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She can t seem to figure boys out!Gretchen has one wish: to be a fly on the wall in the boy s locker room.

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WITH AN EXCLUSIVE NEW CHAPTER FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITIONThe Amazon No.1 BestsellerThe Sunday Times BestsellerTHE ROYAL BOOK OF THE YEAR_________________________________ Eye-poppingly revealing. . .impeccable sources, historical heft and canny insights served up with a zingy wit. There are many royal biographers, but few as good as this. She turns gossip into the first draft of history. TELEGRAPHFrom the Queen s stoic resolve to the crisis of Meghan and Harry.From the ascendance of Camilla and Kate to the downfall of Andrew. Full of remarkable inside access, The Palace Papers by Sunday Times bestselling author Tina Brown will change how you understand the Royal Family. Clever, well-informed and disgustingly entertaining THE TIMES There are royal books, and there are royal books.But The Palace Papers is in a genre of its own RADIO TIMES Jaw dropping! What a book . . .if you ever want to feel like a fly on the wall of any of the palaces, this is it. LORRAINE KELLY Brown s prose has the swoosh of an enjoyably OTT ballgown FINANCIAL TIMES The world s sharpish and best-informed royal expert PIERS MORGAN Riveting and rigorous PANDORA SYKES A witty, rip-roaring read . . .full off perceptive and witty observations i Newspaper A rollicking ride through recent royal family history . . .Tina Brown s sparkling prose and eye for detail enliven an entertaining expose OBSERVER The most explosive royal book of the year THE SUN Gloriously irreverent, racily written and often very funny. The early chapters on the long affair between Prince Charles and Camilla read like a non-fiction version of Jilly Cooper s Rutshire Chronicles NEW STATESMAN A motherlode of delectable gossip . .. Brown has produced a work both scholarly and scandalous that makes us think about what the post-Elizabethan world may bring, alternately amusing and horrifying us along the way . .. vivid and richly-embroidered INDEPENDENT The devil is in the delicious detail . .. Brown tackles her subjects with the same brio she brought to her years as a highly regarded magazine editor . .. Her access to those who flit around the royals gives her writing an edgy authenticity DAILY MAIL Brown thrashes her way through absolutely everything that has happened to the family since the end of the last book in 1997 . .. Charles and Camilla are vividly brought to life in a series of well-researched stories and anecdotes SUNDAY TIMES The Palace Papers is a sharp-nibbed observation of a generation of tumult for the House of Windsor, bookended by the deaths of Princess Diana and Prince Philip. It s a story about media as much as monarchy, and it draws from almost every chapter in Brown s career in journalism FINANCIAL TIMES It s hard to look away as Tina Brown delves into decades worth of royal scandals GUARDIAN Utter brilliance .. . a rip-roaring read SCOTSMAN A brilliant book.Tina Brown has inside knowledge and writes so well LADY ANNE GLENCONNER (author of Lady in Waiting)_________________________________ Never again , became Queen Elizabeth II s mantra shortly after Diana s death. More specifically, there could never be another Diana - a member of the family whose global popularity upstaged, outshone, and posed an existential threat to the British monarchy. Picking up where The Diana Chronicles left off, The Palace Papers reveals how the royal family reinvented itself after the traumatic years when Diana s blazing celebrity ripped through the House of Windsor like a comet.Tina Brown takes readers on a tour de force journey that shows the Queen s stoic resolve as she coped with the passing of Princess Margaret, the Queen Mother and her partner for seven decades, Prince Philip, and triumphed in her Jubilee years even as the family dramas raged around her. She explores Prince Charles s determination to make Camilla his queen, the tension between William and Harry who are on different paths , the ascendance Kate Middleton, the disturbing allegations surrounding Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, and Harry and Meghan s stunning decision to step back as senior royals. Despite the fragile monarchy s best efforts, never again seems fast approaching.

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Kniha - autor Brad Stone, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. To do so, he developed a corporate culture of relentless ambition and secrecy that's never been cracked. Until now. Brad Stone enjoyed unprecedented access to current and former Amazon employees and Bezos family members, giving readers the first in-depth, fly-on-the-wall account of life at Amazon. Compared to tech's other elite innovators--Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg--Bezos is a private man. But he stands out for his restless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle...

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The only authorised story of Pep Guardiola s triumphant reign at Manchester City: as close to Guardiola as you can get. Write about everything you see. Be as critical as you like. This is what Pep Guardiola told the journalist Marti Perarnau in 2013, when Perarnau arrived to spend a season as an insider at Bayern Munich. In the ten years since, he has followed Pep Guardiola across Europe, and since 2016 has been a fly on the wall at Manchester City, where Guardiola has broken records and revolutionised the Premier League with his radical managerial style.This is the long-awaited, access-all-areas story of Pep Guardiola s time at Manchester City, telling every twist and turn of their journey to the top and providing the definitive lessons of Guardiola s leadership. The only true insider account, it s an essential read for any football fan, and any reader in search of the lessons of one of sport s great leaders.

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A purrfect gift for a loved one with a special affinity for the feline An absolute must for any cat lover Curiosity is more than a desire to discover. It s a lifestyle, and a purrvilege. It s hours of observing a fly on the wall. It s entering the sock drawer just before it closes. It s sniffing the lampshade one more time . . . Such is the wisdom of Curious Zelda: social media star, agony aunt, yoga teacher, cat. In The Adventures of a Curious Catshe gives insight into her view of the world and dispenses unparalleled wisdom. Zelda explains, in her unique voice, how to handle humans, how to communicate with furniture, and most importantly how to live a life curiously. It s the ultimate self-help guide for any cat, or indeed, their human.

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Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description and, for some, a kind of alternative religion. Sarah Thornton s shrewd and entertaining fly-on-the-wall narrative takes us behind the scenes of the art world, from art school to auction house, showing us how it works, and giving us a vivid sense of being there.

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Can you find happiness anywhere? Anywhere at all?Amid the chaos of breaktime, Finley Tandy sits peacefully on the wall. Mr Goodhew, watching from the staffroom, is in awe of the boy s gift for stillness, and his seemingly cast-iron happiness. But tranquility may be catching. Because gradually everyone in the school comes to appreciate what Finley s long silences can offer. Even Juliet finds answers to her crushing worries when she s close to Finley, up on the wall.A warm and witty novel, with a lot to say about the value of silence and self-acceptance, this new young teen story from Anne Fine is the perfect transition read for those approaching the new challenges and joys of the first year of secondary school.

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Give your room a new vibe with these 30 graffiti and street art-inspired wall posters.Transform any space with graffiti and street mural-inspired wall posters. On the Wall Posters: Street Art includes 30, 11 x 14 posters perfect for decorating bedrooms, dorm rooms—any place you love to hang! Perforated pages make each poster easy to remove. Just tear it out and hang it up! Whether you choose an individual poster or go all out with a poster wall or collage, you’re sure to find bold, colorful designs that create the perfect vibe for your room.

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A wonderful, vibrant account Susie Dent A secret history like no other BBC History Magazine, Books of the Year 2024Longlisted for the 2025 Berger PrizeWhat if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can - if you know where to lookAn aristocrat carves obscenities into a tavern window with his diamond ring. A shopkeeper s daughter sketches customers with a piece of coal. A desperate highwayman, condemned to death, scratches his initials into his prison cell door.Writing on the Wall goes in search of the hidden voices of Britain s most rebellious and transformative era - a time when anyone in possession of a sharp point and ready surface could find their voice and immortalise their message. Through the marks made by ordinary people, scratched into walls, doors, windows and more, Madeleine Pelling brings the lost stories of the past to life in all their unguarded glory.

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A wonderful, vibrant account Susie Dent This is the real eighteenth century Dan Snow A secret history like no other BBC History Magazine, Books of the Year 2024What if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can - if you know where to lookAn aristocrat carves obscenities into a tavern window with his diamond ring. A shopkeeper s daughter sketches customers with a piece of coal. A desperate highwayman, condemned to death, scratches his initials into his prison cell door.Writing on the Wall goes in search of the hidden voices of Britain s most rebellious and transformative era - a time when anyone in possession of a sharp point and ready surface could find their voice and immortalise their message. Through the marks made by ordinary people, scratched into walls, doors, windows and more, Madeleine Pelling brings the lost stories of the past to life in all their unguarded glory.

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Ten little bottles of orangeade are sitting on the wall. One by one, the woodland animals try to reach the contents, without success. Soon just one bottle is left. But can clever little mouse solve everyone s problems?

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Ellingham Academy must be cursed. Three people are now dead. One, a victim of either a prank gone wrong or a murder. Another, dead by misadventure. And now, an accident in Burlington has claimed another life. All three in the wrong place at the wrong time. All at the exact moment of Stevie’s greatest triumph . . . She knows who Truly Devious is. She’s solved it. The greatest case of the century. At least, she thinks she has. With this latest tragedy, it’s hard to concentrate on the past. Not only has someone died in town, but David disappeared of his own free will and is up to something. Stevie is sure that somehow—somehow—all these things connect. The three deaths in the present. The deaths in the past. The missing Alice Ellingham and the missing David Eastman. Somewhere in this place of riddles and puzzles there must be answers. Then another accident occurs as a massive storm heads toward Vermont. This is too much for the parents and administrators. Ellingham Academy is evacuated. Obviously, it’s time for Stevie to do something stupid. It’s time to stay on the mountain and face the storm—and a murderer. In the tantalizing finale to the Truly Devious trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson expertly tangles her dual narrative threads and ignites an explosive end for all who’ve walked through Ellingham Academy.

Objev podobné jako The Hand on the Wall - Johnson Maureen

A brand new edition of the classic love story by forgotten celebrity Irish author, Katherine Cecil Thurston. The book is set in Waterford, in turn-of-the-century Ireland, and was first published in 1908. Now re-issued by Manderley Press, with an introduction by Megan Nolan and a specially commissioned front cover by Kathi Burke.

Objev podobné jako The Fly on the Wheel - Katherine Cecil Thurston

LP vinyl - Druhé studiové album australského indie rockového souboru. Druhé studiové album australského indie rockového souboru. Australská indie rocková skupina z Bunbury. V její tvorbě se zrcadlí styly jako alternativní rock, blues, raggae. Rok vydání : 2022 (2.album) Seznam stop LP1 Dancing Shoes / Another Day / Sidewalk / The Lookout / Our Love / Hazy / If You amp; I / When I Grow Up LP2 I Know / Pedestal / Sirens / Do You Belong / Our Love (Acoustic) / The Lookout (Acoustic) / Hazy (Acoustic)

Objev podobné jako Great Gable: On The Wall In The Morning Light (2x LP) - LP (5054197124334)

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2024 ⠦ GENIUS A BOOK OF THE YEAR for theSPECTATOR, MAIL ON SUNDAY, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, INDEPENDENT, TELEGRAPH, SUNDAY EXPRESSand THE TABLET.From one of the funniest writers of our time, the award-winning author of One Two Three Four and Ma am Darling turns his attention to Queen Elizabeth II in an unforgettable and fascinating biography. A crown jewel among royal biographies OBSERVER⠘Extraordinarily original, enlightening and fresh⠙ SPECTATOR Absolutely fascinating Ruth Langsford, LOOSE WOMEN A very unusual masterpiece SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Brilliantly funny and well-researched FINANCIAL TIMESVirginia Woolf compared her to a caterpillar; Anne Frank kept pictures of her on the wall of her annex; Jimi Hendrix played her tune; Haile Selassie gave her a gold tiara; Dirk Bogarde watched Death in Venice with her; Andy Warhol envied her fame; Donald Trump offended her; E.M. Forster confessed he would have married her, if only she had been a boy.Queen Elizabeth II was famous for longer than anyone who has ever lived. When people spoke of her, they spoke of themselves; when they dreamed of her, they dreamed of themselves. She mirrored their hopes and anxieties. To the optimist, she seemed an optimist; to the pessimist, a pessimist; to the awestruck, charismatic; and to the cynical, humdrum. Though by nature reserved and unassuming, her presence could fill presidents and rock gods with terror. For close to a century, she inhabited the psyche of a nation.Combining biography, essays, cultural history, dream diaries, travelogue and satire, the bestselling and award-winning author of Ma am Darling and One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time presents a kaleidoscopic portrait of this most public yet private of sovereigns.⠓ An unconventional tribute that offers a snapshot of almost a century of social history with a mix of royal insanity, and superior anecdotes, from farts and corgis to Paul McCartney and poets laureate THE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2024 An enthralling reverie on memory, identity, coincidence and meaning ⠓ testing, teasing, charming, moving and deceptively wise RORY STEWART⠘An entertaining and revealing digest ⠦ fascinating ⠦ Craig Brown has captured something essential about Britain⠙s curious relationship with royalty⠙TLS Completely and utterly brilliant and exquisitely funny and fascinating. This book is, dare I say, majestic. Craig Brown has no peers ⠓ I would curtsey to him if I met him MARINA HYDE Wonderfully readable ⠦ At once sympathetic but clear-eyed, kind but sharp NEW STATESMAN Brown is as sharp and dryly funny as his subject EVENING STANDARD You wouldn⠙t think the world needed another book about Queen Elizabeth ⠓ but how wrong you⠙d be. Craig Brown⠙s wholly original and enthralling biography is absolute heaven from start to finish⠙ INDIA KNIGHT Craig Brown continues to reinvent the art of biography⠦ utterly fascinating JASON COWLEYCraig Brown s book One Two Three Four won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in 2020.

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Passion, deception, an unexplained death and a detective with quite a lot to hide lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz s brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS Sunday Times My favourite literary hero at the moment is Anthony Horowitz Shari Lapena Sheer genius ... A joy from start to finish INDEPENDENT_____________________Secrets can kill.Smooth-tongued divorce lawyer Richard Price is bludgeoned to death at his London home.Scrawled on the wall beside the body: the number 182.What does it mean? And who was at his front door just minutes before he died and while he was still talking on the phone?Confronted with this most baffling of mysteries, the police are forced to turn to private investigator Daniel Hawthorne._____________________ Pure pleasure for readers ... A must-read delight WALL STREET JOURNAL Anthony Horowitz gets away with murder in all sorts of ways and emerges triumphant The Times This is crime fiction as dazzling entertainment, sustained by writing as skilfully light-footed as Fred Astaire Sunday Times Crime Club A crime story that keeps you up into the small hours... a page-turning mystery Metro Sheer genius ... A joy from start to finish Independent Fans of traditional puzzle mysteries will be enthralled Publishers Weekly Huge fun... It s hard to know why anyone who loves a good mystery wouldn t thoroughly enjoy the ride Irish Independent Succeeds on all levels ... Horowitz has the Midas touch Booklist No one currently working the field has anywhere near this much ingenuity to burn KIRKUS

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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most wicked of them all? Snow White’s dark queen tells her side of the story in this queer, witchy reimagining of the classic fairy tale from the author of Malice.Legends tell of a witch who became a queen – the heartless villain in the story of Snow White. But now the wicked queen is stepping out of Snow White’s shadow to become the heroine of her own legend.Her “once upon a time” began when she was just Ayleth, a young witch living in the forest with her coven, practicing their magic in secret and hiding from the White King’s brutal war against witchcraft.Ayleth, however, faces a war of her own. Her magical gifts have yet to reveal themselves, and as the threat of the Royal Huntsmen intensifies, she fears she will never become the witch her coven needs.To prove herself, she sets out on a perilous quest that sends her to the White Palace, a decadent world of drama and deceit. There, she encounters an unlikely figure from her past, Jacquetta – the witch who once held Ayleth’s heart – but then betrayed her.As events at the palace escalate, Ayleth finds herself caught in the web of the White King, whose dark charisma is as dangerous as the sinister force that seems to be haunting the palace. With the threat of discovery looming, Ayleth and Jacquetta must set aside the wounds of their past and work together to survive.But to do this, Ayleth must find the strength to transform into someone she never imagined she could be.A powerful witch, the very wickedest of them all.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2024 ⠦ GENIUS A BOOK OF THE YEAR for theSPECTATOR, MAIL ON SUNDAY, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, INDEPENDENT, TELEGRAPH, SUNDAY EXPRESSand THE TABLET.From one of the funniest writers of our time, the award-winning author of One Two Three Four and Ma am Darling turns his attention to Queen Elizabeth II in an unforgettable and fascinating biography. A crown jewel among royal biographies OBSERVER⠘Extraordinarily original, enlightening and fresh⠙ SPECTATOR Absolutely fascinating Ruth Langsford, LOOSE WOMEN A very unusual masterpiece SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Brilliantly funny and well-researched FINANCIAL TIMESVirginia Woolf compared her to a caterpillar; Anne Frank kept pictures of her on the wall of her annex; Jimi Hendrix played her tune; Haile Selassie gave her a gold tiara; Dirk Bogarde watched Death in Venice with her; Andy Warhol envied her fame; Donald Trump offended her; E.M. Forster confessed he would have married her, if only she had been a boy.Queen Elizabeth II was famous for longer than anyone who has ever lived. When people spoke of her, they spoke of themselves; when they dreamed of her, they dreamed of themselves. She mirrored their hopes and anxieties. To the optimist, she seemed an optimist; to the pessimist, a pessimist; to the awestruck, charismatic; and to the cynical, humdrum. Though by nature reserved and unassuming, her presence could fill presidents and rock gods with terror. For close to a century, she inhabited the psyche of a nation.Combining biography, essays, cultural history, dream diaries, travelogue and satire, the bestselling and award-winning author of Ma am Darling and One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time presents a kaleidoscopic portrait of this most public yet private of sovereigns.⠓ An unconventional tribute that offers a snapshot of almost a century of social history with a mix of royal insanity, and superior anecdotes, from farts and corgis to Paul McCartney and poets laureate THE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2024 An enthralling reverie on memory, identity, coincidence and meaning ⠓ testing, teasing, charming, moving and deceptively wise RORY STEWART⠘An entertaining and revealing digest ⠦ fascinating ⠦ Craig Brown has captured something essential about Britain⠙s curious relationship with royalty⠙TLS Completely and utterly brilliant and exquisitely funny and fascinating. This book is, dare I say, majestic. Craig Brown has no peers ⠓ I would curtsey to him if I met him MARINA HYDE Wonderfully readable ⠦ At once sympathetic but clear-eyed, kind but sharp NEW STATESMAN Brown is as sharp and dryly funny as his subject EVENING STANDARD You wouldn⠙t think the world needed another book about Queen Elizabeth ⠓ but how wrong you⠙d be. Craig Brown⠙s wholly original and enthralling biography is absolute heaven from start to finish⠙ INDIA KNIGHT Craig Brown continues to reinvent the art of biography⠦ utterly fascinating JASON COWLEYCraig Brown s book One Two Three Four won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in 2020.

Objev podobné jako A Voyage Around the Queen - Brown Craig

Costa Award-winning Frances Hardinge s gripping story of a young girl s daring mission through a natural world intent on her destruction.With stunning two-colour illustrations by superstar illustrator Emily Gravett on every page, The Forest of a Thousand Eyes is richly atmospheric: perfect for fans of David Almond and Kiran Millwood Hargrave.The hungry Forest is moving forward like an army, a green and constant threat to the humans living in and on an increasingly crumbling Wall. Feather, accompanied only by her scaled ferret, Sleek, must avoid the Forest s tentacles, and the many dangerous creatures it shelters, to return the community s precious spyglass to its rightful place. Along the way, she develops her resilience, and meets other people living on the Wall, whose stories and experiences open her mind, and those of her community, to new horizons.From the creators of Island of Whispers, chosen as one of the Top Five YA books of 2023 by The Guardian.A compelling story filled with adventure, emotional intensity and the rawness of nature.

Objev podobné jako The Forest of a Thousand Eyes - Frances Hardinge

In this gripping prequel to The Red Canoe, Buck navigates family, trauma and star-crossed romance in his search to track down his wayward brother. In this prequel to 2022 s The Red Canoe, Buck, aka Michael Fineday, aka Red Deer is on his way to track down his wayward brother in the Twin Cities, when he s trapped in a snowstorm and rescued by Sally, a girl who is fighting her own demons. Though intrigued by Sally, most of Buck s time is spent trying to unravel his family s involvement with an elaborate racket which has recently gotten his cousin Ruben and his half-brother Bear killed. Eli, Buck s surviving brother, is up to his neck in the racket that involves insurance fraud and stolen vehicles, and unwilling to tell Buck the truth. The racketeer s kingpin thinks Eli has something they want - which is both his death warrant and his salvation. The problem is, Eli doesn t know exactly what the something is or how to find it; his only clue is a phrase in Anishinaabe language Ruben scrawled on the wall of his room before he was killed, and it s up to Buck to track it down. Meanwhile, Sally and Buck grow closer through the shared wounds of their difficult pasts; and Buck teaches her some Ashinaabe language and cultural practices. Strangely, all roads - both Sally s and Buck s - lead to the Witch Tree, an important spiritual reservoir in Native American religion, and where he is forced to face the many facets of his own identity and find a way for them both to heal.

Objev podobné jako The Witch Tree - Wayne Johnson

***WINNER of the 2021 RSL Ondaatje Prize*** I binged it like a Netflix show... It s stunning Luke Kennard, author of The Transition______________________________A photograph is hung on a gallery wall for the very first time since it was taken two decades before. It shows a slaughter house in rural Ireland, a painting of the Virgin Mary on the wall, a meat hook suspended from the ceiling - and, from its sharp point, the lifeless body of a man hanging by his feet. The story of who he is and how he got there casts back into Irish folklore, of widows cursing the land and of the men who slaughter its cattle by hand. But modern Ireland is distrustful of ancient traditions, and as the BSE crisis in England presents get-rich opportunities in Ireland, few care about The Butchers, the eight men who roam the country, slaughtering the cows of those who still have faith in the old ways. Few care, that is, except for Fionn, the husband of a dying woman who still believes; their son Davey, who has fallen in love with the youngest of the Butchers; Gra, the lonely wife of one of the eight; and her 12-year-old daughter, Una, a girl who will grow up to carry a knife like her father, and who will be the one finally to avenge the man in the photograph.

Objev podobné jako The Butchers - Ruth Gilligan

Discover a pangolin at dusk, fly on the bat s back, visit a lion and hear about his plight; try the moth alphabet tongue-twister, meet fighting Tazzies on a night out in Tasmania or dream about the five-legged dog and three-legged cat! Then find out about real, huge Titanosaurus and amazing Coelacanths. You might spot a kingfisher, that small glint of wonder , and see how wild reclaims the world in the urban night-time. These beautiful poems are perfectly melded with Petr Horacek s gorgeous, glowing paintings and the combination is extraordinary - passionate, playful, thoughtful and exciting.Like the goldfinch in the final poem, this wonderful book will set the heart free and flying .

Objev podobné jako The Star Whale - Nicola Davies

Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023.â ˜An incredibly important book . . . a beautifully crafted, compelling story . . . which will undoubtedly break your heart but also make it singâ ™ - Mike GayleTwo children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a secret.1907: Twelve-year-old Celestine spends most of his time locked in an attic room of a large house by the sea. Taken from his homeland and treated as an unpaid servant, he dreams of his family in Africa even if, as the years pass, he struggles to remember his motherâ ™s face, and sometimes his real name . . .Decades later, Lowra, a young orphan girl born into wealth and privilege, will find herself banished to the same attic. Lying under the floorboards of the room is an old porcelain doll, an unusual beaded claw necklace and, most curiously, a sentence etched on the wall behind an old cupboard, written in an unidentifiable language. Artefacts that will offer her a strange kind of comfort, and lead her to believe that she was not the first child to be imprisoned there . . .Lola Jaye has created a hauntingly powerful, emotionally charged and unique dual-narrative novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging, seen through the lens of Black British History in The Attic Child.â ˜This is important storytelling about issues of race and privilege . . . that will stay with me for a long timeâ ™ - Tracy Chevalierâ ˜Just brilliantâ ™ - Dorothy Koomsonâ ˜Powerful and emotionalâ ™ - Lisa Jewell

Objev podobné jako The Attic Child - Lola Jaye

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities Albus DumbledoreHarry Potter can t wait for his holidays with the dire Dursleys to end. But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns Harry of mortal danger awaiting him at Hogwarts. Returning to the castle nevertheless, Harry hears a rumour about a Chamber of Secrets, holding unknown horrors for wizards of Muggle parentage. Then students are found as though turned to stone, and a terrible warning is discovered painted on the wall. The chief suspect – always in the wrong place – is Harry. But something much darker has yet to be unleashed.These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.

Objev podobné jako Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Andrew Davidson, Joanne K. Rowlingová

Beware the self-righteous man of faith, the wicked-eyed child, the jealous lover. For this is Salem, in 1691, where rumours fly on the wind and witchcraft is abroad. Lois Barclay, cursed in childhood, is a stranger in a strange land – and the devil will work his mischief on Lois’s neighbours before the season of madness is out.

Objev podobné jako Lois the Witch - Elizabeth Gaskellová

In this laugh-out-loud, feel-good sequel to Worldwide Crush, superfan Millie grows out of her celebrity crush and lands awkwardly in something even more dramatic: her first ever IRL middle school crush. Is Millie ready to graduate from posters on the wall to a living, breathing boy who sits next to her in Social Studies? By herself, absolutely not. But with a little help from her friends -- maybe! Feeling comically unprepared for this next phase of middle school, Millie calls on an adorkable cast of characters for instructions and support: Shauna, her wise bestie who uses her Magic 8 Ball for advice; her two cranky grandmas, who call cute boys foxes ; Pringles, her beloved bulldog; and her bunny-loving neighbor, Tibbs, who dedicates herself to getting Millie an invite to the bar mitzvah of her dreams. But when a secret game of Truth or Dare at the bar mitzvah leads to her ultimate fantasy -- Millie and Scott swaying together on the dance floor -- the moment is ruined in humiliating fashion. And Millie doubts she ll ever be ready for real-world middle school love after all. Amidst a whirlwind of embarrassing family shenanigans and side-splitting missteps, Millie learns to trust her own instincts, grow up on her own terms, and never, ever sacrifice her friends for a crush.

Objev podobné jako The Scott Fenwick Diaries - Kristin Nilsen

Olivia has one toy that she loves more than anything. She feeds him, dresses him and takes him everywhere. So when he disappears, Olivia is FURIOUS! She looks under the rug, under the sofa, under the cat. She shouts at Ian and baby William, she cries, she stomps... all to no avail. Then, one dark and stormy night, Olivia hears a noise... Clutching a candelabra, she creeps bravely into her bedroom, and sees a huge menacing shadow on the wall. Who is this monster, and what s that hanging from his jaws? All is resolved peacefully in this entertaining story starring our favourite pig and her favourite toy.

Objev podobné jako Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy - Ian Falconer

Odklápěcí uzávěr, pojistka proti rozlití, otevírání jednou rukou, rysky pro odměřování, neobsahuje BPA.. Sportovní láhev NALGENE On the Fly je vybavena odklápěcím uzávěrem a pojistkou proti rozlití. Spolehlivé silikonové těsnění, snadné otevírání a zavírání jednou rukou ocení kromě sportovců také řidiči. Nepropustné víko a ryska k odměřování tekutin patří mezi hlavní přednosti této láhve. Víko sportovní láhve NALGENE On the Fly je kompatibilní s ostatními širokými láhvemi od Nalgene. Široké hrdlo láhve umožňuje snadné čištění, láhev lze mýt také v myčce. Doporučuje se však láhev umístit do horní části myčky, kde se nenachází topné těleso. Láhev je vyrobena z panenské pryskyřice, neobsahuje zdraví škodlivou látku BPA (Bisfenol A), je tedy zdravotně zcela nezávadná. Sportovní láhev NALGENE On the Fly je pachově neutrální a odolná vůči vzniku skvrn po barevných nápojích. Vhodná pro studené i teplé nápoje. Technický popis: odklápěcí uzávěr pojistka proti rozlití silikonové těsnění snadné otevírání jednou rukou ryska k odměřování tekutin kompatibilní víko široké hrdlo ke snadnému čištění lze mýt v myčce přírodní materiál, neobsahuje BPA pachově neutrální odolná vůči vzniku skvrn po barevných nápojích vhodné pro studené i teplé nápoje materiál: panenská pryskyřice objem: 700 ml celková výška: 24 cm průměr: 7,3 cm

Objev podobné jako Sportovní láhev NALGENE On the Fly Sustain 700 ml Sprout

Odklápěcí uzávěr, pojistka proti rozlití, otevírání jednou rukou, rysky pro odměřování, neobsahuje BPA.. Sportovní láhev NALGENE On the Fly je vybavena odklápěcím uzávěrem a pojistkou proti rozlití. Spolehlivé silikonové těsnění, snadné otevírání a zavírání jednou rukou ocení kromě sportovců také řidiči. Nepropustné víko a ryska k odměřování tekutin patří mezi hlavní přednosti této láhve. Víko sportovní láhve NALGENE On the Fly je kompatibilní s ostatními širokými láhvemi od Nalgene. Široké hrdlo láhve umožňuje snadné čištění, láhev lze mýt také v myčce. Doporučuje se však láhev umístit do horní části myčky, kde se nenachází topné těleso. Láhev je vyrobena z panenské pryskyřice, neobsahuje zdraví škodlivou látku BPA (Bisfenol A), je tedy zdravotně zcela nezávadná. Sportovní láhev NALGENE On the Fly je pachově neutrální a odolná vůči vzniku skvrn po barevných nápojích. Vhodná pro studené i teplé nápoje. Technický popis: odklápěcí uzávěr pojistka proti rozlití silikonové těsnění snadné otevírání jednou rukou ryska k odměřování tekutin kompatibilní víko široké hrdlo ke snadnému čištění lze mýt v myčce přírodní materiál, neobsahuje BPA pachově neutrální odolná vůči vzniku skvrn po barevných nápojích vhodné pro studené i teplé nápoje materiál: panenská pryskyřice objem: 700 ml celková výška: 24 cm průměr: 7,3 cm

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Odklápěcí uzávěr, pojistka proti rozlití, otevírání jednou rukou, rysky pro odměřování, neobsahuje BPA.. Sportovní láhev NALGENE On the Fly je vybavena odklápěcím uzávěrem a pojistkou proti rozlití. Spolehlivé silikonové těsnění, snadné otevírání a zavírání jednou rukou ocení kromě sportovců také řidiči. Nepropustné víko a ryska k odměřování tekutin patří mezi hlavní přednosti této láhve. Víko sportovní láhve NALGENE On the Fly je kompatibilní s ostatními širokými láhvemi od Nalgene. Široké hrdlo láhve umožňuje snadné čištění, láhev lze mýt také v myčce. Doporučuje se však láhev umístit do horní části myčky, kde se nenachází topné těleso. Láhev je vyrobena z panenské pryskyřice, neobsahuje zdraví škodlivou látku BPA (Bisfenol A), je tedy zdravotně zcela nezávadná. Sportovní láhev NALGENE On the Fly je pachově neutrální a odolná vůči vzniku skvrn po barevných nápojích. Vhodná pro studené i teplé nápoje. Technický popis: odklápěcí uzávěr pojistka proti rozlití silikonové těsnění snadné otevírání jednou rukou ryska k odměřování tekutin kompatibilní víko široké hrdlo ke snadnému čištění lze mýt v myčce přírodní materiál, neobsahuje BPA pachově neutrální odolná vůči vzniku skvrn po barevných nápojích vhodné pro studené i teplé nápoje materiál: panenská pryskyřice objem: 700 ml celková výška: 24 cm průměr: 7,3 cm

Objev podobné jako Sportovní láhev NALGENE On the Fly Sustain 700 ml Spring Green/Sprout

Odklápěcí uzávěr, pojistka proti rozlití, otevírání jednou rukou, rysky pro odměřování, neobsahuje BPA.. Sportovní láhev NALGENE On the Fly je vybavena odklápěcím uzávěrem a pojistkou proti rozlití. Spolehlivé silikonové těsnění, snadné otevírání a zavírání jednou rukou ocení kromě sportovců také řidiči. Nepropustné víko a ryska k odměřování tekutin patří mezi hlavní přednosti této láhve. Víko sportovní láhve NALGENE On the Fly je kompatibilní s ostatními širokými láhvemi od Nalgene. Široké hrdlo láhve umožňuje snadné čištění, láhev lze mýt také v myčce. Doporučuje se však láhev umístit do horní části myčky, kde se nenachází topné těleso. Láhev je vyrobena z panenské pryskyřice, neobsahuje zdraví škodlivou látku BPA (Bisfenol A), je tedy zdravotně zcela nezávadná. Sportovní láhev NALGENE On the Fly je pachově neutrální a odolná vůči vzniku skvrn po barevných nápojích. Vhodná pro studené i teplé nápoje. Technický popis: odklápěcí uzávěr pojistka proti rozlití silikonové těsnění snadné otevírání jednou rukou ryska k odměřování tekutin kompatibilní víko široké hrdlo ke snadnému čištění lze mýt v myčce přírodní materiál, neobsahuje BPA pachově neutrální odolná vůči vzniku skvrn po barevných nápojích vhodné pro studené i teplé nápoje materiál: panenská pryskyřice objem: 700 ml celková výška: 24 cm průměr: 7,3 cm

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The ultimate book for fly fishing enthusiasts, featuring stunning photography of flies and the fishermen who use them.Features a foreword by President Jimmy Carter! For the millions of fly fishers who are passionate about their sport, this gorgeous book is both a visual feast and the perfect reference. The Art of the Fishing Fly includes a history of fly fishing focusing on the evolution of fishing flies; a guide to essential equipment; a how-to section on tying three key flies by three top fly tyers; and essays by noted experts. The book’s core includes 75 profiles of flies—the soul of the sport—with absolutely stunning color photographs of each fly and fascinating stories behind the flies, inspirational photographs of fly fishers in action, and profiles of the top 19 fly fishing locations around the world.

Objev podobné jako The Art of the Fishing Fly - Tony Lolli

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

Objev podobné jako The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing - Mark Kurlansky

A Palestinian prisoner’s memoir of thirty years’ captivity, and a love letter to the wall that encircles and comforts him This is the story of a wall that somehow chose me as the witness of what it said and didNasser Abu Srour grew up in a refugee camp in the West Bank, on the outskirts of Bethlehem. As a child, he played in its shadow and explored the little world within the camp. As he grew older, he began questioning the boundaries that limited his existence.Later, sentenced to life in prison, with no hope of parole, he found himself surrounded by a physical wall. This is the story of how, over thirty years in captivity, he crafted a new definition of freedom. Turning to writings by philosophers as varied as Derrida, Kirkegaard and Freud, he begins to let go of freedom as a question that demanded an answer, in order to preserve it as a dream.The wall becomes his stable point of reference, his anchor, both physically and psychologically. As each year brings with it new waves of releases of prisoners, he dares to hope, and seeks refuge in the wall when these hopes are dashed. And, in a small miracle, he finds love with a lawyer from the outside – while in her absence, the wall is his solace and his curse.A testimony of how the most difficult of circumstances can build a person up instead of tearing them down, The Tale of a Wall is an extraordinary record of the vast confinement and power of the mind.

Objev podobné jako The Tale of a Wall - Nasser Abu Srour

A Palestinian prisonerâ ™s memoir of thirty yearsâ ™ captivity, and a love letter to the wall that encircles and comforts him This is the story of a wall that somehow chose me as the witness of what it said and didNasser Abu Srour grew up in a refugee camp in the West Bank, on the outskirts of Bethlehem. As a child, he played in its shadow and explored the little world within the camp. As he grew older, he began questioning the boundaries that limited his existence. Later, sentenced to life in prison, with no hope of parole, he found himself surrounded by a physical wall.This is the story of how, over thirty years in captivity, he crafted a new definition of freedom. Turning to writings by philosophers as varied as Derrida, Kirkegaard and Freud, he begins to let go of freedom as a question that demanded an answer, in order to preserve it as a dream. The wall becomes his stable point of reference, his anchor, both physically and psychologically.As each year brings with it new waves of releases of prisoners, he dares to hope, and seeks refuge in the wall when these hopes are dashed. And, in a small miracle, he finds love with a lawyer from the outside â “ while in her absence, the wall is his solace and his curse.A testimony of how the most difficult of circumstances can build a person up instead of tearing them down, The Tale of a Wall is an extraordinary record of the vast confinement and power of the mind.

Objev podobné jako The Tale of a Wall - Nasser Abu Srour

Megan Giddings s prose is brimming with wonder. The Women Could Fly is a candid appraisal of grief, inheritance, and the merits of unruliness. - Raven LeilaniReminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Deborah Harkness, and Octavia E. Butler, The Women Could Fly is a feminist speculative novel that speaks to our times. A piercing dystopian tale about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her absent mother, set in a world in which magic is real and single women are closely monitored in case they are shown to be witches . . .Josephine Thomas has heard every conceivable theory about her motherâ ™s disappearance. That she was kidnapped. Murdered. That she took on a new identity to start a new family. That she was a witch. This is the most worrying charge, because in a world where witches are real, peculiar behaviour raises suspicions and a woman â “ especially a Black woman â “ can find herself on trial for witchcraft.But fourteen years have passed since her motherâ ™s disappearance, and now Jo is finally ready to let go of the past. Yet her future is in doubt. The State mandates that all women marry by the age of thirty â “ or enrol in a registry that allows them to be monitored, effectively forfeiting their autonomy. At twenty-eight, Jo is ambivalent about marriage. With her ability to control her life on the line, she feels as if she has never understood her mother more. When sheâ ™s offered the opportunity to honour one last request from her motherâ ™s will, Jo leaves her regular life to feel connected to her one last time.In this powerful and timely novel, Megan Giddings explores the limits women face â “ and the powers they have to transgress and transcend them. It can be tempting to read The Women Could Fly, which comes in the shadow of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and call the book timely. But the relationship at the heart of this novel â ” between Jo and her mercurial mother â ” is much closer to timeless. - The New York Times

Objev podobné jako The Women Could Fly - Megan Giddings

An uplifting and empowering book, Girl on the Fly follows a strong young girl as she navigates friendships, family drama, and her own passion for running, and eventually learns to find her own steady inner rhythm as her outer world falls apart.

Objev podobné jako Girl on the Fly - Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl

AN EVENTFUL SUMMER...Summer break is coming to an end, and the production of the school festival’s short movie is progressing well. So with time to spare, Ryou uses this opportunity to work on a personal project—his own short film! But that’s not the only thing on his plate, as he’s also assigned to shoot a promotional video for Himejima. Of course, Hina gets jealous and ends up revealing her anxieties. Ryou learns about her failed attempts to break into the entertainment industry and tries to comfort her, but is that really enough?

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AD 400. Rome and its Empire are failing . . .Veteran cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor sets out with his regiment to make what may be his final tour of the forts along Hadrian s Wall.Through a combination of military prowess, brutality and bribery, Marcus has spent twenty years keeping the savage Picts at bay. Feared by his enemies and hated by his superiors, his strength of will is the only thing that has held the disgruntled, poorly paid garrisons of the Wall in place as the failing Roman Empire s grip on Britannia weakened.Yet as this tour of the wall progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that this is more than a routine inspection. Why is Marcus stripping the defences of cavalry to strengthen his own force? Is he negotiating with the Picts - or conspiring with them? And who is the mysterious figure who follows Marcus every move and yet hides in the shadows?Segeduno, Cilurno, Brocolitia, Vindolanda: each fort holds memories and friendships, hides rivals, or conceals enemies. But what exactly is Marcus Flavius Victor s ultimate objective? It would appear he is willing to risk bloody civil war in a bid to seize Britannia for himself? Or is he raising an army to save the province from the darkness that waits on the other side of the Wall?Hailed as one of our very best historical novelists, Douglas Jackson returns to the world of ancient Rome with this epic novel of a failing empire and a world on the brink . . .

Objev podobné jako The Wall - Douglas Jackson

A riveting story of adventure, danger and friendship for readers 11+, perfect for fans of Alex Rider and CHERUB.What would you risk for a friend you ve never met . . . ?In 1960s Berlin the Wall is everywhere. It cuts through streets, parks, even houses. Teenagers Harry and Jakob live either side of the divide.In West Berlin, American Harry witnesses the brutal shooting of a boy trying to escape over the Wall into the West, and decides to emulate his comic book heroes and help those in the East however he can.On the other side in East Berlin, Jakob is the adopted son of a high up Stasi officer, feeling suffocated by the rules of a strictly regimented society and desperate to find his real family.When Jakob finds a message that Harry has sent over the Wall, he grasps the opportunity. The boys begin a secret friendship, evading the authorities using lemon juice as invisible ink to share hidden messages.They soon realise that a bold plot to carve a tunnel under the wall is the only way out for Jakob â “ and it s time to put their friendship to the test. Just how much are they prepared to risk for each other â “ and for freedom? A real page turner which will keep you reading long after you should have turned out the light! Independent Book Reviews â “ Fiona Sharp It has everything a school Library Manager could possibly hope for in a book to recommend to their students. It gives the reader historical knowledge. It is an adventure. It is thrilling. The pacing is perfect. There is no bad language Dudley School Librarian

Objev podobné jako The Boy Behind The Wall - Maximillian Jones

HadrianÂ’s Wall is the largest, most spectacular and one of the most enigmatic historical monument in Britain. Nothing else approaches its vast scale: a land wall running 73 miles from east to west and a sea wall stretching at least 26 miles down the Cumbrian coast. In this book, based on literary and historical sources as well as the latest archaeological research, Alistair Moffat considers who built the Wall, how it was built, why it was built and how it affected the native peoples who lived in its mighty shadow. The result is a unique and fascinating insight into one of the Wonders of the Ancient World.

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If you loved From Lukov with Love - the sensational TikTok hit that captivates readers all over the world - then you don t want to miss any of Mariana s unique romances. No one writes slow burn like Mariana Zapata and her millions of fans agree! Everything Mariana writes is pure gold, and I credit her for my undying love of some of my favorite tropes: slow-burn, enemies to lovers, and grumpy/sunshine...Mariana is an absolute rockstar and a true gift to romance readers everywhere! - Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis When I need a guaranteed five-star, slow burn romance, I pick up Mariana Zapata every time. - #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Tessa Bailey An absolute binge-compelling, subtle, sweet and unforgettable-Zapata brings the heady, dizzy rush of the slow fall into love to the pages of The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. Winnipeg is so much more than a slow burn, a sports story, or a grumpy/sunshine delight-it s all of those things rolled into an unputdownable feast of romance. - Sierra Simone, USA Today bestselling author of Priest and Misadventures of a Curvy Girl.........................................Vanessa Mazur knows she s doing the right thing. She shouldn t feel bad for quitting. Being an assistant/housekeeper/fairy godmother to the top defensive end in the National Football Organization was always supposed to be temporary. She has plans and none of them include washing extra-large underwear longer than necessary.But when Aiden Graves shows up at her door wanting her to come back, she s beyond shocked.For two years, the man known as The Wall of Winnipeg couldn t find it in him to tell her good morning or congratulate her on her birthday. Now? He s asking for the unthinkable.What do you say to the man who is used to getting everything he wants?More dazzling praise for The Wall of Winnipeg and Me: A seriously addictive slow burn romance. This book was seriously perfect. reader review This one just really hit the spot for me. Great characters, slow burn romance, funny interactions, and when the heat finally hits, it s delicious. I read straight through the night and have thought about Aidan all day reader review I laughed. I cried. I laughed some more. I cried even harder. I swooned and cried some more . . . This author has giving me back my love for reading and I couldn t thank her enough reader review The character development and the build of the relationship between these two were done perfectly. It was all just beautiful reader review I really enjoyed this slow burn romance. . . The payoff was perfect - I constantly had a cheesy grin on my face. The characters, the story, it was all simply wonderful reader review Slow burn. So good. Didn t want it to end. What a romance! reader review........................................Want more of Mariana s delicious slow burn? Why not start with her sensational hit, From Lukov with Love! And don t miss any of her romances beloved by millions of readers!When Gracie Met the GrumpDear AaronLingusRhythm, Chord MalykhinThe Best ThingUnder LockeKultiWait for ItLuna and the LieHands DownAll Rhodes Lead Here

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In this illustrated chapter book, readers can join Daisy Dolittle on her latest adventure as she investigates the mysteries on an Australian movie set with Cuddles the koala.Daisy Dolittle is an independent-minded 10-year-old girl with a love of animals and a magical secret - she has the incredible ability to speak to animals! Inherited from her great-great-great-grandfather, Doctor Dolittle (ever heard of him?), this talent makes her a friend to cuddly creatures of all sizes. Not only that ... it also makes her a fantastic detective! Whenever an animal is in danger or needs rescuing, Daisy is sure to be on the case. In this second adventure, Daisy winds up on a film set in the Australian outback. After several mishaps, film director Bud Boomer is convinced that someone is trying to sabotage is movie. With the help of a koala, a kookaburra, and a cat, Daisy embarks on a journey to uncover the truth.DAISY DOLITTLEIf you love adventure stories and cute animals, then Daisy s your girl! She gets up to all sorts of hijinks - foiling dognappers in Paris, thwarting animal smugglers in Australia, rescuing otters, and more. Her stories are packed with Melody Lockhart s trademark mixture of dynamic action, snappy humour, and heartfelt emotion. It showcases the wonderful artwork of Anuki Lopez and is perfect for children aged 7+.

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The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural awakening among African Americans between the two world wars. It was the cultural phase of the New Negro movement, a social and political phenomenon that promoted a proud racial identity, economic independence, and progressive politics. In this Very Short Introduction, Cheryl A. Wall captures the Harlem Renaissance s zeitgeist by identifying issues and strategies that engaged writers, musicians, and visual artists alike. She introduces key figures such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, and Jean Toomer, along with such signature texts as Mother to Son, Harlem Shadows, and Cane. In examining the New Negro, she looks at the art of photographer James Van der Zee and painters Archibald Motley and Laura Wheeler and the way Marita Bonner, Jessie Fauset, and Nella Larsen explored the dilemmas of gender identity for New Negro women. Focusing on Harlem as a cultural capital, Wall covers theater in New York, where black musicals were produced on Broadway almost every year during the 1920s. She also depicts Harlem nightlife with its rent parties and clubs catering to working class blacks, wealthy whites, and gays of both races, and the movement of Renaissance artists to Paris.From Hughes s The Negro Speaks of Rivers to W.E.B. Du Bois s novel Dark Princess, black Americans explored their relationship to Africa. Many black American intellectuals met African intellectuals in Paris, where they made common cause against European colonialism and race prejudice. Folklore - spirituals, stories, sermons, and dance - was considered raw material that the New Negro artist could alchemize into art. Consequently, they applauded the performance of spirituals on the concert stage by artists like Roland Hayes and Paul Robeson. The Harlem Renaissance left an indelible mark not only on African American visual and performing arts, but, as Cheryl Wall shows, its legacies are all around us.

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â ˜A gripping account of the cloak and dagger game played in Berlin and beyond by Britainâ ™s shadow warriors. A knife-edge Cold War showdown. A game of secrets, masterfully told.â ™ â “ Damien Lewis, Sunday Times No. 1 Bestselling AuthorThe British Commandersâ ™-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany, better known as BRIXMIS, was arguably the most successful and enduring intelligence organisation of the whole Cold War. Its three-man teams maintained a permanent presence behind the Iron Curtain, patrolling East German soil every single day from 1946 until the fall of the Berlin Wall changed the face of post-war Europe.In a follow-up to The Deadly Game, Will Britten, a career Military Intelligence Officer, treats us to a fresh, and in places hard-hitting look at his experience as one of the last generations of Cold War warriors. Over the Wall details reconnaissance missions in the depths of the DDR, targeting by Stasi surveillance teams, and fascinating personal contacts with â ˜the enemyâ ™. Beyond this, he puts forward the shocking proposition that Moscow had almost certainly compromised BRIXMIS through their own agents operating within the wide US military system.Providing a rare insight into the activities of the GRU-staffed Soviet military teams deployed reciprocally in West Germany, Over the Wall ultimately poses an intriguing question: in the final balance whose missions were operationally more effective?

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Rafi Francisco needs something really special to put her true crime podcast on the map. She sets her sights on River Stone, the hearthrob musician who rose to stardom after the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend. Rafi lands herself a ticket to the exclusive Fly Fest, where River will be the headliner. But when Rafi arrives on the Caribbean island location of Fly Fest with hundreds of other influencers and (very minor) celebrities, they quickly discover that the dream trip is more of a nightmare. And it s not just confronting beauty gurus-gone-wild and spotty WiFi. Soon, Rafi goes from fighting for an interview to fighting for her life. And, as she gets closer to River, she discovers that he might be hiding even darker secrets than she suspected . . .

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* A Financial Times and Evening Standard Book of the Year ** LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2020 * Masterly . . . A signal achievement . . . Remarkable. Guardian A 1984 for our times. Daily ExpressKavanagh begins his time patrolling the Wall. If heâ ™s lucky, if nothing goes wrong, he only has to do two years of this. 729 more nights.The best thing that can happen is that he survives and gets off the Wall and will never have to spend another day of his life anywhere near it.But what if something did happen â “ if the Others came, if he had to fight for his life? Thrilling and heartbreaking, The Wall is about a troubled world you will recognise as your own â “ and about what might be found when all is lost.

Objev podobné jako The Wall - John Lanchester

Berlin before the fall of the Wall is a city divided, yet its ordinary residents find ways to live and survive on both sides. There is Robert, teller of barroom anecdotes over beer and vodka, adjusting to a new life in the west; Pommerer, trying to outwit the system in the east; the unnamed narrator, who escapes back-and-forth to collect stories; his beguiling, exiled lover Lena; the three boys who defect to watch Hollywood films; and the man who leaps across the Wall again and again - simply because he cannot help himself. All are, in their different ways, wall jumpers, trying to lose themselves but still trapped wherever they go. Ultimately, the walls inside their heads prove to be more powerful than any man-made barrier ...

Objev podobné jako The Wall Jumper - Peter Schneider

Joshua is a troubled boy who lives with his mother and stepfather in a divided city, where a wall and soldiers separate two communities, and the rubble-strewn residue of their broken world gives hints of the old life before the wall was built. Joshua discovers a manhole, which leads to a tunnel, which leads in pitch darkness under the wall and across to the other side. Forbidden territory, dangerous territory, violent territory, which a boy like him â “ visibly different â “ shouldnâ ™t stray into. An act of kindness from a girl saves his life, but leads to a brutal act of cruelty and a terrible debt heâ ™s determined to repay. And no one, no one must find out that heâ ™s been there â “ or the consequences will be unbearable.

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The strange and suspenseful dystopian classic about an ordinary woman whose weekend away in the Austrian mountains takes an inexplicable and sinister turn - and becomes a fight for survival. **FOR FANS OF I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN**A woman takes a holiday in the Austrian mountains, spending a few days with her cousin and his wife in their hunting lodge. When the couple fails to return from a walk, the woman sets off to look for them. But her journey reaches a sinister and inexplicable dead end. She discovers only a transparent wall behind which there seems to be no life. Trapped alone behind the mysterious wall she begins the arduous work of survival. This is at once a simple account of potatoes and beans, of hoping for a calf, of counting matches, of forgetting the taste of sugar and the use of one s name, and simultaneously a disturbing dissection of the place of human beings in the natural world. One of the most beautiful and most harrowing books Iâ ™ve ever read, as well as one of the best Susan Choi Every joint and sinew of the story is restless with a sense of threat London Review of Books Brilliant in its sustainment of dread, in its peeling away of old layers of reality to expose a raw way of seeing and feeling. Nicole KraussTRANSLATED BY SHAUN WHITESIDEVINTAGE EARTH is a collection of novels to transform our relationship with the natural world. Each one is a work of creative activism, a blast of fresh air, a seed from which change can grow. The books in this series reconnect us to the planet we inhabit - and must protect. Discover great writing on the most urgent story of our times.

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