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Building the Nation - Heather Selma Gregg

Heather Selma Gregg argues that the U.S.-led efforts to “nation build” in both Iraq and Afghanistan failed to focus on the population and build national unity as part of its state building efforts.

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Night of the Accident - Heather Chavez

''The kind of twisty, jet-fueled thriller that explodes on page one and has you happily abandoning work, sleep, and life as you race to the stunning end. Don''t miss it!'' - Lisa GardnerThis twisty new thriller from the author of No Bad Deed is perfect for fans of Lisa Gardner and Harlan Coben. Heather Chavez''s Night of the Accident asks how far you would go to protect someone that you love, but have never been able to trust. She was just a nosy woman who had spotted my license plate and then reported it to the police . . .She didn''t think I was a killer. There was no way she could''ve known about that.A young girl is missing - last seen being pulled into a white car matching Frankie Barrera''s registration plate. As it happened, Frankie was asleep at home with her son.The only other person with the keys is Frankie''s sister, Izzy. This isn''t the first time Frankie''s loyalty to Izzy has been tested: five years ago a frantic phone call led Frankie to the scene of a car accident - and a drunk and disorientated Izzy who couldn''t remember a thing. Though Izzy and five friends partied ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Fall of the Roman Empire - Peter Heather

The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling an Empire that had dominated their lives for so long. A leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians, Heather relates the extraordinary story of how Europe''s barbarians, transformed by centuries of contact with Rome on every possible level, eventually pulled the empire apart. He shows first how the Huns overturned the existing strategic balance of power on Rome''s European frontiers, to force the Goths and others to seek refuge inside the Empire. This prompted two generations of struggle, during which new barbarian coalitions, formed in response to Roman hostility, brought the Roman west to its knees. The Goths first destroyed a Roman army at the battle of Hadrianople in 378, and went on to sack Rome in 410. The Vandals spread devastation in Gaul and Spain, before conquering North Africa, the breadbasket of the Western Empire, in 439. We then meet Attila the Hun, whose reign of terror swept from Constantinople to Paris, but ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In the Rhododendrons - Heather Christle

''IN THE RHODODENDRONS is vital consolation, amidst the amidst. It''s a triumph, an instant classic. Christle has become one of our art''s most urgent living practitioners'' Kaveh Akbar, author of Martyr!When Heather Christle realises that she, her mother, and Virginia Woolf share a traumatic history, she begins to rewrite and intertwine each of their stories, in search of a more hopeful narrative and a future she can live with.When Heather Christle realises that she, her mother, and Virginia Woolf share a traumatic history, she begins to rewrite and intertwine each of their stories, in search of a more hopeful narrative and a future she can live with.On a recent visit to London''s Kew Gardens, Christle''s mother revealed details of a painful story from her past that took place there, under circumstances that strangely paralleled Heather''s own sexual assault during a visit to London as a teenager.Her private, British mother''s revelation - a rare burst of vulnerability in their strained relationship - propels Christle down a deep and destabilising rabbit hole of investigation, as she both reads and wanders the streets of her mother''s past, peeling back the layers of family mythologies, England''s sanctioned historical narratives, and her own buried memories. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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This America: The Case for the Nation - Lepore Jill

''Jill Lepore is that rare combination in modern life of intellect, originality and style'' Amanda Foreman''A thoughtful and passionate defence of her vision of American patriotism'' New York TimesFrom the acclaimed New York Times bestselling historian, Jill Lepore, comes a bold new history of nationalism, and a plan for hope in the twenty-first century.With dangerous forms of nationalism on the rise, at a time of much despair over the future of liberal democracy, Harvard historian and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore makes a stirring case for the nation - and repudiates nationalism by explaining its long history.In part a primer on the origins of nations, The Case for the Nation explains how much of American history has been a battle between nationalism, liberal and illiberal, all the way down to the nation''s latest, bitter struggles over immigration.Defending liberalism, as The Case for the Nation demonstrates, requires making the case for the nation. But American historians largely abandoned that defense in the 1960s when they stopped writing national history. By the 1980s they''d stopped studying the nation-state altogether and embraced globalism instead. When serious historians abandon the study of the nation, nationalism doesn''t die. Instead, it eats liberalism. But liberalism is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Cosmos Economy - Jack Gregg

If man’s next big step is to live and work in space, then what will everyone do out there that is so different from what we are now doing here on Earth? As the future of space comes into focus it is clear that profit and power are the core elements of the new space economy. This entertaining and informative book looks at human settlement in space as a mainstream business opportunity for investors, entrepreneurs and far-sighted individuals seeking to secure their place in the innovative commercial space sector. Dr. Jack Gregg presents a unique 5-phase development roadmap that shows how space will grow from a frontier economy to a mature integrated market. Written in simple, non-technical language, this book answers such questions as:•What is the new industrial space economy?•What are the challenges and roadblocks on the way to a robust space economy?•How will the rapid growth of the new space economy impact commerce back on Earth?•How can one best invest in profitable space-related enterprises? The Cosmos Economy is for readers who hope to be better equipped and more informed about the new space economy; and Investors, entrepreneurs, and futurists who wants to learn how to take part in the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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One Quarter of the Nation - Nancy Foner

An in-depth look at the many ways immigration has redefined modern AmericaThe impact of immigrants over the past half century has become so much a part of everyday life in the United States that we sometimes fail to see it. This deeply researched book by one of America’s leading immigration scholars tells the story of how immigrants are fundamentally changing this country. An astonishing number of immigrants and their children—nearly eighty-six million people—now live in the United States. Together, they have transformed the American experience in profound and far-reaching ways that go to the heart of the country’s identity and institutions. Unprecedented in scope, One Quarter of the Nation traces how immigration has reconfigured America’s racial order—and, importantly, how Americans perceive race—and played a pivotal role in reshaping electoral politics and party alignments. It discusses how immigrants have rejuvenated our urban centers as well as some far-flung rural communities, and examines how they have strengthened the economy, fueling the growth of old industries and spurring the formation of new ones. This wide-ranging book demonstrates how immigration has touched virtually every facet of American culture, from the music we dance to and the food we eat to the films we watch ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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How To Be Awake (So You Can Sleep Through the Night) - Heather Darwall-Smith

A great night’s sleep starts long before your head hits the pillowWhen it comes to getting the sleep we need, we tend to focus on perfecting a bedtime routine in the hour before bed but, in doing so, we’re missing the biggest factor that dictates our sleep quality: how we spend our days.In this groundbreaking and practical guide, sought-after sleep psychotherapist Heather Darwall-Smith explores how our ‘always-on’ lives are wreaking havoc when the time comes to rest. In doing so, she reshapes our understanding of sleep, and the struggles that surround it, to offer powerful insights for meaningful change.With practical exercises and expert guidance, you’ll learn:What the stress of daily life is doing to your nervous systemSimple ways to reset, rest and recover during the day that will transform your sleepThe impact that environment, technology, nutrition, hormones and exercise have on you and your sleepHow to solve your sleep issues by looking at your whole lifeThis book will transform your relationship with sleep and help you create the conditions for a restful night, so you can wake up to a brighter, more energised tomorrow.

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The Scrapbook - Heather Clark

A debut novel about a life-changing romance in the long shadow of European history, inspired by the author's real discovery. 'A singular portrait of intoxicating young love' AUBE REY LESCURE'You wouldn't be able to put it down' SAMANTHA ROSE HILLFor years after I tried to tell myself that what happened between us was hardly worth remembering. Harvard, 1996. Anna is about to graduate when she meets Christoph, a German student visiting campus. They only spend a week together – discussing art, ideas and history – but it is long enough for Anna to fall desperately in love. Anna begins to visit Christoph in Germany. As she tries to understand the young, elegant man who fascinates her, he reveals his country to her. Germany is still reckoning with the Holocaust and its pretty new squares and grand facades belie its recent history and the war’s destruction. Christoph condemns his country’s actions but remains vague about the part his own grandparents played. Anna’s grandfather, meanwhile, was an American GI who took photos of the end of the war, photos that capture its horror, preserved in a scrapbook only Anna has seen. Anna wants to believe in Christoph and the future he promises ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Heather Fawcettová

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late, in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series.AN ELLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAREmily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world’s first comprehensive encyclopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Ones on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival Wendell Bambleby. Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother and in search of a door back to his realm. And despite Emily’s feelings for Bambleby, she’s not ready to accept his proposal of marriage: Loving one of the Fair Folk comes with secrets and dangers. She also has a new project to focus on: a map of the realms of faerie. While she is preparing her research, Bambleby lands her in trouble yet again, when assassins sent by his mother invade Cambridge. Now Bambleby and Emily are on another adventure, this time to the picturesque Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Northwomen - Heather Pringle

For fans of provocative history and “Game of Thrones” alike, this revisionist narrative reveals how the little-known women of the Viking era shaped their world.Until Scandinavia converted to Christianity and came under the rule of powerful kings, the Vikings were a dominant force in the medieval world. Outfitted with wind-powered sailing ships, they left their mark, spreading terror across Europe, sacking cities, deposing kings, and ransacking entire economies. After the Vikings, the world was never the same.But as much as we know about this celebrated culture, there is a large missing piece: its women. All but ignored by contemporary European writers, these shadowy figures were thought to have played little part in the famous feats of the Vikings, instead remaining at home as wives, mothers, and homemakers.In this cutting-edge, revisionist portrait, renowned science journalist Heather Pringle turns those assumptions on their head, using the latest archaeological research and historical findings to reveal this group as they actually were. Members of a complex society rich in culture, courage, and a surprisingly modern gender ideology, the women of the Viking age were in fact forces to be reckoned with, serving as:SorceressesWarriorsTradersArtisansExplorersSettlersLandownersPower brokersQueensBoth ambitious and compelling, THE NORTHWOMEN is the true story of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Wish - Heather Morrisová

From the bestselling author of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ comes a heartbreaking contemporary novel of a dying teenager's final wish, a lonely young man's journey towards connection, and the unexpected friendship they find together. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Jodi Picoult, and John Green.Jesse is 15. She loves her friends, her little brother and her parents - even when they're arguing, which feels like constantly these days. But most of all, she loves playing video games. Even from her hospital bed.Alex is 29. He doesn't love a lot of things. To be honest, he's not really sure he knows how to. His desk at work, as VR games designer, is empty, much like his life feels sometimes.Then Jesse makes a wish. A simple one: a video experience made of her life, something to be there, just in case she isn't.One loving teenager.One lonely adult.Which one will get the happy ending?Heather Morris is an international no.1 bestseller and has sold over 18 million copies worldwide. This brand-new novel is a fresh direction for her but speaks to all the themes that you know and love her for: hope in the darkest of places, family, love and courage.

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The Saddest Girl on the Beach - Heather Frese

Grieving her father’s death, Charlotte McConnell seeks solace at the Outer Banks inn owned by her best friend''s family, but she finds them dealing with their own family drama and soon lands in the center of an unexpected love triangle.Her hotel family welcomes Charlotte with chowder dinners and a cozy room, but her friend Evie has a looming life change of her own, and soon Charlotte seeks other attractions to navigate her grief. Will she, like in some television movie, find her way back through a romance, or are there larger forces at play on Hatteras Island? Heather Frese, winner of the Lee Smith Novel Prize and author of The Baddest Girl on the Planet, sets Charlotte on a beautifully rendered course through human frailty and longing, unrelenting science, and the awesome forces of the Carolina coast.

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Sounds of the Universe - Heather Schwartz, Heather E. Schwartz

Discover what sounds can tell us about our world! Humans hear different sounds every day, but sounds are not limited to what we can hear—or even to planet Earth. Animals make and use sounds differently from humans, and faraway objects in outer space can produce sounds. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will inspire curiosity about the properties of sound through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is ideal for makerspaces and takes students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in physical science fields. Explore advanced science topics with older readers with this STEAM book that is perfect for secondary students or ages 10-14.

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Savage Sisters - Heather Atkinson

Jane, Carly and Rose Savage are savage by name, savage by nature.Having lost their mum too young, and with a bedridden father too ill to work, the sisters learnt early to stand on their own two feet. The family's flat in the rough streets of Glasgow's Haghill is their fortress, but when Carly's ex-boyfriend Cole Alexander is released from prison, trouble soon comes knocking at their door. The Alexanders have beef with the Savages, so the girls call for back up in the shape of their uncle Eddie and his two gorgeous but dangerous sons, Harry and Dean. As a turf war breaks out, the Savage sisters have choices to make. Stick to the straight and narrow or fight for what they deserve? And when the vicious girl gang Jane used to lead, the Unbeatable Bitches, are thrown into the mix, their minds might be made up for them. Because once a Savage always a Savage, and when the chips are down, there's no one more deadly than a Savage sister. Bestseller Heather Atkinson is back with a brand-new series, perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane. Praise for Heather Atkinson:‘Heather is a bright star in the world ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Scotland: Mapping the Nation - Charles W. J. Withers, Margaret Wilkes, Chris Fleet

Winner of the Saltire Society Research Book of the YearWhilst documents and other written material are obvious resources that help shape our view of the past, maps too can say much about a nation''s history. This is the first book to take maps seriously as a form of history, from the earliest representations of Scotland by Ptolemy in the second century AD to the most recent form of Scotland''s mapping and geographical representation in GIS, satellite imagery and SATNAV.Compiled by three experts who have spent their lives working with maps, Scotland: Mapping the Nation offers a fascinating and thought-provoking perspective on Scottish history which is beautifully illustrated with complete facsimiles and details of hundreds of the most significant manuscript and printed maps from the National Library of Scotland and other institutions, including those by Timothy Pont, Joan Blaeu and William Roy, amongst many others.

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Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey Through Sweden: The Complete Volume - Selma Lagerlöf

Nils Holgersson''s Wonderful Journey through Sweden (1906-07) is truly unique. Starting life as a commissioned school reader designed to present the geography of Sweden to nine-year-olds, it quickly won the international fame and popularity it still enjoys over a century later. The story of the naughty boy who climbs on the gander''s back and is then carried the length of the country, learning both geography and good behaviour as he goes, has captivated adults and children alike, as well as inspiring film-makers and illustrators. The elegance of the present translation - the first full translation into English - is beautifully complemented by the illustrations specially created for the volume.Selma Lagerlöf was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909.

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Building the Black City

A new way of seeing Black history—the sweeping story of how American cities as we know them developed from the vision, aspirations, and actions of the Black poor.  Building the Black City shows how African Americans built and rebuilt thriving cities for themselves, even as their unpaid and underpaid labor enriched the nation's economic, political, and cultural elites. Covering an incredible range of cities from the North to the South, the East to the West, Joe William Trotter, Jr., traces the growth of Black cities and political power from the preindustrial era to the present.  Trotter defines the Black city as a complicated socioeconomic, spiritual, political, and spatial process, unfolding time and again as Black communities carved out urban space against the violent backdrop of recurring assaults on their civil and human rights—including the right to the city. As we illuminate the destructive depths of racial capitalism and how Black people have shaped American culture, politics, and democracy, Building the Black City reminds us that the case for reparations must also include a profound appreciation for the creativity and productivity of African Americans on their own behalf. Cities covered: Charleston, Savannah, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Richmond, Birmingham, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Heather Has Two Mummies - Leslea Newman

New in the UK, a rediscovered modern classic for today''s generation in an updated, beautifully illustrated edition.All but unavailable since 2009, this delightful, important modern classic is back by public demand – revitalised in an updated, beautifully illustrated new edition for young readers. Celebrated author Lesléa Newman and bestselling illustrator Laura Cornell tell the story of a little girl called Heather. Heather’s favourite number is two – she has two arms, two legs, two pets and two lovely mummies. But when Heather goes to school for the first time, someone asks her about her daddy ... and Heather doesn''t have a daddy! But then the class all draw portraits of their families, and not one single drawing is the same. Heather and her classmates realize – it doesn’t matter who makes up a family, the most important thing is that all the people in it love one another very much.

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The Room - Hubert Selby jr.

''It is quite an experience to be locked up all by yourself in any size room'' says the anonymous narrator of Hubert Selby Jr.''s second novel. What follows is a startling series of recollections and fantasies that illuminate the workings of a prisoner''s unhinged mind. He yearns for his violent childhood, rages against obscure authorities, and imagines enacting horrible revenge on those who imprisoned him. The prisoner''s remand cell becomes the scene of a surreal mental torture.Disorienting, nightmarish and structurally inventive, The Room is a shocking examination of the suffering humans can inflict on each other.

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Building the Pattern - Saara Huhta, Laura Huhta

The fashionable Finnish sewing duo are back with a second book that shows you how to create a coherent capsule wardrobe – complete with a collection of 20 garments that are easy to make, wear and combine.Complete with stunning photography, clear illustrations and instructions, Scandi sisters Laura and Saara offer up an enticing selection of tops, dresses, skirts, and trousers for the modern seamstress. Using the five essential building blocks, choose, customize and adapt the designs in this book to create a variety of flattering garments for every occasion that suit your style and fit your figure.Taking you beyond the patterns featured in this book, Building the Pattern offers expert advice on how to achieve the perfect fit, alter the designs and add your own personal twist. Discover how to create clothes with care, build your sewing repertoire and embrace the slow fashion movement.Six full-size pattern sheets are included in this neat package. The patterns are in a range of sizes from UK sizes 8 to 22 (US size 2 to 18 / 34 to 50 EUR sizes), with concise information on measuring yourself and technical sewing tips to sew for your shape.

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Nightstorm and the Grand Slam - Stacy Gregg

It’s the final Pony Club Secrets adventure for Issie and Storm – can they become the youngest team to win the triple Grand Slam ever?Don’t miss the explosive finale to the bestselling pony series!Issie exceeded her wildest riding dreams winning at the Lexington Kentucky four-star trials, but could there be even bigger prizes on the horizon?Her foal, Nightstorm, has grown up to be an incredible sporthorse – powerful, fast and eager to win, so it’s time to put their riding skills to the ultimate test and see if they can complete the hat-trick and win at Badminton and Burghley too!

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Mystic and the Midnight Ride - Stacy Gregg

The first Pony Club Secrets mystery adventure by bestselling author of The Princess and the Foal.Issie loves horses more than anything!And she especially loves her pony Mystic at Chevalier Point Pony Club. So when the unthinkable happens, Issie is devastated.Then her instructor asks her to care for Blaze, an abandoned pony, and Issie’s riding skills are really put to the test. Will she tame the spirited new horse Blaze? And can Mystic somehow return to help her…Find out in the first Pony Club Secrets mystery adventure from the bestselling author of ‘The Princess and the Foal’.

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Liberty and the Dream Ride - Stacy Gregg

Saddle up for the eleventh Pony Club Secrets adventure! Issie leaps to new heights with showjumper Comet, but will she ride to victory on Liberty?The penultimate book in the bestselling pony adventure series.Issie and Comet have travelled to Lexington, USA to take on the best riders in the world at the famed four-star horse trials. It’s Issie first experience of competing against adult professional riders and she begins to worry that she’s out of her depth.But then the competition gets even more exciting when Tara Kelly calls with the offer of a chance ride on another horse.With everything at stake does Issie have what it takes to win?

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Building the Wooden Fighting Ship - James Dodds, James Moore

Royal Navy vessels in the eighteenth century were so expensive to construct that meticulous records were kept, from the purchasing of timbers to the last details of their furnishings and armament, including even the individual names of some of the shipwrights and craftsmen. From intensive study of these records the authors tell, in extraordinary detail, the building of HMS Thunderer, a two-decked, 74-gun ship-of-the-line, which represented one of the most successful types of warship of the world''s leading maritime power of the time. In words, and specially drawn illustrations, as well as contemporary prints and paintings, the authors illustrate every stage of building, from the purchase and cutting of timbers in the forests right through to the launching in 1760. There are descriptions of the dockyard, Woolwich, where she was built and explanations of all the skills and trades which were involved in her construction. First published in 1984, this new edition will appeal to enthusiasts, modelers, historians and anyone with an interest in traditional crafts.

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The Nation's Favourite: Poems - Griff Rhys Jones

In a nationwide poll to discover Britain''s favourite poem, Rudyard Kipling''s ''If...'' was voted number one. This unique anthology brings together the results of the poll in a collection of the nation''s 100 best loved poems. Among the selection are popular classics such as Tennyson''s ''The Lady of Shallott'' and Wordsworth''s ''The Daffodils'' alongside contemporary poetry such as Allan Ahlberg''s ''Please Mrs Butler'' and Jenny Joseph''s ''Warning''. Also included is the poignant ''Do not Stand at my Grave and Weep''.

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The Last Journey - Stacy Gregg

An epic and heart-wrenching adventure for animal loves everywhere. Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo, Sarah Lean and Hannah Gold''s The Last Bear . . . ‘With elements of the supernatural, help from unlikely places and even a police car-chase, this animal-centred story is full of drama, love and loyalty.’ Book Trust‘Captures the magic that animals bring to our lives.’ Sarah Ann Juckes, author of The Night AnimalsPusskin lives a charmed life with his loving owner, Lottie. The bond between them is unbreakable, or so they both thought. But when birds start to disappear, cats are blamed. Pusskin and his feline friends have to band together and embark on an epic journey.Lottie wants to bring her beloved pet home. But for Pusskin to have any chance of survival, she may just have to let him go.

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Mean Baby - Selma Blair

Selma Blair has played many archetypal roles: gullible ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Fire-starter in Hellboy. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Face of Chanel. Cover model. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best for being one thing: a mean baby. In a memoir that is as wildly funny as it is emotionally shattering, Selma Blair tells the captivating story of growing up and finding her truth.The first story Selma Blair Beitner ever heard about herself is that she was a mean, mean baby. With her mouth pulled in a perpetual snarl and a head so furry it had to be rubbed to make way for her forehead, Selma spent years living up to her terrible reputation: biting her sisters, lying spontaneously, getting drunk from Passover wine at the age of seven, and behaving dramatically so that she would be the center of attention.Although Selma went on to become a celebrated Hollywood actress and model, she could never quite shake the periods of darkness that overtook her, the certainty that there was a great mystery at the heart of her life. She often felt like her arms might be ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Diamond Horse - Stacy Gregg

A frozen palace and a sparkling secret – an epic Russian adventure awaits!Anna Orlov might be the luckiest girl in the world. She is the daughter of a Russian Count and lives in a beautiful snowbound palace that is home to a menagerie of wonderful animals: tigers, wolfhounds and, of course, horses. And she is also the owner of a beautiful heirloom – a diamond necklace with a secret past.But when Anna defies her father’s wishes and secretly raises a young colt alongside her pet tiger cub, her actions will have far reaching consequences. And soon Anna, her tiger and her horse will be fighting for survival in the frozen tundra of Siberia…An epic adventure of horses, friendship and sparkling secrets!

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Climate Change and the Nation State - Anatol Lieven

''This is one of those rare books that have something really important to say. Anatol Lieven is telling his fellow realists that at this moment the world''s great powers are far more threatened by climate change than they are by each other'' Ivan Krastev, author of The Light That FailedIn the past two centuries we have experienced wave after wave of overwhelming change. Entire continents have been resettled; there are billions more of us; the jobs done by countless people would be unrecognizable to their predecessors; scientific change has transformed us all in confusing, terrible and miraculous ways.Anatol Lieven''s major new book provides the frame that has long been needed to understand how we should react to climate change. This is a vast challenge, but we have often in the past had to deal with such challenges: the industrial revolution, major wars and mass migration have seen mobilizations of human energy on the greatest scale. Just as previous generations had to face the unwanted and unpalatable, so do we.In a series of incisive, compelling interventions, Lieven shows how in this emergency our crucial building block is the nation state. The drastic action required both to change our habits and protect ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Storm and the Silver Bridle - Stacy Gregg

The sixth gripping adventure in this exciting pony-club series!With gymkhanas to win, rivals to defeat, mysteries to solve and ponies in danger to save – these books are perfect for all girls who love ponies.At the Chevalier Point Pony Club Issie is spending all her time with Blaze’s young colt Nightstorm. With such fine breeding, he is extremely valuable, and Issie is unaware that the young colt’s progress is being closely watched. When Nightstorm is stolen, Issie’s search for him takes her all the way to Spain on an exciting and gruelling adventure to win her pony back.Join talented young rider, Issie, on another action-packed pony-club adventure.

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Schooling the Nation

Telling the story of the Egyptian uprising through the lens of education, Hania Sobhy explores the everyday realities of citizens in the years before and after the so-called ''Arab Spring''. With vivid narratives from students and staff from Egyptian schools, Sobhy offers novel insights on the years that led to and followed the unrest of 2011. Drawing a holistic portrait of education in Egypt, she reveals the constellations of violence, neglect and marketization that pervaded schools, and shows how young people negotiated the state and national belonging. By approaching schools as key disciplinary and nation-building institutions, this book outlines the various ways in which citizenship was produced, lived, and imagined during those critical years. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Angel and the Flying Stallions - Stacy Gregg

The tenth exciting adventure in the Pony Club Secrets series sees Issie travel back to Spain to reclaim her beloved colt, Storm… and learn to ride haute ecole on flying stallion, Angel!Issie returns to El Caballo Danza Magnifico, this time determined to bring her colt Storm back home. But first she must master haut ecole moves on stallion Angel to prove herself to the best riders in Spain.Meanwhile, devious Miguel Vega is involved when mares go missing. And is love in the air at the El Caballo stables?

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Building the Cycling City - Chris Bruntlett, Melissa Bruntlett

In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials are rediscovering it as a multi-pronged (or -spoked) solution to acute, 21st-century problems, including affordability, obesity, congestion, climate change, inequity, and social isolation. As the world’s foremost cycling nation, the Netherlands is the only country where the number of bikes exceeds the number of people, primarily because the Dutch have built a cycling culture accessible to everyone, regardless of age, ability, or economic means. Chris and Melissa Bruntlett share the incredible success of the Netherlands through engaging interviews with local experts and stories of their own delightful experiences riding in five Dutch cities. Building the Cycling City examines the triumphs and challenges of the Dutch while also presenting stories of North American cities already implementing lessons from across the Atlantic. Discover how Dutch cities inspired Atlanta to look at its transit-bike connection in a new way and showed Seattle how to teach its residents to realize the freedom of biking, along with other encouraging examples. Tellingly, the Dutch have two words for people who ride bikes: wielrenner (“wheel runner”) and fietser (“cyclist”), the latter making up the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Brand New Nation - Ravinder Kaur

A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The first book that examines India''s mega-publicity campaigns to theorize the global transformation of the nation-state into an attractive investment destination. The early twenty-first century was an optimistic moment of global futures-making. The chief narrative was the emergence of the BRICS nations—leading stars in the great spectacle of capitalist growth stories, branded afresh as resource-rich hubs of untapped talent and potential, and newly opened up for foreign investments. The old third-world nations were rapidly embracing the script of unbridled capitalism in the hope of arriving on the world stage. If the tantalizing promise of economic growth invited entrepreneurs to invest in the nation''s exciting futures, it offered utopian visions of "good times," and even restoration of lost national glory, to the nation''s citizens. Brand New Nation reaches into the past and, inevitably, the future of this phenomenon as well as the fundamental shifts it has wrought in our understanding of the nation-state. It reveals the on-the-ground experience of the relentless transformation of the nation-state into an "attractive investment destination" for global capital. As Ravinder Kaur provocatively argues, the brand new nation is not a mere nineteenth century re-run. It has come alive ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Flame and the Rebel Riders - Stacy Gregg

The ninth exciting adventure in this popular pony club series! With showjumping contests to win, rivals to defeat, mysteries to solve and ponies in danger to save – these books are perfect for all girls who love ponies.Issie takes a summer job at Ginty McLintoch’s prestigious showjumping stables where she meets a talented chestnut pony called Flame. Issie must try to keep her head in the glamorous commercial world of showjumping and will face decisions that could change her life forever…Tempers will flare – may the best rider win!

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The Forever Horse - Stacy Gregg

An enchanting and inspiring stand-alone novel from the author of The Princess and the Foal.

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Evil Beetle Versus Science: Building the Secret Headquarters - Paul Mason

A humorous science comic-book story that explains key concepts about materials. Loveable anti-heroine Evil Beetle decides she needs to build new headquarters. But it''s not as easy as Evil Beetle thought because she does not know enough about science! The hilarious story is full of facts about materials and is perfect for children aged 6 plus who love comic books. For children progressing through book bands, it is suitable for children reading at Book Band 11: Lime.Evil Beetle Vs Science is a series of books about a hapless anti-heroine and her loyal band of minibeast sidekicks. Evil Beetle''s plots keep going wrong because she doesn''t understand science! Luckily her friend Smart Snail is on hand to explain, and readers will learn key science concepts while enjoying Evil Beetle''s attempts to keep her garden free from intruders.Titles in the series: The Shadow of Doom (Light); The Itching Powder Plot (Plants); The Alarm Call (Sound); The Electric Attack (Electricity); The Garden Force Attack (Forces); Building the Secret Headquarters (Materials).

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Evil Beetle Versus Science: Building the Secret Headquarters - Paul Mason

A humorous science comic-book story that explains key concepts about materials. Loveable anti-heroine Evil Beetle decides she needs to build new headquarters. But it''s not as easy as Evil Beetle thought because she does not know enough about science! The hilarious story is full of facts about materials and is perfect for children aged 6 plus who love comic books. For children progressing through book bands, it is suitable for children reading at Book Band 11: Lime.Evil Beetle Vs Science is a series of books about a hapless anti-heroine and her loyal band of minibeast sidekicks. Evil Beetle''s plots keep going wrong because she doesn''t understand science! Luckily her friend Smart Snail is on hand to explain, and readers will learn key science concepts while enjoying Evil Beetle''s attempts to keep her garden free from intruders.Titles in the series: The Shadow of Doom (Light); The Itching Powder Plot (Plants); The Alarm Call (Sound); The Electric Attack (Electricity); The Garden Force Attack (Forces); Building the Secret Headquarters (Materials).

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Diamantové malování Šelmy 30 x 40 cm

Sada diamantového malování s motivem šelem u vody o rozměru 30x40 cm. Obsahuje podklad se zřetelným značením pro lepení lesklých kamínků. Vhodné pro děti od 6 let.

  • Rozvíjí jemnou motoriku a koordinaci u dětí
  • Trénuje zručnost a trpělivost zábavnou formou
  • Podklad se zřetelným značením pro snadné dokončení
  • Hotový obrázek slouží jako dekorace pokoje

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Jiří Models Samolepky pro zvídavé děti Šelmy

Samolepková knížka od Jiří Models seznamuje děti se světem šelem na 16 barevných stranách. Obsahuje informace o lvech, tygrech a dalších dravcích, hravé úkoly a 2 archy samolepek. Na závěr nabízí zábavný test s řešením pro ověření získaných znalostí.

  • 16 barevných stran s poutavými informacemi o šelmách
  • 2 archy samolepek pro interaktivní zábavu
  • Hravé úkoly a závěrečný test s řešením
  • Rozvíjí znalosti dětí o lvech, tygrech a dalších dravcích

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Vans GR UNICORN KIDS GREY HEATHER 96

Dětské tenisky Vans GR UNICORN v šedé barvě s označením 96. Model nabízí pohodlné nošení a odolný design vhodný pro aktivní děti. Boty kombinují kvalitní zpracování s charakteristickým stylem značky Vans.

  • Kvalitní materiály pro dětskou nohu
  • Stylový a unikátní design
  • Pohodlná obuv pro každodenní nošení
  • Odolná konstrukce pro aktivní děti

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Christmas with the Queen - Heather Webberová, Hazel Gaynor

Curl up this winter with a heart-warming Christmas romance for fans of The Crown and Downton Abbey!''A page-turning festive read, full of will they/won''t they romance, intriguing glimpses of royal life behind palace doors, and inspiring culinary treats. As delicious as a Christmas pudding topped with flaming brandy and lashings of cream'' Gill Paul************************************December 1952As a young Queen Elizabeth II prepares to deliver her first Christmas speech, staff work behind the scenes to get ready for the festivities at Sandringham Estate. Among them are Jack and Olive – old friends who are surprised to be reunited after seven years apart.While Olive works for the BBC reporting on the royal family, and Jack is employed in the queen’s kitchens, their bond deepens – until a secret threatens to tear them apart. When the truth comes to light, it could change Olive and Jack''s lives forever.But maybe Christmas has one last gift to deliver…Readers love Christmas with the Queen!:‘Oh what a gorgeous read… full of warmth and love and nostalgia’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘So well researched you almost feel like you are with the Queen’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I loved this book from the very first page’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Jack and Olive were both wonderfully real and complex, they leapt ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Heather Fawcettová

An intrepid professor must uncover faerie secrets in the delightful and heart-warming second instalment of the Sunday Times bestselling Emily Wilde series. Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore, and has catalogued many secrets of the Hidden Folk in her encyclopaedia with her infuriatingly charming fellow scholar, Wendell Bambleby, by her side. But Bambleby is more than just a brilliant and unbearably handsome scholar.He's an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother, in search of a door back to his realm. By lucky happenstance, Emily's new project, a map of the realms of faerie, will take them on an adventure to the picturesque Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they may find the door to Bambleby's realm, and the key to freeing him from his family's dark plans. But with new friendships for the prickly Emily to navigate and dangerous Folk lurking in every forest and hollow, Emily must unravel the mysterious workings of faerie doors, and of her own heart.

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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Heather Fawcettová

An intrepid professor must uncover faerie secrets in the delightful and heart-warming second instalment of the Sunday Times bestselling Emily Wilde series. Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore, and has catalogued many secrets of the Hidden Folk in her encyclopaedia with her infuriatingly charming fellow scholar, Wendell Bambleby, by her side. But Bambleby is more than just a brilliant and unbearably handsome scholar.He's an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother, in search of a door back to his realm. By lucky happenstance, Emily's new project, a map of the realms of faerie, will take them on an adventure to the picturesque Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they may find the door to Bambleby's realm, and the key to freeing him from his family's dark plans. But with new friendships for the prickly Emily to navigate and dangerous Folk lurking in every forest and hollow, Emily must unravel the mysterious workings of faerie doors, and of her own heart.

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Secret Selves - Professor Stephen Prickett

Who are we and how do we define our inner selves? In his last work, Professor Stephen Prickett presents a literary and cultural exploration of our inner selves – and how we have created and written about them – from the Old Testament to social media. What he finds is that although our secret, inner, sense of self – what we feel makes us distinctively ‘us’ – seems a natural and permanent part of being human, it is in fact surprisingly new. Whilst confessional religious writings, from Augustine to Jane Austen, or even diaries of 20th-century Holocaust victims, have explored inwards as part of a path to self-discovery, our inner space has expanded beyond any possible personal experience. This development has enhanced our capacity not merely to write about what we have never seen, but even to create fantasies and impossible fictions around them.Yet our secret selves can also be a source of terror. The fringes of our inner worlds are often porous, ill-defined and susceptible to frightening forms of external control. Mystics and poets, from Dante to John Henry Newman or Gerard Manley Hopkins, sought God in their secret spaces not least because they feared the ‘abyss beneath.’ From ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A Nation Fermented - Robert Shea Terrell

How did beer become one of the central commodities associated with the German nation? How did a little-known provincial production standard – the Reinheitsgebot, or Beer Purity Law – become a pillar of national consumer sentiments? How did the jovial, beer-drinking German become a fixture in the global imagination?While the connection between beer and Germany seems self-evident, A Nation Fermented reveals how it was produced through a strange brew of regional commercial and political pressures. Spanning from the late nineteenth century to the last decades of the twentieth, A Nation Fermented argues that the economic, regulatory, and cultural weight of Bavaria shaped the German nation in profound ways. Drawing on sources from over a dozen archives and repositories, Terrell weaves together subjects ranging from tax law to advertising, public health to European integration, and agriculture to global stereotypes. Offering a history of the Germany that Bavaria made over the twentieth century, A Nation Fermented eschews both sharp temporal divisions and a conventional focus on northern and industrial Germany. In so doing, Terrell offers a fresh take on the importance of provincial influences and the role of commodities and commerce in shaping the nation.

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Skills to Build the Nation - Soma Chatterjee

Skills to Build the Nation explores how ideas of skill and training shape integration practices in Canada, creating conditions where skilled immigrants’ integration is contingent on performing a Canadianness that is both elusive and assimilatory.

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Skills to Build the Nation - Soma Chatterjee

Skills to Build the Nation explores how ideas of skill and training shape integration practices in Canada, creating conditions where skilled immigrants’ integration is contingent on performing a Canadianness that is both elusive and assimilatory.

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Lady or the Tiger - Heather M. Herrman

A twisty, darkly seductive anti-hero origin story, starring a teenage killer whose trial in the Wild West is upended when her first victim, her husband, arrives alive with a story to tell.Summer 1886—When nineteen-year-old Belle King turns herself in for murder, the last thing she expects to see is her abusive husband Reginald standing outside her Dodge City jail cell, impossibly alive. He’s there to take her back, but Belle is not going without a fight. Reginald was the first man she ever meant to kill, but certainly not the last . . .Now, while there are still bars between them, Belle is forced to resort to all the tricks in her arsenal to prevent her husband from ever being in control of her again. But in the 1880s, the last soul anyone will believe is a girl—even when she confesses to her own crimes.With the seductive horror of a fairy tale, Lady or the Tiger is the dark, twisty story of how one mountain girl from Kentucky became the wickedest woman in the Wild West and an ode to girls with tigers in their hearts who can save themselves.

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