how the other half eats priya fielding singh

This important book “weaves lyrical storytelling and fascinating research into a compelling narrative” (San Francisco Chronicle) to look at dietary differences along class lines and nutritional disparities in America, illuminating exactly how inequality starts on the dinner plate. Inequality in America manifests in many ways, but perhaps nowhere more than in how we eat. From her years of field research, sociologist and ethnographer Priya Fielding-Singh brings us into the kitchens of dozens of families from varied educational, economic, and ethnoracial backgrounds to explore how—and why—we eat the way we do. We get to know four families intimately: the Bakers, a Black family living below the federal poverty line; the Williamses, a working-class white family just above it; the Ortegas, a middle-class Latinx family; and the Cains, an affluent white family. ​ Whether it #39;s worrying about how far pantry provisions can stretch or whether there #39;s enough time to get dinner on the table before soccer practice, all families have unique experiences that reveal their particular dietary constraints and challenges. By diving into the nuances of these families’ lives, Fielding-Singh lays bare the limits of efforts narrowly focused on improving families’ food access. Instead, she reveals how being rich or poor in America impacts something even more fundamental than the food families can afford: these experiences impact the very meaning of food itself. Packed with lyrical storytelling and groundbreaking research, as well as Fielding-Singh’s personal experiences with food as a biracial, South Asian American woman, How the Other Half Eats illuminates exactly how inequality starts on the dinner plate. Once you’ve taken a seat at tables across America, you’ll never think about class, food, and public health the same way again.

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The promise of public education is excellence for all. But that promise has seldom been kept for low-income children of color in America. In How the Other Half Learns, teacher and education journalist Robert Pondiscio focuses on Success Academy, the network of controversial charter schools in New York City founded by Eva Moskowitz, who has created something unprecedented in American education: a way for large numbers of engaged and ambitious low-income families of colour to get an education for their children that equals and even exceeds what wealthy families take for granted. Her results are astonishing, her methods unorthodox.Decades of well-intended efforts to improve our schools and close the achievement gap have set equity and excellence at war with each other: If you are wealthy, with the means to pay private school tuition or move to an affluent community, you can get your child into an excellent school. But if you are poor and black or brown, you have to settle for equity and a lecture about fairness. About the need to be patient. And about how school choice for you only damages public schools for everyone else. Thousands of parents have chosen Success Academy, and thousands more sit on waiting lists to get in. But Moskowitz herself admits Success Academy is not for everyone, and this raises uncomfortable questions we d rather not ask, let alone answer: What if the price of giving a first-rate education to children least likely to receive it means acknowledging that you can t do it for everyone? What if some problems are just too hard for schools alone to solve?

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Succession meets The White Lotus. Absolutely enthralling Antony Johnston Relentlessly page-turning Philippa East Pure escapism L D SmithsonPrivilege has a price. But who will pay it?On the eve of her seventieth birthday, Geri gathers her brother s spoilt adult children together on the family s private island and tells them that she s ready to name her successor as CEO of the lucrative global empire founded by their grandfather.Her announcement triggers a frenzy of suspicion, rivalry and back-stabbing. Each of the three siblings believes the role should go to them - despite the dark secrets that they all harbour.As Geri uncovers the black heart of her own family, will the best among them win the prize? Or will the heirs to the Chalice crown finally get what they so richly deserve?Praise for Rachel North: Creepy and compulsive Sabine Durrant A stonking page-turner Emma Curtis

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Dream vacation . . . or holiday from hell? A steamy and suspenseful thriller, full of family scandal. Perfect for fans of The White Lotus and Gossip Girl.

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The People of the Abyss (1903) is a work of nonfiction by American writer Jack London. Written after the author spent three months living in Londonâ ™s poverty-stricken East End, The People of the Abyss bears witness to the difficulties faced by hundreds and thousands of people every day in one of the wealthiest nations on earth. Inspired by Friedrich Engelsâ ™s The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845) and Jacob Riisâ ™s How the Other Half Lives, London hoped to expose the indignities faced by those left behind by industrialization. In 1902, Jack London traveled to England to live in the slums of Londonâ ™s East End. Hoping to learn about the lives and experiences of the cityâ ™s working class, he spent three months staying in workhouses, sleeping on the streets, and lodging with a poor family in the area. Drawing on his own experience as a working-class American, and informed by his dedicated understanding of socialism, London recorded what he saw of the lives of Londonâ ™s poor, the hundreds of thousands of humans held back from the nationâ ™s progress toward modernization. The People of the Abyss was a popular and critical success upon publication and would inspire the young George Orwell to conduct his own research on poverty and urban life, which he recorded in his groundbreaking work Down and Out in Paris and London. Although he is known more for his contributions to fiction, London was a talented journalist whose experiences as a world traveler and worker allowed him to capture the deprivations of impoverished life while preserving a sense of humanity and advocating for much needed change. This edition of Jack Londonâ ™s The People of the Abyss is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

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Shortlisted for the Authorsâ ™ Club Best First Novel Awardâ ˜A therapeutic dose of high-strength emotionâ ™ GUARDIAN*JOANNA GLEN S LATEST NOVEL MAYBE, PERHAPS, POSSIBLY IS OUT NOW*Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in.At six, sheâ ™s memorising the dictionary. At seven, sheâ ™s correcting her teachers. At eight, she spins the globe and picks her favourite country on the sound of its name: Burundi.And now that she s an adult, Augusta has no interest in the goings-on of the small town where she lives with her parents and her beloved twin sister, Julia.When an unspeakable tragedy upends everything in Augusta s life, she s propelled headfirst into the unknown. She s determined to find where she belongs â “ but what if her true home, and heart, are half a world away?â ˜Itâ ™s going to be all over every book club in Britain before you can say Burundiâ ™THE TIMESâ ˜Full of the reality of hope and despair in everyoneâ ™s livesâ ™ MIRANDA HARTâ ˜This gem of a novel entertains and moves in equal measureâ ™ DAILY MAILâ ˜Keep the tissues closeâ ™ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING â ˜An irresistible message of redemption and belongingâ ™ RED magazineâ ˜Heartening and hopefulâ ™ JESS KIDD, author of Things in Jarsâ ˜Mesmerizingly beautifulâ ™ SARAH HAYWOOD, author of The Cactusâ ˜An extraordinary masterpieceâ ™ ANSTEY HARRIS, author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Athertonâ ˜Gutsy, endearing and entertainingâ ™ DEBORAH ORRâ ˜Absolutely brilliantâ ™ GAVIN EXTENCE, author of The Universe Versus Alex Wood

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A spellbinding children⠙s story from from War Horse author and former Children s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo ⠓ now with a brand new cover look.Toby Jenkins doesn⠙t like boarding school. He gets called Jinks and thinks he will never fit in. But then he meets a strange boy named Christopher who believes that he is the second coming of Jesus Christ. When the village boy ⠘oiks⠙ start a war with the schoolboy ⠘toffs⠙, Toby is caught in the middle. Can Christopher provide the miracle that Toby needs?A brilliant evocation of school life from the master storyteller.Michael has written more than one hundred books for children including An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Private Peaceful, and An Elephant in the Garden. He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children⠙s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.⠓Former Children s Laureate Michael Morpurgo needs no introduction. He is one of the most successful children s authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Michael has written more than forty books for children including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. Several of his other stories have been adapted for screen and stage, including My Friend Walter, Why the Whales Came and Kensuke s Kingdom.Michael has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. He started the charity Farms for City Children in 1976 with his wife, Clare, aimed at relieving the ⠜poverty of experience⠦ many young children feel in inner city and urban areas. Michael is also a patron of over a dozen other charities.Living in Devon, listening to Mozart and working with children have provided Michael with the ideas and incentive to write his stories. He spends half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories for children. For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out ⠓ the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers. Michael received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.

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The magical follow-up to The Monster Who Wasn t. The second book in this brilliantly rich and strange fantasy series will make us all believe in monsters - be they good, bad or somewhere in between. Sam might be half-monster and half-fairy, but since finding a loving family with the Kavanaghs, his daily life has been all human. And now he s facing one of the greatest human challenges - starting secondary school. But Sam barely has time to worry about the strange stuff teachers say (why do they call it the Great War when it sounds like was anything but great?) before he is thrust back into the world of monsters. Sam s school friends Amira, Hazel and Wilfred reveal that they are shifters: noble twin-souled beings who live half their lives as humans and the other half as dogs. When his new friends are kidnapped one by one, Sam is dragged into an adventure that will force him to confront both halves of his own identity, monster and fairy, if he wants a chance at saving their lives ...

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The first book in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit television show, in which The Hunger Games meets Lost. No one has set foot on Earth in centuries - until now.Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth s radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents - considered expendable by society - are being sent on a dangerous mission: to re-colonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life...or it could be a suicide mission.Clarke was arrested for treason, though she s haunted by the memory of what she really did. WELLS, the chancellor s son, came to Earth for the girl he loves - but will she ever forgive him Reckless BELLAMY fought his way onto the transport pod to protect his sister, the other half of the only siblings in the universe. And GLASS managed to escape back onto the ship, only to find that life there is just as dangerous as she feared it would be on Earth.Confronted with a savage land and haunted by secrets from their pasts, the hundred must fight to survive. They were never meant to be heroes, but they may be mankind s last hope.READERS LOVE IT Not just another Sci-Fi! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I enjoyed it tremendously ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This book is definitely one of my favorites!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Original storyline has sucked me in and consumed me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is a perfect combo of love, science fiction, young adult with a touch of dystopia ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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A must-have for every child s library: two enchanting tales by the best-selling author of Northern Lights, in a special hardcover omnibus edition with newly colourised illustrations.With a delightful and unique introduction from the author- especially for this beautiful Everyman s Library volume.In The Firework-Maker⠙s Daughter, young Lila has learned from her father almost all there is to know about his profession⠔but he insists upon holding back the final secret. With the help of her friend Chulak, Lila discovers that anyone who wants to be a true firework-maker must face down the Fire-Fiend of Mount Merapi. It is only after Lila has set off on her quest that Chulak discovers the other half of the secret⠔and without it, Lila will perish. In the company of Hamlet, a talking white elephant, Chulak sets off to find Lila before it s too late.Clockwork features an apprentice clockmaker who is tempted to sell his soul. As the townspeople of Glockenheim gather on the eve of the annual unveiling of a new figure for the town clock, Karl, the apprentice, confides to Fritz, a storyteller, that he has failed his task to create one. Fritz, in his turn, has no idea how to finish the new story he has begun concocting, which he calls ⠜Clockwork.⠝ He begins to tell it anyway, only to see its dangerous antagonist materialize in front of the two boys and offer Karl a Faustian pact.Real life and storytelling merge, and destruction must be narrowly averted, in this unusual and suspenseful tale of the power of creativity.

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Through a particularly tragic series of events, couch potato Maeve Kelly has been forced to sign up for the Other Half, Bath s springtime half-marathon. What Maeve doesn t know is just how brutal some of the other runners are.As race day draws closer, an Albanian refugee named Spiro makes a run for freedom on the other side of town, escaping the chain gang that has held him hostage and its murderous foreman, who is known to his charges as The Finisher. The Finisher has killed for disobedience before, and Spiro knows there s a target on his back as he tries to lose himself in the genteel medieval city of Bath.Meanwhile Detective Peter Diamond is tasked with crowd control on the raucous day of the race - and catches sight of a violent criminal he put away a decade ago, and who very much seems to be up to his old tricks now that he is paroled. Diamond s hackles are already up when he learns that one of the runners never crossed the finish line and has disappeared without a trace. Was Diamond a spectator to the prelude to a murder?

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The characters from Five Children and It are back! This time they ve discovered part of a magic amulet that will grant their heart s desire. The kids must time-travel to find the other half of the amulet, setting off on a fantastic journey from Edwardian London to ancient Egypt, Babylon, Atlantis, the camps of Julius Caesar, and into a utopian future.

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Part one of BATTLE FOR THE THRONE!Jim Downing and Nyx s attack on Spawn had mixed results, with Nyx controlling half the Dead Zones while Spawn holds the other half. Meanwhile, Spawn and Haunt infiltrate Heaven to find a cure for Haunt s poison, leading them to Heaven s science labs, only to discover Heaven⠙s dubious plans to take the war to Hell. Collects Spawn issues #338 ⠓ 343

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How we live is shaped by how we eat. You can see this in the vastly different approaches to growing, preparing and eating food around the world, such as the hunter-gatherer Hadza in Tanzania whose sustainable lifestyle is under threat in a crowded planet, or Western societies whose food is farmed or bred in vast intensive enterprises. And most of us now rely on a complex global food web of production, distribution, consumption and disposal, which is now contending with unprecedented challenges. The need for a better understanding of how we feed ourselves has never been more urgent. In this wide-ranging and definitive book, philosopher Julian Baggini expertly delves into the best and worst food practises in a huge array of different societies, past and present. His exploration takes him from cutting-edge technologies, such as new farming methods, cultured meat, GM and astronaut food, to the ethics and health of ultra processed food and aquaculture, as he takes a forensic look at the effectiveness of our food governance, the difficulties of food wastage and the effects of commodification. Extracting essential principles to guide how we eat in the future, How the World Eats advocates for a pluralistic, humane, resourceful and equitable global food philosophy, so we can build a food system fit for the twenty-first century and beyond.

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From bestselling author of Fermat s Last Theorem, a must-have for number lovers and Simpsons fans An entertaining picture of the insanely high-minded nature of the Simpsons⠙ writers Sunday Times A valuable, entertaining book that, above all, celebrates a supremely funny, sophisticated show Financial TimesYou may have watched hundreds of episodes of The Simpsons (and its sister show Futurama) without ever realising that they contain enough maths to form an entire university course.In The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, Simon Singh explains how the brilliant writers, some of the mathematicians, have smuggled in mathematical jokes throughout the cartoon⠙s twenty-five year history, exploring everything from to Mersenne primes, from Euler⠙s equation to the unsolved riddle of P vs. NP, from perfect numbers to narcissistic numbers, and much more. With wit, clarity and a true fan⠙s zeal, Singh analyses such memorable episodes as ⠘Bart the Genius⠙ and ⠘Homer³⠙ to offer an entirely new insight into the most successful show in television history.

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An exploration of how we grow, make, buy and eat our food around the world, which proposes the principles for a perennial and global philosophy of food; from the Sunday Times-bestselling author of How the World Thinks.

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A Best Floristry Book of 2022, Gardens IllustratedA contemporary, beautifully illustrated book on flowers, flower pressing and arranging.â ˜A delight, packed with stories about the flowers JamJar Flowers work with, as well as practical informationâ ™ House GardenIn The Modern Flower Press, innovative florists Melissa Richardson and Amy Fielding (owners of JamJar Flowers) share their abundant knowledge of flowers and tell the stories that surround the traditional art of flower pressing, reinventing the craft into a very modern form that celebrates the colour, shape and beauty of flowers.The Modern Flower Press is a storybook full of entertaining facts, myths and legends about flowers. Melissa and Amy explain all aspects of the history of pressing flowers, from its origins to the present day. They show you how to choose the right flowers for pressing, how to prepare and press them, and share ideas for projects and artworks to display them in all their perfectly preserved glory. From their own small and large-scale commissions to lovely ideas that you can make at home by following their clear, full-colour illustrated step-by-step instructions, there are designs here to make best use of your favourite garden or wild flowers.Packed with inspiring ideas, quirky facts and glorious photography, this celebration of the botanical world is the ideal book for gardeners, artists, crafters, and anyone who is interested in learning about flowers. It is the perfect introduction to the lost art of flower pressing.

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Bridget Jones, the original singleton, is back and her life is as chaotic as ever in The Edge of Reason, the number one bestseller from Helen Fielding. The Wilderness Years are over! But for how long?Bridget s second diary takes us through a year that begins with man-of-her-dreams Mark Darcy (who never does the washing up) and lurches onwards through a sea of self-help books and lunatic advice from her mad friends. Struggling with the challenges of a boyfriend-stealing beauty, an eight-foot hole in the wall and a builder obsessed with large reservoir fish, Bridget decides it s time for a spiritual epiphany.And so she departs Notting Hill for the sparkling shores of Thailand . . .Bridget is back.

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FROM THE WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021 With Ingrid Persaudâ ™s, assured, wizened and brilliant hand at the pen, these women become vitally, thrillingly, and unforgettably alive. MARLON JAMES A voice that has a vibrancy of its own.â ™ RACHEL JOYCE A talented and engaging storyteller. Sunday Times Persaud has a knack for finding the sublime in the ordinary. SARA COLLINS, GuardianFrom the award-winning author of Love After Love, comes an epic of wonder, danger and risk.This is the tale of four women.Popo: brilliant, vulnerable and stuck. She s determined to free herself from the traps of her past.Mana Lala: a devoted mother - her only connection to her man is their little boy, and she will do anything to keep them both close.For Doris, well, he s glorious and once she s licked him into shape, her husband presents an opportunity to climb the social ladder. She s heard the awful stories, but she s sure they won t be hers.Rosie just wants to mind her business, her lover, Etty, and her store.Four lives, connected and controlled by one man: the notorious, charismatic gangster Boysie Singh. Pull up a chair and let these women tell of the man they believed could love, help or free them, and how some of them survived to tell a tale at all.PRAISE FOR LOVE AFTER LOVE A beautiful book. I adored it. RICHARD OSMAN Full of wit and soul. TRACY CHEVALIER It made me ugly cry. JESSIE BURTON Glorious RACHEL JOYCE

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I beg as soon as you get Fielding s Joseph Andrews, I fear in Ridicule of your Pamela and of Virtue in the Notion of Don Quixote s Manner, you would send it to me by the very first Coach. (George Cheyne in a letter to Samuel Richardson, February 1742) Both Joseph Andrews (1742) and Shamela (1741) were prompted by the success of Richardson s Pamela (1740), of which Shamela is a splendidly bawdy parody. But in Shamela Fielding also demonstrates his concern for the corruption of contemporary society, politics, religion, morality, and taste. The same themes - together with a presentation of love as charity, as friendship, and in its sexual taste - are present in Joseph Andrews, Fielding sfirst novel.It is a work of considerable literary sophistication and satirical verve, but its appeal lies also in its spirit of comic affirmation, epitomized in the celebrated character of Parson Adams. This revised and expanded edition follows the text of Joseph Andrews established by Martin C. Battestin for the definitive Wesleyan Edition of Fielding s works.The text of Shamela is based on the first edition, and two substantial appendices reprint the preliminary matter from Conyers Middleton s Life of Cicero and the second edition of Richardson s Pamela (both closely parodied in Shamela). A new introduction by Thomas Keymer situates Fielding sworks in their critical and historical contexts. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe.Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Inspired by traditional folktales from around the world, this volume in the Animal Stories for Bedtime series features fantastical, mesmerizing tales about how different forest animals came to resemble the species that we know today. Told over generations, often around campfires in the dead of night, these tales come from many cultures around the world. Whether beginning in the forests of Africa, America, Australia, or Europe, the stories in this book go back a long way, but here they are retold with new twists and turns for the bedtimes of today. This collection contains eight engaging stories including “How the Frog Became King of the Marshes,” “Why Owls Stare,” and “Why Dogs Became Our Friends.” They mix humor, suspense, a few scares, and charming full-color artwork to irresistible effect.

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⠜These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness and friendship have a transporting quality.⠝ Guardian on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other StoriesBear and Bird are best friends! And while they don⠙t always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So, when neither of them can remember why they ve circled today in red in the calendar, they each think they ve missed the other s birthday and scramble to surprise each other with a party! And when Bear accidentally loses the ball while playing Boing Boing, he has to summon up all his courage to go into the Creepy Cave to get it back.Full of comic mix-ups and misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the fifth instalment in this irresistibly charming chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis. Bear and Bird are fast becoming a firm favourite and their adventures are perfect to read aloud, or for children who are ready to start reading by themselves.⠜Bear and Bird has all the charm and wisdom of Julian Gough and Jim Field⠙s Rabbit and Bear series ⠦ The illustrations are glorious.⠝ Irish Independent on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Jarvis⠙s digital drawings, in beautiful colors, have an attractive handmade feel. The New York Times Book Review on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Readers can enjoy lots more Bear and Bird adventures! Look out for: Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Adventure and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Stick and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Secret and Other StoriesThe Cloud: A Bear and Bird picture book

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⠜These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness and friendship have a transporting quality.⠝ Guardian on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other StoriesJust you and me and the stars. I⠙m as happy as can be...Bear and Bird are best friends! And while they don t always understand each other, they both agree: all they want it to make the other happy. So, when Bear gobbles up the special, surprise cake Bird made for him, Bird laughs and laughs. And when Bird gets completely lost after sitting on a rock with legs, Bear comes to the rescue, on a walking rock of his own...Full of funny mix-ups and comic misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the second instalment in an irresistibly charming new chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis.⠜Bear and Bird has all the charm and wisdom of Julian Gough and Jim Field⠙s Rabbit and Bear series ⠦ The illustrations are glorious.⠝ Irish Independent on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Jarvis⠙s digital drawings, in beautiful colors, have an attractive handmade feel. The New York Times Book Review on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other StoriesReaders can enjoy lots more Bear and Bird adventures! Look out for:Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other StoriesBear and Bird: The Adventure and Other StoriesBear and Bird: The Stick and Other StoriesBear and Bird: The Cave and Other StoriesBear and Bird: The Secret and Other StoriesThe Cloud: A Bear and Bird picture book

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THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR The Other Tenant has such an original premise and I was hooked from the very first line. Dark, atmospheric and so compulsive, I raced through this cleverly plotted thriller. The ending gave me chills. I loved it Claire Douglas, bestselling author of THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEAREDâ ˜DONâ ™T GET TOO COMFORTABLEâ ™Marlow has always lived in unusual places. But when she accepts a position as a live-in property guardian, she finds herself moving somewhere she swore sheâ ™d never return to.Right from the start, she knows itâ ™s a terrible mistake. The elegant Victorian school is due to be turned into luxury apartments, but its eerie, empty corridors are full of Marlowâ ™s worst memories.And now something sinister is happening on the site. One of the other tenants has disappeared without warning, and Marlow suspects that the nine other guardians know far more than theyâ ™re letting on. Sheâ ™s determined to find out what happened to the missing woman â “ but which of these strangers can she trust?And can she uncover the truth before her own past catches up with her?_â ˜A twisty tale full of menace, with a great setting where everyone is a suspect â “ The Other Tenant is guaranteed to keep you guessing to the last pageâ ™T. M. Logan, author of The Dream Home and The Holiday I loved this tense thriller - the set up is so intriguing and the characters leap off the page, with plenty of twists and turns that kept me reading late into the night Laura Marshall, bestselling author of Friend Request The Other Tenant will take up residence in your mind from the very first page. A cleverly plotted thriller. I raced through it! Holly Seddon, internationally bestselling author of The Woman on the Bridge A highly original setting and a creepy, atmospheric story - I was gripped! Jackie Kabler, bestselling author of The Perfect Coupleâ ˜Totally gripping from start to finish. I simply HAD to find out the truthâ ™S.E. Lynes, bestselling author of The Housewarmingâ ˜Lesley Kara is the queen of foreboding! She maintains a lingering sense of impending disaster from the first page until the lastâ ™Emma Christie, author of Find Her FirstReaders are gripped by The Other Tenant! I could not put it down. Would definitely recommend to others I love any book by Lesley Kara and this one is no different, it kept me gripped and immersed until the very end A dark, twisty read. It was a slow burn thriller but once it got going WOW it was a rollercoaster of a read

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⠜These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness and friendship have a transporting quality.⠝ Guardian on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other StoriesBear and Bird are best friends! And while they don⠙t always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So, when Bird feels poorly, Bear arrives with a backpack of goodies to make her feel better. And when they hang out with Mole ⠓ who tells absolutely hilarious jokes! ⠓ Bird realizes she doesn⠙t need to compete for Bear⠙s attention; that there is lots of laughter to go around...Full of comic mix-ups and misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the third instalment in an irresistibly charming chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis.⠜Bear and Bird has all the charm and wisdom of Julian Gough and Jim Field⠙s Rabbit and Bear series ⠦ The illustrations are glorious.⠝ Irish Independent on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Jarvis⠙s digital drawings, in beautiful colors, have an attractive handmade feel. The New York Times Book Review on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other StoriesReaders can enjoy lots more Bear and Bird adventures! Look out for: Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Stick and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Secret and Other StoriesThe Cloud: A Bear and Bird picture book

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_______________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAre you keen to lose weight without spending a fortune? Do you find it hard to stick to a budget when you are on a diet? In Save Money, Lose Weight, the book to accompany the ITV series, Dr Ranj Singh brings you a 28-day plan that shows you how to make nutritious, calorie-controlled, budget-conscious meals for the whole family.As well as 80 delicious recipes, this book includes: - Shopping lists - Meal planners - Tips to slash your weekly grocery bill - Easy, no-cost exercise ideasLet the nation s favourite doctor, Ranj Singh, show you how to break the cycle of habit without breaking the bank.What readers are saying:***** Easy to follow recipes and good shopping guides . . . the results have been great ***** Great ideas . . . food tastes delicious ***** Lovely recipes to follow and help you get to your goal

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When a new family moves into a house in Pendle, they discover a witch s bottle filled with curses. Soon the spirits of those accused of witchcraft in the infamous Pendle Witch Trials of 1612 are released, wreaking havoc in the area. Eve, Clovis and Tom are enlisted to investigate in their latest and most challenging mission yet. Together with their mentor, Professor Rufus, they must go up against the ghosts of the Pendle witches. But the ghosts are hellbent on possessing the descendants of those who were responsible for their deadly trials. Can the ghost-hunting trio put a stop to the possessions before it s too late?

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When the ghosts of two young children start to haunt a local school, trainee ghost hunters Eve, Clovis and Tom are invited to help investigate the case. But before long they realise there is more to this haunting than they first realised. Could it be that the ghost children are victims of Jack the Ripper? And is the evil Ripper of Whitechapel about to unleash a new campaign of terror from beyond the grave?

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These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness and friendship have a transporting quality, ideal for 5+. GuardianBear and Bird are best friends! And while they don⠙t always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So, when Bear and Bird find they both want to collect the same stick, they are absolutely determined not to let it get in the way of their friendship. And when Bird accidentally swaps Bear s bouncy ball on Swapsy Day, she will give anything to get it back ⠓ even her own lucky hat.Full of comic mix-ups and misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the fourth instalment in this irresistibly charming chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis. Bear and Bird are fast becoming a firm favourite and their adventures are perfect to read aloud, or for children who are ready to start reading by themselves.⠜Bear and Bird has all the charm and wisdom of Julian Gough and Jim Field⠙s Rabbit and Bear series ⠦ The illustrations are glorious.⠝ Irish Independent on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Jarvis⠙s digital drawings, in beautiful colors, have an attractive handmade feel. The New York Times Book Review on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other StoriesReaders can enjoy lots more Bear and Bird adventures! Look out for: Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Adventure and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Secret and Other StoriesThe Cloud: A Bear and Bird picture book

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These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness and friendship have a transporting quality, ideal for 5+. GuardianBear and Bird are best friends! And while they don⠙t always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So when Bird has a secret to tell Bear he will not listen - because he is worried he ll give it away! And when the pair find out they don⠙t actually like all the same things, they both agree it doesn⠙t matter, because the thing they like best of all is being friends with each other.Full of comic mix-ups and misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the sixth instalment in this irresistibly charming chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis. Bear and Bird⠙s adventures are perfect to read aloud together, or for children who are ready to start reading by themselves.⠜Bear and Bird has all the charm and wisdom of Julian Gough and Jim Field⠙s Rabbit and Bear series ⠦ The illustrations are glorious.⠝ Irish Independent on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Jarvis⠙s digital drawings, in beautiful colors, have an attractive handmade feel. The New York Times Book Review on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other StoriesReaders can enjoy lots more Bear and Bird adventures! Look out for: Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Adventure and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Stick and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other StoriesThe Cloud: A Bear and Bird picture book

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These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness and friendship have a transporting quality, ideal for 5+. GuardianBear and Bird are best friends! And while they don⠙t always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So, when Bear and Bird find they both want to collect the same stick, they are absolutely determined not to let it get in the way of their friendship. And when Bird accidentally swaps Bear s bouncy ball on Swapsy Day, she will give anything to get it back ⠓ even her own lucky hat.Full of comic mix-ups and misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories make up the fourth instalment in this irresistibly charming chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis. Bear and Bird are fast becoming a firm favourite and their adventures are perfect to read aloud, or for children who are ready to start reading by themselves.⠜Bear and Bird has all the charm and wisdom of Julian Gough and Jim Field⠙s Rabbit and Bear series ⠦ The illustrations are glorious.⠝ Irish Independent on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Jarvis⠙s digital drawings, in beautiful colors, have an attractive handmade feel. The New York Times Book Review on Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other StoriesReaders can enjoy lots more Bear and Bird adventures! Look out for: Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Adventure and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Secret and Other StoriesThe Cloud: A Bear and Bird picture book

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When a young archaeologist disappears during a dig at Whitby Abbey, so begins a terrifying and sinister chain of events. As an eerie fog settles over the town and more disappearances are reported, young ghost hunters Eve, Clovis and Tom find themselves involved in a terrifying case. Could it be that the ghost of Vlad the Impaler has come to the seaside town? And can they stop the rise of his demonic vampire army?Praise for the series: When I grow up I wanna be a ghost hunter! Keith Lemon It makes it so much scarier when you know the author has lived what she writes about Pixie Lott

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THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR The Other Tenant has such an original premise and I was hooked from the very first line. Dark, atmospheric and so compulsive, I raced through this cleverly plotted thriller. The ending gave me chills. I loved it Claire Douglas, bestselling author of THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEAREDâ ˜DONâ ™T GET TOO COMFORTABLEâ ™Marlow has always lived in unusual places. But when she accepts a position as a live-in property guardian, she finds herself moving somewhere she swore sheâ ™d never return to.Right from the start, she knows itâ ™s a terrible mistake. The elegant Victorian school is due to be turned into luxury apartments, but its eerie, empty corridors are full of Marlowâ ™s worst memories.And now something sinister is happening on the site. One of the other tenants has disappeared without warning, and Marlow suspects that the nine other guardians know far more than theyâ ™re letting on. Sheâ ™s determined to find out what happened to the missing woman â “ but which of these strangers can she trust?And can she uncover the truth before her own past catches up with her?_â ˜A twisty tale full of menace, with a great setting where everyone is a suspect â “ The Other Tenant is guaranteed to keep you guessing to the last pageâ ™T. M. Logan, author of The Dream Home and The Holiday I loved this tense thriller - the set up is so intriguing and the characters leap off the page, with plenty of twists and turns that kept me reading late into the night Laura Marshall, bestselling author of Friend Request The Other Tenant will take up residence in your mind from the very first page. A cleverly plotted thriller. I raced through it! Holly Seddon, internationally bestselling author of The Woman on the Bridge A highly original setting and a creepy, atmospheric story - I was gripped! Jackie Kabler, bestselling author of The Perfect Coupleâ ˜Totally gripping from start to finish. I simply HAD to find out the truthâ ™S.E. Lynes, bestselling author of The Housewarmingâ ˜Lesley Kara is the queen of foreboding! She maintains a lingering sense of impending disaster from the first page until the lastâ ™Emma Christie, author of Find Her FirstReaders are gripped by The Other Tenant! I could not put it down. Would definitely recommend to others I love any book by Lesley Kara and this one is no different, it kept me gripped and immersed until the very end A dark, twisty read. It was a slow burn thriller but once it got going WOW it was a rollercoaster of a read

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the governor of Maryland, the “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison.The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore. Wes just couldn’t shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the inkling that the two shared much more than space in the same newspaper. After following the story of the robbery, the manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter tentatively asked the questions that had been haunting him: Who are you? How did this happen?That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have lasted for several years. Over dozens of letters and prison visits, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own: Both had had difficult childhoods, both were fatherless; they’d hung out on similar corners with similar crews, and both had run into trouble with the police. At each stage of their young lives they had come across similar moments of decision, yet their choices would lead them to astonishingly different destinies.Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world.

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Full of funny mix-ups and comic misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the start of an irresistibly charming new chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis. These wittily illustrated stories of mishaps, hurt feelings, fondness and friendship have a transporting quality, ideal for 5+. GuardianBear and Bird are best friends! And while they don⠙t always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So, when Bear forgets to pack for a picnic (but pretends that he didn⠙t), Bird doesn⠙t let on that she knew all along. And when Bird discovers that Bear has more of a certain talent than she does, well, Bear finds a touching way to make her feel better...⠜Bear and Bird has all the charm and wisdom of Julian Gough and Jim Field⠙s Rabbit and Bear series ⠦ The illustrations are glorious.⠝ Irish Independent Jarvis⠙s digital drawings, in beautiful colors, have an attractive handmade feel. The New York Times Book Review Readers can enjoy lots more Bear and Bird adventures! Look out for: Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Adventure and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Stick and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories Bear and Bird: The Secret and Other StoriesThe Cloud: A Bear and Bird picture book

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Discover Other Civilisations and Cultures With Rich and Unique HistoriesJourney through 15,000 years of history and discover fascinating ancient civilisations and cultures that may have been overlooked in history class with Raven Todd DaSilva, award-winning scholar, archaeologist, and creator of the popular archaeology online educational platform Dig it With Raven.#1 New Release in Archaeology and in Religious Antiquities ArchaeologyLesser-known ancient civilisations and cultures. Go beyond the popular stories of Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Inca and the Maya, and uncover the rich diversity of people that are often overlooked. From the world s first peace treaty to daring expeditions across the Pacific, learn about 20 ancient and historic cultures from around the world that have had monumental impacts on our modern world. A more nuanced look at the ancient world. The Other Ancient Civilisations looks outside mainstream ancient civilisations and cultures and delves into astounding finds unearthed at archaeological sites around the world. Discover the archaeology that sheds light on the secret stories of the Nubians, Olmec, Xiongnu, Minoans, Akkadians, and many more. Each chapter delves beyond the rise and fall of each society, highlighting the lives of everyday peoples of the past. Discover who they interacted with and how they lived, and what we can learn from them.How archaeologists decode ancient cultures from what they left behind. Packed with summaries of current archaeological evidence, detailed maps and striking images of astounding artefacts and archaeological sites, The Other Ancient Civilisations is an indispensable collection of fascinating stories and facts that have helped archaeologists change the way we understand history.Inside discover: A more in-depth understanding of lesser-know ancient cultures from around the world An appreciation for the people who lived during these times and in these cultures—not just the great rulers and the monumental buildings left behind A realization that ancient people were not that different from who we are today If you’ve read books such as The Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World, The Lost World of The Old Ones, or 1177 B.C., you’ll love Raven’s The Other Ancient Civilizations.

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Oscar the Hungry Unicorn saves Christmas in this brilliantly funny second book from Lou Carter, the bestselling author of There Is No Dragon in This Story.It s Christmas Eve and Oscar the Unicorn is hungry.He s eaten the Christmas tree, the stockings and is about to make a start on the presents. But at least he hasn t eaten the magic reindeer food that allows the reindeer to fly . . . has he?! Oh. He has. All of it. How is Santa going to deliver presents to the rest of fairyland with his trusty reindeer unable to fly? Luckily, Princess Oola has an idea . . . Oscar will make the best reindicorn EVER! The brilliantly funny sequel to the Oscar the Hungry Unicorn, full of Christmas fun and silliness!

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2023 Target Book of the Year FinalistPerfect for fans of Rebecca Serle s One Italian Summer and Josie Silver s The Two Lives of Lydia Bird.Can the entire course of a life be traced back to a single instant? And can hope be found in every moment after?On a coveted two-week beach vacation, working mom Kate Baker s nine-year-old daughter, Olivia, vanishes suddenly among the waves--a heart-dropping incident that threatens to uproot her entire reality. But in the next moment, Olivia resurfaces, joyously splashing.What would I do if she didn t come up? Kate wonders. How would I live without her?In another set of circumstances that hold a different fate, Kate doesn t have to wonder. Because in that other world, in the pulse-pounding seconds after Olivia goes under, she doesn t come back up.Told in parallel timelines, Kate begins to live two lives--one in which Olivia resurfaces and one in which she doesn t. In the reality that follows her daughter s death, she maneuvers through every mother s worst nightmare, facing grief, rage, and the question of purpose in the aftermath of such profound loss. She endures, day by day, in a world without her daughter.In her alternate timeline, while she explores a tremulous romance with her best friend, Jason, she finds herself grappling with the ex-husband who abandoned Kate and Olivia years prior. Even as Kate scrambles to hold her daughter close, Olivia pulls further away. The line between joy and loss seems to get thinner with each passing day.Woven into a single story, both Kates discover a breathtaking fragility and resilience in their respective journeys. Bringing to light the drastic polarities dire circumstances often create, The Other Year explores truths about love, loss, and the sharp turns any life can take in the blink of an eye. In this world-altering women s fiction novel, single mother Kate Baker looks away for a single moment, only to lose sight of her daughter in the ocean. As a result, her world splits into two separate realities: one where she gets to keep being a mother and the other where she doesn t. The message is clear: Love your people. A tear-jerker with heart. --Brenda Novak, New York Times bestselling author Tenderly observed and heartfelt. Raw and emotional. The Other Year is sure to strike a chord with readers everywhere. --Josie Silver, New York Times bestselling authorContemporary women s fictionStand-alone novelBook length: 95,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubs

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A compulsively readable story of mistaken identity set within high society New York and the sacrifices made to keep up appearances, “as lively and refreshing as a chilled glass of champagne.” (Kirstin Chen) Somewhere in New York City, Lata Murthy knows there is another person with her name living a much more interesting life. That #39;s because Lata often receives the other Lata #39;s emails: invites to Hampton soirees, fundraising appeals from the New York City Ballet and reminders about sample sales at Soho boutiques. Lata #39;s own life—working in digital content, watching Food Network marathons, spending recklessly on clothes she can #39;t afford—feels pathetic in comparison. So, one day she decides to take on this other Lata #39;s identity and jumps headfirst into the glamorous New York lifestyle ... but not without consequences. At first, it all feels like a fairy tale. All of Lata #39;s NYC dreams come true: she gets a higher-paying job, moves into a chic Chelsea apartment and is embraced by an elite friend group that includes Rajeev, an up-and-coming fashion designer intent on making a splash at New York Fashion Week. But Lata doesn #39;t just catch the attention of the handsome fashion designer—she also incurs the wrath of the mysterious woman she is impersonating. And this Other Lata wants Lata to pay...but in the oddest of ways. Other Lata #39;s blackmail seems designed to humiliate Lata in front of her wealthy new circle, and Lata has no choice but to submit to her demands if she doesn #39;t want to lose her new friends and lifestyle. Despite Other Lata #39;s machinations, Lata and Rajeev #39;s romance finds ways to blossom. But when Other Lata #39;s demands change from mischievous to illegal, Lata must find a way to extricate herself from Other Lata #39;s control once and for all.

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From Jen Balisi, creator of the unparalleled Indulgent Eats brand, comes an over-the-top collection of tantalizing recipes. With this incredible cookbook, unlock a whole new world of awesome flavors inspired by the most viral food discoveries from Jen s travels around the globe. Every outrageously delicious recipe will have you cooking unique and mouthwatering meals while reading through the stories behind the food, featuring easy QR code access to Jen s Instagram posts highlighting the top restaurants and secret food stall gems that inspired each dish. Her favorite recipes even come with cookbook-exclusive video content, so you can follow along, step-by-step, as the food gets made in that signature #IndulgentEats drool-worthy style. Luxuriate with mind-boggling cheese pulls, turn up the spice to 11 and get comfortable with that #CarbLife as you discover new and inspired recipes that will have your stomach doing a happy dance. From quick and easy flavor bombs you ll want to eat again and again, like Spicy Funky Shrimp Noodles or Cheesy Cheddar Bay Biscuits, to epic meals that will impress your family and friends, like Golden Lava French Toast or Double Smashed Burgers with Garlic Chili Mayo, Indulgent Eats at Home is all about savoring the foods you desire most. So come one, come all and make sure you come HUNGRY as you dive into everything this indulgent cookbook has to offer. This cookbook includes 60 recipes and 60 photos.

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Will you, Severus, watch over my son Draco as he attempts to fulfil the Dark Lord s wishes? Narcissa MalfoySuspicion and fear blow through the wizarding world as news of the Dark Lord s attack on the Ministry of Magic spreads. Harry has not told anyone about the future predicted by the prophecy in the Department of Mysteries, nor how deeply what happened to Sirius Black affected him. He s desperate for Professor Dumbledore to arrive and take him away from the Dursley s – but Hogwarts may not be the safe haven from Voldemort s Dark Forces that it once was.In his sixth year, the names Black, Malfoy, Lestrange and Snape will haunt Harry with shades of trust and treachery as he discovers the secret behind the mysterious Half-Blood Prince – and Dumbledore prepares him to face his own terrifying destiny.These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.

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The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it s everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Ten years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters story lines intersect? Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person s decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins.

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Highly accessible, content-rich and eminently readable . . . Fascinating and informative . . . popular science at its best. - The ObserverHave you ever wondered why you have a brain? Let renowned neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, bestselling author of How Emotions Are Made, demystify that big grey blob between your ears . . .In seven short chapters (plus a brief history of how brains evolved), this slim, entertaining, and accessible book reveals mind-expanding lessons from the front lines of neuroscience research. Youâ ™ll learn where brains came from, how theyâ ™re structured (and why it matters), and how yours works in tandem with other brains to create everything you experience. Along the way, youâ ™ll also learn to dismiss popular myths such as the idea of a lizard brain and the alleged battle between thoughts and emotions, or even between nature and nurture, to determine your behaviour.Sure to intrigue casual readers and scientific veterans alike, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain is full of surprises, humour, and important implications for human nature - a gift of a book about our most complex and crucial organ. Subtly radical . . . It presents a revelatory model of consciousness that will be completely new to most readers - The Guardian

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The grieving widow. The other woman. Which one is which?When Cameron Swift is shot and killed outside his family home, DC Beth Chamberlain is appointed Family Liaison Officer. Her role is to support the family â “ and investigate them. Monika, Cameron s partner and mother of two sons, had to be prised off his lifeless body after she discovered him. She has no idea why anyone would target Cameron. Beth can understand Monika s confusion. To everyone in their affluent community, Monika and her family seemed just like any other. But then Beth gets a call. Sara is on holiday with her daughters when she sees the news. She calls the police in the UK, outraged that no one has contacted her to let her know or offer support. After all, she and Cameron had been together for the last seven years. Until Cameron died, Monika and Sara had no idea each other existed. As the case unfolds, Beth discovers that nothing is quite as it appears and everyone, it seems, has secrets. Especially the dead... Previously published as After He s Gone, The Other Woman is the first book featuring DC Beth Chamberlain.Praise for Jane Isaac: Gripping subjects, brilliantly drawn characters and a twisty turny journey from beginning to end. A tense, thrilling read and definitely 5 humongous stars from me Angela Marsons on Hush Little Baby Jane Isaac knows how to tell a good yarn. Expertly plotted and true to life Mel Sherratt on For Better, For Worse Isaac does a superb job of escalating the tension and dread Publishers Weekly Move over La Plante... Susan May, Suspense Magazine Tense, dark and gritty: perfect combination Ian Patrick, author of Rubicon Crime writing at its best David Evans, CWA Debut Dagger-shortlisted author of Torment Jane Isaac just gets better with every book. Deeply unsettling and unputdownable Rebecca Bradley, bestselling author of the DI Hannah Robbins series Jane Isaac writes unmissable quality crime fiction Michael Wood, author of For Reasons Unknown Gripped from the very first page... and just when you think it s over, it s really only the beginning June Taylor, author of Losing Juliet Brilliantly and intricately plotted, Jane Isaac has produced a terrific page-turner Lizzie Sirett, Mystery People

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ONE OF BARACK OBAMA S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THE YEARA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION A beautifully readable reminder of how much of our urgent, collective history resounds in places all around us that have been hidden in plain sight. Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish)Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - which offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping a nation s collective history, and our own.It is the story of the Monticello Plantation in Virginia, the estate where Thomas Jefferson wrote letters espousing the urgent need for liberty while enslaving more than four hundred people. It is the story of the Whitney Plantation, one of the only former plantations devoted to preserving the experience of the enslaved people whose lives and work sustained it. It is the story of Angola, a former plantation-turned-maximum-security prison in Louisiana that is filled with Black men who work across the 18,000-acre land for virtually no pay. And it is the story of Blandford Cemetery, the final resting place of tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers.A deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, How the Word Is Passed illustrates how some of our most essential stories are hidden in plain view - whether in places we might drive by on our way to work, holidays such as Juneteenth or entire neighbourhoods like downtown Manhattan, where the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women and children has been deeply imprinted.How the Word is Passed is a landmark book that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of the United States. Chosen as a book of the year by President Barack Obama, The Economist, Time, the New York Times and more, fans of Brit(ish) and Natives will be utterly captivated.What readers are saying about How the Word is Passed: How the Word Is Passed frees history, frees humanity to reckon honestly with the legacy of slavery. We need this book. Ibram X. Kendi, Number One New York Times bestselling author An extraordinary contribution to the way we understand ourselves. Julian Lucas, New York Times Book Review The detail and depth of the storytelling is vivid and visceral, making history present and real. Hope Wabuke, NPR This isn t just a work of history, it s an intimate, active exploration of how we re still constructing and distorting our history. Ron Charles, The Washington Post In re-examining neighbourhoods, holidays and quotidian sites, Smith forces us to reconsider what we think we know about American history. Time A history of slavery in this country unlike anything you ve read before. Entertainment Weekly A beautifully written, evocative, and timely meditation on the way slavery is commemorated in the United States. Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

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The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by Anton Chekhov, a Russian playwright, and author, and is the third volume of his works. The titular story, The Lady with the Dog, is a poignant tale of an affair between a married man and a young woman while on vacation in Yalta. This story explores themes of love, morality, and the societal constraints placed upon relationships. The other stories in the collection also examine the complexities of human relationships, with a particular focus on the struggles of the Russian middle class. From the disillusionment of a husband with his marriage to the breakdown of a family business, this story of Chekhov provides insight into the struggles of everyday people. Chekhov is known for his masterful use of understatement and subtlety, and his writing has been highly influential in the development of the short story form. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories is a must-read for those interested in exploring the human condition through the lens of Russian literature.

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By the New York TimesÂ’s Global Economics Correspondent, an extraordinary journey to understand the worldwide supply chain—exposing both the fascinating pathways of manufacturing and transportation that bring products to your doorstep, and the ruthless business logic that has left local communities at the mercy of a complex and fragile network for their basic necessities. A tale that will change how you look at the world.  —Mark LeibovichOne of Foreign Policy s Best Books of the Year How does the wealthiest country on earth run out of protective gear in the middle of a public health catastrophe? How do its parents find themselves unable to locate crucially needed infant formula? How do its largest companies spend billions of dollars making cars that no one can drive for a lack of chips?The last few years have radically highlighted the intricacy and fragility of the global supply chain. Enormous ships were stuck at sea, warehouses overflowed, and delivery trucks stalled. The result was a scarcity of everything from breakfast cereal to medical devices, from frivolous goods to lifesaving necessities. And while the scale of the pandemic shock was unprecedented, it underscored the troubling reality that the system was fundamentally at risk of descending into chaos all along. And it still is. Sabotaged by financial interests, loss of transparency in markets, and worsening working conditions for the people tasked with keeping the gears turning, our global supply chain has become perpetually on the brink of collapse.In How the World Ran Out of Everything, award-winning journalist Peter S. Goodman reveals the fascinating innerworkings of our supply chain and the factors that have led to its constant, dangerous vulnerability. His reporting takes readers deep into the elaborate system, showcasing the triumphs and struggles of the human players who operate it—from factories in Asia and an almond grower in Northern California, to a group of striking railroad workers in Texas, to a truck driver who Goodman accompanies across hundreds of miles of the Great Plains. Through their stories, Goodman weaves a powerful argument for reforming a supply chain to become truly reliable and resilient, demanding a radical redrawing of the bargain between labor and shareholders, and deeper attention paid to how we get the things we need.From one of the most respected economic journalists working today, How the World Ran Out of Everything is a fiercely smart, deeply informative look at how our supply chain operates, and why its reform is crucial—not only to avoid dysfunction in our day to day lives, but to protect the fate of our global fortunes.Â

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The New York Times bestseller from business journalist Christopher Leonard infiltrates one of America’s most mysterious institutions—the Federal Reserve—to show how its policies spearheaded by Chairman Jerome Powell over the past ten years have accelerated income inequality and put our country’s economic stability at risk. If you asked most people what forces led to today’s unprecedented income inequality and financial crashes, no one would say the Federal Reserve. For most of its history, the Fed has enjoyed the fawning adoration of the press.When the economy grew, it was credited to the Fed. When the economy imploded in 2008, the Fed got credit for rescuing us. But here, for the first time, is the inside story of how the Fed has reshaped the American economy for the worse.It all started on November 3, 2010, when the Fed began a radical intervention called quantitative easing. In just a few short years, the Fed more than quadrupled the money supply with one goal: to encourage banks and other investors to extend more risky debt. Leaders at the Fed knew that they were undertaking a bold experiment that would produce few real jobs, with long-term risks that were hard to measure.But the Fed proceeded anyway…and then found itself trapped. Once it printed all that money, there was no way to withdraw it from circulation. The Fed tried several times, only to see the market start to crash, at which point the Fed turned the money spigot back on.That’s what it did when COVID hit, printing 300 years’ worth of money in a few short months. Which brings us to now: Ten years on, the gap between the rich and poor has grown dramatically, inflation is raging, and the stock market is driven by boom, busts, and bailouts. Middle-class Americans seem stuck in a stage of permanent stagnation, with wage gains wiped out by high prices even as they remain buried under credit card debt, car loan debt, and student debt.Meanwhile, the “too big to fail” banks remain bigger and more powerful than ever while the richest Americans enjoy the gains of a hyper-charged financial system. The Lords of Easy Money “skillfully” (The Wall Street Journal) tells the “fascinating” (The New York Times) tale of how quantitative easing is imperiling the American economy through the story of the one man who tried to warn us. This is the first inside story of how we really got here—and why our economy rests on such unstable ground.

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Following the success of the original Zoo Quest expeditions, in the late 1950s onwards the young David Attenborough embarked on further travels in a very different part of the world. From Madagascar and New Guinea to the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia, he and his cameraman companion were aiming to record not just the wildlife, but the way of life of some of the indigenous people of these regions, whose traditions had never been encountered by most of the British public before. From the land divers of Pentecost Island and the sing-sings of New Guinea, to a Royal Kava ceremony on Tonga and the ancient art of the Northern Territory, it is a journey like no other. Alongside these remarkable cultures he encounters paradise birds, chameleons, sifakas and many more animals in some of the most unique environments on the planet. Written with David Attenborough s characteristic charm, humour and warmth, Journeys to the Other Side of the World is an inimitable adventure among people, places and the wildest of wildlife.

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Decline can be avoided. Decline can be detected. Decline can be reversed.Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How do the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom becomes inevitable and unshakable? How can companies reverse course?In How the Mighty Fall, Collins confronts these questions, offering leaders the well-founded hope that they can learn how to stave off decline and, if they find themselves falling, reverse their course. Collins research project-more than four years in duration-uncovered five step-wise stages of decline: Stage 1: Hubris Born of SuccessStage 2: Undisciplined Pursuit of MoreStage 3: Denial of Risk and PerilStage 4: Grasping for SalvationStage 5: Capitulation to Irrelevance or DeathBy understanding these stages of decline, leaders can substantially reduce their chances of falling all the way to the bottom. Great companies can stumble, badly, and recover.Every institution, no matter how great, is vulnerable to decline. There is no law of nature that the most powerful will inevitably remain at the top. Anyone can fall and most eventually do.But, as Collins research emphasizes, some companies do indeed recover-in some cases, coming back even stronger-even after having crashed into the depths of Stage 4. Decline, it turns out, is largely self-inflicted, and the path to recovery lies largely within our own hands. We are not imprisoned by our circumstances, our history, or even our staggering defeats along the way.As long as we never get entirely knocked out of the game, hope always remains. The mighty can fall, but they can often rise again.

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