henry''s elder brother, Arthur, she was widowed shortly after and was forced to endure seven years of uncertainty and hardship before marrying her second husband. Henry and Catherine were happy and indeed in love on their wedding day in 1509, and they had a lot of shared interests and ambitions.Setbacks and losses would tear apart this once-happy couple. As one of three parties involved in the King''s Great Matter, which changed the face of England forever, Catherine refused to back down and fought for what she believed to be right until the very end. This book gives us a glimpse of Catherine''s world: her family, her friends, her enemies, and her legacy, which still inspires us with her loyalty and courage to this day.

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Catherine of Aragon - Giles Tremlett

The image of Catherine of Aragon has always suffered in comparison to the heir-providing Jane Seymour or the vivacious eroticism of Anne Boleyn. But when Henry VIII married Catherine, she was an auburn-haired beauty in her twenties with a passion she had inherited from her parents, Isabella and Ferdinand, the joint-rulers of Spain who had driven the Moors from their country.This daughter of conquistadors showed the same steel and sense of command when organising the defeat of the Scots at the Battle of Flodden and Henry was to learn, to his cost, that he had not met a tougher opponent on or off the battlefield when he tried to divorce her.Henry VIII introduced four remarkable women into the tumultuous flow of England''s history: Catherine of Aragon and her daughter ''Bloody'' Queen Mary; and Anne Boleyn and her daughter, the Virgin Queen Elizabeth. ''From this contest, between two mothers and two daughters, was born the religious passion and violence that inflamed England for centuries,'' says David Starkey. Reformation, revolution and Tudor history would all have been vastly different without Catherine of Aragon.Giles Tremlett''s new biography is the first in more than four decades to be dedicated entirely and uniquely to the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey - The Countess of Carnarvon

**Explore the fascinating history of the real Downton Abbey as the Crawley family saga makes its way on to the big screen with Downton Abbey, the major motion picture**''An excellent depiction of English aristocratic life ... a compelling portrait'' Publisher''s Weekly* * * * * *The follow-up to the international bestseller Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, this book moves the story into the 1920s, and focuses on the remarkable American heiress who came to reign at Highclere Castle.Sometimes the facts are even more extraordinary than the fiction ... This book tells the story of Lady Catherine, a beautiful American girl who became the chatelaine of Highclere Castle, the setting for Julian Fellowes'' award-winning drama Downton Abbey. Charming and charismatic, Catherine caught the eye of Lord Porchester (or ''Porchey'', as he was known) when she was just 20 years old, and wearing a pale yellow dress at a ball. She had already turned down 14 proposals before she eventually married Porchey in 1922. But less than a year later Porchey''s father died suddenly, and he became the 6th Earl of Carnarvon, inheriting a title and a Castle that changed both their lives forever. Catherine found herself suddenly in charge ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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