a penitent people harrison perkins

A Penitent People: The Doctrine of RepentanceIn this refreshing exploration of a frequently misunderstood spiritual discipline, Harrison Perkins invites Christians to reconsider repentance not as a dreary obligation, but as a joyful gift of grace. With theological depth and pastoral sensitivity, Perkins shows how repentance is about freedom—Christ freeing His people from sin's enslaving power. Drawing from Scripture and Reformed tradition, A Penitent People illuminates repentance as both personal posture and communal practice. Through thoughtful examinations of key biblical passages, Perkins demonstrates that genuine repentance flows from faith, propels us toward Christ, and transforms both individuals and churches. This book challenges common misconceptions, showing that repentance isn't about earning God's favor but experiencing the freedom Christ purchased. Rather than focusing on guilt, Perkins emphasizes how repentance allows believers to enjoy the ‘twofold benefit’ of Christ—justification and progressive sanctification. Perfect for pastors, students, and everyday Christians seeking to deepen their spiritual life, A Penitent People offers a biblical vision of repentance that liberates rather than burdens—inviting readers to discover the sweet relief of turning from sin to embrace the goodness of God.

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Huh? What exactly do you mean by that…Harrison Perkins, a senior research fellow for the Craig Centre for the Study of the Westminster Standards, introduces us to some of the main themes of Reformed theology in this addition to the Track series.  Starting with its principal foundations – the grace and love of God – Harrison goes on to tackle some of the trickier aspects of Reformed theology, such as predestination. With a clear and comprehendible explanation, he demonstrates how these doctrines apply to the life of the believer.  Contents:Why Study Reformed Theology?The Grace of GodThe Sovereign Love of GodThe Word of GodThe People of GodThe Experience of God’s GraceAppendix A: Next StepsAppendix B: Further Reading Appendix C Glossary of Terms Track is a series of books designed to disciple the next generation in the areas of culture, doctrine, and the Christian life. While the topics addressed aren’t always simple, they are communicated in a manner that is.  With the intention of the content being absorbed, examined and applied, each chapter includes a summary of the main point, and reflection questions that can be used individually, in 1–2–1 mentoring or in a group setting. Â

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An explosive yet soul-searching standalone Judge Dredd story entirely drawn by a breakout artistic talent Tom Foster.Former Judge, Kyle Asher, returns from the penal colony on Titan after serving twenty years. Working as a third-class sludge technician he is determined to prove that he can still serve the city he swore an oath to, Judge Dredd is not so sure of him, and questions whether there is such a thing as a penitent man in a place like Mega-City One. However the SJS, the Judges Internal Affairs division, are determined to run Asher out of town, and Dredd wants to know the reason why.

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Alfréd Perkins má zdánlivě všechno. Peníze, mladou milenku a především úspěšný podnik, s nímž na sklonku devatenáctého století kočuje Evropou, aby publiku předvedl vousatou ženu, siamská dvojčata, obra nebo trpaslíky. Jednoho dne Perkinse navštíví Leopold Higgs, jeho starý známý, a nabídne mu, aby společně založili zábavní park v Čechách. Perkins souhlasí, aniž by tušil, jaké důsledky bude toto rozhodnutí mít nejen pro něj, ale i pro jeho svěřence.O téměř sto třicet let později přijíždí na místo bývalého zábavního parku doktor historie Benedikt Knesl se svojí praktikantkou Klárou, aby pomohli policii s nevšedním případem. Ve zpustlém a opuštěném areálu se totiž našla kostra s prostřelenou lebkou…

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A common-sense guide to living rich . . . instead of dying rich Imagine if by the time you died, you did everything you were told to. You worked hard, saved your money, and looked forward to financial freedom when you retired. The only thing you wasted along the way was . . . your life. Die with Zero presents a startling new and provocative philosophy as well as practical guide on how to get the most out of your money—and out of your life. It’s intended for those who place lifelong memorable experiences far ahead of simply making and accumulating money for one’s so-called “golden years.” In short, Bill Perkins wants to rescue you from over-saving and under-living. Regardless of your age, Die with Zero will teach you Perkins’s plan for optimizing your life, stage by stage, so you’re fully engaged and enjoying what you’ve worked and saved for. You’ll discover how to maximize your lifetime memorable moments with “time-bucketing,” how to convert your earnings into priceless memories by following your “net worth curve,” and how to navigate decisions about whether to invest in, or delay, a meaningful adventure with your “fulfillment curve” and “personal interest rate.” Using his own life experiences as well as the inspiring stories and cautionary tales of others—and drawing on eye-opening insights about time, money, and happiness from psychological science and behavioral finance—Perkins makes a timely, convincing, and contrarian case for living large.

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***THE WORD OF MOUTH INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER NOW UPDATED WITH 15 EXPLOSIVE NEW CHAPTERS***False economics. Threats, bribes, extortion. Debt, deception, coups, assassinations and unbridled military power. These are the tools used by the ‘corporatocracy’ – a vast network of corporations, banks, colluding governments and rich and powerful individuals – to ensure that they retain and expand their wealth and influence, growing richer and richer as the poor become poorer.In his original, post 9/11 book, John Perkins revealed how he was recruited as an economic hit man in the 1970s, and exposed the corrupt methods American corporations use to spread their influence in the developing world, cheating countries out of trillions of dollars. In this new, extensively updated edition he lays bare the latest, terrifying evolution of the economic hit man, and how the system has become even more entrenched and powerful than ever before.In New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins provides fresh and chilling evidence of how the corporatocracy has grown its influence to every corner of the globe, making us all unwitting slaves to their regime. But he also provides advice on how we can end our unconscious support of the system and its self-serving, lethal economy.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Perkins has, once again, made a substantial contribution to a world that needs whistle-blowers to open its eyes to the true sources of political, social, and economic power" - Yanis Varoufakis"It comes from the heart. I highly recommend it." - Michael Brownstein"it’s all here in toe-curling detail'' - Guardian

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From the author of the million-copy selling Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation and the bestselling John Lennon: The Life comes a revealing portrait of George Harrison, the most undervalued and mysterious Beatle. Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, was allowed to contribute only one or two songs per Beatles album out of the dozens he wrote. Now, acclaimed Beatles biographer Philip Norman examines Harrison through the lens of his numerous self-contradictions. Compared to songwriting luminaries John Lennon and Paul McCartney he was considered a minor talent, yet he composed such masterpieces as ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ and ‘Here Comes the Sun’, and his solo debut album All Things Must Pass achieved enormous success, appearing on many lists of the 100 best rock albums ever. Modern music critics place him in the pantheon of Sixties guitar gods alongside Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards and Jimmy Page. Harrison railed against the material world yet wrote the first pop song complaining about income tax. He spent years lovingly restoring his Friar Park estate as a spiritual journey, but quickly mortgaged the property to help rescue a film project that would be widely banned as sacrilegious, Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Harrison could be fiercely jealous, but not only did he stay friends with Eric Clapton when Clapton fell in love with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, the two men grew even closer after Clapton walked away with her.Unprecedented in scope and filled with numerous colour photos, this rich biography captures George Harrison at his most multi-faceted: devoted friend, loyal son, master guitar-player, brilliant songwriter, cocaine addict, serial philanderer, global philanthropist, student of Indian mysticism, self-deprecating comedian and, ultimately, iconic artist and man beloved by millions.

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From the premiere Beatles biographer—author of the New York Times bestseller John Lennon: The Life and Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation—a rare and “absorbing biography” (Wall Street Journal) of George Harrison, the most misunderstood and mysterious Beatle, based on decades-long research and unparalleled access to inside sources.Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, was allowed to contribute only one or two songs per Beatles album out of the dozens he wrote. Now, Philip Norman examines Harrison through the lens of his numerous self-contradictions in this “keen and lovely tribute” (Booklist, starred review). Compared to songwriting luminaries John Lennon and Paul McCartney he was considered a minor talent, yet he composed such masterpieces as “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and “Here Comes the Sun,” and his solo debut album All Things Must Pass appears on many lists of the 100 best rock albums ever. Modern music critics place him in the pantheon of sixties guitar gods alongside Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, and Jimmy Page. Harrison railed against the material world yet wrote the first pop song complaining about income tax. He spent years lovingly restoring his Friar Park estate as a spiritual journey, but quickly mortgaged the property to help rescue a film project that would be widely banned as sacrilegious, Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Harrison could be fiercely jealous, but not only did he stay friends with Eric Clapton when Clapton fell in love with Harrison’s wife, Pattie Boyd, the two men grew even closer after Clapton walked away with her. Unprecedented in scope and filled with numerous color photos, this rich biography captures George Harrison at his most multi-faceted: devoted friend, loyal son, master guitar player, brilliant songwriter, cocaine addict, serial philanderer, global philanthropist, student of Indian mysticism, self-deprecating comedian, and, ultimately, iconic artist and man beloved by millions.

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The first monograph on an important young American artist, generously illustrated with color images of his work.In his sculptures and installations, Matthew Angelo Harrison (b. 1989) engages with the legacies of racism and colonialism, parsing their contemporary connections to labor in the United States through an evolving visual language. With works that merge manufacturing technologies with the formal concerns of modernism and minimalism, the artist questions ideas of authorship and reproduction. Harrison''s sculptures often include found objects--including traditional African figurines and auto industry ephemera--encased in resin blocks. Frozen and entombed, these sculptures appear as strangely haunted minimalist objects, both ancient and futuristic. This generously illustrated volume, published in conjunction with two major solo exhibitions, is the first monograph on an important young American artist. Another specter haunting Harrison''s work is that of Detroit''s defunct auto industry. A native of Detroit who once worked making prototypes in an auto manufacturing plant, Harrison sometimes employs precision machine-tooling techniques that are derived from those used by auto makers. In other works, Harrison replicates rare African masks and sculptures using hand-built, low-resolution 3D printing machines, rendering large-scale forms in wet clay--fragile, imperfect, and subject to glitches. In addition to color photos of HarrisonÂ’s work and images that illustrate the artistÂ’s relationship to Detroit, the book features essays by curators and art historians Jessica Bell Brown and Elena Filipovic, as well as a conversation between Harrison and musician and theorist DeForrest Brown, Jr., led by curator Taylor Renee Aldridge. ContributorsNatalie Bell, Elena Filipovic, Jessica Bell Brown, Taylor Renee Aldridge, DeForrest Brown Jr., Matthew Angelo HarrisonÂ

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Hudební CD Carl Perkins byl americký pionýr hudby rockabilly, což je mix rhythm and blues a country. Carl Perkins byl americký pionýr hudby rockabilly, což je mix rhythm and blues a country. Svoji hudební kariéru začal v roce 1954, většinu svých skladeb nahrával v Sun Records v Memphisu. Jeho vliv na rock'n'rollovou hudbu je zřejmý ještě dnes, díky parádní hře na kytaru a vynikajícím kompozicí. Výběr obsahuje největší hity Seznam stop CD Blue Suede Shoes / Boppin #039; the Blues / Dixie Fried / Your True Love / Pink Pedal Pushers / Movie Magg / All Mama #039;s Children / Roll Over Beethoven / Right String Baby But the Wrong Yo Yo / You Can Do No Wrong / Matchbox / Put Your Cat Clothes On / Look at That Moon / Honky Tonk Gal / Gone, Gone, Gone / Caldonia / That #039;s Right / I #039;m Sorry, I #039;m Not Sorry / Be Honest With Me / Dixie Bop / Lend Me Your Comb / Glad All Over / Everybody #039;s Tryin #039; to Be My Baby / Honey Don #039;t / Y.O.U

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LP vinyl - Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session byl televizní koncert, který byl živě nahrán v Limehouse Studios v Londýně dne 21. října 1985. V show vystoupil průkopník rock n' rollu Carl Perkins spolu s přáteli včetně Erica Claptona, George Harrison a Ringo Starr a další. Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session byl televizní koncert, který byl živě nahrán v Limehouse Studios v Londýně dne 21. října 1985. V show vystoupil průkopník rock n' rollu Carl Perkins spolu s přáteli včetně Erica Claptona, George Harrison a Ringo Starr a další. Rok reedice : 2022 Seznam stop LP Boppin #039; the Blues / Put Your Cat Clothes / Honey, Don #039;t / Matchbox / Mean Woman Blues / Turn Around / Jackson / What Kind of Girl / Everybody #039;s Trying to Be My Baby / Your True Love / The World is Waiting for the Sunrise / Medley: That #039;s Alright Mama / Blue Moon of Kentucky / Night Trai / Glad All over / Whole Lotta Shakin #039; Goin #039; on / Gone, Gone, Gone / Blue Suede...

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Discover the woman behind the spectacles in the hilarious, incredibly moving memoir from much loved comedian, writer and presenter Sue Perkins, star of Mel & Sue and The Great British Bake Off''Very funny. Reading her memoir is very like meeting her'' Sunday Times''Tight & bright & full of inspiration'' Chris Evans, Radio 2 When I began writing this book, I went home to see if my mum had kept some of my stuff. What I found was that she hadn''t kept some of it. She had kept all of it - every bus ticket, postcard, school report - from the moment I was born to the moment I finally had the confidence to turn round and say ''Why is our house full of this shit?''Sadly, a recycling ''incident'' destroyed the bulk of this archive.This has meant two things: firstly, Dear Reader, you will never get to see countless drawings of wizards, read a poem about corn on the cob, or marvel at the kilos of brown flowers I so lovingly pressed as a child. Secondly, it''s left me with no choice but to actually write this thing myself.This, my first ever book, will answer questions such as ''Is Mary Berry real?'', ''Is it true you wear a surgical truss?'' and ''Is a non-spherically symmetric gravitational pull from outside the observable universe responsible for some of the observed motion of large objects such as galactic clusters in the universe?''Most of this book is true. I have, of course, amplified my more positive characteristics in an effort to make you like me.Thank you for reading.Praise for Spectacles''Drama, tears and laughs - Spectacles has got it all. A brilliant, touching memoir suffused with love, it reminds you that life is best lived at wonky angles. I ADORED it'' Jessie Burton, bestselling author of The Miniaturist''Very funny . . . It seems there are two Sue Perkins: the TV one, who gabbles and pratfalls, and the sensitive one who aches. The first of course, exists to protect the second. They can both write. The first writes comedy, the second tragedy; in this sense, reading her memoir is very like meeting her'' Sunday Times

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Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Observer (London), Granata, and TLS, and a finalist for a World Fantasy Award. Acclaimed master of speculative fiction, fantasy, space opera, and literary realism and one of the most celebrated living British authors M. John Harrison has crafted a “masterpiece” (Helen MacDonald, author of H Is for Hawk) with this anti-memoir about the joys and perils of the writing life.M. John Harrison has produced one of the greatest bodies of fiction of any living British author. But is there even an M. John Harrison and if so, where do we find him? This is the question the author asks in this memoir-as-mystery, turning for clues to forty years of notetaking: “A note or it never happened. A note or you never looked.” Are these notebooks records of failed presence? How do they shine a light on a childhood in the industrial Midlands, a portrait of a young artist in counterculture London, on an adulthood of restless escape into hill and moorland landscapes? And do they tell us anything about the writing of books, each one so different from the last that it might have been written by another version of the author? With aphoristic daring and laconic prose, this “infectiously engaging” (The Times Literary Supplement, London) anti-memoir will fascinate and delight. It confirms M. John Harrison still further in his status as the most original British writer of his generation. “Wish I Was Here is a beautifully strange masterwork. It is as if M. John Harrison’s prose devises its own autobiography, while the figure of its author stands to one side tinkering at a eulogy for a dead cat, a manifesto against ruin porn, and a manual of operating procedures for creativity as funky as a Brian Eno card deck. How can this also produce a sublime fugue on memory and aging? Read it and see.” —Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude

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A SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR*UPDATED EDITION FEATURING EXTRA MATERIAL*A nature diary by award-winning novelist, nature writer and hit podcaster Melissa Harrison, following her journey from urban south London to the rural Suffolk countryside.''A writer of great gifts.'' ROBERT MACFARLANE''The journal of a writer to compare to Thomas Hardy. Melissa Harrison is among our most celebrated nature writers.'' JOHN CAREY, THE TIMESA Londoner for over twenty years, moving from flat to Tube to air-conditioned office, Melissa Harrison knew what it was to be insulated from the seasons. Adopting a dog and going on daily walks helped reconnect her with the cycle of the year and the quiet richness of nature all around her: swifts nesting in a nearby church; ivy-leaved toadflax growing out of brick walls; the first blackbird''s song; an exhilarating glimpse of a hobby over Tooting Common.Moving from scrappy city verges to ancient, rural Suffolk, where Harrison eventually relocates, this diary - compiled from her beloved Nature Notebook column in The Times - maps her joyful engagement with the natural world and demonstrates how we must first learn to see, and then act to preserve, the beauty we have on our doorsteps - no matter where we live.A perceptive and powerful call-to-arms written in mesmerising prose, The Stubborn Light of Things confirms Harrison as a central voice in British nature writing.

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"Stephanie Perkins is the reason we write romance. Overdue is the book her readers have been waiting for." -Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Paradise ProblemIngrid Dahl is a cheerful, twenty-nine-year-old librarian living in the cosy mountain town of Ridgetop. She and her boyfriend since college, Cory, have never discussed marriage; they're perfectly happy with the way things are. But when Ingrid's sister announces her engagement to a woman she's only been dating for two years, Ingrid and Cory suddenly feel pressured to start thinking about the inevitable: marriage and kids.The thing is, neither of them has ever been with anyone else. Shouldn't they sow their oats before settling down?They make the unorthodox decision to separate for a month to date other people, assuming that at the end of it, they'll reunite and start planning their nuptials. And Ingrid has the perfect man in mind for this relationship sabbatical--Macon Nowakowski, her cantankerous and completely adorable coworker for whom she's had a crush for years. But of course the best laid plans often go awry, and when Ingrid and Cory meet at the end of the month to resume next steps in their relationship, it's clear neither of them is ready to get back together..."Overdue is a beautifully human love story - my favorite Stephanie Perkins book yet." - Rainbow Rowell, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Slow Dance

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From Marginalian Editions: a far-seeing essay collection by the iconoclastic historian Jane Ellen Harrison—heroine to generations of writers from Virginia Woolf to Mary Beard—that explores the invisible tendrils between science and the sacred, the psychology of bias, the fulcrum of progress, and the countercultural courage of changing our minds in light of new understanding. Alpha and Omega is the culminating work of Jane Ellen Harrison, the maverick Cambridge classicist who reshaped our understanding of ancient Greek culture and pioneered a radical vision of faith, imagination, and progress. Declaring herself a “deeply religious atheist,” Harrison rejected the confines of dogma to explore faith as the human capacity to transcend the known and imagine the possible. This collection of essays—published at the dawn of World War I—unpacks the invisible connections between science and spirituality, individual belief and collective consciousness, and reason and love as forces for societal transformation. With wit and daring, Harrison dismantles the binaries that divide us—young and old, feminine and masculine, sacred and profane—revealing how these tensions, when reconciled, can catalyze change. As Maria Popova writes in her introduction, Harrison’s essays are an “act of faith toward the future and an act of heresy toward the status quo,” challenging us to rethink our biases, beliefs, and most deeply held assumptions. From the influence of Darwinism on religion to the psychology of conversion, from the evolution of gender roles to the ethics of pacifism, Alpha and Omega is a timeless guide to the imagination and courage required to live through an age of division and uncertainty.

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The long-awaited monograph of the UK's leading graphic design and branding agency.The world is full of design companies, but none of them are like North. Formed in 1995 by Sean Perkins, the studio has always followed a highly individualistic path. This individualism manifests itself in many ways: most notably in the absence of a densely populated studio website; there are no hyperactive social media feeds; even the studio's name, derived from Perkins' origins in the unmetropolitan north of England, stands for frill-free, plain speaking, visual directness. It's almost as if North is a well-kept secret. Yet the group has a devoted worldwide following, and attracts myriad clients keen to hire them for their ability to produce memorable and carefully engineered visual identities.North's work is the product of sharp-brained research, high-end craft and precise visual expression. And as can be seen in the pages of this book, the studio's first monograph, the result is a rich crop of brand identities, packaging, exhibitions, books, posters and logos. It includes work for Tate, Southbank, Munch (Oslo), Co-op, Barbican, Samsung, Meta, Science Museum, The Royal Mint and M+ (Hong Kong). On the grounds that graphic design is required to 'speak for itself', the book dispenses with descriptive or biographical texts. Instead, the reader is engaged by more than 300 pages of articulate and eloquent visual expression, arranged in a rigorously planned mix of photography, typography, layout and colour.Like North itself, the book is unlike other design books. That's what makes it a North book.

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Her best friend disappeared. A stranger came back.SEX AND THE CITY MEETS STEPHEN KING''S THE SHINING IN THIS CHILLING DEBUT Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return-except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone. She feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come back.She''s right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she''s been or what happened to her.Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong-she''s emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls, it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who came back. But then who-or what-is she?An eerie storm of a debut that fuses thriller and horror into a brilliant depiction of women''s friendships - the rivalries, jealousies, anxieties and love.Praise for THE RETURN''The Return expertly treads the fine line between thriller and horror. It''s as deliciously creepy as opening up a box of candy-coated spiders-and eating them all in one sitting''Christina Dalcher, bestselling author of Vox''Combining suspense and horror with razor-sharp insights into the nature of female friendships, Rachel Harrison''s The Return is a creepy, nerve-wracking, page-turning addition to the emerging field of horror thrillers''Alma Katsu, award-winning author of The Hunger''The Return is moving and terrifying in equal measure. A brilliant rumination on friendship, pain, and the myriad of unsuccessful ways we all try to run from our past and fill the holes in our hearts. Harrison''s keen prose won''t let you go. Be warned, you''ll double check the locks on your doors before you try to sleep''Mallory O''Meara, author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon ''By turns scary and funny, horrifying and real, The Return is impossible to put down. It takes an honest, scathing look at female friendship while at the same time pulling the reader into a perfect nightmare of a story''Simone St. James, bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel ''The Return is supernatural horror at its very best! Sharp dialogue, complex relationships and mind-bending action will have readers locking their doors and checking under their beds. Rachel Harrison has reinvented this genre and will surely be hailed as a pioneer among her peers''Wendy Walker, bestselling author of The Night Before ''Hair-raising horror and pure entertainment in Harrison''s compulsively readable debut . . . The tension and nuance of Harrison''s complicated female friendships add depth to an already delicious, chilling debut''Publishers Weekly''Fusing horror and thriller together, it''s an unsettling tale of rivalry, envy, fear, friendship and love'' Culturefly''s Books of 2020

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Follow Sue Perkins'' extraordinary adventures across southern Asia in this fabulously funny travelling tale - inspired by her BBC 1 documentary series ''The Ganges with Sue Perkins'' Pick of the holiday reads - Daily Mirror''Vivid, laugh-out-loud, moving'' Sunday Express''A few years ago I was asked if I''d like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet.Up until that point, the farthest East I''d been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol. Here''s the thing: I am scared of flying. I have zero practical skills. I can''t survive if I am more than a three minute walk from a supermarket.For the last seven years I have suffered with crippling anxiety.I bolt when panicked. I cannot bear to witness humans or animals in distress.I have no ability to learn languages. I am a terrible hypochondriac.Oh, and I am no good with boats.So I said yes.''SHORTLISTED FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR AT THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS''Part memoir, part travel guide. A fab account full of wit and emotion'' Prima''An unvarnished, endearing and very funny account'' Woman & Home''Alongside laugh-out-loud travel stories, the book also provides a moving account of her coming to terms with her father''s death'' Daily Mirror_________Praise for Spectacles: ''Utterly wonderful. It''s very, very funny and poignant'' Nina Stibbe, bestselling author of Reasons to be Cheerful ''Very funny ... reading her memoir is very like meeting her'' Sunday Times''Charming and funny .... Like going for a long, slightly drunken lunch with your naughtiest friend'' Red''Brilliantly written... fearlessly honest and full of heart, it will also make you laugh like a gibbon'' Heat

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''Brilliant...an absolute classic'' Paul Ross''Harrison usefully tracks the brothers'' post-Oasis careers and the toxifying feud between them'' Ludovic Hunter Tilney, Financial Times''Harrison...goes further than most in getting to the core of who the Gallaghers are'' Shaun Curran, TheiPaper***''WHEN AN ARTIST IS RELENTLESSLY AUTHENTIC, IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN THEM AND TO BELIEVE IN THEIR WORK. AND THE GALLAGHERS BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER ONCE MORE.''Gallagher chronicles the fall and rise again of one of the world''s biggest bands: Oasis. With a focus on Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher''s individual journeys, this absorbing biography starts from the shattered remnants of Oasis in 2009, taking fans through 15 years of high and lows as the brothers become formidable solo artists, pinpointing the significant events that allowed them to bridge their fraternal rift and stage the greatest comeback of all time.Inside, PJ Harrison, a former label owner and artist manager (but above all Oasis fan) who spent time on the road and in the studio with the band, takes fans on a journey to the heart of Oasis and everything they stand for. Through meticulous research, exclusive interviews and inside access, Harrison strives to understand how two brothers rose from a council estate in Manchester to create the dominant musical force of their generation throughout the 1990s and 2000s and why they have such enduring legacies both together and apart.For three decades, the question of why Liam and Noel, two brothers with the world at their feet, simply couldn''t get along has fascinated the world. Gallagher aims to explore that question and offer some answers. What drove them apart in 2009, and what led to their reunion in 2024?With a foreword from legendary Rolling Stones manager and producer, Andrew Loog Oldham, this unique telling of the Oasis story allows fans new and old to draw their own comparisons between two very different brothers; casting a new light on how they navigated fame, feuds and family to create music history before shocking the world with the reunion nobody thought could happen.

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Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, tells the shocking, “shot through with sharp humor” (The Washington Post), spiritually profound story of his journey through hell and back when infidelity threatens his marriage.One gorgeous autumn day, Harrison discovers that his wife—the sweet, funny, loving mother of their three daughters, a woman “who’s spent just about every Sunday of her life in a church”—is having an affair with a family friend. This revelation propels the hysterical, heartbreaking events in How to Stay Married, casting our narrator onto “the factory floor of hell,” where his wife was now in love with a man who “wears cargo shorts, on purpose.” What will he do? Kick her out? Set fire to all her panties in the yard? Beat this man to death with a gardening implement? Ask God for help in winning her back? Armed only with a sense of humor and a hunger for the truth, Harrison embarks on a hellish journey into his past, seeking answers to the riddles of faith and forgiveness. Through an absurd series of escalating confessions and betrayals, Harrison reckons with his failure to love his wife in the ways she needed most, resolves to fight for his family, and in a climax almost too ridiculous to be believed, finally learns that love is no joke. “A fiercely memorable account of marital devotion against all odds” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), How to Stay Married is a comic romp unlike any in contemporary literature, a wild ride through the hellscape of marriage and the mysteries of mercy.

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The iconic 2000 AD adaptation of Harry Harrison''s beloved science fiction classic is now repinted in full colour throughout.The 2000 AD adaptation of Harry Harrison''s classic science-fiction novels by Kelvin Gosnell and Carlos Ezquerra returns in a new full color omnibus! James Bolivar DiGriz aka ''The Stainless Steel Rat'' is many things - a con man, a thief, and a member of an elite law-enforcement agency known as the Special Corps. After escaping the corps, DiGriz crosses paths with the beautiful but deadly Angelina who, like Jim DiGriz, is also a master criminal, albeit a lot more ruthless. They must travel through time to stop a master criminal meddling with the past, and help to overthrow an evil President by having The Rat become a candidate for the job himself! A classic from 2000 AD''s first ''golden age'', Stainless Steel Rat is a must-read for fans of Harrison or old school sci-fi action with bold characters and a wry twist of humour, complemented by Ezquerra''s dynamic and inimitable artwork.

Objev podobné jako The Stainless Steel Rat - Color Omnibus - Harry Harrison, Kelvin Gosnell

The first instalment in the fairy-filled Thirteen Treasures trilogy, full of fairies, magic and pure adventure from Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Michelle Harrison. While visiting her grandmother's manor house, an old photograph leads Tanya to an unsolved mystery. Fifty years ago, a girl vanished in the woods nearby – a girl Tanya's grandmother will not speak of. Fabian, the caretaker's son, is tormented by the girl's disappearance. His grandfather was the last person to see her alive and has lived under suspicion ever since. Together, Tanya and Fabian decide to find the truth. But Tanya has her own secret: the ability to see fairies. And, after disturbing an intruder in the night, it emerges that someone else shares her gift. . . The manor's sinister history is about to repeat itself. Can Tanya and Fabian solve the mystery before it's too late? ​The perfect series for fans of Katherine Rundell and Sophie Anderson!Praise for Michelle Harrison: 'Harrison has a knack for creating stories so engrossing you won’t notice when the sun begins to rise and you are still reading' Waterstones Books Quarterly 'BRILLIANT' Emma Carroll, author of Letters From The Lighthouse, on A Pinch of Magic 'Simply phenomenal!' Sophie Anderson, author of The House With Chicken Legs, on A Pinch of Magic 'I was utterly captivated by the Widdershins sisters' Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy, on A Pinch of Magic ‘A fabulous magical adventure’ Sunday Express, on A Pinch of Magic ‘Fantasy and adventure appear on every page of this spellbinding tale’ Daily Mail, on A Pinch of Magic 'The Thirteen Treasures boils with the kind of fairy that is far worse than Puck... what could be more cheering to curl up with.' Amanda Craig, The Times, on the Thirteen Treasures series 'Flows with energy from page to page with a magical enchanting story which kept me gripped… it's a little treasure and the first of many I hope.' Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books, on the Thirteen Treasures series 'This is an unmissable treat. Combining the faery of Spiderwick with a truly nail-biting thriller, this is first rate entertainment for children (and adults)' Books Monthly.co.uk, on the Thirteen Treasures series 'The Thirteen Curses is so hard to put down it's almost impossible' Wondrous Reads, on The Thirteen Curses

Objev podobné jako The Thirteen Treasures - Harrison Michelle

At a time when the news cycle turns on a tweet, journalism gets confused with opinion, and facts are treated as negotiable information, applying critical thinking skills to your social media consumption is more important than ever. Guy P. Harrison, an upbeat advocate of scientific literacy and positive skepticism, demonstrates how critical thinking can enhance the benefits of social media while giving users the skills to guard against its dangers. Social media has more than two billion users and continues to grow. Its widespread appeal as a means of staying in touch with friends and keeping up with daily news masks some serious pitfalls-- misinformation, pseudoscience, fraud, propaganda, and irrational beliefs, for example, presented in an attractive, easy-to-share form. This book will teach you how to resist the psychological and behavioral manipulation of social media and avoid the mistakes that millions have already made and now regret. Harrison presents scientific studies that show why your subconscious mind loves social media and how that can work against your ability to critically evaluate information. Among other things, social media reinforces your biases, clouds your judgment with images that leave a false impression, and fills your brain with anecdotes that become cheap substitutes for objective data. The very nature of the technology keeps you in a bubble; by tracking your preferences it sends only filtered newsfeeds, so that you rarely see anything that might challenge your set notions. Harrison explores the implications of having digital "friends" and the effects on mood, self-esteem, and the cultivation of friendship in the real world. He discusses how social media affects attention spans and the ability to consider issues in depth. And he suggests ways to protect yourself against privacy invasion, cyberstalking, biased misinformation, catfishing, trolls, misuse of photos, and the confusion over fake news versus credible journalism.

Objev podobné jako Think Before You Like - Guy P. Harrison

Can stopping time solve a murder . . . ? A delicious mystery adventure for fans of Robin Stevens and Cressida Cowell from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Pinch of Magic series. When the Morrow twins, Merry and Spike, arrive at dusty old Fox House, they think spending their holidays there is going to be dull. But they soon discover that there are secrets to the old house. A missing woman, a baby left on the doorstep, a locked study . . . As the mysteries pile up, the girls begin to investigate, using their own secret to help them: they can stop time! What happened in this old house? And can their strange powers help them solve a decades-old crime?Praise for Twice Upon a Time:‘Everything Michelle Harrison writes is gold dust and this is no exception. A thrilling mystery told by one of my favourite writers. I couldn’t put it down’ Abi Elphinstone ''There is no-one who writes sisterly bonds quite like Michelle Harrison! A twisty-turny inventive read full of adventure and magic’ Hannah Gold ‘A brilliantly plotted gothic mystery, children are going to love getting lost in Fox House’ Zohra Nabi ‘Spell-bindingly good! A time-twisting triumph of mystery, magic, and mischief. Michelle Harrison has done it again. I wish I could rewind time to read it afresh’ Jack Meggitt-Phillips ‘A quirky, creepy, time-twisty murder mystery. I loved it!’ Lucy Strange ‘A thrilling and gripping murder mystery that plays out like an Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes novel.’ Phil Hickes ‘Fabulous!’ Lisa Thompson

Objev podobné jako Twice Upon a Time - Harrison Michelle

Sisters, secrets and spellbinding adventure. Discover the Pinch of Magic Adventures from bestselling Michelle Harrison, where everyone knows that magic and trouble go hand in hand . . . It should have been a fresh start for the Widdershins sisters, Betty, Fliss and Charlie, who have left the misty gloom of Crowstone for a new life in the pretty village of Pendlewick. But all is not as it seems and as one of their own begins to slip away from them, the sisters find themselves in a race against time to break a dark magic that has cast a spell over the village. A Gold Standard Selection from the Junior Library Guild, discover the third spellbinding Pinch of Magic adventure from Michelle Harrison, winner of the Waterstones Children''s Book Prize. Read all of the Widdershins sisters'' adventures in A Pinch of Magic, A Sprinkle of Sorcery and A Storm of Sisters. Praise for the Pinch of Magic Adventures ‘A spellbinding story, steeped in magic. I adored it.’ Abi Elphinstone‘Brilliant’ Emma Carroll‘What a gorgeous, funny, creepy, page-turny story! If you’re yet to discover the Widdershins sisters books, you’re in for a TREAT!’ Lucy Strange‘A stunner. Such great writing!’ Peter Bunzl ‘I love Michelle Harrison - I hadn’t read much fantasy but this series hooked me! Brilliant writing, beautiful!’ Lisa Thompson ‘Simply phenomenal’ Sophie Anderson ‘The wry enchantment of an E. Nesbit classic’ Guardian ‘Fantasy and adventure appear on every page of this spellbinding tale’ Daily Mail

Objev podobné jako A Tangle of Spells - Harrison Michelle

There are secrets hidden beneath the ice . . . bring the magic home in the fourth instalment of the bestselling Pinch of Magic Adventures, from the award-winning author Michelle Harrison. When the Widdershins sisters and Granny are called away in deepest winter to look after cousin Clarissa, it doesn’t take long for adventure – or trouble – to find them. The town of Wilderness has plenty to explore with its frozen lake and winter market, as well as being haunted by a doomed highwayman and his secret love. But the legends are true and seeing a ghostly figure one night, the girls realise that Granny is in terrible danger. As an icy storm rages, the race to save her begins – can the sisters lay Wilderness’s ghosts to rest before another soul is claimed?Discover the fourth spellbinding Pinch of Magic adventure from Michelle Harrison, winner of the Waterstones Children''s Book Prize. Read all of the Widdershins sisters'' adventures with A Pinch of Magic, A Sprinkle of Sorcery and A Tangle of Spells.Praise for the Pinch of Magic Adventures ‘A spellbinding story, steeped in magic. I adored it.’ Abi Elphinstone‘Brilliant’ Emma Carroll‘What a gorgeous, funny, creepy, page-turny story! If you’re yet to discover the Widdershins sisters books, you’re in for a TREAT!’ Lucy Strange‘A stunner. Such great writing!’ Peter Bunzl ‘I love Michelle Harrison - I hadn’t read much fantasy but this series hooked me! Brilliant writing, beautiful!’ Lisa Thompson ‘Simply phenomenal’ Sophie Anderson ‘The wry enchantment of an E. Nesbit classic’ Guardian ‘Fantasy and adventure appear on every page of this spellbinding tale’ Daily Mail

Objev podobné jako A Storm of Sisters - Harrison Michelle

The second instalment in the fairy-filled Thirteen Treasures trilogy, full of fairies, magic and pure adventure from Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Michelle Harrison. When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she begs an audience with the fairy court where she strikes a bargain. Her brother will be returned – but only if she can find the thirteen charms of Tanya's bracelet that have been scattered in the human world. Returning to Elvesden Manor, Red is assisted by Tanya and Fabian and a desperate hunt begins. Soon they make a shocking discovery. The charms now have twisted qualities of the thirteen treasures they represent – the thirteen treasures have now become the thirteen curses. The longer they are missing, the worse the consequences will be. Can Red, Tanya and Fabian find all the charms? And even if they do, will the fairies keep their promise?The perfect series for fans of Katherine Rundell and Sophie Anderson! Praise for Michelle Harrison: 'Harrison has a knack for creating stories so engrossing you won’t notice when the sun begins to rise and you are still reading' Waterstones Books Quarterly 'BRILLIANT' Emma Carroll, author of Letters From The Lighthouse, on A Pinch of Magic 'Simply phenomenal!' Sophie Anderson, author of The House With Chicken Legs, on A Pinch of Magic 'I was utterly captivated by the Widdershins sisters' Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy, on A Pinch of Magic ‘A fabulous magical adventure’ Sunday Express, on A Pinch of Magic ‘Fantasy and adventure appear on every page of this spellbinding tale’ Daily Mail, on A Pinch of Magic 'The Thirteen Treasures boils with the kind of fairy that is far worse than Puck... what could be more cheering to curl up with.' Amanda Craig, The Times, on the Thirteen Treasures series 'Flows with energy from page to page with a magical enchanting story which kept me gripped… it's a little treasure and the first of many I hope.' Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books, on the Thirteen Treasures series 'This is an unmissable treat. Combining the faery of Spiderwick with a truly nail-biting thriller, this is first rate entertainment for children (and adults)' Books Monthly.co.uk, on the Thirteen Treasures series 'The Thirteen Curses is so hard to put down it's almost impossible' Wondrous Reads, on The Thirteen Curses

Objev podobné jako The Thirteen Curses - Harrison Michelle

Lehké, odolné a připravené na každé dětské dobrodružství! Dětské funkční šortky Klimatex PERKINS jsou vyrobeny z pružného tkaného materiálu, který je prodyšný, rychle odvádí pot a velmi rychle schne, takže se skvěle hodí na letní výlety i hry venku. Pružný pas do gumy se skrytou šňůrkou umožňuje dokonalé přizpůsobení, zatímco praktické kapsy – dvě boční otevřené a jedna měchová na stehně – pojmou všechny poklady malých objevitelů. Reflexní prvky zvyšují bezpečnost při večerních aktivitách. Regular fit střih zajistí volnost pohybu při každé hře i výpravě.

Objev podobné jako Klimatex PERKINS Dětské funkční šortky, černá, velikost

Lehké, odolné a připravené na každé dětské dobrodružství! Dětské funkční šortky Klimatex PERKINS jsou vyrobeny z pružného tkaného materiálu, který je prodyšný, rychle odvádí pot a velmi rychle schne, takže se skvěle hodí na letní výlety i hry venku. Pružný pas do gumy se skrytou šňůrkou umožňuje dokonalé přizpůsobení, zatímco praktické kapsy – dvě boční otevřené a jedna měchová na stehně – pojmou všechny poklady malých objevitelů. Reflexní prvky zvyšují bezpečnost při večerních aktivitách. Regular fit střih zajistí volnost pohybu při každé hře i výpravě.

Objev podobné jako Klimatex PERKINS Dětské funkční šortky, černá, velikost

Lehké, odolné a připravené na každé dětské dobrodružství! Dětské funkční šortky Klimatex PERKINS jsou vyrobeny z pružného tkaného materiálu, který je prodyšný, rychle odvádí pot a velmi rychle schne, takže se skvěle hodí na letní výlety i hry venku. Pružný pas do gumy se skrytou šňůrkou umožňuje dokonalé přizpůsobení, zatímco praktické kapsy – dvě boční otevřené a jedna měchová na stehně – pojmou všechny poklady malých objevitelů. Reflexní prvky zvyšují bezpečnost při večerních aktivitách. Regular fit střih zajistí volnost pohybu při každé hře i výpravě.

Objev podobné jako Klimatex PERKINS Dětské funkční šortky, černá, velikost

Lehké, odolné a připravené na každé dětské dobrodružství! Dětské funkční šortky Klimatex PERKINS jsou vyrobeny z pružného tkaného materiálu, který je prodyšný, rychle odvádí pot a velmi rychle schne, takže se skvěle hodí na letní výlety i hry venku. Pružný pas do gumy se skrytou šňůrkou umožňuje dokonalé přizpůsobení, zatímco praktické kapsy – dvě boční otevřené a jedna měchová na stehně – pojmou všechny poklady malých objevitelů. Reflexní prvky zvyšují bezpečnost při večerních aktivitách. Regular fit střih zajistí volnost pohybu při každé hře i výpravě.

Objev podobné jako Klimatex PERKINS Dětské funkční šortky, černá, velikost

Alfréd Perkins má zdánlivě všechno. Peníze, milenku, a především úspěšný podnik, s nímž na sklonku devatenáctého století kočuje Evropou. Jednoho dne jej navštíví starý známý Leopold Higgs a nabídne mu, aby se společně usadili v Čechách a založili zde zábavní park. O téměř sto třicet let později přijíždí na místo bývalého zábavního parku doktor historie Benedikt Knesl s praktikantkou Klárou, aby pomohli policii s nevšedním případem. Ve zpustlém a opuštěném areálu se totiž našla kostra s prostřelenou lebkou…

Objev podobné jako Panoptikum pana Perkinse - Ilona Dobrovolná

Lehké, odolné a připravené na každé dětské dobrodružství! Dětské funkční šortky Klimatex PERKINS jsou vyrobeny z pružného tkaného materiálu, který je prodyšný, rychle odvádí pot a velmi rychle schne, takže se skvěle hodí na letní výlety i hry venku. Pružný pas do gumy se skrytou šňůrkou umožňuje dokonalé přizpůsobení, zatímco praktické kapsy – dvě boční otevřené a jedna měchová na stehně – pojmou všechny poklady malých objevitelů. Reflexní prvky zvyšují bezpečnost při večerních aktivitách. Regular fit střih zajistí volnost pohybu při každé hře i výpravě.

Objev podobné jako Klimatex PERKINS Dětské funkční šortky, černá, velikost

Pinch’s magic has finally arrived … and it’s causing a whole lot of trouble! Pinch Perkins is very excited that her Spark magic is finally here – she has been having so much fun bringing things to life (although Sir Furalot, her beloved teddy bear, is not happy about it!). But with magic comes responsibility – and when Pinch is told off one too many times by her mum and dad for causing chaos, she starts to wonder if being magical is all it’s cracked up to be.Then Pinch starts to have strange dreams, feeling like someone – something – is watching her. Surely it can’t be the strange tree, the one with bewitching red leaves, that has appeared on Tricky Dragon Lane?When Pinch awakens one night deep in the forest – an enchanted place full of dangerous and mysterious creatures – unicorns, highway men, ghosts! – she realises that she has been trapped by an evil, ancient spirit bound to the heart of a tree. The only way Pinch can defeat this spirit is by embracing her Spark magic. The future of the magical world depends on it!

Objev podobné jako Pinch Perkins and the Nightmare Tree - Cathy FitzGerald

Píše se rok 1939. Spojené státy se stále ještě zcela nevzpamatovaly z následků první světové války a Velké hospodářské krize a na obzoru se již stahují mračna hrozby nové války, neboť fašismus nabírá na síle i v nejtemnějších zákoutích Ameriky. I Gotham se zmítá v hospodářsko-společenském chaosu, ke kterému ještě přispívá náhlý nárůst násilné kriminality. Policejní komisař Gordon má plné ruce práce s vlnou brutálních vražd čelných představitelů města. Do toho všeho se objevuje tajemný strážce Bat-Man, který komisaři nabízí pomocnou ruku. Veškeré důkazy v rámci vyšetřování vražd popírají logiku – všichni pachatelé totiž zemřeli na elektrickém křesle. Když se však Bat-Man ocitne tváří v tvář jedné z těchto hrůzných anomálií, stěží unikne se zdravou kůží – což vrhá stín pochybností na jeho schopnost přežít ve světě, který se kolem něj brutálně vyvíjí! Tato kniha přináší zajímavý pohled na slavného hrdinu v samých začátcích jeho kariéry, kdy se stále ještě učí nejen to, jak se vypořádat s pestrou škálou zločinců, ale také jak si vybírat spojence a komu důvěřovat, aby v pochmurném prostředí gothamského podsvětí vůbec přežil. Dva z nejlepších komiksových vypravěčů, legendární scenárista Dan Jurgens (Superman, Action Comics) a výtvarník Mike Perkins (The Swamp Thing, Action Comics), spojili své síly, aby napsali strhující příběh zasazený do časů prvních dobrodružství Temného rytíře! Obsahuje sešity Bat-Man: První rytíř č. 1–3.

Objev podobné jako Bat-Man: První rytíř (Black Label) - Dan Jurgens, Mike Perkins

''The color is hideous enough, and unreliable enough, and infuriating enough, but the pattern is torturing.''Written with barely controlled fury after she was confined to her room for ''nerves'' and forbidden to write, Gilman''s pioneering feminist horror story scandalized nineteenth-century readers with its portrayal of a woman who loses her mind because she has literally nothing to do.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin''s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935). Gilman''s work is available in Penguin Classics in The Yellow Wall-Paper, Herland and Selected Writings.

Objev podobné jako The Yellow Wall-Paper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's progressive views on feminism and mental health are powerfully showcased in her two most famous stories. The Yellow Wallpaper skillfully charts one woman's struggle with depression whilst Herland is an entertaining imagining of an all female utopia. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers.These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by journalist and author Lucy Mangan. Confined to her attic bedroom and isolated from her newborn baby, the nameless narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper keeps a secret diary in which she records the sprawling and shifting patterns of the room's lurid yellow wallpaper as she slowly sinks into madness.This chilling story is based on the author's own experience of depression. In Herland, a trio of men set out to discover an all-female community rumoured to be hidden deep in the jungle. What they find surprises them all; they're captured by women who, for two thousand years, have lived in a peaceful and prosperous utopia without men.

Objev podobné jako The Yellow Wallpaper & Herland - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

INTRODUCED BY MAGGIE O''FARRELL''A great work of literature, the product of a questing, burning intellect'' MAGGIE O''FARRELL ''Even if the themes being explored might seem irrelevant . . . this is not the case'' GUARDIAN''I loved the unnerving, sarcastic tone, the creepy ending'' PARIS REVIEW Based on the author''s own experiences, The Yellow Wallpaper is the chilling tale of a woman driven to the brink of insanity by the ''rest cure'' prescribed after the birth of her child. While she is isolated in a crumbling mansion, in a room with bars on the windows, the tortuous pattern of the yellow wallpaper winds its way into the recesses of her mind. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was America''s leading feminist intellectual of the early twentieth century and a brilliant writer, editor and speaker. The Yellow Wallpaper is her masterpiece.

Objev podobné jako The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Midsummer’s Eve is about to get a whole lot more magical! Someone is misusing magic. Curses have been cast and terrifying creatures are on the move …Twelve-year-old Pinch Perkins lives on Tricky Dragon Lane, deep in the heart of London’s magical quarter. But when her mum is struck by a curse, and nobody seems to have a clue what to do, Pinch knows it’s down to her to find a cure.Racing the clock on Midsummer''s Eve, Pinch will face the terrifying boss of the Thames Mudlarks, dance with the devious fairy king and queen and share a burger with King Arthur''s knights – all the while trying to avoid the clutches of two most fearsome villains …

Objev podobné jako Pinch Perkins and the Midsummer Curse - Cathy FitzGerald

What would happen if society was run by women? Charlotte Perkins Gilman imagines the result...When three American men discover a community of women, living in perfect isolation in the Amazon, they decide there simply must be men somewhere. How could these women survive without man''s knowledge, experience and strength, not to mention reproductive power? In fact, what they have found is a civilisation free from disease, poverty and the weight of tradition. All alone, the women have created a society of calm and prosperity, a feminist utopia that dares to threaten the very concept of male superiority. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LINDY WEST

Objev podobné jako Herland and The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

In 1892 a furious Charlotte Perkins Gilman put pen to paper and created the avant-garde feminist work The Yellow Wallpaper as a warning – in this haunting Gothic tale, a woman is confined to a room and forbidden to do anything interesting – and she loses her mind. In 1887, following a severe nervous breakdown, Gilman had been sent to a leading neurologist, she explains in ‘Why I Wrote The Yellow Wallpaper’, also included in this volume. He was a ‘wise man’ who ‘put me to bed and applied the rest cure… and sent me home with solemn advice to “live as domestic a life as far as possible”… and “never to touch pen, brush or pencil again” as long as I lived. I went home and obeyed those directions for some three months, and came so near the borderline of utter mental ruin that I could see over.’ The Yellow Wallpaper is both a haunting illustration of the treatment of mental health and a chilling Gothic tale, and this new edition makes it ready to enchant another generation of readers.

Objev podobné jako The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

• The story of the Miami branch of a rich architectural heritage• Since it was founded in 1996, Perkins&Will Miami has sought to produce its own unique modernist language• Featuring lavish photography• In-depth documentation of a wide range of major projects from corporate headquarters to hospitals, public parks to university buildings• Includes far-reaching interviews with the founding members of the office as well as the next generation

Objev podobné jako Perkins & Will Miami - Rodolphe el-Khoury, Andres Viglucci

INTRODUCED BY MAGGIE O''FARRELL''A great work of literature, the product of a questing, burning intellect'' MAGGIE O''FARRELL ''Even if the themes being explored might seem irrelevant . . . that this is not the case'' GUARDIAN''I loved the unnerving, sarcastic tone, the creepy ending'' PARIS REVIEW ''It is stripped off - the paper - in great patches . . . The colour is repellent . . . In the places where it isn''t faded and where the sun is just so - I can see a strange, provoking, formless sort of figure, that seems to skulk about . . . ''Based on the author''s own experiences, The Yellow Wallpaper is the chilling tale of a woman driven to the brink of insanity by the ''rest cure'' prescribed after the birth of her child. Isolated in a crumbling colonial mansion, in a room with bars on the windows, the tortuous pattern of the yellow wallpaper winds its way into the recesses of her mind.Charlotte Perkins Gilman was America''s leading feminist intellectual of the early twentieth century. In addition to her masterpiece The Yellow Wallpaper, this edition includes a selection of her best short fiction and extracts from her autobiography.

Objev podobné jako The Yellow Wallpaper And Selected Writings - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

If you go down to the woods today . . . Two girls go backpacking in the woods. Things go very wrong. And, then, their paths collide with a serial killer . . . The Woods are Always Watching is an edge-of-your-seat, nerve-wrangling thriller. Full of breathtaking action and twists you'll never see coming, Stephanie Perkins has created a masterpiece of the horror genre.

Objev podobné jako The Woods are Always Watching - Stephanie Perkins

The Emphatically Queer Career of Perkins Harnly is the story of a Nebraska-born artist (1901-1986) who over the course of his long-life crossed paths with a staggering array of famous and infamous personalities. The story follows Harnly''s steps from remote farmlands of Nebraska through silent-era Hollywood, post-revolutionary Mexico, Depression-era New York, wartime Tinsel Town, queer Los Angeles during the repressive 1950s, and in the 1970s. Sarah Burns uses archives of letters and interviews to bring the lives of Harnly and his circle of creative friends whose antics rival the infamous ''bright young things'' of England.

Objev podobné jako The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins Harnly and His Bohemian Friends - Sarah Burns

In a small town in New Zealand, lifelong friends, Rachel, Julia and Chicky, are celebrating the end of school, enjoying the liminal space of the summer holidays before their lives will be transformed by university, careers and adulthood.The arrival of Miranda, an exotically beautiful and charismatic woman, will have a profound effect on the ostensibly concrete bond between the girls, revealing long-ignored cracks in their friendships.In The New Girl, Emily Perkins employs her sharp wit and incisive eye to demonstrate the profoundly destructive effects of resentment, mistrust and lies.

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There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins will have you swooning with fear and romance, and is the perfect page-turner for fans of Scream Queens and I Know What You Did Last Summer. There's Someone Inside Your House is soon to be a Netflix feature in 2021. Over a year after her parents sent her away from Hawaii to live with her grandmother in landlocked Nebraska, Makani Young is still adjusting to her new life. She's made a small group of close friends and even flirted with romance, but her past in Hawaii is still hard to forget. And then . . . one by one the students of her new high school begin to die in a series of gruesome murders. Makani doesn't know who's next on the list. Between this, and a secret scorching relationship with the school weirdo, this school year may turn out to be one to die for . . . literally.

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This riotously colorful book contains illustrated block-by-block guides to creating 10 stunning blankets, with colour variations for 20 more.''Practical, adaptable and colorful designs in one of the best crochet books on the market. Recommended.'' www.yarnsandfabrics.co.ukAmanda Perkins'' inspiring use of color and pattern gives wonderful results that are deceptively easy to achieve and suitable for crocheters of all abilities. Each blanket is constructed from a series of simple motifs, including squares, hexagons and triangles: simply piece them together to create stunning, contemporary designs. This gorgeous book contains:basic instruction on yarns and hooks, a guide to joining motifs and sewing in ends, plus a brief primer on choosing and using colour.10 irresistible blanket projects, plus colour variations for 20 more.20 individual motifs, including triangles, squares, hexagons and all the filler shapes needed, all given with both written instructions and crochet charts.An easy-to-follow layout key and illustrated step-by-step guide to creating each blanket project.Using US crochet terminology, with a handy US to UK conversion chart given on the book''s fold-out flap, his book was previously published as Rainbow Crocheted Afghans.

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Rejacketed edition of the darkly gripping novel by the Ockham Prize-winning author of LionessTom Stone is madly in love with his wife Ann. Pushing forty and expecting their first child, they buy a semi-derelict house in Hackney. Despite their spiralling money troubles, they believe this is their settled future. But Ann becomes convinced she''s being shadowed by a homeless man whose presence seems like a terrible omen. As their child grows, Ann''s behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, feverish and disturbed. On the verge of losing everything, Tom makes a decision that he hopes will save their lives.Novel About My Wife is a taut, sensuous and chilling portrait of a marriage beset by paranoia and obsession.Emily Perkins is the author of a prize-winning collection of short stories, Not Her Real Name, and four novels, including Novel About My Wife (winner of the NZ Book Award and the Believer Magazine Book of the Year, The Forrests (longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction) and Lioness (winner of the Ockham NZ Prize for Fiction).

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