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A biography of Charles Chesnutt, one of the first American authors to write for both Black and white readers.In A Matter of Complexion, Tess Chakkalakal gives readers the first comprehensive biography of Charles W. Chesnutt. A complex and talented man, Chesnutt was born in 1858 in Cleveland to parents who were considered “mixed race.” He spent his early life in North Carolina after the Civil War. Though light-skinned, Chesnutt remained a member of the black community throughout his life. He studied among students at the State Colored Normal School who were formerly enslaved. He became a teacher in rural North Carolina during Reconstruction. His life in the South of those years, the issue of race, and how he himself identified as Black informed much of his later writing. He went on to become the first Black writer whose stories appeared in The Atlantic Monthly and whose books were published by Houghton Mifflin.Through his literary work, as a writer, critic, and speaker, Chesnutt transformed the publishing world by crossing racial barriers that divided black writers from white and seamlessly including both Black and white characters in his writing. In A Matter of Complexion Chakkalakal pens the biography of a poor teacher raised in rural North Carolina during Reconstruction who became the first professional African American writer to break into the all-white literary establishment and win admirers as diverse as William Dean Howells, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, and Lorraine Hansberry.

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Shipton Mill: the flour fuelling Britain s baking revolution. the Guardian A beautiful and comprehensive guide to baking with a variety of grains and flours... a must for any avid baker. Good Housekeeping Foolproof recipes from flour expert Tess Lister are ideal for bakers of all abilities Great British Food Magazine It s such a treat to be allowed into the world of Shipton Mill through this book...The tradition of milling flour and making bread is a timeless one. Keeping things simple when so much in life gets more complicated is actually really hard... [and] deserves to be celebrated. Yotam OttolenghiA Handful of Flour is the only bread-making book you need to start baking delicious food at home. In this, their first, much-anticipated book, Tess Lister of Shipton Mill will show you how to choose the best flour for breads, pastry, pizza, cakes, tarts, biscuits and more. As well as covering the well-loved varieties of white and wholemeal flours, Tess will introduce you to ancient grains such as spelt, einkorn, emmer and khorasan. The book also explores the stunning flavours of many gluten-free flours, including rice, almond, chestnut and teff.It is not simply a book of recipes but, like Shipton Mill itself, is grounded in the belief that flour matters. A simple ingredient which, if chosen and treated with care, can make all the difference. Shipton Mill s flour is the one that professional and home bakers namecheck, from Richard Bertinet to Andrew Whitley to Darina Allen, Raymond Blanc, Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Yotam Ottolenghi. Whether you simply want exciting recipes that explore the full range of flours available to us or to understand how best to employ them in your baking, this book will become as enduring as the Mill itself.Shortlisted for the Best First Book Award by the Guild of Food Writers 2017. This is the book I ve been waiting for... what a joy to see the skills and knowledge being passed on with such passion by the miller s daughter. Darina Allen

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Wise, beautiful, heartbreaking, raw The Times A beacon of hope to all of us who will be bereaved Kathryn Mannix An unforgettable and achingly beautiful story of enduring love Lori GottleibInternationally renowned psychiatrist and author Irvin Yalom has devoted his career to counselling those suffering from anxiety and grief. But never had he faced the need to counsel himself until his wife, esteemed feminist author Marilyn Yalom, was diagnosed with cancer. In A MATTER OF DEATH AND LIFE, Marilyn and Irvin share how they took on profound new struggles: Marilyn to die a good death, Irvin to live on without her.In alternating accounts of their last months together and Irvin s first months alone, they offer us a rare window into coping with death and the loss of one s beloved. The Yaloms had rare blessings - a loving family, a beautiful home, a large circle of friends, avid readers around the world, and a long, fulfilling marriage - but they faced death as we all do. With the candour and wisdom of those who have thought deeply and loved well, they investigate universal questions of intimacy, love, and grief.Informed by two lifetimes of experience, A MATTER OF DEATH AND LIFE offers poignant insights and solace to all those seeking to fight despair in the face of death, so that they can live meaningfully.

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LP vinyl - "A Matter Of Life And Death" - V roce 2014 skupina vydala znovu na vinylu prvních osm alb. Desky z osmdesátých let nyní ve třech etapách doplňuje reedicemi nahrávek z let 1990 až 2015. V roce 2014 skupina vydala znovu na vinylu prvních osm alb. Desky z osmdesátých let nyní ve třech etapách doplňuje reedicemi nahrávek z let 1990 až 2015. Podobně jako v první fázi jsou jednotlivá alba k dispozici na 180g černých 2LP. Jednotlivé záznamy jsou zremasterovány. V polovině května 2017 vycházejí desky No Prayer For The Dying, Fear Of The Dark, The X Factor a Virtual XI. Koncem června je budou následovat Brave New World, Rock In Rio (Live), Dance Of Death a A Matter Of Life And Death a konečně v druhé polovině července to budou Death On The Road (Live), Flight 666 (Live), The Final Frontier a En Vivo! (Live). Skupina Iron Maiden patří k nejpopulárnějším reprezentantům britské rockové hudby. V nedávné anketě pořádané u příležitosti královnina diamantového...

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Is it in our nature to be altruistic, or evil, to make art, use tools, or create language? Is it in our nature to think in any particular way? For Daniel L. Everett, the answer is a resounding no: it isn t in our nature to do any of these things because human nature does not exist at least not as we usually think of it. Flying in the face of major trends in Evolutionary Psychology and related fields, he offers a provocative and compelling argument in this book that the only thing humans are hardwired for is freedom: freedom from evolutionary instinct and freedom to adapt to a variety of environmental and cultural contexts. Everett sketches a blank-slate picture of human cognition that focuses not on what is in the mind but, rather, what the mind is in namely, culture. He draws on years of field research among the Amazonian people of the Piraha in order to carefully scrutinize various theories of cognitive instinct, including Noam Chomsky s foundational concept of universal grammar, Freud s notions of unconscious forces, Adolf Bastian s psychic unity of mankind, and works on massive modularity by evolutionary psychologists such as Leda Cosmides, John Tooby, Jerry Fodor, and Steven Pinker. Illuminating unique characteristics of the Piraha language, he demonstrates just how differently various cultures can make us think and how vital culture is to our cognitive flexibility. Outlining the ways culture and individual psychology operate symbiotically, he posits a Buddhist-like conception of the cultural self as a set of experiences united by various apperceptions, episodic memories, ranked values, knowledge structures, and social roles and not, in any shape or form, biological instinct. The result is fascinating portrait of the dark matter of the mind, one that shows that our greatest evolutionary adaptation is adaptability itself.

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Documents and illuminates Glenn Gould s groundbreaking radio composition, The Idea of North. Matter of North collects essays and source material related to Glenn Gould s landmark 1967 radio documentary The Idea of North. The most famous product (other than his studio piano recordings) of Gould s 1964 decision to abandon the concert stage for the recording studio, it combines Gould s interests in the contrapuntal (by the simultaneous layering of speaking voices) with philosophy and a life-long fascination with the Canadian Arctic. Because the documentary is a multivalent work, the contributors approach the documentary from unique perspectives (sociological, philosophical, music-theoretical, ethnomusicological), each illuminating a salient aspect of the work. The source-material section includes for the first time the complete interview responses by Gould s five participants, along with other important documentation.

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On the run, A E medic Dr Nathan Carter is the prime suspect in the abduction and murder of a dozen young women. But how can he plead his innocence when blackouts leave him unable to account for his actions and flashbacks leave him with memories of the crimes? Unknowingly caught up in an experiment to manipulate Reality, by corrupt quantum scientists seeking the Unholy Grail of controlling Matter across Space and Time, Carter must prove his innocence - or guilt - before his arrest by the same tenacious veteran detective whoâ ™d questioned him months before when an ex-girlfriend had been found murdered in the same brutal way as the other victims - her violent death now only leaving Carter doubting his sanity even more. Current Reality, the one we mistakenly think of as so â ˜realâ ™, is about to suffer an apocalyptic change. And only Nathan Carter - innocent or guilty - can avert it.

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Starting in 1725, in a world where outwardly women were confined to Andaroons (hareems) and completely controlled by men, who had as many â ˜wivesâ ™ as they wanted, Khatoon stands out as a highly influential member of the Royal Andaroon. It is through Khatoonâ ™s eventful life that Lily Monadjemi, a great granddaughter of Nasser Al-Din shah Gajar who reigned in Iran for fifty years, begins this fascinating account of the history of her family, her people and her country.In a meticulous analysis of the womenâ ™s roles, she extensively covers the lives of her female ancestors who had immense influence on their husbands and through them, on Iranian society.Telling the fascinating history of this ancient society in personalized scenes through the centuries, Lily Monadjemi paints vivid pictures of the rises and falls of the various Shahs and their eventual downfall, giving way to the success of the 1979 Revolution and the retrograde steps of Ayatollah Khomaini and his Islamic Republic.Within this is woven her own history and how these events affected her life and that of her immediate family.

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Jane Austen meets Fleabag in Regency London, as a resourceful young woman with a talent for helping ladies of the ton with their most delicate and pressing predicaments finds herself facing a task of royal proportions. Literally.King George IV is petitioning Parliament for a divorce from his queen on the grounds of her adultery. But rumor has it that the king secretly married Maria Fitzherbert—long before he married the queen. Now Mrs. Fitzherbert has been robbed—and she’s frantically calling on Rosalind for help.Because what those thieves took is proof that she and King George did really marry. That single piece of paper could destroy Mrs. Fitzherbert and her family—or it could prove the king guilty of bigamy.Rosalind races to investigate. With her is ex-Bow Street officer, Adam Harkness, with whom Rosalind shares a complex and rapidly intensifying bond. But a case of theft soon turns to murder . . .Josiah Poole, a disreputable attorney specializing in helping debtors—and who was seen entering Mrs. Fitzherbert’s house—is found brutally murdered. Mrs. Fitzherbert has debts. Could she have staged the theft, and employed Mr. Poole to sell the marriage certificate? Or is the truth even more complicated? Mrs. Fitzherbert’s daughters have secrets of their own. And Poole himself had no shortage of enemies.With suspicious coincidences mounting, and more danger encroaching, Rosalind and Adam must move quickly to unravel a history-making mystery that might just lead them straight to the palace itself . . .

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The book version of the thrilling and innovative second Skulduggery Pleasant podcastIn 1962, three sorcerers converged to do battle in a hidden chamber near a disused platform in the London Underground. Prophecy foretold that the victor would hold the very fate of humanity in their hands. Since thenâ ¦ nothing.Now, the people who are trying to find out exactly what happened all those years ago are being murdered â “ there is a killer coming after them, a killer with a plan â “ and their only hope for survival lies with Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain.Because when the end of the world comes knocking, our first line of defence must always be sarcasm.Unstoppable, withering sarcasm.

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The book version of the thrilling and innovative second Skulduggery Pleasant podcastIn 1962, three sorcerers converged to do battle in a hidden chamber near a disused platform in the London Underground. Prophecy foretold that the victor would hold the very fate of humanity in their hands. Since thenâ ¦ nothing.Now, the people who are trying to find out exactly what happened all those years ago are being murdered â “ there is a killer coming after them, a killer with a plan â “ and their only hope for survival lies with Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain.Because when the end of the world comes knocking, our first line of defence must always be sarcasm.Unstoppable, withering sarcasm.

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This stunning debut, rich with the political intrigue of medieval Europe and imbued with the intense colour of Moorish Spain, deftly outlines a battle for power between Church and State - the outcome of which has shaped how we view the world today.

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Kurkov is hugely talented. Truly very funny Time OutMarital troubles? Sick of life? Suicide the answer? Why not get yourself a contract killer? Nothing easier, provided you communicate only by phone and box number. You give him your photograph, specify when and where to find you, then sit back and prepare to die. Murdered, you will be of greater interest than ever you were in life. More to him than met the eye will be the judgement. A mysterious killing lives long in the popular memory. Our hero meticulously plans his own demise, except for one detail: what if he suddenly decides he wants to live?

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The thrilling conclusion to the Lizzie Darcy Mysteries duology, following Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries series! A Bingley family curse looms over Lizzie s sister and Darcy s best friendâ ”but are the dark forces at work supernatural or human?Lizzie Bennetâ ™s beloved sister Jane has just married Darcyâ ™s best friend, Bingley, and the Bennet family and Darcy are paying the newlyweds a visit at Bingleyâ ™s family home, Netherfield Park. It doesnâ ™t take long for their country retreat to turn into an investigation, though, when a long-dead body is discovered stuffed up the parlor chimney. The locals are convinced that Netherfield is cursed, but Lizzie and Darcy know better than to believe in such nonsense and are determined to uncover the truth about what happened to the mysterious man in the chimney. But as they dig deeper into the history of Netherfield Park, they find that danger is waiting for them around every corner. Soon enough, theyâ ™re forced to consider if the curse might have some merit to it, or if thereâ ™s somethingâ ”or someoneâ ”far more sinister behind their near brushes with death. . . . This duology closer is a daring and delightful conclusion to the chronicles of supersleuths Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy!

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The powerful memoir of a palliative care nurse s life spent facing down death - and the frontline battle against the coronavirus

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In Bodies That Matter, renowned theorist and philosopher Judith Butler argues that theories of gender need to return to the most material dimension of sex and sexuality: the body. Butler offers a brilliant reworking of the body, examining how the power of heterosexual hegemony forms the matter of bodies, sex, and gender. Butler argues that power operates to constrain sex from the start, delimiting what counts as a viable sex. She clarifies the notion of performativity introduced in Gender Trouble and via bold readings of Plato, Irigaray, Lacan, and Freud explores the meaning of a citational politics. She also draws on documentary and literature with compelling interpretations of the film Paris is Burning, Nella Larsen s Passing, and short stories by Willa Cather.

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Of all the controversies facing historians today, few are more divisive or more important than the question of how the Holocaust was possible. What led thousands of Germans â “ many of them middle-aged reservists with, apparently, little Nazi zeal â “ to willingly commit acts of genocide? Was it ideology? Was there something rotten in the German soul? Or was it â “ as Christopher Browning argues in this highly influential book â “ more a matter of conformity, a response to intolerable social and psychological pressure?Ordinary Men is a microhistory, the detailed study of a single unit in the Nazi killing machine. Browning evaluates a wide range of evidence to seek to explain the actions of the ordinary men who made up reserve Police Battalion 101, taking advantage of the wide range of resources prepared in the early 1960s for a proposed war crimes trial. He concludes that his subjects were not evil; rather, their actions are best explained by a desire to be part of a team, not to shirk responsibility that would otherwise fall on the shoulders of comrades, and a willingness to obey authority. Browning s ability to explore the strengths and weaknesses of arguments â “ both the survivors and other historians â “ is what sets his work apart from other studies that have attempted to get to the root of the motivations for the Holocaust, and it is also what marks Ordinary Men as one of the most important works of its generation.

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Fascinating and vivid. New Statesman Thoroughly researched. The Spectator Intriguing. BBC History Magazine Vividly told. BBC History Revealed A timely warning against persecution. Morning Star Astute and thoughtful. History Today An important work. All About History Well-researched. The TabletOn the morning of Thursday 29 June 1682, a magpie came rasping, rapping and tapping at the window of a prosperous Devon merchant. Frightened by its appearance, his servants and members of his family had, within a matter of hours, convinced themselves that the bird was an emissary of the devil sent by witches to destroy the fabric of their lives. As the result of these allegations, three women of Bideford came to be forever defined as witches. A Secretary of State brushed aside their case and condemned them to the gallows; to hang as the last group of women to be executed in England for the crime. Yet, the hatred of their neighbours endured. For Bideford, it was said, was a place of witches.Though â ˜pretty much worn awayâ ™ the belief in witchcraft still lingered on for more than a century after their deaths. In turn, ignored, reviled, and extinguished but never more than half-forgotten, it seems that the memory of these three women - and of their deeds and sufferings, both real and imagined â “ was transformed from canker to regret, and from regret into celebration in our own age. Indeed, their example was cited during the final Parliamentary debates, in 1951, that saw the last of the witchcraft acts repealed, and their names were chanted, as both inspiration and incantation, by the women beyond the wire at Greenham Common.In this book, John Callow explores this remarkable reversal of fate, and the remarkable tale of the Bideford Witches.

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Something extraordinary happened to the UK literary scene in the 1980s. In the space of eight years, a generation of young British writers took the literary novel into new realms of setting, subject matter and style, challenging - and almost eclipsing - the Establishment writers of the 1950s. It began with two names - Martin Amis and Ian McEwan - and became a flood: Julian Barnes, William Boyd, Graham Swift, Salman Rushdie, Jeanette Winterson and Pat Barker among them. The rise of the newcomers coincided with astonishing changes in the way books were published - and the ways in which readers bought them and interacted with their authors. Suddenly, authors of serious fiction were like rock stars, fashionable, sexy creatures, shrewdly marketed and feted in public.The yearly bunfight of the Booker Prize became a matter of keen public interest. Tim Waterstone established the first of a chain of revolutionary bookshops. London publishing houses became the playground of exciting, visionary entrepreneurs who introduced new forms of fiction - magical realist, feminist, post-colonial, gay - to modern readers. Independent houses began to spend ostentatious sums on author advances and glamorous book launches. It was nothing short of a watershed in literary culture. And its climax was the issuing of a death sentence by a fundamentalist leader whose hostility to Western ideas of free speech made him, literally, the world s most lethal critic.Through this exciting, hectic period, the journalist and author John Walsh played many parts: literary editor, reviewer, interviewer, prize judge and TV pundit. He met and interviewed numerous literary stars, attended the best launch parties and digested all the gossip and scandal of the time. In Circus of Dreams he reports on what he found, first with wide-eyed delight and then with a keen eye on what drove this glorious era. The result is a unique hybrid of personal memoir, oral history, literary investigation and elegy for a golden age.

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Fascinating and vivid. New Statesman Thoroughly researched. The Spectator Intriguing. BBC History Magazine Vividly told. BBC History Revealed A timely warning against persecution. Morning Star Astute and thoughtful. History Today An important work. All About History Well-researched. The TabletOn the morning of Thursday 29 June 1682, a magpie came rasping, rapping and tapping at the window of a prosperous Devon merchant. Frightened by its appearance, his servants and members of his family had, within a matter of hours, convinced themselves that the bird was an emissary of the devil sent by witches to destroy the fabric of their lives. As the result of these allegations, three women of Bideford came to be forever defined as witches. A Secretary of State brushed aside their case and condemned them to the gallows; to hang as the last group of women to be executed in England for the crime. Yet, the hatred of their neighbours endured. For Bideford, it was said, was a place of witches. Though â ˜pretty much worn awayâ ™ the belief in witchcraft still lingered on for more than a century after their deaths. In turn, ignored, reviled, and extinguished but never more than half-forgotten, it seems that the memory of these three women - and of their deeds and sufferings, both real and imagined â “ was transformed from canker to regret, and from regret into celebration in our own age. Indeed, their example was cited during the final Parliamentary debates, in 1951, that saw the last of the witchcraft acts repealed, and their names were chanted, as both inspiration and incantation, by the women beyond the wire at Greenham Common. In this book, John Callow explores this remarkable reversal of fate, and the remarkable tale of the Bideford Witches.

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A beautifully written personal account of the discovery of late antiquity by one of the world⠙s most influential and distinguished historiansThe end of the ancient world was long regarded by historians as a time of decadence, decline, and fall. In his career-long engagement with this era, the widely acclaimed and pathbreaking historian Peter Brown has shown, however, that the ⠜neglected half-millennium⠝ now known as late antiquity was in fact crucial to the development of modern Europe and the Middle East. In Journeys of the Mind, Brown recounts his life and work, describing his efforts to recapture the spirit of an age. As he and other scholars opened up the history of the classical world in its last centuries to the wider world of Eurasia and northern Africa, they discovered previously overlooked areas of religious and cultural creativity as well as foundational institution-building. A respect for diversity and outreach to the non-European world, relatively recent concerns in other fields, have been a matter of course for decades among the leading scholars of late antiquity. Documenting both his own intellectual development and the emergence of a new and influential field of study, Brown describes his childhood and education in Ireland, his university and academic training in England, and his extensive travels, particularly in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. He discusses fruitful interactions with the work of scholars and colleagues that include the British anthropologist Mary Douglas and the French theorist Michel Foucault, and offers fascinating snapshots of such far-flung places as colonial Sudan, midcentury Oxford, and prerevolutionary Iran. With Journeys of the Mind, Brown offers an essential account of the ⠜grand endeavor⠝ to reimagine a decisive historical moment.

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A beautifully written personal account of the discovery of late antiquity by one of the world⠙s most influential and distinguished historiansThe end of the ancient world was long regarded by historians as a time of decadence, decline, and fall. In his career-long engagement with this era, the widely acclaimed and pathbreaking historian Peter Brown has shown, however, that the ⠜neglected half-millennium⠝ now known as late antiquity was in fact crucial to the development of modern Europe and the Middle East. In Journeys of the Mind, Brown recounts his life and work, describing his efforts to recapture the spirit of an age. As he and other scholars opened up the history of the classical world in its last centuries to the wider world of Eurasia and northern Africa, they discovered previously overlooked areas of religious and cultural creativity as well as foundational institution-building. A respect for diversity and outreach to the non-European world, relatively recent concerns in other fields, have been a matter of course for decades among the leading scholars of late antiquity. Documenting both his own intellectual development and the emergence of a new and influential field of study, Brown describes his childhood and education in Ireland, his university and academic training in England, and his extensive travels, particularly in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. He discusses fruitful interactions with the work of scholars and colleagues that include the British anthropologist Mary Douglas and the French theorist Michel Foucault, and offers fascinating snapshots of such far-flung places as colonial Sudan, midcentury Oxford, and prerevolutionary Iran. With Journeys of the Mind, Brown offers an essential account of the ⠜grand endeavor⠝ to reimagine a decisive historical moment.

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Douglas s slanted way of looking at reality makes the fuzzy sharp and the improbable probable. In a cock-eyed universe the level gaze is not much use STEPHEN FRY Douglas was something that we don t have a word for yet - a futurologist or an explainer NEIL GAIMAN In lieu of a conventional autobiography, this collection of letters, jottings and ephemera - interspersed with heartfelt tributes from admirers including Stephen Fry and Neil Gaiman - will have to serve as the definitive insight into this brilliant man s life and work. Alexander Larman All your readers have Douglas Adams Circuits in their heads, now: a glowing synaptic lens that has made the whole of space seem like a place as familiar and human as Earth. That makes us approach new tech, and the future, without fear CAITLIN MORANWhen Douglas Adams died in 2001, he left behind 60 boxes full of notebooks, letters, scripts, jokes, speeches and even poems. In 42, compiled by Douglas s long-time collaborator Kevin Jon Davies, hundreds of these personal artefacts appear in print for the very first time.Douglas was as much a thinker as he was a writer, and his artefacts reveal how his deep fascination with technology led to ideas which were far ahead of their time: a convention speech envisioning the modern smartphone, with all the information in the world living at our fingertips; sheets of notes predicting the advent of electronic books; journal entries from his forays into home computing - it is a matter of legend that Douglas bought the very first Mac in the UK; musings on how the internet would disrupt the CD-Rom industry, among others.42 also features archival material charting Douglas s school days through Cambridge, Footlights, collaborations with Graham Chapman, and early scribbles from the development of Doctor Who, Hitchhiker s and Dirk Gently. Alongside details of his most celebrated works are projects that never came to fruition, including the pilot for radio programme They ll Never Play That on the Radio and a space-inspired theme park ride.Douglas s personal papers prove that the greatest ideas come from the fleeting thoughts that collide in our own imagination, and offer a captivating insight into the mind of one of the twentieth century s greatest thinkers and most enduring storytellers.

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On the planet Tython, the ancient Je daii order was founded. And at the feet of its wise Masters, Lanoree Brock learned the mysteries and methods of the Force--and found her calling as one of its most powerful disciples. But as strongly as the Force flowed within Lanoree and her parents, it remained absent in her brother, who grew to despise and shun the Je daii, and whose training in its ancient ways ended in tragedy.Now, from her solitary life as a Ranger keeping order across the galaxy, Lanoree has been summoned by the Je daii Council on a matter of utmost urgency. The leader of a fanatical cult, obsessed with traveling beyond the reaches of known space, is bent on opening a cosmic gateway using dreaded dark matter as the key--risking a cataclysmic reaction that will consume the entire star system. But more shocking to Lanoree than even the prospect of total galactic annihilation, is the decision of her Je daii Masters to task her with the mission of preventing it. Until a staggering revelation makes clear why she was chosen: The brilliant, dangerous madman she must track down and stop at any cost is the brother whose death she has long grieved--and whose life she must now fear.

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Join Gideon Sable and his misfit crew for their biggest supernatural heist yet! Their target: the Preserve, Britain s Area 51. The prize: something not of this world. . .Gideon Sable - con artist, master thief and self-proclaimed vigilante - is hired for a job he can t refuse: to break into the Preserve, the British government s version of Area 51. Once inside, he ll have free reign to take any of the valuable, mystical artefacts he desires from the collection.But his benefactor is only interested in one thing: something almost impossible to steal. . .This may be Gideon s most dangerous trial yet, not just because of the state-of-the-art supernatural security, but the otherworldly being it s guarding.The one thing Gideon knows for sure is that with his crew, and the right amount of preparation, he can steal anything. Are they ready to face what the Preserve holds? Or, will Gideon find himself a permanent part of the collection?The next fast-paced instalment in the Gideon Sable urban fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo s Six of Crows and C.K. McDonnell s Stranger Times series.---Read all of the Gideon Sable Novels:The Best Thing You Can StealA Matter of Death and LifeWhat Song the Sirens SangNot of This WorldWhere is Anybody?

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A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. WANTED: A bloodmaid of exceptional taste.Must have a keen proclivity for life s finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she knows.Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a strange advertisement in the newspaper, seeking a bloodmaid . Though she knows little about the far north - where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service - Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself at the notorious House of Hunger.There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery - and there, at the centre of it all is her. Her name is Countess Lisavet. Loved and feared in equal measure, she presides over this hedonistic court.And she takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, charismatic, seductive - and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when her fellow bloodmaids begin to go missing in the night, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse.She ll need to learn the rules of her new home - and fast - or its halls will soon become her grave.

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“The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.” There is a reason why five-star generals and Fortune 500 CEOs alike have consulted this classic book on the planning and conduct of military operations. Written in China more than two thousand years ago, The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist, and tactician.The Art of War remains one of the most quoted and referenced how-to books ever written. Now, with a foreword by Stephen K. Bannon, this seminal work takes on renewed significance, offering a blueprint for success amidst the chaos of contemporary challenges.As we navigate the complexities of the twenty-first century, The Art of War stands as a beacon of strategic wisdom, guiding us through the turbulent waters of life, leadership, and conflict. Its profound truths, encapsulated in thirteen timeless chapters, illuminate the path to victory in any arena, whether it be the cutthroat world of business, the arena of politics, or the theater of war.

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THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. DISCOVER THE NEW JACKSON BRODIE NOVEL, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SHRINES OF GAIETY How delicious to have Jackson Brodie back, this time in a story that starts off in Agatha Christie s world but soon becomes a landscape that could only have been crafted from the pen of the incomparable Kate Atkinson Ian Rankin Christie would be proud . . . I defy you not to snort with laughter as the novel progresses to its farcical denouement. Atkinson is brilliant Observer*****Welcome to Rook Hall.The stage is set. The players are ready. By nightâ ™s end, a murderer will be revealed.Ex-detective Jackson Brodie is staving off a bad case of midlife malaise when he is called to a sleepy Yorkshire town, and the seemingly tedious matter of a stolen painting.But one theft leads to another, including the disappearance of a valuable Turner from Burton Makepeace, home to Lady Milton and her family.Once a magnificent country house, Burton Makepeace has now partially been converted into a hotel, hosting Murder Mystery weekends.As paying guests, a vicar, an ex-army officer, impecunious aristocrats, and old friends converge, we are treated a fiendishly clever mystery; one that pays homage to the masters of the genreâ ”from Agatha Christie to Dorothy Sayers.Brilliantly inventive, with all of Atkinsonâ ™s signature wit, wordplay and narrative brio, Death at the Sign of the Rook may be Jackson Brodieâ ™s most outrageous and memorable case yet.**** Sharp, droll and knowing as ever, Atkinson has huge fun with the set-up; the supporting cast is terrific, and the rueful Brodie, ever more mindful of the passing years, feels like an old friend. Guardianâ ˜Delicious character studiesâ ¦ fine writing, wit, originality and eccentricity â “ even as it induces a warm glowâ ™ Telegraph Another brilliant addition to her impressive oeuvre, Atkinson masterfully blends intricate plotting with rich character development, delivering a mystery that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging.â ™ Glamourâ ˜The set-up is a delight, paying homage to traditional Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries â “ the characters are well-drawn, their stories unfolding alongside each other until gradually the strands unite, keeping the reader guessing how they will ultimately tie together. A great read.â ™ PA Mediaâ ˜Superior writing...a highly entertaining readâ ™ GraziaKate Atkinson, Sunday Times bestseller, August 2024

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â ˜Magicalâ ™ â “ Sunday Express This 42nd Anniversary Edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by Monty Python star and author of Douglas Adams s Starship Titanic, Terry Jones.*****Following the smash-hit sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second part in Douglas Adams multi-media phenomenon and cult classic series.If you ve done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the Restaurant at the end of the Universe?Which is exactly what Arthur Dent and the crew of the Heart of Gold plan to do. There s just the small matter of escaping the Vogons, avoiding being taken to the most totally evil world in the Galaxy and teaching a space ship how to make a proper cup of tea.And did anyone actually make a reservation?Follow Arthur Dent s galactic (mis)adventures in the rest of the trilogy with five parts: Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless.*****Praise for Douglas Adams: Sheer delight - The Times â ˜One of the worldâ ™s sanest, smartest, kindest, funniest voicesâ ™ â “ Independent on Sunday A pleasure to read - New York Times

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Swordplay, magic, intrigue and friendships stronger than iron: the first volume in the new swashbuckling fantasy series set in the universe of THE GREATCOATS. Damelas Chademantaigne picked a poor night to flee a judicial duel. He has precious little hope of escaping the wrath of the Vixen, the most feared duellist in the entire city, until he stumbles through the stage doors of the magnificent Operato Belleza and tricks his way into the company of actors. An archaic law provides a temporary respite from his troubles - until one night a ghostly voice in his head causes Damelas to fumble his lines, inadvertently blurting out a dreadful truth: the city s most legendary hero may actually be a traitor and a brutal murderer. With only the help of his boisterous and lusty friend Bereto, a beautiful assassin whose target may well be Damelas himself, and a company of misfit actors who d just as soon see him dead, this failed grandson of two Greatcoats must somehow find within himself the courage to dig up long-buried truths before a ruthless band of bravos known as the Iron Orchids come for his head. Oh, and there s still that matter of the Vixen waiting to duel him . . .

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Laetitia Rodd is a warm and engaging heroine The TimesFor readers of The Thursday Murder Club, M.C. Beaton and James Runcie, The Mystery of the Sorrowful Maiden is the charming third mystery in Kate Saunderâ ™s series about Laetitia Rodd, the indomitable Victorian lady detective. In the spring of 1853, private detective Laetitia Rodd receives a delicate request from a retired actor, whose days on the stage were ended by a theatre fire ten years before. His great friend, and the man he rescued from the fire, Thomas Transome, has decided to leave his wife, who now needs assistance in securing a worthy settlement. Though Mrs Rodd is reluctant to get involved with the scandalous world of the theatre, she cannot turn away the woman in need. She agrees to take the case. But what starts out as a simple matter of negotiation becomes complicated when a body is discovered in the burnt husk of the old theatre. Soon Mrs Rodd finds herself embroiled in family politics, rivalries that put the Capulets and Montagues to shame, and betrayals on a Shakespearean scale. Mrs Rodd will need all her investigative powers, not to mention her famous discretion, to solve the case before tragedy strikes once more.Praise for the Laetitia Rodd Mystery series: A witty, genteel tale of secrets, lies and hidden gold... Enormous fun The Times With a well-crafted plot, an engaging protagonist, and astute nods to the literature and theological squabbles of the period, this is a perfect novel for a summer afternoon Guardian A Dickensian glow pervades this immensely satisfying novel. Hugely enjoyable James Runcie, author of the Grantchester Mysteries Pure delight Sunday Times

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“FORMLESS INTELLIGENCE” STANDSREADY TO CARRY OUT YOUR WISHESWith this key principle, success pioneer Wallace D. Wattles (1860-1911) introduced the world to The Science of Getting Rich.This edition of Wattles’ classic faithfully reproduces the author’s complete text as originally published in 1910. A new introduction by popular voice of esoteric ideas Mitch Horowitz contextualizes the historical background of the author and his pioneering publisher Elizabeth Towne.Mitch’s Afternotes following each chapter amplify Wattles’ methods and provide powerful exercises and insights, including how to remove hidden blocks; experiments in “retrocausality;” receiving results through “established channels;” getting in touch with your most authentic desires, and ways to maintain a consistent mindset.Wattles’ classic text teaches you: How ideas shape the physical world. Why creativity matters more than competition. Why one passionately felt aim is the foundation of all achievement. How your mental powers and practical abilities work together. How to think in a “Certain Way” to guarantee success. How the formless creative matter of life is acted on by your intelligence.“The law of the Increase of Life,” Wattles writes, “is as mathematically certain in its operation as the law of gravitation; getting rich is an exact science.” In his brief yet seismically powerful volume, Wattles distills his insights—with the added benefits of the historical background and exercises found in this Maple Spring edition.If you are new to The Science of Getting Rich or if you’re revisiting it for a refresher, here is the signature volume to experience.

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Pronounced guilty of libel and sentenced to a year in prison, novelist Émile Zola went on the run. Zola⠙s crime had been to defend a wrongly convicted man, in what became known as the Dreyfus Affair. Fleeing the French state with just hours to spare he ended up living in the suburbs of south London unable to speak a word of English. Michael Rosen brings to life the sleepy world of late Victorian suburbia, Zola⠙s turbulent politics and his tangled private life. Desperate to write a novel, he was also trying to balance the extremely delicate matter of the two women in his life ⠓ one the mother of his children, the other his wife. The Disappearance of Émile Zola is the incredible true story of a writer⠙s personal bravery in the face of the greatest political scandal of the age.

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This might be his biggest coup yet! Legendary master thief Gideon Sable is on the hunt for the ghost of an alien-possessed man in this fast-paced supernatural heist thriller.The Preserve in Bath - the British Area 51 - is the secret government dumping ground for all things supernatural and out of space. It is one of the most heavily-guarded places in the world. However, it s not what protects it that makes it so dangerous but the things that are inside . . . Gideon Sable - master thief, con artist and self-proclaimed vigilante - faces a challenge he can t refuse. His client, the former Head of the British Rocketry Group, Professor Neil Sharpe, wants him to break into the Preserve. Once inside, Gideon and his crew of supernatural misfits can get any mystical artefact they desire out of the Preserve s collection. The catch? To reach it, they must go through the treacherous Box Tunnel complex and not only face trained guards and booby traps but steal something that can t normally be stolen - a ghost!Sharpe s obscure motive leaves Gideon uncertain and suspicious. The only thing he knows for sure is that he can steal anything with just the right amount of preparation - but will he be prepared enough to face whatever the Preserve holds, or will he find himself a permanent part of the government s collection?Not of This World is the fourth supernatural heist thriller featuring master conman Gideon Sable from British SFF veteran and New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green, following The Best Thing You Can Steal, A Matter of Death and Life and What Song the Sirens Sang.

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Why bother refuting your opponents, when you can just take away their platform or career?Greg Lukianoff was one of the first to raise the alarm about the troubling social and psychological consequences of the growing intolerance of opposing viewpoints on university campuses in America; a phenomenon which then swept through the English-speaking world.In this new book, he teams up with Rikki Schlott to show how this trend has spread to a wide range of workplaces and cultural spaces, which are giving up on a culture of free speech in favour of cancel culture. Drawing on original research and data, along with hundreds of new examples from publishing to psychotherapy, comedy, science and medicine, this book shows how the left and the right both work to silence their enemies in different ways. It s not simply a matter of Twitter spats; people are losing their jobs, livelihoods and sometimes their lives over it.Eye-opening, urgent and transformative, The Canceling of the American Mind argues that cancel culture is not merely a moral panic, but a dysfunctional way in which people battle for power, status and dominance: moving us away from being able to argue productively, listen generously and ultimately be civil when we disagree. This book offers concrete steps towards reclaiming a culture of free speech, with materials specifically tailored for parents, teachers, business leaders and all those who use social media. It shows how we can all harness intellectual humility to become more resilient and open minded.

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The first ever biography of the founder of Western philosophy Considered by many to be the most important philosopher ever, Plato was born into a well-to-do family in wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE. In his teens, he honed his intellect by attending lectures from the many thinkers who passed through Athens and toyed with the idea of writing poetry. He finally decided to go into politics, but became disillusioned, especially after the Athenians condemned his teacher, Socrates, to death. Instead, Plato turned to writing and teaching. He began teaching in his twenties and later founded the Academy, the world s first higher-educational research and teaching establishment. Eventually, he returned to practical politics and spent a considerable amount of time and energy trying to create a constitution for Syracuse in Sicily that would reflect and perpetuate some of his political ideals. The attempts failed, and Plato s disappointment can be traced in some of his later political works.In his lifetime and after, Plato was considered almost divine. Though a measure of his importance, this led to the invention of many tall tales about him-both by those who adored him and his detractors. In this first ever full-length portrait of Plato, Robin Waterfield steers a judicious course among these stories, debunking some while accepting the kernels of truth in others. He explains why Plato chose to write dialogues rather than treatises and gives an overview of the subject matter of all of Plato s books. Clearly and engagingly written throughout, Plato of Athens is the perfect introduction to the man and his work.

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Godwin and his family dominated English politics for almost half a century, establishing themselves as the most influential and powerful dynasty in Anglo-Saxon England. At the height of its power, it took a matter of weeks for the dynasty to fall.Earl Godwin established himself as Cnutâ ™s most senior advisor and continued that role to become even more influential during the reign of Edward the Confessor, seeing his daughter Edith become queen and his two eldest sons, Swegn and Harold, given earldoms. After Godwinâ ™s death four of his sons held earldoms, and Harold was to emerge as Edward the Confessorâ ™s senior earl and eventually become king of England.This book considers the key events throughout this period, including Godwinâ ™s emergence, the succession dispute after Cnutâ ™s death, the rise to prominence of his eldest children, the familyâ ™s exile and dramatic return, the quarrel between Harold and Tostig, and the Norse and Norman invasions. Specific chapters are devoted to Godwinâ ™s involvement in the Anglo-Danish succession, the familyâ ™s exiling, Haroldâ ™s trip to Normandy, William of Normandyâ ™s claims to the English throne, reassessments of the accepted Norman landing site and traditional site of the battle of Hastings, and the fate of the remaining Godwinsons post-1066.

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⠜Sharp and seductive⠦a fantasy with teeth.⠝ ⠔Julie C. Dao, author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns on The Keeper of Night In this riveting sequel to The Keeper of Night, a half Reaper, half Shinigami soul collector must defend her title as Japan⠙s Death Goddess from those who would see her⠔and all of Japan⠔destroyed.  Death is her dynasty.  Ren Scarborough is no longer the girl who was chased out of England⠔she is the Goddess of Death ruling Japan⠙s underworld. But Reapers have recently been spotted in Japan, and it⠙s only a matter of time before Ivy, now Britain⠙s Death Goddess, comes to claim her revenge.  Ren⠙s last hope is to appeal to the god of storms and seas, who can turn the tides to send Ivy⠙s ship away from Japan⠙s shores. But he⠙ll only help Ren if she finds a sword lost thousands of years ago⠔an impossible demand.  Together with the moon god Tsukuyomi, Ren ventures across the country in a race against time. As her journey thrusts her in the middle of scheming gods and dangerous Yokai demons, Ren will have to learn who she can truly trust⠔and the fate of Japan hangs in the balance.  Read the entire Keeper of Night duology!The Keeper of NightThe Empress of Time

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From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod--the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish. Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish--and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets--salmon, trout, and char--are highly intelligent, wily, strong, and athletic animals. The allure, Kurlansky finds, is that fly fishing makes catching a fish as difficult as possible. There is an art, too, in the crafting of flies. Beautiful and intricate, some are made with more than two dozen pieces of feather and fur from exotic animals. The cast as well is a matter of grace and rhythm, with different casts and rods yielding varying results. Kurlansky is known for his deep dives into the history of specific subjects, from cod to oysters to milk. But he spent his boyhood days on the shore of a shallow pond. Here, where tiny fish weaved under a rocky waterfall, he first tied string to a branch, dangled a worm into the water, and unleashed his passion for fishing. Since then, a lifelong love of the sport has led him around the world to many countries, coasts, and rivers--from the wilds of Alaska to Basque country, from the Catskills in New York to Oregon s Columbia River, from Ireland and Norway to Russia and Japan. And, in true Kurlansky fashion, he absorbed every fact, detail, and anecdote along the way. The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing marries Kurlansky s signature wide-ranging reach with a subject that has captivated him for a lifetime--combining history, craft, and personal memoir to show readers, devotees of the sport or not, the necessity of experiencing natureâ ™s balm first-hand.

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By the Poet LaureateThe Alliterative Morte Arthure - the title given to a four-thousand line poem written sometime around 1400 - was part of a medieval Arthurian revival which produced such masterpieces as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Sir Thomas Malory s prose Morte D Arthur. The Death of King Arthur deals in the cut-and-thrust of warfare and politics: the ever-topical matter of Britain s relationship with continental Europe, and of its military interests overseas. Simon Armitage is already the master of this alliterative music, as his earlier version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2006) so resourcefully and exuberantly showed. His new translation restores a neglected masterpiece of story-telling, by bringing vividly to life its entirely medieval mix of ruthlessness and restraint.

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How the drama of Shakespeare’s time demonstrates the tensions within civilityIs civility merely a matter of reinforcing status and excluding others? Or is it a lubricant in a polarised world, enabling us to overcome tribal loyalties and cooperate for the common good? In A Defence of Pretence, Indira Ghose argues that it is both. Ghose turns to the drama of Shakespeare’s time to explore the notion of civility. The theatre, she suggests, was a laboratory where many of the era’s conflicts played out. The plays test the precepts found in treatises on civility and show that, in the complexity and confusion of human life, moral purity is an illusion. We are always playing roles. In these plays, as in social life, pretence is inescapable. Could it be a virtue?Civility, Ghose finds, is radically ambiguous. The plays of Shakespeare, Jonson and Middleton, grappling with dissimulation, lies and social performance, question the idea of a clear-cut boundary between sincerity and dissembling, between truth and lies. What is decisive is the use to which our play-acting is put. A pretence of mutual respect might serve an ethical end: to foster a sense of common purpose. In life, as in drama, the concept of the common good might be a fiction, but one that is crucial for human society.

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The first ever biography of the founder of Western philosophy Considered by many to be the most important philosopher ever, Plato was born into a well-to-do family in wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE. In his teens, he honed his intellect by attending lectures from the many thinkers who passed through Athens and toyed with the idea of writing poetry. He finally decided to go into politics, but became disillusioned, especially after the Athenians condemned his teacher, Socrates, to death. Instead, Plato turned to writing and teaching. He began teaching in his twenties and later founded the Academy, the world s first higher-educational research and teaching establishment. Eventually, he returned to practical politics and spent a considerable amount of time and energy trying to create a constitution for Syracuse in Sicily that would reflect and perpetuate some of his political ideals. The attempts failed, and Plato s disappointment can be traced in some of his later political works.In his lifetime and after, Plato was considered almost divine. Though a measure of his importance, this led to the invention of many tall tales about him-both by those who adored him and his detractors. In this first ever full-length portrait of Plato, Robin Waterfield steers a judicious course among these stories, debunking some while accepting the kernels of truth in others. He explains why Plato chose to write dialogues rather than treatises and gives an overview of the subject matter of all of Plato s books. Clearly and engagingly written throughout, Plato of Athens is the perfect introduction to the man and his work.

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The newest addition to our literary tarot decks, The Legend of Sleep Hollow Tarot takes you on an exciting ride of self-discovery! Washington Irving s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has been a beloved classic for generations. Ichabod Crane⠙s enchanting and mysterious adventure has ignited imaginations for two centuries, inspiring works of music, film, and stage. It has become an enduring staple of American folklore and Halloween traditions. In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Tarot⠔Headless Horseman Edition, artist Nick Lawyer takes the gothic subject matter of Irving⠙s novel and intertwines it with the profound themes of the Tarot to create a powerful tool for self-discovery. With engaging and inspiring illustrations reminiscent of the famous Rider-Waite Tarot by Pamela Colman Smith, it proves instantly familiar but transports the reader to a new world of divinatory possibilities. ⠢   Presents a classic story and its characters in an exciting and suitable new context  ⠢   Includes captivating and dynamic illustrations allowing you to harness the power of Halloween / dark fantasy occult art to unleash yourself ⠢   Brings together two different genres into a perfect fit for self-development⠔Tarot and storytelling The concise guidebook gives clear, direct meanings that will help both those new to Tarot as well as seasoned pros use this deck to its full potential. The new Headless Horseman special packaging edition includes our same, best-selling Sleepy Hollow cards with a new box design based on the Death card⠔available by popular demand! Dare to ride with the Headless Horseman and discover the dark mysteries of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Card dimensions: 3 x 5

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Tudor Bompa revolutionized Western training methods when he introduced his groundbreaking theory of periodization in Romania in 1963. He has since gone on to become a world-renowned exercise scientist and the foremost authority on periodization and the development of biomotor abilities. In Periodization of Strength Training for Sports, Fourth Edition, Bompa partners with international strength and conditioning expert Carlo Buzzichelli to go beyond the simple application of bodybuilding or powerlifting programs to show you what training to schedule-and when-to build athletic strength and maximize performance at the right time.Periodization of Strength Training for Sports demonstrates how to use periodized workouts to peak at optimal times by manipulating strength training variables through six training phases-anatomical adaptation, hypertrophy, maximum strength, conversion to specific strength, maintenance, and peaking. Coaches and athletes in 30 sports now have at their fingertips proven programs that take into consideration the specific phases and unique demands of their sport, along with information about the dominant energy system, limiting factors for performance, and objectives for strength training. No more guessing about preseason conditioning, in-season workloads, or rest and recovery periods-now it’s simply a matter of implementing the strategies in this book. Rather than experiment with untested training regimens, let the proven science and ready-made training schedules go to work for you. Periodization of Strength Training for Sports eliminates the guesswork and establishes a clear path to achieving the best results for peaking at the ideal time.Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam.

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Hudební CD - Už čtvrté pokračování reediční kampaně navazující na koncept, který Iron Maiden v roce 2017 připravili ve spolupráci s americkou obchodní sítí Walmart. Už čtvrté pokračování reediční kampaně navazující na koncept, který Iron Maiden v roce 2017 připravili ve spolupráci s americkou obchodní sítí Walmart. V této vlně si lze samostatně pořídit čtyři alba (A Matter Of Life And Death, Dance Of Death, The Final Frontier a The Book Of Souls) v remasterované podobě z roku 2015 a též sběratelský box A Matter Of Life And Death (Collector's Edition), jehož součástí je znovu plastická figurka maskota skupiny. Skupina Iron Maiden patří k nejpopulárnějším reprezentantům britské rockové hudby. V nedávné anketě pořádané u příležitosti královnina diamantového výročí bylo jejich album The Number Of The Beast zvoleno nejlepší britskou deskou posledních šedesáti let. Také v našich končinách se sláva kapely „hvězd dotýká”. Opakovaně vyprodávají stadióny, s každým...

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LP vinyl - The Wrong Side of Heaven a the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2 je páté studiové album americké heavymetalové skupiny Five Finger Death Punch The Wrong Side of Heaven a the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2 je páté studiové album americké heavymetalové skupiny Five Finger Death Punch a druhé ze dvou alb vydaných skupinou v roce 2013, přičemž Volume 1 vyšlo v červenci. 30. Vyšlo 19. listopadu 2013 Rok vydání reedice 2023 Seznam stop Here to Die / Weight Beneath My Skin / Wrecking Ball / Battle Born / Cradle to the Grave / Matter of Time / The Agony of Regret / Cold / Let This Go / My Heart Lied / A Day in My Life / House of the Rising Sun

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For centuries, writers have been inspired by the sea, pitting man against nature in stories and novels. The allure of the sea is mighty, and here is a collection of classic adventure stories from writers such as Daniel Defoe, Joseph Conrad and C. S. Forester, whose protagonists must pit their wits against fierce oceans, terrifying storms and creatures of the deep.Part of the Macmillan Collectorâ ™s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.A young Hornblower is tested in a rare short story by C. S. Forester, a shipâ ™s captain is gripped by a fatal desire to stay on course in Make Westing by Jack London and terrifying sea monsters rear their heads in Rudyard Kiplingâ ™s A Matter of Fact . An elderly captain saves the day in The Captainâ ™s Arm and The Open Boat by Stephen Crane is an account of a nail-biting shipwreck.Many of the writers chosen here are experienced sailors and seafarers themselves, bringing authenticity and realism to their own gripping tales.

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The essence and success of The Tao of Coaching has always been its focus on the practical tips and techniques for making work more rewarding through the habit of coaching - and this philosophy continues to underpin this brand new reissue. The book s premise is simple: that to become an effective coach, managers and leaders need master only a few techniques, even though mastery obviously requires practice. Each chapter focuses on a specific technique - or Golden Rule - of coaching to help practice make perfect. Tried and tested by generations within and beyond the workplace, this succinct and engaging book gives readers the tools to:- create more time for themselves, by delegating well- build, and enjoy working with, effective teams- achieve better results - enhance their interpersonal skills.It demonstrates that coaching is not simply a matter of helping others and improving performance, but is also a powerful force for self-development and personal fulfilment.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Beautiful, atmospheric . . . you must read this book 5* reader reviewIn the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm - and the mysterious curse that has haunted them for generations.The madness that led to Susanna Farrow s disappearance left her daughter, June, to be raised by her grandmother. Everyone in Jasper is certain it s only a matter of time before she finds the same end, but June has kept secret that her unravelling has already begun.After her grandmother s death, June follows a series of clues that link her mother s disappearance to the town s dark history, leading finally to a mysterious door.Behind it may lay the answer to the mysteries that have always lingered like a dark shadow. Upon crossing the threshold, June embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but entangle her fate and her heart in a star-crossed love.With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant story with romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible: a story you will never forget.HEAR WHAT EVERYONE S SAYING ABOUT ADRIENNE YOUNG Spellbinding JODI PICOULT Delightful 5* READER REVIEW Bewitching REBECCA ROSS Addictive 5* READER REVIEW Thrilling STEPHANIE GARBER Captivating 5* READER REVIEW Immersive SUE LYNN TAN

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