attempts on her life martin crimp

Attempts on Her Life - Martin Crimp

Attempts on her Life 17 scenarios for the theatre by Martin Crimp Attempts to describe her? Attempts to destroy her? Or attempts to destroy herself? Is Anne the object of violence? Or its terrifying practitioner? Martin Crimps 17 scenarios for the theatre, shocking and hilarious by turn, are a rollercoaster of late 20th-century obsessions. From pornography and ethnic violence, to terrorism and unprotected sex, its strange array of nameless characters attempt to invent the perfect story to encapsulate our time. Since its premiere 10 years ago, Attempts on her Life has been translated into more than 20 languages. This is its first major UK revival. Attempts on her Life 17 scenarios for the theatre by Martin Crimp

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Life With Lacan - Catherine Millot

‘There was a time when I felt that I had grasped Lacan’s essential being from within – that I had gained, as it were, an apperception of his relation to the world, a mysterious access to that intimate place from which sprang his relation to people and things, and even to himself. It was as if I had slipped within him.’ In this short book, Catherine Millot offers a richly evocative reflection on her life as analysand and lover of the greatest psychoanalyst since Freud. Dwelling on their time together in Paris and in Lacan’s country house in Guitrancourt, as well as describing their many travels, Millot provides unparalleled insights into Lacan’s character as well as his encounters with other major European thinkers of the time. She also sheds new light on key themes, including Lacan’s obsession with the Borromean knot and gradual descent into silence, all enlivened by her unique perspective. This beautifully written memoir, awarded the André Gide Prize for Literature, will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand the life and character of a thinker who continues to exert a wide influence in psychoanalysis and across the humanities and social sciences.

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The Body on the Train - Frances Brody

''Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers'' Daily Mail''Brody''s writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive'' Ann Cleeves1929, London. In the darkness before dawn, a London railway porter discovers a man''s body as he unloads a special goods train from Yorkshire, all means of identification stripped away. Hitting a dead end, Scotland Yard call on indomitable sleuth Kate Shackleton, hoping her local Yorkshire knowledge and undoubted skills at winkling out information will produce the results they need.1929, Yorkshire. Fears of unrest in the Yorkshire coalfields mean that Kate must conduct her investigation with the utmost secrecy. But when she discovers that another murder occurred around the same time as the mysterious body on the train, she is convinced there must be a connection. Using her sharp instincts and persuasive charm, she begins to uncover a web of intrigue that edges her closer to the truth. But with attempts being made on her life, Kate needs all the strength and resourcefulness she can muster, before she becomes the next victim . . .Whether you''ve read the whole series, or are discovering the Kate Shackleton mysteries for the first time, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Martin Crimp Plays 2 - Martin Crimp

This second collection of Martin Crimp''s work includes the plays Attempts on Her Life, The Misanthrope, No One Sees the Video and The Country.''Crimp writes with extraordinary precision . . . The outside world is described with almost hallucinatory clarity . . . He has discovered a dramatic form that perfectly reflects the violent, disorienting times in which we live.'' Daily Telegraph

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The Seagull - Martin Crimp

''Young girl lives on shore of lake since childhood - like you. Loves the lake - like the seagull. Is happy and free - like the seagull. Then one day a man turns up, sees her, and mindlessly destroys her.'' Martin Crimp''s pared down version of Chekhov''s first great play reveals the full force of its comedy and cruelty - whether it''s love, sex, incredible fame, or simply a trip into town, each character is denied the thing they most crave. The Seagull, in a new version by Martin Crimp, premieres at the National Theatre, London, in June 2006.

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Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources - Martin Lings

Acclaimed worldwide as the definitive biography of the Prophet Muhammad in the English language, Martin Lings’ Muhammad: His Life Based to the Earliest Sources is unlike any other. Based on Arabic sources of the eighth and ninth centuries, of which some important passages are translated here for the first time, it owes the freshness and directness of its approach to the words of men and women who heard Muhammad speak and witnessed the events of his life.Martin Lings has an unusual gift for narrative. He has adopted a style which is at once extremely readable and reflects both the simplicity and grandeur of the story. The result is a book which will be read with equal enjoyment by those already familiar with Muhammad’s life and those coming to it for the first time.Muhammad: His Life Based to the Earliest Sources was given an award by the government of Pakistan, and selected as the best biography of the Prophet in English at the National Seerat Conference in Islamabad in 1983.

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Cyrano de Bergerac - Martin Crimp

A genius with language, but convinced of his own ugliness, Cyrano secretly loves the radiant Roxane. While Roxane is in love with the beautiful but inarticulate Christian.Cyrano’s generous offer to act as go-between sets in motion a poignant and often hilarious love-triangle, in which each character is torn between the lure of physical attraction and the seductive power of words.Martin Crimp’s adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac premiered at the Playhouse Theatre, London, in November 2019.

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Attempts on Death - Chawki Abdelamir

Baghdad 2003. The city is in flames, caught between a violent dictatorship and an illegal invasion. For the US it is ‘mission accomplished’. For Iraqis it is the beginning of a nightmare apocalypse in which over half a million people will die. Meanwhile the world’s cameras ‘stuff themselves with dust and human flesh.’Attempts on Death is an attempt by the Iraqi poet and diplomat Chawki Abdelamir to understand the historic destruction of his country and the breaking of its millennia-old past into fragments. It’s a book about oil and sand, soldiers and civilians, heroes and martyrs, the innocent and the dead. Drawing on Sumerian mythology, Islamic history, Arab poetry and the everyday horror of twenty-first century warfare, Chawki tries to explain how Mesopotamia – the legendary paradise of palm-trees and vineyards, and the birthplace of human civilisation –is reduced to a delirious hell ‘where the dead are dying of thirst and the living of madness’. Grim, despairing and desperate, Attempts on Death is also a rich, sensual and ultimately optimistic book.

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This Life - Martin Hagglund

Winner of the René Wellek PrizeNamed a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Millions, and The Sydney Morning HeraldThis Life offers a profoundly inspiring basis for transforming our lives, demonstrating that our commitment to freedom and democracy should lead us beyond both religion and capitalism. Philosopher Martin Hägglund argues that we need to cultivate not a religious faith in eternity but a secular faith devoted to our finite life together. He shows that all spiritual questions of freedom are inseparable from economic and material conditions: what matters is how we treat one another in this life and what we do with our time. Engaging with great philosophers from Aristotle to Hegel and Marx, literary writers from Dante to Proust and Knausgaard, political economists from Mill to Keynes and Hayek, and religious thinkers from Augustine to Kierkegaard and Martin Luther King, Jr., Hägglund points the way to an emancipated life.

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This Life - Martin Hagglund

If this life is all there is, what should we do with it? Join Swedish philosopher Martin Hägglund on an original inquiry into the deepest questions of existence, beginning with a radical declaration: ''What I do and what I love can matter to me only because I understand myself as mortal.''Through revelatory engagements with some of history''s greatest philosophers, including Aristotle, St Augustine, Nietzsche, Hegel and Marx, Hägglund attacks our two great deceivers, religion and capitalism. Only by stripping away their subtle illusions can we discover the true value of our earthly freedom.Existence is revealed as a collective project: everything is at stake in what we do together, and no victory can survive us. ''The light of bliss - even when it floods your life - is always attended by the shadow of loss.'' By illuminating this truth, This Life forges an existential philosophy fit for a darkening century.

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Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson - Emily Dickinsonová, Martha Dickinson Bianchi

Published in 1924, The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson is a biography by her niece Martha Dickinson Bianchi. Featuring detailed biographical essays and her letters, for the first time arranged chronically, the book stands as a retelling of her aunt’s life from the perspective of family in an attempt to challenge the image of Emily Dickinson as a cold, isolated woman of mystery. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson is a must-read biography reimagined for modern readers. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

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On the Boardwalk - Martin Sherman

A memoir from the writer of BENT with a foreword by Ian McKellenSherman takes us on a journey through America in the mid twentieth century, starting in New Jersey – where he was born in the 1930s to a Jewish immigrant family – ending on Broadway with the premier of his seminal play Bent starring Richard Gere. On route, we encounter other famous performers including Meryl Streep, Bee Gees, Joan Baez, but the scene-stealing character is always his father – a charismatic narcissist who might have given Trump a run for his money. We stop off in Woodstock, Los Angeles and London – a city Martin would eventually make home; he relays his story with self-depreciating humour as he struggles to make it in theatre, with his sexuality, and under the shadow of the inheritable disease that killed his mother tragically early – a disease from which he finds himself finally free, as he turns forty in the book''s closing pages.Editor Nathan Evans says, ''It''s an honour to be working with Martin on his memoir: he''s such an important cultural figure, and a mentor for me, personally. I remember being nineteen, sat in the back of my parents'' car surrounded ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A Dog's Life - Martin Clunes

Martin Clunes is happy to admit that with Mary, it was love at first sight; her soft, brown eyes, her perfect figure and that unstoppable wagging tail. As cocker spaniels go, she was perfect.Mary was soon joined in the Clunes'' household by Tina, another cocker, and Arthur, a black Labrador. Reminiscent of MARLEY & ME, the dynamics between the three dogs makes hilarious reading: puppy classes, Scrufts, the competition for top dog status (and even Martin has to fight for this), which leads to visits from a dog psychologist.His passion for dogs inspired Martin to embark on a journey of discovery about their ancestors, both wild (the painted dogs of Tanzania) and extremely tame (the members of the Beverly Hills Mutt Club).With his trademark warmth and humour, Martin describes meeting a worldwide cast of doggie characters, and how humans have shaped the dog world as we know it today. One thing is certain: he will never see Mary, Tina and Arthur in quite the same way again.

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Alice Carver Manifests Her Perfect Life - Hannah Lake

Come along with Alice Carver on her journey to discover the life-changing power of manifestation, as she asks the universe…can you really have it all? Perfect for fans of Bridget Jones''s Diary and Emily Henry!🔮 🔮 🔮She may not have it all figured out yet.But this year she''s ✨manifesting✨I manifest… The perfect man (Guy Carmichael) falling in love with me.I am letting go of… My rat-infested flat (to make way for my dream home, ideally central and cheap).My intention is… Landing a better job (more money, people bringing me coffee, no one getting my name wrong).Alice Carver’s decision to start a manifestation journal the day after attending her ex’s wedding might earn her the scorn of her family – and, worse, the patronising concern of the irritatingly handsome and successful family friend Matthew Lloyd – but what do they know?You hardly need to manifest when you have everything already. And there is certainly a lot that Alice needs to change in her life…Will manifesting help make her dreams come true?A bet with Matthew says that it will – and sometimes the universe needs a helping hand…Readers have fallen in love with Alice Carver Manifests Her Perfect Life''Lighthearted, romantic, and humorous ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Charmed Life (Wildseed Witch Book 2) - Marti Dumas

Inspired by creole traditions, Charmed Life is the second book in Marti Dumas’s fun, middle-grade contemporary fantasy Wildseed Witch series with an all-BIPOC cast, about a social-media-loving tween—and witch! After a summer of being the worst witch at a fancy witch school, Hasani can’t wait to get back to the peace and normalcy of Riverbend Middle where she knows all the rules and is destined to be captain of the Mathletes. There are a few little hiccups to work out—like how she’s going to tell her best friend that she’s a witch—but even though the other two members of Hasani’s coven have joined her friend group and her school, there’s no reason to think that eighth grade won’t be smooth sailing . . . that is until her former friend (and fellow witch) LaToya shows up. LaToya starts trying to take her friends and make Hasani seem like the bad guy. To make matters worse, strange things begin happening around the school—including a termite infestation—and Hasani is sure that LaToya is to blame. However, when Miss Lafleur comes to visit to help deal with the termites and investigate the magic, she helps Hasani to channel her powers and realize just ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Time of Her Life - Tracy Bloom

The brand new feel-good, funny and fabulous book from the No.1 bestseller!Starting again never felt so good!The worst day of her life could be the best thing that’s ever happened.Kim Jacobs believes that she is happily married, until her husband tells her he is leaving her. Forced to re-evaluate her life on the same day that her son leaves for university, Kim is shocked to find herself sleeping in the spare room of his college flatshare.She never imagined her prime would be spent with a bunch of man-babies, but amongst the empty pizza boxes and unwashed laundry, Kim can feel something starting to happen.Can her unlikely new housemates help her realise that maybe the best is yet to come?Readers LOVE Tracy Bloom!‘So, so, so funny, I genuinely laughed out loud’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Just like catching up with a good friend’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A fab read which you don’t want to put down’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Utterly brilliant’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Funny, totally relatable and made me laugh out loud’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘No doubt about it … at least a 6 out of 5!’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Tracy Bloom has the lightest of touches with the deepest of understanding’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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On The Edge - Martin Keown

An Arsenal hero, invincible defender and now distinguished pundit, he is an icon of British football.His story. His words. The inspiring official and first memoir from the football legend and his parting reflections on life, leadership and love.''As hard-hitting as his tackles'' Daily Mail''Explosive'' Mail on Sunday''[Full of] brilliant stories'' Gary Lineker Over three revolutionary decades, Martin Keown played football at the highest level. He witnessed the birth of the Premier League, the arrival of the millionaire player and was a key player in one of the best sides of all time – Wenger’s Arsenal. So why has he always felt like a man battling on the edgeIn this autobiography, Keown recounts how a son of working-class Irish parents, raised in a hostile England during the unrest of the 1970s, rose to be an automatic and enduring pick for club and country; the outsider who stayed the distance while so many insiders fell away.Over his career, Keown played alongside some of the world’s finest footballers – including Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Tony Adams, David Beckham – and under inspirational managers – Arsène Wenger, Kevin Keegan, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Howard Kendall. He was the backbone for many years of the invincible Arsenal ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Her Beautiful Life - Brianna Labuskes

The truth of one woman’s private life reveals the terrifying depths to which people will go to deceive in a twisting novel of suspense from USA Today bestselling author Brianna Labuskes. When journalist Holland Tate is granted an interview with Catriona Bouchard, her former best friend turned mega-popular tradwife, she jumps at the chance to also possibly rewrite their bitter ending. But at the Bouchards’ gated compound, what she finds is not the independent woman she once knew. Cat may have six beautiful children and be married to the man she calls the love of her life, but she’s a ghost of her former self. With each passing hour behind those locked gates, Holland uncovers dark secrets, darker obsessions, and hidden motives that shine a new light on the events that ended their friendship. Cat’s beautiful life, it seems, is nothing more than an ugly lie. Even as danger mounts, Cat sticks to the narrative she’s selling: She lives a perfect life with her perfect husband. Holland came to the compound to get the killer story behind that glossy image. Now all she cares about is getting out of there alive.

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Charlotte Salomon Paints Her Life - Pamela Reitman

Charlotte Salomon Paints Her LifeInspired by the life and work of Charlotte Salomon, this novel shows an artist intent on pursuing her art against all odds. As a young German-Jewish art student at The Berlin Art Academy during Hitler’s rise to power in 1938, Charlotte’s first place prize is denied because she is a Jew, her enrollment annulled. After Kristallnacht, she is sent from Berlin into exile with her grandparents.When Charlotte’s grandmother leaps to her death, her Old World grandfather shocks her with the family secret, a legacy of female suicides. She struggles against her grandfather’s insistence that suicide, not art, is her destiny too.Haunted by the encroaching terror of the Third Reich and the threat of psychological disintegration, Charlotte clings to her determination to become a serious modernist painter, to complete her monumental work “Life? Or Theater?” and get it into safekeeping in a race against time before capture by the Nazis.

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Life on the Edge - Jim Al-Khalili, Johnjoe McFadden

Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how does it work? Even in this age of cloning and synthetic biology, the remarkable truth remains: nobody has ever made anything living entirely out of dead material. Life remains the only way to make life. Are we missing a vital ingredient in its creation? Like Richard Dawkins'' The Selfish Gene, which provided a new perspective on evolution, Life on the Edge alters our understanding of life''s dynamics as Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe Macfadden reveal the hitherto missing ingredient to be quantum mechanics. Drawing on recent ground-breaking experiments around the world, they show how photosynthesis relies on subatomic particles existing in many places at once, while inside enzymes, those workhorses of life that make every molecule within our cells, particles vanish from one point in space and instantly materialize in another. Each chapter in Life on the Edge opens with an engaging example that illustrates one of life’s puzzles – How do migrating birds know where to go? How do we really smell the scent of a rose? How do our genes manage to copy themselves with such precision? – and then reveals how quantum mechanics delivers its answer. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The First Day on the Somme - Martin Middlebrook

The soldiers receive the best service a historian can provide: their story is told in their own words - Guardian''For some reason nothing seemed to happen to us at first; we strolled along as though walking in a park. Then, suddenly, we were in the midst of a storm of machine-gun bullets and I saw men beginning to twirl round and fall in all kinds of curious ways'' On 1 July 1916, a continous line of British soldiers climbed out from the trenches of the Somme into No Man''s Land and began to walk towards dug-in German troops armed with machine-guns. By the end of the day there were more than 60,000 British casualties - a third of them fatal.Martin Middlebrook''s now-classic account of the blackest day in the history of the British army draws on official sources from the time, and on the words of hundreds of survivors: normal men, many of them volunteers, who found themselves thrown into a scene of unparalleled tragedy and horror.

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The Ride of Her Life - Jennifer Dugan

From the author of Love at First Set, a new irresistible enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine queer romcom for fans of Delilah Green Doesn’t Care, about a wedding-obsessed city girl who inherits a horse farm from her estranged late aunt, and clashes with the cocky, unfairly hot farrier who thinks she’s going to run the barn into the ground.Molly McDaniel’s life is falling apart. Between her day job as a barista, her night job at a call center, and her crushing student loans, she’s barely getting by. And that dream she has of starting a wedding event planning business? The dream that led to all those student loan in the first place? She can feel it slipping farther and farther out of reach every day. So the absolute last thing she needs is to discover she’s inherited a run-down, struggling horse barn out of the blue, courtesy of her estranged late aunt.Molly is so ill-equipped to run the barn, it’s laughable. She certainly doesn’t have the money, time or knowledge needed to save it, no matter how much faith everyone who loved her aunt has that she will. But the more Molly gets involved, the more she starts to wonder: maybe the barn ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Only Here, Only Now - Tom Newlands

Winner of the McKitterick Prize 2025Shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2025Runner up for the the ADCI Literary Prize 2025''Absolutely loved this. Funny and heartbreaking in equal measure''DOUGLAS STUART''Glorious . . . so unusual, so moving, so memorable''GUARDIAN''Tom Newlands may make several prize lists for his stunning debut''OBSERVER''This isn''t just a great first novel; it''s a great novel. And Cora, the mad, chaotic, wise, funny narrator, is one of the great characters''RODDY DOYLE''It''s not every day you read a modern classic. But this feels destined to become one. A thunderous achievement''NATHAN FILERFife, in the blazing hot summer of 1994. Cora Mowat''s mates don''t understand her, but then Cora Mowat doesn''t understand herself. She''s stuck on a seaside council estate full of dafties, old folk and seagulls, with a thousand dreams and a restless brain that won''t behave. She''s dying to escape but unsure of what the future holds - if it holds anything at all for a girl like her.When her Mam''s new boyfriend moves in, tensions rise in their tiny house. Gunner means well, but he''s dodgy - a shaven-headed shoplifter with more than a few secrets stashed under the bed. As their attempts to forge a makeshift family ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Only Here, Only Now - Tom Newlands

Winner of the McKitterick Prize 2025Shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2025Runner up for the the ADCI Literary Prize 2025''Absolutely loved this. Funny and heartbreaking in equal measure''DOUGLAS STUART''Glorious . . . so unusual, so moving, so memorable''GUARDIAN''Tom Newlands may make several prize lists for his stunning debut''OBSERVER''This isn''t just a great first novel; it''s a great novel. And Cora, the mad, chaotic, wise, funny narrator, is one of the great characters''RODDY DOYLE''It''s not every day you read a modern classic. But this feels destined to become one. A thunderous achievement''NATHAN FILERFife, in the blazing hot summer of 1994. Cora Mowat''s mates don''t understand her, but then Cora Mowat doesn''t understand herself. She''s stuck on a seaside council estate full of dafties, old folk and seagulls, with a thousand dreams and a restless brain that won''t behave. She''s dying to escape but unsure of what the future holds - if it holds anything at all for a girl like her.When her Mam''s new boyfriend moves in, tensions rise in their tiny house. Gunner means well, but he''s dodgy - a shaven-headed shoplifter with more than a few secrets stashed under the bed. As their attempts to forge a makeshift family ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service - Rhys Bowen

Lady Georgiana Rannoch juggles secret missions from the Queen, her beau, and her mother in this mystery in the Royal Spyness series.When royal sleuth Georgie Rannoch receives a letter from her dearest friend Belinda, who''s in an Italian villa awaiting the birth of her illegitimate baby, she yearns to run to her side. If only she could find a way to get there! But then opportunity presents itself in a most unexpected way-her cousin the queen asks her to attend a house party in the Italian Lake Country. The Prince of Wales and the dreadful Mrs. Simpson have been invited, and Her Majesty is anxious to thwart a possible secret wedding.What luck! A chance to see Belinda, even if it is under the guise of stopping unwanted nuptials. Only that''s as far as Georgie''s fortune takes her. She soon discovers that she attended finishing school with the hostess of the party-and the hatred they had for each other then has barely dimmed. Plus, she needs to hide Belinda''s delicate condition from the other guests. And her dashing beau, Darcy''s (naturally) working undercover on a dangerous mission. Then her actress mother shows up, with a not-so-little task to perform. With all ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Blood on Her Tongue - van Veen Johanna

"Gothic horror for the ages…Combining shiver-inducing horror with sharp-fanged social commentary, this more than merits comparison to Dracula and other genre titans." – Publishers Weekly, Starred Review***"I''m in your blood, and you are in mine…"The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy''s twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuries-old corpse recently discovered on her husband''s grand estate.The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever of the brain. To protect her twin from a terrible fate in a lunatic asylum, Lucy must unravel the mystery surrounding her sister''s condition, but it''s clear her twin is hiding something. Then again, Lucy is harbouring secrets of her own, too.Then, the worst happens. Sarah''s behaviour takes a turn for the strange. She becomes angry…and hungry.Lucy soon comes to suspect that something is trying to possess her beloved sister. Or is it madness? As Sarah changes before her very eyes, Lucy must reckon with the dark, monstrous truth – or risk losing her forever.A haunting gothic tale for fans of all things supernatural, Blood on Her Tongue is refreshingly biting and unashamedly chilling, taking its place as a horror story for the ages.TropesGothic HorrorSapphic ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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On Her Own - Lihi Lapid

A National Jewish Book Award Finalist for both the Book Club Award and Hebrew Fiction in TranslationA moving, page-turning story of two families in crisis and the unexpected places from which love can grow."The true mystery Lapid seeks to unveil is one of the most burning questions of our time: What does it mean to be a woman in today’s world? On Her Own is a book you will want all the women in your life to read." —Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, award-winning author of Waking LionsNina, a teenage runaway, wakes up in the unfamiliar stairwell of a Tel Aviv apartment in a torn minidress. As her memory starts to resurface—the abusive older man she’s running away from, the crime she witnessed—she knows one thing: she needs to find a place to hide.When one of the building’s tenants, Carmela, a lonely old widow suffering from memory loss, mistakes Nina for her granddaughter she hasn’t seen in years, Nina jumps at the opportunity for a safe haven. Soon, the two strangers become each other’s lifeline as Nina settles into the apartment with sweet, reassuring Carmela.Meanwhile, Irina, a Russian immigrant, is living a parent’s worst nightmare: her only daughter has gone missing. She knows ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Disney Stitch: 'Ohana Means Family - Musings on Everyday Life - Denise Shimabukuro

CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY, AND TOGETHERNESS!Inspired by her cherished memories of growing up in Hawai´i and sharing in the Aloha Spirit that unites everyone on the islands in one big ‘ohana, acclaimed artist and author DENISE SHIMABUKURO has crafted her experiences and observations into a uniquely original book featuring the cast of Disney’s beloved animated classic Lilo & Stitch.Sharp and sweet as only life can be, ‘Ohana Means Family — Musings on Everyday Life reveals fundamental truths about life through a series of short comics tales and illustrated stories, all following a single guiding principle: Let the simple things that truly matter be the bond that unites us all.Featuring beautiful illustrations of Stitch, Lilo, Nani, and all the members of their extended ‘ohana, this book invites readers to rediscover the joys of the little things in life, and to find hope and reassurance in its true relationships, caring for others, and shared moments to be treasured forever.

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Jog On: How Running Saved My Life - Bella Mackie

Bella's brilliant love letter to running turns into an extraordinarily brave and frank account of her battle with anxiety. A compassionate and important book Joe Lycett Perfect for resetting a glum January mindset Alexandra Heminsley My kind of role model Ben Fogle Divorced and struggling with deep-rooted mental health problems, Bella Mackie ended her twenties in tears. She could barely find the strength to get off the sofa, let alone piece her life back together.Until one day she did something she had never done of her own free will she pulled on a pair of trainers and went for a run. That first attempt didn't last very long. But to her surprise, she was back out there the next day.And the day after that. She began to set herself achievable goals to run 5k in under 30 minutes, to walk to work every day for a week, to attempt 10 push-ups in a row. Before she knew it, her mood was lifting for the first time in years.In Jog On, Bella explains with hilarious and unfiltered honesty how she used running to battle crippling anxiety and depression, without having to sacrifice her main loves: booze, cigarettes and ice cream. With ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Aston Martin DB - Andrew Noakes

Read the full story of Great Britain’s best-loved sports car manufacturer with Aston Martin DB, an exquisitely produced, photo-loaded, history by Aston Martin expert, Andrew Noakes. The name David Brown is synonymous with the glory days of Aston Martin, when a tiny British sports car company was rescued from near-extinction and turned into a marque that could compete with Ferrari--and win. Stylish design, lavish illustration from the Aston Martin Heritage Trust and meticulously researched text come together in this large-format, 224-page book to create a superb celebration of the 70th anniversary of DB Aston Martins in 2017. There’s a wealth of detail on the Aston Martin DB road and race cars, both from the David Brown era of 1947-1972 and the modern DB era from 1993 onwards, together high quality images and specification tables for all the key models. Aston Martin DB 70 Years is a fitting celebration of one of the world's most enduring sports cars. The fast, beautiful sports cars that Aston Martin built under Brown’s ownership ­won the Le Mans 24-hour race and the World Sports Car Championship, and provided James Bond with his most famous transport: the ejector-seat equipped DB5 that won acclaim in Goldfinger. Though ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Ride of Her Life - Elizabeth Letts

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar Champion“The gift Elizabeth Letts has is that she makes you feel you are the one taking this trip. This is a book we can enjoy always but especially need now.”—Elizabeth Berg, author of The Story of Arthur Truluv In 1954, sixty-three-year-old Maine farmer Annie Wilkins embarked on an impossible journey. She had no money and no family, she had just lost her farm, and her doctor had given her only two years to live. But Annie wanted to see the Pacific Ocean before she died. She ignored her doctor’s advice to move into the county charity home. Instead, she bought a cast-off brown gelding named Tarzan, donned men’s dungarees, and headed south in mid-November, hoping to beat the snow. Annie had little idea what to expect beyond her rural crossroads; she didn’t even have a map. But she did have her ex-racehorse, her faithful mutt, and her own unfailing belief that Americans would treat a stranger with ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Aston Martin: the V8 Legacy - Matthew Vale

This book charts the origins, design and development of the most iconic British supercar of the 1970s and 1980s - the Aston Martin V8. It traces the car''s origins from the introductory model of 1967, the DBS through the various iterations of the V8 versions and ends with the final models of the range, the spectacular Vantage Zagato. While the car started life with Aston Martin''s ageing six-cylinder engine, it quickly received the engine the car was originally designed to be fitted with; Aston Martin''s mighty quad cam V8. The V8 would would power the car through the 70s and 80s, and with various tweaks and tunes, described in the book, would keep Aston Martin''s reputation as a vendor of fast, high-performance coupes alive through some very troubling times.The book covers the whole family of standard production cars produced by Aston Martin, along with various special versions, including the Ogle-designed ''Sotheby Special'', the Siva S350 and the ''Bulldog'' which recently broke the 200mph barrier. Alongside the specials the book also looks at the racing variants, including the Le Mans Lola of 1967, the spectacular V8 production racer run by Robin Hamilton (which was nicknamed ''the muncher'' thanks to its spectacular ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Here, and Only Here - Christelle Dabos

The new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Mirror Visitor QuartetWelcome to the School of Here, an unsettling and peculiar place that is nonetheless familiar to us all. At Here, society is highly stratified: the pairs, friend groups, and outcasts are all ruled by a godlike prince. This year things are not at all as they seem. A self-effacing first-year student vanishes into thin air. A persecuted outsider delivers himself into permanent exile. A tyrannical upperclassman meets his match. A newly-minted prophetess tests her powers. And, behind the scenes, a cabal of students conducts a top-secret investigation into the unexplained phenomenon at the heart of it all.With Here, and Only Here, Christelle Dabos gives readers a novel that explores the difficulties of fitting in, and the private, individual choices that make up the sometimes abhorrent, always unpredictable collective.

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Martha Needle - Brian Williams

The extraordinary Martha Needle was not only the most treacherous poisoner in Australian history - she clearly stands out as one of the nation’s worst murderesses of all time. And from an international perspective, she still ranks among the world’s most prolific female killers.In her day, Martha was as big as Ned Kelly – and she even shared the same pugnacious lawyer. Throughout late 1894, her epic tale kept the Australian community transfixed and was dramatically reported around the globe as ‘the story of the century’. Even in more modern times, the story of Martha Needle continues to be widely chronicled as one of the most mind-boggling poisoning cases in the annals of crime and she remains a polarising figure in Australian history.Luridly dubbed the ‘Black Widow’ by the world’s press, this manipulating young woman deviously used arsenic to exterminate all those around her who stood in the way of her personal ambitions – which ultimately even included her own children.The Martha Needle story had it all: family conflict, betrayal, gruesomeness, a media frenzy, shattered societal expectations, dodgy lawyers, guileless doctors, questionable police, a mysterious and attractive accused,romance, and even a hint of sexual scandal.Although she was officially only convicted ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service - Rhys Bowen

When royal sleuth Georgie Rannoch receives a letter from her dearest friend Belinda, who''s in an Italian villa awaiting the birth of her illegitimate baby, she yearns to run to her side. If only she could find a way to get there! But then opportunity presents itself in a most unexpected way - her cousin the queen asks her to attend a house party in the Italian Lake Country. The Prince of Wales and the dreadful Mrs. Simpson have been invited, and Her Majesty is anxious to thwart a possible secret wedding.

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The Hitler Assassination Attempts - Grehan John

In this book, John Grehan has examined the known planned or proposed assassination attempts on Hitler, from Chicago to London and from Sweden to the Ukraine -some of which have not previously been presented to the general public by historians.

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Ma, It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed - Martha Long

In this latest instalment of Martha Long''s real-life account of abuse, deprivation and cruelty at the hands of her mother''s partner and the establishment, Martha is now 16 and her time at the convent school is up. In Ma, It''s a Cold Aul Night an I''m Lookin for a Bed, she leads us through her first months of freedom. With no home to go to, Martha leaves the convent carrying her suitcase and a burning ambition to shake off her impoverished past. Hungry to become a person who will blend in with the middle classes, Martha yearns to be accepted as someone who can be loved, respected, and one day have a home of her own where she will be safe. But this is 1960s Dublin, where poverty is rife and the Church works together with the Irish government to keep the poor and the ignorant in their place. Martha first finds work as a home help with a loving, lively family, which leads her to a job in a shop, an Italian fish and chip café, then as a skivvy in a miserable household where she is reminded of the terror Jackser brought into her life. Chance meetings with ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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On Heroes and Tombs - Ernesto Sabato

One June day in 1955 Alejandra, last of a noble yet decaying Argentinian dynasty, shoots her father, locks herself up with his body, and sets fire to them both. What caused this act of insanity? Does the answer lie with Martin, her troubled lover, Bruno, the writer who worshipped her mother, or with her father Fernando himself, demonic creator of the strange 'Report on the Blind'? Their lives entwine in Ernesto Sabato's dark epic of passion, philosophy and paranoia in Buenos Aires.

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Martha Maps It Out In Time - Leigh Hodgkinson

Martha LOVES making maps!Step back in time with Martha''s amazing maps, packed with cool facts and fun details. She meets dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, and ancient sea creatures as she travels all the way back to the beginning of time... and forwards to some of the fantastical things the future might bring! Martha learns on her time-travelling adventure that time never stops - and so she resolves to enjoy each tiny little bit of it.This is an inspiring, informative, and joyful exploration of the concept of time and the incredible history of our universe. Leigh Hodgkinson''s stunning collage-style illustrations bring the STEM concepts to life in a fun and accessible way that will be sure to spark children''s curiosity. Join curious and creative Martha and her sidekick Space Monkey on their second adventure, following on from the bestselling Martha Maps It Out..

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Pull Up a Chair - Martha Collison

Effortless and unfussy recipes designed to be shared at gatherings big and small."Working together on the radio, Martha has made me dozens of meals and every single one, without exception, has been utterly delicious. The way Martha writes about food makes everything seem within your skill set no matter what sort of chef you are. The chair you pull up better be comfortable because you won't want to leave the table anytime soon!" - Graham Norton"I would pull up a chair, a pew, a rug, anytime to feast on Martha's wonderful food" - Helen Goh Pull up a chair to Martha Collison's table, where the recipes are big on flavor with minimal fuss, making sharing food with friends easier than ever. Whether you're looking for a weekend brunch spread, a little treat to share over coffee with a friend, a three-course extravaganza or a weeknight winner for two, Martha has got you covered. The recipes are all easy to follow, and produce delicious results without hours of effort in the kitchen. Recipes include: * Double chocolate marmalade cookies * Hoisin sausage bake * Hasselback halloumi and orange salad * Sticky pomegranate brisket with vermicelli rice * Drunken cherry affogato There ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Martin Chuzzlewit - Charles Dickens

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr John Bowen, Department of English, University of Keele.Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).Martin Chuzzlewit is Charles Dickens'' comic masterpiece about which his biographer, Forster, noted that it marked a crucial phase in the author''s development as he began to delve deeper into the ''springs of character''.Old Martin Chuzzlewit, tormented by the greed and selfishness of his family, effectively drives his grandson, young Martin, to undertake a voyage to America. It is a voyage which will have crucial consequences not only for young Martin, but also for his grandfather and his grandfather''s servant, Mary Graham with whom young Martin is in love. The commercial swindle of the Anglo-Bengalee company and the fraudulent Eden Land Corporation have a topicality in our own time.This strong sub-plot shows evidence of Dickens'' mastery of crime where characters such as the criminal Jonas Chuzzlewit, the old nurse Mrs Gamp, and the arch-hypocrite Seth Pecksniff are the equal to any in his other great novels. Generations of readers have also delighted in Dickens'' wonderful description of the London boarding-house - ''Todgers''.

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12 Notes: On Life and Creativity - Jones Quincy

Quincy Jones, one of the world’s most influential musicians, producers, and mentors, shares his profound reflections on creativity, life, and the pursuit of excellence in this moving and practical book. Drawing from his illustrious career and collaborations with legendary artists, Jones offers practical advice and heartfelt lessons on transforming grief into power, setting meaningful goals, and embracing daily affirmations. Through personal anecdotes and professional experiences, he reveals the secrets behind his creative process and the importance of honesty, hard work, and nurturing relationships. This self-development guide is a testament to the belief that creativity is a calling that transcends age and experience. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or a seasoned professional, 12 Notes will inspire you to unlock your creative potential and live a life driven by passion and purpose.

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Hold On, Let Go - Martin Wroe, Malcolm Doney

Every human day is freighted with baffling questions. About pain and love, about joy and purpose. In an age when we''re shy of certainty and suspicious of authority, many of us no longer turn to the great houses of faith for inspiration. But for all we''ve let go, there are good habits to hold onto. Drawing on wisdom from the ages and insights from the everyday, this humane collection of daily readings is the ideal travelling companion on the bumpy road to peace, love and understanding.

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Little Explorers: On the Move - Martin Ruth

Little Explorers is a new first-information series for curious youngsters. With sturdy flaps to lift on every page, little ones can have hands-on fun discovering the amazing world we live in. Kids can lift the flaps to peer under bonnets, look inside lorries and check out the passengers on a double-decker bus.

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My Life on the Mountain - Marion Brand

Official selection of the Bologna International Children''s Book Fair BRAW Amazing BookshelfAn illustrated look at the real experiences of running an alpine dairy farm, from early morning to late at night. Discover mountain life with a shepherdess! Author and illustrator Marion Brand spent a long summer tending goats and cows on a mountain farm. In comic book style, she draws on her experiences and those of another shepherdess, Flavie, to showcase all the tasks mountain herders do each day—milking, driving tractors, cutting wood, making cheese, and much more! Up before the sun, the shepherdess is always busy: caring for the animals, working at her computer, and delivering her goods to town. Her life is full and the day is never long enough to do it all. And every day, it starts all over again! This book demystifies mountain farm work while celebrating a hard-working woman. Marion’s striking illustrations will spark the imaginations of children who love animals and the outdoors. The final pages of the book share different stories of herders around the world.

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Catty Corner Lands on Her Feet - Julie Murphy

Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’, brings her signature warm positivity and message of empowerment to her chapter book debut: a series about a big-hearted girl who is half-human, half-cat.Introducing Catty! She’s a confident second grader who happens to be half-cat, like her mother and grandmother. In this series debut, Catty hits a few rough patches at her new school. So she turns to her fuzzy diary—AKA her “scratch pad”—where she shares her big feelings and documents her adventures. Luckily for Catty, this special diary sometimes writes back with helpful advice. Before long, Catty is making friends and learning to love her new school. Catty Corner is the natural next read for fans of character-driven chapter books like Junie B. Jones, Ivy & Bean, and Judy Moody.

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Mamma Milano - J.J. Martin

Embrace female empowerment with J.J. Martin, founder of world-renowned Milanese lifestyle brand La DoubleJ, in the ultimate insider’s guide to Italy and her magic, Mamma Milano.Each copy is bound in one of three LaDoubleJ fabrics. Orders will be fulfilled with one of the fabrics available, selected at random.“La DoubleJ is probably the only fashion company whose founder is also its in-house guru. Her company is growing at an increasingly fast pace, as is the community of women surrounding the label with a supportive ‘feminine energy.’” —Vogue Runway, January 2020 After moving from Manhattan to Milan 20 years ago, with no job, no friends, and no patience for the Italian way of life, J.J. Martin realized she had no option but to surrender to the vibrant but slow-paced lifestyle. In so doing, she discovered more joy (and success) than she could ever have imagined. In this uplifting volume, Martin invites us to jump on board and join her on her journey—an outsider’s evolution through life, love, loss, creativity, and magic—to today’s beloved “Milano.” Dive into the delights of Italian fashion, food, and good living; meet some of Italy’s leading female tastemakers (the “La DoubleJ Babes”); tap into Martin’s spiritual secrets for ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges - Charles Handy

Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management – including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management – have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends – such as Beyond Certainty and The Second Curve – has changed the way we view society.In his new book, Handy builds on a life''s work to glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities the next generation faces. How will people cope with change in a world where the old certainties no longer apply? What goals will and should they set themselves? How will they find purpose and fulfilment in their lives? Clear-eyed and optimistic by turns, he sets out the questions that everyone needs to ask themselves, and points us in the direction of the answers.

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Raising Emotionally Strong Boys – Tools Your Son Can Build On for Life - Thomas David

About those meltdowns, blowups, and one-word answers . . .Some say that''s just how boys are--prone to outbursts or sullenness. But what''s behind these and other issues? Drawing from twenty-five years of counseling boys and working with parents, David Thomas sheds light on common emotional struggles, including anger, anxiety, and depression, and shares practical ways you can help your son be● Resourceful--equipped to work through his emotions in constructive ways● Aware--so that he better understands himself, including his strengths and weaknesses● Resilient--having the capacity to cope and feel competent● Empathetic--able to understand the feelings and experiences of othersHelpful also for grandparents, teachers, and anyone else who has a boy in their life, this book shows how a strong emotional foundation leads to a Christ-like sense of masculinity that will serve him well his whole life.Also available: Strong and Smart, a companion workbook to help boys understand themselves better and learn how to work through overwhelming emotions--all from a biblical perspective.

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Life on Land - Emilie Conrad

Emilie Conrad’s approach to movement education, health, and healing is as varied and deeply textured as her life story. In Life on Land, she interweaves the story of her Brooklyn childhood and discovery of dance with the psychic and physical collapse that led to the development of Continuum, her groundbreaking movement and self-realization technique. Readable, poignant, and ultimately triumphant, the book melds Conrad’s unique theories of the body-mind frontier with fearless discussions of Jewish heritage, sexuality, female identity, and social pressures.

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